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‘We Don’t Need a Miracle, Bill Gates. We Need Political Willpower’: ‘BradCast’ 8/11/2021

Guest: Penn State climate scientist, author Dr. Michael E. Mann on the U.N. IPCC's alarming new 'code red for humanity' climate assessment

Also: TX warrants for arrest of Dem lawmakers; CDC urges vaccines for pregnant women; CA vax mandates for teachers; Senate Dems pass $3.5T reconciliation bill framework...

‘Facts Are Biased, Jon’: ‘The Daily Show’s’ Co-Creator on its Origins and Legacy After 25 Years: ‘BradCast’ 8/6/2021

Guest: Comedian, activist Lizz Winstead; Also: Good econ news tempered by Delta; Biden extends student debt moratorium; Listener mail...

‘Highly Exploitable Vulnerabilities’ Found in GA’s New, Unverifiable Touchscreen Vote Systems: ‘BradCast’ 8/5/2021

Also: GA SoS hid study finding voters don't check computer-marked ballots; CO Trump lawyers sanctioned; Abbott calls second 'suppression session' for TX legislature; Ossoff files 'Right to Vote' bill in U.S. Senate...

New York is Going Through Some Things…and Other Dark News of the Day: ‘BradCast’ 8/3/2021

NY AG details Cuomo harassment; NYC to require vaccine proof; COVID breaks records, wreaks havoc in South -- unvax'd and influencers to blame; Also: New Trump social-net flooded with ISIS propaganda...

The 4th Surge and Callers on Why They Finally Got Vax’d (Or Still Haven’t): ‘BradCast’ 8/2/2021

Also: Biden's landmark infrastructure agenda takes another step forward in the Senate...

The Legal Case for Compulsory Vaccinations

...And for patent waivers for life-saving inoculation drugs...

UPDATE 8/12/21 U.S. Supreme Court upholds Indiana University COVID vaccine mandate...

‘American Fascism’ Rising (But Not YET Unavoidable!): ‘BradCast’ 7/30/2021

Guest: Author, analyst, researcher Brynn Tannehill; Also: Trump pushed his DoJ to falsely claim 2020 election was 'corrupt'; Biden's DoJ confirms law requires IRS to turn Trump tax docs over to Congress...

Long Struggle for Minority Voting Rights in TX Laid Bare in U.S. House Hearing: ‘BradCast’ 7/29/2021

Also: AZ GOP state Senate liaison UNresigns as 'botched' 2020 'audit' continues to fall apart; Biden unveils new vax incentives as Delta surges...

‘Our Darkest Hour, Our Selma Moment…We Must Act’: ‘BradCast’ 7/21/2021

Guest: Voting rights champion Helen Butler of The People's Agenda, after her GOP removal from Morgan County, GA's Board of Elections; Also: More tragic ends for COVID vaccine refusers; More evidence that AZ's election 'auditers' are clueless...

‘A Test of Our Time’: Biden Steps Up Fight for Voting Rights, Democracy: ‘BradCast’ 7/13/2021

Also: The 2020 Election Night genesis of Trump's 'Big Lie'; And heroic Texas state Dems land in D.C. to press Senate for federal reform...

As CA Faces Multiple Emergencies, State GOP Tries to Oust Popular Dem Governor in Recall: ‘BradCast’ 7/12/2021

Guest: Legal analyst Ernest A. Canning on reforming CA's 110-year old Recall process; Also: TX DEMS FLEE STATE TO BLOCK GOP VOTE-SUPPRESSION BILL PASSAGE IN SPECIAL SESSION...

Rightwing SCOTUS’ Disregard of Constitution’s Plain Text Signals Even Darker Days Ahead: ‘BradCast’ 7/9/2021

Guest: Legal reporter Mark Joseph Stern on activist Alito's 'totally fabricated' new rules for Voting Rights Act enforcement and much more; Also: Corporations break vow on donations to insurrectionist GOPers...

The United States of Trump Legal Trouble: ‘BradCast’ 7/7/2021

Guest: Former Asst. U.S. Attorney Randall D. Eliason on NY indictments of Trump Organization, CFO Weisselberg, and what's next; Also: Trump files 'asinine' lawsuit against social media companies, stiffs Giuliani...

Activist SCOTUS Undermines Democracy and the Constitution at Term’s End: ‘BradCast’ 7/6/2021

Guest: Robert Brandon of Fair Elections Center; Also: We're back! But with a week of news in one segment to get you (and us) all caught up!...

‘Not As Terrible As It Could Be’: New SCOTUS Opinions Handed Down as Term Nears End: ‘BradCast’ 6/23/2021

Guest: Legal reporter Mark Joseph Stern; Also: NYC mayoral primary will take weeks to tally by RCV system; Socialist wins upset in Buffalo mayoral primary; Dems 'not deterred' by GOP filibuster of voting rights bill...

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Trump, Repubs Exploit Failed Assassination Plot to Advance Ballroom Blitz: ‘BradCast’ 4/27/2026

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Week 8: Iran War Lies Continue from Sundowning Gaslighter-in-Chief: ‘BradCast’ 4/20/2026

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