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SCOTUS Puts Both Trump and Future Elections in Serious Legal Peril: ‘BradCast’ 2/24/2021

Guest: Slate's legal reporter Mark Joseph Stern; Also: Virginia is no longer for death penalty lovers...

Merrick Garland, Cyrus Vance and the Road to Trump Accountability: ‘BradCast’ 2/23/2021

Guest: National Security blogger Marcy Wheeler of Emptywheel; Also: SCOTUS rejects GOP challenge to PA's 2020 election results; GA Repubs move new vote suppression measures forward...

‘RECOUNTED’ with Terrorism Analyst Colin P. Clarke, Constitutional Expert John Bonifaz: ‘BradCast’ 2/19/2021

On the rising threat of rightwing domestic terror; Accountability for Trump/GOP and crucial democracy reform...

State GOP Lawmakers Respond to 2020 Loss With ‘Avalanche’ of New Vote Suppression Efforts: ‘BradCast’ 2/17/2021

Guest: Ari Berman of Mother Jones; Also: TX Repubs step on the gas to blame green energy for their own fossil fueled freeze failure; Radio propagandist Rush Limbaugh is dead, but his national poison lives on...

Accountability Amidst the Storms. All of Them.: ‘BradCast’ 2/16/2021

Guest: Constitutional law expert John Bonifaz of Free Speech for People; Also: Fossil fuel failure freezes out TX grid during deadly winter storm...

Dobbs Doomed Himself (But We Helped); Trump’s Dumb Defense; Democrats Do Democracy: ‘BradCast’ 2/8/2021

Guest: Attorney Ernest A. Canning on the critical H.R.1, 'For the People Act'; Also: GOP Rep. dies with COVID; Another GOP Senator to retire; GA SoS opens probe of Trump's attempted election theft...

After U.S. Capitol Insurrection, a Rising Menace of Rightwing Domestic Terror: ‘BradCast’ 2/4/2021

Guest: Terrorism expert Colin P. Clarke of the Soufan Center; Also: Trump declines to testify at second Impeachment Trial; Smartmatic files $2.7 BILLION defamation suit against Fox 'News' for election theft lies...

With Trump Out, Congress Must ‘Get Back in the Game’ to Reform the National Emergencies Act: ‘BradCast’ 2/3/2021

Guest: NatSec expert Elizabeth Goitein of Brennan Center; Also: U.S. economy twice as good under Dem Presidents than Repubs for the past 90 years; MyPillow guy may not be sleeping well these days...

The Stolen, Packed, Rightwing U.S. Supreme Court Not Terrible for Several Days in a Row: ‘BradCast’ 12/15/2020

Guest: Slate legal reporter Mark Joseph Stern on recent cases, Bill Barr, Kris Kobach and accountability for TX' attempt to overturn the election; Also: GOP now eating its own with GA's U.S. Senate runoffs underway...

Criminal Justice Reform Measures, Candidates Won Big Last Week: ‘BradCast’ 11/12/2020

Guest: Daniel Nichanian of 'The Appeal'; Also: COVID-19 surge shatters U.S. records, explodes at White House, RNC, and for Georgia's Sec. of State; Rove says 'Election won't be overturned'...

E-Pollbook Failure in GA, OH, TX Undermines a (So Far) Surprisingly Smooth Election Day 2020: ‘BradCast’ 11/3/2020

'Poll Pad' systems made by KNOWiNK shut down, slow voting in several states; USPS ordered to sweep for undelivered ballots; Houston voters win again; World awaits election results...

Last Call: Listeners Ring in With Thoughts, Fears, Questions on Final Day Before Voting Deadline: ‘BradCast’ 11/2/2020

Also: Judge nixes GOP attempt to toss 127k votes in Houston; Power outages plague southern states with computer voting systems following hurricanes; Trump Camp operative gives away plan to steal the election...

Courting Chaos: Activist GOP Jurists Prepare to Nullify Lawfully Cast Mail-In Ballots in MN, PA: ‘BradCast’ 10/30/2020

Guest: Armstrong County, PA Election Director and longtime Election Integrity advocate Marybeth Kuznik on chaos, segregated ballots and unverifiable touchscreens in the critical battleground state...

Cold Civil War Over Democracy Grinds On as Voting Deadline Looms: ‘BradCast’ 10/29/2020

Several victories for pro-democracy forces in MN, TX; FL Guv's registration hacked in voter database; VT Sec. of State demands correction from SCOTUS following Kavanaugh's error-filled WI opinion...

Dear Dems: Time to Unrig the Court (If They Don’t Rig the Election First): ‘BradCast’ 10/27/2020

Guest: Aaron Belkin of Take Back the Court; Also: Barrett sworn onto GOP's Stolen SCOTUS; Supremes order WI to reject mail-in ballots cast by Election Day that arrive afterward...

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Trump’s Activist Rightwing ‘Originalist’ Judges Strike Again in Texas: ‘BradCast’ 4/28/2026

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

What we know about the alleged shooter, Trump's opportunist response, corrupt contracting for the ballroom, fury at being described as a 'pedophile'; Also: Callers ring in!...

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So Much Losing: ‘BradCast’ 4/23/2026

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‘A Scammer’s Treasure Trove’: DOGE Bros Stole Your Social Security Data: ‘BradCast’ 4/22/2026

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Insiders Making a Killing Betting on Trump’s War: ‘BradCast’ 4/21/2026

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

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U.S. Middle Eastern ‘War Crimes’ Then and Now: ‘BradCast’ 4/16/2026

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Trump’s USDA Takes Chainsaw to U.S. Forest Service: ‘BradCast’ 4/15/2026

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