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‘Celebrating the First Amendment’ Despite Bizarre Reaction to White House Correspondents Dinner: ‘BradCast’ 4/30/2018

Snowflake politicians and members of the 'liberal' media elite are 'outraged' by imaginery attacks from a comedian on Saturday night...

Legal Lightning Round: GOP Gerrymandering, Trump Travel Ban, Kobach ‘Voter Fraud’, More!: ‘BradCast’ 4/24/2018

Guest: Legal journalist Mark Joseph Stern; Also: FCC appointee arrested for fraud and forgery, Trump nominee for VA appears to be in trouble...

‘Dark Lord of Coal Country’ Rising, GOP Panicking Before U.S. Senate Primary in West Virginia: ‘BradCast’ 4/18/2018

Guest: West Virginia's Bob Kincaid; Also: McConnell says no to protecting Mueller, Mattis got Trumped on Syria, Kobach found in contempt (again) in KS, and Cuomo expands voting rights in NY...

‘Corrupt Intent’: ‘BradCast’ 4/17/2018

Guest: Former Asst. U.S. Attorney Randall D. Eliason on Trump, Cohen, Mueller and indicting a sitting President; Also: Tax cut popularity plummets, GOPers in Congress and White House run for the exits...

Michael Cohen Offices Raided; Rick Scott to Run for Senate, While Blocking 1.5M from Voter Rolls: ‘BradCast’ 4/9/2018

Also: Man dies in Trump Tower blaze; Good news for voters in MD, CA...

‘First Genuinely Good Election Night for Wisconsin Progressives’ in Years: ‘BradCast’ 4/4/2018

Guest: WI journalist John Nichols; Also: More good election news in AK; MO Repubs move hand-marked paper ballot bill forward; PA opens door to more unverifiable voting; MLK's assassination, 50 years ago today...

Barcoded BMD ‘Paper Ballot’ Bill Dies in Georgia!: ‘BradCast’ 3/30/2018

Guest: Election Integrity expert Marilyn Marks; Also: EPA scam revealed; Young voters oppose Trump bigly; 'Liberal lion' of 9th Circuit dies; Huge majorities support single-payer, 'Medicare-for-All' health insurance...

SCOTUS May Allow Partisan Gerrymanders for Yet Another Generation: ‘BradCast’ 3/29/2018

Guest: FairVote's David Daley; Also: Maine's LePage calls federal judge 'imbecile'; Wisconsin's Walker finally agrees to court order on elections...

Barcoded BMD Ballot Battle in GA as Legislative Session Nears End: ‘BradCast’ 3/27/2018

Guest: Election integrity expert Marilyn Marks; Also: Gun debate shifts dramatically as former SCOTUS Justice calls for 2nd Amendment repeal...

Stormy’s Threat Claim, Cohen’s Bizarre Response, Trump’s Documented History of Thuggish Threats: ‘BradCast’ 3/26/2018

Guest: Investigative journalist Jason Leopold; Also: Trump expels Russian diplomats; Fox 'News' lawyers won't join Trump legal team after all; 'March for Our Lives'; Callers on all of the above...

Thin-Skinned President Blocks Americans on Twitter, Gets Sued For It: ‘BradCast’ 3/20/2018

Guest: Journalist Rebecca Buckwalter-Poza on her suit against Trump: Also: Another bomb in TX; Another school shooting in MD; Another storm in the Northeast...

Spinning v. Winning: BradCast 3/14/2018

U.S. House special election results in PA; Student gun safety walkouts from coast-to-coast; ICE busted as spokesman refuses to lie, steps down...

Women, Dems and Progressives ‘Win’ as 2018 Mid-Terms Kick Off in Texas: ‘BradCast’ 3/7/2018

Election results and voting probs from the Lone Star state's first-in-the-nation primaries; Also: Chaos continues at Trump White House, Florida lawmakers enact gun safety measures following Parkland massacre...

Gerrymandering Cases Highlight Need for State, Federal ‘Blue Waves’ in Both 2018 AND 2020

An entire new decade of government control hangs in the balance...

‘Washington’ Isn’t Broken. The Republicans Are.: ‘BradCast’ 2/23/2018

Trump's horrible idea; FL's tepid gun reform package; Melania's parents' 'chain migration'; Gates cops a plea; McMaster may soon be out; Why Republicans must be removed; Stoneman Douglas students shine...

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

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