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‘An Act of Terror and Hate’: How the NRA and GOP Fought to Help Assure the Orlando Massacre: ‘BradCast’ 6/13/2016

2.5 Million Untallied Votes in CA, Mass Voter Purge in OH, and Other Stuff That Still Matters: ‘BradCast’ 6/10/2016

Plus: Ready for Warren?...

Time for Sanders to Get Out?; And L.A. County Responds to ‘High’ Provisional Ballot Numbers: ‘BradCast’ 6/9/2016

TPM's John Judis on recent history of convention floor fights; Los Angeles Registrar Dean Logan on 240k provisional ballots cast Tuesday...

AP’s Massive Disservice to Voters; Plus: Dems Join Big Tobacco to Kill Vaping: ‘BradCast’ 6/7/2016

Guest: Prof. Jonathan H. Adler on 'Baptists, Bootleggers and E-Cigs'...

Denial Continues: Political Violence, Free Speech, the Climate Crisis, and Voter Suppression: ‘BradCast’ 6/3/2016

Mitch McConnell: 'There are no serious barriers to voting anymore anywhere in America' and, oh, yeah, global warming is still 'a hoax'...

Trump, Guns and Hypocrisy; Clinton, Sanders and 2008; GOP LGBT Freak-Outs in OK and Beyond: ‘BradCast’ 5/20/2016

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Sanders Takes OR, Clinton ‘Ties’ in KY, and We Examine ‘Fraud’ Concerns (Where Possible): ‘BradCast’ 5/18/2016

Also: Climate disaster in Sri Lanka; CT institutes automatic voter registration; Federal judge orders KS to restore voting rights to 18,000...

Trump Gaining on Clinton; Big Grassroots Win Against Coal in WA State: ‘BradCast’ 5/17/2016

Guest: Mary Anne Hitt of Sierra Club's BeyondCoal.org...

SCOTUS Decides to NOT Decide ObamaCare ‘Religious Freedom’ Case; NV Dem Convention Descends Into Chaos: ‘BradCast’ 5/16/2016

Guest: Constitutional law expert and author, Ian Millhiser...

Strange Days Indeed: Oil Spills; Trump Lies; GOP Freak Outs; And EXCLUSIVE Details on MD’s Decertification of Baltimore Primary Results: ‘BradCast’ 5/13/2016

Vape ‘Em While Ya Got ‘Em: FDA Issues Deadly New E-Cig Rules Supported by Democrats: ‘BradCast’ 5/10/2016

Guest: Vape shop owner Chris Hughes of Smoke Free Alternatives

Also: Trump beating, tied with Clinton in key swing-states; Philippines elects own 'Trump'...

Big Government ‘Conservatism’: NC’s Anti-LGBT Law Could Cost State Billions: ‘BradCast’ 5/9/2016

Guest: NC State Rep. Chris Sgro of Equality NC; Also: Fires devastate Canada's oil sands region; MO passes new Photo ID law; MUCH MORE...

Are Republican Voters Finally ‘Warming Up’ to Climate Change Science?: ‘BradCast’ 5/5/2016

Guest: CNN columnist John D. Sutter | Also: Tar sands oil country on fire; NC violates U.S. law; Trump finds new way to offend Latinos...

Lawyers, Guns, and Voting: ‘BradCast’ 5/2/2016

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Blowback in NC, Calls for Hand-counts in NY: ‘BradCast’ 4/26/2016

Guest: GOP operative turned gay rights activist Fred Karger

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