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How SCOTUS Has Been Undermining American Democracy for 50 Years: ‘BradCast’ 6/6/2024

Guest: Univ. of KY election law professor Joshua A. Douglas; Also: Bannon (mostly) ordered to prison; U.N. chief calls for a ban on fossil fuel ads, as planet reaches disturbing new climate warming milestone...

What Happens in Texas Does NOT Stay in Texas: ‘BradCast’ 6/5/2024

Guest: Andrea Grimes warns about the TX GOP's insane new party platform being underplayed by mainstream media; Also: Primary election results from MT, NJ, NM, SD, IA and DC...

Could Ohio Republicans REALLY Keep Biden Off the Ballot?!: ‘BradCast’ 5/14/2024

Also: GOP dirty tricks in WA; More GOP voter suppression in GA; Brighter news from WI and on the slow painful death of 'stare decisis'...

Mysterious Recount in Tied U.S. House Primary Race Highlights Problems in CA Election Laws: ‘BradCast’ 5/13/2024

Guest: Dr. John Maa; Also: Bannon appeal denied; Giuliani fired; Trial begins for Menendez; Cohen takes stand in Trump's NY criminal case...

Pro-Palestine Protests, Proportionality, and Political Perspective: ‘BradCast’ 5/2/2024

Also: Congressional Dems expose depths of Big Oil deception, denial...

New York Trump Trial Mid-Week Ketchup: ‘BradCast’ 4/24/2024

Guests: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, Keith Barber of Daily Kos; Also: PA primary results; Biden signs Ukraine aid bill; SCOTUS revisits abortion rights; AZ House Dems repeal 1864 near-total abortion ban...

Bad Climate News for Home and Car Owners; Good Labor News for Workers in the South: ‘BradCast’ 4/18/2024

Also: 12 jurors now seated in Trump's NY criminal trial; NV Supreme Court approves ballot measure to protect 'reproductive freedoms'; OH Republicans still refusing to put Biden on the 2024 ballot...

SCOTUS Suddenly Concerned About Over-Criminalization … for J6 Insurrectionists: ‘BradCast’ 4/17/2024

Guest: LawDork's Chris Geidner; Also: Scam GOP impeachment trial ends in one day; AZ Repubs spike repeal of 1864 abortion law (again); Voter turnout doubles in AL's new majority minority U.S. House District...

Biden Closes ‘Gun Show Loophole’; Republicans Are Turning Desperate: ‘BradCast’ 4/11/2024

New RNC Chair suggests Ukraine a U.S. enemy; GA Lt. Guv facing fake elector probe; OH, AL may keep Biden off ballot; Fox 'News' hides AZ abortion ruling, then Hannity blames Dems; Liberal WI Justice to retire...

‘Pink Slime’: Researchers Warn Fake ‘Local News’ Sites Proliferating in Advance of 2024 Election: ‘BradCast’ 4/10/2024

Guest: Alex Mahadevan of Poynter's MediaWise; Also: Trump CFO goes back to jail; GOP chaos, panic in AZ after 1864 abortion ban restored...

‘Titanic Law’ Reform Just Tip of Iceberg in Quest for Baltimore Bridge Collapse Accountability: ‘BradCast’ 4/8/2024

Guest: Investigative journalist Helen Santoro; Also: Could OH block Biden from 2024 ballot?; Big media help Trump lie about his abortion position; Biden unveils new student loan debt relief for 30 million Americans...

More GOP Election Fraud and Long-Overdue Justice for Crystal Mason: ‘BradCast’ 4/2/2024

Also: AZ Repubs move to end early and mail-in voting; Trump coughs up $175M bond in NY, sees gag order expanded; FL Supremes approve abortion ban, allow abortion rights ballot measure in November...

Last Week Today with OG Bloggers: ‘BradCast’ 4/1/2024

Guests: 'Driftglass' and Frances Langum of 'The Pro Left' podcast on (almost) everything we missed last week, and why it matters this week...

‘It All Comes Down to Brett and Amy’: Another Week of Stunning Federal Judiciary Debacles: ‘BradCast’ 3/20/2024

Guest: Legal journalist Mark Joseph Stern on two ridiculous cases, increasing court dysfunction; Also: Primary, Special Election results from AZ, FL, IL, KS, OH, CA; And the Biden EPA's 'biggest climate move yet'...

Corporations ‘Taking a Bazooka’ to Federal Labor Board in Hopes of Declaring it ‘Unconstitutional’: ‘BradCast’ 3/18/2024

Guest: Labor journalist, author Steven Greenhouse; Also: Putin steals another election; Trump tries to avoid coughing up $450M in NY...

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