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‘No More Fig Leaves’: Antisemitism Rising Inside MAGA, GOP: ‘BradCast’ 2/18/2026

Guest: Investigative journalist Art Levine; Also: Colbert, CBS and the FCC...

‘SAVE America Act’ Designed to Save GOP, Disenfranchise Voters, Undermine Democracy: ‘BradCast’ 2/17/2026

Guest: Election researcher Jennifer Cohn; Also: Jesse Jackson RIP...

About Trump’s FBI Raid of the Fulton County, GA Elections Warehouse: ‘BradCast’ 2/9/2026

Guest: Voting system and GA elections expert Marilyn Marks; Also: Another Dem landslide in a deep 'red' district; Bad Bunny brings down the Super Bowl house...

Trump Turns ‘War on Terror’ Tools Against Domestic Political Foes: ‘BradCast’ 2/4/2026

Guest: Josh Kovensky of TPM; Also: 2020's 'ItalyGate' ballot hacking conspiracy returns; A few staffing issues for the government in MN...

Losing Legally and Politically, Trump Threatens to ‘Nationalize’ Elections: ‘BradCast’ 2/3/2026

Fear not!; Also: His support is eroding, and there are ways we can help...

It’s About Elections and the Windmills of His Mind: ‘BradCast’ 1/29/2026

A Nobel Prize for Minneapolis?; Stooge swapping; Shutdown averted?; ICE out of Maine; More on Fulton County elections raid; Trump's sore loser assault on MN...

Trump Blinks, Bovino Out, MN Op Falters but Continues as Midterm Accountability Looms: ‘BradCast’ 1/27/2026

Also: 'Doomsday Clock' ticks closer to 'midnight'; Judge nixes another DOJ voter roll lawsuit; Gerrymandering War continues in MD, VA...

The ICE Murder of ICU Nurse Alex Pretti and the Heroes of Minneapolis: ‘BradCast’ 1/26/2026

The lies, the truth, the next looming government shutdown, and callers ringing in on Trump's out of control, militarized secret police...

Mr. Smith Testifies (Publicly) in Washington: ‘BradCast’ 1/22/2026

Guest: Former Republican attorney Keith Barber; Also: Secret ICE memo directs agents to raid homes without judicial warrants...

Things Getting Weirder and Weirder as Trump Keeps Losing and Losing: ‘BradCast’ 1/13/2026

Grocery prices spike; Renewable energy restored; Senate nixes science cuts; Rs join Ds to stop Trump's war, restore ACA cuts; Bessent fumes over Powell probe; 12 DOJ prosecutors resign over MN ICE coverup...

SCOTUS Ruling a How-To for Unlawful Gerry-mandering on ‘Eve’ of Critical Election Year: ‘BradCast’ 12/17/2025

Guest: Jay Willis of Balls and Strikes; Also: Trump's vindictive plan to shutter nation's 'crown jewel' of atmospheric climate, weather science...

Trump Now Losing One Battle After Another: ‘BradCast’ 12/11/2025

Also: Can you believe it? Congress was in session today!; Plus: Deleting climate data doesn't make the climate crisis go away...

Dems Continue Stunning 2025 Election Streak: ‘BradCast’ 12/10/2025

Also: MO gerrymander opponents turn in signatures to block new U.S. House map; Scanners mistallied ballot measures last month in NY...

A Kaleidoscope of Trump Corruption: ‘BradCast’ 11/17/2025

Guest: Attorney Keith Barber; From Trump's torture of immigrant detainees to his wildly corrupt DoJ indictments of political foes to his ongoing cover-up of the Epstein Files; Also: Callers!...

Celebrating ‘No Kings’: ‘BradCast’ 10/20/2025

Seven million took to the streets in some 2,700 cities and towns to stand up for America and against Trump's pathetic, failing authoritarianism...

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