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

Also: Approval rating plummets; More Dem overperformance in NJ; VA voters voting; CA primary election chaos; Callers ring in...

Another Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Weekend: ‘BradCast’ 4/13/2026

Vance fails in Iran; Hungary defeats its autocratic leader; Trump attacks the Pope, depicts himself as Jesus; Swalwell crashes and burns...

Trump Unhinging: ‘BradCast’ 4/6/2026

Dangerously unbalanced 'Escalator-in-Chief' unleashes new war crime threats in profane Easter Sunday rant; seeks $1.5 trillion for the Pentagon; has already lost to Iran; Also: Callers ring in!...

Trump Over a Barrel in Iran: ‘BradCast’ 3/25/2026

Guests: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, 'Driftglass' of 'Pro Left Podcast'; Also: Dem flips Mar-a-Lago state House seat in FL; Repubs could shut out Dems in June Gubernatorial primary...

Trump Attacks Iran in ‘Operation Epstein Fury’: ‘BradCast’ 3/2/2026

Another unlawful foreign war without explanation or exit strategy, mostly to distract from some very bad news for the President; Callers ring in...

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

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

A ‘Flashing Red Light Warning Sign’ for the GOP: ‘BradCast’ 12/3/2025

Also: Degenerate President spews racist invective against U.S. Somali community ahead of planned federal immigration thuggery...

MAGA Exploiting Kirk’s Death as Their 9/11: ‘BradCast’ 9/17/2025

Guests: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, 'Driftglass' of 'Pro Left Podcast'...

Trump Readies Wars on Venezuela and Chicago: ‘BradCast’ 9/8/2025

Those Epstein Files must be REALLY bad for him; Also: Callers ring in...

Landmark Climate Ruling at World Court; More Epstein Trouble for our Petty Little Tyrant: ‘BradCast’ 7/24/2025

Nations must curb emissions or pay up; Trump denies FEMA aid to 'blue' state; Also: Prez told in May he's in 'Epstein Files', as cover-up fumbles...

SCOTUS Ruling to Allow Publicly-Funded Religious Schools ‘Would be a Ground-Breaking Disaster’: ‘BradCast’ 5/7/2025

Guest: Daniel Mach of ACLU's Program for Freedom of Religion and Belief; Also: Griffin concedes in NC; Vance's brother trounced in Cincy...

Pope Francis Dies, Trump Still Alive and Criming: ‘BradCast’ 4/21/2025

We're back! Catching up with the week that was; Admin nearing contempt charges; Conservatives now warning of Trump tyranny; Callers ring in...

‘Emptywheel’ on Why Trump NatSec Team Should ‘Resign in Disgrace’ After Signal Chat Debacle: ‘BradCast’ 3/25/2025

Guest: National security journalist Marcy Wheeler of emptywheel.net...

Trump Admin Targeting 50% Cuts, Field Office Closures at Social Security: ‘BradCast’ 3/3/2025

Guest: Investigative journalist David Dayen of 'The American Prospect'; Also: Trump's shameful Oval Office 'ambush' of Ukraine's Zelenskyy...

‘Insane’: Former FEC Chair on Trump’s Unlawful Firing of Current FEC Chair: ‘BradCast’ 2/10/2025

Guest: Former FEC Commish Ann Ravel; Also: Admin attempts to 'delete' agency that polices Big Bank fraud; Will Trump follow court orders?...

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