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Critical Failure in Media Coverage of Rightwing ‘Critical Race Theory’ Hoax: ‘BradCast’ 7/16/2021

Guest: Media analyst Eric Boehlert of PRESS RUN; Also: Masks back on in L.A. County; Deadly climate change-fueled deluge in Germany...

The Heat Is On: ‘BradCast’ 6/22/2021

Guest: 'Climate Guy' Guy Walton on new climate extremes, smashed records; Also: NYC tries Ranked Choice Voting; Senate Dems battle to save American democracy -- will Manchin and Sinema join them?...

‘Bamboo’zled in AZ; 95% Renewable Energy in CA: ‘BradCast’ 5/6/2021

Guest: L.A. Times energy reporter Sammy Roth; Also: DeSantis signs new FL voter suppression bill on Fox 'News'...

Fraud and Death Throes at the NRA: ‘BradCast’ 5/5/2021

Guest: NRA expert and author Igor Volsky of Guns Down America; Also: Minors held in Border Patrol custody plummet 90%, media downplays; Trump kids still grifting tax-payer money from Secret Service detail...

‘Blue’ States Still Bailing Out ‘Red’ Ones…and Praising Arizona: ‘BradCast’ 3/18/2021

OH AG looks $5.5B federal gift-horse in mouth; AZ GOP sanctioned for 'groundless' lawsuit after well-run 2020 election; Repub attacks on democracy seek to send voters to 'Back of the Line'...

Bye, Don: ‘BradCast’ 1/19/2021

Guest: Progressive columnist, broadcaster Richard 'RJ' Eskow on Trump's bitter end, Biden's difficult new beginning, America's challenges ahead...

With Senate Control on the Line, McConnell Allows Emergency COVID Relief Bill to Pass: ‘BradCast’ 12/21/2020

Guest: The American Prospect's David Dayen; Also: Election chaos at White House; Barr nixes Special Counsel probe of 2020 'fraud'; Fox 'News', running scared, debunks self after legal threat from election vendor...

Media Failing in Coverage of ‘Pro-Pandemic, Anti-Democracy’ GOP: ‘BradCast’ 12/17/2020

Guest: Press Run's Eric Boehlert; Also: Historic Biden noms at EPA, Interior; Record nor'easter; Conservative Steve Schmidt now a Dem...

Snap Out of It! BIDEN WON! Start Acting Like It, Media and Democrats!: ‘BradCast’ 11/6/2020

Guest: Salon's Heather Digby Parton: Also: Trump Campaign caught in widespread systemic election fraud, calling Repubs in PA to unlawfully cast ballots AFTER Election Day...

Federal Suit Filed Against Trump, Barr, Acting Dir. of DHS, Charging Unlawful Voter Intimidation: ‘BradCast’ 10/22/2020

Guest: Attorney Ron Fein of Free Speech for People; Also: Biden's plan for SCOTUS expansion; Graham breaks rules to approve Barrett w/out Dems; SCOTUS blocks AL curbside voting; Admin claims Iran (not Russia, not Proud Boys) behind email threats to Dem voters...

The Gaslighting Continues – But Americans No Longer Seem to be Buying It: ‘BradCast’ 10/6/2020

Trump pretends his way out of the hospital, lies again about COVID, gets blocked on social media, is sinking in the polls and dragging his party down with him. No wonder they need to suppress the vote...

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Mostly Good News in Battleground Ballot Battles in WI, OH, NV: ‘BradCast’ 9/15/2020

Also: 175-year old science mag issues first-ever Presidential endorsement; Corporate broadcast news outlets failing disastrously to inform electorate about our worsening climate crisis...

Fires and Liars and Modems, Oh My!: ‘BradCast’ 9/14/2020

Guest: Jenny Cohn, attorney, election security advocate; Also: Climate-fueled West Coast fires keep breaking records; More new hurricanes on the way; Trump claims climate change, like COVID, will just go away...

Woodward Goes Wayward in What Sirota Calls ‘The Biggest Scandal in Modern Journalism’: ‘BradCast’ 9/10/2020

Guest: Journalist David Sirota; Also: DHS whistleblower and new report reveal U.S. Intelligence now fully corrupt, upside-down under Trump...

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

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

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