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‘Governing by Temper Tantrum’ and How Trump ‘Played’ TV Networks With His Border Speech: ‘BradCast’ 1/9/2019

Guest: Matt Gertz of Media Matters; Also: Dems win big in VA, Trump claims to be cutting off FEMA wildfire recovery aid to CA...

‘National Emergency’?: Trump’s Shutdown Crisis is Real, ‘Border Crisis’ is Not: ‘BradCast’ 1/8/2019

HUD closure threatens evictions; Pence makes false immigration claims; SCOTUS on redistricting; 2018 'blue wave' bringing good news for Americans in FL, MI, ME and elsewhere across the country...

‘Trump, The Presidency’! Thrilling Season Finale!: ‘BradCast’ 12/20/2018

Mattis quits! Troops out of Syria! Whitaker's reversal! Government shut-down?! Food stamps cut! NK nuke deal collapse?!; Also: Dems announce 2020 Primary debate plan; NC-9 GOP election fraud since at least 2016...

New Admin Climate Report Contradicts Trump, Demands ‘Urgency Unlike We’ve Seen Before’: ‘BradCast’ 11/26/2018

Guest: Dr. Michael E. Mann of Penn State's Earth System Science Center; Also: Trump deregulation to blame for E. coli outbreak; Dems pick up another House seat (in Utah!); Callers ring in...

‘Green News Report’ – November 20, 2018

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GA Sec. of State Kemp Falsely Reports Huge Voter Database Vulnerability as Dem Hack Attempt: ‘BradCast’ 11/5/2018

Guest: Election integrity expert Marilyn Marks on Brian Kemp's repeated 'cybercrimes' lies, as reported by media, while he oversees own gubernatorial election against Stacey Abrams...

GOP’s Native American Voter Suppression in ND is ‘Spinal Damage to the Backbone of Democracy’: ‘BradCast’ 10/31/2018

Guest: Oliver 'OJ' Semans of Four Directions: Also: Kemp denied again in GA; Tough re-election fight for OR's Dem Guv; KMOX, 'The Voice of St. Louis', misinforms voters in MO about 'tamper-proof' voting machines...

‘Trump’s Reichstag Fire’ and the Deadly Menace of GOP Hate Mongering: ‘BradCast’ 10/30/2018

Trump unwanted in Pittsburgh and former top Repub excoriates party, 'rightwing propaganda industry'; Also: News on fighting to vote (and counting it accurately) in TX and environment is on midterm ballots...

One Week Before the Election, After A Week of Rightwing Republican Hate: ‘BradCast’ 10/29/2018

Taking the voters' pulse with open phone lines and more...

GOP Telecom Deregulation Haunts FL Panhandle Recovery After Michael: ‘BradCast’ 10/22/2018

Guest: Harold Feld of Public Knowledge; Also: Khashoggi was banned by Saudi Arabia after criticizing TRUMP; Still fighting voter suppression...

‘A Scary Time’: Hurricane Michael; Exxon’s Carbon Tax Scam; The Fight to Vote in ND, MO, GA: ‘BradCast’ 10/10/2018

Nation’s Largest Voting System Vendor Threatens Election Transparency Advocates With Lawsuit: ‘BradCast’ 10/3/2018

Guests: AUDIT-USA's Emily Levy and attorney Chris Sautter; Also: Reports of FBI ignoring dozens of Kavanaugh witnesses persist, Trump mocks accuser, Americans can't wait to vote...

Kavanaugh’s Desperation, NYTimes’ Failure; Trump’s U.N. Humiliation: ‘BradCast’ 9/25/2018

Guest: Media critic Eric Boehlert; Also: National Voter Registration Day!...

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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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