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Republicans Are Revolting: ‘BradCast’ 5/21/2026

Guests: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, 'Driftglass' of 'Pro Left Podcast' on the primaries, the ballroom, the slush fund, the wars, the media, Stephen Colbert, and much more...

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

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

Trump’s Epstein ‘Conspiracy Machine Not Going Away’: ‘BradCast’ 7/23/2025

Guests: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, 'Driftglass' of 'Pro Left Podcast' on that, Obama's 'sedatious coup', Colbert firing, and our 'dictator' moment...

Not a Drill! Trump Gutting News Media and Press Freedoms from Right to Left, Public to Private: ‘BradCast’ 7/21/2025

Repubs cancel NPR/PBS funding; CBS, Paramount capitulate and fire top-rated Colbert; and much more; Also: Callers ring in on all of the above...

Dem ‘Sausage Making’ Becomes ‘Logjam’: ‘BradCast’ 9/30/2021

Bill to keep U.S. government open (for two more months) gets passed, but the three more difficult and critical bills remain blocked by obstructionists with economic disaster and Biden agenda hanging in the balance...

‘Facts Are Biased, Jon’: ‘The Daily Show’s’ Co-Creator on its Origins and Legacy After 25 Years: ‘BradCast’ 8/6/2021

Guest: Comedian, activist Lizz Winstead; Also: Good econ news tempered by Delta; Biden extends student debt moratorium; Listener mail...

American ‘Shitshow’: Trump, Biden ‘Debate’ in Cleveland Goes Off the Rails: ‘BradCast’ 9/30/2020

Guests: Salon's Heather Digby Parton, Press Run's Eric Boehlert...

Be Afraid! Republican National ‘Nightmare’ Day 1: ‘BradCast’ 8/25/2020

Also: Courts continue to save nation on COVID dangers, voting, more...

Amash Getting In? Economy Tapping Out. Much More Election News of Note: ‘BradCast’ 4/29/2020

Biden takes OH; Mfume wins in MD; Yang sues NY state; MI's Amash likely running for Prez; Kobach loses again in KS; Also: Trump and economy sink like stones and a NYer on the government's f**ked up response...

GOP’s Convicted 2002 NH Phone-Jammer Rings In on 2020’s IA Caucus Phone-Jamming Scheme: ‘BradCast’ 2/7/2020

Guest: Former operative Allen Raymond suggests plot to tie up Iowa Dem results hotline may involve more than just online 'Trump trolls'

Also: Sanders wins Iowa (but so does Buttigieg) as NH Primary looms; Record heat melts Antarctica; Vindictive Trump fires impeachment witnesses...

Our ‘Late-Nite’ Comedy Impeachment Hearings Week-In-Review Special!: ‘BradCast’ 11/22/2019

Get your impeachment news the American way! From Seth Meyers, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Sam Bee and Trevor Noah!...

‘Mass Confusion and Chaos’: New Trump HHS Rule Undermines Healthcare for Millions of Women: ‘BradCast 7/16/2019

Guest: Politico's Alice Ollstein; Also: House votes to condemn Trump 'racism'; Dem Rep. to introduce Articles of Impeachment...

Sessions ‘Can’t Do That’: Immigration Attorney on Trump Admin Denial of Domestic Abuse Asylum: ‘BradCast’ 6/15/2018

Guest: Karen Musalo of the Center for Gender and Refugee Studies; Also: Thousands of children ripped from parents, warehoused in detention centers by U.S. Government for months...

‘Washington’ Isn’t Broken. The Republicans Are.: ‘BradCast’ 2/23/2018

Trump's horrible idea; FL's tepid gun reform package; Melania's parents' 'chain migration'; Gates cops a plea; McMaster may soon be out; Why Republicans must be removed; Stoneman Douglas students shine...

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