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I Don’t Know What All This Means, But I Thought You Should Know About It: ‘BradCast’ 9/25/2025

Hegseth's mysterious generals' meeting; Trump threatens mass firings if government shuts down; Comey's corrupt indictment; and more...

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Trump ‘Border Czar’ Reportedly Took $50k in Undercover Sting, Trump DOJ Dropped the Case: ‘BradCast’ 9/22/2025

Guest: Randall D. Eliason, former chief of DOJ Public Corruption Section; Also: Trump orders A.G. Bondi to indict political foes; Disney/ABC announces Kimmel's return...

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

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Our Crumbling Courts and Withering Rule of Law: ‘BradCast’ 9/16/2025

Guest: Attorney Keith Barber on nullified Administration court losses; the corrupt Supremes; Bondi v. free speech; new rulings in NY and GA cases; Trump's laughable defamation lawsuit against the NYTimes...

Trump’s ‘Cook’ed-Up Mortgage Fraud Claims: ‘BradCast’ 9/3/2025

Guest: Michael Hiltzik, Pulitzer Prize-winning business columnist; Also: Huge Dem wins in FL special elections; Trump losing case after case; Local Denver anchor: 'It's authoritarianism'...

While We Were Out: ‘BradCast’ 9/2/2025

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It’s Not About the Rule of Law, It’s About Authoritarian Control: ‘BradCast’ 8/12/2025

More on CDC shooting; Trump frees ax-murderer from prison, threatens to send more U.S. troops to U.S. cities; Judge nixes DOJ's Epstein 'diversion'; Texas doubles down on attempted election rigging...

A Pu Pu Platter of Trump Corruption: ‘BradCast’ 7/29/2025

DOJ kills gun violence prevention, mental health grants; Stealing from nukes to pay for 'free' Qatari Air Force One; Another Bove whistleblower; Cancelling EPA 'endangerment finding'; Also: RIP Tom Lehrer...

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...

CO Election Clerks Block White House/MAGA Plot to Breach Voting Systems: ‘BradCast’ 7/17/2025

Failed scheme echoes Team Trump 2021 breach in GA; Also: WY's new vote suppression; GOP Senate cuts NPR/PBS funding; Dems walk out of Sen. Judiciary vote to make Trump defense lawyer a federal judge...

Trump IRS Agrees to Allow Churches to Endorse Political Candidates. Are All Nonprofits Next?: ‘BradCast’ 7/15/2025

Guest: Tax law Prof. Ellen Aprill; Also: AZ's special House primary; Inflation up as tariffs take hold; Tax dodge specialist writing tax policy...

Last Weekend Today: ‘BradCast’ 6/16/2025

Massive 'No Kings' rallies across nation; Trump's military parade flops; Israel bombs Iran; Political assassination in MN; Callers ring in with reports from their own protest experiences...

And Then They Came for the U.S. Senators: ‘BradCast’ 6/12/2025

Trump's 'new police state' expands with masked men in small towns; Also: Voters rejecting Trump and his policies; Nat'l Guard unpaid in L.A.; Trump signs bills after GOP Senate nukes filibuster to end CA clean car laws...

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