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How ‘Citizens United’ Gave Us Clarence Thomas, Climate Change Denial and Neil Gorsuch: ‘BradCast’ 3/22/2017

Sen. Whitehouse calls out 'dark money' used to deny global warming, help install Trump's nominee onto a stolen U.S. Supreme Court...

(Not) Normalizing a Stolen U.S. Supreme Court: ‘BradCast’ 3/21/2017

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Guest: Marcy Wheeler on the public testimony from FBI, NSA chiefs in the U.S. House Intel Committee, and the many still-unanswered questions...

Plowing Through a Blizzard of Disinformation: ‘BradCast’ 3/15/2017

Guest: Meteorologist, author, and Republican climate change champion Paul Douglas; Also: GOP healthcare plan still failing; Republicans repudiate Trump 'wire-tap' claim; much more...

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The Right is Revolting. But That’s Not ‘RyanCare’s’ Only Problem: ‘BradCast’ 3/8/2017

Medical advocacy groups come out against the GOP leadership's scheme to 'repeal and replace' ObamaCare...

‘There Is No Plan’: House GOP’s New Health Care Proposal Flops on Right: ‘BradCast’ 3/7/2017

Guest: Huffington Post Washington Bureau Chief Ryan Grim | Also: Trump lied about U.S. steel for new pipelines; France cancels on-line voting...

Cutting Medicaid, Gutting the EPA and Still Banning Muslims: ‘BradCast’ 3/6/2016

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You Are Not Alone: Americans Suffering ‘Post-Election Stress Disorder’: ‘BradCast’ 2/28/2017

Guest: APA's Dr. Vaile Wright; Also: DoJ flips on discriminatory voting law; Hate-crime epidemic continues; Americans grow fond of Obamacare...

Alt-Right is Left, Women Hate Women – Alt-Reality at CPAC: ‘BradCast’ 2/23/2017

Guest host Angie Coiro with guest Peter Montgomery of Right Wing Watch...

Trump’s Chaotic Weapons of Mass Distraction: ‘BradCast’ 2/15/2017

Guest: D.D. Guttenplan of The Nation | Also: Puzder out; Congress makes it easier for mentally disabled to buy guns; ICE detains a 'DREAMer'...

Tens of Thousands of Legal Visas Revoked Since Trump ‘Muslim Ban’: ‘BradCast’ 2/3/2017

Guest: Jess Hanson of National Immigration Law Center; Plus: IG launches probe of Trump order; Impeachment getting popular quickly; U.S. Capitol phones are jammed; And other encouraging signs of hope...

Senate Dems Must Filibuster Trump’s Stolen U.S. Supreme Court Nominee: ‘BradCast’ 2/1/2017

Listeners call in with opinions for and against what will likely result in dishonest, hypocritical Republicans invoking 'the nuclear option'...

Good News Where We Can Find It and ‘The Australia Lesson’ for National Health Care: ‘BradCast’ 1/27/2017

Guest: Author, journalist John Judis...

Watch What He Does, Not What He Says: ‘BradCast’ 1/24/2017

Trump's lies distract from his Admin's dangerous actions on free speech, environment, voting rights and more. Guest: ACLU's Julie Ebenstein...

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