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Help Is On the Way: ‘Election Cyber Surge’ Initiative Launches Not a Moment Too Soon: ‘BradCast’ 8/3/2020

Guest: Maya Worman of Univ. of Chicago Harris Cyber Policy Initiative; Also: Trump facing big trouble in NY; Callers ring in on the VEEPStakes...

Monopoly Money: ‘BradCast’ 7/30/2020

Guest: David Dayen on Wednesday's 'incredible' anti-trust hearing in the House and new book 'Monopolized: Life in the Age of Corporate Power'; Also: Herman Cain dies of COVID; Trump tries to distract from newly disastrous economic numbers; Rep. Lewis laid to rest...

‘RECOUNTED’ with Voting Rights Journalist Ari Berman, Inequality Expert Chuck Collins: ‘BradCast’ 7/24/2020

On safeguarding the 2020 election and worsening economic inequailty...

‘Good Trouble, Necessary Trouble’: Fighting for Voting Rights and Fair Elections — Even in CA: ‘BradCast’ 7/20/2020

Guest: Ray Lutz of Citizens' Oversight; Also: Rest in Power, John Lewis...

Democracy Wars Intensify Amid Pandemic: ‘BradCast’ 7/16/2020

SCOTUS blocks 1.4M potential new voters in FL; Tough choice for TX voters diagnosed with COVID; Absentee ballots returned to Dallas voters; MI court blocks counting of tens of thousands of mail-in ballots...

Charles Koch’s 50-Year Effort to Privatize the U.S. Postal Service May Be on the Brink of Success: ‘BradCast’ 7/15/2020

Guest: Longtime Koch researcher Lisa Graves; Also: Biden, Obama, Gates Twitter accounts hacked, but Nov. voting should be fine; KS Repub Congressman indicted on four voter fraud counts! Trump should be next...

Twisted Trump Admin Still Demanding Schools Reopen as COVID Cases Explode Across Nation: ‘BradCast’ 7/13/2020

Record surges in FL, TX, elsewhere; CA Guv re-closes bars, restaurants, churches, gyms, salons; Callers ring in on Trump's 'genocide'...

‘A Danger In Our System’: Former Senator on How Trump Could Lose, But ‘Legally’ Stay in Office: ‘BradCast’ 7/10/2020

Guest: Sen. Timothy Wirth; Also: Following infection and hospitalization spikes, COVID-19 deaths now surging, as predicted, in GOP-run states...

The Truth About Trump, Barr’s Fraudulent Claims About Absentee Ballot Fraud: ‘BradCast’ 7/8/2020

Guest: Eddie Perez of OSET Institute; Also: Trump's coronavirus Death March continues; SCOTUS allows religious groups to discriminate...

Faithless Judiciary: SCOTUS, Appeals Courts Block Voting Rights Expansion Efforts Amid Pandemic: ‘BradCast’ 7/7/2020

Guest: Mark Joseph Stern on new Court opinions on 'faithless electors', Obamacare and the GOP's ongoing (and now deadly) war on voting...

GOP Fistfight in WY; Dem Senate Primary Called in KY; Trump v. Democracy Everywhere: ‘BradCast’ 6/30/2020

Also: Carl Reiner, RIP...

Despite Three Recent Surprise Rulings, No, John Roberts Has Not Become a Liberal Squish: ‘BradCast’ 6/29/2020

Guest: Slate's SCOTUS reporter Mark Joseph Stern on the 'canny legal' maneuverings of the Chief Justice; Also: MS votes to dump Confederate flag; Trump Campaign removed social distancing stickers before Tulsa Death Rally; COVID-19 now ravaging all but two states...

GOP Lawsuit Challenging CA Vote-By-Mail Likely to be Dismissed as Moot

State legislature codifies Governor's Executive Order, Voting Rights Groups' Motion to Intervene upends Republican 'voter fraud' allegations...

UPDATE 7/10/20: After voluntarily dismissing its lawsuit, GOP falsely declares victory...

U.S. Persona Non Grata: ‘BradCast’ 6/23/2020

As U.S. infections surge, EU may ban travel from America; Trump endangers Phoenix with campaign rally; KY, NY try to vote in primaries...

Definition of Insanity: L.A. County to Use Same New Unverifiable Touchscreens, E-Pollbooks in Nov. That Failed Disastrously on Super Tuesday

WATCH: Brad on CBS2-LA follow-up on County-mandated postmortem promising Registrar will totally make sure it all works this time!...

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Corrupt SCOTUS Undermines U.S. Constitution, Guts Last Remaining Protections of Voting Rights Act: ‘BradCast’ 4/29/2026

Guest: Redistricting expert Dan Vicuña of Common Cause; Also: Comey's dumb new indictment; E. Jean Carroll wins again; More new lows for Trump approval...

Trump’s Activist Rightwing ‘Originalist’ Judges Strike Again in Texas: ‘BradCast’ 4/28/2026

Guest: Jay Willis of Balls and Strikes; Also: Dem takes polling lead for U.S. Senate in TX as Repubs brace for 'sour, ugly, bad, bleak' midterm elections...

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

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‘A Scammer’s Treasure Trove’: DOGE Bros Stole Your Social Security Data: ‘BradCast’ 4/22/2026

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Insiders Making a Killing Betting on Trump’s War: ‘BradCast’ 4/21/2026

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

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