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Corrupt Ryan Zinke and His Interior Department’s ‘Monumental’ Screw-Up: ‘BradCast’ 8/3/2018

Guest: Aaron Weiss of Center for Western Priorities; Also: TN primary results; Trump endorses guy not actually running; TX chemical company indicted after toxic Hurricane Harvey explosions...

‘The Government Is Not Going to Save Us. WE Are Going to Save Us.’: ‘BradCast’ 8/2/2018

Important U.S. House Special Election next Tuesday in Columbus, OH; Trump, GOP Congress lying about election security; Admin announces deadly scheme to rollback mileage, air quality standards; More...

The Fight for Paper Ballots in GA, Retention of 2016 Ballots Everywhere: ‘BradCast’ 7/31/2018

Guest: Marilyn Marks of Coalition for Good Governance; Also: Trump, Giuliani 'obliterate' the 'collusion' goalposts as Manafort goes on trial...

Some Dare Call It Treason. But They’re (Probably) Wrong: ‘BradCast’ 7/25/2018

Guest: BRAD BLOG legal analyst Ernest A. Canning; Also: Good news from the courts for voters in FL, IA; Bad news for GOP deficit hawks (if such a creature actually even exists)...

Federal Courts ‘Pound’ Administration Over Family Separation Policy Before Reunification Deadline: ‘BradCast’ 7/20/2018

Guest: TPM's Alice Ollstein; Also: ES&S misleads officials after lie about remote access of election systems; Deadly storms slams Midwest...

‘Blinking Red’: Top U.S. Election System Vendor, ES&S, Lied About Remote Access Software: ‘BradCast’ 7/19/2018

With Trump's own intel agencies warning of election hacks and the White House contradicting them, disturbing new revelations of voting system vulnerabilities may help explain a 2011 BRAD BLOG exclusive report...

Treasury Dept. Announces Dark Money Will Go Darker: ‘BradCast’ 7/18/2018

Guest: The Intercept's David Dayen: Also: CA Dems endorse Feinstein's opponent de León; Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez head to KS; FBI reveals Russian ownership of MD's public election system server...

Trump Backs Putin, Attacks U.S. Intel Community, Law Enforcement, Dems at Helsinki Summit: ‘BradCast’ 7/16/2018

New 2016 Russian Cyberattack Indictments, New Lawsuit Against SC’s Unverifiable Voting System: ‘BradCast’ 7/13/2018

Guests: SC GOP activist Frank Heindel and attorney Larry Schwartzol; Also: New Senate bill finally calls for HAND-MARKED paper ballots...

While We Were Out: Record Heat, Pruitt Dumped, and Things Get Still Worse: ‘BradCast’ 7/9/2018

Also: Plastic straws, straw polls, final straws, some actual good voting news, RIP Ed Schultz, and a bunch of listener calls...

My Recent Appearance on Terrence McNally’s ‘Free Forum’: ‘BradCast’ 7/3/2018

On how I started blogging, the many still-unanswered questions about the 2016 election, how our voting systems are getting worse, not better, and what we all must do right now to protect the 2018 midterm elections...

The Fight to End Gerrymandering in a World Without Justice Kennedy: ‘BradCast’ 6/29/2018

Guest: Common Cause Nat’l Redistricting Manager Dan Vicuña; Also: Scheme to add Medicaid work requirements in KY struck down, and Trump's trade wars are now costing real American jobs...

Trump’s Lie Collapses, Is Forced to Reverse Family Separation Policy…Sort Of: ‘BradCast’ 6/20/2018

Also: D.C., AR election results; Why 'both sides are the same' argument from progressives is pathetic; Canada legalizes recreational pot...

Judge Strikes Down Kansas ‘Proof of Citizenship’ Voting Law, Slaps Humiliating Sanction on Kobach: ‘BradCast’ 6/19/2018

Guest: Trial attorney Sophia Lin Lakin of ACLU's Voting Rights Project; Also: Trump's border 'crisis' worsens for Republicans...

SCOTUS Punts Partisan Gerrymanders; Outrage Grows Over Trump Separation of Kids/Parents: ‘BradCast’ 6/18/2018

Guest: Author David Daley of FairVote; Plus callers!...

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