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Calling Out Roberts’ SCOTUS ‘Moderation’ Trick: ‘BradCast’ 7/12/2023

Guest: Legal journalist Mark Joseph Stern of Slate on that and other 'Major Questions' from our radical, activist, corrupted U.S. Supreme Court...

U.S. Courts Are Holding and Russia is…Teetering?: ‘BradCast’ 6/26/2023

Also: Unrelenting climate change-fueled weather pummels nation...

Federal Court Blocks New Florida Law Banning Gender-Affirming Care

Judge finds state statue would cause child plaintiffs 'irreparable harm'...

GOP High Courts Dismantling Election Law Precedent, Federal Agency Rulemaking Authority: ‘BradCast’ 5/1/2023

Guest: Dan Vicuña, Nat’l Redistricting Manager at Common Cause...

Dupes and Dopes: ‘BradCast’ 4/20/2023

McCarthy's DOA plan to gut spending on the poor and make his own constituents sick in exchange for not crashing the U.S. economy; Also: Lindell loses a $5 million election fraud bet; Peters still facing jail time...

DoJ Argues Stay of Nationwide Abortion Pill Ban Must Extend Through Full Appeals Process

U.S. Solicitor General, FDA, pharmaceutical executives warn of drug approval chaos if any portion of lower court order is allowed to take effect...

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CA’s Landmark New Law Will Hold ‘Big Oil’ to Account for Price Gouging: ‘BradCast’ 4/10/2023

Guest: Kassie Siegel of Center for Biological Diversity; Also: Ernie Canning on Friday's medical abortion ruling in TX, and a challenge to ID's outrageous restrictions on doctors' free speech...

Idaho Physicians Charge Ban on Advising Patients to Seek Out-of-State Abortion is Unconstitutional

Federal lawsuit reveals 21st-century 'Fugitive Slave Act' mentality, infringing free speech rights of physicians, patient's right to travel...

UPDATE 2/26/24: 9th Circuit issued preliminary injunction in favor of physician/patient rights...

Virginia is for Vote Suppressors: ‘BradCast’ 3/29/2023

Guest: Alex Burness of Bolts Magazine; Also: More on need for media to call out pro-murder, anti-democracy Republicans; KY Repubs ban health care for trans kids; AR's GOP Guv further restricts absentee voting...

Also, Could You Define ‘Freedom’ to Make Sure We’re on the Same Page?: ‘BradCast’ 3/16/2023

The Right's hilarious Anti-'Woke' Chronicles continue; Anti-abortion Trump judge making chumps of SCOTUS majority; FL now where freedom goes to die; GA grand juror says Trump revelations 'gonna be massive'...

Corrupt SCOTUS Still Just Making Stuff Up, This Time to Block Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness: ‘BradCast’ 3/1/2023

Guest: American Prospect's David Dayen on that, CFPB, drug pricing, new Labor Dept. chief; Also: Mayor Lightfoot loses Chicago re-election effort...

Nationwide Right to Medication Abortions Now at Stake in Three Federal Lawsuits

Explaining the bumpy and uncertain legal path toward protecting -- or ending -- a critical reproductive freedom in all 50 states

UPDATED 4/8/23: Conflicting preliminary injunctions issued by federal courts in WA & TX; 4/11/23 FDA seeks emergency appellate stay of TX case ruling...

BIDEN WINS ‘STATE OF THE UNION’ ADDRESS: ‘BradCast’ 2/8/2023

Special Coverage of the President's ingenious, off-the-cuff GOP Rope-a-Dope and much more with guests Heather Digby Parton of Salon and Hullabaloo, and 'Driftglass' of the 'Pro Left Podcast'...

GOP Targeting Direct Democracy After 2022 ‘Red’ State Progressive Ballot Measure Successes: ‘BradCast’ 1/20/2023

Guest: Chris Melody Fields Figueredo of Ballot Initiative Strategy Center; Also: Trump sanctioned by federal judge, ordered to pay Hillary Clinton and others nearly $1 million...

Good, Bad and Very Surprising News: ‘BradCast’ 10/27/2022

On climate, natural gas, 'junk fees' and other substantive issues worth knowing about ahead of our critical midterm elections...

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