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

We're back! With (almost) everything we missed (and/or wish we had) over the past week during our end-of-Summer break!...

Cynical Hypocrisy Behind Right-Wing Billionaire’s Opposition To CA’s ‘Election Rigging Response Act’

GOPers demand 'fair maps'...but only in Dem-controlled states...

On ‘Americanism’ and Trump’s ‘Stalinesque’ Plot to Whitewash U.S. History: ‘BradCast’ 8/20/2025

Guest: History professor Seth Cotlar of Willamette Univ.; Also: Latest fronts in Gerrymandering Wars; and Epstein Files 'ain't gonna go away'...

Texas GOP Imprisons Dem State Lawmaker in State House Chamber: ‘BradCast’ 8/19/2025

Also: Newsmax settles defamation suit with Dominion; DHS staffer linked to neo-Nazi social media posts; Emergency alert systems now at risk...

Trump, Nazis and Trump’s Nazified Elections: ‘BradCast’ 8/18/2025

Also: TX Dems return to state after quorum break in fight for democracy...

Newsom Unveils ‘Election Rigging Response Act’; FCC Renews License for Sock-Puppeting Sinclair: ‘BradCast’ 8/14/2025

Guest: Sue Wilson of Media Action Center...

140 New House Reps?: Ideas for Moving Beyond the Gerrymandering Wars: ‘BradCast’ 8/13/2025

Guest: Fred Bauer of 'Rounding Up'; Also: Big Gov't Tyranny: U.S. troops in D.C. as Trump's pointless L.A. deployment faces trial...

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...

Trump’s Wars Against Clean, Renewable Energy and American Democracy on VRA’s 60th Anniv: ‘BradCast’ 8/7/2025

For better or worse (mostly worse), Texas plays a role in almost every story we cover today...

‘Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens’: Media Conglomerates Continue Trump Capitulation: ‘BradCast’ 8/6/2025

Guest: Timothy Karr of Free Press; Also: MI, RI, DE, WA special election and primary results; RFK Jr. cuts funding for COVID, flu vaccines...

All’s Fair in Love, War and, Apparently, Partisan Gerrymandering: ‘BradCast’ 8/4/2025

Dem lawmakers flee TX to block GOP theft of five U.S. House seats; CA focuses on November voter measure in response; Callers ring in...

The Art of the Corrupt, Phony, Unlawful, Pretend Trade Deal: ‘BradCast’ 7/31/2025

Trump has mastered it. YOU are already paying for it.; Also: TX Repubs move ahead with scheme to steal five U.S. House seats next year...

GOP Cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and ACA Could Trigger ‘Catastrophic’ Health Care Crisis This Fall: ‘BradCast’ 7/28/2025

Guest: David Dayen of 'The Prospect'; Also: Judge blocks Planned Parenthood Medicaid cuts; SCOTUS stays ruling blocking VRA lawsuits...

Gerrymandering Expert on Why Dems Unlikely to Counter GOP’s New Texas Redistricting Scheme: ‘BradCast’ 7/22/2025

Guest: FairVote's David Daley; Also: Speaker Johnson to adjourn House for August recess to avoid vote on releasing 'Epstein Files'...

‘Green News Report’ – July 22, 2025

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Do Dems Have the Courage Required to Restore and Reform American Democracy? (Do You?): ‘BradCast’ 5/13/2026

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Offshore Oil Rig Fire in SoCal a Preview of Trump’s NEXT Huge Failure: ‘BradCast’ 5/12/2026

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