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Michael Cohen Offices Raided; Rick Scott to Run for Senate, While Blocking 1.5M from Voter Rolls: ‘BradCast’ 4/9/2018

Also: Man dies in Trump Tower blaze; Good news for voters in MD, CA...

Why Haspel’s Nomination to Head CIA Matters to an American Whose Father Was Tortured in WWII: ‘BradCast’ 4/6/2018

Guest: Ernest A. Canning; Also: GOP 'Green Party' dirty tricks in MT's U.S. Senate race; And, the movement to repeal the 2nd Amendment...

Rising Up Against the Rightwing Takeover of Public Airwaves, Education, Lands and More: ‘BradCast’ 4/5/2018

‘First Genuinely Good Election Night for Wisconsin Progressives’ in Years: ‘BradCast’ 4/4/2018

Guest: WI journalist John Nichols; Also: More good election news in AK; MO Repubs move hand-marked paper ballot bill forward; PA opens door to more unverifiable voting; MLK's assassination, 50 years ago today...

SCOTUS May Allow Partisan Gerrymanders for Yet Another Generation: ‘BradCast’ 3/29/2018

Guest: FairVote's David Daley; Also: Maine's LePage calls federal judge 'imbecile'; Wisconsin's Walker finally agrees to court order on elections...

Rigging the Census and the Trump/GOP War on Democracy and the Courts: ‘BradCast’ 3/28/2018

Guest: Ari Berman of Mother Jones; Also: Trump's legal woes worsen...

Tough Day for Progressives in Illinois Primaries, Paper Ballot Scanning Fails in DuPage County: ‘BradCast’ 3/21/2018

Guests: Jean Kaczmarek, DuPage County candidate, election integrity champ; Howie Klein, progressive 'Down With Tyranny' blogger...

SCOTUS Ends PA Gerrymander Hopes; IL Goes to the Polls; Trump Tests Waters for Firing Mueller: ‘BradCast’ 3/19/2018

Callers ring in on all of the above and much more today!...

Trump Turns to Torture: ‘BradCast’ 3/16/2018

CIA nominee oversaw unlawful waterboarding, destruction of evidence at U.S. secret prison; Also: Trump brags about lying to allies; More good 2018 news for Dems; Rep. Louise Slaughter RIP...

Spinning v. Winning: BradCast 3/14/2018

U.S. House special election results in PA; Student gun safety walkouts from coast-to-coast; ICE busted as spokesman refuses to lie, steps down...

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Trump Admin’s Own New Report Debunks the Great GOP Deregulation Con: ‘BradCast’ 3/8/2018

Guest: David Roberts of Vox; Also: Trump's terrible tariffs; Good news for voters in WA and CA; U.S. Senators query U.S. voting system vendors...

Women, Dems and Progressives ‘Win’ as 2018 Mid-Terms Kick Off in Texas: ‘BradCast’ 3/7/2018

Election results and voting probs from the Lone Star state's first-in-the-nation primaries; Also: Chaos continues at Trump White House, Florida lawmakers enact gun safety measures following Parkland massacre...

Oscar’s Hollywood Politics, U.S. Electoral Politics and More with Mimi Kennedy: ‘BradCast’ 3/5/2018

Star of CBS' 'Mom', Advisory Board Chair of Progressive Democrats of America joins us in studio for the hour!...

Chaos? What Chaos? Let’s Have a Trade War!: ‘BradCast’ 3/2/2018

Trump's proposed tariffs bomb; Another school shooting; 'ObamaCare' popularity soars; Huge early turnout for TX mid-term primaries; GA moving to new unverifiable voting systems; American Cancer Society gives thumbs up to vaping...

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