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John Roberts and his Corrupt Republican SCOTUS Majority Winning the Long Game: ‘BradCast’ 7/8/2026

Guest: Former Dep. Asst. A.G. Lisa Graves on the Chief Justice's decades-long fights to undermine voting rights, expand Presidential power...

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Guest: Harold Feld of Public Knowledge; Also: Dem calls missing docs on allegation of Trump rape of 13-year old, 'largest cover-up in U.S. history'...

How Aileen Cannon May be Helping to Cover Up Evidence of Trump Rape: ‘BradCast’ 2/23/2026

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Trump ‘Border Czar’ Reportedly Took $50k in Undercover Sting, Trump DOJ Dropped the Case: ‘BradCast’ 9/22/2025

Guest: Randall D. Eliason, former chief of DOJ Public Corruption Section; Also: Trump orders A.G. Bondi to indict political foes; Disney/ABC announces Kimmel's return...

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FCC Renews Sinclair’s Baltimore TV Licenses Despite Complaint from Petitioner Who Died Waiting

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Not a Drill! Trump Gutting News Media and Press Freedoms from Right to Left, Public to Private: ‘BradCast’ 7/21/2025

Repubs cancel NPR/PBS funding; CBS, Paramount capitulate and fire top-rated Colbert; and much more; Also: Callers ring in on all of the above...

Nation’s Largest Broadcaster Mandates News Outlets Hoax Viewers to Help Gut FCC Rules: ‘BradCast’ 4/23/2025

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