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President of United States Calls for Killing Democratic Officials: ‘BradCast’ 11/20/2025

Desperate Trump furious at video by six elected veterans reminding U.S. service members of duty to 'refuse illegal orders'...

A Kaleidoscope of Trump Corruption: ‘BradCast’ 11/17/2025

Guest: Attorney Keith Barber; From Trump's torture of immigrant detainees to his wildly corrupt DoJ indictments of political foes to his ongoing cover-up of the Epstein Files; Also: Callers!...

We’re ALL Voice of America Now: ‘BradCast’ 3/20/2025

Happy Finland, sad U.S.; Israel's breaks Gaza ceasefire; Trump knowingly parrots Putin's Ukraine propaganda; VOA still silenced, still needed...

Indictment Week for Trump? If So, Then What?: ‘BradCast’ 3/20/2023

Also: 20th anniv. of U.S. invasion of Iraq (still no accountability); DeSantis was instrumental in torture at Gitmo; Callers ring in on all of the above...

Why Biden Must Look Both Forward AND Back: ‘BradCast’ 11/24/2020

Guest: Const'l attorney John Bonifaz of Free Speech for People on Trump's failed election coup and the need for accountablity from the new Administration; Also: Biden victories certified in PA, NV; A few overdue corrections; And several things we're thankful for before the holiday...

Nope. Why We’re Not ‘Getting Over It’, A Year After Kavanaugh: ‘BradCast’ 11/4/2019

Guest: Slate's Dahlia Lithwick on not returning to SCOTUS; Also: John Oliver touches on touchscreens; KY Gov. Matt Bevin's reelection contest...

Lev And Igor Are Just the Tip of the Dark Money Campaign Finance Iceberg: ‘BradCast’ 10/18/2019

Guest: Campaign Legal Center's Brendan Fischer; Also: Republican worms turning on impeachment after Mulvaney 'confession'?...

Death Penalty for Abortion: ‘BradCast’ 11/21/2018

Guest hosted by Angie Coiro, with wisdom from historian Adam Hochschild; Abortion rights update; John Roberts vs. Donald Trump; Saudi Arabia torture reports; urban housing insights, and more!...

Amnesty Intl Is Ready For Haspel; Also: How About A Job?: ‘BradCast’ 5/17/2018

Guest-hosted by Angie Coiro with guests Daphne Eviatar, Dave Johnson and Robert Sapolsky...

‘Let the Games Begin’: Trouble Ahead in Trump’s Desperate Gambit for a ‘Deal’ With North Korea: ‘BradCast’ 5/15/2018

Guest: Former Deputy Asst. Sec. of State Michael Fuchs; Also: Torturer Haspel on verge of confirmation as CIA chief; U.S. and Israel isolated at U.N. after Gaza killings, embassy move...

Punching Bags Michael Cohen and John McCain: ‘BradCast’ 5/11/2018

Guest-host Angie Coiro with guest Sally Kohn on The Opposite of Hate...

Kim Jong Un is Good People!: ‘BradCast’ 5/10/2018

Guest-host Angie Coiro with Trita Parsi, Brad Adams, Daphne Eviatar, Elena Saxonhouse...

O Gina, O Michael, O Voters!: ‘BradCast’ 5/9/2018

Guest-host Angie Coiro with guests Marcy Wheeler, Jed Shugerman, Beth Becker, Deborah Rhode...

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...

Torture: A Crime Then And Now (Revisited)

If Gina Haspel, Trump's nominee to lead CIA, were subjected to the same standards that were applied by the Allies after WWII to those who tortured my father, she would now be languishing in prison...

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