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‘Cancel Culture’ Actually Means Accountability: ‘BradCast’ 2/1/2021

Guest: Accountable's Lizzy Price on holding corporate CEOs to account for hiring Trumpers; Also: Trump loses Impeachment lawyers; Callers ring in on whether Biden should compromise with GOP on COVID bill...

What’s Good for General Motors…: ‘BradCast’ 1/28/2021

GM to end production of gasoline cars and SUVs; Trump's economy paled next to Obama's; Biden reopens access to healthcare amid pandemic; MAGA terrorism and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene...

Building Back. Better?: ‘BradCast’ 1/22/2021

Guest: The Prospect's David Dayen on Biden out of the starting gate and Senate dysfunction; Also: House to transmit Impeachment on Monday; Trump's empire continues to crumble; and a prescient Jon Stewart...

Clean Up On Aisle 45: What COVID Plan?: ‘BradCast’ 1/21/2021

Biden launches 'wartime effort' to tackle vaccine, testing and economic disaster left behind by Trump; Also: QAnon conspiracy followers sad, racist Proud Boys mad. Both abandoning Trump...

Stimulus vs Survival: ‘BradCast’ 12/28/2020

Guest host Nicole Sandler with leading Modern Monetary Theory economist, Stephanie Kelton...

With Senate Control on the Line, McConnell Allows Emergency COVID Relief Bill to Pass: ‘BradCast’ 12/21/2020

Guest: The American Prospect's David Dayen; Also: Election chaos at White House; Barr nixes Special Counsel probe of 2020 'fraud'; Fox 'News', running scared, debunks self after legal threat from election vendor...

FL Election Official Who Oversaw 2000 ‘Recount’ Urgently Warns of Modem ‘Hacked’ 2020 Results: ‘BradCast’ 10/26/2020

Guest: 28-year former Leon County, FL Supervisor of Elections, Ion Sancho; Also: Coronavirus begins third U.S. peak; Ransomware attack hits GA county's election infrastructure...

Special Coverage of The Final 2020 Presidential Debate: ‘BradCast’ 10/23/2020

Guests: Heather Digby Parton and Richard 'R.J.' Eskow decode Thursday's face-off in Nashville and our nightmares before (and after?) Halloween...

Thomas Frank Unpacks Populism: ‘BradCast’ 8/14/2020

Guest host Nicole Sandler with author, journalist Thomas Frank...

Failed Primary in PR; 100k Infected Kids in Two Weeks; Trump’s Pretend Relief ‘Executive Orders’: ‘BradCast’ 8/10/2020

Plus 'back to school' with listener calls, as it all goes from bad to worse...

National Ripoff Association: NY A.G. Sues NRA for Financial Fraud and to Dissolve the Organization: ‘BradCast’ 8/6/2020

Also: Trump is in for big legal trouble in NY too; Economy heading over a cliff as White House, Congressional Republicans dither...

New FEC Complaint Alleges Trump Campaign Running $170 Million ‘Laundering’ Scheme: ‘BradCast’ 7/31/2020

Guest: CLC's Brendan Fischer on an extraordinary new Trump grift; Also: Stop cowering at and covering his wannabe dictatorial tweets!...

Monopoly Money: ‘BradCast’ 7/30/2020

Guest: David Dayen on Wednesday's 'incredible' anti-trust hearing in the House and new book 'Monopolized: Life in the Age of Corporate Power'; Also: Herman Cain dies of COVID; Trump tries to distract from newly disastrous economic numbers; Rep. Lewis laid to rest...

‘RECOUNTED’ with Voting Rights Journalist Ari Berman, Inequality Expert Chuck Collins: ‘BradCast’ 7/24/2020

On safeguarding the 2020 election and worsening economic inequailty...

Reality Begins Setting in for the GOP; Chaos Continues for America: ‘BradCast’ 7/23/2020

RNC cancelled in FL; Another COVID breakout at White House; FL Guv wobbles on school reopening; Jobless claims continue to break records; Congressional GOP in disarray over emergency relief; Trump's federal storm troopers tear gas Portland mayor; And too much more!...

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