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Here We Go Again: About That Voting Company ‘Tied’ to George Soros: ‘BradCast’ 10/25/2016

From Smartmatic to Diebold: Responding (yet again) to partisan worries of vote flips and voting machine ownership...

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Northeastern Primary Landslides for Trump and Clinton and What’s Next: ‘BradCast’ 4/27/2016

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Blowback in NC, Calls for Hand-counts in NY: ‘BradCast’ 4/26/2016

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IL County Attorney on Extraordinary Court Order Mandating ‘Late Voting’ Next Week in Adams: ‘BradCast’ 3/18/2016

GUEST: Jon Barnard on why he sued for the unprecedented remedy: 'People couldn't vote, because of a government failure. They have the right to vote, it needs to be restored, it needs to be protected.'

Clinton and Trump’s ‘Super-Duper Tuesday’ (Voters Not Quite As Lucky): ‘BradCast’ 3/16/2016

Results, unanswerable questions and inexcusable problems in MO, IL, OH, NC and FL; PLUS: Obama's nominee, listener calls and much more...

America’s Rich and Founding History of ‘Democratic Socialism’: ‘BradCast’ 3/15/2016

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Bernie Takes Michigan and Other Mainstream Media Misses: ‘BradCast’ 3/9/2016

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Sanders, Cruz Win ‘Super Saturday’ Weekend; Michiganders on Sunday’s Dem Debate in Flint: ‘BradCast’ 3/7/2016

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Snowzilla, Trumpzilla, and the Craziest Effin’ Things We’ve Ever Heard: ‘BradCast’ 1/22/2016

Liars and ‘Tyrants’ and Fears, Oh My! (Or, the Week in Wingnuttery): ‘BradCast’ 1/8/2016

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