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Trump, Republican Law(lessness) & (Dis)Order: ‘BradCast’ 10/21/2025

Our felon President's crime spree continues and expands...

Trump Readies Wars on Venezuela and Chicago: ‘BradCast’ 9/8/2025

Those Epstein Files must be REALLY bad for him; Also: Callers ring in...

Media Cites Gaza to Perpetuate Misguided ‘War on Terror’ Mindset in California U.S. Senate Debate

Whether peace depends on 'elimination of Hamas' is the wrong question...

Did GOP Election Officials Facilitate Voting System Software Theft in Coffee County, Georgia?: ‘BradCast’ 5/18/2022

'The system has been breached' says guest Marilyn Marks of Coalition for Good Governance; Also: Primary results from NC, KY, OR, ID, PA...

Russian Oil and Gas, Republican Election Fraud and Insurrection: ‘BradCast’ 3/8/2022

Biden ends Russian imports, destroys Fox/GOP/Big Oil lies; Jan 6. insurrectionist 'guilty' on all counts; 'Proud Boy' indicted for U.S. Capitol conspiracy; Pardoned GOPer indicted for funneling Russian money to Trump 2016; Another former 'BradCast' guest indicted...

One Progressive’s Guide to the California Recall

Vote 'NO' on recalling Gov. Newsom on the first question and for the Green Party's Dan Kapelovitz on the second. Here's why...

You Never Forget Your First: ‘BradCast’ 2/25/2021

Guest host Nicole Sandler with historian/author Alexis Coe...

Previous Prez on Trial Again, Current Prez Tries to Clean Up the Climate Disaster He Left Behind: ‘BradCast’ 1/27/2021

Guest: Impeachment expert Ron Fein of Free Speech for People; Also: DHS warns of domestic terror threat in wake of Trump's 'voter fraud' lies...

Media Failing in Coverage of ‘Pro-Pandemic, Anti-Democracy’ GOP: ‘BradCast’ 12/17/2020

Guest: Press Run's Eric Boehlert; Also: Historic Biden noms at EPA, Interior; Record nor'easter; Conservative Steve Schmidt now a Dem...

Calls From the Coronaverse: ‘BradCast’ 3/23/2020

News headlines and then live callers -- some of them heart-breaking -- on The BradCast, your 'Stay-at-Home' Radio Companion...

How the Power to Declare War Shifted from the Congress to the President

And how the War Powers Act was created and then ignored...

We Hate to Say ‘We Told Ya So’, But We Are Your Early Warning System: ‘BradCast’ 1/9/2020

Dems and Reps charge Admin has no evidence of 'imminent threat' before Soleimani assassination; Ukrainian passenger plane believe downed by Iranian missile; New study confirms new computer BMD voting systems should not be used in 2020; Trump guts landmark environmental rule...

Fighting for Even Donald Trump’s RIGHT to Vote From Prison: ‘BradCast’ 11/26/2019

Guest: Election and criminal justice expert Daniel Nichanian; Also: House schedules new impeachment hearing as Trump appeals federal ruling finding 'Presidents are not kings'...

‘Facts and Voters Be Damned’: New, Hackable, Unverifiable Voting Systems Coming for 2020: ‘BradCast’ 3/4/2019

Guest: Election expert Marilyn Marks; Also: CO's Hickenlooper is in; Tornado kills 23 in AL; Trump to end military exercises in Korea; House Judiciary Dems demand docs from over 80 Trump associates, orgs...

Republicans Who Pretend to Hate Socialism (But Actually Love It!): ‘BradCast’ 7/26/2018

Also: E-pollbook and voter database failures during GA's Tuesday primary runoff another reminder to get ready for November's crucial midterms...

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