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Meanwhile, In NON-Kavanaugh Related News…: ‘BradCast’ 10/2/2018

Guest: Journalist David Dayen on new NAFTA, CA's new Net Neutrality law (and DoJ lawsuit), Amazon's new minimum wage; Also: Senate Repubs hope to force vote, bury FBI probe on U.S. Supreme Court nominee...

The Small, Disqualifying Lies of Brett Kavanaugh and His FBI Investigation: ‘BradCast’ 10/1/2018

Guest: Attorney, journalist Jessica Mason Pieklo of Rewire.News; Also: More good news for Democrats in KS and in the U.S. House...

Kavanaugh’s Desperation, NYTimes’ Failure; Trump’s U.N. Humiliation: ‘BradCast’ 9/25/2018

Guest: Media critic Eric Boehlert; Also: National Voter Registration Day!...

Fueling Florence (and, Concurrently, Eight Other Major Storms): ‘BradCast’ 9/12/2018

Guest: Meteorologist Guy 'Climate Guy' Walton; Also: NH Primary results...

‘The Government Is Not Going to Save Us. WE Are Going to Save Us.’: ‘BradCast’ 8/2/2018

Important U.S. House Special Election next Tuesday in Columbus, OH; Trump, GOP Congress lying about election security; Admin announces deadly scheme to rollback mileage, air quality standards; More...

Admin Scheme Would Bypass Congress for $100B More in Tax Cuts for Rich: ‘BradCast’ 8/1/2018

Guest: Tax policy expert Alexandra Thornton; Also: Great news for voters in MI! And, what exactly is Sen. Jeff Flake doing in Africa?...

Trump’s Helsinki Remarks a Likely Betrayal, But May Not Amount To ‘Treason’

A compromised Russian asset, even if the President of the United States, cannot be guilty of treason unless we are 'at war' with Russia...

Trump Backs Putin, Attacks U.S. Intel Community, Law Enforcement, Dems at Helsinki Summit: ‘BradCast’ 7/16/2018

Schumer’s Tepid SCOTUS Plan, Trump’s Continuing Trail of Destruction: ‘BradCast’ 7/11/2018

Guest: The Intercept's Ryan Grim on Senate Dem hopes of derailing Brett Kavanaugh; Also: The Administration's trade wars, new attacks on 'ObamaCare' keep undermining GOP voters...

On Political Courage and ‘Not Getting Lost in a Sea of Despair’: ‘BradCast’ 6/28/2018

Good advice from smart people on this very dark moment in U.S. history; Also: More encouraging results from Tuesday's primaries...

EARTHQUAKES: JUSTICE KENNEDY RETIRES, NY PROGRESSIVE UNSEATS TOP HOUSE DEM: ‘BradCast’ 6/27/2018

Guest: The Nation's John Nichols on all of that and the stolen SCOTUS' anti-union decision today and whether it's time for Dems to 'steal' it back...

Stolen SCOTUS Approves Trump’s Muslim Ban, Strikes Down CA Rules for Anti-Abortion ‘Clinics’: ‘BradCast’ 6/26/2018

Guest: Legal reporter Mark Joseph Stern on 'Korematsu 2.0' and how the GOP's theft of the Supreme Court has finally paid off big time...

Judge Strikes Down Kansas ‘Proof of Citizenship’ Voting Law, Slaps Humiliating Sanction on Kobach: ‘BradCast’ 6/19/2018

Guest: Trial attorney Sophia Lin Lakin of ACLU's Voting Rights Project; Also: Trump's border 'crisis' worsens for Republicans...

Senate Confirms Climate Science Denier as NASA Chief: ‘BradCast’ 4/19/2018

...and many more otherworldly reminders of the importance of elections...

‘Dark Lord of Coal Country’ Rising, GOP Panicking Before U.S. Senate Primary in West Virginia: ‘BradCast’ 4/18/2018

Guest: West Virginia's Bob Kincaid; Also: McConnell says no to protecting Mueller, Mattis got Trumped on Syria, Kobach found in contempt (again) in KS, and Cuomo expands voting rights in NY...

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