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Trump Caves, Reopens Govt (For Now), And What He Hopes You Didn’t Notice: ‘BradCast’ 1/25/2019

Guest: The Intercept's Akela Lacy on Admin approval for religious discrimination; Also: Kushner was rejected for top secret clearance, but granted it anyway; Stone arrested and charged in Florida...

Shutdown or Shakedown?: ‘BradCast’ 1/11/2019

Guest: Ricky Garza of Texas Civil Rights Project on Trump's Rio Grande land grab; Also: Historic shutdown fallout across the nation, and an impossible (but real!) 60-year old warning about 'Trump' and his 'wall'...

Harvard Law Prof: Dems Must Now Pack SCOTUS or Face ‘Political Suicide’: ‘BradCast’ 10/19/2018

Guest: Harvard Law's Michael Klarman; Also: Trump praises GOP Rep's violence against journalist at MT rally, as Khashoggi assassination roils...

Nation’s Largest Voting System Vendor Threatens Election Transparency Advocates With Lawsuit: ‘BradCast’ 10/3/2018

Guests: AUDIT-USA's Emily Levy and attorney Chris Sautter; Also: Reports of FBI ignoring dozens of Kavanaugh witnesses persist, Trump mocks accuser, Americans can't wait to vote...

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...

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...

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