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Zelenskyy Addresses Congress, More Russian War Crimes in Ukraine, A Hope for Peace Emerges: ‘BradCast’ 3/16/2022

Also: Manchin and petty GOP Senators undermine the Fed; Daylight breaks for permanent DST; Randy Rainbow returns!...

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Sorry, But COVID Ain’t Over Yet; And Propaganda in Russia/Ukraine/US: ‘BradCast’ 3/14/2022

More transmissible Omicron variant rising; Ukraine keeps sense of humor amid war; Russia's dark lies and celebration of Tucker Carlson; 'Censorship' on YouTube...

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3/14/2022 -
6:22 pm PT

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Back in the USSR? ‘Shortwaves for Freedom!’: ‘BradCast’ 3/11/2022

Guests: Kate Neiswender and Kim Andrew Elliott on a U.S. crowd-funded grassroots effort reviving Cold War tech to counter propaganda inside Putin's new Iron Curtain; And, yes, Russians love their children too...

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3/11/2022 -
6:18 pm PT

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‘Forget the Cheese. Let’s Get Out of the Trap’: Still Seeking Peace for Ukraine: ‘BradCast’ 3/7/2022

Third round of Russia-Ukraine talks end; We open the phones to listeners to discuss possibilities for a peaceful solution and end to the aggression...

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3/7/2022 -
6:03 pm PT

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A Path to Peace in Ukraine: ‘BradCast’ 3/4/2022

Guest: Russia-Ukraine author, expert Anatol Leiven of the Quincy Inst. for Responsible Statecraft; Also: Huge new jobs numbers for February as Biden economic boom continues, despite media failure in reporting it...

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3/4/2022 -
6:44 pm PT

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Meanwhile…Back at SCOTUS: ‘BradCast’ 3/3/2022

Guest: Legal reporter Mark Joseph Stern on KBJ, the EPA, dark money in the federal judiciary and much more; Also: Latest good-ish news and bleak news out of Ukraine...

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3/3/2022 -
6:34 pm PT

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‘Democracies Rising to the Moment’: Biden’s First State of the Union Address: ‘BradCast’ 3/2/2022

Special coverage with guests Heather Digby Parton of Salon and Richard 'RJ' Eskow of 'The Zero Hour'; Also: TX primary results, election probs...

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3/2/2022 -
5:37 pm PT

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‘Denazification’? Russian Bombs Reportedly Fall on Ukraine Holocaust Memorial: ‘BradCast’ 3/1/2022

And other troubling war news; Also: GOP Congressmembers speak at pro-Putin White Supremacist rally; Huge percentage of TX mid-term ballots rejected under new GOP absentee ballot restrictions...

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Brad Friedman,
3/1/2022 -
6:17 pm PT

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What Part of ANTI-War Don’t Some of Our Friends on the Left Understand?: ‘BradCast’ 2/28/2022

Also: New IPCC Report warns we're out of time to adapt to climate change; SCOTUS aims to kill the EPA; Callers ring in on Russia/Ukraine horror...

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Brad Friedman,
2/28/2022 -
6:44 pm PT

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Putin, Propaganda and Prosecutions: ‘BradCast’ 2/25/2022

Guest host Nicole Sandler with Emptywheel's Marcy Wheeler...

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Nicole Sandler,
2/25/2022 -
4:07 pm PT

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‘Putin is the Aggressor, Putin Chose This War’: ‘BradCast’ 2/24/2022

The world protests, sanctions and rallies against Russia's unprovoked, 'barbaric', full-scale assault against sovereign Ukraine...

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Brad Friedman,
2/24/2022 -
6:17 pm PT

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The Continuing Costs of Failing to Play the ‘Long Ball’ in U.S. Foreign Policy: ‘BradCast’ 2/23/2022

Guest: Author, journalist John Judis of TPM with 'A Dissenting View of US Policy toward Russia'; Also: Latest news on Ukraine; Good news on redistricting in PA, OH; Bad news for Trump criminal probe in NY?...

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2/23/2022 -
5:48 pm PT

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‘Bad News for Democracy’: Russian Troops in Ukraine, Republican Vote Suppressors in Texas: ‘BradCast’ 2/22/2022

Guest: Grace Chimene, President, TX League of Women Voters on alarming mid-term primary ballot rejection rate; Also: Biden announces 'first tranche' of Russian sanctions in response to 'invasion'...

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Brad Friedman,
2/22/2022 -
6:22 pm PT

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Can Fixing the U.S. Supply Chain Disaster Actually Unite Americans?: ‘BradCast’ 2/15/2022

Guest: The American Prospect's David Dayen on the magazine's ambitious Special Issue: Also: Gun-maker settles with Sandy Hook families; Prince Andrew settles sex-abuse case; Palin loses (again); Putin blinks?...

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2/15/2022 -
6:05 pm PT

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Dumb and Dangerous: Russia-Ukraine Standoff, Canadian Anti-Vax Protests: ‘BradCast’ 2/14/2022

Since nobody seems to know much about either, we open the phone lines to listeners to see what we can learn...

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2/14/2022 -
6:05 pm PT

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U.S. Middle Eastern ‘War Crimes’ Then and Now: ‘BradCast’ 4/16/2026

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Articles in Category: Vladimir Putin (Page 4)

Also: Manchin and petty GOP Senators undermine the Fed; Daylight breaks for permanent DST; Randy Rainbow returns!...

More transmissible Omicron variant rising; Ukraine keeps sense of humor amid war; Russia's dark lies and celebration of Tucker Carlson; 'Censorship' on YouTube...

Guests: Kate Neiswender and Kim Andrew Elliott on a U.S. crowd-funded grassroots effort reviving Cold War tech to counter propaganda inside Putin's new Iron Curtain; And, yes, Russians love their children too...

Third round of Russia-Ukraine talks end; We open the phones to listeners to discuss possibilities for a peaceful solution and end to the aggression...

Guest: Russia-Ukraine author, expert Anatol Leiven of the Quincy Inst. for Responsible Statecraft; Also: Huge new jobs numbers for February as Biden economic boom continues, despite media failure in reporting it...

Guest: Legal reporter Mark Joseph Stern on KBJ, the EPA, dark money in the federal judiciary and much more; Also: Latest good-ish news and bleak news out of Ukraine...

Special coverage with guests Heather Digby Parton of Salon and Richard 'RJ' Eskow of 'The Zero Hour'; Also: TX primary results, election probs...

And other troubling war news; Also: GOP Congressmembers speak at pro-Putin White Supremacist rally; Huge percentage of TX mid-term ballots rejected under new GOP absentee ballot restrictions...

Also: New IPCC Report warns we're out of time to adapt to climate change; SCOTUS aims to kill the EPA; Callers ring in on Russia/Ukraine horror...

Guest host Nicole Sandler with Emptywheel's Marcy Wheeler...

The world protests, sanctions and rallies against Russia's unprovoked, 'barbaric', full-scale assault against sovereign Ukraine...

Guest: Author, journalist John Judis of TPM with 'A Dissenting View of US Policy toward Russia'; Also: Latest news on Ukraine; Good news on redistricting in PA, OH; Bad news for Trump criminal probe in NY?...

Guest: Grace Chimene, President, TX League of Women Voters on alarming mid-term primary ballot rejection rate; Also: Biden announces 'first tranche' of Russian sanctions in response to 'invasion'...

Guest: The American Prospect's David Dayen on the magazine's ambitious Special Issue: Also: Gun-maker settles with Sandy Hook families; Prince Andrew settles sex-abuse case; Palin loses (again); Putin blinks?...

Since nobody seems to know much about either, we open the phone lines to listeners to see what we can learn...

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Guest: Conservationist Jim Pattiz; Also: Judge blocks Indiana law barring Student IDs for voting; More U.S. ground troops headed to Iran...

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