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‘So Stupid it Makes Your Head Explode’: ‘BradCast’ 6/25/2026

Guests: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, 'Driftglass' of 'Pro Left Podcast' on court rulings (good and awful), Dem Primaries, Trump's 'Deflecting Pool' and more...

Corrupt SCOTUS Undermines U.S. Constitution, Guts Last Remaining Protections of Voting Rights Act: ‘BradCast’ 4/29/2026

Guest: Redistricting expert Dan Vicuña of Common Cause; Also: Comey's dumb new indictment; E. Jean Carroll wins again; More new lows for Trump approval...

News from the Corrupt Anti-Abortion TX-to-SCOTUS Legal Mill Pipeline: ‘BradCast’ 6/13/2024

Guest: Political writer Amanda Marcotte; Also: Dems outperform in OH U.S. House Special Election; Brad gets COVID again goddammit...

How SCOTUS Has Been Undermining American Democracy for 50 Years: ‘BradCast’ 6/6/2024

Guest: Univ. of KY election law professor Joshua A. Douglas; Also: Bannon (mostly) ordered to prison; U.N. chief calls for a ban on fossil fuel ads, as planet reaches disturbing new climate warming milestone...

Alito’s an Insurrection Supporter. So, What Are Dems Gonna Do About It?: ‘BradCast’ 5/23/2024

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Trump Dark Money Group Dumping Tens of Millions on Racist, Transphobic Disinfo Ads: ‘BradCast’ 5/21/2024

Guest: Researcher Victoria Cadostin on 'Citizens for Sanity'; Also: Giuliani arraigned with fake electors in AZ; Defense rests in NY Trump trial; More...

Could Ohio Republicans REALLY Keep Biden Off the Ballot?!: ‘BradCast’ 5/14/2024

Also: GOP dirty tricks in WA; More GOP voter suppression in GA; Brighter news from WI and on the slow painful death of 'stare decisis'...

SCOTUS Decision to Hear Abortion Pill Case Good News For Reproductive Liberty

Threat of nationwide ban is over, likelihood of newly imposed restrictions on expanded, FDA-approved availability dimmed...

GOP House Selects New Hard-Right Speaker; SCOTUS May Kill Non-Existent ‘Wealth Tax’: ‘BradCast’ 10/25/2023

Guest: Pulitzer Prize-winning business columnist Michael Hiltzik; Also: Otis becomes Cat 5 hurricane in 12 hours before slamming Acapulco...

Alito’s (Corrupt) Way: ‘BradCast’ 7/31/2023

And his inability to read the simple text of the U.S. Constitution; Also: Callers ring in on him, Trump and other democracy v. autocracy issues...

GA SoS Attacks Voting System Experts Calling for Critical Security Upgrades Before 2024 Elections: ‘BradCast’ 6/28/2023

Guest: Election expert Dr. Philip Stark of UC-Berkeley; Also: More Alito corruption; More on the 'single most important constitutional case for American Democracy since the Nation's Founding'...

He is the Very ‘Model’ of a Modern Rightwing SCOTUS Judge: ‘BradCast’ 6/22/2023

Guest: Former DoJ, U.S. Senate, U.S. Court system official Lisa Graves of True North Research; Also: Texas heat; Ridiculous House GOP majority...

Bad Days in Court for Rightwing Extremist Yutzes: ‘BradCast’ 5/25/2023

Also: Is Biden playing 3-D chess with Repubs on the Debt Ceiling?...

How SCOTUS Has ‘Legalized’ Its Own Corruption: ‘BradCast’ 5/24/2023

Guest: Former federal prosecutor Randall D. Eliason; Also: How DeSantis robbed freedoms and weaponized Big Government 'cancel culture' in FL...

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