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Biden’s Ticket to Ending the GOP Debt Ceiling Hostage Crisis Has Already Been Filed in Court: ‘BradCast’ 5/22/2023

Guest: The American Prospect's David Dayen; Also, Breaking: AZ's Democratic Governor vetoes bipartisan election transparency bill...

Dancin’ on the Dumb, Dangerous Debt Ceiling: ‘BradCast’ 5/17/2023

Guest: Attorney Ernest A. Canning on how Biden can safely avoid default; Also: Suit against Giuliani details how Trump's scheme to steal 2020 was hatched by early 2019; Election results from FL, KY, PA...

Exclusive: GA Delays Security Fixes to Touch-screen Vote Systems Until After 2024 Election: ‘BradCast’ 5/10/2023

Guest: Marilyn Marks of Coalition for Good Governance on that and new fake electors news; Also: Santos charged with 13 federal felonies...

Guns, the Debt Ceiling and Other GOP Terrorism: ‘BradCast’ 5/9/2023

ALSO: JURY FINDS TRUMP LIABLE FOR SEXUAL ABUSE, DEFAMATION, AWARDS E. JEAN CARROLL $5 MILLION...

Deadline Hollywood, Deadline Debt Ceiling: ‘BradCast’ 5/2/2023

Also: Abortion bans blocked by GOPers in two 'red' states; Trump Camp also paid a second research firm to find zero fraud in the 2020 election...

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Dupes and Dopes: ‘BradCast’ 4/20/2023

McCarthy's DOA plan to gut spending on the poor and make his own constituents sick in exchange for not crashing the U.S. economy; Also: Lindell loses a $5 million election fraud bet; Peters still facing jail time...

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Harbingers of Republican Implosion: ‘BradCast’ 3/21/2023

Uncertainty and necessity of Trump indictment(s); Bragg ponders 'perp walk' protocol; MAGA fears a protest 'trap'; Fox 'News' eating its own...

GOP’s Twitter/Hunter Biden Laptop ‘Censorship’ Hearing Crashes and Burns: ‘BradCast’ 2/9/2023

Also: Jeffries blocks GOP attempt to kill Office of Congressional Ethics; PA special elections give Dems full control of state House; New Dem trifecta in MN protects abortion rights, mandates 100% clean power...

BIDEN WINS ‘STATE OF THE UNION’ ADDRESS: ‘BradCast’ 2/8/2023

Special Coverage of the President's ingenious, off-the-cuff GOP Rope-a-Dope and much more with guests Heather Digby Parton of Salon and Hullabaloo, and 'Driftglass' of the 'Pro Left Podcast'...

Evidence Shows Hunter Biden Reads Newspapers, Not Classified Documents (Repubs Should Try it!): ‘BradCast’ 2/2/2023

The President's son threatens legal action against rightwing media, seeks legal probe of 'stolen' emails; Also: Omar pushes back against GOP revenge vote; And, a 'BradCast' programming announcement!...

Could Biden Just Ignore the Dumb Debt Limit if Repubs Refuse to Raise It?: ‘BradCast’ 2/1/2023

Guest: Kevin Drum of Jabberwocking; Also: Prepare yourself for the GOP's crash and burn Congressional 'investigations'...

Ohio’s Completely Moderate, Not-Corrupt-At-All Republican Gov. DeWine: ‘BradCast’ 1/19/2023

Dark money fossil fuel bribery and disenfranchising military voters in the Buckeye State; Also: GOP House continues dangerous debt limit game...

House GOP’s ‘One-Two Punch to Shut Down Office of Congressional Ethics’: ‘BradCast’ 1/18/2023

Guest: Public Citizen's Government Affairs lobbyist Craig Holman; Also: VA's Youngkin kills new Ford EV battery plant, 2,500 new jobs; Kobach fined by FEC as he takes seat as top law enforcement official in KS...

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