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One Big Step Forward, Three Steps Back in Weekend Elections: ‘BradCast’ 10/17/2023

Also: One step forward, two steps back in Gaza; No steps forward in GOP House Speaker debacle...

The Old Normal (But With Democracy Itself and Life on Earth at Stake): ‘BradCast’ 10/5/2023

Media woefully misleads on Biden and the border wall; AL to finally add second Black-majority House district; September heat 'gobsmackingly bananas'; Prez warns democracy in peril in perfectly normal interview...

Even SCOTUS is Rejecting the Rightwing Scheme to Kill the CFPB: ‘BradCast’ 10/4/2023

Guest: David Dayen of The American Prospect; Also: Biden forgives another $9B in student loans; Jordan, Scalise to run for Speaker; Republicans try to blame Dems for Repub removal of McCarthy...

NY JUDGE RULES TRUMP EMPIRE BUILT ON FRAUD IN $250M LAWSUIT: ‘BradCast’ 9/26/2023

Also: Biden joins picket line in MI; SCOTUS rejects AL gerrymander (again); Cassidy Hutchinson warns against former Prez; MUCH more...

Workers Rising: TV, Film Writers Win ‘Exceptional’ Contract From Producers: ‘BradCast’ 9/25/2023

Also: Biden to join autoworker picket line in Detroit; Trump to meet NON-union workers in suburbs; Callers ring in with union myths, realities...

How American Newsrooms Can and Must Stand Up for Democracy in 2024: ‘BradCast’ 9/20/2023

Guest: Dan Froomkin of Press Watch; Also: Dems win, outperform in PA, NH special elections; PA Guv begins automatic voter registration...

Don’t Get Fooled Again: ‘BradCast’ 9/19/2023

Biden, Zelenskyy fight for democracy at U.N.; House GOP in 'civil war' as government shutdown looms, impeachment scam moves forward...

‘Winning Begets Winning’: U.S. Labor Movement Rising First Time in Decades: ‘BradCast’ 9/18/2023

Guest: UC-Santa Barbara labor historian and author, Nelson Lichtenstein...

Inflation Reduction Act ‘Turbocharging’ U.S. Jobs, Clean Energy Manufacturing. Will Voters Notice?: ‘BradCast’ 9/13/2023

Guest: David Roberts, climate and energy journalist; Also: Senate Repubs don't think much of McCarthy's Impeachment Inquiry either...

If Ya Can’t Beat ‘Em, Impeach ‘Em!: ‘BradCast’ 9/12/2023

Guest: John Nichols on the WI GOP's state Supreme Court impeachment threat to save their gerrymandered majorities; Also: McCarthy announces House GOP's evidence-free impeachment inquiry of President Biden...

‘The Next 18 Months Are Going to be a Bumpy Ride’ (or, ‘I Can’t Fight This Feeling Anymore’): ‘BradCast’ 9/5/2023

Election officials grapple with Trump's Constitutional ballot disqualification; Also: Proud Boy boss gets 22 years for 1/6; Courts order lawless AL, FL to restore Black-majority U.S. House Districts...

‘The Elephant Not in the Room’: The Other GOP Candidates Debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin: ‘BradCast’ 8/24/2023

Special Coverage with Salon's Heather Digby Parton, Pro Left Podcast's 'Driftglass'; Also: Willis requests Trump RICO trial begin this October!...

Laboratory of Autocracy: WI GOPers Threaten to Impeach Just-Seated Supreme Court Justice: ‘BradCast’ 8/22/2023

Guest: BRAD BLOG legal contributor Ernest A. Canning; Also: Trump co-defendants begin surrenders on 2020 election theft RICO charges in GA...

Autocracy on Parade in NC and TX; Democracy Striking Back in WI: ‘BradCast’ 8/17/2023

Also: Hurricane Hillary eyes Southern CA and/or AZ...

‘It’s All Gone’: A Devastating Report from Maui: ‘BradCast’ 8/10/2023

Guest: Maui radio veteran Shaggy Jenkins; Also: Record U.S. storm damage; Tim Scott's climate change lies; Listener mail and more...

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