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‘Politicians in Robes’: NC’s New GOP Supreme Court to Rehear Election Cases Just Decided: ‘BradCast’ 2/28/2023

Guest: Univ. of KY election law prof Joshua A. Douglas; Also: Listeners respond after yesterday's call-in show on Russia's war on Ukraine...

Staring Down Putin’s ‘Nuclear Coercion’ in Ukraine … and Those Listeners Who Seem to Support It: ‘BradCast’ 2/27/2023

It's not just folks on the Right who are being disinformed about the battle of democracy v. autocracy in Ukraine...

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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'...

Even Republican Election Officials in FL ‘Cannot Stomach’ DeSantis’ New Vote-by-Mail Restrictions: ‘BradCast’ 2/7/2023

Guest: Former Leon County election chief, Ion Sancho; Also: FL revokes Orlando Philharmonic venue liquor license for 'Drag Queen Xmas' show...

‘Clocks Striking Thirteen’: Court Cites Orwell in Response to FL Republicans’ ‘Stop W.O.K.E. Act’

But DeSantis' totalitarian new law has even darker echoes...

UPDATE 3/16/23: 11th Circuit panel unanimously denied FL request to stay the preliminary injunction...

NJ County Discovers Loser Actually Won After 2022 Computer Mistally: ‘BradCast’ 1/26/2023

Also: 'Doomsday Clock' ticked forward; Opposing war and supporting Ukraine; And, 'Russia, please!'...

Musk’s Twitter Takeover Turns from Dumb to Dangerous: ‘BradCast’ 12/14/2022

Guest: Media activist (and Musk's former corporate PR trainer!) 'Spocko'; Also: Oregon Guv commutes all state death sentences; Schumer says ECA reform to be included in lame duck spending bill...

A Progressive’s Closing Argument for Voting Democratic in 2022: ‘BradCast’ 11/4/2022

Guest: Alan Minsky of Progressive Democrats of America; Also: Final federal jobs report before midterms beats expectations again...

America’s Authoritarian Dystopian Future is Now. (And More Fun News of the Day!): ‘BradCast’ 10/20/2022

DeSantis' shameful 'voter fraud' round-up; Blistering progressive midterm ads; Disastrous 'conservative' fiscal leadership in U.K., U.S.; Good CO2 emissions news (mostly); Rubio bombs in FL debate with Demings...

New Bill Would Prevent Congressmembers and Immediate Family from Buying, Selling Stocks: ‘BradCast’ 10/3/2022

Guest: Craig Holman of Public Citizen; Also: Ian's death toll cracks 100; Biden in Puerto Rico after Fiona; Putin's failures; Brazil's election lessons for upcoming U.S. midterms...

‘Gold Standard’ SCOTUS Poll Finds Majority of Americans Support Expansion of High Court: ‘BradCast’ 9/26/2022

Also: Disinformationists; Fascism rising; Hurricane Ian threatens disaster in FL; Callers ring in to fight about Dems before critical midterms...

‘What’s Happening in Our Country is Not Normal’: ‘BradCast’ 9/6/2022

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Democracy This Fall? Or the Fall of Democracy?: ‘BradCast’ 8/22/2022

New poll finds democracy now top issue for voters; Also: Latest Trump accountability news; Midterm election news; Callers ring in on why they're voting this November...

Biden Signs Dems’ Landmark Climate, Health Bill; Trumpers Inciting Domestic Violence, Extremism: ‘BradCast’ 8/16/2022

Guest: Stephanie Foggett of The Soufan Center...

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