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Bad Court and Election News for Trump is Good News for America: ‘BradCast’ 3/31/2025

Federal judges keep ruling against Admin; LA voters reject GOP Guv's amendments; Musk scrambles to buy WI, FL elections for Repubs; Also: U.S. nowhere to be found after Myanmar quake; Callers ring in...

  • , 3/31/2025 - 
  • 6:25 pm PT
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Why Does Trump Want to Destroy the Federal Government? Seriously, What’s in it for Him?: ‘BradCast’ 2/24/2025

Lots of related news, and callers ring in with answers to that question...

  • , 2/24/2025 - 
  • 5:50 pm PT
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‘Insane’: Former FEC Chair on Trump’s Unlawful Firing of Current FEC Chair: ‘BradCast’ 2/10/2025

Guest: Former FEC Commish Ann Ravel; Also: Admin attempts to 'delete' agency that polices Big Bank fraud; Will Trump follow court orders?...

  • , 2/10/2025 - 
  • 6:37 pm PT
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Some Trump/Musk ‘Shutdowns’, ‘Pauses’ and ‘Freezes’ You Haven’t Heard as Much About: ‘BradCast’ 2/6/2025

Guest: Author, financial journalist David Dayen on the CFPB, NLRB shutdowns; Also: Bird flu spreading amid CDC, USDA communications, research 'pause'; Racist Musk DOGE Bro at Treasury resigns...

  • , 2/06/2025 - 
  • 6:45 pm PT
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Republican FEC Commissioners Vote to Allow Campaign Donors to Hide Their Identity: ‘BradCast’ 5/16/2024

Guest: Campaign finance expert Craig Holman of Public Citizen; Also: Two (generally) encouraging SCOTUS rulings on CFPB funding and a second Black-majority U.S. House district in Louisiana...

  • , 5/16/2024 - 
  • 6:55 pm PT
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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...

  • , 10/04/2023 - 
  • 6:47 pm PT
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Corrupt SCOTUS Still Just Making Stuff Up, This Time to Block Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness: ‘BradCast’ 3/1/2023

Guest: American Prospect's David Dayen on that, CFPB, drug pricing, new Labor Dept. chief; Also: Mayor Lightfoot loses Chicago re-election effort...

  • , 3/01/2023 - 
  • 5:32 pm PT
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Good, Bad and Very Surprising News: ‘BradCast’ 10/27/2022

On climate, natural gas, 'junk fees' and other substantive issues worth knowing about ahead of our critical midterm elections...

  • , 10/27/2022 - 
  • 6:18 pm PT
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Overcoming Corporate Capture of CA’s Ballot Initiative System, Federal Courts, Grocery Stores: ‘BradCast’ 10/24/2022

Guest: David Dayen of The American Prospect; Also: Follow science and save lives by voting NO on CA's Prop 31 vaping flavor ban!...

  • , 10/24/2022 - 
  • 6:35 pm PT
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Despite Three Recent Surprise Rulings, No, John Roberts Has Not Become a Liberal Squish: ‘BradCast’ 6/29/2020

Guest: Slate's SCOTUS reporter Mark Joseph Stern on the 'canny legal' maneuverings of the Chief Justice; Also: MS votes to dump Confederate flag; Trump Campaign removed social distancing stickers before Tulsa Death Rally; COVID-19 now ravaging all but two states...

  • , 6/29/2020 - 
  • 7:04 pm PT
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Irrational Exuberance: ‘BradCast’ 4/9/2020

Guest: American Prospect's David Dayen on the failure of coronavirus relief measures and 'Great Depression II'...

  • , 4/09/2020 - 
  • 6:25 pm PT
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Lawsuit Claims English-Only Elections in 32 FL Counties Blocking Dislocated Puerto Rican Voters: ‘BradCast’ 8/27/2018

Guest: Stuart Naifeh of Demos; Also: 500k disenfranchised voters in AZ?; Trump says he's quitting NAFTA; DNC scraps 'SuperDelegates'; U.S. Govt student loan ombudsman quits in disgust; Callers ring in...

  • , 8/27/2018 - 
  • 6:30 pm PT
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Dems’ Special Election Loss in AZ, Victories in NY, Suggest Big Trouble for GOP: ‘BradCast’ 4/25/2018

Also: Mick Mulvaney's stunning admission and Mother Jones' Rebecca Leber on Scott Pruitt's new 'secret science' scam at EPA...

  • , 4/25/2018 - 
  • 6:23 pm PT
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Senate GOP Twists Obscure Law to Gut Decades-Old Regulations (Forever): ‘BradCast’ 4/20/2018

Guest: James Goodwin of Center for Progressive Reform; Also: DNC files Trump/Russia 'conspiracy' lawsuit; Wells Fargo fined $1B; Comey memos reveal Trump wants to jail journalists...

  • , 4/20/2018 - 
  • 6:13 pm PT
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New Review of 2016 Presidential Ballots in WI Precincts Confirms Valid Votes Went Untallied: ‘BradCast’ 11/28/2017

Guest: Karen McKim of Wisconsin Election Integrity...

  • , 11/28/2017 - 
  • 6:55 pm PT
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