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‘A World of Tyrants, Bribes, and Influence’: ‘BradCast’ 5/22/2025

Guests: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, 'Driftglass' of 'Pro Left Podcast'...

  • , 5/22/2025 - 
  • 5:44 pm PT
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And Then They Came for Members of Congress…: ‘BradCast’ 5/20/2025

Guest: Attorney Keith Barber; Also: Noem doesn't know what Habeas Corpus means; Paramount owner wants CBS News to roll over to Trump...

  • , 5/20/2025 - 
  • 6:49 pm PT
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Mad World: ‘BradCast’ 5/15/2025

Birthright citizenship and nationwide injunctions at SCOTUS; GOP tax and health care cuts in the House; Eliminating FEMA, dismantling NWS before hurricane season; Noem's surreal tattoo testimony; Souter's warning...

  • , 5/15/2025 - 
  • 6:52 pm PT
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Trump Losing Streak Continues Without Pause into SECOND Hundred Days: ‘BradCast’ 5/1/2025

National Security Adviser tossed; More big court losses via Republican-appointed judges; Also: 2028 Dems rising?..

  • , 5/01/2025 - 
  • 6:51 pm PT
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100 Daze: ‘BradCast’ 4/30/2025

Guests: Heather Digby Parton of Salon, 'Driftglass' of 'Pro Left Podcast'...

  • , 4/30/2025 - 
  • 5:52 pm PT
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Campaign to ‘Impeach Trump Again’ Gains Fresh Momentum as Dem Rep. Introduces New Articles: ‘BradCast’ 4/29/2025

Guest: Constitutional Law and Impeachment expert John Bonifaz; Also: Liberals crush Conservatives in Canadian elections...thanks to Trump...

  • , 4/29/2025 - 
  • 6:54 pm PT
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Pope Francis Dies, Trump Still Alive and Criming: ‘BradCast’ 4/21/2025

We're back! Catching up with the week that was; Admin nearing contempt charges; Conservatives now warning of Trump tyranny; Callers ring in...

  • , 4/21/2025 - 
  • 5:57 pm PT
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‘Mob Boss’ Trump’s Global Trade Sanctions Tank U.S., World Markets: ‘BradCast’ 4/3/2025

So, what's their real purpose? Why wasn't Russia included? How does this idiocy end?; Also: Good news for voters from GOP-appointed federal judges in PA, TX...

  • , 4/03/2025 - 
  • 6:30 pm PT
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Federal Judge Dismisses Long-Running Challenge to Georgia’s Unverifiable, Insecure Voting System: ‘BradCast’ 4/1/2025

Guest: Plaintiff Marilyn Marks of Coalition for Good Governance; Also: Mass layoffs begin at HHS, CDC, NIH, FDA; Booker highlights Trump authoritarianism in record-breaking U.S. Senate 'filibuster'...

  • , 4/01/2025 - 
  • 6:31 pm PT
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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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Signal Scandal Gets Worse for Trump, GOP; Big Special Election Victories for Dems in PA: ‘BradCast’ 3/26/2025

Also: Musk tries to buy next week's WI, FL elections; Trump's attempted Executive Order election 'power grab' would 'disenfranchise millions'...

  • , 3/26/2025 - 
  • 7:02 pm PT
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We’re ALL Voice of America Now: ‘BradCast’ 3/20/2025

Happy Finland, sad U.S.; Israel's breaks Gaza ceasefire; Trump knowingly parrots Putin's Ukraine propaganda; VOA still silenced, still needed...

  • , 3/20/2025 - 
  • 6:45 pm PT
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Voice of America’s Chief Nat’l Correspondent on Trump Silencing VOA for First Time Since 1942: ‘BradCast’ 3/17/2025

Guest: Steve Herman laments shutdown of 'beacon that burned bright during darkest hours' as 'a national tragedy' and gift to U.S. adversaries...

  • , 3/17/2025 - 
  • 4:40 pm PT
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Bad Day for ‘Strongmen’: ‘BradCast’ 3/11/2025

Philippines' Duterte arrested for 'Crimes Against Humanity'; Trump waffles on Canadian tariffs; Wall Street continues swoon; Also: Democracy and 'disordered discord'; In Memoriam: OG blogging pioneer Kevin Drum...

  • , 3/11/2025 - 
  • 7:10 pm PT
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Defending the Free Press Against White House Assaults (and Jeff Bezos): ‘BradCast’ 2/27/2025

Guest: Former WaPo columnist, editor Dan Froomkin of Press Watch; Also: Why we still need the corporate media, but need them to do better...

  • , 2/27/2025 - 
  • 6:44 pm PT
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