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‘A Tidal Wave of Fire’ in L.A.: ‘BradCast’ 1/8/2025

From the heart of climate-changed wind and inferno country, apparently, it’s today’s special edition of The BradCast. [Audio link to full show follows this summary.] As you might suspect, as we broadcast most days from Hollywood, pretty much in the center of Los Angeles, the bulk of today’s show is dedicated to fire coverage. Yesterday […]

Trouble in Trumpland? Broligarchs v. MAGA!: ‘BradCast’ 1/7/2025

I suspect it’s gonna get much uglier before it’s all said and done. And we’re here for it! A “MAGA Civil War”? Count us in on The BradCast! [Audio link to full show follows below this summary.] But, first up, some other news today… Repeated “wildfire weather” warnings from the National Weather Service for Los […]

‘Green News Report’ – January 7, 2025

Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: New year, new punishing extreme weather; 2024 was the hottest year in human history; President Biden bans new offshore drilling across most U.S. coastal waters; PLUS: The legacy of Jimmy Carter, one of the greatest conservation presidents in U.S. history… All […]

2025 Kicks Off With Both a Bang and a Whimper: ‘BradCast’ 1/6/2025

We’re back on today’s BradCast after our holiday break! And just in time for today’s completely peaceful January 6th certification of the 2024 Electoral College results during a joint session of Congress. It sure is fun how peaceful things are when Republicans aren’t pretending the election was stolen from them, eh? [Audio link to full […]

Silent Nights

As noted on Thursday’s rollicking year-end BradCast and occasionally hopeful Green News Report, we will be standing down this week and next over the holidays, after a grueling year and before a likely more grueling one (or four) arrives. Barring any surprises, or itchy trigger fingers, I suspect The BRAD BLOG will be mostly silent […]

Trump Gets Trumped in Our Musky End-of-Year Roundtable: ‘BradCast’ 12/19/2024

Today, on our last new BradCast of 2024: It’s beginning to look a lot like failure, everywhere you look in D.C. It’s already getting pathetic before either the new majorities are sworn in to Congress or the new Administration officially takes over the White House. But we’re all here for the GOP fiascos today! [Audio […]

‘Green News Report’ – December 19, 2024

Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: Biden E.P.A. grants California waiver to phase out sales of new gasoline cars by 2035; New study links microplastics to lung and colon cancers; PLUS: Energy Department finds Republicans’ plan to expand natural gas exports will drive up prices for Americans… […]

About Some of Trump’s ‘Day One’ Threats: ‘BradCast’ 12/18/2024

As usual, the incoming President has almost no clue what he’s talking about. Not that he cares or that it matters. That’s especially true, as discussed on today’s BradCast, when it comes to elections and voting laws. [Audio link to full show follows this summary.] FIRST UP… It’s another one of those fire-hose news days […]

‘Green News Report’ – December 17, 2024

Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: Cyclone Chido unleashes “apocalyptic” devastation on Indian Ocean archipelago; Malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases on the rise around the world, thanks to worsening extreme floods; Warming winters force closure of historic Swiss ski resort; PLUS: Biden’s EPA finally succeeds in banning […]