‘Black Wednesday’ Sending ‘Shockwaves Through the Oil and Gas Industry’: ‘BradCast’ 6/4/2021
While the nation claws its way out of a pandemic and the Republican party continues to crack up — or carry out its slow-motion attempted coup, take your pick — a landmark moment occurred for the planet a week or so ago, which has left the fossil fuel industry reeling and describing as “Black Wednesday”, […]
The Texas Republican ‘Voter Fraud’ Fraud: ‘BradCast’ 6/3/2021
We’re old enough on The BradCast to remember the days when the news got really slow during the summer months after Memorial Day. These are no longer those days. [Audio link to full show follows summary below.] Among the many and various stories covered on today’s program… Thanks to the Biden Administration’s COVID vaccine efforts, […]
‘Green News Report’ – June 3, 2021
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: Cargo ship carrying acid, oil, and plastic sinks off Sri Lanka’s coast; Man-made global warming to blame for one-third of global heat deaths, study finds; Texas winter storm and blackout death toll four or five times higher than official state tally; […]
‘Catastrophe Galloping Towards Us’ as Democracy Scholars Sound the Alarm: ‘BradCast’ 6/2/2021
We continue to do all that we can on The BradCast to sound the alarm about the perilous state of democracy in the U.S. right now, as Republicans around the country work to pass laws to make it harder for Democrats to vote and to allow Republicans to outright reverse election results if Plan A […]
After Walkout to Block Voter Suppression Bill, Texas Democrats Plead for Reform from D.C.: ‘BradCast’ 6/1/2021
Desi and I are back on today’s BradCast, after a week of non-stop jackhammers outside of our studio. The construction is still ongoing, but the jackhammers, we are told, are mostly done. So, we’re trying to work around the noise as best as possible this week. (Though if a rerun unexpectedly shows up, that will […]
‘Green News Report’ – June 1, 2021
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: Bad day for Big Oil, as landmark decisions in the courtroom and the boardroom hit Exxon, Chevron, and Shell Oil; PLUS: New study shows how fossil fuel industry PR has shifted from outright denying climate change to blaming consumers… All that […]
Joe Manchin is Endangering Democracy
The stubborn refusal on the part of Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) to eliminate or even reform the filibuster — at least as it pertains to Voting Rights Legislation — along with his refusal to join with his 49 Democratic colleagues in the Senate who have co-sponsored the For the People Act of 2021 endangers the […]
Memorial Day Weekend ‘Back to Work’ Toons
Democracy Still Broken: ‘BradCast’ 5/28/2021
Thank God it’s Friday! I don’t think I could take another day like this one. It’s NICOLE SANDLER, guest hosting the BradCast again while Brad and Desi try to dodge the jackhammers making work at their studio impossible. Hopefully the noisy work will be done soon so they can get back in time for the […]
Give Peace A Chance: ‘BradCast’ 5/27/2021
NICOLE SANDLER back again, holding down the fort, guest hosting the BradCast while Brad and Desi are sidelined due to jackhammers tearing up the concrete outside their studio. Hopefully the noise ends soon, and they can return. [Audio link to full show is posted below.] President Biden announced recently that he’d withdraw all American troops […]
‘If It Were Up To Me, I’d Take Away The Guns’: ‘BradCast’ 5/26/2021
It’s NICOLE SANDLER, back in to guest host another edition of the BradCast so that Brad and Desi don’t have to shout over the sound of jackhammers. [Audio link to today’s show is posted below summary.] I had a different show planned for today, but that can wait for another day. We awoke this morning […]
Yes, We Really Can Have Nice Things: ‘BradCast’ 5/25/2021
It’s NICOLE SANDLER guest hosting The BradCast for the next few days while they tear up the concrete around Brad & Desi’s studio. After a look at the news and the latest Green News Report, we turned to today’s guest, STEPHANIE KELTON . She’s an economist, an expert in Modern Monetary Theory and the author […]
Unexpected Infrastructure Upgrade!
Our building owner has notified us that major construction just outside of our recording studio — including days of jack hammering(!) — will be under way anywhere from the next 7 to 14 days! Unfortunately, we’ll be unable to record The BradCast or Green News Report during the construction. However, Nicole Sandler will be rescuing […]
‘Green News Report’ – May 25, 2021
Follow @GreenNewsReport… (Or use “Click here to listen…” link below.) IN TODAY’S RADIO REPORT: Biden doubles FEMA disaster funding as NOAA forecasts another intense hurricane season; U.S. renewable energy deployment hits record pace in 2021; PLUS: Republicans reject corporate tax increases to fund major infrastructure upgrades… All that and more in today’s Green News Report! […]
How Years of Dem Inaction on Election Integrity Opened the Door to Phony GOP ‘Fraud’ Claims: ‘BradCast’ 5/24/2021
On today’s BradCast, (riddled with a few tech probs at the station, so apologies for any incoherence on my part!) we bring you up to date on some of the latest developments in the insane, dangerously non-transparent “audit” theater in Maricopa County (Phoenix), Arizona being carried out by the Trump-supporting Cyber Ninjas company. [Audio link […]
