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Moore, Moore, Moore…and Other Vital News: ‘BradCast’ 12/11/2017

Terror attacks in NY, KS, NM; Pentagon to allow transgender enlistment, despite Trump's ban; SoCal fire update; A big election integrity court win and deep dive into the mad state of Alabama's U.S. Senate election as voters head to the polls...

‘No Difference Between Democrats and Republicans’? Seriously?!: ‘BradCast’ 11/21/2017

Guest: Former Obama tax policy advisor Seth Hanlon on GOP tax cuts; Also: Trump endorses accused child molester for U.S. Senate; Trump's FCC announces plans to kill landmark 'Net Neutrality' protections...

Pelosi’s Misguided Anti-Impeachment Calculus

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‘It Does Not Appear to be Supported by Any Facts’: Judge Blocks Trump’s Military Transgender Ban: ‘BradCast’ 11/1/2017

Guest: Constitutional law expert Ian Millhiser; Also: Trump's reaction to NYC terror attack and continuing failure to understand public policy...

The ‘Secret’ Corporate Lobbying Past of VA’s GOP Gov. Candidate Ed Gillespie: ‘BradCast’ 10/25/2017

Guest: Reporter Mike Stark of ShareBlue; Also: The coherent, corporatist, anything-but-populist rightwing Republican agenda of Donald Trump...

Trump’s Reckless Disregard for Puerto Rican Lives is an Impeachable Offense

The President's woeful, deadly response in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria must be added to the list...

DHS Misled on 2016 ‘Russian Hacking’ (So, Will They Get It Right in 2018?): ‘BradCast’ 10/18/2017

Guest: Orange County, CA Registrar of Voters, Neal Kelley, member of new DHS Election Infrastructure Coordinating Council...

‘Chaos’: ‘BradCast’ 10/13/2017

In less than 24 hours, Trump aggressively unleashes fresh havoc on the American health care system and foreign policy with Iran...

The Wrath of Don: Trump Threatens Puerto Rico, Iran Deal, ‘ObamaCare’: ‘BradCast’ 10/12/2017

Guest: Igor Volsky of Center for American Progress...

North Korea, Iran and Trump’s Determined ‘Path to WWIII’: ‘BradCast’ 10/10/2017

Guest: Dr. Trita Parsi of the National Iranian-American Council on Trump's dangerous, and foolish, scheme to break the Iran nuclear deal...

Nation Still Underestimating ‘Trump’s Dangerously Coherent Agenda’: ‘BradCast’ 10/9/2017

Guest: Author, journalist John Nichols; Also: Nate dissipates after landfall; Massive wildfires explode across CA; Trump EPA announces reversal of Obama 'Clean Power Plan'...

Political and Corporate Hypocrisy on Parade: ‘BradCast’ 9/20/2017

Guest: Investigative journalist Rachel Leven | Also: Catastrophic Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, 7.1 M earthquake in Mexico...

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