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AZ Repubs, with Dem SoS Support, Pass Landmark Election Transparency Bill: ‘BradCast’ 5/18/2023

Guest: AZ GOP State Senator and former Sec. of State Ken Bennett...

UPDATED: Dem Governor Hobbs vetoes the bill...

CNN Gifts 70-Minute Infomercial to Trump: ‘BradCast’ 5/11/2023

Guest: Salon's Heather Digby Parton; Also: OH GOP lawmakers adopt ballot measure to undermine democracy in August special election...

Exclusive: GA Delays Security Fixes to Touch-screen Vote Systems Until After 2024 Election: ‘BradCast’ 5/10/2023

Guest: Marilyn Marks of Coalition for Good Governance on that and new fake electors news; Also: Santos charged with 13 federal felonies...

MAGA Election Clerk Ousted by Rightwing Michigan Township in Recall: ‘BradCast’ 5/4/2023

Also: 'Blue Wave' in NE; OH, MO Repubs gaming ballot initiatives; DeSantis suppressing more FL voters; Proud Boys guilty; Trump's NYT suit tossed; More gob-smacking Clarence Thomas corruption...

GOP High Courts Dismantling Election Law Precedent, Federal Agency Rulemaking Authority: ‘BradCast’ 5/1/2023

Guest: Dan Vicuña, Nat’l Redistricting Manager at Common Cause...

GOP Vote Fraudsters Secretly Plot with Donors, Top State Election Officials to Suppress Voters: ‘BradCast’ 4/26/2023

Guest: Jamie Corey of Documented; Also: RW culture war issues bombing at polls; Disney sues DeSantis; Nunes' suits tossed by Trump judge...

Young Voters May Save Democracy, Says the Guy Who Got 2022 Right: ‘BradCast’ 4/12/2023

Guest: Political strategist Simon Rosenberg; Also: A horrible week in court for Fox 'News' is a very good week for American democracy...

PROGRESSIVES WIN BACK MAJORITY CONTROL OF WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT: ‘BradCast’ 4/5/2023

Guest: John Nichols of 'The Nation'; Also: 'Let's Go, Brandon!', progressive Dem wins Chicago Mayoral race; Desperate state level Repubs grinding toward violence, all-out autocracy...

Virginia is for Vote Suppressors: ‘BradCast’ 3/29/2023

Guest: Alex Burness of Bolts Magazine; Also: More on need for media to call out pro-murder, anti-democracy Republicans; KY Repubs ban health care for trans kids; AR's GOP Guv further restricts absentee voting...

Republicans Support Murder, Oppose Democracy. Media Should Say as Much: ‘BradCast’ 3/28/2023

Pence ordered to testify; More white GOP voter fraud in FL; SCOTUS allows KS racial gerrymander; AR Repubs attack direct democracy; Mentally ill TN shooter legally purchased seven guns...

Nope. Kari Lake is STILL Not AZ’s Governor: ‘BradCast’ 3/23/2023

Also: DeSantis proven a liar, moves to expand 'Don't Say Gay' to ALL public school grades; NE legislature advances cruel anti-trans measure...

WI State Supreme Court Election May Finally Result in Liberal Majority: ‘BradCast’ 3/22/2023

Guest: Wisconsin author, journalist John Nichols of 'The Nation'; Also: Stunning overnight legal developments in Trump stolen documents case...

Failed Banks, ‘Woke’ Banks and GOP Banking on ‘Woke’ to Win in 2024: ‘BradCast’ 3/14/2023

Also: McConnell checks into rehab; DeSantis flip-flops on Ukraine; NM expands right to vote...

Good News for Democracy in MN, PA and for Accountability in CO: ‘BradCast’ 3/7/2023

MN restores voting rights for former felons; First black female House speaker seated in PA; First guilty verdict for Peters in CO; Also: Biden refunding billions to students ripped off by for-profit schools...

‘Politicians in Robes’: NC’s New GOP Supreme Court to Rehear Election Cases Just Decided: ‘BradCast’ 2/28/2023

Guest: Univ. of KY election law prof Joshua A. Douglas; Also: Listeners respond after yesterday's call-in show on Russia's war on Ukraine...

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