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Trump Admin’s Own New Report Debunks the Great GOP Deregulation Con: ‘BradCast’ 3/8/2018

Guest: David Roberts of Vox; Also: Trump's terrible tariffs; Good news for voters in WA and CA; U.S. Senators query U.S. voting system vendors...

Kim’s Olive Branch, Putin’s New Weapons, Trump’s Unending Chaos: ‘BradCast’ 3/6/2018

Guest: Nuclear policy analyst Stephen Schwartz; Also: Top WH economist quits; Clueless Trump calls for 'paper backup' to protect 2018 elections...

As ‘Trump Fatigue’ Sets In: ‘BradCast’ 1/30/2018

Guest: Philadelphia Daily News' Will Bunch on staving off 'Trump Futility Syndrome'; Also: Debunking Trump lies about the economy (and the environment) in advance of SOTU and the 2018 midterms..

Trump is a Symptom, Not the Disease: ‘BradCast’ 1/12/2018

In wake of President's reported 'shithole countries' comment, the GOP's toxic, racist policies are laid bare in the U.S. and across the globe...

The GOP’s Long Presidential Protection Racket: ‘BradCast’ 12/27/2017

Guest: The Intercept's Jon Schwarz; Plus: Kobach loses in court; Battle over election results and control of VA House continues...

After GOP Tax Scam Passes, Will Dems Finally Leverage Popular Resentment of the Rich?: ‘BradCast’ 12/19/2017

Guest: Political scientist Spencer Piston of Boston University...

Pelosi’s Misguided Anti-Impeachment Calculus

When needed to prevent catastrophe and preserve the rule of law, impeachment is both a necessity and a superior political strategy...

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...

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...

Something’s Happening Here (Maybe): ‘BradCast’ 10/16/2017

Guest: Heather Digby Parton on Trump rage, GOP 'cowardice', so-called 'Values Voters'; Also: Deadly hurricane in Ireland(?!), fires in CA, war between US-armed allies in Iraq...

HHS Sec. Price Fired; Puerto Rico Not ‘Good News’; Student Protest Rights; Trump Working to Overturn Marriage Equality?: ‘BradCast’ 9/29/2017

Guest: Legal reporter Mark Joseph Stern of Slate...

‘The Weaponized Gospel of Jesus Christ’ Returns Under Donald Trump: ‘BradCast’ 9/27/2017

Guest: Mikey Weinstein of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation; Also: U.S. Military brass confirm Iran nuke deal compliance; And Tuesday's Special Election results cause shock-waves...

Rescind the Failed 2001 AUMF

After three Presidents, trillions spent and hundreds of thousands killed, it's time to end the endless war...

As Hurricane Harvey Threatens Millions, Trump Defies Own Pentagon, Signs Transgender Ban: ‘BradCast’ 8/25/2017

Guest: Former U.S. Army Captain Sue Fulton of Sparta...

‘It’s Complicated’: Bush’s War Became Obama’s War Becomes Trump’s War in Afghanistan: ‘BradCast’ 8/22/2017

Guest: Historian, Middle East expert Juan Cole of Univ. of Michigan on why the hell we're still there, and if we'll ever be able to get out...

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