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Dems Lend Trump a Helping Hand on Warrantless Surveillance of Americans: ‘BradCast’ 1/17/2018

Guest: Elizabeth Goitein of Brennan Center; Also: Dems flip a GOP seat in WI; Sex scandals go overlooked; Mass resignation at Nat'l Park Service...

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...

Ignoring Gun Violence, Denying Climate Science, Pretending Tax Cuts ‘Pay for Themselves’: ‘BradCast’ 5/1/2017

Guest: Dave Johnson of People's Action/Campaign for America's Future...

Trump’s Tax Reform ‘Grand Delusion’: ‘BradCast’ 3/30/2017

Guest: Salon's Heather Digby Parton on that and much more...

‘Pixie Dust and Hope’ v. Coal Dust and Corruption: ‘BradCast’ 3/29/2017

Rightwingers indicted and sentenced from CA to TX to NJ; Plus: Federal regulations undone and otherwise...

Former Evangelical Explains How to Crack the ‘Faith’ of Trump Supporters: ‘BradCast’ 3/27/2017

Guest: Frank Schaeffer on what Dems must do to win again; Also: U.S. civilian massacres explode in Middle East; NC paying high price for anti-LGBT law; ND pipeline leak much worse than previously known...

How ‘Citizens United’ Gave Us Clarence Thomas, Climate Change Denial and Neil Gorsuch: ‘BradCast’ 3/22/2017

Sen. Whitehouse calls out 'dark money' used to deny global warming, help install Trump's nominee onto a stolen U.S. Supreme Court...

Get Ready for Hot GOP on GOP Budget Action!: ‘BradCast’ 3/9/2017

Guest: Journalist Alice Ollstein from Capitol Hill; Plus: The high cost of cutting IRS funding and the benefits of single-payer national health care...

‘There Is No Plan’: House GOP’s New Health Care Proposal Flops on Right: ‘BradCast’ 3/7/2017

Guest: Huffington Post Washington Bureau Chief Ryan Grim | Also: Trump lied about U.S. steel for new pipelines; France cancels on-line voting...

Reality Catches Up with Republicans (or Vice Versa); Plus: Larry Flynt vs. Trump and the Media: ‘BradCast’ 1/12/2017

Also: Comey and FBI face 'email' investigation; Govt. ethics chief blasts President-elect; Senate confirmation hearings continue; and Hustler's publisher tells me why he blames U.S. media for giving us all Trump...

Imagine the US Without California. Plenty of Californians Are: ‘BradCast’ 12/30/2016

AND Fake News vs Bad Journalism; Jeff Chang on Diversity

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Record Dark, Corporate Spending on 2016 State Supreme Court Elections: ‘BradCast’ 10/28/2016

Guest: Brennan Center's Alicia Bannon | PLUS: More emails, more racism, more lies, more wingnuttery...

‘Political Jujitsu’: Utility Company Shill Caught Admitting to Shady Anti-Solar Measure in Florida: ‘BradCast’ 10/26/2016

Guest: David Pomerantz of Energy and Policy Institute | Plus: Widespread suppression reported in TX; Trump takes lead in FL...

The Trumpening: 2nd Presidential Debate Turns Very Dark in St. Louis, MO: ‘BradCast’ 10/10/2016

Guests: Journalist and communications strategist Jacki Schechner, Progressive public policy advocate Dave Johnson...

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