Encore: original airdate 12-18-2025. On today's 'BradCast':  In a primetime speech on Wednesday, Donald Trump yelled at Americans for 20 minutes, touting his record with lies and made-up numbers while blaming Joe Biden for his own failures. In a special state senate election in Kentucky, voters shifted to the winning Democratic candidate by 42 points. Polls show Trump's approval ratings continue to fall. OG bloggers HEATHER DIGBY PARTON, of Salon and 'Digby's Hullabaloo', and 'DRIFTGLASS' of the 'Professional Left Podcast' try to make sense of Trump's weird, lie-filled tirade; the growing cracks in his MAGA base; House Republicans' disarray; the looming economic impacts of expiring Obamacare subsidies; the imminent release of the Epstein Files; and much more as we close out this tumultuous, dark year in America. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

Encore: original airdate 10-7-2025. On today's 'BradCast':  The corrupted US Supreme Court began its new term this week after a long summer of largely granting Trump's wishes, allowing him to get away with nearly everything, no matter how radical, unlawful or unconstitutional. Former Justice Department Deputy Asst. Attorney General and author, LISA GRAVES, delves into the history of how Chief Justice John Roberts and his rightwing supermajority 'rewrote the Constitution and dismantled our rights,' and much more. Graves argues that 'we are in the midst of an unprecedented set of constitutional crises,' how the Roberts Court has subverted longstanding precedent and justice, exposed its rank hypocrisy, and the long but viable path toward court restoration and reform, which she calls a 'moral imperative.' US Attorney General Pam Bondi demonstrated her deep unfitness for the job in a contentious Senate hearing.

Encore: original airdate 12-11-2025. On today's 'BradCast': A grand jury again rejected the corrupt Trump Justice Department's revenge indictment of NY Attorney General Letitia James. Indiana Senate Republicans reject new gerrymandered congressional maps in defiance of Donald Trump's demands. A federal judge ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be released from ICE custody 'immediately.' DHS Sec. Kristi Noem and a top FBI official embarrassed themselves at a U.S. House hearing on the Trump administration's immigration and domestic terrorism policies. U.S. Senate Republicans rejected a Democratic bill to extend premium subsidies, ensuring health care costs will spike for millions of Americans. Washington State pummeled by relentless, 'catastrophic' rains and flooding. Real estate app Zillow removed a feature informing home buyers of individual properties' exposure to climate risks. Plus Desi Doyen has our new 'Green News Report.'

Encore: original airdate 12-8-2025. On today's 'BradCast':  Don't let our ridiculous, sociopathic President's absurd, unspeakable actions distract from the relentless, damaging effects of his terrible policies, and the increasingly high costs Americans (and the world) are paying for them. Donald Trump announced another billion-dollar taxpayer bailout for US farmers who have been harmed by his tariffs. Even Fox News reported that Trump's policies will raise healthcare costs for everyone, including those on Medicare. DAN BECKER of the Center for Biological Diversity delves into how Trump's rollbacks of fuel efficiency standards will cost Americans dearly - - by increasing demand for oil and fuel costs, harming American health by worsening pollution and global warming, all while handing global market dominance to China.

Encore: original airdate 12-17-2025. On today's 'BradCast': Donald Trump has ordered the dismantling of the world-leading National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Colorado, due to what the fossil-fueled Administration ridiculously described as "federal climate alarmism'; the non-partisan center's critical weather and climate research benefits Americans and the economy. Law expert JAY WILLIS of the legal website Balls and Strikes explains the fast-tracked 'shadow docket' ruling issued by the Republican Supreme Court supermajority allowing Texas to use its unlawfully racially-gerrymandered U.S. House maps in the crucial November 2026 midterm elections. Willis explains the Purcell Principle, the invented legal doctrine that the court majority is abusing to justify interceding on behalf of Republicans in the Trump-instigated Gerrymander Wars; how the ruling permits states to illegally gerrymander at will; and much more.

Encore: original airdate 10-16-2025. On today's 'BradCast': The corrupted rightwing supermajority on the US Supreme Court appears poised to kill off Section 2 of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965, which barred racially discriminatory election practices. Election law expert JOSHUA A. DOUGLAS, of the University of Kentucky, and FairVote's redistricting expert DAVID DALEY explain the twisted history of a case heard by the court in October, Louisiana v. Callais, in which White voters in the state allege that a voting map allowing for a second Black-majority voting district - reflecting the state's Black population – amounts to unconstitutional racial discrimination against Whites. Douglas and Daley discuss the stakes, why Sec. 2 is still necessary, what happens next, and much more. Plus Desi Doyen has our new 'Green News Report.'

Encore: original airdate 7-16-2025. On today's 'BradCast':  MAGA and Fox 'News' are attacking the new Superman movie as 'woke', apparently angered by the film's traditional portrayal of the iconic character as pro-kindness, pro-immigrant, pro-justice, anti-Nazi, and more. NICHOLAS GROSSMAN of the University of Illinois discusses his new article, 'Why MAGA Hates Superman,' his cultural significance as a symbol of American values, rightwing efforts to rewrite American history, and much more. Donald Trump and his supporters are falling out over the 'Epstein Files.' The rightwing supermajority on the US Supreme Court allowed the Trump Administration to fire tens of thousands of federal workers, gutting vital agencies. In Arizona, Adelita Grijalva, daughter of the late Rep. Raul Grivalva, won the Democratic primary in a special US House election to fill her father's seat.

Encore: original airdate 12-2-2025. On today's 'BradCast':  The Trump Administration cited their supposed 'war on drugs' as legal justification for blowing up small boats carrying civilians in international waters near Venezuela.  Trump Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth reportedly issued orders to conduct a second strike to kill shipwrecked survivors of one such attack, which military experts say is wildly illegal. Hegseth threatened veteran U.S. congressmembers for reminding military personnel that they must reject illegal orders. CARRIE A. LEE, PhD, an expert on civil-military relations, discusses the politicization of the U.S. military and Trump's attempts to weaponize the military justice system to punish political opponents. Relatedly, Donald Trump pardoned the former President of Honduras, a drug kingpin convicted by a U.S. jury for his role in trafficking some 400 tons of cocaine to the U.S.

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Encore: original airdate 12-9-2025. On today's 'BradCast':  Another court victory for New York Attorney General Letitia James, after a federal judge struck down Donald Trump's executive order halting virtually all wind energy projects on federal lands/waters. Europe's climate service announced 2025 will be either the second or third hottest year ever recorded globally. Renowned climate scientist DR. MICHAEL E. MANN of the Univ. of Pennsylvania explains what has gone wrong at the UN climate talks, most recently in Brazil, where authoritarian petro-states succeeded in blocking substantive action on climate change.  Dr. Mann also covers what remains of the 'carbon budget'; billionaire Bill Gates spreading climate disinformation at an alarming rate; why he remains optimistic about the fight to address climate change; and his new book, 'Science Under Siege: the Five Most Powerful Forces That Threaten Our World'.

Encore: original airdate 12-10-2025. On today's 'BradCast':  Voters across the country are continuing their remarkable shift toward Democrats in elections throughout 2025. On Tuesday, voters elected Democrat Eileen Higgins as Miami, Florida's first female mayor, flipping a seat held by Republicans for nearly 30 years. In Florida, Iowa, and Georgia, voters shifted further to Democrats in special state legislative races, in some cases flipping long-held Republican seats. In Missouri, voters have gathered enough signatures for a state ballot initiative to stop GOP state lawmakers from further gerrymandering the state. But in a tiny town in New York State, thanks to the tenacious efforts of supporters, a hand recount uncovered that computer tabulators had seriously mis-tallied two local elections. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.

On today's 'BradCast':  In a primetime speech on Wednesday, Donald Trump yelled at Americans for 20 minutes, touting his record with lies and made-up numbers while blaming Joe Biden for his own failures. In a special state senate election in Kentucky, voters shifted to the winning Democratic candidate by 42 points. Polls show Trump's approval ratings continue to fall. OG bloggers HEATHER DIGBY PARTON, of Salon and 'Digby's Hullabaloo', and 'DRIFTGLASS' of the 'Professional Left Podcast' try to make sense of Trump's weird, lie-filled tirade; the growing cracks in his MAGA base; House Republicans' disarray; the looming economic impacts of expiring Obamacare subsidies; the imminent release of the Epstein Files; and much more as we close out this tumultuous, dark year in America. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

On today's 'BradCast': Donald Trump has ordered the dismantling of the world-leading National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Colorado, due to what the fossil-fueled Administration ridiculously described as "federal climate alarmism'; the non-partisan center's critical weather and climate research benefits Americans and the economy. Law expert JAY WILLIS of the legal website Balls and Strikes explains the fast-tracked 'shadow docket' ruling issued by the Republican Supreme Court supermajority to allow Texas to use its unlawfully racially-gerrymandered U.S. House maps in the crucial November 2026 midterm elections. Willis explains the Purcell Principle, the invented legal doctrine that the court majority is abusing to justify interceding on behalf of Republicans in the Trump-instigated Gerrymander Wars; how the ruling permits states to illegally gerrymander at will; and much more.

On today's 'BradCast':  House Speaker Mike Johnson and Congressional Republicans refused to pass an easy fix to temporarily extend expiring Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) premium subsidies, all but ensuring that healthcare costs for millions of Americans will skyrocket on January 1. Donald Trump declared fentanyl to be a 'weapon of mass destruction,' manufacturing legal justification for his illegal boat strikes that have murdered nearly 100 civilians in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth refused to release video documenting an unlawful second boat strike that killed shipwrecked survivors. Trump White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles went off-script in an eye-popping interview. Some Republicans and MAGA loyalists gently criticize Trump's repulsive comments about the death of Hollywood legend Rob Reiner. Plus Desi Doyen has our new 'Green News Report.'

On today's 'BradCast':  The weekend brought gut-wrenching violence around the world and in America. At Brown University in Rhode Island, two were killed and nine wounded by a gunman still at large; shamefully, for several students, it was not the first school shooting they had survived. In Australia, at least 15 were killed, more than 40 wounded, in an antisemitic gun massacre by two men during a celebration of the first night of Chanukah; Australia's political leaders moved quickly to enact tougher gun laws. In Syria, two U.S. service members and a translator were killed allegedly by a member of ISIS. In Los Angeles, iconic actor, director, and political activist ROB REINER and his wife were killed at their home. Callers weigh in on Reiner's legacy in American culture and politics.

Encore: original airdate 12-4-2025. On today's 'BradCast':  A Defense Dept. Inspector General report on 'Signalgate' found that Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth endangered U.S. military personnel when he shared sensitive military information on an unsecured app. Congressional Democrats were 'deeply disturbed' after viewing video of lethal boat strikes in the Caribbean that experts say violated US military and international law. Justice Department charged a suspect in the case of pipe bombs planted near the Capitol before the Jan. 6 insurrection. Grand jury declined to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James. The rightwing Supreme Court majority allowed Texas to use new Trump-backed gerrymandered map in the midterm elections. Global child mortality is rising after the Trump Administration dismantled US AID. Politico's Alice Miranda Ollstein lays out the political and policy landscape as the nation heads towards a Republican health care crisis cliff as of January 1. Plus Desi Doyen has our new 'Green News Report.'

On today's 'BradCast': A grand jury again rejected the corrupt Trump Justice Department's revenge indictment of NY Attorney General Letitia James. Indiana Senate Republicans reject new gerrymandered congressional maps in defiance of Donald Trump's demands. A federal judge ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be released from ICE custody 'immediately.' DHS Sec. Kristi Noem and a top FBI official embarrassed themselves at a U.S. House hearing on the Trump administration's immigration and domestic terrorism policies. U.S. Senate Republicans rejected a Democratic bill to extend premium subsidies, ensuring health care costs will spike for millions of Americans. Washington State pummeled by relentless, 'catastrophic' rains and flooding. Real estate app Zillow removed a feature informing home buyers of individual properties' exposure to climate risks. Plus Desi Doyen has our new 'Green News Report.'

On today's 'BradCast':  Voters across the country are continuing their remarkable shift toward Democrats in elections throughout 2025. On Tuesday, voters elected Democrat Eileen Higgins as Miami, Florida's first female mayor, flipping a seat held by Republicans for nearly 30 years. In Florida, Iowa, and Georgia, voters shifted further to Democrats in special state legislative races, in some cases flipping long-held Republican seats. In Missouri, voters have gathered enough signatures for a state ballot initiative to stop GOP state lawmakers from further gerrymandering the state. But in a tiny town in New York State, thanks to the tenacious efforts of supporters, a hand recount uncovered that computer tabulators had seriously mis-tallied two local elections. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.

On today's 'BradCast':  Another court victory for New York Attorney General Letitia James, after a federal judge struck down Donald Trump's executive order halting virtually all wind energy projects on federal lands/waters. Europe's climate service announced 2025 will be either the second or third hottest year ever recorded globally. Renowned climate scientist DR. MICHAEL E. MANN of the Univ. of Pennsylvania explains what has gone wrong at the UN climate talks, most recently in Brazil, where authoritarian petro-states succeeded in blocking substantive action on climate change.  Dr. Mann also covers what remains of the 'carbon budget'; billionaire Bill Gates spreading climate disinformation at an alarming rate; why he remains optimistic about the fight to address climate change; and his new book, 'Science Under Siege: the Five Most Powerful Forces That Threaten Our World'.

On today's 'BradCast':  Don't let our ridiculous, sociopathic President's absurd, unspeakable actions distract from the relentless, damaging effects of his terrible policies, and the increasingly high costs Americans (and the world) are paying for them. Donald Trump announced another billion-dollar taxpayer bailout for US farmers who have been harmed by his tariffs. Even Fox News reported that Trump's policies will raise healthcare costs for everyone, including those on Medicare. DAN BECKER of the Center for Biological Diversity delves into how Trump's rollbacks of fuel efficiency standards will cost Americans dearly - - by increasing demand for oil and fuel costs, harming American health by worsening pollution and global warming, all while handing global market dominance to China.