'The BradCast' was hit with Covid and will return with fresh new shows as soon as possible! More info here: ttps://bradblog.com/?p=14885.Original airdate 12-7-2023. On today's 'BradCast':  Special coverage of the GOP 2024 primary debate, where once again, front-runner Donald Trump was absent. The four remaining eligible candidates who showed up were former UN Ambassador and former SC Gov. Nikki Haley; FL Gov. Ron DeSantis; former NJ Gov. Chris Christie; and scammy business dude and intensely obnoxious conspiracy theorist Vivek Ramaswamy. Joining us for analysis, context and snark are our tireless 2024 post-debate panelists and long-time OG bloggers: HEATHER DIGBY PARTON of Salon and Hullabaloo and 'DRIFTGLASS' of 'The Professional Left Podcast'.  It was a lively, if insane, affair that highlighted the brokenness of today's Republican Party. The candidates raucously attacked each other, while Christie stood up for actual old-school 'conservative' values and finally took on Trump head on, underscoring the threat that Trump poses to his party and the nation.

'BradCast' 1/5/2024 (Encore: Special coverage and analysis of the 4th GOP Presidential Primary Debate)

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Original airdate 5-15-2024. On today's 'BradCast':  Noteworthy results from Tuesday's primary elections in Nebraska, Maryland and West Virginia. President Biden challenged Donald Trump to two early debates hosted by media outlets, citing numerous reasons for ditching the non-partisan Committee on Presidential Debates, including the group's outdated practices that schedule debates long after millions of Americans have already cast their ballots in early voting. In Trump's NYC criminal hush money-election interference trial, Salon columnist HEATHER DIGBY PARTON, and former trial attorney KEITH BARBER of the progressive Daily Kos deliver insight and analysis on the most important week so far, with the riveting testimon

'BradCast' 5/17/2024 (Encore: Trump Trial 'Ketchup' with Heather Digby Parton, Keith Barber; 2024 primary election results)

On today's 'BradCast':  The stolen-and-packed US Supreme Court issued two unusual rulings on Thursday. The rightwing supermajority upheld Louisiana's new, fairer US House district voting maps that add a second Black-majority voting district in the state, but the liberal justices dissented for critical reasons. In a 7-2 ruling, the Court rejected an effort by the sleazy payday lending industry to kill the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). CRAIG HOLMAN, veteran government ethics lobbyist at non-profit Public Citizen, explains the historic vote at the Federal Election Commission (FEC) on a shocking proposed rule to gut what little remains of our campaign finance laws by allowing all campaign donors to evade campaign cash disclosure requirements. Holman explains who was behind the proposal that sought to deprive voters of critical election information, what happens next, and another proposal to regulate the surge of A.I.-generated deepfake audio and video of candidates in the run-up to the critical 2024 election. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

'BradCast' 5/16/2024 (Guest: Campaign finance expert Craig Holman on shocking new FEC disclosure rule)

On today's 'BradCast':  Noteworthy results from Tuesday's primary elections in Nebraska, Maryland and West Virginia. President Biden challenged Donald Trump to two early debates hosted by media outlets, citing numerous reasons for ditching the non-partisan Committee on Presidential Debates, including the group's outdated practices that schedule debates long after millions of Americans have already cast their ballots in early voting. In Trump's NYC criminal hush money-election interference trial, Salon columnist HEATHER DIGBY PARTON, and former trial attorney KEITH BARBER of the progressive Daily Kos deliver insight and analysis on the most important week so far, with the riveting testimony of Trump's former 'fixer' Michael Cohen, the 'cult' of Donald Trump, and much more.

'BradCast' 5/15/2024 (Trump Trial Ketchup, with guests Heather Digby Parton, Keith Barber; 2024 primary election results)

On today's 'BradCast':  We're covering the track conditions of the 2024 election, rather than the horse race, as the GOP seems to be getting an early start on deploying dirty tricks and voter suppression tactics. Ohio's heavily gerrymandered, Republican-controlled state legislature has failed to pass a routine legislative fix to ensure President Joe Biden appears on the state's 2024 ballot, as they've done many times before. In Washington State, a rightwing activist's attempt to confuse Democratic voters with multiple bogus candidates has been foiled. Georgia's GOP Gov. Brian Kemp has signed another round of new voter suppression laws. The new progressive on Wisconsin's Supreme Court majority may finally overturn a silly, specious ban on secure ballot drop boxes. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

'BradCast' 5/14/2024 (GOP dirty tricks in WA, OH; GOP voter suppression in GA)

On today's 'BradCast':  A crazy election recount in California hopefully won't be a harbinger of election challenges in the critical upcoming November 2024 election. The state's March 5 Super Tuesday primary resulted in an exact tie for 2nd place to fill a U.S. House seat that could determine majority control of Congress. California law allows any voter to request a recount if they pay exorbitant fees that vary wildly by county, so only wealthy candidates can afford one.  DR. JOHN MAA, an expert in CA election recounts, explains how this recount exposed many flaws in California's antiquated recount laws, the need for standardization of costs, and much more.  Legal woes mount for top Trump White House advisor Steve Bannon, disgraced former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and sitting Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez. In his New York criminal hush money-election interference trial, Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen directly implicated Trump. Callers weigh in.

'BradCast' 1/5/2024 (Encore: Special coverage and analysis of the 4th GOP Presidential Primary Debate)

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