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'BradCast' 10/28/2026: 'It's the Corruption, Stupid' and Other Observations Before Election Day, with Heather Digby Parton and 'Driftglass' by Progressive Voices

Your Gut Wants More Than a Quick Fix | Fermented Foods Explained Curious about gut health but don’t know where to start? From kimchi and tempeh to yogurt and kombucha, fermented foods can open the door to a whole new way of thinking about what you eat. On today’s No Show Show, Karel meets Ping—an oncologist, caregiver, mother and inventor of the Ferment Pro—to explore gut health, fermented foods a...

🚨 When Doctors Can't Help Patients: The Moral Injury Crisis 🚨 This week on Code WACK!, HEAL California's podcast on healthcare justice, we're examining moral injury in medicine and what happens when physicians are prevented from giving patients the care they know they need. 🎙️ Guest: Diljeet K. Singh, MD, DrPH, President of Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) Dr. Singh is a practicin...

'BradCast' 10/27/2026: New Trump Rape Allegations, Call for Independent Counsel Probe; Also: Israel elections; New DOJ 'noncitizen' claims by Progressive Voices

My Insurance Copay Costs MORE Than Paying Cash. How Is This Healthcare? What’s the point of health insurance if your copay costs more than paying cash? On today’s No Show Show, Karel shares the medical bill surprise that hits at the heart of America’s healthcare crisis. Then his sister calls during the show in tears: she says she’s lost her Medicaid coverage in Arizona, can’t get an explanation an...

Green News Report 10/27/2026 by Progressive Voices

'BradCast' 10/26/2026 (Trump DOJ's Laughable Election Lawsuits and Other Fascism Failures; Guest: Theresa J. Lee of ACLU's Voting Rights Project) by Progressive Voices

Who Profits From Keeping America Afraid? | The No Show Show America is exhausted, anxious and struggling to trust anyone. Who benefits when we stay that way? On today’s No Show Show, Karel takes a walk and asks how politicians, corporations and the media use fear, anger and distrust to keep us watching, buying and fighting each other. From MAGA and Republican politics to our bosses, neighbors and...

Tipping Has Gone Too Far? Las Vegas Pushes Back Tip screens everywhere. Pressure to pay for a photo. Viral outrage over restaurant tips. Have we finally reached the tipping point? Las Vegas Strip signs now remind visitors that tipping street performers—including those posing as showgirls—is optional. Karel examines the backlash, the pressure to tip, and where appreciation ends and obligation begin...

'BradCast' 10/22/2026 (Polling, Vote Flipping, Mail Ballot Rejections, Trump's DOJ and Other Late Threats to the Midterms) by Progressive Voices

Green News Report 10/22/2026 by Progressive Voices

'BradCast' 10/21/2026: Twelve Million Have Lost Access to Health Care Under Trump, and the Worst is Yet to Come by Progressive Voices

This time on Code WACK! What does it take to survive cancer in America? Working multiple jobs during treatment, withdrawing money from your 401K, launching a GoFundMe, or rationing cancer medication because you can't afford the copayment? For Garrina Ross, the answer was all of the above, and then some. Diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer eight years ago, the Michigan resident soon discovere...

'BradCast' 10/20/2026: Virginia Now Voting to Restore Felon Voting Rights by Progressive Voices

‘Green News Report’ – October 20, 2026 by Progressive Voices

I Know Why Democrats Seem Powerless Yesterday I Know Why Democrats Seem Powerless I know what Democrats seem powerless in the USA right now, and why so many non-MAGA people feel frustrated, afraid, anxious. I get it now more than ever. It's like a cancer diagnosis; when you first get it you feel powerless, depressed, like you want to just give up. You feel like you have no control and are facing i...

The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.  In this special election-focused edition of Deadline DC, Brad Ban...

'BradCast' 10/19/2026: Fox 'News' Polling Finds 'Govt Corruption' Top Issue for Voters for First Time, For Some Reason by Progressive Voices

The Straw that Broke Me Saturday was day one of voting in Nevada, so I went. I was greeted by a woman with a bull horn, who proceeded to berate me, call me homophobic slurs and then literally committed battery on my person. Why? Because she supports Trump and MAGA. And she was allowed because she was more than 100 feet from the doors. I literally had to call the police on her after she bloodied my...

'BradCast' 10/15/2026: DOJ Files Limp 'Noncitizen' Voting Roll Lawsuit in CA After Its Nationwide Voting Roll Scheme Found Unlawful by Progressive Voices

Green News Report 10/15/2026 by Progressive Voices

LGBTQ+ Rights: Hungary Advances, The World Retreats | The Karel Cast LGBTQ+ rights are advancing in Hungary while crackdowns and threats elsewhere show how fragile equality remains. From harsher prison sentences in Senegal to a fight over LGBTQ+ youth protections in Washington state, Karel connects the headlines—and asks what real freedom requires. This episode of The Karel Cast examines the gap b...

'BradCast' 10/14/2026: Trump Admin Weaponizing Against Public, Tribal Lands in U.S. West; Guest: Laiken Jordahl, Center for Bio-Diversity by Progressive Voices

The Lost American Value: The Truth We live in a country where the most controversial thing you can do is tell the pure, unvarnished truth. Why? Because many think the truth is relative, that the truth changes, and that the truth can be argued and debated. Take the recent weather issues all across our country and our globe, from Long Beach to Long Island. The truth? We did it to ourselves, we were...

This time on CodeWACK! Cancer is increasingly treatable, with the five-year survival rate for all cancers combined reaching 70%, according to the American Cancer Society. But surviving cancer can come at an enormous financial cost. Even people with good jobs and health insurance aren't immune from staggering copayments and medical debt. This week, we're speaking with Garrina Ross, an automotive wo...