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Do Award Shows Even Matter Anymore? Plus: Macklemore Dropped From Ed Sheeran’s Tour Over Palestine The Emmys just happened. Did anyone outside Hollywood actually care? Award shows have always caught flak for being elitist, out-of-touch spectacles — but they still move the needle: box office bumps, viewership spikes, higher asking prices for the winners. The real question is whether any of that sti...

'BradCast' 9/14/2026: Going Postal...50 Days Before Midterm Election Day by Progressive Voices

AI Extinction Warnings vs. Trump’s AI Policy: What’s at Stake? Could artificial intelligence threaten humanity—and how is Washington responding? The Karel Cast examines AI extinction warnings, Donald Trump’s approach to AI regulation, and the debate over how fast this technology should advance. Leading AI researchers and industry executives have called for treating extinction risk as a global prio...

'BradCast' 9/10/2026: SCOTUS Again Rejects MO's Trump/GOP U.S. House Gerrymander; Trump's $5k 'dividend checks' by Progressive Voices

Green News Report 9/10/2026 by Progressive Voices

This Gay Week The Gay Hero Who Helped Stop 9/11 He helped take down a hijacked plane headed for the Capitol — then his own partner had to fight to be recognized at all. Tomorrow marks 9/11, and one of the biggest heroes of that day was Mark Bingham — one of the four passengers on Flight 93 who fought back, forcing the plane down in a Pennsylvania field instead of Washington, D.C. Mark was gay, and...

'BradCast' 9/9/2026: Missouri's insane U.S. House map battle, with Plaintiff Richard Von Glahn by Progressive Voices

Zepbound Could Save My Heart — Or Wreck My Gallbladder | The 9/11 Lie Nobody Talks About My cardiologist just offered me Zepbound — for my heart, my weight, my blood pressure. So why am I hesitating? Zepbound and the other GLP-1 weight loss drugs are being called wonder drugs, and for good reason: lower blood pressure, less risk of Afib, real weight loss. My doctor says he’s comfortable putting me...

'BradCast' 9/8/2026: Back to Midterm Mayhem; 'Trump-a-Palooza' in Dallas; Vote suppression in Fort Worth; Gerrymander mess in MO by Progressive Voices

In honor of Labor Day, we're looking at the powerful connection between work and healthcare in America — and what it means for workers when their health coverage is chained to their jobs. Against the backdrop of our ever-changing economy, we must ask: are the risks of employer-sponsored health insurance greater than the benefits? Today’s guest is Mark Dudzic, a longtime union organizer and labor a...

Green News Report 9/8/2026 by Progressive Voices

Trump’s Wild Weekend: If This Happened on a Plane, They’d Tape Him to the Chair A passenger aboard a flight from Tucson reportedly became so disruptive—using racial and homophobic slurs and behaving aggressively—that he ultimately had to be restrained. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump spent part of the holiday weekend posting a barrage of unusual material on Truth Social, including maps depicting...

This time on Code WACK! This time, we’re taking a closer look at the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program. In a nutshell, the program gives hospitals and clinics that serve low-income and other vulnerable patients deep discounts on prescription drugs. But who really benefits from these discounts? Patients? Or hospitals? Did the legislation really intend that patients be charged coinsurance based on t...

This Gay Week: Anti-LGBTQ Violence Rises as Trump Officials Joke About Our Lives Anti-LGBTQ violence is rising in America—and while LGBTQ people are being attacked and killed, members of the Trump administration are making jokes. What is happening to LGBTQ safety in the United States, and how much are politics, religion and anti-LGBTQ rhetoric contributing to the climate we're living in? On this e...

Are Influencers Dying? Why Brands Are Spending Billions on the New Creator Economy The era of the influencer may be ending—but influence itself is bigger business than ever. Social media has changed dramatically, and the creators who once dominated Instagram, YouTube and TikTok are discovering that simply showing off a fabulous lifestyle isn't enough anymore. So what happened to the traditional in...

Trump Isn't The Problem — Our Broken Institutions Are Everyone with a functioning brain is disgusted by Trump — alienating our allies, unjust wars, prices at the pump and grocery store skyrocketing, and dodging accountability on Epstein. But here's the uncomfortable truth: it's not his fault. So who IS to blame? 🔴 The voters who got conned — again — by a man who played their racism, nationalism,...

Iran Strikes, Nepal's Death, Trump's Lake, Rogue AI — Monday News Meltdown USA attacks Iran again. Nepal's death toll climbing to horrifying numbers. Trump pettily trying to rename a lake out of spite. Canada refusing to bow to the Orange Oligarch. And AI quietly acting on its own without anyone's permission. Welcome to Monday. You wanted a hopeful start to your week. Instead you got America — str...

'BradCast' 8/31/2026: Encore -- Is the Zombie Myth that Repubs are Better than Dems on the Economy Finally Dead? by Progressive Voices

'BradCast' 8/27/2026: Will Dems Risk Being Called 'Election Deniers' If They Need to Challenge Midterms? by Progressive Voices

Green News Report 8/27/2026 by Progressive Voices

Dolly Parton’s LGBTQ Legacy, Texas Drag Ban Defeated & Hope for Uganda Why did the loss of Dolly Parton resonate so deeply throughout the LGBTQ community? On this edition of “This Gay Week,” Karel and Scott Douglas Jacobsen of The Good Men Project examine Parton’s enduring legacy as an ally—and why the deaths of certain LGBTQ icons and supporters become defining cultural moments. Karel and Scott a...

'BradCast' 8/26/2026: Democracy is 'Kryptonite for Empires'; Guests: Heather Digby Parton and 'Driftglass' by Progressive Voices

Dolly Parton’s Death Raises a Big Question: Does the Public Have a Right to Know? Dolly Parton’s death shocked millions of fans around the world. Within hours, the public learned that cancer was the cause. But increasingly, when celebrities, politicians and other public figures die, we hear that they died—but not necessarily how or why. So where should the line be drawn between a family’s right to...

This time on Code WACK! What is medical debt? Let’s start with what it usually isn’t: spending too much on vacations, designer clothes, or other luxuries. Medical debt often starts with something nobody planned for: an accident, illness, emergency room visit, or hospitalization. This week, we’re looking at the hidden costs of getting sick in America, what happens when patients are left with medica...

Green News Report 8/25/2026 by Progressive Voices