'BradCast' 4/14/2017: (Guest: Eric Boehlert of Media Matters for America)
Donald Trump continues to rattle U.S. sabers against North Korea which, in turn, is rattling back, as tensions rise on the Korean Peninsula, with fears that either country could launch a 'pre-emptive' attack. China, in the meantime, is hoping to settle nerves and find a way to peace through diplomatic, rather than military means. All the while, the U.S. Congress is on its 18-day holiday break, apparently still unwilling to carry out their Constitutional duties as the sole arbiters of whether the U.S. goes to war with a sovereign nation, whether in North Korea or Syria. Speaking of vacations: questions continue to swirl on whether Bill O'Reilly of Fox 'News' will ever return to air after his current unusually long vacation, coming on the heels of recently-revealed sexual harassment and secret settlements struck with his various accusers to the tune of some $13 million. Media Matters' Eric Boehlert joins us to discuss the latest charges and revelations about O'Reilly, former Fox 'News' chief Roger Ailes (who is also facing more accusations of sexual harassment), and some of the 'news' channel's top executives who seems to have, at the very least, countenanced the workplace harassment and behavior of both men for years. Boehlert also discusses the U.S. corporate media's return to cheerleading for presidents who start new wars and a disturbingly ridiculous new hire for the New York Times op-ed page. Finally, Desi Doyen joins us with the latest 'Green News Report' as Florida's climate change-denying Governor declares a statewide state of emergency for a global warming-related issue, and we share the results of our recent Twitter poll asking whether or not Donald Trump is insane...