Episodes
Sunday Aug 29, 2021
8/30/21 - Pandemic of the Radio Hosts
Sunday Aug 29, 2021
Sunday Aug 29, 2021
In Which We Discuss:
1. Lila’s book is in stores now. You should buy it.
2. Hurricane Ida: Just the kind of disrespectful hurricane that chose to come in the middle of a pandemic as opposed to...literally any other time.
3. Recall update: Idiots abound. Vote no.
4. No one wants everyone to be evicted from their homes more than SCOTUS.
5. Covid is now a pandemic of the radio hosts
6. Infrastructure Season: Everybody has claimed victory and yet nobody has won anything yet.
Brain Trust Live is (still) Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of quarantiners, sirens, helicopters, barking dogs, and computer beeps who love our podcast and tell your friends about BTL! Then rate us on iTunes or find us Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Stitcher, or Instagram!
Monday Sep 04, 2017
BTL #258 - WHAT. A. MESS. - 9/4/17
Monday Sep 04, 2017
Monday Sep 04, 2017
In Which We Discuss:
1. Having failed at ramming healthcare reform down our throats, Trump sets his eyes on an equally unpopular and cruel repeal - DACA
2. Trump now using the famous divide and piss off our allies strategy in Korea showdown
3. Hurricane Harvey. What. A. Mess.
4. Congress and the Budget. What. A. Mess.
5. Have you heard the one about the enormous floods in Asia that have killed thousands? No?
6. Kamala Harris announces candidacy for president in 2020 via single-payer endorsement
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of sirens and helicopters who love our podcast and tell your friends about BTL! Then rate us on iTunes or find us Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Stitcher, or Instagram!
Sunday Aug 27, 2017
BTL #257 - IN ID WE TRUST - 8/28/17
Sunday Aug 27, 2017
Sunday Aug 27, 2017
In Which We Discuss:
1. Trump plan on Monday: pilfer Obama’s Afghanistan speech, remove all the details
2. Trump plan on Tuesday: pilfer Trump’s id, remove all coherence
3. On Friday, Hurricane Trump hit America with plans to make people suffer before Hurricane Harvey had a chance to
4. Latest White House exit leads to adorable Nazi reunion at Breitbart. We hope there was angel food cake.
5. Mnuchin’s wife learns the hard way that poor people can find a Valentino hashtag too
6. Slow your roll, media. The Kasich/Hickenlooper thing is just a friendship right now. They aren’t dating yet.
Sunday Aug 09, 2015
BTL #166 - REPUBLICAN DEBATE #1 (W/ GUEST KIM EATON) - 8/10/15
Sunday Aug 09, 2015
Sunday Aug 09, 2015
Sunday Jan 19, 2014
BTL #93 - THE ELEGANT DROUGHT - 1/20/14
Sunday Jan 19, 2014
Sunday Jan 19, 2014
In Which We Discuss:
1. NSA sneak attacks will now be marginally less sneaky
2. Christie administration’s thuggish behavior is no longer just limited to causing traffic
3. Jerry Brown seeking “elegant” solutions to California water shortage
4. Bipartisan budget deal overwhelmingly passes in the house. Wait, what?
5. Wanted: Oklahoma senator to replace Tom Coburn. Only anti-gay bigots need apply.
6. Hillary Pillory: Robert Gates gives us a reason to start a #hawkishhillary hashtag
7. West Virginia. Don’t drink the water. Also, don’t live there.
8. ABC considers Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal to be the finest television programming in a generation. We discuss.
Sunday May 26, 2013
Brain Trust Live #62 - ARIZONA ROUNDTABLE - 5/26/13
Sunday May 26, 2013
Sunday May 26, 2013
In Which We Discuss (Live from Arizona!):
1. Oklahoma tornadoes give Sen. Tom Coburn a chance to deny disaster relief funding to even his own constituents
2. Continuing DOJ wire-tapping news confirms we are excellent scandal pickers
3. Obama fed up with his own counterterrorism policies, outlines his plans to continue all of them
4. Boy Scouts finally half heartedly accept gay youth, still holding strong to their homophobia towards adults
5. Anthony Weiner accepts Brain Trust Live's nomination for the New York Mayor’s race
6. Plus a pair of Arizona stories with our very special panel! And as always, check our Twitter @braintrustlive and Facebook pages throughout the week for links, musings and more!Sunday Jan 20, 2013
Brain Trust Live #45 - INAUGURATION DAY EPISODE - 1/20/13
Sunday Jan 20, 2013
Sunday Jan 20, 2013
In Which We Discuss: 1. Hold onto your hats...it’s inauguration day! So that’s happening... 2. Healthcare has the most exciting, underreported week ever! 3. White House proposes a great gun control package and is immediately one upped by New York State. (Plus a fun new weekly segment!) 4. The debt ceiling crises is not happening anymore. Go home. Come back in March. 5. The return of Mark Sanford, our first introduction to Stephen Colbert’s sister, and a Berman Sherman follow-up that we never saw coming. 6. Plus, gays, the environment, and a nefarious smoothie shop that won’t be getting any of our business. As always, remember to follow us on Twitter @braintrustlive and find us on facebook!
Friday Jan 04, 2013
Brain Trust Live #43 - FISCAL CLIFF DEAL SPECIAL - 1/5/12
Friday Jan 04, 2013
Friday Jan 04, 2013
In Which We Discuss: 1. New class of congresspeople sworn in and already more effective than previous class in that Liz Warren is among them 2. Last minute deal averts 50% of fiscal cliff disaster, postpones other half to a worse time 3. We tell you which seven democrats are getting it all wrong on filibuster reform 4. More gridlock ahead as Boehner is re-elected speaker in a party that doesn’t seem to like him all that much 5. Failed Sandy relief bill serves as final reminder that congress is seriously fucked 6. Time Warner Cable is awful: a list of reasons why As always, remember to follow us on Twitter @braintrustlive and find us on facebook! Plus, even though the world didn't end, it's never a bad time to leave us a comment on iTunes. Onward to a (hopefully)successful New Year!