Episodes
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
2/5/24 - If a Tree Falls and Zero Voters Hear It...
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
In Which We Discuss:
1. Ben Softness, our resident legal expert, who is in no way representing the views of Alphabet Inc., joins us to discuss the recent Trump legal action. (Skip to 39:02 to start there)
2. Can we move on, as a people, from caring about Taylor Swift?
3. If a tree falls in the South Carolina primary, and no voters hear it, did an election actually occur?
4. Hot takes from a low stakes California senate candidate forum.
5. New potential immigration bill might be a paperwork nightmare for drug cartels.
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of falling phones, 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!
And, as always, you can buy and review Lila's book here: Some Kids Left Behind.
Plus, subscribe to Lila's new podcast, What Can I Do, wherever you get your podcasts!
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
11/20/23 - ”In a fight, I’m gonna bite.’
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
Sunday Nov 19, 2023
In Which We Discuss:
1. Latest election results prove one important thing: People want Republicans to stay out of their damn business.
2. “In a fight, I’m gonna bite,” is a real quote you could only get from a real US Senator named Markwayne.
3. Santos begins preparation for his prison and reality television tour.
4. Jill Stein is back to haunt democratic nightmares once again.
5. Tim Scott will now have all the time in the world to spend with his “very nice,” very real girlfriend.
6. Trump’s hatred of windmills takes center stage at criminal trial focused on financial misdeeds.
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of falling phones, 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!
And, as always, you can buy and review Lila's book here: Some Kids Left Behind.
Plus, subscribe to Lila's new podcast, What Can I Do, wherever you get your podcasts!
Sunday Oct 08, 2023
10/9/23 - Cautionary Tale
Sunday Oct 08, 2023
Sunday Oct 08, 2023
In Which We Discuss:
1. Feinstein commemorative memes are a cautionary tale for Mitch McConnell and Joe Biden.
2. A government shutdown has been averted…until it 100% happens in November.
3. Kevin McCarthy was shocked to be voted out after agreeing to be voted out at any moment.
4. Get excited for a six-way presidential race next fall!
5. Why is anybody agreeing to go to the GOP debates?
6. Are candidate Ron DeSantis’ makeup, 4 inch heels, and shapewear illegal in Florida thanks to Gov. Ron DeSantis?
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of falling phones, 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!
And, as always, you can buy and review Lila's book here: Some Kids Left Behind.
Plus, subscribe to Lila's new podcast, What Can I Do, wherever you get your podcasts!
Monday Sep 11, 2023
9/11/23 - Read the Room! [feat. Jeremy Payne from Catalyst California]
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Monday Sep 11, 2023
In Which We Discuss:
1. Jeremy Payne from Catalyst California is here to explain how we can reform the LA city council
2. Joe Biden is being beaten by a wax figure in the latest 2024 polls
3. Democratic brains fell into a wormhole this week
4. Read the room, Nancy!
5. New Mexico experiments with a new gun control tactic: Actually trying something
Find out more about efforts to reform the LA City Council: www.ourla.org
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of falling phones, 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!
And, as always, you can buy and review Lila's book here: Some Kids Left Behind.
Plus, subscribe to Lila's new podcast, What Can I Do, wherever you get your podcasts!
Sunday May 21, 2023
5/22/23 - Ocean Business
Sunday May 21, 2023
Sunday May 21, 2023
In Which We Discuss:
1. It’s Weekend at Bernie’s in the Senate. Either know or don’t know!
2. Regardless of what you’ve heard, both parties love the debt ceiling.
3. Figure Skater Sarah Hughes is looking for a second upset win, this time in NY-4.
4. Tim Scott, longtime presidential explorer, files his papers.
5. DeSantis blowback begins as voters get their first taste of his awkward laugh.
6. What happens in the water is ocean business. Leave it alone.
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of falling phones, 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!
And, as always, you can buy and review Lila's book here: Some Kids Left Behind.
Plus, subscribe to Lila's new podcast, What Can I Do, wherever you get your podcasts!
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
The BTL Legal Spectacular [w/ Ben Softness]
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Join us for another legal deep dive as we chat with our legal expert Ben Softness about the Trump Indictment, the Fox Dominion settlement, ethics issues in the courts, SCOTUS and more!
Then, follow Ben on Twitter at @imsoftness!
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of falling phones, 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!
And, as always, you can buy and review Lila's book here: Some Kids Left Behind.
Plus, subscribe to Lila's new podcast, What Can I Do, wherever you get your podcasts!
Sunday Apr 09, 2023
4/10/23 - The 2023 Easter Spectacular
Sunday Apr 09, 2023
Sunday Apr 09, 2023
In Which We Discuss:
1. It’s Easter, which can only mean that our Easter Spectacular Episode is finally here!
2. Somehow Donald Trump being indicted was only the third most important news story by the end of Tuesday.
3. Bernie Sanders and James Clyburn win together for the first time.
4. Even Ann Coulter is wondering if the right has lost touch on abortion.
5. It might be a weird week to ask this, but is the conservative movement doomed?
6. The Tennessee legislature was so heinous this week that Instagram briefly became a pro-Gen Z platform.
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of falling phones, 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!
And, as always, you can buy and review Lila's book here: Some Kids Left Behind.
Plus, subscribe to Lila's new podcast, What Can I Do, wherever you get your podcasts!
Sunday Apr 02, 2023
4/3/23 - The People of the State of New York against Donald J. Trump
Sunday Apr 02, 2023
Sunday Apr 02, 2023
In Which We Discuss:
1. You Guys! Where on earth is Mitch McConnell and is he still actually on earth?
2. Trump will have to be brought down by the very people who brought him to us: New Yorkers
3. Chris Christie harkens back to the heady days of his undercard debate glory
4. Joe Manchin and Joe Lieberman: Why didn’t we see the parallels sooner?
5. Ron DeSantis takes on the real government of Florida - Disney - and loses
6. Federal government picks an arbitrary end date to a pandemic that’s still very much ongoing
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of falling phones, 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!
And, as always, you can buy and review Lila's book here: Some Kids Left Behind.
Plus, subscribe to Lila's new podcast, What Can I Do, wherever you get your podcasts!
Monday Mar 27, 2023
3/28/23 - The Carla Nordstrom Spectacular
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
In Which We Discuss:
1. Carla Nordstrom provides a report from NY State
2. We asked for more salad-fork style dramas, and this week we got them!
3. Donald Trump announces plans to stave of WWIII by promising death and destruction
4. The Nebraska Senate’s GOP Christmas card list is getting smaller and smaller
5. Only Chicago city politics could cause a Jim Clyburn and Bernie Sanders unity endorsement.
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of falling phones, 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!
And, as always, you can buy and review Lila's book here: Some Kids Left Behind.
Plus, subscribe to Lila's new podcast, What Can I Do, wherever you get your podcasts!
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
3/13/23 - Let People Have Good Ideas!
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
In Which We Discuss:
1. It’s our yearly reminder that we could have a general strike.
2. Joe Manchin wants you to wonder if he’s running for president even though none of us asked.
3. When Republicans have accidental good ideas, let’s let them!
4. Joe Biden works to unravel as many campaign promises as possible before his 2024 decision.
5. We all are learning too much about the FDIC.
6. George Santos: If you think he did it, he probably did.
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of falling phones, 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!
And, as always, you can buy and review Lila's book here: Some Kids Left Behind.
Plus, subscribe to Lila's new podcast, What Can I Do, wherever you get your podcasts!