Episodes
Monday Dec 16, 2013
BTL #90 - AFFLUENCING AFFLUENZA - 12/16/13
Monday Dec 16, 2013
Monday Dec 16, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. Bipartisan budget deal draws enough criticism from both parties to pass the House going away
2. When it comes to sign language interpreters in South Africa, you really get what you pay for
3. Colorado residents should no longer expect staying alive to be one of the perks of living near all that fresh mountain air
4. Do you know someone who suffers from Affluenza? Get them help immediately before their inevitable crime spree goes unpunished!
5. Brain Trust Live tells you the future in a segment on the 2016 primaries
6. Megyn Kelly really needs you to know that Santa Claus is white. Because children!
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Sunday Dec 08, 2013
BTL #89 - OUR FAVORITE THINGS - 12/9/13
Sunday Dec 08, 2013
Sunday Dec 08, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. Nelson Mandela dies, leaving the GOP scrambling to un-say all the mean things they’ve said about him in the past
2. GOP finally asking their stodgy misogynistic candidates to think it, not say it in their races against women
3. (The latest) Jobs Report shows potentially fake gains in employment, potentially fake loses in Black Friday enthusiasm
4. The folks who brought you the weekend band together with the folks who brought you your fries to combat underemployment and, by extension, obesity
5. Freezing weather leads to all manner of hilarious SoCal weather reports. Also, potentially, a national famine.
Tuesday Dec 03, 2013
BTL #88 - DEAL TO MAKE A DEAL - 12/03/13
Tuesday Dec 03, 2013
Tuesday Dec 03, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. The Affordable Care Act website now working. Nothing more to see here.
2. Black Friday now has its own official death count tracker
3. The US reaches a deal to reach another deal in six months over Iran’s nuclear program
4. Obamacare’s not the only problem fast food CEOs will face this week
5. Turns out the government shutdown wasn’t much of a change from business as usual in Congress
6. Thanksgiving becomes a popular time to come out of the closet
7. Soon drones will no longer only be used for killing innocent civilians, they’ll deliver your toothpaste too
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