Episodes
Sunday Dec 18, 2016
BTL #225 - RANT DAY - 12/19/16
Sunday Dec 18, 2016
Sunday Dec 18, 2016
In Which We Discuss:
1. Mark your calendars: Tomorrow is the day that hell freezes over and, in a very hell-like move, makes Donald Trump the president
2. The only unity in post-Trump America is the unlikely coming together of the of FBI and CIA
3. Obama holds press conference in which he is either tough on Putin or...not. Doesn’t matter which because facts don’t exist anymore.
4. Hillary Clinton willing to blame literally anybody but herself for her loss
5. We have the debut of BTL’s newest segment: Defend the Internet
6. It’s the morally adrift leading the morally blind, New York edition
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of circling 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!
Monday Dec 12, 2016
BTL #224 - LOSING THE COLD WAR - 12/13/16
Monday Dec 12, 2016
Monday Dec 12, 2016
In Which We Discuss:
1. Russian hackers could have warned us they were fixing the election before we waited 90 minutes to vote. Selfish.
2. Donald Trump leaves no stone unturned in search for least competent cabinet in history
3. Pop Quiz! Which of the following is a human invention and completely imaginary: a. Climate change b. The value of a dollar
4. Every minute that passes on earth is a minute in which Donald Trump’s Carrier deal gets less impressive
5. Labor endorses in the DNC dogfight that decides whether or not we have a party anymore
6. Move over guacamole! There is, apparently, one Texan food that Ted Cruz enjoys, and now you’ll never be able to again.
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of circling 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!
Saturday Dec 03, 2016
BTL #223 - A BAD DEALS - 12/4/16
Saturday Dec 03, 2016
Saturday Dec 03, 2016
In Which We Discuss:
1. What happens when even Sarah Palin thinks your Carrier deal is bad for America? Can you solve it by making her poet laureate?
2. If you’re a world leader who hasn’t spoke to the US in decades, consider calling Trump. He’ll definitely take your call.
3. Speaking of world leaders, let’s talk about Fidel Castro’s legacy
4. Mitt Romney, Kellyanne Conway, and The Donald are stuck in a sad reverse love triangle
5. Donald Trump blames both his victory and defeat on fraud, but let’s not look into it guys. That won’t help.
6. America found new and exciting ways to be terrible to Native Americans this Thanksgiving
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of circling 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!