Episodes
Sunday May 20, 2018
BTL #289 - HAPPINESS FROM AFAR - 5/21/18
Sunday May 20, 2018
Sunday May 20, 2018
In Which We Discuss:
1. Americans are never more charmed than when a monarchy we fought a long deadly war against experiences joy
2. Still fresh out of witty comments about school shootings. Check back with us in...a hundred years
3. Let’s just start the immigration conversation from a place of agreement that all of Donald Trump’s words are the wrong words
4. Sheldon Adelson’s personal happiness from afar is more important that thousands of innocent lives
5. Remember when we had net neutrality and we didn’t have to work so hard to save it?
6. Primary updates from the progressive trenches
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 May 13, 2018
BTL #288 - HOW TO KILL AT DYING - 5/14/18
Sunday May 13, 2018
Sunday May 13, 2018
In Which We Discuss:
1. Apparently in this reality, a porn star’s lawyer can outsmart the presidential legal team without breaking much of a sweat. America!
2. Still waiting with baited breath for that Big Beautiful shiny new Iran Deal.
3. Eric Schneiderman aimed to ruin Trump’s life, but ruined ours instead
4. John McCain is giving us all a lesson in how to really kill at dying
5. In a surprise turn, “china people” is not a prefered term in West Virginia. Progress?
6. Trump’s least favorite thing: presidenting. Trump’s favorite thing: toys and soda.
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 May 06, 2018
BTL #287 - ONE LAST DISS BEFORE I LEAVE YOU - 5/7/18
Sunday May 06, 2018
Sunday May 06, 2018
In Which We Discuss:
1. Puerto Rico is the Greece of America, and not because they both have beaches
2. Yes, America, Rudy Giuliani is an actual idiot. We weren’t lying about that.
3. McCain intends to survive just long enough to get one final Trump diss in, even if that means meticulously planning his own funeral.
4. Trump’s unending love for contentious confirmation hearings has led him to beg and plead with torture-lover Gina Haspel not to withdraw as CIA nominee.
5. Melania’s finally announcing that her official platform is...to have a platform
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!