Episodes
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
BTL #348 - Get Some New Tattoos - 4/27/20
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
Sunday Apr 26, 2020
In Which We Discuss:
1. Trump to blue states and all human beings who aren’t smart enough not to drink bleach: Drop Dead
2. Biden has some...ahem...skeletons. Should we have taken them seriously before?
3. Get rid of Larry Summers. Forever.
4. Congress further rushes to the aid of struggling large corporations. The rest of you can wait your turn.
5. Georgia, Oklahoma, and other states are opening up so a population in crisis can finally get some new tattoos.
6. Kim Jong-Un’s heart surgeon is in a bit of a situation, whether or not he actually operated.
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
BTL #347 - Endorse-Fest 2020 - 4/20/20
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
Sunday Apr 19, 2020
In Which We Discuss:
1. Biden endorse-fest attendees wondering why the left wont come along for the ride
2. New stimulus possible. Will it actually stimulate anybody?
3. More people are newly unemployed than have voted in the Democratic primary so far
4. Stay at home orders actually work!
5. That’s why Trump hates them...
6. A Michael Cohen tell-all coming to you from...his house. Where he currently is. Just like you.
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of quarantiners, helicopters, 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!
Sunday Apr 12, 2020
BTL #346 - The Easter Spectacular - 4/13/20
Sunday Apr 12, 2020
Sunday Apr 12, 2020
In Which We Discuss:
1. Bernie is out, but guys, you can still vote in your primary and you can still vote your principles!
2. We’ve got thoughts on Biden’s binders full of women
3. GOP to Wisconsin voters: Drop dead
4. Rampant inequality in life leads to rampant inequality in deaths
5. America’s president is currently the governor of California. Act accordingly.
6. A slice of normalcy in trying times - our yearly easter Q&A.
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of sirens, helicopters, 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!
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
BTL #345 - Pearl Harbor Week - 4/6/20
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
Sunday Apr 05, 2020
In Which We Discuss:
1. Get ready for a week in which everything will be constantly compared to Pearl Harbor
2. We smashed the record for unemployment claims. Just slaughtered it.
3. Turns out when 10M people are suddenly unemployed, medicare-for-all sounds like a great plan.
4. The Democratic convention is being pushed, but no stupid deadly virus is going to stop the Wisconsin primary, whether or not they have polling place, poll workers, or voters.
5. The Republican Governors are proving they’re actually as science-challenged as the character they play on TV.
6. California is either doing a bang-up job, or it isn’t. The numbers tell many stories.
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of sirens, helicopters, 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!