Episodes
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
1/24/24 - The New Hampshire Non-Primary
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
In Which We Discuss:
1. The New Hampshire Primary and Iowa Caucus were both over before they started.
2. Tim Scott is now fake engaged to his fake girlfriend because now he’ll be Veep material…or something.
3. Joe Biden is staking his entire campaign on the one issue he doesn’t personally care about at all.
4. Dean Phillips is getting bad media advice, which is weird considering his family tree.
5. Does Donald Trump have leprosy? The internet speculates!
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 Dec 13, 2023
12/14/23 - Self-Inflicted Embarassment
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
In Which We Discuss:
1. The House now “formally” working on a fake impeachment case
2. More people are leaving Congress due to self-inflicted embarrassment
3. Why was there another GOP Debate? An important question you will not be hearing an answer to on this podcast.
4. New Iowa poll leaves us wondering, why are we even still doing new Iowa polls?
5. SCOTUS to decide specifically on whether America is a failed state
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!
Monday Oct 30, 2023
10/31/23 - The Erika Jayne of the US House
Monday Oct 30, 2023
Monday Oct 30, 2023
In Which We Discuss:
1. Good News: New Speaker Mike Johnson has a podcast, so look forward to new scandals breaking weekly
2. Jared Golden is the Erika Jayne of the US House
3. Somebody should tell Mike Pence that his life has hit rock bottom
4. The Lincoln Project finally manifested a real life human in Dean Phillips
5. New candidate soars into second place in the GOP primary, now a mere 30 points behind Trump
6. Donald Trump’s war on zippers
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 Jul 05, 2023
7/5/21 - The July Legal Spectacular: SCOTUS Edition [w/ Ben Softness]
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Wednesday Jul 05, 2023
Our resident legal expert, Ben Softness, is back with everything you need to know about the last months' controversial SCOTUS decisions! You won't want to miss our conversation about affirmative action, gay wedding websites, student debt, gerrymandering, and the personal tensions at the court.
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 23, 2023
4/24/23 - The New Coal Baron in town
Sunday Apr 23, 2023
Sunday Apr 23, 2023
In Which We Discuss:
1. GOP undercard debate shaping up to be just as crazy as we’d hoped.
2. Polls show nobody wants Trump or Biden to run so naturally it’s looking like Trump v. Biden in 2024.
3. Donld Trump admits to living in one of the “worst states.
4. Look out Joe Manchin! There’s a new coal baron in town.
5. Dianne Feinstein Retirement-Watch 2023 continues.
6. GOP’s massive successes are being celebrated…under the cover of darkness?
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 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!
Sunday Mar 05, 2023
3/6/23 - The Maxxinistas [w/ Sascha Meisel]
Sunday Mar 05, 2023
Sunday Mar 05, 2023
In Which We Discuss:
1. Somebody forgot to tell Larry Hogan about the pre-exploratory phase of launching an exploratory committee for president.
2. CPAC audiences are looking to bring a Cruz/Fiorina energy to 2024.
3. Pete Buttigieg is a Maxxinista!
4. Biden is in favor of DC Statehood except when they pass laws he doesn’t agree with.
5. JD Vance is aspiring to become the socialist the Democrats won’t let themselves be.
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of quarantiners, 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 Feb 12, 2023
2/13/23 - Space Cylinders [w/ Grant Sloss]
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
Sunday Feb 12, 2023
In Which We Discuss:
1. The question of the week: Is it War of the Worlds or World War III?
2. Special Guest Grant Sloss Explains the SOTU
3. Man who tied dog to car has opinions about who’s moral enough to serve in Congress
4. It’s not just George Santos! More fake Jews arrive in Congress.
5. Ron DeSanctimonius channels Trump Steaks Presser vibes
About Grant Sloss:
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of quarantiners, 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!