In Which We Discuss:

1. Senate Gorsuch showdown leads us to wonder: To what degree has civilization always been just hanging on by a tiny thread?

2. Even experts don’t seem to know if we’re at war with Syria.

3. Trailer for White House Purge: Part 1 is finally released

4. It’s round 2 and Republicans are still not eager to replace Obamacare with their now-revised shamy plan.

5. Very little intelligence is available on the House Intelligence Committee, even in Nunes’ absence.

6. Bernie sanders is taking a national tour like a literal rock star

7. Michele Bachmann, an irrelevant person who is no longer serving in office, still can’t stop explaining it all

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In Which We Discuss:

1. AHCA is revised to address the real problems: obscure upstate New York tax issues

2. Trump surrogates decry that “Washington Won” in the AHCA battle. Still don’t seem to understand they’re in it.

3. Sanders and friends hope that if we can say “Single Payer,” we can dream it

4. Next up in “things nobody wants the Republicans to do”: large corporate tax cuts

5. Congressman Nunes is the most confusing person in Washington this week

6. Internet privacy: A thing we don’t have

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In Which We Discuss:

1. Trump spends one hour speaking unhinged words in a regular tone, is celebrated near and far for just sounding human

2. Overheard in Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III’s office: “Oh, THOSE Russians!”

3. Donald Trump resumes his shabbat twitter meltdowns, daring America to choose between trusting Breitbart and Barack Obama

4. Trump complains that healthcare is hard. Crybaby! (Sad.)

5. Donald Trump’s literal tens of...well, just tens of supporters show up to the Trump version of the “biggest rally in American history”

6. We live in a world in which Kanye and Oprah Winfrey’s presidential campaign might happen at the same time

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In Which We Discuss:

1. America re-lives the horrors of election 2016 in football form

2. Trump’s SCOTUS pick doesn’t care about your uterus

3. The Muslim Ban is a great example of why you have a lawyer look at a contract before you sign it

4. A filibuster-genre Senate talk-a-thon is underway because not enough Senators had performed their school grizzly bear attack material

5. Trump has no idea wtf he’s doing or signing.  His staff has no idea where the light switches are.

6. The White House congratulates rising star Frederick Douglass on finally getting his 15 minutes of fame

7. Let’s #NeverForget to #NeverRemember the Bowling Green Massacre

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In Which We Discuss:

1. It’s week one of the Trump presidency and we already have a constitutional crisis on our hands

2. Steve Bannon must be on some sort of writing retreat, having a very prolific week ruining America by edict

3. Trump will bravely investigate only the kind of voter fraud that doesn’t exist but makes him lose popular votes

4. Apparently Trump’s idea of diplomacy is holding hands with the ladies

5. Something we can get behind: Trump’s White House staff is the gossipy-ist in history

6. We interview with William Floyd from the LA County Dems and talk about the local stuff you should know [Begins: 1:18:20...yup it's that kind of week]

7. Trump’s butt takes the mantle as most unfortunate meme of the week/history

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And hey, go join a protest!

In Which We Discuss:

1. Pussy Hats took over America on Saturday, showing what a large, enthusiastic crowd actually looks like.

2. Meanwhile, Trump’s Inauguration crowd.  Sad.

3. Chelsea Manning.  Happy.

4. Trump’s Education cabinet pick will focus her energy on protecting students from grizzly bears instead of school shootings

5. Dippin Dots IS the ice cream of the future and don’t let the Trump administration’s “alternative facts” convince you otherwise

6. Trump spends first day in office taking things away from us and killing people

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In Which We Discuss:

1. Party line Dems hoping to add NYC Mayor’s race to list of un-losable races they manage to bungle

2. Vladimir Putin is the most prescient member of the GOP, he went all-in for Trump before even the American people

3. We’ve now confirmed that the American people will pay for Trump’s wall.  Didn’t we already give him a gift?

4. Domestic, non-Islamic terrorism continues to be the worst fear of Americans who believe in gun death statistics

5. GOP finally has their big chance to repeal Obamacare, so let the defections begin

6. Michelle Obama wins the internet

7. Trump hates children and fun, now officially confirmed

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!

In Which We Discuss:

*For our reactions to the presidential election, please check out last week's special midweek edition of BTL, available HERE**

1. Somehow Trump is bigoted enough to invite Breitbart into the White House but okay with a man named Reince?

2. Trump promises to keep none of his campaign promises in first major interview as President Elect

3. A few medium okay things happened last week and that’s all we have to cling to

4. Democrats, not swayed by subtler hints, finally get the point by losing an easy election to a madman and rally behind less centrist DNC chair

5. California’s election is a multiple choice exam that only about 70% of us passed.

6. If Donald Trump and Howard Dean had a baby, it’d be the electorally baffling state of Maine

7. 2016 continues to fall apart further with the passing of Gwen Ifill.  Is life even real? Are we real?  

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1. Bad Hombres, Nasty Women, and other updates from the final presidential debate.  (Thank god these are over.)