Episodes
Monday Nov 12, 2012
Brain Trust Live #36 - 11/12/12
Monday Nov 12, 2012
Monday Nov 12, 2012
In Which We Discuss:
1. How We Were Right About Literally Every Result in the Election
2. Republicans in Total Shock at Their Epic Loss, Despite Pervasive Mathematical Evidence Reporting Exactly What Would Happen Last Tuesday
3. Big Election Winners: Nate Silver and the Senate Democrats. Big Election Losers: Karl Rove and the Republican Rape Caucus.
4. Allen West is no More. A Win For America, but a Loss For Comedy.
5. Tax Shenanigans Start Up As Soon As Results Are In. If We Never Have to Say Fiscal Cliff Again, It Will Be Too Soon.
6. Some Boring Sex Scandal. Word To The Wise: Don’t Have An Affair With Your Biographer. They Might Just Know Your Email Password.
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Sunday Nov 04, 2012
Brain Trust Live #35 - 11/5/12
Sunday Nov 04, 2012
Sunday Nov 04, 2012
In Which We Discuss:
1. Hurricane Sandy: A Not-Funny Thing That Happened This Week
2. Christie and Obama Embark on Bro-mance While Romney Desperately Organizes Fake Relief Efforts From Ohio (But Don’t Worry, He’s Not Campaigning!)
3. Election Day 2012 Is…7 Days Closer Than It Was Last Week! AHHHHHHH!
4. Obama Finds New Enthusiasm in Loins as Romney Campaign “Stalls” in Jeep Ad Debacle
5. An Update on the Insane Republican Congressional Clown Posse
6. The Non-Partisan Tax Report Republicans Don’t Want You To See…And Therefore Stopped You From Seeing
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MAKE SURE TO VOTE ON TUESDAY!
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Monday Oct 01, 2012
Brain Trust Live #30 - 10/1/12
Monday Oct 01, 2012
Monday Oct 01, 2012
In Which We Discuss:
1. Reality Not a Factor In Republican Polling, But Good News, Romney Is Running Away With the Race Among Voters Without Cell Phones
2. Both Romney and Obama Declare Themselves Awful Debaters, Chris Christie Believes Otherwise
3. Yep, Still Have No Details on The Romney Tax Plan
4. Our First Ever Non Olympic Sports Story - Hint: It Involves Pensions
5. Massachusetts Senate Campaign Deals With The Big Issues, i.e. How To Properly Identify and Taunt a Native American
6. Tommy Thompson Still Very Confused About What He’s Supposed To Think About Obamacare, But Tries Not To Miss a Credit-Taking Opportunity When It Arises
7. Lindsay Lohan Enters The Political Fray In A Way Only She Could
Monday Sep 17, 2012
Brain Trust Live #28 - 9/17/12
Monday Sep 17, 2012
Monday Sep 17, 2012
In Which We Discuss (With The Addition of Audio Clips!):
1. A Convicted Meth Producer and Soft Core Porn Director Set The World On Fire…Literally
2. Strike Agreement Fake-Out in Chicago
3. Romney Tax Plan, Like His Underwear, Relies On “Magic”
4. Slew of Polls Inspire Republicans to Spiral Into Panic
5. Rick Santorum Finally Speaks a Truth About Smart People
6. Plus, This Week in Pink Slime, Sinkholes, Witchcraft, Clint Eastwood, and More
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Sunday Sep 09, 2012
Brain Trust Live #27 - 9/10/12
Sunday Sep 09, 2012
Sunday Sep 09, 2012
In Which We Discuss:
1. The Democratic Convention and the Awesomeness of Bill Clinton, Genius Number Knower
2. Defying All-Knowing Pundits and Horrible Jobs Data, Obama Gets a Bounce from Convention Appearance and Marrying Well
3. The Race So Far and the Strategy Moving Ahead. Romney’s Strategy: Appear More Like Obama, Obama’s Strategy: Appear More Like Bill Clinton.
4. We Finally Have an Inspiring American Story to Root For: Mitt Romney on the Trials and Tribulations on Being a Mormon in the Age of Black President.
5. A New Segment We Wish We Didn’t Have To Bring You: This Week In Iowa Congressman Steve King.
6. Plus, a Chicago Teachers’ Strike, a Melissa Harris-Perry Backlash, an Email Password That You Should Avoid, and More!
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Sunday Aug 26, 2012
Brain Trust Live #25 - 8/27/12
Sunday Aug 26, 2012
Sunday Aug 26, 2012
In Which We Discuss
1. God Makes His Feelings About The Upcoming GOP Convention Known, Sends Hurricane and Extra Strippers Their Way
2. Romney Makes Non-Hilarious Birther Joke, Wants Us To Focus On the Humor Aspect, Not the Offensive Aspect
3. Romney Endorses Romneycare, Thereby Endorsing Obamacare and Obama For President
4. Joseph Smith Tells Romney Not To Release More Tax Returns
5. Todd Akin, Official Pariah Of Republican High Cafeteria
6. Unimaginably Shocking Natural Disasters Are Occurring Nationwide Without Cause or Reason
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Sunday Jul 08, 2012
Brain Trust Live #18 - 7/09/12
Sunday Jul 08, 2012
Sunday Jul 08, 2012
In Which We Discuss:
1. Romney Campaign Still Has No Coherent Position the Law They Invented.
2. Republicans Continue to Un-endorse Mitt Romney at Staggering Rate. Luckly Mitt Has Family, Friends, and Mormons to Sustain Him.
3. Surprise, We Now Have Proof that Americans Hate Bain Capital
4. Gary Johnson: A Future Ross Perot in the Works?
5. Allen West is Obsessed With Obama as Slave Owner.
6. You Can, As of Right Now, Still Get an Abortion in Mississippi and Vote In Texas, But Maybe Not For Long…
7. Apparently, American Bison To Blame For Your High Gas Prices. Irrefutable Logic From America's Cow Doctor.
8. Is It Hot Where You Are? George Will Tells Us Why
9. You Are Still Much Poorer Than The Average CEO
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Sunday Jul 01, 2012
Brain Trust Live #17 - Part 1 - 7/2/12 (SUPREME COURT SPECIAL EDITION)
Sunday Jul 01, 2012
Sunday Jul 01, 2012
In Which We Discuss: 1. We won! Obamacare Lives to See Another Day. 2. Romney Wants to Replace Obamacare With A New Plan With All the Same Policies 3. Republicans Not Super Worried About the 30 Million Uninsured, Still Crossing Fingers for Full Repeal 4. CNN, Doing "Good Reporting" After 20 Minutes of Incorrect Reporting 5. Turns Out that People Like Good Things 6. Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona Law: Jan Brewer Curiously Thrilled, Romney Still Confused 7. Corporations Are Still People Too, So Says Supreme Court Want to hear more from us during the week? Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BrainTrustLive or find us on Twitter @braintrustlive!
Sunday Jun 03, 2012
Brain Trust Live #14 - 6/4/12
Sunday Jun 03, 2012
Sunday Jun 03, 2012
In Which We Discuss: 1. The Conspiracy That is Most Definitely Happening to Take Over the World 2. NYC Hates Sugary Drinks, Loves Sugary Carbohydrates 3. Florida Not Sorry For Continued Attempts to Thwart Democracy 4. Mitt Romney, Former Lover of Thing He is Now Actively Against 5. Marxist Policy Score: George W. Bush 1, Obama 0 6. "Let's Talk About Blow and Dope," Says Allen West, Republican-FL, 1972 7. Republicans Willing to Raise Taxes, But Only to Kill Innocents Abroad 8. Stimulus Money Even Helps Republicans 9. Now Unseated Thad McCotter, Rep-MI: Michigan Voters,You're Welcome Want to hear more from us during the week? Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BrainTrustLive or find us on Twitter @braintrustlive!
Monday May 28, 2012
Brain Trust Live #13 - 5/28/12
Monday May 28, 2012
Monday May 28, 2012
In Which We Discuss: 1. Financial Shenanigans Still Legal, Still Happening 2. Mitt Romney Has No Idea Why He's Qualified To Be President, But Don't Worry, He Is 3. Four Years Later: Rudy Giuliani Still Believes He Is Running For President 4. Is Trump the Cory Booker of the GOP? Is He Also a "Bloviating Ignoramus?" 5. Allen West's Week As a Democrat 6. Florida's Continued Attempts to Thwart Democracy 7. The Republican Children of 2008