A totally genius analysis of the week’s political news from two certified brains. Ready to resist, progressive AF. Podcast posted weekly since 2012.
Episodes
Sunday Oct 02, 2016
Sunday Oct 02, 2016
In Which We Discuss:
2. Dedicated to his reality show craft, the Donald is now toiling in melodramatic tax, porn and beauty pageant drama
3. 2016: The year of the anti-endorsement
4. Based on the length of the 233 page California Voter Information Guide, the plastic bag industry may be pissed, but the paper industry is probably celebrating
5. Californians might not have to live to see the outcome of this horrible presidential race due to apocalyptic earthquakes
6. Senators furious Obama doesn’t control the laws of time and space, mad he can’t make it two days ago so they can go back and listen to him
Sunday Aug 07, 2016
Sunday Aug 07, 2016
In Which We Discuss:
1. The election year Olympics are upon us! Who will win at swimming? Who will win at vault? Who will win at being president? Stay tuned!
2. Hillary experiences post-DNC bounce with voters and billionaires
3. Donald Trump wishes babies understood sarcasm
4. Scientists, can we find a way to make Marco Rubio pregnant so he can suffer at the hands of his own abortion beliefs?
5. Jill Stein chooses anti-Beyonce running-mate
6. Even Libertarians want to label GMOs
7. Finally we have scientific proof that Trump is, in the most literal sense, a short-fingered vulgarian
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of honking cars 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 Jul 31, 2016
Sunday Jul 31, 2016
In Which We Discuss:
2. The state that invented Gore-Tex and other important facts from the DNC Roll Call.
3. Hey guys, sometimes democracy means allowing the California delegation into the hall, protesters and all.
4. Tim Kaine is still boring and, oops, still not as pro-choice as actual pro-choice people are!
5. Trump has a violent physical reaction to hearing real policy discussions
6. How to contribute to the fight against Il Duce if you still aren’t enthused by Hillary Clinton
Sunday Jun 19, 2016
Sunday Jun 19, 2016
In Which We Discuss:
2. Chris Murphy and a bunch of other indistinguishable senators are newly minted American heroes after joining a 15 hour real-life, talking, standing, and non-bathroom-using filibuster!
3. Much to the presidential contenders’ chagrin, Orlando shooter turns out to be just another American-issued wack-job
4. Bernie Sanders is still running for president, and he thinks you should too
5. Sen. Marco Rubio suddenly hesitant to give up cush job he never goes to anyway
6. Brexit is not a kind of adorable British biscuit. It’s deadly.
7. Guys, what if Newt Gingrich becomes Trump’s VP? Then what?
Sunday Jun 12, 2016
Sunday Jun 12, 2016
In Which We Discuss:
2. No wonder they never give California contested primaries. We totally fucked it up.
3. Now is the time for politicians who enjoy having jobs to kiss the ring...
4. ...unless that ring is gaudy and gold-plated, in which case they’ll just wink at it
5. Conspiracy theories are legitimately coming true in Clinton email-gate 2016
6. Donald Trump ramps up for a windfall of establishment money, hypocrisy
7. It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Bilderberg, the get-away for the wannabe-illuminati. [Note: Beyonce will not be in attendance.]
Monday Jun 06, 2016
Monday Jun 06, 2016
In Which We Discuss:
1. Whether Bernie wins California or not, at least he got to call numbers at drag queen bingo this weekend.
2. The most progressive event in the history of the world happened in Oakland this week
3. The details of Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy address are as follows: Donald Trump is a nincompoop
4. Donald Trump angry that we’re letting qualified American-born US Citizens to levy judgments in the court system. Apparently that’s not one of the steps to making America great again.
5. Trump declares that he has a personal African-American. “Proves it” with a stock photo of an unsuspecting african american family that are definitely not Trump supporters.
6. Paul Ryan: 2016 Panic Endorser
7. We’re very excited to see the music video event generated by Obama’s rumored Beyonce army
Oh, and thanks for coming to see us at the Electric Youth Show at the Clubhouse Theater yesterday! We had so much fun!
Sunday May 29, 2016
Sunday May 29, 2016
In Which We Discuss:
1. We'll be making our first ever live appearance next Sunday! Come see us and some great performers at:
Sunday, June 5th
8pm @ The Clubhouse Theater (Vermont and Hollywood)
Info and links to tickets here: https://www.facebook.com/theelectricyouthshow/
2. Dispatches from the Santa Monica Bernie Sanders rally, a meeting-ground for political aficionados and bored high school students
3. Breaking News: Hillary Clinton still has her damn email problems
4. California race tightens as Chris Matthews declares network-wide plan to ignore its results
5. Sanders will debate literally anybody at any moment on any network. He’s available whenever you are.
6. Libertarian Party Convention-goers angered by their candidate’s plan to actually compete in the presidential race
Sunday May 22, 2016
Sunday May 22, 2016
In Which We Discuss:
1. If we’ve learned anything this election season, it’s that a public official’s level of scandal is directly proportional to how many of their pores we see in the press.
2. Hillary wins Kentucky by a nose. Loses Oregon by all the noses. [That was a Kentucky Derby pun, see what we did there?]
3. Planes are unnatural and we refute the science that says otherwise. We are not birds.
4. We finally have the Parliament we’ve always wanted! (Minus any productive action.)
5. Oklahoma GOP hoping to rid state of frustrating hordes of medical professionals and women in the most passive aggressive way possible
6. Good news! All Texans are now gay according to the state GOP’s platform
Monday May 02, 2016
Monday May 02, 2016
In Which We Discuss:
1. After failing at business, running for Senate, and running for President, Carly Fiorina is eager to add a failed vice presidential run to her resume!
2. Ted Cruz and John Kasich’s adorable plan to team up and stop Trump is, once again, thwarted by 60% of voters
3. Indiana Governor Mike Pence endorses Donald Trump in speech to announce that he’s voting for Ted Cruz
4. Donald Trump is both for and against all the foreign policy things
5. We finally got to see Obama do a literal mic drop at the White House Correspondents Dinner
6. According to noted endtimes philosopher, the late Prince is full of razzle-dazzle
Sunday Apr 24, 2016
Sunday Apr 24, 2016
In Which We Discuss:
1. It’s Proxy Armenian Battle Day in LA! Come Google Armenia with us and find out if it still exists!
2. Dispatches from the upcoming SuperTuesday (number 2 million): Pennsylvania’s arcane voting system is the arcaniest one in America
3. Take a break from Trump as we bring you Brain Trust Live’s guide to this year’s most important Senate Races
4. New York always wins, even if the competition is over who is the best at voter suppression
5. Clinton’s Veepstakes, i.e. her latest plan to lose the youth vote, begins in earnest
6. Trump’s goal: come up with as many “definitive” stances on transgender bathrooms as he did on abortion
7. It was a great week for 90 year-olds