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 Apr 17, 2016
Sunday Apr 17, 2016
In Which We Discuss:
1. Brooklyn Debate blockbuster moments include Hillary Clinton coming out in favor of supporting what could be a $15/hour minimum wage if and only if we play our cards right
2. If you’re cool and in New York right now, you’re probably at a Bernie Sanders rally
3. Bernie bends the rules of time and space to be at both the Vatican and Coachella on Saturday
4. Hiring a new campaign director somehow left no one in charge of Trump’s campaign operation
5. Kasich’s New York Scorecard: Italian Food - 2, Pickles 1, Kasich - 0
6. Christians in Mississippi better hope this whole afterlife thing is legit, because they’re all about to get shot at church
Sunday Apr 03, 2016
Sunday Apr 03, 2016
In Which We Discuss:
1. Trump covers five abortion stances in a matter of hours. Who even knew there were five different stances that are all 100% wrong?
2. The only thing we currently know about the outcome of the GOP race, is that none of these three goons are going to vote for each other.
3. Clinton is SO TIRED of Sanders telling the truth about her record that she refuses to debate him until he stops
4. After seeing how well it went for Indiana, other states look to get in on the anti-LGBT law passing game.
5. Bet you didn’t know there’s an entire list of 2016 GOP candidates who will make Trump or Cruz look like totally rational choices
6. The return of Sinkhole Radio: Sinkholes are eating fish now. Stop doing that!!
Sunday Mar 27, 2016
Sunday Mar 27, 2016
In Which We Discuss:
1. The story of Easter
2. The story of what we’re calling #LooneyTuesday
3. The story of what we’re calling #SupercalifragilisticexpialidociousSaturday
4. The story of how 5 women allegedly agreed to have sex with Ted Cruz
5. The story of Obama’s groundbreaking diplomacy and ground-ruining high-fiving in Cuba
6. The story of how we should all calm the fuck down despite recent terror attacks. Terrorism is scary, but fascism is scarier.
7. The story of how 13 nobodies are still running in the Democratic primary for president
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of loud sirens 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 Jan 10, 2016
Sunday Jan 10, 2016
In Which We Discuss:
1. This week’s Democratic polling gives new insight into the cult electability’s war on the cult of...simple arithmetic and facts
2. Trump’s first act of “figuring out what going on” will have to include figuring out who he’s depicting in his first video at
3. Former Canadian Ted Cruz , after years of being trolled by Brain Trust Live, is finally taking some heat from the people who actually believe this shit
4. Gun nuts are buying one million guns per tear Obama sheds over all the children they’re shooting
5. Another good and/or lie-filled jobs report shows the economy remains on track
6. Whatever the NYC Equivalent of #BlackTwitter is has a collective meltdown over the retirement of Dr. Zizmor
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of barking dogs 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 Jan 03, 2016
Sunday Jan 03, 2016
In Which We Discuss:
2. Bernie Sanders shatters Obama fundraising records to close out the year.
3. Lady of Leisure Hillary Clinton wants you all to know that she approves of dodging jury duty.
4. With the 24/7 coverage of Donald Trump, you probably forgot there are other exciting races in 2016! We’re here to remind you.
5. The Cliven Bundy domestic terrorist family rides again!
6. Taking the side of 90% of the country, Obama takes gun control matters into his own hands
7. Bill Cosby is indicted. Hey, at least he’ll get jello at every meal in prison?
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 Dec 06, 2015
Sunday Dec 06, 2015
In Which We Discuss:
1. When can we start calling the NRA terrorists instead of lobbyists? Is it now?
2. GOP proposes several strategies to deal with the week’s multiple mass shootings including denial, misplaced blame, and voting no on common sense gun legislation
3. Bernie Sanders is now polling higher against Hillary than Obama was in December of 2007
4. GOP releases plan in case of Trump nomination: ask Senate candidates to wear cooler clothes and dig up tree trunks for a day
5. Senate now only 60 Obamacare repeals behind House in the GOP war of healthcare-hating
6. Ben Carson will the defeat the delicious chickpea-based snack food beloved by millions, fear be damned
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Sunday Oct 11, 2015
Sunday Oct 11, 2015
In Which We Discuss:
1. What is it that drives Hillary Clinton destroy everything that she loves? What will become of her beloved TPP?
2. With McCarthy gone and the GOP in shambles, we’re all in some danger of becoming Speaker of the House. Is there an opt-out form somewhere?
3. If any of the 158 families determining the next election results are listening, we have a campaign we’d like to talk chat about. We accept checks.
4. Ben Carson’s gun control prescription: find a human shield or raise an army of casual handgun owners. #assuredsuccess
5. POLITICON. It happened. We were there. We can confirm that Michele Bachmann is a real person with human DNA, FYI. It was a weird day.
6. Guys, there’s a Democratic debate Tuesday night on CNN. You should watch that.
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Sunday Jul 05, 2015
Sunday Jul 05, 2015
In Which We Discuss:
1. Get ready...we’re about to coin the term Bernie-monium! It’s happening.
2. Latest Hillary Clinton email dump proves she was right to ask to borrow a book on how to email better. Next up: a book on better "Twittering."
5. Greece does what the world has been trying to do for millenia, tells Germany to fuck off
3. SCOTUS reminds America that while the majority of them aren’t stupid, at least 5 are pure evil
4. California decides that one massive measles outbreak is enough, even if it means taking on Jenny McCarthy.
5. Greece does what the world has been trying to do for millenia, tells Germany to fuck off
6. If we’ve known anything since the first podcast, it’s that losing your mattress endorsement is the beginning of the end. Buh bye Donald!
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Sunday May 17, 2015
Sunday May 17, 2015
In Which We Discuss:
1. We successfully crashed the CA Democratic Convention. Screw the rules!
2. Jeb Bush battles the hypothetical question of whether Jeb Bush should be answering hypothetical questions as a candidate
3. Massive carnage on an Amtrak route they frequent won’t stop Congress from making cuts to infrastructure spending
4. We’re still giving out the death penalty, a discussion
5. Mitt Romney and Evander Holyfield tickle-fight for charity
6. Andrew Keegan brings us the most Los Angeles story ever written
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Monday May 11, 2015
Monday May 11, 2015
In Which We Discuss:
1. Seymour Hersh bombshell: Osama bin Laden is still dead. Carry on.
2. Hillary Clinton’s new media strategy is to pretend there is no media
3. Lap band surgery was probably cheaper than Chris Christie’s football game concessions
4. The Sheldon Adelson solo primary claims another victim: common sense
5. Republican candidates hawk Bible cures for your diabetes and tax woes because...pseudoscience
6. Somebody finally stood their ground and shot George Zimmerman in the face
7. Texas does the most Texas-y thing even attempted
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