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 May 12, 2013
Sunday May 12, 2013
In Which We Discuss: 1. Benghazi hearings reveal that the only new info about Benghazi is that it's entirely about Hillary Clinton 2. IRS potentially being run by entry-level 20-something analysts 3. The Heritage Foundation outs itself as being exactly as racist as we all suspected 4. South Carolina provides convincing scientific proof that Anthony Weiner can be mayor of New York, sex scandals be damned! 5. The entire NRA platform is still proving troublesome for NRA and supporters 6. Global warming update: we're more likely to die than ever. Literally each second that passes is a second in which we are closer to our deaths. 7. BTL exclusive: Christ Christie unofficially declares his 2016 candidacy And as always, check our Twitter @braintrustlive and Facebook pages throughout the week for links, musings and more!
Thursday May 02, 2013
Thursday May 02, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. Barbara Bush finally says what’s been on America’s mind for a long time: “We’ve had enough Bush’s”
2. More arrests in the Boston Bombing plot lead republicans to remember why they hate all immigrants
3. Being a prisoner at Guantanamo Bay is the best diet plan EVER
4. Even Rockefeller Republicans know that gays are good for business. Will the NBA realize the same?
5. In an effort to shore up the two-dimensional vote, Mark Sanford vigorously debates a cardboard cut-out of Nancy Pelosi
6. Will Ted Cruz be the first Canadian President of America? Not if it requires reading the Constitution.
7. Do you have one too many children? Is your gun arsenal missing a gun small enough for a five year-old to handle? Solve both problems at once with the Cricket!
Monday Apr 15, 2013
Monday Apr 15, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. The witch is dead (ding dong!), which leads us to our most insensitive Rest In Peace yet!
2. The bipartisan gun control bill clears first hurdle, might trip on the second and wouldn’t win a race in effectiveness anyway
3. Watergate, the Kentucky edition
4. Republicans plan to save business by continuing to let women go penniless
5. Elizabeth Warren’s brilliance still doesn’t annoy us like such perfection usually would
6. Plus, douchebags, carpetbagging, baggy pants, and bad choices you can make on Twitter
And as always, check our Twitter @braintrustlive and Facebook pages throughout the week for links, musings and more!
Sunday Apr 07, 2013
Sunday Apr 07, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. Economic recovery not looking good for anybody except asteroid lassoers
2. Hillary 2016 practice round commences in McAuliffe's Virginia Gubernatorial race
3. Fearful GOP officials warn that gay marriage might be too good to pass up even for straight people
4. Our special guest (!) discusses some unusual gun control proposals
5. Is your life free of miracles? Find out why!
6. Plus, Ted Cruz on Obamacare, Lindsey Graham on immigration, and why Rick Perry thinks Austin would make a great location for bombing or your next corporate retreat
Sunday Mar 24, 2013
Sunday Mar 24, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. Lila wins the internet, and buzzfeed commits some serious thought crime.
2. The greatest story to come out of the crazy 2012 republican primary.
3. Israeli pundits prove to be just as irritating as American ones during Obama’s brief visit to the region.
4. The senate finally passes a budget, 4 years and 13 hrs later.
5. Rich people are awful. An in-depth conversation about why.
6. Republicans still trying to figure out their post-Portman stance on gay marriage. Unknowinlgy offering reasons to support it as reasons for their opposition.
7. Plus, guns, deadly asteroids, and other dangers of living in Glendale.
Look out for our weekly blog post, coming Thursday, and as always, remember to follow us on Twitter @braintrustlive and find us on Facebook!Monday Mar 18, 2013
Monday Mar 18, 2013
In Which We Discuss: 1. Paul Ryan releases his second budget, marking his second failed attempt at living in reality 2. Rob Portman thinks being different is okay, so long as you’re a member of his family 3. Nikki Haley has bangs, Sara Palin has a big gulp, Bob McDonnell has no invite, and other stories from the CPAC trenches 4. Ted Cruz offers incomplete constitutional lesson, only to find out too late that Dianne Feinstein is not a 6th grader 5. Veronica Mars movie offers terrifying new blueprint for how corporate America next plans to steal your money Look out for our weekly blog post, coming Thursday, and as always, remember to follow us on Twitter @braintrustlive and find us on Facebook!
Sunday Mar 03, 2013
Sunday Mar 03, 2013
Happy Birthday to us! It's a very special one year anniversary for BTL in which we discuss: 1. You heard it here first! The dangers of sinkholes are very real and this week totally proves it. 2. Everything we feared about the sequester happened, so... 3. Ahhhh...We’re Popeless! Anyone looking for a direct line to god will have to speak to speak to Warren Jeffs. 4. SCOTUS Justice declares the end of racism. Congratulations America! 5. GOP continues to answer to Todd Akin’s rape comments...by agreeing with them. 6. Plus guns, horsemeat, climate change and snakes where you’ll least expect them! Look out for our weekly blog post, coming Thursday, and as always, remember to follow us on Twitter @braintrustlive and find us on Facebook!
Monday Feb 25, 2013
Monday Feb 25, 2013
In Which We Discuss: 1) We both do better in our Oscar predictions than Nate Silver 2) Sequester deadline looms again and lawmakers may or may not do anything about it 3) Catholic church continues to do nothing to help itself in the area of scandal; slowly digging its own grave 4) Is Obama pushing for a federal gay marriage law so that he can get gay married for a second time? 5) Senator Cruz channels his inner Joe McCarthy 6) State legislatures take up the important issues of the day, like human/animal hybrids and the need for access to quality road kill meat 7) Plus Snakes, Killer robots, Sinkholes and the most terrifying of them all...Guy Fieri!
Monday Feb 18, 2013
Monday Feb 18, 2013
In Which We Discuss: 1. Poland Springs steals the state of the union, expanding market share on west coast 2. Hagel will get nominated and/or filibustered depending on which John McCain you talk to 3. Going to an Obama speech on will definitely get your family members shot in Chicago. We warned you. 4. Republicans now against their own immigration plan after finding out that Obama also supports it 5. Alabama UNOS organ donor lists now offering babies! 6. Plus, Elizabeth Warren wins the internet, John McCain speaks to every media outlet about every issue all week, CNN jumps the shark, and no need for the Cold War any longer because Russia has the sky Look out for our weekly blog post, coming Thursday, and as always, remember to follow us on Twitter @braintrustlive and find us on Facebook!
Sunday Feb 10, 2013
Sunday Feb 10, 2013
In Which We Discuss: 1. Chris Christie’s weight problem and Charlie Sheen’s “‘effing awesomeness” confirmed by the LAPD’s rogue killer cop 2 . Obama plans to suddenly remember there’s a jobs crisis during State of the Union address 3. Republicans insist on proving how right we are again and again; refuse to give in on tax revenues to delay sequester 4. Lindsey Graham’s secret non-filibuster plan to block Hagel and Brennan nominations. 5. Clinton gives speech to house democrats, [and he’s] shockingly not in favor of austerity measures 6. Republican civil war now in full swing! Will Karl Rove be the Abe Lincoln or the Jefferson Davis of this kerfuffle?