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 Jul 15, 2012
Sunday Jul 15, 2012
In Which We Discuss:
1. “Retroactive Retirement”, Now a Phrase the Romney Campaign Would Desperately Like You To Be Using
2. Burlington Coat Factory (and Other Companies You Aren’t Using) Owned By Bain Capital
3. Like America, Mitt Romney Has No Idea Where His Money Is Being Held, Lindsey Graham Believes This To Be An Act of Patriotism
4. Least Surprising Story of the Week: Romney Is Booed at the NAACP Convention
5. Veepstakes Continues With a New, Politically Timed Leak
6. Daddy Bush on Grover Norquist’s Middle School Dreams
7. The Governor of Maine Thinks the IRS is About To Kill You
8. General Incompetence At an All-Time High
9. The Return of Anthony Weiner, a SuperPAC with no Weiners, and The Great Cyanide Incident of 2012
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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
Sunday Jul 01, 2012
In Which We Discuss: 1. House, Though Held in Nation's Contempt, Can Still Hold Their Own Grudges 2. Romney Tries to Woo WaPo With Powerpoints, Fails 3. The Week in Tweets, Much Longer Than the Last Week In Tweets 4. Hidden News Item of the Week: Congress Did One Thing Successfully, Nobody Notices 5. JPMorgan's Dimon Thinks Earth Hitting Moon Unlikely Possibility 6. The Horrific Tragedy of 9/18 (Never Forget) 7. Texas Republican Trying to Outlaw Thought 8. Week in Fake Celebrity News
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!
Tuesday May 22, 2012
Tuesday May 22, 2012
In Which We Discuss: 1. Acme Inc. (ie. Bain Capital, the Creator of Anywhere Between 1,000 and 100,000 Unverifiable of Jobs) 2. '12 Veepstakes and the Search for an Awesome, Crowd-Inspiring "Incredibly Boring White Guy" 3. GOP's Wants to Replace Obamacare With Current System 4. Tea Party Hates Banks, Being Run By Them 5. Birtherism Back En Vogue, Still Nutsy 6. Crazy State Law Round-up (Arizona's BACK!) 7. California Effectively Rids Itself of Primaries 8. Conservatives Have a New Reason to Deny Science 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 07, 2012
Monday May 07, 2012
*Our first special guest episode featuring fellow genius Grant Sloss!* In Which We Discuss: 1. How Right We Always Are 2. Who Hates Romney This Week 3. Obama's New Campaign Slogan 4. This Week in Punditry 5. North Caroline Enters the Race To Crazy 6. Odds, Ends, and Hitler's Flatulence Problem (apologies for the poor audio quality - sound engineers we are not) Want to hear more from us throughout the week? Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BrainTrustLive or find us on Twitter @braintrustlive!
Sunday Apr 29, 2012
Sunday Apr 29, 2012
In Which We Discuss:
1. Gingrich Ends Worst Campaign in History
2. Romney the “Libel-Proof Plaintiff”
3. Student Loan and Stage Three Socialism
4. Obama, Clinton, BFFS
5. House Primary Update
6. Republicans “One Mission in Life” is War on Women, Republicans are the Problem
7. Ted Nugent and Fox Mole Updates
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Sunday Apr 22, 2012
Sunday Apr 22, 2012
In Which We Discuss: 1. Ted Nugent, Bear/President Killer 2. GOP Primary Update 3. Tamping Down on the Tea Party, Tea Party Up to Shenanigans 4. Bush-Rubio VP Non-Showdown 5. This Weeks News in Mormonism, Dogs 6. West Virginia = This Week's Winning Crazy State 7. The Week in Punditry 8. Mexico Believes in Science If you enjoy the podcast and would like to hear more from us throughout the week, "like" us on Facebook athttps://www.facebook.com/BrainTrustLive or follow us on Twitter @braintrustlive!
Sunday Apr 15, 2012
Sunday Apr 15, 2012
In Which We Discuss: 1. Santorum is Out! 2. Insane State Laws Pt. 2 3. The "War on Women" Rallies On 4. Romney and His Riches 5. Obama and His (Fewer But Still Exorbitant) Riches 6. Insanity in the Tri-State Area 7. Other Important News of the Week If you enjoy the podcast and would like to hear more from us throughout the week, "like" us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BrainTrustLive or follow us on Twitter @braintrustlive!
Sunday Apr 08, 2012
Sunday Apr 08, 2012
In Which We Discuss:
1. Insane State Laws
2. Olbermann Lawsuit Throwdown
3. Obamacare Supreme Court Madness
4. GOP Primary Update/Ridiculous Quotes of the Week
5. VP Conjecture Party
6. Obama and Cultural Liberalism
7. Hilarious News Items of the Week
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