Episodes
Sunday Aug 11, 2019
BTL #322 - Secret Impeachment Hearings - 8/12/19
Sunday Aug 11, 2019
Sunday Aug 11, 2019
In Which We Discuss:
1. Jeffrey Epstein spontaneously combusted in prison this week. That was the story, right?
2. Joe Biden doesn’t know the difference between “white” and “wealthy” and that explains so much
3. The third #DemDebate might just be an appetizer to a bigger, badder, annoying-er fourth debate that includes the whole gang plus Tom Steyer
4. In a surprising turn of events, Mitch McConnell supporters are assholes
5. Donald Trump is in favor of all the positions on gun control except the one where we do something beyond talk
6. Have we started impeachment hearings without knowing it?
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of sirens, helicopters, and computer beeps 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 Aug 04, 2019
BTL #321 - I Wrote The Bill - 7/5/19
Sunday Aug 04, 2019
Sunday Aug 04, 2019
In Which We Discuss:
1. Domestic terrorism has had a big week
2. After 12 hours of debate, we still can’t pick the generic white moderates out of a Democratic Debate lineup
3. The people of Puerto Rico overthrew their government last week. Now if only we could overthrow ours...
4. Trump, unsurprisingly, can’t find a National Intelligence Director. Or an intelligent person to work for him in general.
5. Trump furious that Elijah Cummings can’t stop Trump’s own family from slumming up Baltimore
6. Go and demand some impeachment, people!
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of sirens, helicopters, and computer beeps 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 07, 2019
BTL #320 - Some Loveless Thinking About Marianne Williamson - 7/8/19
Sunday Jul 07, 2019
Sunday Jul 07, 2019
In Which We Discuss:
1. As the earth literally shook all around us, at least we could take comfort in the fact that the USGS was having the Best. Week. Ever.
2. Donald Trump regaled us with tales of fourth of July glory, commemorating the forgotten Battle for LaGuardia, Terminal C.
3. Somehow Pete Buttigeig is now the fundraiser to beat in the Democratic Primary
4. The Census citizenship question Just. Wont. Die. Possibly because neither will Donald Trump.
5. Justin Amash, founding member of the Freedom Caucus, is leaving GOP BECAUSE IT’S TOO RADICAL FOR HIM.
6. Marianne Williamson has more in common with Mormonism’s Joseph Smith than you’d want or need.
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of sirens, helicopters, and computer beeps who love our podcast and tell your friends about BTL! Then rate us on iTunes or find us Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Stitcher, or Instagram!
Monday Jul 01, 2019
BTL #319 - Who is John Delaney? - 7/1/19
Monday Jul 01, 2019
Monday Jul 01, 2019
In Which We Discuss:
1. Lila was in the thick of the biggest news of two weeks ago
2. #DemDebate Real Talk:
3. Partisan gerrymandering is no big deal if you have a lifetime appointment
4. SCOTUS is super confusing these days, but ultimately still as horrible as you’d expect
5. We’ve been gone a month, so here are all the times we almost went to war
6. Trump is celebrating the 4th of July by scheduling counterprogramming to PBS’s celebration because what better way to celebrate America than by getting better ratings than Carole King?
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of sirens, helicopters, and computer beeps 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 May 19, 2019
BTL #317 - BODILY AUTONOMY - 5/20/19
Sunday May 19, 2019
Sunday May 19, 2019
In Which We Discuss:
1. GOP impeachment domino watch: 1 down, 198 to go
2. Joe Biden will protect the nation from Trump using a strategy of incremental soul-saving and forgetting what he just said
3. If an announcement is made and nobody hears it...is DeBlasio actually running for president?
4. Missouri is the latest state to grant greater bodily autonomy to clumps of cells than to full grown living breathing women
5. Are we going to war with Iran? Anybody know why?
6. Arnold Schwarzenegger gets drop kicked for a Lamborghini. And yes, we also wonder what the connection is.
Sunday Mar 31, 2019
BTL #312 - INAPPROPRIATE HAIR-SMELLING - 4/1/19
Sunday Mar 31, 2019
Sunday Mar 31, 2019
In Which We Discuss:
1. Inappropriate Hair-Smelling: The Joe Biden Story You Aren’t Surprised to Hear
2. Brent likes Buttigieg: A Discussion
3. A tale of 1000 Julia Brownleys
4. Trump White House tries a new Obamacare repeal strategy: declaring the ACA never existed in the first place
5. Chuck Schumer needs your help identifying the difference between bigots and lobbyists because he wants to make sure he’s only taking money from one of those
6. Not sure who in the Executive Branch hates disabled people most? We’ve got your rankings!
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of sirens and helicopters 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 Mar 10, 2019
BTL #310 - DECADES LONG CRIME SPREE - 3/11/19
Sunday Mar 10, 2019
Sunday Mar 10, 2019
In Which We Discuss:
1. Breaking News: Major billionaire actually decides NOT to run for president!
2. Now that ratings are what matter, Democrats aim to produce world’s greatest reality debate
3. Democrats finally make controversial statement that bigotry is wrong. Related: Puppies are cute!
4. Judge pleads with America to remember that Paul Manafort was a great man before his decades long crime spree
5. Donald Trump, star of presidency, screen, softcore porn, and now Bible author extraordinaire
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of sirens and helicopters 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 Oct 21, 2018
BTL #300 - POLITICON 2018 / THE STRESS IS GETTING TO US - 10/22/18
Sunday Oct 21, 2018
Sunday Oct 21, 2018
In Which We Discuss:
1. We went to Politicon, and we can now officially tell you who is running for president.
2. Voter suppression: It’s not just in Georgia anymore!
3. Mitch McConnell loyally follows script that Democrats wrote for him
4. Fun with midterm polls!
5. We never thought we’d say this, but Donald Trump doesn’t care enough about your genitalia.
6. Trump nicknames continue to get less clever and more off-topic, just like his administration.
Guys, it's our 300th episode!!!
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of sirens and helicopters who love our podcast and tell your friends about BTL! Then rate us on iTunes or find us Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Stitcher, or Instagram!
Monday Aug 20, 2018
BTL #295 - WATERGATE PT II - 8/20/18
Monday Aug 20, 2018
Monday Aug 20, 2018
In Which We Discuss:
1. The truth is not the truth when it comes to Puerto Rico.
2. Your first official correct reading of the recent primary results.
3. Donald Trump gave Omarosa the power to destroy him. But lucky him, it’s good for ratings!
4. We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: Don’t go to war with the deep state.
5. We found our generation’s John Dean.
6. The truth is the truth when it comes to Donald Trump, he just doesn’t know how to find it.
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of sirens and helicopters who love our podcast and tell your friends about BTL! Then rate us on iTunes or find us Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Stitcher, or Instagram!
Thursday Aug 31, 2017
POLITICON 2017
Thursday Aug 31, 2017
Thursday Aug 31, 2017
Mid-Week Special!
When we promise you we’ll post something, you can count on us to post it…weeks later! That’s right, we’re putting up a supercut of the audio from our wild weekend at Politicon! Check out some clips from the awesome panels and get our thoughts on Ann Coulter’s sanity, our unending love for the queen of 2017 Symone Sanders, and the bathroom habits of Trump supporters. It’s all here, so enjoy!