Episodes
Sunday Jul 30, 2017
BTL #255 - POLITICON 2017: TOO MANY THOUGHTS - 7/31/17
Sunday Jul 30, 2017
Sunday Jul 30, 2017
In Which We Discuss:
We're flying rundown-free because we snuck this recording in after a packed weekend at Politicon, but tune in for our reactions to the comic-con for wonks, plus of course the healthcare vote, Priebus exit, Scaramucci living up to his operatic name, Trump's VERY on-brand boy scouts speech, and more!
Also look out later in this week for a SUPERCUT (woooooo!) of our time at this year's Politicon!
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of sirens and helecopters 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 Apr 23, 2017
BTL #242 - THE EUROPEAN MARGIN OF ERROR - 4/24/17
Sunday Apr 23, 2017
Sunday Apr 23, 2017
In Which We Discuss:
1. French presidential elections are three parts funny farm, two parts nonsense, one part unpredictable margin of error
2. Trump’s first 100 days were so annoying we might be willing to settle for a wall-related government shutdown
3. DNC “Unity Tour” kicks off with protests and pro-lifers
4. Joel Osteen doppleganger Jon Ossoff might have more fun being “radically boring” on the pulpit than the soap box
5. Hollywood Friends: Exciting opportunty! Jason Chaffetz is on the hunt for a better paying job. Willing to leave office and betray the people of Utah for talk show contract.
6. If Bill O’Reilly’s fiction is any indication, women everywhere better watch their backs
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of sirens and helecopters 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 23, 2016
BTL #218 - BAD HOMBRE - 10/24/16
Sunday Oct 23, 2016
Sunday Oct 23, 2016
5. Facing reality means facing the fact one of our presidential candidates got booed at a CHARITY DINNER
Sunday Oct 16, 2016
Sunday Oct 16, 2016
Sunday Oct 09, 2016
BTL #216 - INTERVIEW: JILL STEIN - 10/10/14
Sunday Oct 09, 2016
Sunday Oct 09, 2016
2. Nation is shocked shocked SHOCKED by completely in character, wildly misogynistic Trump conversation from 2005
3. Clinton wins presidential debate using a daring mix of showing up and standing next to Donald Trump
4. In worst-timed bombshell ever, Wikileaks releases the Clinton speeches just in time for them to suddenly seem comparatively non-controversial and tame
5. Tim Kaine and Mike Pence have the most cliched white man debate in history, collectively spend 90 minutes aggressively interrupting a woman
Sunday Oct 02, 2016
BTL #215 - WE'RE BACK! - 10/3/14
Sunday Oct 02, 2016
Sunday Oct 02, 2016
Monday Sep 05, 2016
BTL #214 - OUR LOCAL TACO TRUCK - 9/6/14
Monday Sep 05, 2016
Monday Sep 05, 2016
In Which We Discuss:
Sunday May 29, 2016
BTL #203 - VERMIN'S RETURN - 5/30/16
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 Apr 17, 2016
BTL #197 - THE VATICAN HANDSHAKE - 4/18/16
Sunday Apr 17, 2016
Sunday Apr 17, 2016
Sunday Mar 20, 2016
BTL # 193 - A HASHTAG PLAN DOESN'T MAKES YOU #BLESSED - 3/21/16
Sunday Mar 20, 2016
Sunday Mar 20, 2016
In Which We Discuss:
1. The oft-ignored Tuesday is waging an all-out campaign to usurp fan-favorite Saturday as Superiest day of the week
2. Marco Rubio has delivered his final second-place “victory”speech of 2016. And life.
3. GOP’s plan to stop Trump now mostly comprised of hashtags and placing articles about how they have a plan to stop Trump
4. Donald Trump upgrades rhetoric to include a threat to take America by force if necessary
5. SCOTUS nominee-gate 2016: A case study in the art of Clintoning
6. The paper of record is now acting more like Fox News than we are. #Endtimes?
7. Pope Francis joins Instagram. [Insert #instablessed comment here.]
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!