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 Dec 17, 2017
Sunday Dec 17, 2017
In Which We Discuss:
1. Alabamians proved they are only 50% outright monsters
2. Net Neutrality is dead, much like the free flow of information is about to be
3. The tax bill is finally solving some vital problems for the oft-ignored zillionaire set
4. In Paul Ryan’s dystopia, corporations are people and people are cattle and cattle should start having more children to feed the corporations
5. Donald Trump thinks we believe he could ever land Kirsten Gillibrand in a million years
6. Omorosa can’t stop, wont stop being fired
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 Dec 10, 2017
Sunday Dec 10, 2017
In Which We Discuss:
1. The 64th and 1,052nd person have died in Puerto Rico due to the hurricane. Ask us about our math!
2. This week’s rundown of who grabbed who and who lost their job over it
3. This week’s rundown of who is still the president and future senator from Alabama
4. Sheldon Adelson’s fever dream has finally come true
5. In California, even the rain causes fires
6. The mysterious case of the man and the firebunny
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 Dec 03, 2017
Sunday Dec 03, 2017
In Which We Discuss:
1. Puerto Rico is now both without power and...a foreign nation?
2. GOP Tax Reform: It’s as narcissistic and self-absorbed as Donald Trump himself
3. Set your watches: the #TrumpRussia countdown to zero begins NOW
4. Sexual Assault allegations...ahem, sorry, dumb idiot men who can’t keep it in their pants...continue to ruin the things we once loved
5. North Korea. Yup.
6. Take a mental vacation in the alternate reality of FoxNews.com
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 Nov 19, 2017
Sunday Nov 19, 2017
In Which We Discuss:
1. For once the House passed bill moderately more tolerable than the Senate version
2. Senate tax bill FINALLY does something for the private jet owning community
3. Despite new entries, Roy Moore holds on to number one spot as grossest harasser in the Senate pool
4. Kirsten Gillibrand literally thinks she’s God right now. Let’s hope she’s right.
5. Alabama: Playing out just as predicted.
6. Trump nominates amateur ghost hunter to protect constitution because...yeah, we don’t know.
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of circling 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 Nov 12, 2017
Sunday Nov 12, 2017
In Which We Discuss:
1. You know shit is bad when local election results in Virginia can make California progressives this happy
2. Roy Moore is a pederast. Because, of course.
3. Trump and Putin don’t know what they know about what they don’t know about Russia’s election hacking
4. McConnell to America: I can’t promise this tax cut is for you
5. Shocking update: there are issues with our background check system for guns
6. Carla Nordstrom joins us on the podcast to report on upstate New York's electoral scene
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of barking dogs and 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 Nov 05, 2017
Sunday Nov 05, 2017
In Which We Discuss:
1. TOMORROW IS ELECTION DAY. Elections!
2. Donna Brazile’s explosive new book details shocking revelations literally every Sanders supporter knew from just being alive
3. GOP tax bill proves that the only group more important to the GOP than the top 1% is the unborn
4. Climate change is real! Donald Trump says so
5. New attacks between Bush and Trump in the ongoing race to be 2nd worst president
6. Rand Paul thwarts first real Bowling Green Massacre with his ribs
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of barking dogs and 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!
Monday Oct 30, 2017
Monday Oct 30, 2017
In Which We Discuss:
1. Puerto Rico - they still have no power
2. Indictments are coming down in the Russia probe, so a nuclear war is probably starting this week
3. The GOP will champion an unbalanced budget if and only if their desperate need for a win overrides their deepest help principles. So...anytime.
4. Too many GOP lawmakers are scared of the political process right now
5. Sexual harassment: Everybody’s doing it. Literally...it’s too many people.
6. Trump delighted by trick-or-treating visit from un-fat children with terrible media parents
*Happy Halloween! Tweet us your best political costume pics at @braintrustlive!*
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of barking dogs and 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 Oct 22, 2017
Sunday Oct 22, 2017
In Which We Discuss:
1. Alexander-Murray healthcare bill is the will they/wont they breakout hit of the congressional season
2. There is a chance you understand Trump’s tax reform proposal better than he does
3. Trump is one person who doesn’t know what Sgt. Johnson signed up since he never signed up for it himself
4. John Kelly hates that Rep. Wilson is hiding all of her secrets under her elaborate hats
5. DNC is either fully funded and ready for action, or broke and confused. As usual, they can’t decide on a message.
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of barking dogs and 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 Oct 15, 2017
Sunday Oct 15, 2017
In Which We Discuss:
1. Trump is furious that his gifted roll of paper towels wasn’t enough to clean up all of Puerto Rico
2. You can now thank Trump directly for your rising healthcare costs. Thanks, Agent Orange!
3. Trump’s Iran policy mostly dictated by a fictitious palate of cash.
4. The whole world is just all sexual predators
5. Steve Bannon promotes Shakespearean murder platform at Value Voters Summit. Adorable thinks the reference will land.
6. Mike Pence hates America. We have proof.
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*If you'd like to contribute to the PR recovery efforts, here are two reputable places to donate, care of this week's wonderful guest, Esteban Gast:Maria: Puerto Rico Real-Time Recovery Fund - https://www.generosity.com/emergencies-fundraising/maria-puerto-rico-real-time-recovery-fund Friends of Puerto Rico - http://www.friendsofpuertorico.org *Follow Esteban on Twitter at @realestebangast or find him online at www.estebangast.com!* |
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of barking dogs and 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 Oct 08, 2017
Sunday Oct 08, 2017
In Which We Discuss:
1. Coastal liberal elites everywhere furious about this week’s education in horrifying and bizarre gun accessories
2. Trump, clearly studying the elements of story, now focused heavily on the art of tragic foreshadowing
3. Donald Trump: grabber of pussies and pussy healthcare
4. West Hollywood mayor John Heilman stops by because WeHo is just that kind of friendly and adorable small town
5. Old timey sounding geopolitical battles are playing out in real time in Catalonia
6. Donald Trump has the best feuds. There is nobody with better feuds than Donald Trump.
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of barking dogs and 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!