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
Nov 17, 2013
Nov 17, 2013
1hr 7 min
In Which We Discuss:
1. Obama tells uninformed consumers to just keep their crappy plan if it’s so damn important to them
2. Schumer desire to to avoid a primary for Hillary reminds us that we could just primary him instead
3. Kentucky voters conspire to slowly eliminate every Republican candidate from their upcoming Senate race
4. Union bashing heads all the way to the Supreme Court!
5. Toronto’s mayoral shame reminds Americans that sometimes Canadians aren’t as boring as previously thought.
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Nov 12, 2013
Nov 12, 2013
1hr 18 min
In Which We Discuss:
1. Election Day provides wins for progressives, the Clinton mafia, and rude blowhards
2. Senate’s ENDA bill moves forward, straight into John Boehner’s “never gonna happen” pile
3. This months’ jobs numbers are fake, but we’ll tell them to you anyway
4. The first segment in our sports series: “Big Brain Sports” with Erica Bardin. Download the extended segment here!
5. U.S.’s beloved waiting-till-later strategy fails to deliver results in nuclear talks with Iran
6. Benghazi is still not a scandal. We explain why.
9. A special election day edition of Hillary Pillory
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Nov 3, 2013
Nov 3, 2013
1hr 16 min
In Which We Discuss:
1. Healthcare.gov now just one giant error message, but this time on purpose
2. America wishes Ted Cruz’s father would follow own advice and go back to home country (and/or Mars)
3. Everything you’ve always thought about Michele Bachmann’s hair is true
4. On this week’s Hillary Pillory: Schuming commences for Hillary 2016
5. Professional snow shoveler Cory Booker makes his way to Washington. Worried swampy weather may diminish his appeal
6. As if removing your shoes isn’t already annoying, now you might get shot on your way to security
Sep 9, 2013
Sep 9, 2013
53 min
In Which We Discuss:
1. A look at the direct correlation between our indecisive Syria policy and the French ego
2. Revisionist histories of 9/11 are all the rage as the three stooges of the Tea Party hit the airwaves live from Egypt
4. We’ve got this months job numbers. Stay tuned for next month’s report that these reports were false.
5. As the primary campaigns in New York hit their final stride, Bloomberg announces that most of the electorate are just a bunch of moochers anyway
6. This week in secessionist movements
7. Gun rights are blindly taken to their logical extreme in IowaAug 11, 2013
Aug 11, 2013
58 min
In Which We Discuss:
1. NSA showdown scorecard: Snowden 1, Obama 0
2. From Larry Summers to Putin’s posture problems, Obama covers it all in his pre-vacation press conference
3. Our special guest Mike Nuttal joins us for a discussion of the 2016 presidential contenders
4. If we had a dollar for every time this was in the rundown we’d be rich...Steve King’s racist!
5. Jeff Bezos buys Washington Post, journalism continues to face an uncertain future
6. This week in pot meet kettle...Rush Limbaugh calls Oprah Winfrey fat
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Feb 21, 2013
Feb 21, 2013
It's the blog post we've been teasing for weeks on one of our favorite subjects to rant about on the podcast. No, not sinkholes, our hatred of all of the Hillary Clinton 2016 talk! That's right everyone, get ready to be angry with us. Write hate comments, hate tweets, etc... We're prepared. Enjoy! It's right here at: http://braintrustlive.tumblr.com
Nov 18, 2012
Nov 18, 2012
1hr 13 min
In Which We Discuss:
1. Romney On Why He Lost: GOP Spent Months On Camera, Yet Remained Bereft of Free Gifts to Voters
2. 2016 Speculation Begins in Earnest Among GOP Governors a Mere 7 Days After Election 2012’s Harrowing End
3. “Dozens and Dozens” of Black People and One Chinese Person Vote In Maine, Worrying Incredulous GOP Officials
4. Shit Falling Apart In Middle East, Forcing Us To Read Up On Confusing Foreign Policy And Listen To John McCain Be a Curmudgeon
5. Lowbrow Disgusting Restaurants Unite in Opposition to Obamacare
6. Otherwise Reasonable People Enjoy Twinkie Chemical Aftertaste One Last Time
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Nov 12, 2012
Nov 12, 2012
1hr 27 min
In Which We Discuss:
1. How We Were Right About Literally Every Result in the Election
2. Republicans in Total Shock at Their Epic Loss, Despite Pervasive Mathematical Evidence Reporting Exactly What Would Happen Last Tuesday
3. Big Election Winners: Nate Silver and the Senate Democrats. Big Election Losers: Karl Rove and the Republican Rape Caucus.
4. Allen West is no More. A Win For America, but a Loss For Comedy.
5. Tax Shenanigans Start Up As Soon As Results Are In. If We Never Have to Say Fiscal Cliff Again, It Will Be Too Soon.
6. Some Boring Sex Scandal. Word To The Wise: Don’t Have An Affair With Your Biographer. They Might Just Know Your Email Password.
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Nov 4, 2012
Nov 4, 2012
1hr 3 min
In Which We Discuss:
1. Hurricane Sandy: A Not-Funny Thing That Happened This Week
2. Christie and Obama Embark on Bro-mance While Romney Desperately Organizes Fake Relief Efforts From Ohio (But Don’t Worry, He’s Not Campaigning!)
3. Election Day 2012 Is…7 Days Closer Than It Was Last Week! AHHHHHHH!
4. Obama Finds New Enthusiasm in Loins as Romney Campaign “Stalls” in Jeep Ad Debacle
5. An Update on the Insane Republican Congressional Clown Posse
6. The Non-Partisan Tax Report Republicans Don’t Want You To See…And Therefore Stopped You From Seeing
7. Listen To Us National Progressive Talk Radio at: www.nptr.net!
MAKE SURE TO VOTE ON TUESDAY!
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Oct 30, 2012
Oct 30, 2012
Live in California and looking for an in depth voting guide? (You need one with all of those props to keep straight!) Well luckily, we've got you covered. Head over to our Tumblr at http://braintrustlive.tumblr.com/ for all of our our recommendations for the California propositions, picks for certain key Congressional districts (Berman/Sherman confusion anyone?), and our arguements for re-electing the President despite the fact that we rag on him all the time. For a downloadable proposition cheat sheet, click on the link below!