Brain Trust Live

2/19/24 - The Opposite of a Billionaire

In Which We Discuss:

1. Ezra Klein condenses twelve years of Brain Trust Live into one hour of reasons why Joe Biden should not run for president.

2. George Santos wishes “you fucking idiots” good luck raising funding next quarter! 

3. For once, Joe Manchin’s “Listening Tour” resulted in him listening.

4. The fate of America rests on one simple question: Did anyone see Fani Willis kissing Nathan Wade in the year 2019?

5. Donald Trump becomes the opposite of a billionaire, which is the closest he’ll ever get to that sum.

6. Trump’s new sneaker line is shipping in July 2024, so you’re definitely not getting those. 

 

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of falling phones, sirens, helicopters, barking dogs, 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!

And, as always, you can buy and review Lila's book here: Some Kids Left Behind.

Plus, subscribe to Lila's new podcast, What Can I Do, wherever you get your podcasts!

2/5/24 - If a Tree Falls and Zero Voters Hear It...

In Which We Discuss:

1. Ben Softness, our resident legal expert, who is in no way representing the views of Alphabet Inc., joins us to discuss the recent Trump legal action. (Skip to 39:02 to start there)

2. Can we move on, as a people, from caring about Taylor Swift?

3. If a tree falls in the South Carolina primary, and no voters hear it, did an election actually occur?

4. Hot takes from a low stakes California senate candidate forum.

5. New potential immigration bill might be a paperwork nightmare for drug cartels.

 

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of falling phones, sirens, helicopters, barking dogs, 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!

And, as always, you can buy and review Lila's book here: Some Kids Left Behind.

Plus, subscribe to Lila's new podcast, What Can I Do, wherever you get your podcasts!

11/6/23 - Tomorrow is Election Day!

In Which We Discuss:

1. The Brain Trust Live 2023 Super Bowl (i.e. Election Day) is this Tuesday

2. Polls reveal that Biden is not just too old, he’s also bad at his job

3. This week we find out if Donald Trump actually loves Eric

4. The George Santos expulsion vote failed, and thank God for that

5. Mike Johnson is committing tax fraud. Ask us how we know.

 

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of falling phones, sirens, helicopters, barking dogs, 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!

And, as always, you can buy and review Lila's book here: Some Kids Left Behind.

Plus, subscribe to Lila's new podcast, What Can I Do, wherever you get your podcasts!

 

6/14/23 - A Wednesday Arraignment Special!

In Which We Discuss:

1. After success at the state level, Trump working to destigmatize federal indictments for ex-presidents.

2. Candidate you’ve never heard of announces a one-point policy plan you don’t care about in the 2024 GOP primary.

3. Lots of evil people are dead, but nope, not Henry Kissinger.

4. Lindsey Graham is very much hoping you’ll let him repeat his irrelevant GOP talking points in peace.

5. In the Trump Indictment frenzy, stop worrying about the details! Worry about the story arc.

 

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of falling phones, sirens, helicopters, barking dogs, 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!

And, as always, you can buy and review Lila's book here: Some Kids Left Behind.

Plus, subscribe to Lila's new podcast, What Can I Do, wherever you get your podcasts!

 

5/8/23 - Tales from the Picket Line [w/ Grant Sloss]

In Which We Discuss:

1. Our favorite guest Grant Sloss joins us with a report from the WGA picket line.

2. Clarence Thomas and Harlan Crow. Just two guys doing what friends do when they have business in front of the Supreme Court.

3. The Debt Ceiling: Another example of the economy being fake.

4. Joe Biden is looking for soft landings for some friends who need to take a hard look at themselves.

5. For a man who’s spent so much time sexually harassing women, Donald Trump seems mighty unclear on what is “type” is.

6. Attention Americans! The coronation is none of your business. Act accordingly.

About Grant Sloss:

Grant Sloss on Twitter

 

Support the WGA Picketers:

Join or Send Supplies to the Picket Line

Donate to the Entertainment Community Fund

 

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of falling phones, sirens, helicopters, barking dogs, 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!

And, as always, you can buy and review Lila's book here: Some Kids Left Behind.

Plus, subscribe to Lila's new podcast, What Can I Do, wherever you get your podcasts!

The BTL Legal Spectacular [w/ Ben Softness]

Join us for another legal deep dive as we chat with our legal expert Ben Softness about the Trump Indictment, the Fox Dominion settlement, ethics issues in the courts, SCOTUS and more! 

Then, follow Ben on Twitter at @imsoftness!

 

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of falling phones, sirens, helicopters, barking dogs, 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!

And, as always, you can buy and review Lila's book here: Some Kids Left Behind.

Plus, subscribe to Lila's new podcast, What Can I Do, wherever you get your podcasts!

4/10/23 - The 2023 Easter Spectacular

In Which We Discuss:

1. It’s Easter, which can only mean that our Easter Spectacular Episode is finally here!

2. Somehow Donald Trump being indicted was only the third most important news story by the end of Tuesday.

3. Bernie Sanders and James Clyburn win together for the first time.

4. Even Ann Coulter is wondering if the right has lost touch on abortion.

5. It might be a weird week to ask this, but is the conservative movement doomed?

6. The Tennessee legislature was so heinous this week that Instagram briefly became a pro-Gen Z platform. 

 

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of falling phones, sirens, helicopters, barking dogs, 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!

And, as always, you can buy and review Lila's book here: Some Kids Left Behind.

Plus, subscribe to Lila's new podcast, What Can I Do, wherever you get your podcasts!

 

7/18/22 - Master of the Self-Own

In Which We Discuss:

1. The West Wing fight, brought to you by Overstock.com

2. The next January 6th hearings are PRIMETIME, which means speculation, drama, and the most primetime of gossiping!

3. John Bolton, the mustache, the weasel, the man, is the master of the self-own

4. Joe Biden checks in with his fraternity bros in Saudi Arabia

5. We’re going to lose Congress for literally no reason whatsoever

6. Joe Manchin and the truth: A Trumpian tale

 

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of quarantiners, sirens, helicopters, barking dogs, 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!

And, as always, you can buy and review Lila's book here: Some Kids Left Behind

3/14/22 - ”Yes We Can!”...Still Get COVID [w/ Kristin Urquiza of Marked By COVID]

In Which We Discuss:

1. Kristin Urquiza from Marked by COVID joins us to talk about advocacy, public health policy, and the pandemic.

2. Florida is very committed to its brand

3. Obama shows us that, “Yes We Can!”...still get COVID

4. We joked about it before, but we might actually have attended the nation’s last caucus

5. If Chuck Grassley hates Eric Garcetti so much he should understand why Angelenos are trying to get him to India so fast

6. Mar-a-lago is the hottest gay club in Florida

 

Find the Kristin Urquiza and Marked by COVID Online:

Twitter: @kdurquiza / @MarkedByCovid

Instagram: @markedbycovid

Facebook: @markedbycovid

 

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of quarantiners, sirens, helicopters, barking dogs, 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!

And, as always, you can buy and review Lila's book here: Some Kids Left Behind

BTL #386 - Bad Puns Gone Too Far - 2/8/21

In Which We Discuss:

1. The Iowa Caucus was one year ago this week in real time and this week last millennium in thought time.

2. How can we tell Donald Trump that testifying himself at his impeachment trial would be so good for his ratings?

3. Looking to compromise with someone, Democrats choose themselves in COVID stimulus reconciliation process. 

4. Marjorie Taylor Green makes desperate attempt to cling to respectability by admitting 9-11 was real.

5. Alert: The Newsom recall is actually happening.

6. Pillows are now political: A treatise on bad puns gone too far.

Also:

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Capitol Hill Main Switchboard: (202) 224-3121

 

Brain Trust Live is (still) Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of quarantiners, sirens, helicopters, barking dogs, 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!