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 Nov 03, 2013
Sunday Nov 03, 2013
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
Sunday Sep 15, 2013
Sunday Sep 15, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. After a spectacular De Blasio victory, Carlos Danger's mayoral campaign ends on an entirely predictable note
2. Putin flexes his muscles, both literally and figuratively, to reach Syria chemical weapons deal
3. Tea Party not content with just ruining the Democratic party, hellbent on ruining GOP as well
4. Proposed state of Jefferson intent on becoming a lawless, insurance-less, perma-stoned hell-hole
5. Cuban Canadians apparently don’t move tickets with Iowa GOP
Sunday Aug 04, 2013
Sunday Aug 04, 2013
In Which We Discuss (w/ SPECIAL GUEST GRANT SLOSS!):
1. Obama has gall to turn another year older, and the world responds with threat of violence
2. Bradley Manning is sentenced with up to 100 years in jail, meanwhile Edward Snowden suffers a much worse fate...1 year in Russia
3. 2016 speculation update - every human being may or may not be running for president
4. 40th times is again the charm as Obamacare is overturned by congress in a new and inventive way
5. Mitch McConnell’s tea party opposition might be more coherent than he is
6. Devoid of Weiner news, we take refuge in an actual scandal
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Monday Jul 22, 2013
Monday Jul 22, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. Breaking news: Baby born in Britain!
2. Lack of justice in Florida still causing near riots elsewhere
3. A rare point/counterpoint on the Rolling Stone cover
4. Canadian immigrant Ted Cruz is currently America’s leading immigrant hater/constitution denier
5. John Boehner: America’s most important lawmaker, hates making laws.
6. Detroit mysteriously just now declaring bankruptcy
7. North Dakota’s restrictive abortion law gets its day in court, gets laughed out of the room
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Sunday Jul 14, 2013
Sunday Jul 14, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. Committing murder now officially legal in Florida.
2. And while carrying a concealed weapon into the texas statehouse may be fine, carrying a tampon is crossing the line
3. Canadian Senator Ted Cruz clearly begins his pre-presidential goodwill tour...not realizing he’s in the wrong country.
4. Harry Reid revives talk of the nuclear option, after previously agreeing it wasn’t needed.
5. Prominent conservative accidentally endorses single payer health care plan...again
6. Seriously...what’s going on with tv news?
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Sunday Jun 23, 2013
Sunday Jun 23, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. Immigration is finally going to pass in the Senate, still has a snowball's chance in hell in the House.
2. What do Edward Snowden and Carmen Sandiego have in common? We have NO idea where in the world either of them are.
3. After success of his fake DREAM Act, Obama plans further unilateral action to save Miami from environmental destruction.
4. Paula Deen isn’t the only celebrity to say something dumb this week
5. We take on the world’s most powerful Mafia with a free-style rant against the Catholic Church. Because hey, why not?
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Sunday Jun 16, 2013
In Which We Discuss: 1. GOP members finds themselves hating one of their own ideas yet again after Obama follows their advice on Syria 2. In order to steal focus from their first bad idea, GOP members also cannibalize their own immigration reform bill 3. NSA spying program not effective enough to find Edward Snowden even as entire international press corps snags interviews 4. SCOTUS expected to announce their next round of bad decisions in coming weeks 5. Slapstick comedian Kim Jong-Un is ready to talk to the US in first bilateral talks between the two nations 6. GOP devises strategy to get gays out of the military via Christian bullying And as always, check our Twitter @braintrustlive and Facebook pages throughout the week for links, musings and more!
Sunday May 19, 2013
Sunday May 19, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. Presidential approval rating numbers finally illustrate how little people care about Benghazi and the other fake White House scandals
2. Harry Reid is still not done making empty threats about filibuster reform
3. After realizing what the GOP actually stands for, a Florida Latino outreach director becomes a Democrat
4. Anthony Weiner basically announces his mayoral candidacy by sitting in his favorite stoop and trying to look wholesome
5. Ann Coulter is furious that Star Trek doesn’t offer an accurate view of *her* present day America
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Monday Apr 15, 2013
Monday Apr 15, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. The witch is dead (ding dong!), which leads us to our most insensitive Rest In Peace yet!
2. The bipartisan gun control bill clears first hurdle, might trip on the second and wouldn’t win a race in effectiveness anyway
3. Watergate, the Kentucky edition
4. Republicans plan to save business by continuing to let women go penniless
5. Elizabeth Warren’s brilliance still doesn’t annoy us like such perfection usually would
6. Plus, douchebags, carpetbagging, baggy pants, and bad choices you can make on Twitter
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Saturday Mar 30, 2013
Saturday Mar 30, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. DOMA and Prop 8 cases provide boon to struggling line standing industry in DC
2. North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has clearly seen “Wag the Dog,” enjoys futzing around on photoshop
3. North Dakota moves forward with their draconian anti-abortion laws, making it the freest state in the union according to libertarians.
4. New Hampshire now most dangerous state for women, bans their right to shoot anyone arbitrarily
5. Don Young stakes his claim as greatest congressional quotemaker, trying to oust the ethically challenged Michele Bachmann
6. We’ll miss you Soledad O’Brien Look out for our weekly blog post, coming Thursday, and as always, remember to follow us on Twitter @braintrustlive and find us on Facebook!