Brain Trust Live

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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 Jan 08, 2017

BTL #227 - UN-LOSABLE - 1/9/17

Sunday Jan 08, 2017

In Which We Discuss:

1. Party line Dems hoping to add NYC Mayor’s race to list of un-losable races they manage to bungle

2. Vladimir Putin is the most prescient member of the GOP, he went all-in for Trump before even the American people

3. We’ve now confirmed that the American people will pay for Trump’s wall. Didn’t we already give him a gift?

4. Domestic, non-Islamic terrorism continues to be the worst fear of Americans who believe in gun death statistics

5. GOP finally has their big chance to repeal Obamacare, so let the defections begin

6. Michelle Obama wins the internet

7. Trump hates children and fun, now officially confirmed

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 Dec 18, 2016

BTL #225 - RANT DAY - 12/19/16

Sunday Dec 18, 2016

In Which We Discuss:

1. Mark your calendars: Tomorrow is the day that hell freezes over and, in a very hell-like move, makes Donald Trump the president

2. The only unity in post-Trump America is the unlikely coming together of the of FBI and CIA

3. Obama holds press conference in which he is either tough on Putin or...not. Doesn’t matter which because facts don’t exist anymore.

4. Hillary Clinton willing to blame literally anybody but herself for her loss

5. We have the debut of BTL’s newest segment: Defend the Internet

6. It’s the morally adrift leading the morally blind, New York edition

Monday Dec 12, 2016

BTL #224 - LOSING THE COLD WAR - 12/13/16

Monday Dec 12, 2016

In Which We Discuss:

1. Russian hackers could have warned us they were fixing the election before we waited 90 minutes to vote. Selfish.

2. Donald Trump leaves no stone unturned in search for least competent cabinet in history

3. Pop Quiz! Which of the following is a human invention and completely imaginary: a. Climate change b. The value of a dollar

4. Every minute that passes on earth is a minute in which Donald Trump’s Carrier deal gets less impressive

5. Labor endorses in the DNC dogfight that decides whether or not we have a party anymore

6. Move over guacamole! There is, apparently, one Texan food that Ted Cruz enjoys, and now you’ll never be able to again.

Saturday Dec 03, 2016

BTL #223 - A BAD DEALS - 12/4/16

Saturday Dec 03, 2016

In Which We Discuss:

1. What happens when even Sarah Palin thinks your Carrier deal is bad for America? Can you solve it by making her poet laureate?

2. If you’re a world leader who hasn’t spoke to the US in decades, consider calling Trump. He’ll definitely take your call.

3. Speaking of world leaders, let’s talk about Fidel Castro’s legacy

4. Mitt Romney, Kellyanne Conway, and The Donald are stuck in a sad reverse love triangle

5. Donald Trump blames both his victory and defeat on fraud, but let’s not look into it guys. That won’t help.

6. America found new and exciting ways to be terrible to Native Americans this Thanksgiving

Sunday Nov 20, 2016

BTL #222 - THE CASE OF THE MISSING COMP SEATS - 11/21/16

Sunday Nov 20, 2016

In Which We Discuss:

1. So far the only thing Trump has accomplished in his transition is firing the few people who knew what was going on

2. Trump’s cabinet picks begin with a man too racist to get approved under Reagan and end with an list of every nightmare human being in America

3. Update: Trump’s first 100 days infrastructure plan may just be bills that have already passed and proposals he campaigned against

4. Settling a lawsuit for $25 million dollars is not what you do just because "don’t have time," it's what you do because you don't have a case

5. Guys, Mike Pence deserved to be booed, because seriously, how long does a man have to run for VP before he decides to get comp seats to Hamilton?

6. Democrats, in making attempt to be more inclusive, expand their leadership team to include...everyone

Sunday Oct 23, 2016

BTL #218 - BAD HOMBRE - 10/24/16

Sunday Oct 23, 2016

In Which We Discuss:

1. Bad Hombres, Nasty Women, and other updates from the final presidential debate. (Thank god these are over.)

2. Recent polls prove that Trump really doesn’t have much to worry about in the way of rigged elections

3. Trump TV...finally a news agency fit for Il Duce

4. Continuing the noble history of Gettysburg, Trump delivers inspiring speech threatening lawsuits against his assault victims

5. Facing reality means facing the fact one of our presidential candidates got booed at a CHARITY DINNER

Sunday Oct 09, 2016

BTL #216 - INTERVIEW: JILL STEIN - 10/10/14

Sunday Oct 09, 2016

In Which We Discuss:

1. We interviewed Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein! (The real one!) [Starts: 33:52]

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

In Which We Discuss:

1. Donald Trump would like you to believe he was not on cocaine during the first presidential debate. We would like you to believe that no one goes on a 3am tweetstorm without at least a bump

2. Dedicated to his reality show craft, the Donald is now toiling in melodramatic tax, porn and beauty pageant drama

3. 2016: The year of the anti-endorsement

4. Based on the length of the 233 page California Voter Information Guide, the plastic bag industry may be pissed, but the paper industry is probably celebrating

5. Californians might not have to live to see the outcome of this horrible presidential race due to apocalyptic earthquakes

6. Senators furious Obama doesn’t control the laws of time and space, mad he can’t make it two days ago so they can go back and listen to him

Sunday Aug 21, 2016

BTL #212 - LIFE'S GOLD MEDAL - 8/22/16

Sunday Aug 21, 2016

In Which We Discuss:

1. Media treatment of Ryan Lochte proves that being born a white man is life’s Olympic gold medal

2. Lest we start to believe her words, Clinton’s actions lay bare her love of the TPP and fracking

3. Trump campaign now fully devoid of legitimate people, places, and things

4. Trump African-American outreach strategy: actively poll at 0% instead of passively polling at 1%

5. Screw FEMA, Trump play-doh outreach is the Louisiana flood solution we’ve all been waiting for

6. CNN finally admits they’ve heard of Jill Stein

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of barking dogs 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 Aug 07, 2016

BTL #211 - BABIES WHO KNOW SARCASM - 8/8/16

Sunday Aug 07, 2016

In Which We Discuss:

1. The election year Olympics are upon us! Who will win at swimming? Who will win at vault? Who will win at being president? Stay tuned!

2. Hillary experiences post-DNC bounce with voters and billionaires

3. Donald Trump wishes babies understood sarcasm

4. Scientists, can we find a way to make Marco Rubio pregnant so he can suffer at the hands of his own abortion beliefs?

5. Jill Stein chooses anti-Beyonce running-mate

6. Even Libertarians want to label GMOs

7. Finally we have scientific proof that Trump is, in the most literal sense, a short-fingered vulgarian

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!