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Sunday Oct 16, 2016
Sunday Oct 16, 2016
In Which We Discuss:
2. We now know what a week of shackle-free Donald Trump looks like. Answer: the same.
3. Utah makes a surprise appearance as the most exciting state in the union
4. Glenn Beck doesn’t not endorse Hillary Clinton. Does endorse putting your face in a bowl of cheetos to look like Donald Trump.
5. Trump’s “millennial strategy” is perfect for millennials over age 70
6. America was ready for Ken Bone, but Ken Bone wasn’t ready for America
Sunday Oct 09, 2016
Sunday Oct 09, 2016
In Which We Discuss:
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
Sunday Oct 02, 2016
In Which We Discuss:
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
Monday Sep 05, 2016
Monday Sep 05, 2016
In Which We Discuss:
1. If the worst thing that will happen under a Clinton regime is taco trucks appearing on every corner, sign us up!
2. Hillary Clinton doesn’t remember whether she has email problems or not as well as 38 other things that may or may not be important
3. Clinton kidnapped by rich donors, forced to make pleasant small talk with people just like her
4. Polls indicate that hatred for Clinton is still high enough that Donald Trump could be the president.
5. You know the fracking science is bad if even Oklahoma is taking it seriously
6. Michelle Bachmann. Still insane. Still amazing. Still suffering from crazy-eye syndrome.
Monday Aug 29, 2016
Monday Aug 29, 2016
In Which We Discuss:
1. John McCain battles for his political life - and his actual life - in upcoming his Arizona primary
2. Doctor’s for both presidential candidates assert they’ll live forever. Unfortunately.
3. First rule of joining the alt right movement: Don’t talk about the alt right movement
4. Trump now isn’t so sure about the only thing he’s ever been sure about - deporting Mexicans
5. Revolutions are happening at every level in the new Sanders organization Our Revolution
6. Corporations continue to conspire with lawmakers to keep life-saving drugs from life-endangered Americans
Sunday Aug 21, 2016
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
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!
Sunday Jul 31, 2016
Sunday Jul 31, 2016
In Which We Discuss:
2. The state that invented Gore-Tex and other important facts from the DNC Roll Call.
3. Hey guys, sometimes democracy means allowing the California delegation into the hall, protesters and all.
4. Tim Kaine is still boring and, oops, still not as pro-choice as actual pro-choice people are!
5. Trump has a violent physical reaction to hearing real policy discussions
6. How to contribute to the fight against Il Duce if you still aren’t enthused by Hillary Clinton
Sunday Jul 24, 2016
Sunday Jul 24, 2016
In Which We Discuss:
1. Thanks to Debbie Wasserman Schultz, we’re starting to worry that all of our conspiracy theories are true
2. Newsflash: Physically indistinct white man to remain VP for the rest of time
3. Billionaire corporation to endorse Clinton at DNC, and every day after
4. Looks like Superdelegates will be losing their cape
5. Real Talk: Nobody should dance at the RNC
6. Trump is the magic wand presenting Grand Wizard Duke with his next victims
Monday Jul 11, 2016
Monday Jul 11, 2016
In Which We Discuss:
1. Now is the time for us to come together as Americans and ask Twitter where the nearest BLM protest is
2. Given every opportunity to step in it following the zillions of shootings and protests this week, Trump failed to even generate a sub-headline. What kind of media master is he?
3. Rep. Jason Chaffetz believes his crack team of PIs at the Congressional Oversight Committee will find a Clinton indictment where the FBI couldn’t.
4. Fingers crossed that the GOP veepstakes result in Zootopia 2016: Newt Gingrich and Donald Trump’s national tour of America’s zoos. The zoo animal vote is in the bag!
5. 2016 is the kind of year where neither party’s platform includes a position on one of our most influential trade policies but both include multiple positions on many others
6. Following in the footsteps of GM and Yahoo, the UK will fix the Brexit mess by allowing a woman to go down for it.