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 Jun 11, 2017
Sunday Jun 11, 2017
In Which We Discuss:
1. Auntie Maxine called for impeachment as Nancy Pelosi looked at her shoes today at LA Pride’s #ResistMarch
2. As usual, Britain has started a new political trend that we hope makes it stateside - not re-electing Conservative asshats
3. The big Comey testimony takeaway: John McCain has some questions about Hillary Clinton’s emails he still can’t clear up
4. Senate hard at work on secret Obamacare repeal they thought you might never find out about because...isn’t Comey’s testimony distracting?
5. But don’t worry - things are only getting better for your friendly neighborhood banker. Not, not Rob Ulster from down the road whose mom was your fourth grade teacher, the one at J.P. Morgan.
6. Anti-Sharia Americans want only their own identical anti-women, homophobic, restrictive laws to be enforced
Sunday Apr 23, 2017
Sunday Apr 23, 2017
In Which We Discuss:
1. French presidential elections are three parts funny farm, two parts nonsense, one part unpredictable margin of error
2. Trump’s first 100 days were so annoying we might be willing to settle for a wall-related government shutdown
3. DNC “Unity Tour” kicks off with protests and pro-lifers
4. Joel Osteen doppleganger Jon Ossoff might have more fun being “radically boring” on the pulpit than the soap box
5. Hollywood Friends: Exciting opportunty! Jason Chaffetz is on the hunt for a better paying job. Willing to leave office and betray the people of Utah for talk show contract.
6. If Bill O’Reilly’s fiction is any indication, women everywhere better watch their backs
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of sirens and helecopters 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 Mar 12, 2017
Sunday Mar 12, 2017
In Which We Discuss:
1. Enjoy your Trumpcare America, assuming you don’t die swiftly and in debt
2. Heartless Republicans declare: “Let them eat iPhones!”
3. GOP seems to think they’ve released the first accurate jobs report in eight years. If true, it would also be the first accurate jobs report in the history of America.
4. Donald Trump’s Twitter dreams are answered: He will get to see the court in court!
5. The Terminator claims he’s not running for a California senate seat, so we’ll probably just see him on the ballot then
6. Couldn’t find a White House tour that fits your schedule? Getting in is apparently as simple as jumping over a fence and walking directly into the White House.
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of screaming sirens 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 Feb 26, 2017
Sunday Feb 26, 2017
In Which We Discuss:
1. The only possible explanation for Saturday’s DNC vote is that Democrats don’t like winning and never want to do it again
2. Banning the paper of record is a great way to get yourself written out of the record
3. Ted Cruz make ominous prediction at CPAC
4. Dispatches from the #ResistanceRecess
5. We’re one step closer to deporting second generation immigrants (ie citizens), which maybe would at least allow us to deport Donald Trump
6. If Congress won’t act, let’s hope the witches can save us
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of Oscars helecopters who love our podcast and tell your friends about BTL! Then rate us on iTunes or find us Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Stitcher, or Instagram!
ACTION ALERT: Help us demand that Tom Perez, as his first act as DNC Chair, do an honest postmortem report on the 2016 election.
Monday Feb 20, 2017
Monday Feb 20, 2017
In Which We Discuss:
1. #ResistanceRecess begins…now!
2. Michael Flynn mercifully resigns after subjecting us all to a nonstop barrage of treason-alerts on Twitter
3. With the Puzder hearing looming, Oprah’s finally forced to step in and save America
4. Trump continues to be unsurpassed in the canon of genius/horrifying television press conference adventures
5. This week we #neverremember last Friday’s horrifyingly fake Swedish terrorist attack. Gays can only hope Robyn will come out with an commemorative single
6. Turns out Trump is in favor of all the types of Middle East peace solutions except the ones that haven’t failed already
7. Trump trolled Chris Christie at their White House dinner
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of helecopters 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
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
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 Nov 06, 2016
Sunday Nov 06, 2016
In Which We Discuss:
1. James Comey, recent letter-writing aficionado, is desperate to be penpals with Congress
2. Media shocked by tightening polls despite decades-long long history of this very change happening right before election day
3. Despite what you’ve heard, there’s lots of things to vote on this week. We’ll tell you all about them!
4. Trump’s would-be Attorney Generals had a very bad week with the law. A window into Trump’s America?
5. Trump aides take away his Twitter privileges only years too late.
6. Some legal advice on taking ballot selfies from two non-lawyers
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 Oct 02, 2016
Sunday Oct 02, 2016
Sunday Aug 07, 2016
Sunday Aug 07, 2016
Monday Jun 06, 2016
Monday Jun 06, 2016
In Which We Discuss:
1. Whether Bernie wins California or not, at least he got to call numbers at drag queen bingo this weekend.
2. The most progressive event in the history of the world happened in Oakland this week
3. The details of Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy address are as follows: Donald Trump is a nincompoop
4. Donald Trump angry that we’re letting qualified American-born US Citizens to levy judgments in the court system. Apparently that’s not one of the steps to making America great again.
5. Trump declares that he has a personal African-American. “Proves it” with a stock photo of an unsuspecting african american family that are definitely not Trump supporters.
6. Paul Ryan: 2016 Panic Endorser
7. We’re very excited to see the music video event generated by Obama’s rumored Beyonce army