Brain Trust Live

BTL #233 - #RESISTANCERECESS - 2/21/17

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

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BTL #226 - NEW YEAR, NEW CONGRESS - 1/4/16

 In Which We Discuss:

1. A not nearly embarrassed enough new Congress was sworn in today, so add those new reps to your speed dial. 

2. Congress’s plan to erase their own oversight is praised by The Donald, then thwarted by The Donald, then mocked by the American people, then...praised by the Donald.  A day in Trump’s news cycle.

3. A Trump cabinet update: it only gets worse

4. Media continuing to give president-elect credit for business deals he’s not involved in

5. Schumer’s Trump resistance plan: work with your captors

6. Donald Trump rings in the New Year with mobster and convicted felon “Joey No Socks,” which is just so perfect

 

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BTL #221 - MULTIPLE CHOICE EXAMS - 11/15/16

In Which We Discuss:

*For our reactions to the presidential election, please check out last week's special midweek edition of BTL, available HERE**

1. Somehow Trump is bigoted enough to invite Breitbart into the White House but okay with a man named Reince?

2. Trump promises to keep none of his campaign promises in first major interview as President Elect

3. A few medium okay things happened last week and that’s all we have to cling to

4. Democrats, not swayed by subtler hints, finally get the point by losing an easy election to a madman and rally behind less centrist DNC chair

5. California’s election is a multiple choice exam that only about 70% of us passed.

6. If Donald Trump and Howard Dean had a baby, it’d be the electorally baffling state of Maine

7. 2016 continues to fall apart further with the passing of Gwen Ifill.  Is life even real? Are we real?  

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BTL #214 - OUR LOCAL TACO TRUCK - 9/6/14

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.

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!

BTL #209 - REPUBLICAN DANCING - 7/25/16

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

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!

BTL #173 - TRUMP'S HAT PLAN - 10/19/15

In Which We Discuss:

1. America got our first, and what we hope will be our last, look at Lincoln Chafee and Jim Webb at the Democratic Debate. 

2. Joe Biden’s decision is STILL coming soon.  He knows he has to make it BEFORE people start voting, right?

3. We finally found something we agree with Trump and Carson on - that their next debate should only be two hours long.  

4. Six GOP candidates will soon learn what all of the rest of Earth already knows - that they have no prayer of being president

5. Apparently the US Government and Fox News have an equally careful vetting process

6. If there’s one thing Rand Paul hates more than polling at 2%, it’s a “dumbass” livestream

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BTL #172 - HUMAN DNA FOUND AT POLITICON - 10/12/15

In Which We Discuss:

1. What is it that drives Hillary Clinton destroy everything that she loves?  What will become of her beloved TPP?

2. With McCarthy gone and the GOP in shambles, we’re all in some danger of becoming Speaker of the House.  Is there an opt-out form somewhere?

3. If any of the 158 families determining the next election results are listening, we have a campaign we’d like to talk chat about.  We accept checks.

4. Ben Carson’s gun control prescription: find a human shield or raise an army of casual handgun owners.  #assuredsuccess  

5. POLITICON.  It happened.  We were there.  We can confirm that Michele Bachmann is a real person with human DNA, FYI.  It was a weird day.

6. Guys, there’s a Democratic debate Tuesday night on CNN.  You should watch that.

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BTL #169 - LABOR DAY - 9/8/15

In Which We Discuss:

1. The latest polls prove that America is ready to accept almost anyone other than another Bush or Clinton

2.  Europe is Shocked, Shocked, SHOCKED that over 3 million Syrians don’t really want to stay in war-torn Syria

3. Hillary Clinton is outed as America’s unsung gefilte fish hero

4. Some enticing offers from the GOP front: Jeb Bush will speak Spanish wherever he damn well pleases, and Donald trump will be “good at the military”

5. Democrats finally rustle up enough Democrats to back Obama’s Democratic Iran deal

6. Thrice married and unwed mother Kim Davis becomes hero for Christians everywhere

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BTL #168 - #SMDWB, THE EPIDEMIC - 8/31/15

In Which We Discuss:

1. “Surprising” new Iowa polls show that everything we’ve always said would happen is happening now in Iowa, where we said it would happen

2. GOP candidates are ready with plans for our next immigration war with...Canada?

3. O’Malley and Sanders are not afraid to get all up in Debbie Wasserman-Schultz’s face

4. Apparently stealing a single Mountain Dew while Black (#SMDWB?) in America is yet another offense police punish by death

5. The sanitation strike in Beirut is bad enough that it’s spawned a rare multi-religious movement (as well as great PR for their new sanitation service, Uber)

6. VMA’s are happening.  Ew.

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BTL #167 - FRIED BUTTER AT THE SOAPBOX - 8/24/15

In Which We Discuss:

1. Brent went to the Iowa State fair for you, so you wouldn’t have to eat fried butter.

2. Americans can rest easy knowing that Donald Trump has promised to never ride a bicycle or eat Oreos ever again.  Whew, relief!

3. Scott Walker has an opinion on the 14th Amendment.  Actually, he has all of the opinions.

4. Hillary Clinton email scandal has gotten so bad, even Joe Biden thinks maybe he could be president now.

5. Greek prime minister calls news elections in effort to run against his past sel

6. Ashley Madison leak provides most comprehensive list of evangelical Christians ever compiled

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