Brain Trust Live

BTL #355 - The Emptysburg Address - 6/22/20

 

In Which We Discuss:

1. Hillary Clinton bravely comes off the sidelines to endorse a 16 term incumbent

2. Trump reveals himself to be an expert ramp physicist at his sparsely attended Tulsa rally

3. Neil Gorsuch borrows Dick Cheney’a hunting rifle for this week’s SCOTUS decisions

4. John Bolton’s Moustache finally reveals its secrets! 

5. “Law and Order” president signs entirely predictable policing executive order amidst nationwide protest

6. Klobuchar withdraws from VP race, seemingly unaware that the rest of us had proactively withdrawn her weeks ago

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of quarantiners, helicopters, and computer beeps 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 #352 - Dream Tiny Fight Weak [w/ Guest Erica Bardin] - 5/25/20

In Which We Discuss:

1. 2020 proves that if you’re a Democrat who wants to be re-elected...progressives are your friends!

2. Biden continues his tireless search to find America’s lady Tim Kaine

3. Liz Warren tests out new slogans “Dream Tiny Fight Weak” and “Small Incremental Change.”

4. Instead of killing others in the name of Christ, Christians now experimenting with killing their own!

5. We may never see Trump’s taxes, but at least we’ve got his bank account info! 

6. Returning guest Erica Bardin joins us.

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of quarantiners, helicopters, and computer beeps 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 #349 - The Joe Biden Experience - 5/4/20

In Which We Discuss:

1. If 2019 was the year of believing women, then 2020 is the year we decided to stop.

2. If we can read anything into the Biden VP selection committee, it’s that Biden likes to stick to a theme.

3. If Kansas is lapping you in primary ideas, you might be New York State.

4. States are re-opening, so looks like we may have to die to save capitalism.

5. He may be the king of ratings, but his polling is the one stat Donald Trump can’t rescue through sheer force of personality.

6. If Kim Jong-Un really is back, then he’s wasted an opportunity to peddle a brilliant rebirth story. Amateur.

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of quarantiners, helicopters, and computer beeps 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 #347 - Endorse-Fest 2020 - 4/20/20

In Which We Discuss:

1. Biden endorse-fest attendees wondering why the left wont come along for the ride

2. New stimulus possible. Will it actually stimulate anybody?

3. More people are newly unemployed than have voted in the Democratic primary so far

4. Stay at home orders actually work!

5. That’s why Trump hates them...

6. A Michael Cohen tell-all coming to you from...his house. Where he currently is. Just like you.

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of quarantiners, helicopters, and computer beeps 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 #342 - Pandemic - 3/16/20

In Which We Discuss:

1. We’re in a real-life pandemic! STAY AT HOME!

2. Maybe you need help remembering that tomorrow is Tuesday and an Election Day because the last week has felt like 12 years.

3. Sunday Night’s debate was the most torturous yet, mostly because we were all stuck at home watching it.

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of sirens, helicopters, and computer beeps 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 #341 - Super Tuesday (w/ Guest Carla Nordstrom) - 3/9/20

In Which We Discuss (W/ Special Guest Carla Nordstrom):

1. The empire consolidated just in time to dash the hopes of anybody dreaming of a future more promising than “not Trump.” We compare these developments to the chaos that led to 1968's infamous Democratic convention.

2. We moved up our primary but California’s Super Tuesday somehow still didn’t count.

3. With last week’s carnage, the Senate races are our new raison d’etre. Senate Project 2020 is a go!

4. Luckily, Tuesday March 10th brings new possibilities...

5. But we’ll have to make it through Coronavirus to get there.

6. One thing that’s keeping our emotional health in check: We beat MSNBC. Chris Matthews is no more.

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of sirens, helicopters, and computer beeps 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 #340 - GO VOTE! - 3/2/20

In Which We Discuss:

1. South Carolina 

2. Super Tuesday

3. The Brain Trust Live Senate Project

4. Saturdays' LA Bernie Rally

5. Death by Corona Virus

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of sirens, helicopters, and computer beeps 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 #339 - The Nevada Caucus Special - 2/24/20

In Which We Discuss:

Really just one thing - the Nevada Caucuses! We went, we saw, we covered. Get out thoughts on the experience, the outcome and the how polling looks moving forward, all fresh off the campaign trail!

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of sirens, helicopters, and computer beeps 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 #338 - We Must NEVER Vote for Michael Bloomberg - 2/17/19

In Which We Discuss:

1. Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar win New Hampshire by coming in second and third.

2. Sanders manages only first place in both New Hampshire and most national polls. Is first place his ceiling?: An Investigation.

3. Nevada hopes to relieve Iowa of the pressure of being the only incompetent caucus state in the country.

4. If you don’t like putting kids in cages, Michael Bloomberg can’t be on the table. 

5. Telemundo’s accidental quiz show proves that only annoying overachievers know who’s running Mexico right now. 

6. Maybe you missed the Saturday Night Massacre last week because it was on Tuesday.

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of sirens, helicopters, and computer beeps 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 #337 - The Last Iowa Caucus - 2/10/20

[*UPDATED: Audio Issue Fixed*] In Which We Discuss:

1. We traveled halfway across the country to witness the last Iowa Caucus!

2. Unfortunately, no one has witnessed any actual results from said Iowa Caucus. 

3. Taxpayers donate facilities for extensive Trump campaign rally.  Unfortunately for him, Nancy Pelosi’s meme game was strong.

4. Mitt Romney attempts to save his obituary from the ravages of the Trump era during Senate impeachment vote.

5. We now grant ABC all future Dem Debates.  That’s enough flying graphics and Wolf Blitzer for this cycle. 

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of sirens, helicopters, and computer beeps who love our podcast and tell your friends about BTL!  Then rate us on iTunes or find us Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Stitcher, or Instagram!