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
Tuesday May 27, 2014
Tuesday May 27, 2014
In Which We Discuss:
1. War on Masculinity claims another victim as the War on Guns continues amassing a staggering record of defeat
2. Feminism is en vogue this month. Try it.
3. If Darrell Issa can’t win Benghazi, he’ll make sure nobody can
4. Ukraine is either at war with itself or with Russia, nobody can be sure, but one thing that is sure is that everybody is dying
5. Obama’s latest drawdown proposal brings up the important question of why we still have troops in Afghanistan to begin with
6. The Volunteer State will not be stopped by socialist Europe when it comes to murdering its own citizens in cruel and unusual ways
Tuesday Apr 29, 2014
Tuesday Apr 29, 2014
In Which We Discuss:
1. Donald Sterling, Cliven Bundy, and SCOTUS face off to prove that irony isn’t dead, and neither is racism.
2. Russia just doesn’t care
3. Oregon hipsters were too blissed out on farm-to-table food last fall to finish their Obamacare exchange website.
4. This week on Hillary Pillory, Wall Street realizes that the best GOP candidate for president really is Hillary Clinton
5. Florida Georgia Line isn’t just an annoying country band, it’s also now the world’s most inviting murder destination
6. Why does Sarah Palin think Kumbaya is such a bad thing?
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Monday Dec 16, 2013
Monday Dec 16, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. Bipartisan budget deal draws enough criticism from both parties to pass the House going away
2. When it comes to sign language interpreters in South Africa, you really get what you pay for
3. Colorado residents should no longer expect staying alive to be one of the perks of living near all that fresh mountain air
4. Do you know someone who suffers from Affluenza? Get them help immediately before their inevitable crime spree goes unpunished!
5. Brain Trust Live tells you the future in a segment on the 2016 primaries
6. Megyn Kelly really needs you to know that Santa Claus is white. Because children!
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Sunday Oct 13, 2013
Sunday Oct 13, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. Fearing the outbreak of optimism sweeping the nation, Congress decides to not make any deals on the debt ceiling or government shutdown
2. Polls show that most Americans would vote for literally anyone other than their current representatives
3. In positive shutdown news, the first Obama nominee not subject to intense opposition is likely to be approved by the supposedly non-working Senate
4. Voters at the Value Voters Summit prove through straw poll results that their values are...mostly non existent
5. A trip in the way back machine to the weirdest election in California history
6. Michele Bachmann states that the endtimes are here, and if China’s hornet situation is any indication, she might be right
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Monday Sep 23, 2013
Monday Sep 23, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. A roundup of the inconsequential un-newsy news of the week! Did anybody say Emmys? IPhone?
2. Republican strategy to defund Obamacare...now with more confusing twists!
3. Sadly, mass shootings surpass Miley Cyrus twerking videos as America’s hottest trend
4. President and Vice President of “selfie-town” get together to talk smack about weiners
5. GOP politicians, after several incomplete Bible reads, certain that Jesus would starve the poor and hate the gays
Sunday Jul 07, 2013
Sunday Jul 07, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. Finding inspiration in Texas’ legislators, hundreds of GOP politicians decide they don’t like having female supporters either
2. North Carolina takes on the biggest threats of them all, Sharia law... and voting
3. Obama’s doing what he does best, chipping away at his one achievement.
4. A tragic human interest story tailor made for CNN and the podcast BBF Jill takes up all 24 hours of the news cycle
5. Egypt stages a military coup in order to save democracy
6. Brazil’s experiments with the Olympics continue, meanwhile, Tulsa’s experiment is just getting started
7. And some tips and tricks that will come in handy during your next transit strike experienceSunday Jun 23, 2013
Sunday Jun 23, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. Immigration is finally going to pass in the Senate, still has a snowball's chance in hell in the House.
2. What do Edward Snowden and Carmen Sandiego have in common? We have NO idea where in the world either of them are.
3. After success of his fake DREAM Act, Obama plans further unilateral action to save Miami from environmental destruction.
4. Paula Deen isn’t the only celebrity to say something dumb this week
5. We take on the world’s most powerful Mafia with a free-style rant against the Catholic Church. Because hey, why not?
And now we're on Instagram! Think of the excitement! Look us up at "braintrustlive," and as always, check us out on Twitter (@braintrustlive) and Facebook pages throughout the week for links, musings and more!Sunday May 12, 2013
Sunday May 12, 2013
In Which We Discuss: 1. Benghazi hearings reveal that the only new info about Benghazi is that it's entirely about Hillary Clinton 2. IRS potentially being run by entry-level 20-something analysts 3. The Heritage Foundation outs itself as being exactly as racist as we all suspected 4. South Carolina provides convincing scientific proof that Anthony Weiner can be mayor of New York, sex scandals be damned! 5. The entire NRA platform is still proving troublesome for NRA and supporters 6. Global warming update: we're more likely to die than ever. Literally each second that passes is a second in which we are closer to our deaths. 7. BTL exclusive: Christ Christie unofficially declares his 2016 candidacy And as always, check our Twitter @braintrustlive and Facebook pages throughout the week for links, musings and more!
Thursday May 02, 2013
Thursday May 02, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. Barbara Bush finally says what’s been on America’s mind for a long time: “We’ve had enough Bush’s”
2. More arrests in the Boston Bombing plot lead republicans to remember why they hate all immigrants
3. Being a prisoner at Guantanamo Bay is the best diet plan EVER
4. Even Rockefeller Republicans know that gays are good for business. Will the NBA realize the same?
5. In an effort to shore up the two-dimensional vote, Mark Sanford vigorously debates a cardboard cut-out of Nancy Pelosi
6. Will Ted Cruz be the first Canadian President of America? Not if it requires reading the Constitution.
7. Do you have one too many children? Is your gun arsenal missing a gun small enough for a five year-old to handle? Solve both problems at once with the Cricket!
Sunday Apr 21, 2013
Sunday Apr 21, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. A Brain Trust Live exclusive on the Boston bombings. Just kidding! Only our unnecessary two cents... 2. In a move that surprised no one, our one shot at ineffective gun control was shot down by an even more ineffective Senate 3. News flash to Texans...don’t move next to fertilizer plants 4. Mark Sanford, searching for Super Bowl with his cell phone flashlight, finds electoral defeat instead 5. Ricin mail suspect soon to be doing the literal "Jailhouse Rock" 6. GOP to Rubio: Just kidding, we’re still racist! 7. And, as if this week wasn’t bad enough, there’s more disasters...a sinkhole! And as always, check our Twitter @braintrustlive and Facebook pages throughout the week for links, musings and more!