Brain Trust Live

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 #220 - FREE STICKERS - 11/07/16

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!

BTL #219 - BOO! - 10/31/16

In Which We Discuss:

1. Anthony Weiner now dreaming bigger than only screwing up only his own election bids.

2. Self-proclaimed brilliant negotiator Trump got easily tricked into picking Pence by a fellow idiot

3. Insurance companies continue long march to screwed over us all even under Obamacare

4. Thousands of wild buffalo literally appear at the Standing Rock protest as if we’re in a fucking movie.  Turns out they want clean water too.

5. The election IS rigged...by Trump voters committing voter fraud to fight the “rigged election.”

6. Arrrrggg, the Pirates are coming!

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 #211 - BABIES WHO KNOW SARCASM - 8/8/16

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!

BTL #208 - TRUMP/ZOOTOPIA 2016 - 7/12/16

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.

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 #207 - POITICON 2016 - 6/27/16

In Which We Discuss:

Well...this week on the podcast, we’re starting a little differently.  Yes, we’ll cover Brexit, the House sit-in, the latest polls, Veepstakes, and Rubio, but first join us on the other side of the theme music for highlights from the most important news story in this very packed week: Our two days at Politicon!

BTL #195 - THE BATHROOM LINE - 4/4/16

In Which We Discuss:

1. Trump covers five abortion stances in a matter of hours.  Who even knew there were five different stances that are all 100% wrong?

2. The only thing we currently know about the outcome of the GOP race, is that none of these three goons are going to vote for each other.

3. Clinton is SO TIRED of Sanders telling the truth about her record that she refuses to debate him until he stops

4. After seeing how well it went for Indiana, other states look to get in on the anti-LGBT law passing game.

5. Bet you didn’t know there’s an entire list of 2016 GOP candidates who will make Trump or Cruz look like totally rational choices

6. The return of Sinkhole Radio: Sinkholes are eating fish now.  Stop doing that!!

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of loud 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!

BTL #192 - RETURN OF THE GOLDWATER GAL - 3/14/16

In Which We Discuss:

 1. MSNBC so shocked by Michigan results that they disavow their own exit polling and established mathematical facts

 2. The Goldwater Gal returns as Clinton actively misremembers her thoughts on AIDS and abortion

 3. On both sides of the aisle, it’s time to ask an important question: how many debates is too many debates?

 4. Trump delivers one-hour victory infomercial for all of his failed consumer goods, creating the most perfect hour of reality television in US history

5. Sanders, Obama, and “Thugs on the street” all to blame for Donald Trump’s hate speech.  Notably not blamed: Donald Trump’s hate speech.

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BTL #190 - THE FRUIT SALAD OF LIFE - 2/29/16

In Which We Discuss:

1. Low turnout in South Carolina led to Hillary Clinton blowout.  Sounds right.

2. Guys, Trump is going to bring us “so much everything” when he’s president. Hopefully “everything” means pizza, but it might mean racism so keep an eye out.

3. If the latest GOP Debate is any guide, the “fruit salad” of Marco Rubio’s life involved his lunch money being stolen every single day

4. Anybody who’s anybody in whatever the opposite of MENSA is endorsed Donald Trump this week

5. Super Tuesday is upon us THIS WEEK and all signs point to Texas is proving once again that it can’t be trusted

6. Nobody is safe from schoolyard logic, not even Hillary Clinton

7. Adult armed militias are so 2015, so trendsetter state Iowa sets their sights on forming a toddler squad

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!

BTL #188 - REAL PIZZA - 2/16/16

In Which We Discuss:

1. Justice Scalia’s death leaves a vacancy for the position of RBG bestie.  Heartless GOP is unwilling to help.

2. Being a Democratic Socialist is now a legitimate way to win a presidential primary

3. Donald Trump wins Saturday’s GOP debate by garnering most boos, Ted Cruz loses by speaking worst Spanish.  It’s a mad, mad world. 

4. Nevada caucus race could be totally up for grabs because no pollster has tried to grab it yet

5. Debbie Wasserman Schultz clearly hates her job, hatches new plan to get herself fired

6. The GOP hates Obama’s budget so much they’re not even going to bother to see what’s in it.

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!