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!

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!

In Which We Discuss:

1. Trump to blue states and all human beings who aren’t smart enough not to drink bleach: Drop Dead

2. Biden has some...ahem...skeletons. Should we have taken them seriously before? 

3. Get rid of Larry Summers. Forever.

4. Congress further rushes to the aid of struggling large corporations. The rest of you can wait your turn. 

5. Georgia, Oklahoma, and other states are opening up so a population in crisis can finally get some new tattoos. 

6. Kim Jong-Un’s heart surgeon is in a bit of a situation, whether or not he actually operated.  

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!

In Which We Discuss:

1. Bernie is out, but guys, you can still vote in your primary and you can still vote your principles!

2. We’ve got thoughts on Biden’s binders full of women

3. GOP to Wisconsin voters: Drop dead 

4. Rampant inequality in life leads to rampant inequality in deaths

5. America’s president is currently the governor of California.  Act accordingly.

6. A slice of normalcy in trying times - our yearly easter Q&A.

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and 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! 

In Which We Discuss:

1. Get ready for a week in which everything will be constantly compared to Pearl Harbor

2. We smashed the record for unemployment claims. Just slaughtered it.

3. Turns out when 10M people are suddenly unemployed, medicare-for-all sounds like a great plan.

4. The Democratic convention is being pushed, but no stupid deadly virus is going to stop the Wisconsin primary, whether or not they have polling place, poll workers, or voters.

5. The Republican Governors are proving they’re actually as science-challenged as the character they play on TV.

6. California is either doing a bang-up job, or it isn’t. The numbers tell many stories.

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and 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!

In Which We Discuss:

1. Joe Biden was accused of a Trump-worthy sexual assault, but you probably didn’t hear about it.

2. Are we going to end up with Andrew Cuomo as president?

3. America smashed records all week! We’re number one in coronavirus cases, and in unemployment. Beat that, China!

4. Apparently we had $2 trillion the whole time?!

5. Latest on coronavirus: Trump’s getting great ratings. That makes all the death and fear worth it, right?

6. Trump finally invokes P on Twitter. Whatever "P" is…

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!

In Which We Discuss:

1. Donald Trump now handing out heart attacks on Twitter

2. Mitch McConnell is currently the only Kentucky senator without Coronavirus, but given Rand Paul’s approach to quarantining, that could change.

3. Senators spent their February dumping stocks instead of pandemic prepping.

4. There were elections on March 17th, which was this week if you can believe it.

5. We can’t be in public. How do we finish the primaries?

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!

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!

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!