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
Sunday Aug 04, 2013
Sunday Aug 04, 2013
In Which We Discuss (w/ SPECIAL GUEST GRANT SLOSS!):
1. Obama has gall to turn another year older, and the world responds with threat of violence
2. Bradley Manning is sentenced with up to 100 years in jail, meanwhile Edward Snowden suffers a much worse fate...1 year in Russia
3. 2016 speculation update - every human being may or may not be running for president
4. 40th times is again the charm as Obamacare is overturned by congress in a new and inventive way
5. Mitch McConnell’s tea party opposition might be more coherent than he is
6. Devoid of Weiner news, we take refuge in an actual scandal
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Sunday Jul 28, 2013
Sunday Jul 28, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. Another Anthony Weiner scandal brings exasperated calls for new Weiner puns
2. Steve King says out loud what’s on the mind of all Republicans out there. Hint: It’s racist
3. We’re pivoting back to the economy! Again!
4. A rousing discussion of populism in presidential politics
5. A triumvirate of hatred that would make even Steve King proud.
6. Plus, an update on one Chinese city’s losing battle against sinkholes.
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Monday Jun 10, 2013
Monday Jun 10, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. Welcome NSA listeners! If we’d have known you were coming, we would have baked a cake.
2. SCOTUS has the most confusing week ever care of Antonin Scalia
3. Susan Rice is now more powerful than the Senators that tried to derail her
4. Marco Rubio proves to be a fairweather fan of his own immigration bill
5. Lautenberg’s absence spurs Chris Christie to do everything wrong her can think of in the runup to his own reelection campaign.
6. It’s our favorite time of year! The Bilderberg convention, the Vegas week of corporate conspiracy creation, kicks off this week. And as always, check our Twitter @braintrustlive and Facebook pages throughout the week for links, musings and more!Sunday Jun 02, 2013
Sunday Jun 02, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. Friend of the podcast Kim Eaton swings by to chat about the greatest story in history.
2. Turns out if you actually TRY to implement Obamacare, it really works!
3. In other healthcare news, colonoscopies are just too darn expensive
4. John McCain’s excessive war experience doesn’t translate to knowing what the hell is going on in Syria.
5. More 2016 contenders step into the ring.
6. Plus the end of the Rockefeller Republicans, the crazy olympics to replace Michele Bachmann get underway, plus a big Ann Romney missed opportunity.
And as always, check our Twitter @braintrustlive and Facebook pages throughout the week for links, musings and more!
Monday Mar 18, 2013
Monday Mar 18, 2013
In Which We Discuss: 1. Paul Ryan releases his second budget, marking his second failed attempt at living in reality 2. Rob Portman thinks being different is okay, so long as you’re a member of his family 3. Nikki Haley has bangs, Sara Palin has a big gulp, Bob McDonnell has no invite, and other stories from the CPAC trenches 4. Ted Cruz offers incomplete constitutional lesson, only to find out too late that Dianne Feinstein is not a 6th grader 5. Veronica Mars movie offers terrifying new blueprint for how corporate America next plans to steal your money Look out for our weekly blog post, coming Thursday, and as always, remember to follow us on Twitter @braintrustlive and find us on Facebook!
Sunday Mar 03, 2013
Sunday Mar 03, 2013
Happy Birthday to us! It's a very special one year anniversary for BTL in which we discuss: 1. You heard it here first! The dangers of sinkholes are very real and this week totally proves it. 2. Everything we feared about the sequester happened, so... 3. Ahhhh...We’re Popeless! Anyone looking for a direct line to god will have to speak to speak to Warren Jeffs. 4. SCOTUS Justice declares the end of racism. Congratulations America! 5. GOP continues to answer to Todd Akin’s rape comments...by agreeing with them. 6. Plus guns, horsemeat, climate change and snakes where you’ll least expect them! Look out for our weekly blog post, coming Thursday, and as always, remember to follow us on Twitter @braintrustlive and find us on Facebook!
Sunday Dec 02, 2012
Sunday Dec 02, 2012
In Which We Discuss:
1. A Fiscal Cliff Deal Is Getting Made, Despite Infuriatingly Rampant Posturing
2. The Turkey Chili Summit: Probably the Last Time Obama and Romney Will Ever Speak. And To That, We Say, Good Riddance Mittens.
3. Republicans Shed Their Love of Tokenism to Appoint Almost All White Men to Committee Chairmanships
4. It’s The Duckiest Lame Duck Session Yet!
5. Good news! It’s Not a Gene That Makes You Gay, It’s a...Succubus Demon?
6. The US Votes Against Palestinian Vote in the UN With New, Equally Lame Coalition of the Willing
7. Ablow Joins O’Reilly In Talking Through Existential Crisis Over Popularity of Gangnam Style
8. Sinkholes. Coming To A Town Near You.
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Monday Nov 12, 2012
Monday Nov 12, 2012
In Which We Discuss:
1. How We Were Right About Literally Every Result in the Election
2. Republicans in Total Shock at Their Epic Loss, Despite Pervasive Mathematical Evidence Reporting Exactly What Would Happen Last Tuesday
3. Big Election Winners: Nate Silver and the Senate Democrats. Big Election Losers: Karl Rove and the Republican Rape Caucus.
4. Allen West is no More. A Win For America, but a Loss For Comedy.
5. Tax Shenanigans Start Up As Soon As Results Are In. If We Never Have to Say Fiscal Cliff Again, It Will Be Too Soon.
6. Some Boring Sex Scandal. Word To The Wise: Don’t Have An Affair With Your Biographer. They Might Just Know Your Email Password.
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Sunday Nov 04, 2012
Sunday Nov 04, 2012
In Which We Discuss:
1. Hurricane Sandy: A Not-Funny Thing That Happened This Week
2. Christie and Obama Embark on Bro-mance While Romney Desperately Organizes Fake Relief Efforts From Ohio (But Don’t Worry, He’s Not Campaigning!)
3. Election Day 2012 Is…7 Days Closer Than It Was Last Week! AHHHHHHH!
4. Obama Finds New Enthusiasm in Loins as Romney Campaign “Stalls” in Jeep Ad Debacle
5. An Update on the Insane Republican Congressional Clown Posse
6. The Non-Partisan Tax Report Republicans Don’t Want You To See…And Therefore Stopped You From Seeing
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MAKE SURE TO VOTE ON TUESDAY!
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Sunday Oct 28, 2012
Sunday Oct 28, 2012
In Which We Discuss:
1. In the Wise Words of Meat Loaf: “There Has Storm Clouds Come Over the United States;” an Update on Frankenstorm Sandy.
2. Republicans Start and Instantly Lose the Most Recent Entry in the War on Woman
3. National Polls Continue to Predict a Dead Heat…Or a Resounding Victory for Obama…Or a Major Win For Romney.
3. Romney Aide Posits that Appliances Are What Make America Great
4. Donald Trump “Bombshell” Lacks Relevance and Detonator
5. Chuck Grassley, Accidental Deer Hunter, Takes To Twitter
6. Americans Are Getting More Racist; Sarah Palin Leading the Charge
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