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
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!
Monday Apr 15, 2013
Monday Apr 15, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. The witch is dead (ding dong!), which leads us to our most insensitive Rest In Peace yet!
2. The bipartisan gun control bill clears first hurdle, might trip on the second and wouldn’t win a race in effectiveness anyway
3. Watergate, the Kentucky edition
4. Republicans plan to save business by continuing to let women go penniless
5. Elizabeth Warren’s brilliance still doesn’t annoy us like such perfection usually would
6. Plus, douchebags, carpetbagging, baggy pants, and bad choices you can make on Twitter
And as always, check our Twitter @braintrustlive and Facebook pages throughout the week for links, musings and more!
Sunday Mar 24, 2013
Sunday Mar 24, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. Lila wins the internet, and buzzfeed commits some serious thought crime.
2. The greatest story to come out of the crazy 2012 republican primary.
3. Israeli pundits prove to be just as irritating as American ones during Obama’s brief visit to the region.
4. The senate finally passes a budget, 4 years and 13 hrs later.
5. Rich people are awful. An in-depth conversation about why.
6. Republicans still trying to figure out their post-Portman stance on gay marriage. Unknowinlgy offering reasons to support it as reasons for their opposition.
7. Plus, guns, deadly asteroids, and other dangers of living in Glendale.
Look out for our weekly blog post, coming Thursday, and as always, remember to follow us on Twitter @braintrustlive and find us on Facebook!Monday Feb 25, 2013
Monday Feb 25, 2013
In Which We Discuss: 1) We both do better in our Oscar predictions than Nate Silver 2) Sequester deadline looms again and lawmakers may or may not do anything about it 3) Catholic church continues to do nothing to help itself in the area of scandal; slowly digging its own grave 4) Is Obama pushing for a federal gay marriage law so that he can get gay married for a second time? 5) Senator Cruz channels his inner Joe McCarthy 6) State legislatures take up the important issues of the day, like human/animal hybrids and the need for access to quality road kill meat 7) Plus Snakes, Killer robots, Sinkholes and the most terrifying of them all...Guy Fieri!
Monday Feb 18, 2013
Monday Feb 18, 2013
In Which We Discuss: 1. Poland Springs steals the state of the union, expanding market share on west coast 2. Hagel will get nominated and/or filibustered depending on which John McCain you talk to 3. Going to an Obama speech on will definitely get your family members shot in Chicago. We warned you. 4. Republicans now against their own immigration plan after finding out that Obama also supports it 5. Alabama UNOS organ donor lists now offering babies! 6. Plus, Elizabeth Warren wins the internet, John McCain speaks to every media outlet about every issue all week, CNN jumps the shark, and no need for the Cold War any longer because Russia has the sky 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 Jan 20, 2013
Sunday Jan 20, 2013
In Which We Discuss: 1. Hold onto your hats...it’s inauguration day! So that’s happening... 2. Healthcare has the most exciting, underreported week ever! 3. White House proposes a great gun control package and is immediately one upped by New York State. (Plus a fun new weekly segment!) 4. The debt ceiling crises is not happening anymore. Go home. Come back in March. 5. The return of Mark Sanford, our first introduction to Stephen Colbert’s sister, and a Berman Sherman follow-up that we never saw coming. 6. Plus, gays, the environment, and a nefarious smoothie shop that won’t be getting any of our business. As always, remember to follow us on Twitter @braintrustlive and find us on facebook!
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 Jul 08, 2012
Sunday Jul 08, 2012
In Which We Discuss:
1. Romney Campaign Still Has No Coherent Position the Law They Invented.
2. Republicans Continue to Un-endorse Mitt Romney at Staggering Rate. Luckly Mitt Has Family, Friends, and Mormons to Sustain Him.
3. Surprise, We Now Have Proof that Americans Hate Bain Capital
4. Gary Johnson: A Future Ross Perot in the Works?
5. Allen West is Obsessed With Obama as Slave Owner.
6. You Can, As of Right Now, Still Get an Abortion in Mississippi and Vote In Texas, But Maybe Not For Long…
7. Apparently, American Bison To Blame For Your High Gas Prices. Irrefutable Logic From America's Cow Doctor.
8. Is It Hot Where You Are? George Will Tells Us Why
9. You Are Still Much Poorer Than The Average CEO
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Tuesday May 22, 2012
Tuesday May 22, 2012
In Which We Discuss: 1. Acme Inc. (ie. Bain Capital, the Creator of Anywhere Between 1,000 and 100,000 Unverifiable of Jobs) 2. '12 Veepstakes and the Search for an Awesome, Crowd-Inspiring "Incredibly Boring White Guy" 3. GOP's Wants to Replace Obamacare With Current System 4. Tea Party Hates Banks, Being Run By Them 5. Birtherism Back En Vogue, Still Nutsy 6. Crazy State Law Round-up (Arizona's BACK!) 7. California Effectively Rids Itself of Primaries 8. Conservatives Have a New Reason to Deny Science Want to hear more from us during the week? Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/BrainTrustLive or find us on Twitter @braintrustlive!