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 May 21, 2023
Sunday May 21, 2023
In Which We Discuss:
1. It’s Weekend at Bernie’s in the Senate. Either know or don’t know!
2. Regardless of what you’ve heard, both parties love the debt ceiling.
3. Figure Skater Sarah Hughes is looking for a second upset win, this time in NY-4.
4. Tim Scott, longtime presidential explorer, files his papers.
5. DeSantis blowback begins as voters get their first taste of his awkward laugh.
6. What happens in the water is ocean business. Leave it alone.
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of falling phones, sirens, helicopters, barking dogs, 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!
And, as always, you can buy and review Lila's book here: Some Kids Left Behind.
Plus, subscribe to Lila's new podcast, What Can I Do, wherever you get your podcasts!
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Join us for another legal deep dive as we chat with our legal expert Ben Softness about the Trump Indictment, the Fox Dominion settlement, ethics issues in the courts, SCOTUS and more!
Then, follow Ben on Twitter at @imsoftness!
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of falling phones, sirens, helicopters, barking dogs, 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!
And, as always, you can buy and review Lila's book here: Some Kids Left Behind.
Plus, subscribe to Lila's new podcast, What Can I Do, wherever you get your podcasts!
Sunday Apr 09, 2023
Sunday Apr 09, 2023
In Which We Discuss:
1. It’s Easter, which can only mean that our Easter Spectacular Episode is finally here!
2. Somehow Donald Trump being indicted was only the third most important news story by the end of Tuesday.
3. Bernie Sanders and James Clyburn win together for the first time.
4. Even Ann Coulter is wondering if the right has lost touch on abortion.
5. It might be a weird week to ask this, but is the conservative movement doomed?
6. The Tennessee legislature was so heinous this week that Instagram briefly became a pro-Gen Z platform.
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of falling phones, sirens, helicopters, barking dogs, 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!
And, as always, you can buy and review Lila's book here: Some Kids Left Behind.
Plus, subscribe to Lila's new podcast, What Can I Do, wherever you get your podcasts!
Sunday Apr 02, 2023
Sunday Apr 02, 2023
In Which We Discuss:
1. You Guys! Where on earth is Mitch McConnell and is he still actually on earth?
2. Trump will have to be brought down by the very people who brought him to us: New Yorkers
3. Chris Christie harkens back to the heady days of his undercard debate glory
4. Joe Manchin and Joe Lieberman: Why didn’t we see the parallels sooner?
5. Ron DeSantis takes on the real government of Florida - Disney - and loses
6. Federal government picks an arbitrary end date to a pandemic that’s still very much ongoing
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of falling phones, sirens, helicopters, barking dogs, 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!
And, as always, you can buy and review Lila's book here: Some Kids Left Behind.
Plus, subscribe to Lila's new podcast, What Can I Do, wherever you get your podcasts!
Monday Mar 27, 2023
Monday Mar 27, 2023
In Which We Discuss:
1. Carla Nordstrom provides a report from NY State
2. We asked for more salad-fork style dramas, and this week we got them!
3. Donald Trump announces plans to stave of WWIII by promising death and destruction
4. The Nebraska Senate’s GOP Christmas card list is getting smaller and smaller
5. Only Chicago city politics could cause a Jim Clyburn and Bernie Sanders unity endorsement.
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of falling phones, sirens, helicopters, barking dogs, 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!
And, as always, you can buy and review Lila's book here: Some Kids Left Behind.
Plus, subscribe to Lila's new podcast, What Can I Do, wherever you get your podcasts!
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
In Which We Discuss:
1. It’s our yearly reminder that we could have a general strike.
2. Joe Manchin wants you to wonder if he’s running for president even though none of us asked.
3. When Republicans have accidental good ideas, let’s let them!
4. Joe Biden works to unravel as many campaign promises as possible before his 2024 decision.
5. We all are learning too much about the FDIC.
6. George Santos: If you think he did it, he probably did.
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of falling phones, sirens, helicopters, barking dogs, 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!
And, as always, you can buy and review Lila's book here: Some Kids Left Behind.
Plus, subscribe to Lila's new podcast, What Can I Do, wherever you get your podcasts!
Sunday Feb 19, 2023
Sunday Feb 19, 2023
In Which We Discuss:
1. Donald Trump is finally on the right side of history in his final choice for DeSantis nickname
2. The supposed moderates are entering the race, and they’re just as terrible as the fascists
3. Feinstein learns about her career’s most important announcement from the media, just like we all did
4. Updated UFO Score: Trillion $ American Military 1: $100 mylar balloon: 0. Take that balloon hobbyists!
5. If you suspect you’re in an environmental disaster, you probably are, even if the government is distracted by flying balloons.
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of quarantiners, sirens, helicopters, barking dogs, 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!
As always, you can buy and review Lila's book here: Some Kids Left Behind.
Plus, subscribe to Lila's other podcast, What Can I Do, wherever you get your podcasts!
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
Sunday Jan 29, 2023
In Which We Discuss:
1. Congressional Democrats are happy to be trolled by Josh Hawley if it means they don’t have to do anything.
2. Update: George Santos does know where any of his money came from or who was or is in charge of it.
3. Nikki Haley inceptioned Donald Trump into announcing her candidacy for president for her
4. Trump’s 2024 Campaign Platform: Wind Turbines Belong in Jail
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of quarantiners, sirens, helicopters, barking dogs, 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!
And, as always, you can buy and review Lila's book here: Some Kids Left Behind.
Plus, subscribe to Lila's new podcast, What Can I Do, wherever you get your podcasts!
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 2022
In Which We Discuss:
1. Dr. Oz will not be a United States Senator from Pennsylvania OR his home state of New Jersey
2. Nancy Pelosi retires and takes up the mantle for glizzy gladiators everywhere
3. West Hollywood said no to Cory Matthews. Jury's still out on Mr. Feeny.
4. Donald Trump demoted to Florida Man meme by the New York Post
5. Senate ends COVID emergency amid exciting new COVID emergency
6. West Virginia defunds police by way of a giant sinkhole
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of quarantiners, sirens, helicopters, barking dogs, 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!
And, as always, you can buy and review Lila's book here: Some Kids Left Behind.
Plus, subscribe to Lila's new podcast, What Can I Do, wherever you get your podcasts!
Sunday Oct 16, 2022
Sunday Oct 16, 2022
In Which We Discuss:
1. Our prop guide will be in your inbox this week!
2. LA managed to snag the lead story in the New York Times last week which shows just how big a catastrophe the city council was having
3. Catherine Cortez-Masto, the Julia Brownley of 2022
4. In the wise words of Herschel Walker himself, he’s “just not that smart.”
5. Nancy Pelosi governs the same way she tears into a Slim Jim
6. Can somebody explain Elon Musk, Russia, and Twitter to us please? We’re not interested enough to research it.
Other Updates:
Ballots are on their way and our prop guide is coming soon! Drop us a line at braintrustapproved@gmail.com to join out prop guide email list.
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of quarantiners, sirens, helicopters, barking dogs, 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!
And, as always, you can buy and review Lila's book here: Some Kids Left Behind.
Plus, subscribe to Lila's new podcast, What Can I Do, wherever you get your podcasts!