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
Tuesday Dec 03, 2013
Tuesday Dec 03, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. The Affordable Care Act website now working. Nothing more to see here.
2. Black Friday now has its own official death count tracker
3. The US reaches a deal to reach another deal in six months over Iran’s nuclear program
4. Obamacare’s not the only problem fast food CEOs will face this week
5. Turns out the government shutdown wasn’t much of a change from business as usual in Congress
6. Thanksgiving becomes a popular time to come out of the closet
7. Soon drones will no longer only be used for killing innocent civilians, they’ll deliver your toothpaste too
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Sunday Nov 17, 2013
Sunday Nov 17, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. Obama tells uninformed consumers to just keep their crappy plan if it’s so damn important to them
2. Schumer desire to to avoid a primary for Hillary reminds us that we could just primary him instead
3. Kentucky voters conspire to slowly eliminate every Republican candidate from their upcoming Senate race
4. Union bashing heads all the way to the Supreme Court!
5. Toronto’s mayoral shame reminds Americans that sometimes Canadians aren’t as boring as previously thought.
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Sunday Oct 06, 2013
Sunday Oct 06, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. As country heads into week two of the government shutdown, GOP’s goals become even less clear
2. Stubborn House GOP antics cause wounded pride, open doors for Democratic contenders in at least 17 house races.
3. Government shutdown opens up a pandora’s box of crazy shenanigans for furloughed capitol police to deal with.
4. Turns out, millions of people were looking for cheaper healthcare. Good thing the Obamacare exchanges started this week!
5. Wendy Davis heeds our advices, announces her candidacy with a populist bang.
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Sunday Aug 18, 2013
Sunday Aug 18, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. Some serious shit’s going down in Egypt. No one knows what to do.
2. North Carolina certain that putting a halt to all voting will put a stop to their invisible voter fraud epidemic
3. Economics expert Kevin McDonald explains money to us like we’re toddlers
4. State Fair updates, from butter cows to rodeo clowns
5. Steve King on round three of defending his racism and still not sorry
6. Bill Clinton doing a worse job of controlling his foundation than he did of the entire country
7. Bob Filner will literally sexually harass your great grandmother
8. Creationist author gives us the reason we’ve needed to re-up our dragon insurance
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Sunday Jul 14, 2013
Sunday Jul 14, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. Committing murder now officially legal in Florida.
2. And while carrying a concealed weapon into the texas statehouse may be fine, carrying a tampon is crossing the line
3. Canadian Senator Ted Cruz clearly begins his pre-presidential goodwill tour...not realizing he’s in the wrong country.
4. Harry Reid revives talk of the nuclear option, after previously agreeing it wasn’t needed.
5. Prominent conservative accidentally endorses single payer health care plan...again
6. Seriously...what’s going on with tv news?
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Sunday Jun 30, 2013
Sunday Jun 30, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. The end of DOMA, Prop 8, Texas SB5, and...racism?
2. Senate passes immigration reform bill now sentenced to “ash heap of history”
3. Senate congratulates itself on immigration reform, forgets to pass student loan debt releif
4. Wendy Davis is a frigging badass
5. Southwestern heatwave proves global warming is 100% real
6. NSA not only spying on American Citizens, but also on our EU allies!
7. Plus, the continued saga of Edward Snowden, an on the scene update on the NYC Mayor’s race, and an unusual “tourism” PR campaign for an entire nation that you’ll probably only see on Fox News...
Sunday Jun 23, 2013
Sunday Jun 23, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. Immigration is finally going to pass in the Senate, still has a snowball's chance in hell in the House.
2. What do Edward Snowden and Carmen Sandiego have in common? We have NO idea where in the world either of them are.
3. After success of his fake DREAM Act, Obama plans further unilateral action to save Miami from environmental destruction.
4. Paula Deen isn’t the only celebrity to say something dumb this week
5. We take on the world’s most powerful Mafia with a free-style rant against the Catholic Church. Because hey, why not?
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Sunday May 26, 2013
In Which We Discuss (Live from Arizona!):
1. Oklahoma tornadoes give Sen. Tom Coburn a chance to deny disaster relief funding to even his own constituents
2. Continuing DOJ wire-tapping news confirms we are excellent scandal pickers
3. Obama fed up with his own counterterrorism policies, outlines his plans to continue all of them
4. Boy Scouts finally half heartedly accept gay youth, still holding strong to their homophobia towards adults
5. Anthony Weiner accepts Brain Trust Live's nomination for the New York Mayor’s race
6. Plus a pair of Arizona stories with our very special panel! And as always, check our Twitter @braintrustlive and Facebook pages throughout the week for links, musings and more!Friday Mar 22, 2013
Friday Mar 22, 2013
Lila Nordstrom, our more female half, explains our frequently-espoused view on one of the seminal issues of all time in today’s Huffington Post. Check it out and tell your friends! It’s available HERE!
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!