Brain Trust Live

BTL #227 - UN-LOSABLE - 1/9/17

In Which We Discuss:

1. Party line Dems hoping to add NYC Mayor’s race to list of un-losable races they manage to bungle

2. Vladimir Putin is the most prescient member of the GOP, he went all-in for Trump before even the American people

3. We’ve now confirmed that the American people will pay for Trump’s wall.  Didn’t we already give him a gift?

4. Domestic, non-Islamic terrorism continues to be the worst fear of Americans who believe in gun death statistics

5. GOP finally has their big chance to repeal Obamacare, so let the defections begin

6. Michelle Obama wins the internet

7. Trump hates children and fun, now officially confirmed

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of circling helicopters who love our podcast and tell your friends about BTL!  Then rate us on iTunes or find us Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Stitcher, or Instagram!

 

 

BTL #224 - LOSING THE COLD WAR - 12/13/16

 In Which We Discuss:

1. Russian hackers could have warned us they were fixing the election before we waited 90 minutes to vote.  Selfish.

2. Donald Trump leaves no stone unturned in search for least competent cabinet in history

3. Pop Quiz!  Which of the following is a human invention and completely imaginary: a. Climate change b. The value of a dollar

4. Every minute that passes on earth is a minute in which Donald Trump’s Carrier deal gets less impressive

5. Labor endorses in the DNC dogfight that decides whether or not we have a party anymore

6. Move over guacamole!  There is, apparently, one Texan food that Ted Cruz enjoys, and now you’ll never be able to again.

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of circling helicopters who love our podcast and tell your friends about BTL!  Then rate us on iTunes or find us Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Stitcher, or Instagram!

 

 

 

BTL #223 - A BAD DEALS - 12/4/16

 In Which We Discuss:

1. What happens when even Sarah Palin thinks your Carrier deal is bad for America?  Can you solve it by making her poet laureate?

2. If you’re a world leader who hasn’t spoke to the US in decades, consider calling Trump.  He’ll definitely take your call.

3. Speaking of world leaders, let’s talk about Fidel Castro’s legacy

4. Mitt Romney, Kellyanne Conway, and The Donald are stuck in a sad reverse love triangle

5. Donald Trump blames both his victory and defeat on fraud, but let’s not look into it guys.  That won’t help.

6. America found new and exciting ways to be terrible to Native Americans this Thanksgiving

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of circling helicopters who love our podcast and tell your friends about BTL!  Then rate us on iTunes or find us Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Stitcher, or Instagram!

 

BTL #222 - THE CASE OF THE MISSING COMP SEATS - 11/21/16

In Which We Discuss:

1. So far the only thing Trump has accomplished in his transition is firing the few people who knew what was going on

2. Trump’s cabinet picks begin with a man too racist to get approved under Reagan and end with an list of every nightmare human being in America

3. Update: Trump’s first 100 days infrastructure plan may just be bills that have already passed and proposals he campaigned against

4. Settling a lawsuit for $25 million dollars is not what you do just because "don’t have time," it's what you do because you don't have a case

5. Guys, Mike Pence deserved to be booed, because seriously, how long does a man have to run for VP before he decides to get comp seats to Hamilton?

6. Democrats, in making attempt to be more inclusive, expand their leadership team to include...everyone

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of circling helicopters who love our podcast and tell your friends about BTL!  Then rate us on iTunes or find us Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Stitcher, or Instagram!

BTL #221 - MULTIPLE CHOICE EXAMS - 11/15/16

In Which We Discuss:

*For our reactions to the presidential election, please check out last week's special midweek edition of BTL, available HERE**

1. Somehow Trump is bigoted enough to invite Breitbart into the White House but okay with a man named Reince?

2. Trump promises to keep none of his campaign promises in first major interview as President Elect

3. A few medium okay things happened last week and that’s all we have to cling to

4. Democrats, not swayed by subtler hints, finally get the point by losing an easy election to a madman and rally behind less centrist DNC chair

5. California’s election is a multiple choice exam that only about 70% of us passed.

6. If Donald Trump and Howard Dean had a baby, it’d be the electorally baffling state of Maine

7. 2016 continues to fall apart further with the passing of Gwen Ifill.  Is life even real? Are we real?  

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of circling helicopters who love our podcast and tell your friends about BTL!  Then rate us on iTunes or find us Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Stitcher, or Instagram!

BTL 2016 POST-ELECTION SPECIAL EDITION - 11/11/16

Some quick mid-week reactions to the shocking results of the 2016 presidential election, complete with a range of thoughtful pauses, inappropriate laughter, wistful sighs, and topical rants.

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of loud sirens who love our podcast and tell your friends about BTL!  Then rate us on iTunes or find us Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Stitcher, or Instagram!

 

 

 

BTL #216 - INTERVIEW: JILL STEIN - 10/10/14

In Which We Discuss:

1. We interviewed Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein!  (The real one!) [Starts: 33:52]

2. Nation is shocked shocked SHOCKED by completely in character, wildly misogynistic Trump conversation from 2005

3. Clinton wins presidential debate using a daring mix of showing up and standing next to Donald Trump

4. In worst-timed bombshell ever, Wikileaks releases the Clinton speeches just in time for them to suddenly seem comparatively non-controversial and tame

5. Tim Kaine and Mike Pence have the most cliched white man debate in history, collectively spend 90 minutes aggressively interrupting a woman

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of circling helicopters who love our podcast and tell your friends about BTL!  Then rate us on iTunes or find us Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Stitcher, or Instagram!

BTL #215 - WE'RE BACK! - 10/3/14

In Which We Discuss:

1. Donald Trump would like you to believe he was not on cocaine during the first presidential debate.  We would like you to believe that no one goes on a 3am tweetstorm without at least a bump

2. Dedicated to his reality show craft, the Donald is now toiling in melodramatic tax, porn and beauty pageant drama

3. 2016: The year of the anti-endorsement

4. Based on the length of the 233 page California Voter Information Guide, the plastic bag industry may be pissed, but the paper industry is probably celebrating

5. Californians might not have to live to see the outcome of this horrible presidential race due to apocalyptic earthquakes 

6. Senators furious Obama doesn’t control the laws of time and space, mad he can’t make it two days ago so they can go back and listen to him

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of circling helicopters who love our podcast and tell your friends about BTL!  Then rate us on iTunes or find us Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Stitcher, or Instagram!

BTL #214 - OUR LOCAL TACO TRUCK - 9/6/14

In Which We Discuss:

1.  If the worst thing that will happen under a Clinton regime is taco trucks appearing on every corner, sign us up!

2. Hillary Clinton doesn’t remember whether she has email problems or not as well as 38 other things that may or may not be important

3. Clinton kidnapped by rich donors, forced to make pleasant small talk with people just like her

4. Polls indicate that hatred for Clinton is still high enough that Donald Trump could be the president.

5. You know the fracking science is bad if even Oklahoma is taking it seriously

6. Michelle Bachmann.  Still insane.  Still amazing.  Still suffering from crazy-eye syndrome.

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of circling helicopters who love our podcast and tell your friends about BTL!  Then rate us on iTunes or find us Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Stitcher, or Instagram!

BTL #213 - QUESTIONABLE MEDICINE - 8/29/16

In Which We Discuss:

1.  John McCain battles for his political life - and his actual life - in upcoming his Arizona primary

2. Doctor’s for both presidential candidates assert they’ll live forever.  Unfortunately. 

3. First rule of joining the alt right movement: Don’t talk about the alt right movement

4. Trump now isn’t so sure about the only thing he’s ever been sure about - deporting Mexicans

5. Revolutions are happening at every level in the new Sanders organization Our Revolution

6. Corporations continue to conspire with lawmakers to keep life-saving drugs from life-endangered Americans

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of circling helicopters who love our podcast and tell your friends about BTL!  Then rate us on iTunes or find us Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Stitcher, or Instagram!