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
Jun 3, 2019
Jun 3, 2019
54 min
In Which We Discuss:
1. Robert Mueller holds emergency press conference to remind us that unlike Barr, he has, in fact, read his own report.
2. It remains to be seen whether magic will be enough to get Marianne Williamson, or even Kirsten Gillibrand, into the third Democratic debate.
3. The word “Mueller” is in the news so Trump’s got a genius plan to create a diversion by tanking the entire economy of both the US and Mexico.
4. Math is vindicated once again after study shows that the Trump tax cuts...SHOCK...didn’t work.
5. It’s [name any day] in America so obviously there was another mass shooting.
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of sirens, helicopters, 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!
May 5, 2019
May 5, 2019
56 min
In Which We Discuss:
1. William Barr doesn’t like Mueller’s attitude when it comes to William Barr’s lying
2. Remember the days when we were finally announcing who WASN’T going to run for president? Those days were nice.
3. Elizabeth Warren has a plans for that, and a t-shirt for that
4. No one is running for Senate because everyone is running for president and, frankly, that math isn’t promising
5. Cory Booker is committed to halting the change he’s already been a cosponsor for
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of sirens and 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!
Apr 7, 2019
Apr 7, 2019
47 min
In Which We Discuss:
1. Pete Buttigeig is the nobody kid that’s outraising Cory Booker
2. Democrats are going to win the culture war against themselves if it’s the last thing they do
3. The dark side of experience: The longer the political career, the greater chance you’ve taken a slew of photos you regret.
4. Who cares if your neighbors are citizens? Only Trump.
5. British voters looking for a way to Brexit without leaving the EU. Unfortunately they can’t find one.
6. Trump can’t say words
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of sirens and 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!
Feb 22, 2019
Feb 22, 2019
55 min
In Which We Discuss:
1. How is your national emergency week going? Ours is pretty uneventful.
2. Bernie will fundraise you under the table, then casually shrug about it.
3. Tax reform is a success, because Netflix paid nothing and our taxes went up!
4. Amazon just doesn’t understand the value of a good slice of pizza.
5. Jussie Smollett and how fake news took the left.
6. From faking the news to making the news: The Sean Spicer story.
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of sirens and 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!
Nov 11, 2018
Nov 11, 2018
1hr 17 min
In Which We Discuss:
1. The election results were great, and don’t let MSNBC tell you otherwise
2. One more item’s been ticked off the ‘ole dictatorship checklist...freedom of the press is gone
3. Jeff Sessions is, unbelievably, not the most evil attorney general we’ll have this year
4. California is once again a blockbuster movie about the endtimes
5. Do not let the former senator from Missouri tell you who should be our next presidential candidate
6. And friend of the podcast Grant Sloss is here to talk election results
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of sirens and 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!
Nov 1, 2018
Nov 1, 2018
42 min
In Which We Discuss:
1. Everything you need to know about Election Day (remember to vote!)
2. We shouldn’t have to say this so much, but don’t commit acts of terrorism!
3. Genius Idea: Lets keep letting people be citizens when they’re born here
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of sirens and 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!
Oct 21, 2018
Oct 21, 2018
1hr 12 min
In Which We Discuss:
1. We went to Politicon, and we can now officially tell you who is running for president.
2. Voter suppression: It’s not just in Georgia anymore!
3. Mitch McConnell loyally follows script that Democrats wrote for him
4. Fun with midterm polls!
5. We never thought we’d say this, but Donald Trump doesn’t care enough about your genitalia.
6. Trump nicknames continue to get less clever and more off-topic, just like his administration.
Guys, it's our 300th episode!!!
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of sirens and 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!
Oct 14, 2018
Oct 14, 2018
1hr 1 min
In Which We Discuss:
1. Donald Trump is one of the many Americans who doesn’t really understand what Medicare is
2. Apparently Democrats are taking literally anybody these days
3. If Georgia’s governor can’t win by getting more votes, he’ll win by purging his opponent’s voters. Democracy!
4. Kanye armed only with a MAGA hat and a dream, discusses the infinite universe with Donald Trump
5. Jared Kushner paid less in taxes than you did last year
6. Melania cosplays her way around Africa as a Nazi villain
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of sirens and 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!
Oct 9, 2018
Oct 9, 2018
1hr 1 min
In Which We Discuss:
1. Puerto Rico apparently held the key to the ongoing GOP dry mouth epidemic, but nobody from their party was there to look for it
2. Nikki Haley is now free to use as many private jets and basketball tickets as her little heart desires
3. Susan Collins proves that unassuming old slow-talkers have the same capacity for evil as the rest of us
4. California isn’t the only state that can force you to vote on too many props
5. Finally time to dig into our favorite thing: Suspicious election polling in random states
6. The one thing we can still do is unify around rural white people
Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of sirens and 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!
Sep 23, 2018
Sep 23, 2018
48 min
In Which We Discuss:
Well...we've been away for a month so it’s mostly rants! We’ll be ranting Kavanaugh, primaries, hurricanes and everything you need to know before next week, when we go back to our covering one week of news at a time.
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Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of sirens and 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!