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 Nov 05, 2023
Sunday Nov 05, 2023
In Which We Discuss:
1. The Brain Trust Live 2023 Super Bowl (i.e. Election Day) is this Tuesday
2. Polls reveal that Biden is not just too old, he’s also bad at his job
3. This week we find out if Donald Trump actually loves Eric
4. The George Santos expulsion vote failed, and thank God for that
5. Mike Johnson is committing tax fraud. Ask us how we know.
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 Oct 30, 2023
Monday Oct 30, 2023
In Which We Discuss:
1. Good News: New Speaker Mike Johnson has a podcast, so look forward to new scandals breaking weekly
2. Jared Golden is the Erika Jayne of the US House
3. Somebody should tell Mike Pence that his life has hit rock bottom
4. The Lincoln Project finally manifested a real life human in Dean Phillips
5. New candidate soars into second place in the GOP primary, now a mere 30 points behind Trump
6. Donald Trump’s war on zippers
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 Oct 23, 2023
Monday Oct 23, 2023
In Which We Discuss:
1. Jim Jordan coaches the US House to its most embarrassing week in history
2. Recent Georgia plea deals leave us wonder, how many more times will we have to see the artwork of Trump standing next to Jesus in the courtroom before this is all over?
3. A gelato entrepreneur is running for president, because someone had to
4. Democracy in action: California will finally get to vote for a US Senator!
5. One (?) thing is sure: Kennedy either is or isn’t pulling votes from Trump and/or Biden. Or something.
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 Oct 16, 2023
Monday Oct 16, 2023
In Which We Discuss:
1. The only person brazen enough to try to lead the house GOP is, obviously, a criminal.
2. With no Speaker, House Republicans turn to prop comedy for their messaging needs.
3. George Santos stole a baby on Friday to distract us from the fact that he stole the credit card information of his donors.
4. We know Gavin Newsom wants to be the president, but for now maybe he could remember he’s still the governor of California.
5. There is honestly nothing more embarrassing than this year’s GOP presidential primary.
6. How quickly will Trump violate his federal gag order? And can he promise to still speak on windmills and whales in the process?
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 Oct 08, 2023
Sunday Oct 08, 2023
In Which We Discuss:
1. Feinstein commemorative memes are a cautionary tale for Mitch McConnell and Joe Biden.
2. A government shutdown has been averted…until it 100% happens in November.
3. Kevin McCarthy was shocked to be voted out after agreeing to be voted out at any moment.
4. Get excited for a six-way presidential race next fall!
5. Why is anybody agreeing to go to the GOP debates?
6. Are candidate Ron DeSantis’ makeup, 4 inch heels, and shapewear illegal in Florida thanks to Gov. Ron DeSantis?
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 Sep 11, 2023
Monday Sep 11, 2023
In Which We Discuss:
1. Jeremy Payne from Catalyst California is here to explain how we can reform the LA city council
2. Joe Biden is being beaten by a wax figure in the latest 2024 polls
3. Democratic brains fell into a wormhole this week
4. Read the room, Nancy!
5. New Mexico experiments with a new gun control tactic: Actually trying something
Find out more about efforts to reform the LA City Council: www.ourla.org
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 Sep 03, 2023
Sunday Sep 03, 2023
In Which We Discuss:
1. Burning Man has confirmed everything we’ve always suspected about trying to commune with nature.
2. Mitch McConnell is glitching again
3. Vivek Ramaswamy takes the next natural step from professional grifter to MLM leader
4. Joe Manchin will run for president because he needs to keep making his houseboat mortgage payments when his senator salary ends
5. Winning the presidency is easy if you give people a reason to vote for you
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 Aug 28, 2023
Monday Aug 28, 2023
In Which We Discuss:
1. Joe the Plumber, the 2008 political symbol celebrated for his misunderstanding of tax laws, is dead at 49. He leaves behind a fully broken political system.
2. The Trump trial calendar is getting competitive!
3. Nikki Haley makes a stratospheric rise to fifth place and a higher single digit number in GOP post-debate polls.
4. It’s finally time to find out which 10 (and only 10 drugs) won’t send you into bankruptcy! Maybe!
5. Air travel is dangerous enough without being in Putin’s crosshairs.
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 Aug 23, 2023
Wednesday Aug 23, 2023
This week on a special edition of the podcast, it’s a GOP debate and Georgia mugshot spectacular!
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!
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Wait...what's this?! It's a special mid-week crossover episode with What Can I Do! We chatted Hot Labor Summer with Maggie Carter of Starbucks Workers United. Find out how she helped unionize her Starbucks store and how you can get involved in the action!
- Follow the Starbucks Workers Union: Website | TikTok | Instagram | Twitter
- Follow the Southern Starbucks Workers Union: Twitter
- Follow Maggie Carter: Twitter
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!