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 Sep 01, 2013
Sunday Sep 01, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. Obama administration decisively passes the buck on Syria
2. A Brief People’s History of Labor Day
3. Bob McDonnell doesn’t know what he knows
4. America’s Secretary of Explaining Stuff is back
5. This week in “we told you so!,” we talk immigration reform
6. Brain Trust puts Congress on notice because now even Chris Christie has passed an equal pay law
7. 41 learns the hard way that, just because the obituary is written, doesn’t mean the person is dead
Sunday Aug 25, 2013
Sunday Aug 25, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. Syria gets more crazy by the moment, but luckily Al Jazeera America launched just in time to gives us the facts no one else would
2. Only 50 years later, MLK’s "I Have a Dream" speech is finally front page news at the Washington Post
3. Bradley/Chelsea Manning’s surprise announcement sparks an entire week of pronoun debates
4. Serial sexual harasser Bob Filner FINALLY resigns as mayor of San Diego
5. Ted Cruz doesn’t realize he’s Canadian, despite having been born in a canadian hospital... in Canada
6. NYT gives ambivalent endorsement to Quinn...and Lila is furious!
7. America’s long crazy history of secession finds its latest example in the potential new state of North Colorado
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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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Wednesday Aug 14, 2013
Wednesday Aug 14, 2013
Click here to check out our full discussion with friend-of-the-podcast and Hillary supporter Mike Nuttall!
Sunday Aug 11, 2013
Sunday Aug 11, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. NSA showdown scorecard: Snowden 1, Obama 0
2. From Larry Summers to Putin’s posture problems, Obama covers it all in his pre-vacation press conference
3. Our special guest Mike Nuttal joins us for a discussion of the 2016 presidential contenders
4. If we had a dollar for every time this was in the rundown we’d be rich...Steve King’s racist!
5. Jeff Bezos buys Washington Post, journalism continues to face an uncertain future
6. This week in pot meet kettle...Rush Limbaugh calls Oprah Winfrey fat
We're on Instagram! Think of the excitement! Look us up at "braintrustlive," andas always, check us out on Twitter (@braintrustlive) and Facebook pages throughout the week for links, musings and more!
Sunday Aug 04, 2013
Sunday Aug 04, 2013
In Which We Discuss (w/ SPECIAL GUEST GRANT SLOSS!):
1. Obama has gall to turn another year older, and the world responds with threat of violence
2. Bradley Manning is sentenced with up to 100 years in jail, meanwhile Edward Snowden suffers a much worse fate...1 year in Russia
3. 2016 speculation update - every human being may or may not be running for president
4. 40th times is again the charm as Obamacare is overturned by congress in a new and inventive way
5. Mitch McConnell’s tea party opposition might be more coherent than he is
6. Devoid of Weiner news, we take refuge in an actual scandal
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Sunday Jul 28, 2013
Sunday Jul 28, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. Another Anthony Weiner scandal brings exasperated calls for new Weiner puns
2. Steve King says out loud what’s on the mind of all Republicans out there. Hint: It’s racist
3. We’re pivoting back to the economy! Again!
4. A rousing discussion of populism in presidential politics
5. A triumvirate of hatred that would make even Steve King proud.
6. Plus, an update on one Chinese city’s losing battle against sinkholes.
And now we're on Instagram! Think of the excitement! Look us up at "braintrustlive," and as always, check us out on Twitter (@braintrustlive) and Facebook pages throughout the week for links, musings and more!
Monday Jul 22, 2013
Monday Jul 22, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. Breaking news: Baby born in Britain!
2. Lack of justice in Florida still causing near riots elsewhere
3. A rare point/counterpoint on the Rolling Stone cover
4. Canadian immigrant Ted Cruz is currently America’s leading immigrant hater/constitution denier
5. John Boehner: America’s most important lawmaker, hates making laws.
6. Detroit mysteriously just now declaring bankruptcy
7. North Dakota’s restrictive abortion law gets its day in court, gets laughed out of the room
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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 Jul 07, 2013
Sunday Jul 07, 2013
In Which We Discuss:
1. Finding inspiration in Texas’ legislators, hundreds of GOP politicians decide they don’t like having female supporters either
2. North Carolina takes on the biggest threats of them all, Sharia law... and voting
3. Obama’s doing what he does best, chipping away at his one achievement.
4. A tragic human interest story tailor made for CNN and the podcast BBF Jill takes up all 24 hours of the news cycle
5. Egypt stages a military coup in order to save democracy
6. Brazil’s experiments with the Olympics continue, meanwhile, Tulsa’s experiment is just getting started
7. And some tips and tricks that will come in handy during your next transit strike experience