Brain Trust Live

8/14/23 - Sizzling Pork Chops and Eminem Lyrics

In Which We Discuss:

1. The Ohio GOP taught us a lesson on how to drive turnout in an August election.

2. Sounds of sizzling pork chops and Eminem lyrics fill the Iowa state fair as GOP candidates descended for their food photo ops.

3. Desantis continues to believe that his campaign’s problem is his staff, not his personality.

4. The Arizona senate race is going to be a fashion catastrophe.

5. Does it seem like every new piece of evidence in the Trump indictment is a different person directly admitting to a crime?

6. Biden hasn’t officially declared a climate emergency, but he has in his heart.

 

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!

8/8/21 - The Third Indictment Legal Spectacular! [w/ Ben Softness]

So much legal news, so little time! Our resident legal expert, Ben Softness, is back again with everything you need to know about the latest in this year's slew of Trump indictments. You won't want to miss our conversation about the Jack Smith, Trump's co-consipirators, his likely defense, Mike Pence's big opportunity, and more!

Follow Ben on Threads at @imsoftness!

 

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!

7/31/23 - What are the aliens doing for me?

In Which We Discuss:

1. If aliens are real, the real question is: What are they doing for me?

2. Doug Burgum inspires America with simple message: Cheating works!

3. The GOP Donor class abandons ship on Desantis and moves on to a newer, equally unappealing Governor.

4. Tim Scott’s campaign clearly watched too many episodes of Ozark.

5. Donald Trump? Nope, never heard of the man.

6. The gerontocracy had a bad week.

 

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 other podcast, now in it's second season: What Can I Do.

7/25/23 - There is a wrong way to hold a hot dog, Mitt Romney

In Which We Discuss:

1. Lila went to Netroots and she has stories.

2. Mitt Romney shows us that, unbelievably, there is a wrong way to hold a hot dog.

3. The greatest danger to children is not drag queens, it’s MTG showing us porn on the floor of the House.

4. The only obstacle to Joe Biden’s re-election? Stairs.

5. Unsurprisingly, cheating is now a legal way to qualify for the GOP Debates.

6. No Labels platform reflects the consensus of…crotchety rich old men.

 

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 other podcast, now in it's second season: What Can I Do.

 

7/12/23 - Barbie’s Geopolitics

In Which We Discuss:

1. An exhaustive list of all 25 of the candidates who may or may not be running in the GOP presidential primary

2. No Labels is a Republican organization, but you probably knew that in your hearts

3. Ron DeSantis is a man who loves making us right

4. Iowa Republicans accidentally admit that elections should be national holidays

5. Barbie’s geopolitics and cartoon maps are a new area of concern for Republican lawmakers

If you'll be at Netroots Nation this weekend, come say hello!

 

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 other podcast, now in it's second season: What Can I Do.

 

7/5/21 - The July Legal Spectacular: SCOTUS Edition [w/ Ben Softness]

Our resident legal expert, Ben Softness, is back with everything you need to know about the last months' controversial SCOTUS decisions! You won't want to miss our conversation about affirmative action, gay wedding websites, student debt, gerrymandering, and the personal tensions at the court.

Follow Ben on Twitter at @imsoftness!

 

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!

6/26/23 - Never Go With a Billionaire to a Previously Unexplored Location

In Which We Discuss:

1. Life Lesson: Never go with a billionaire to a previously unexplored location.

2. Google Maps is now featuring troop movements in preparation for World War III.

3. More of Florida is considering a run for president!

4. George Santos’ dad finally charged with exerting “moral control” over his son.

5. “No Labels” will violate our tax laws to save America from itself.

 

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, season two of Lila's other podcast, What Can I Do, just premiered! Download it wherever you get your podcasts.

6/19/23 - Peak Florida

In Which We Discuss:

1. We’ve reached peak Florida in the GOP primary

2. “No Labels?” More like no strategy.

3. There is not one person currently running for president that anybody wants to be the president

4. New nonsense CA Senate candidate believes her personal fortune qualifies her to be the senator

 

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!

6/14/23 - A Wednesday Arraignment Special!

In Which We Discuss:

1. After success at the state level, Trump working to destigmatize federal indictments for ex-presidents.

2. Candidate you’ve never heard of announces a one-point policy plan you don’t care about in the 2024 GOP primary.

3. Lots of evil people are dead, but nope, not Henry Kissinger.

4. Lindsey Graham is very much hoping you’ll let him repeat his irrelevant GOP talking points in peace.

5. In the Trump Indictment frenzy, stop worrying about the details! Worry about the story arc.

 

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!

 

5/22/23 - Ocean Business

In Which We Discuss:

1. It’s Weekend at Bernie’s in the Senate. Either know or don’t know!

2. Regardless of what you’ve heard, both parties love the debt ceiling.

3. Figure Skater Sarah Hughes is looking for a second upset win, this time in NY-4.

4. Tim Scott, longtime presidential explorer, files his papers.

5. DeSantis blowback begins as voters get their first taste of his awkward laugh.

6. What happens in the water is ocean business. Leave it alone.

 

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!