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 18, 2012
Sunday Nov 18, 2012
In Which We Discuss:
1. Romney On Why He Lost: GOP Spent Months On Camera, Yet Remained Bereft of Free Gifts to Voters
2. 2016 Speculation Begins in Earnest Among GOP Governors a Mere 7 Days After Election 2012’s Harrowing End
3. “Dozens and Dozens” of Black People and One Chinese Person Vote In Maine, Worrying Incredulous GOP Officials
4. Shit Falling Apart In Middle East, Forcing Us To Read Up On Confusing Foreign Policy And Listen To John McCain Be a Curmudgeon
5. Lowbrow Disgusting Restaurants Unite in Opposition to Obamacare
6. Otherwise Reasonable People Enjoy Twinkie Chemical Aftertaste One Last Time
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Monday Nov 12, 2012
Monday Nov 12, 2012
In Which We Discuss:
1. How We Were Right About Literally Every Result in the Election
2. Republicans in Total Shock at Their Epic Loss, Despite Pervasive Mathematical Evidence Reporting Exactly What Would Happen Last Tuesday
3. Big Election Winners: Nate Silver and the Senate Democrats. Big Election Losers: Karl Rove and the Republican Rape Caucus.
4. Allen West is no More. A Win For America, but a Loss For Comedy.
5. Tax Shenanigans Start Up As Soon As Results Are In. If We Never Have to Say Fiscal Cliff Again, It Will Be Too Soon.
6. Some Boring Sex Scandal. Word To The Wise: Don’t Have An Affair With Your Biographer. They Might Just Know Your Email Password.
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Sunday Nov 04, 2012
Sunday Nov 04, 2012
In Which We Discuss:
1. Hurricane Sandy: A Not-Funny Thing That Happened This Week
2. Christie and Obama Embark on Bro-mance While Romney Desperately Organizes Fake Relief Efforts From Ohio (But Don’t Worry, He’s Not Campaigning!)
3. Election Day 2012 Is…7 Days Closer Than It Was Last Week! AHHHHHHH!
4. Obama Finds New Enthusiasm in Loins as Romney Campaign “Stalls” in Jeep Ad Debacle
5. An Update on the Insane Republican Congressional Clown Posse
6. The Non-Partisan Tax Report Republicans Don’t Want You To See…And Therefore Stopped You From Seeing
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MAKE SURE TO VOTE ON TUESDAY!
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Sunday Oct 28, 2012
Sunday Oct 28, 2012
In Which We Discuss:
1. In the Wise Words of Meat Loaf: “There Has Storm Clouds Come Over the United States;” an Update on Frankenstorm Sandy.
2. Republicans Start and Instantly Lose the Most Recent Entry in the War on Woman
3. National Polls Continue to Predict a Dead Heat…Or a Resounding Victory for Obama…Or a Major Win For Romney.
3. Romney Aide Posits that Appliances Are What Make America Great
4. Donald Trump “Bombshell” Lacks Relevance and Detonator
5. Chuck Grassley, Accidental Deer Hunter, Takes To Twitter
6. Americans Are Getting More Racist; Sarah Palin Leading the Charge
Make sure to keep an eye out for our election guide on Tuesday!
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Tuesday Oct 23, 2012
Tuesday Oct 23, 2012
This Week On the Podcast:
It’s a dual debate fandango! We’ll take you through the highlights of the final two presidential debates, and qualm your media-induced fears with a straight-forward discussion of electoral math. It’s the reality and fact-based discussion you wont find anywhere else, all on this week's Brain Trust Live!
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Monday Oct 15, 2012
Monday Oct 15, 2012
This week on the podcast, it’s a special bi-coastal edition recorded via the magical interwebs! 1. We Give You All the Dirt From Last Week’s VP Debate, and That’s No Malarkey! 2. A Look at the Funniest Thing That Has Ever Happened at a Congressional Debate Ever In History - The Berman Sherman Smackdown 3. Plus, Some Romneying, More Greedy CEOs, and Much Much More!
Sunday Oct 07, 2012
Sunday Oct 07, 2012
In Which We Discuss:
1. The First Presidential Debate For Hours and Bring You All of Our Crackpot Theories, Oftentimes Contradicting Each Other and Ourselves
2. Some Jobs Numbers, Some War on Voting News….And That’s Really About It
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Monday Oct 01, 2012
Monday Oct 01, 2012
In Which We Discuss:
1. Reality Not a Factor In Republican Polling, But Good News, Romney Is Running Away With the Race Among Voters Without Cell Phones
2. Both Romney and Obama Declare Themselves Awful Debaters, Chris Christie Believes Otherwise
3. Yep, Still Have No Details on The Romney Tax Plan
4. Our First Ever Non Olympic Sports Story - Hint: It Involves Pensions
5. Massachusetts Senate Campaign Deals With The Big Issues, i.e. How To Properly Identify and Taunt a Native American
6. Tommy Thompson Still Very Confused About What He’s Supposed To Think About Obamacare, But Tries Not To Miss a Credit-Taking Opportunity When It Arises
7. Lindsay Lohan Enters The Political Fray In A Way Only She Could
Sunday Sep 23, 2012
Sunday Sep 23, 2012
In Which We Discuss:
1. Romney Campaign Makes Worst Blunder in History of World. No, Really.
2. Freefalling Romney Campaign Tries To Distract Us By Reminding Us Why We Were Angry At Him Before
3. Romney Campaign’s Worst-Blunder-In-History Causes Democratic Surge in Senate
4. Steve King Debuts Mathematical Theorem Explaining the Annoyance of Wasted Time to a Confused Congress
5. Churches and Penises Galore
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Monday Sep 17, 2012
Monday Sep 17, 2012
In Which We Discuss (With The Addition of Audio Clips!):
1. A Convicted Meth Producer and Soft Core Porn Director Set The World On Fire…Literally
2. Strike Agreement Fake-Out in Chicago
3. Romney Tax Plan, Like His Underwear, Relies On “Magic”
4. Slew of Polls Inspire Republicans to Spiral Into Panic
5. Rick Santorum Finally Speaks a Truth About Smart People
6. Plus, This Week in Pink Slime, Sinkholes, Witchcraft, Clint Eastwood, and More
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