Brain Trust Live

1/9/23 - Negotiating With The Terrorists

In Which We Discuss:

This week there's no rundown because, listen, as we enter 2023 there's only one thing to discuss. Enter: Speaker vote-a-thon bonanza funtimes chaos week!

 

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of quarantiners, 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!

12/12/22 - Happier Than Raphael Warnock

In Which We Discuss:

1. Kevin De Leon first ruins city government, then ruins Christmas for LA families

2. The only person happier than Raphael Warnock about the Georgia runoff results was Herschel Walker

3. Newsflash: Kirsten Sinema had left the Democratic party long before this week

4. The Trump org is officially as guilty as we knew in our hearts they were

5. House passes marriage equality for everybody but polygamists

 

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of quarantiners, 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!

12/5/22 - Herding Cows

In Which We Discuss:

1. Texas resident Herschel Walker is the new Dr. Oz of the Georgia senate race

2. Turns out all you had to do to be the first state of the 2024 Democratic primary is be the least qualified according to the DNC’s own criteria

3. President Reagan, excuse us, President Biden is pro-union until he has to pick between the workers and their bosses

4. It apparently takes full-throated Hitler support to get onto the wrong side of the House GOP Twitter account, but Kanye finally did it.

5. “Cows can go in different directions based on their mood.” Lessons from a Manhattanite in the art of cow herding.

 

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of quarantiners, 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!

11/28/22 - Unsubstantiated Rumors

In Which We Discuss:

1. When Twitter finally shutters, where are we going to find all of the unsubstantiated rumors that will make up most of this episode?

2. If the Georgia runoff has been a scientific experiment in whether one can truly unsubscribe from all of Warnock’s lists, we now have our results.

3. If we learned anything about Donald Trump this week, it’s that he absolutely, unequivocally, DOES know who Nick Fuentes is.

4. What if, and hear us out here folks, Joe Biden just actually canceled student loans?

5. Reminder as we run into the 2024 presidential season: Anyone who has had to deny they are running for president is most assuredly going to be running for president.

 

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of quarantiners, 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!

11/21/22 - Return to New Jersey

In Which We Discuss:

1. Dr. Oz will not be a United States Senator from Pennsylvania OR his home state of New Jersey

2. Nancy Pelosi retires and takes up the mantle for glizzy gladiators everywhere

3. West Hollywood said no to Cory Matthews. Jury's still out on Mr. Feeny.

4. Donald Trump demoted to Florida Man meme by the New York Post

5. Senate ends COVID emergency amid exciting new COVID emergency

6. West Virginia defunds police by way of a giant sinkhole

 

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of quarantiners, 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!

10/24/22 - California Voter Guide

In Which We Discuss: The California and LA ballot!

Your ballots are on the way and our prop guide is OUT! Check it out here, forward it to everybody you know, and drop us a line at braintrustapproved@gmail.com to join our election guide email list.

 

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of quarantiners, 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!

 

10/17/22 - Just Not That Smart

In Which We Discuss:

1. Our prop guide will be in your inbox this week!

2. LA managed to snag the lead story in the New York Times last week which shows just how big a catastrophe the city council was having

3. Catherine Cortez-Masto, the Julia Brownley of 2022

4. In the wise words of Herschel Walker himself, he’s “just not that smart.”

5. Nancy Pelosi governs the same way she tears into a Slim Jim

6. Can somebody explain Elon Musk, Russia, and Twitter to us please? We’re not interested enough to research it.

 

Other Updates:

Ballots are on their way and our prop guide is coming soon! Drop us a line at braintrustapproved@gmail.com to join out prop guide email list.

 

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of quarantiners, 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!

Interview Episode ft. Maebe A. Girl, Candidate for Congress in California’s CD-30

Our mystery guest is finally revealed! A couple of weeks ago we had the privilege of interviewing candidate for Congress Maebe A. Girl, a progressive Democrat challenging Rep. Adam Schiff in our very own CD-30. We had a great time chatting about jungle primaries, Maebe's platform, and more!

• Support the campaign: Website
• Follow Maebe: Twitter
• Info on the LWV Candidate Forum on October 12th

Other Updates:

Ballots are on their way and our prop guide is coming soon! Drop us a line at braintrustapproved@gmail.com to join out prop guide email list.

 

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of quarantiners, 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!

(Photo: Emily Eizen)

 

9/05/22 - Biden’s Spooky Season

In Which We Discuss:

1. We never thought we’d be so excited about this many needles!

2. Labor Day is the most exciting it’s been in 60 years.

3. Alaskans unite in opposition to mixed metaphors and slam poetry.

4. Trump lives PSA alerting Americans about the danger of not paying your lawyers.

5. Joe Biden prepares American for spooky season.

 

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of quarantiners, 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!

8/29/22 - Against All Odds, Rights Matter

In Which We Discuss:

1. According to primary voters, taking away women’s fundamental rights does, in fact, matter to people.

2. It’s clear people don’t really understand how student loans work.

3. White House twitter is looking to add some special New Jersey flavor.

4. Virginia tricks itself into banning gas cars in 2035.

5. Donald Trump announces his new memoir will contain all the nuclear codes.

 

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of quarantiners, 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!