Brain Trust Live

In Which We Discuss: 1. There’s been elections. Lots of elections. We’ll tell you about them. 2. Republicans continue to flee the scene of the crime.  3. Everytime a new government funding bill passes, a new GOP speaker gets their wings. 4. Democrats try to make a splashy announcement, seem unaware that everybody else denounced Netanyahu twenty years ago. 5. Like the collection of old foggety people that it is, Congress sets its sights on banning fun next. 6. The return of George Santos, queen of the return.   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!

In Which We Discuss: 1. Ezra Klein condenses twelve years of Brain Trust Live into one hour of reasons why Joe Biden should not run for president. 2. George Santos wishes “you fucking idiots” good luck raising funding next quarter!  3. For once, Joe Manchin’s “Listening Tour” resulted in him listening. 4. The fate of America rests on one simple question: Did anyone see Fani Willis kissing Nathan Wade in the year 2019? 5. Donald Trump becomes the opposite of a billionaire, which is the closest he’ll ever get to that sum. 6. Trump’s new sneaker line is shipping in July 2024, so you’re definitely not getting those.    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!

In Which We Discuss: 1. Note on Joe Biden’s Super Bowl tiktok: In the wise words of Hillary Clinton, delete your account. 2. Jon Stewart is back and has already thought-crimed us so things are looking up! 3. The Santos special election is almost as bizarre as him. 4. Nikki Haley lost Nevada to “none of these candidates,” which is exactly how we’d like to vote in our own primary. 5. We live in a world where the president is too senile to stand trial but happy to run for a second term. 6. Congress has tied their two most evil bipartisan priorities together and now can’t pass either.   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!

In Which We Discuss: 1. Ben Softness, our resident legal expert, who is in no way representing the views of Alphabet Inc., joins us to discuss the recent Trump legal action. (Skip to 39:02 to start there) 2. Can we move on, as a people, from caring about Taylor Swift? 3. If a tree falls in the South Carolina primary, and no voters hear it, did an election actually occur? 4. Hot takes from a low stakes California senate candidate forum. 5. New potential immigration bill might be a paperwork nightmare for drug cartels.   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!

In Which We Discuss: 1. Don’t worry, all. Marianne Williamson will soldier on in the presidential race. 2. E. Jean Carroll continues her mission of making Donald Trump look poor. 3. Reminder: Regardless of who Fani Willis is vacationing with, Trump still did the crime. 4. Texas is finally starting that Civil War they’ve always dreamed of. 5. Joe Biden wants to shut down the southern border but the GOP won’t let him. 6. Nancy Pelosi is badmouthing Vladimir Putin for being a peacenik. 2024, man.   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!

In Which We Discuss: 1. The New Hampshire Primary and Iowa Caucus were both over before they started. 2. Tim Scott is now fake engaged to his fake girlfriend because now he’ll be Veep material…or something. 3. Joe Biden is staking his entire campaign on the one issue he doesn’t personally care about at all. 4. Dean Phillips is getting bad media advice, which is weird considering his family tree. 5. Does Donald Trump have leprosy? The internet speculates!   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!  

In Which We Discuss: 1. The House now “formally” working on a fake impeachment case 2. More people are leaving Congress due to self-inflicted embarrassment  3. Why was there another GOP Debate? An important question you will not be hearing an answer to on this podcast. 4. New Iowa poll leaves us wondering, why are we even still doing new Iowa polls? 5. SCOTUS to decide specifically on whether America is a failed state   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!

In Which We Discuss: 1. Henry Kissinger is dead, and not even his dear friend Hillary Clinton offered a statement.  2. George Santos can finally move into his next stage of D-List celebrity. 3. Ron DeSantis is the latest GOP figure to proudly announce he’s carrying pornography on his person. 4. Democrats in Florida move ahead with their plan to save democracy by…eliminating elections. 5. Why are there so many ophthalmologists in congress?   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!  

In Which We Discuss: 1. Your favorite Radical Left Lunatic, Communist, and Marxist podcast hosts hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. 2. Desantis adds another major Iowa endorsement that could lead to him only losing the state by 25% instead of 30%. 3. Always remember: AIPAC is a conservative group. 4. Everybody’s leaving Congress because even America’s last pension plan isn’t worth the heartache. 5. Santos discovers potential new drag persona in unhinged rant.   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!  

In Which We Discuss: 1. Latest election results prove one important thing: People want Republicans to stay out of their damn business. 2. “In a fight, I’m gonna bite,” is a real quote you could only get from a real US Senator named Markwayne. 3. Santos begins preparation for his prison and reality television tour.  4. Jill Stein is back to haunt democratic nightmares once again. 5. Tim Scott will now have all the time in the world to spend with his “very nice,” very real girlfriend. 6. Trump’s hatred of windmills takes center stage at criminal trial focused on financial misdeeds.   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!  

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!  

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!  

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!

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!    

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!  

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!