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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. Dem
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
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 almos
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 ca
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, T
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 ca
In Which We Discuss:1. The House now “formally” working on a fake impeachment case2. 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 a
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 a
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
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
In Which We Discuss:1. The Brain Trust Live 2023 Super Bowl (i.e. Election Day) is this Tuesday2. Polls reveal that Biden is not just too old, he’s also bad at his job3. This week we find out if Donald Trump actually loves Eric4. The George
In Which We Discuss:1. Good News: New Speaker Mike Johnson has a podcast, so look forward to new scandals breaking weekly2. Jared Golden is the Erika Jayne of the US House 3. Somebody should tell Mike Pence that his life has hit rock bottom
In Which We Discuss:1. Jim Jordan coaches the US House to its most embarrassing week in history2. 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
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 distra
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 agre
In Which We Discuss:1. Jeremy Payne from Catalyst California is here to explain how we can reform the LA city council2. Joe Biden is being beaten by a wax figure in the latest 2024 polls3. Democratic brains fell into a wormhole this week4.
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 again3. Vivek Ramaswamy takes the next natural step from professional grifter to MLM leade
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 Ha
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,
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
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
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,
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
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
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 primary2. No Labels is a Republican organization, but you probably knew that in your hearts3. Ron DeSantis is a man w
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