BTL #277 - Smokeless Gun - 2/5/18

In Which We Discuss:

1. Trump’s first SOTU address is the most watched 6th most watched SOTU ever!

2. Nunes Memo contains one major smoking gun: that Devin Nunes is a real life idiot.

3. Paul Ryan celebrates buying you a Costco membership and the Koch brothers an actual Costco

4. Trump’s infrastructure plan is to ask other people to pay for infrastructure but still cut stuff

5. In a confusing turn, now maybe Democrats don’t want moderate pro-life assholes running for Congress?

6. Sometimes you just need a dead goose falling from the heavens to teach you that hunting is really freaking stupid

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BTL #278 - The Anti-Memo - 2/12/18

In Which We Discuss:

1. The anti-Nunes Memo has too many words and not enough illustrations for public release, says White House

2. Dems in Congress win tons of money for GOP priorities in landmark budget deal

3. Apparently only White House staff has to resign over abuse accusations. Anyone can still be president! (The American dream!)

4. GOP new plan to keep power is to just stop having elections to fill vacant seats

5. Kansas found six teenagers but only one woman to run for governor

6. You know your administration’s shit when they’re losing to North Korea at diplomacy

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BTL #276 - A Side of Watergate - 1/28/18

In Which We Discuss:

1. The government is now open, so it’s time to re-record the voicemail at the White House comment line!

2. Enjoy Tuesday’s SOTU address with a side Watergate

3. When will the world’s richest people open their arms to Trump? Apparently not at Davos.

4. As always, the best way to insure having a sexual predator on your payroll is to employ a “faith adviser”

5. Claire McCaskill looks to continue her run of being the luckiest Senate candidate in America

6. The Guggenheim sends the president their piece de resistance: a golden toilet called “America”

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BTL #274 - Senate Felons - 1/15/18

In Which We Discuss:

1. Is it better to be a shithole or an asshole or is it, in fact, the same? An in depth discussion.

2. Hawaii experienced WWIII alone this week thanks to men with buttons

3. Kentucky’s newest money-saving endeavor is literally just to kill poor people

4. Two convicted felons announced runs for US senate this week!

5. Even with his cool sunglasses, Joe Biden still wants you to get off his lawn

6. Some legal advice for the next Stormy Daniels. Because there will be one.

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BTL #272 - Can't Stop, Won't Stop - 12/17/17

In Which We Discuss:

1. Alabamians proved they are only 50% outright monsters 

2. Net Neutrality is dead, much like the free flow of information is about to be

3. The tax bill is finally solving some vital problems for the oft-ignored zillionaire set

4. In Paul Ryan’s dystopia, corporations are people and people are cattle and cattle should start having more children to feed the corporations

5. Donald Trump thinks we believe he could ever land Kirsten Gillibrand in a million years

6. Omarosa can’t stop, wont stop being fired

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in political news. Join the millions of sirens and helicopters who love our podcast and tell your friends about BTL!  Then rate us on iTunes or find us Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Stitcher, or Instagram!