In Which We Discuss:

1. How many times are we going to get breaking news that this guy is in the Epstein files, a thing we’ve known in our hearts since thinking itself was invented?

2. At long last, Barack Obama has finally been told about the crisis in Gaza!

3. Trump health controversy leads us to discover shocking news: Mitch McConnell is still alive and still in the senate.

4. Democrats so bad at their jobs that voters now trust Republicans more on TARIFFS.

5. New York City primary results leave Andrew Cuomo in a high school lunchroom nightmare scenario

6. If fraud is allowed now, why is George Santos the only Republican without a pardon?

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of chirping birds, 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 other podcast, What Can I Do, wherever you get your podcasts!

In Which We Discuss:

1. Bad things are happening a lot out there, but sometimes good things happen! And that’s okay too!

2. Will John Fetterman ever make it to his beach vacation or will he be stuck forever in the One Big Beautiful Bill vote-a-rama?

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of chirping birds, 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 other podcast, What Can I Do, wherever you get your podcasts!

In Which We Discuss:

1. Crowd math is not math, it’s a vibe.

2. There’s no such thing as pointless activism.

3. Maybe Democrats never do the WORST version of the thing, but why are they so complicit in the thing?

4. Can Democrats not put us in the position of having to agree with Tucker Carlson?

5. Are you in NYC? Vote for Mamdani! Elect fun people with ideas!

6. Speaking of ideas, you can have them too!

Brain Trust Live is Lila Nordstrom and Brent Thornburg's look at the week in electoral and political news. Join the millions of chirping birds, 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 other podcast, What Can I Do, wherever you get your podcasts!