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2/7/22 - NBC State Media

2/7/22 - NBC State Media

Your favorite political podcast is back with all of the non-political, Olympic news you can handle! But just because we’re in the golden age of ice dancing doesn’t mean we don’t have time to remind you that the jobs numbers are fake, that Joe Biden is a nightmare, and that our new excuse for everything in life is that we are just ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse. Enjoy!

1/10/22 - Thanks, Teachers! (w/Guest Carissa Byrne Hessick)

1/10/22 - Thanks, Teachers! (w/Guest Carissa Byrne Hessick)

We took some time off for the holidays and to get Covid, but now we’re BACK for year 3 of 2020. And to help us celebrate our return, we have a very special guest, Carissa Byrne Hessick (@cbhessick), law professor at University of North Carolina. We’ll chat plea bargains, January 6th, and Elizabeth Holmes. Then, Lila and Brent take on the problem(s) with the administration’s covid response, and the insanity of making teacher’s unions the bad guys. Don’t miss this supersized episode!

11/8/21 - The Congressional MLM Caucus (w/guest Laura Packard)

11/8/21 - The Congressional MLM Caucus (w/guest Laura Packard)

What a blast we had chatting with healthcare activist and Executive Director of Health Care Voter, Laura Packard! We discuss what’s left in the Build Back Better bill, and what Democrats can do to move the ball forward on healthcare in the wake of this week’s election results in Virginia, and leading into next year’s midterms. It’s a fun and substantive conversation, so don’t miss it!

11/1/21 - When Dad Bods Take Europe

11/1/21 - When Dad Bods Take Europe

Friends and listeners…Do not miss this podcast! After another wild week of congressional shenanigans followed by a late-night recording session, this episode is a real doozy. Infastructure! Alec Baldwin (CNN made us do it)! Facebook/Meta! Virginia Governor’s Race! It’s all here!

10/4/21 - Almost A Real Infrastructure Week

10/4/21 - Almost A Real Infrastructure Week

Well friends, it was DEFINITELY infrastructure week, but surprise…still no bills to show for it. However, what we do have to show for it is perhaps even more exciting: a cohesive Congressional Progressive Caucus that has finally realized that it has some power. We’ll take a deep dive into what happened this week, plus an overview of how we got here. It’s one you won’t want to miss!

8/16/21 - Scream Into The California Void

8/16/21 - Scream Into The California Void

First thing’s first: BUY LILA’S BOOK, ‘Some Kids Left Behind,’ anywhere you’re getting your books these days. Now that we’ve covered that…we’re back with a rant-filled, thrill-ride of an episode! First, we’ll tell you all of the reasons to vote “No” on the Newsom recall, and why not one of those reasons has anything to do with Dianne Feinstein. Plus, we’ll chat infrastructure (surprise!), Cuomo, exciting census data, Afghanistan and more! Don’t miss it.

5/24/21 - 400th Episode Extravaganza

5/24/21 - 400th Episode Extravaganza

WE DID IT! We recorded 400 podcasts. Why? So we can continue to tell you all of the week’s insane news. Such as: Oregon attempting to becoming Idaho! Joe Biden negotiating into an infrastructure void! Andrew Giulianni running for governor of New York! Seriously, the news didn’t disappoint on this momentous week for BTL, and neither does podcast. Check it out!

5/17/21 - Embrace The Chaos

5/17/21 - Embrace The Chaos

Podcast 399!!!! That’s right, next week is the big 4-0-0. But first, this week was a real doozy. We’ll cover the wild NYC mayoral debate, the surprise CDC mask news, the Gavin Newsom-proposed CA budget which proves our point about threatening to fire your Governor, plus Biden’s time-wasting meetings with republicans on infrastructure. Don’t miss it!