Guys, DON’T WORRY! Democrats have dusted off some old ideas they’ve had on the shelf for years to meet this moment of big structural change around policing. But stale ideas aren’t all they have…they’ve got stale candidates too! And progressives are on the move to take them out. We’ve got all this, plus the Georgia primary, Trump’s rally , and the latest on Covid-19 (hint: it’s getting worse).
BTL #350 - A Tampa DJ - 5/11/20
This week, special guest and friend of the podcast Grant Sloss joins us to discuss the Trump administration’s economic reopening tour of America! You know, the one where they travel around without masks spreading White House Coronavirus to the masses. Plus, we’ll discuss the merits of both Tara Reade and Tara Reid, and offer Joe Biden some tips and tricks for campaigning from his basement.
BTL #346 - The Easter Spectacular - -4/12/20
What.A.Week! Somehow we saw both death of the American job market AND the resurrection of the stock market. Which means it must be Easter…and the end of capitalism! So celebrate both exciting events with us as we explore all the week’s news. We’ll debate the merits of Joe BIden’s veep options, tell you all the ways America is #1 (hint: it’s our number of Coronavirus cases) and as is our Easter tradition, Brent attempts to explain the story of Easter to Lila.
BTL #344 - We're Number One! - 3/30/20
Last week we we begged for Joe Biden to emerge and show leadership, and this week…all of America is begging him to immediately go back into hiding. But hey, at least we were able to pass a $2T Coronavirus relief bill, and in doing so, realize that we can just make up $2T! That’s right, don’t let ANYONE ask you how we’re going to pay for anything ever again. So settle in and get ready to Invoke Some P on this week’s episode!
BTL #341 - Super Tuesday (w/ Guest Carla Nordstrom) - 3/9/20
This week on the podcast, we’ve been hearing so much about the 1968 Democrats that we brought our own boomer onto the show to relive that time and discuss how it compares to now. Plus, updates on our Senate 2020 project, thoughts on how to move on from the crushing blow of Super Tuesday, and one area in which we definitely did win: Chris Matthews is gone!
BTL #334 - The Ken Starr Comeback Tour - 1/20/20
This week on BTL, Donald Trump and Lev Parnas were definitely friends because there are a million pictures out there just like this one! Plus, we’ll share one really important self-care tip for the next #DemDebate, which you’ll need because next week’s TV schedule is going to be 25 hours a day of CSPAN thanks to Impeachment Palooza 2020! Thank God Ken Starr is doing a comeback tour! It’s all this and much, much more!
BTL Newsletter #1 - 5/27/19 - We've Started a Newsletter!
There's no new podcast this week, but…we’ve started a newsletter!
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BTL #315 - She Has A Plan For That - 5/6/19
This week on the podcast, William Barr doesn’t like Mueller’s attitude when it comes to…William Barr’s lying. (How very dare he write a strongly worded letter suggesting the truth is the truth! Honestly!) And remember the days when we were finally announcing who WASN’T going to run for president? Those days were nice… Plus Elizabeth Warren has a plans for that. And a t-shirt for that. And we want that t-shirt. Come for the jokes, stay for the rants about how we have no Senate candidates anymore because everybody is running for president!