The Braintrust Countdown

We’re wrapping this season up the same way we kicked it off - bracket style! Only this week we’re headed to the quaint town of Springfield to crown our pick for best recurring character on the world’s longest running primetime television show. Oh did we mention we brought our pal, and die-hard Simpsons fanatic Jazzy along for the ride?? We promise it'll be the best of times and blurst of times.

This week we’re here to discuss and defend what we consider to be our most unpopular opinions. We don’t expect you to agree off the jump, but hear us out - we might make a compelling enough case to sway you! Especially if you currently don’t have a problem with the beach (hint: you absolutely should). We mean the landform people visit to relax by the way, not the 2000-era Leo DiCaprio vehicle. Which, also sucked.

This week we’re going back to the early days of smartphone apps. That's right, we're talking about that golden age BEFORE double-tapping and right-swiping when the true measure of an app's success was how easily it allowed you to bump devices to exchange contacts or how convincingly you appeared to be drinking a beer from your phone.

This week we're giving special attention to the things in life that annoy us. Irk us beyond what most others would consider a reasonable amount of "irk". That's right, we’re counting down our biggest pet peeves. So stop chewing loudly with your mouth open, and listen up!

The Matrix was a groundbreaking sci-fi thriller that made moviegoers to question the nature of their reality. 20 years later, the dust has settled and we’re now faced with a different, equally important question…Are Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, and Carrie-Anne Moss really the best picks for Neo, Morpheus and Trinity? Yes is the answer. BUT we have some picks for who we think could have also filled those shoes. This week, take the red pill because we are recasting The Matrix.

One thing that Thanos got right, was figuring out a way to snap his fingers and erase stuff that bothered him. We don’t take issue with all sentient life in the universe, but we DO take issue with a couple things that annoy us. In this episode, we are talking about things we want to erase and would snap away if we had the chance. Say goodbye to your precious vuvuzela.

The Braintrust loves love, and we thought to ourselves - what better way to show it than to give you a Valentine’s day episode to remember. So today, we’re counting down the best TV couples int the game (well, according to us). Oh and AP wasn’t sure he’d have enough expertise on the matter, so we called up our pal Lianna to help us round out our picks (and teach us a little something about lobster)

In this episode we’re taking it back to that treasured Saturday morning routine. No, we’re not talking about cereal, we did that one. Do your homework. This time we’re talking about our favourite 90’s cartoons - and we’re bringing our talented friend (and resident cartoon expert) Lloyd along for the ride.

What’s up Podcast Populace?! We’re back and we’re excited to start things off a little different this season. Fifteen world renowned candy bars (and Aero mint) enter... only one leaves. In this episode we present to you ‘The Candy Bracket’. Hosted by none other than self-proclaimed dog-whisperer, and friend of the podcast Laura!

If there’s one thing we’ve learned in the past few months, it’s that people absolutely love to explain seemingly normal events and situations with utter nonsense. We want in. We’re debating our fave urban legends and conspiracy theories.