BrainDead - Season 1

A government employee discovers that the cause of the tensions between the two political parties is a race of extraterrestrial insects eating the brains of the politicians.

• S1 E1 - The Insanity Principle: How Extremism in Politics Is Threatening Democracy in the 21st Century

• S1 E2 - Playing Politics: Living Life in the Shadow of the Budget Showdown -- A Critique

• S1 E3 - Goring Oxes: How You Can Survive the War on Government Through Five Easy Steps

• S1 E4 - Wake Up Grassroots: The Nine Virtues of Participatory Democracy, and How We Can Keep America Great by Encouraging an Informed Electorate

• S1 E5 - Back to Work: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Congress and How It Gets Things Done (and Often Doesn't)

• S1 E6 - Past as Prologue: Notes Toward a Post-Reagan Theory of Party Alliance, Tribalist, and Loyalty

• S1 E7 - The Power of Euphemism: How Torture Became a Matter of Debate in American Politics

• S1 E8 - The Path to War Part One: The Gathering Political Storm

• S1 E9 - Taking on Water: How Leaks in D.C. are Discovered and Patched

• S1 E10 - The Path to War Part Two: The Impact of Propaganda on Congressional War Votes

• S1 E11 - Six Points on the New Congressional Budget: The False Dichotomy of Austerity vs. Expansionary Policies

• S1 E12 - Talking Points Toward a Wholistic View of Activism in Government: Can the Top Rebel?

• S1 E13 - The End of All We Hold Dear: What Happens When Democracies Fail: A Brief Synopsis