BrainDead

1,6

2016

7.2 / 10

Season 1
Episodes

EP 1: The Insanity Principle: How Extremism in Politics Is Threatening Democracy in the 21st Century

When Laurel Healy returns home to Washington, D.C. to work for her brother, Senator Luke Healy, on Capitol Hill, she is caught in ...

EP 2: Playing Politics: Living Life in the Shadow of the Budget Showdown -- A Critique

Laurel continues to investigate the death of esteemed Dr. Daudier, while bugs infect more citizens of Washington, D.C. Rochelle Da...

EP 3: Goring Oxes: How You Can Survive the War on Government Through Five Easy Steps

When a bizarre and deadly incident takes place on live television, Agent Onofrio's investigation into it causes Laurel, Gustav and...

EP 4: Wake Up Grassroots: The Nine Virtues of Participatory Democracy, and How We Can Keep America Great by Encouraging an Informed Electorate

Laurel and Rochelle try to persuade Laurel’s friend Abby to get an MRI so they can uncover the real cause of the strange behavior ...

EP 5: Back to Work: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Congress and How It Gets Things Done (and Often Doesn't)

Laurel asks her brother, Luke, for his help to get the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate the bugs, but he ...

EP 7: The Power of Euphemism: How Torture Became a Matter of Debate in American Politics

Laurel comes under investigation about her potential involvement with the bug infestation. Also, Gustav and Rochelle discover a un...

EP 8: The Path to War Part One: The Gathering Political Storm

Rochelle and Gustav capture and question a man they suspect is infected by the bugs. Also, Luke and Red face off in a Senate Intel...

EP 9: Taking on Water: How Leaks in D.C. are Discovered and Patched

Senator Red Wheatus hires a special investigator to dig into the Healy family’s financial and personal history. Also, when Gareth ...

EP 10: The Path to War Part Two: The Impact of Propaganda on Congressional War Votes

Laurel must work alongside an old boyfriend, Ben Valderrama, when Luke enlists her help in putting together a political documentar...

EP 11: Six Points on the New Congressional Budget: The False Dichotomy of Austerity vs. Expansionary Policies

Luke and Laurel rush to uncover Red's secret agenda, which is buried in a massive new budget bill. Also, Gareth inadvertently witn...

EP 12: Talking Points Toward a Wholistic View of Activism in Government: Can the Top Rebel?

When Laurel discovers that a senate bill is not what it appears, she implores Luke to help, leading to a dramatic Senate sit-in. A...

EP 13: The End of All We Hold Dear: What Happens When Democracies Fail: A Brief Synopsis

Laurel discovers the secret to driving the bugs out of a person's brain and tests the tactic on her father. Armed with new knowled...

Overview

A young fresh-faced Hill staffer gets her first job in Washington, D.C. and discovers two things: 1. The government has stopped working, and 2. alien spawn have come to earth and eaten the brains of a growing number of Congressmen and Hill staffers.

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Episodes >>

The Insanity Principle: How Extremism in Politics Is Threatening Democracy in the 21st Century

Episode 1

When Laurel Healy returns home to Washington, D.C. to work for her brother, Sena...

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

Episode 2

Laurel continues to investigate the death of esteemed Dr. Daudier, while bugs in...

Goring Oxes: How You Can Survive the War on Government Through Five Easy Steps

Episode 3

When a bizarre and deadly incident takes place on live television, Agent Onofrio...

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

Episode 4

Laurel and Rochelle try to persuade Laurel’s friend Abby to get an MRI so they c...

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

Episode 5

Laurel asks her brother, Luke, for his help to get the Centers for Disease Contr...

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

Episode 6

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The Power of Euphemism: How Torture Became a Matter of Debate in American Politics

Episode 7

Laurel comes under investigation about her potential involvement with the bug in...

The Path to War Part One: The Gathering Political Storm

Episode 8

Rochelle and Gustav capture and question a man they suspect is infected by the b...

Taking on Water: How Leaks in D.C. are Discovered and Patched

Episode 9

Senator Red Wheatus hires a special investigator to dig into the Healy family’s ...

The Path to War Part Two: The Impact of Propaganda on Congressional War Votes

Episode 10

Laurel must work alongside an old boyfriend, Ben Valderrama, when Luke enlists h...

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

Episode 11

Luke and Laurel rush to uncover Red's secret agenda, which is buried in a massiv...

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

Episode 12

When Laurel discovers that a senate bill is not what it appears, she implores Lu...

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

Episode 13

Laurel discovers the secret to driving the bugs out of a person's brain and test...