BrainDead — Season 1, Episode 1: The Insanity Principle: How Extremism in Politics Is Threatening Democracy in the 21st Century

Episode synopsis

When Laurel Healy returns home to Washington, D.C. to work for her brother, Senator Luke Healy, on Capitol Hill, she is caught in the midst of two huge problems: the government has stopped working due to budgetary disagreements, and mysterious bugs are eating the brains of a growing number of Congress members and Hill staffers.

About BrainDead

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.

More episodes from Season 1

• E2Playing Politics: Living Life in the Shadow of the Budget Showdown -- A Critique
• E3Goring Oxes: How You Can Survive the War on Government Through Five Easy Steps
• E4Wake Up Grassroots: The Nine Virtues of Participatory Democracy, and How We Can Keep America Great by Encouraging an Informed Electorate
• E5Back to Work: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Congress and How It Gets Things Done (and Often Doesn't)
• E6Past as Prologue: Notes Toward a Post-Reagan Theory of Party Alliance, Tribalist, and Loyalty
• E7The Power of Euphemism: How Torture Became a Matter of Debate in American Politics
• E8The Path to War Part One: The Gathering Political Storm
• E9Taking on Water: How Leaks in D.C. are Discovered and Patched
• E10The Path to War Part Two: The Impact of Propaganda on Congressional War Votes
• E11Six Points on the New Congressional Budget: The False Dichotomy of Austerity vs. Expansionary Policies
• E12Talking Points Toward a Wholistic View of Activism in Government: Can the Top Rebel?
• E13The End of All We Hold Dear: What Happens When Democracies Fail: A Brief Synopsis