Malcolm Out Loud calls himself a “brink thinker.” He’s a radio and TV personality who delivers the ultimate jolt of energy. We discuss the dysfunctional state of American politics.

is the Senior Economics Reporter for CNBC. He reports on all economic indicators. We discuss whether the United States is heading into a double-dip recession after Quantitative Easing II has ended.

Roy Masters is the founder of the Foundation of Human Understanding. His syndicated radio program is heard on over 250 stations across the United States. We look at the hypnotic state of influence in the United States to determine if one can act against one’s own free will.

Here is the lineup of guests on BRAINSTORMIN’ with Billy the Brain for Friday, August 5, 2011. Listen at www.BrainstorminOnline.com or on AM 1400 in Ventura at 10 o’clock am Pacific time.

Mike Lee is the youngest serving US Senator currently serving. He’s the Republican Senator from Utah. We examine the need for a Balanced Budget Amendment from his book The Freedom Agenda.

Jesse Eisinger is a Pulitzer Prize winning reporter for Pro-Publica who investigated Wall Street and the financial collapse. We’ll debate the causes of the collapse from his book The Wall Street Money Machine.