The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal

On the last Tuesday of every month, Driftglass and Blue Gal present Science Fiction University . 02-28-2023 | We discuss our re-watching of Patrick McGoohan in "The Prisoner," perhaps the most influential science fiction single-season show ever. More Science Fiction University at http://ScienceFictionUniversity.com .  Support the show at https://patreon.com/scifiu YouTube Ep 698: https:/...

02-24-23 | We announced that we were getting married 12 years ago this month, and we're still at it! Meanwhile, for Lent, Fran is giving up the knee-jerk reaction that Marjorie Taylor Greene has any power whatsoever to make her sick Confederate fantasies a reality. To put it in Georgia terms, "bless her heart." More at http://proleftpod.com . YouTube Ep 697: https://youtu.be/uzYvyLg...

02-21-2023 | Part 2 of our series on the history of the left-wing blogosphere and our part in it. More at http://proleftpod.com . Support the show: PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod YouTube Ep 696: https://youtu.be/5FFG25m4FaI Opening and closing music: Jumpin Boogie Woogie by Audionautix http://audionautix.com/ Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 U...

02-23-2023 | We compare the two conservative cruises set to sail this summer. And Driftglass compares the Republican Party to the Subprime Housing Crisis. Who is doing their job in Washington and who is not. Plus Fran gets some swears in about school shootings and Nikki Haley. More at http://proleftpod.com . YouTube Ep 695: https://youtu.be/xrwiLDp8yU0 Support the show: PayPal |  https://paypal.me...

02-14-2023 | We discuss how the liberal blogosphere got its start in THIS century, remembering Steve Gilliard, praising Digby, and celebrating Daily Kos and Crooks and Liars. Old Skool, baby! (In part 2 we'll talk more about OUR blogs!) More at http://proleftpod.com . Support the show: PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod YouTube Ep 694: https://...

02-10-2023 | Joe Biden slays the Republican Party at SOTU, plus some local news. More at http://proleftpod.com . YouTube Ep 693: https://youtu.be/YtbEoj--81g Support the show: PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod The State of The Union, SOTU, rope-a-dope, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, politics, progressive...

02-07-2023 | Part 2 of 2 of our discussion of the long struggle for universal healthcare in the US. This episode: Romneycare to the present.   CORRECTION:  In this podcast we mention a "mean Jean" and Driftglass says "Shaheen" which is of course wrong.  Jean Schmidt from Ohio is the one who danced over the end of Obamacare.  Jean Shaheen is a Democrat from New Hampshire.  We re...

02-03-2023 | We reply to Keith Olbermann's claim that there is "nothing on the Left" to compete with right-wing media. Whose fault is that, plus, what are we, chopped liver? More at http://proleftpod.com . YouTube Ep 691: https://youtu.be/-ayQrzmYmuo Support the show: PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod Keith Olbermann, Liberal media,...

On the last Tuesday of every month, Driftglass and Blue Gal present Science Fiction University.    In Episode 11, We discuss what can go wrong, and right,  when adapting a much-loved science fiction story to the big or big-ish screen.  Examples include Foundation, Dune, and the more recent Kindred.  You can listen to more episodes at http://ScienceFictionUniversity.com . YouTube SciFiU Ep 11: http...

01-27-2023 | Documents?  We don't need no stinking documents! We just need clear evidence of obstruction of justice, and only one of the three with documents has done that. Late breaking news from the Durham Scam Investigation at the end of the show. More at http://proleftpod.com . YouTube Ep 690: https://youtu.be/_J-H9skQqU4 Support the show: PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreo...

Before we do an episode on Obamacare (in two weeks), we review the century-long battle for universal, government-assisted healthcare coverage in the US.  Yep, it started with Teddy Roosevelt. More at http://proleftpod.com . YouTube Ep 689: https://youtu.be/-jcE4dDvnoc No Fair Remembering Stuff, Healthcare, Teddy Roosevelt, Harry Truman, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #Bur...

[Note: The first fifteen minutes of this show is about our son's stolen car saga.] 01-20-2023 | The House Oversight and Accountability Committee is officially a joke.  More at http://proleftpod.com . Links for this episode: Campaign finance watchdog alleges WinRed processed billions in political contributions without disclosing operating expenses. https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2022/07/camp...

01-17-2023 | We remember the first Black mayor of Chicago, Harold Washington, and the lessons that were learned, and not learned, about the tumultuous "Council Wars" that brought shame to the Democratic machine of that city. More at http://proleftpod.com . YouTube Ep 687: https://youtu.be/erjptP89b-o No Fair Remembering Stuff, Harold Washington, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #The...

01-13-2023 | Friday The Thirteenth | Celebrating 13 years of podcasting, the re-election of Illinois' Democratic Governor, and figuring out that House Republicans left all their redeeming qualities outside the door of the House Chamber, permanently. More at http://proleftpod.com . Links for this episode: Text of JB Pritzker's Inauguration Speech : https://www.wmay.com/2023/01/09/text-gov...

01-10-2023 | Why America can't have a successful third party (hint: it's about Congress, not the White House) . And a deep dive into the mother of all third parties: The American Independent Party, whose presidential candidate was George C. Wallace of Alabama. More at http://proleftpod.com .   Links for this episode:  The Politics of Rage : George Wallace, the Origins of the New Conserva...

01-06-2023 | Figuring out how Republicans will attempt to blame their House of Representatives clown show on the Democrats. Dream on, Kevin! More at http://proleftpod.com . Link for this episode:  FAIR on podcast network conglomerates . Support the show: PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod YouTube Ep 684: https://youtu.be/HmPZ4v_whkM Support the show...

01-03-2023 | No Fair Remembering Stuff remembers Joe Scarborough and his new invented self as a Never Trumper. Ha. And more podcasts at http://proleftpod.com . Support the show: PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod YouTube Ep 683: https://youtu.be/FWVO2B7mAV0 #JoeScarborough, Joe Scarborough, No Fair Remembering Stuff, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSides...

12-30-2022 | Unlike a lot of podcasts, we're actually here! Our new year's resolutions; the real reason George Santos is in trouble (hint: it's not because he lied to Republican voters, natch!) and a look ahead to next month when we'll start doing TWO shows a month!  More at http://proleftpod.com . Support the show: PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://p...

12-23-2022 | Driftglass had a minor medical procedure this week, so we recorded this podcast on Monday. The J6 Commission issued criminal referrals to the DOJ against TFG. And we talk wassail, Adam Kinzinger, and our streaming picks for December. More at http://proleftpod.com . Support the show: PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod YouTube Ep 681: htt...

12-15-2022 | Trump and his NFT grift are giving away a zoom call with "your favorite president." What would you say if you won? Also dry drunk Republicans aren't really in recovery, and Blue Gal reveals her affirmation for 2023. Follow her at https://newsie.social/@bluegal . More at http://proleftpod.com . Support the show: PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https:...

12-08-2022 | The good news from Georgia (AND, in this one instance, Russia -- welcome home Brittney Griner.)  The Republican media is flailing without a rebranding plan in place (YET). More at http://proleftpod.com . Support the show: PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod YouTube Ep 679: https://youtu.be/65cQzE2V-ok 2022 midterms, Georgia, Raphael Warn...

12-02-2022 | We've finished our series on David Brooks. (NO "no fair remembering stuff" next week.) Neither of us is surprised George W. Bush lied to the 9/11 commission. Blue Gal is not surprised Georgia's work requirements for *partial* Medicaid expansion wastes taxpayer money in the state. The Bulwark Boys fulfill all of Driftglass's predictions and announce their gatek...

11-29-2022 | We go full "Monty Python Summarize Proust Competition" to finish out David Brooks's career in fairy tales.  More episodes on other topics to come! And more podcasts at http://proleftpod.com . Support the show: PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod YouTube NFRS Ep 7: https://youtu.be/F-uVQ9ypRWs #DavidBrooks, David Brooks, No...

11-24-2022 | Happy Thanksgiving from The Professional Left Podcast. We love you! More at http://proleftpod.com . Support the show: PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod YouTube Ep 677: https://youtu.be/HQkSVyjRlZo Thanksgiving 2022, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, politics, progressive, media, Joe Biden, Demo...

11-22-2022 | We continue our series on David Brooks. More episodes on other topics to come! And more podcasts at http://proleftpod.com . Support the show: PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod YouTube NFRS Ep 7: https://youtu.be/lsyBZ3CGPmg #DavidBrooks, David Brooks, No Fair Remembering Stuff, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #...