Driftglass and Blue Gal

The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal

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"Fiercely and unapologetically progressive, and definitely NSFW. 'The Professional Left' features award-winning bloggers Driftglass and Blue Gal as they skewer right-wing absurdities and dismantle mainstream media mealy-mouths with razor-sharp wit and zero filter. From mercilessly mocking partisan hacks to elevating stories the media ignores, it's the profane, unflinching political commentary you didn't know you needed. More at http://ProLeftPod.com ."

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Ep 532 Jury Intimidation Worked for Trump 08.02.2020 1:03:22

The impeachment vote went pretty much as expected. Mitt Romney is not in the liberal canon of saints, but he did a good. And Nancy Pelosi did exactly right at SOTU. More at proleftpod.com Support the show

Ep 531 The Fix Is In 01.02.2020 57:32

Time to destroy the Republican Party electorally. We share a fun liberal prayer from Florida, some political activism from California, and our rage at how Republican Senators are wiping themselves with our democracy. More at proleftpod.com Support the show

Ep 530 The Impeachment Trial, Week One 25.01.2020 51:51

What should we talk about this week, Driftglass? (Thanks and congratulations to the House impeachment managers who did a superb job this week.) More at proleftpod.com. Support the show

Ep 529 Tenth Anniversary of The Professional Left Podcast 18.01.2020 59:01

YAY! The Professional Left Podcast is ten years old this week! Join the party! We review the overarching six news stories of the Trump Era, celebrate with your letters, and fit in a very packed news week. More at proleftpod.com Support the show

Ep 528: We're Good and Ready 11.01.2020 1:00:21

Good and ready to get rid of Donald Trump. All the Iraq War pimps are back on television, and it's got DG feeling furious. Discussion of elections, a case study from Kansas, and the only way to beat fascists is with a voting tsunami. Let's do this thing at http://ProLeftPod.com! REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS - http://review.proleftpod.com SUPPORT OUR SHOW - http://support.proleftpod.com...

Ep 527: War? And Our Word of the Year 2020. 04.01.2020 56:03

Coming up with a word to inspire us this year. It's not "War." Pot is legal in Illinois, and a white guy in Wisconsin decides he should run "Black History Month"? Kick off YOUR New Year with a visit to http:// ProLeftPod.com ! REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS - http://review.proleftpod.com SUPPORT OUR SHOW - http://support.proleftpod.com BUY PROLEFTPOD MERCH - http://merch.pro...

Ep 526: Chuck Todd is Trending 28.12.2019 58:11

Chuck Todd was trending this week, for all the right reasons, says Driftglass. We review just how hard 2019 was, and still, we have reason to have hopes for 2020. The dangers and promises of optimism, and how both-siderism contributes to the racist voter suppression of The Republican Party. Visit us at http:// ProLeftPod.com ! REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS - http://review.proleftpod.com SUPPORT OUR...

Ep 525: Merry Impeach-mas, Local Reaction, and Letters from You 21.12.2019 59:40

We note that local media is just as obsessed with Trump voters as the NY Times. How we commemorated impeachment, watched the debates, and survive the threat to the ACA. And your letters. A very happy holiday season and much love to our listeners. You mean so much to us. Visit us at http:// ProLeftPod.com ! REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS - http://review.proleftpod.com SUPPORT OUR SHOW - http://suppor...

Ep 524: Impeachment Articles At Last, and a Convo with Jay Rosen 13.12.2019 1:11:47

A brief discussion of our reaction to impeachment. h/t @athenae on Twitter. And a long discussion with Jay Rosen of Pressthink.org. Discussed in this episode: Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right: On the Actual Ideology of the American Press -- http://archive.pressthink.org/2010/06/14/ideology_press.html Why Political Coverage is Broken: Jay Rosen’s keynote address at New News 2011,...

Ep 523: Thank You, Kamala Harris. 07.12.2019 51:34

We thank Kamala Harris for her contributions to the 2020 Democratic race, which are ongoing. Rudy continues crimes in plain sight for Donald Trump. And the nation gets a lesson in impeachment 101, while Fox News viewers get an unhealthy dose of misogyny. All this and more at at http:// ProLeftPod.com ! REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS - http://review.proleftpod.com SUPPORT OUR SHOW - http://support.pro...

Ep 522: What We're Grateful For 29.11.2019 44:57

Thanksgiving week has been a very sad week for us personally, but we have so much to be grateful for! We say goodbye to our beloved Grandma Shirley. Our heroes this week are Martin O'Malley, Eric Swalwell, Soledad O'Brien, Jay Rosen, and Norman Ornstein. We say hello to a new (and surprising to us) internet kitty [http://ikotw.proleftpod.com]. AND we say a hearty thank you to you, our li...

Ep 521: The Angel of Verdun, Fiona Hill 23.11.2019 58:08

Fiona Hill did not come to play. Our gratitude for civil servants of every kind. The hearings, the Republicans, and how we are ready for all of it through VOTING. All this and more at at http:// ProLeftPod.com ! REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS - http://review.proleftpod.com SUPPORT OUR SHOW - http://support.proleftpod.com BUY PROLEFTPOD MERCH - http://merch.proleftpod.com CONTACT US: MAILING ADDRESS...

Ep 520: Rudy Giuliani Wants a Podcast 15.11.2019 59:05

Really, Rudy? We recorded this podcast Thursday night. George Kent and Bill Taylor FTW. Adding on here that Roger Stone is guilty and Ambassador Yovanovitch was awesome. We talk about fame and riches versus community, why we think Trump won in the first place, and the days ahead. All that and more at at http:// ProLeftPod.com . REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS - http://review.proleftpod.com SUPPORT OUR...

Ep 519: Blue Wave 2019, Transcripts Week, and... Bloomberg? 08.11.2019 1:00:30

Bloomberg 2020? Really? And how about we demand ten thousand million billion Medicares and only get half of that? All that and more at http:// ProLeftPod.com . REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS - http://review.proleftpod.com SUPPORT OUR SHOW - http://support.proleftpod.com BUY PROLEFTPOD MERCH - http://merch.proleftpod.com CONTACT US: MAILING ADDRESS - Make checks payable to: The Professional Left Podca...

Ep 518: We're Here for The Pro-Impeachment Partisanship 02.11.2019 58:37

No, impeachment isn't proving a partisan divide. There are people who believe what they saw with their own eyes on the White House driveway, and those who are glued to Fox News. "Lock Him Up" at the World Series is not the same as "Lock Her Up" at the RNC. And we are DONE with civility with those who insist on lying. More episodes at http:// ProLeftPod.com . REVIEW US ON A...

Ep 517: A Conversation with Hal Sparks 26.10.2019 1:04:13

Comedian, actor... and Freemason? Hal Sparks ( http://infotainmentwars.com ) joins us for a deep conversation about politics and how we got here. More episodes at http://ProLeftPod.com . REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS - http://review.proleftpod.com SUPPORT OUR SHOW - http://support.proleftpod.com BUY PROLEFTPOD MERCH - http://merch.proleftpod.com CONTACT US: MAILING ADDRESS - Make checks payable to:...

Ep 516: Surprise! It's Mulvaneys and Giulianis All The Way Down. 19.10.2019 57:15

Trump melts down, cuts and runs on Syria, and Mick Mulvaney admits everything. And he's smarter than Rudy? Really? More at http:// ProLeftPod.com . REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS - http://review.proleftpod.com SUPPORT OUR SHOW - http://support.proleftpod.com BUY PROLEFTPOD MERCH - http://merch.proleftpod.com CONTACT US: MAILING ADDRESS - Make checks payable to: The Professional Left Podcast PO B...

Ep 515: "Fraud Protection LLC" 11.10.2019 56:57

(Recorded before Shep Smith "quit" Fox News.) Rudy's friends get arrested. Libel laws DO need changing, Donald! A busy week in the courts, and our Congressman gets a letter published where he least expected it. Don't forget our Go Fund Me , at http://gofundme.proleftpod.com . Thanks! More at http:// ProLeftPod.com . REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS - http://review.proleftpod.com SUP...

Ep 514: Stupid Macbeth 04.10.2019 1:02:34

Trump commits collusion on national television after believing what the witches (Giuliani and Fox) said. Big mistake. This podcast contains some swears. More at ProLeftPod.com . REVIEW US ON iTUNES | SUPPORT OUR SHOW | BUY PROLEFT MERCH CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Springfield IL 62791-9133 Podcast Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.com Email for Sc...

Ep 513: Whistleblower Week IS Infrastructure Week! 27.09.2019 57:05

We begin to repeal and replace Donald Trump as the House of Representatives finally catches up to the Democratic base. Thanks to all those who voted for Democrats in 2018, or else this would not be happening. And Blue Gal got a cease and desist from Diamond and Silk, so of course she's required to open up a Legal Defense Fund (link: GoFundMe. ProLeftPod.com ). More at ProLeftPod.com . REVIEW...

Ep 512: Abuse of Power on Camera in The Oval Office 21.09.2019 58:58

We catch up with some housekeeping, then note that the so-called president committed abuse of power on camera this week. Also, Jeff Zucker, Lewandowski enabler, is as bad now as Roger Ailes was then. More at ProLeftPod.com . REVIEW US ON iTUNES | SUPPORT OUR SHOW | BUY PROLEFT MERCH CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Springfield IL 62791-9133 Podca...

Ep 511: Buh Bye Bolton and Mexico Will Pay for Medicare for All 13.09.2019 1:11:41

We're here for the Republican civil war between the Trump and Bolton camps. And it's time for Democrats to hit back hard on Republican framing on deficits and government spending. More at ProLeftPod.com . REVIEW US ON iTUNES | SUPPORT OUR SHOW | BUY PROLEFT MERCH CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Springfield IL 62791-9133 Podcast Email:...

Ep 510: Sharpie That Wall! 07.09.2019 1:07:57

Donald Trump thinks a sharpie marker re-forms reality. David Brooks really loses it (and we know why), and it's not even 2020 yet, but 'indeeeepeeendents' are already raising their hands to express dismay with, you guessed it, both sides. More at ProLeftPod.com . REVIEW US ON iTUNES | SUPPORT OUR SHOW | BUY PROLEFT MERCH CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS The Professional Le...

Ep 509: Bret-Bugs at Trump's Doral G7 Golf Club 30.08.2019 41:13

Bret Stephens quits Twitter and all of Twitter laughs. And Trump lies to the whole entire world about China, bedbugs, phone calls, crowd size, poll numbers, Fox News (!) etc. etc. etc. More at ProLeftPod.com . REVIEW US ON iTUNES | SUPPORT OUR SHOW | BUY PROLEFT MERCH CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Springfield IL 62791-9133 Podcast Email: prole...

Ep 508: The President Is Insane, But The Governor Is Terrific 23.08.2019 58:45

The media learned to say 'liar' and 'racist.' Now they'll have to practice saying 'lunatic.' And we are celebrating the progress Illinois is making by having a Democrat in the Governor's mansion. More at ProLeftPod.com . REVIEW US ON iTUNES | SUPPORT OUR SHOW | BUY PROLEFT MERCH CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS The Professional Left Podcast PO Box...