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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Driftglass and Blue Gal

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Ep 507: Were ALL the Sane People on Vacation This Week? 17.08.2019 1:06:22

It was a week when insanity (Steve King, Ken Cuccinelli, Rush Limbaugh, and Joe Walsh) had way more platform than we deserved to witness. 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 Sci-Fi Trivia Que...

Ep 506: All The Facets Come Together 09.08.2019 56:08

All the facets of GOP evil: guns, toxic masculinity, racism, and xenophobia, come together in the shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio. And we highly recommend Netflix's "The Great Hack." 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 P...

Ep 505: Moscow Mitch and Leningrad Lindsey 03.08.2019 1:02:29

Republican corruption and the healthcare "debate" among Democrats proves Obama won. 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 Sci-Fi Trivia Questions: mrs.driftglass@gmail.com Links to:...

Ep 504 The Great Republican Rebranding Project Begins 27.07.2019 1:03:45

Burn the lifeboats! No Republican rebranding. Mueller was a bias confirmation hearing. David Brooks tweeted what? And a Republican called out Donald Trump as "a raging racist." 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: pr...

Ep 503: Racism Week at the White House 20.07.2019 59:59

And when Republicans are cornered by their party's own sh*t hitting the fan, they push the "both sides" button! We bring several receipts. 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 S...

Ep 502: Impeach Him Already! 13.07.2019 1:09:17

Frustration? Ya think? And what to do while we're waiting for what we hope is inevitable. 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 Sci-Fi Trivia Questions: mrs.driftglass@gmail.com Links to:...

Ep 501: Burn the GOP Rebranding Lifeboats 06.07.2019 1:00:04

The Purple Project attempts a re-set of the Republican "brand" by pretending "our problem" is about civic engagement and love for democracy. We enjoyed Rebecca Traister's article on Donnie Deutsch , and you can't rebrand that your party loves what's happening on the border. More at ProLeftPod.com . Thanks to @SopranoSpinner for the Freshly Poured jingle music. R...

Episode 500: Dedicated to You Our Listeners 28.06.2019 1:00:57

Debates, Donald hits a new low, and how come Never Trumpers won't just push a Bill Weld primary challenge to Trump, instead of instructing Democrats that they MUST run a centrist? 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 499: Countdown to 500! 22.06.2019 58:46

Chop wood, carry water, rescue our accidentally closed Post Office Box. If you've had something from us returned to sender, please send it again. (We blame VISA, the postal unions were GREAT to help us fix it.) You can now leave a voicemail for the show's 500th episode at 217-280-4496! More at ProLeftPod.com . REVIEW US ON iTUNES | SUPPORT OUR SHOW | BUY PROLEFT MERCH CONTACT US, SUP...

Ep 498 Trump Treason Is Just One Way Republicans Cheat 15.06.2019 54:21

Republicans cheat consistently and constantly to gain power. 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 Sci-Fi Trivia Questions: mrs.driftglass@gmail.com Links to: Support Our Show | Driftglass&apos...

Ep 497: Elizabeth Warren's Gol'Darn Optimism 08.06.2019 1:00:39

Driftglass chooses between ranting about Glenn Greenwald and ranting about Michael Gerson. Blue Gal wonders if she’ll ever again be as optimistic about the future as Elizabeth Warren, and that makes her sad yet resolute. 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 Springfiel...

Ep 496: Maybe If Robert Mueller was on The Bachelorette 01.06.2019 46:51

Bill Kristol, Maggie Haberman, and the beltway media's circling of the wagons. And we’re all just waiting around for our fellow Americans to catch up with where we are on impeaching the criminal in the White House. 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...

Ep 495: Our Rage is Working 25.05.2019 53:47

Liberals have actually won the impeachment argument. It's time to put the entire Republican Party on trial. 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 Sci-Fi Trivia Questions: mrs.driftglass@gm...

Ep 494: Welcome to The Culture Wars 17.05.2019 58:49

Thanks to the GOP for radicalizing white middle-class women! Jerry Nadler is running out of fks, and in local news, a walkout at the local newspaper drops an emotional bomb on Springfield. 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: p...

Ep 493: Is It 2007 All Over Again? And ALL Politics is LOCAL. 10.05.2019 50:07

Driftglass gets involved locally and depressed nationally, but the children will lead us. And we wish a very Happy Mother’s Day to moms and mom-surrogates all over. 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...

Ep 492 : The Rule of Douchebags and Reasons for Optimism 04.05.2019 55:25

Congressional hearings are a reason for optimism, even with Barr and Trump’s stonewalling. And the “Rule of Douchebags” circles the wagons in media and the Trump White House. 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@...

Ep 491: The Illegitimate So-Called President and Precedent 26.04.2019 1:03:19

Mainstream media's obsession with "precedent" collides with Republicans persistent denial of their own history. Nixon? Never happened! George W. Bush? Never happened! And once Trump is gone, there will be a COLLUSION between the Republican power base and the beltway media to pretend it's all over and we can go back to "normalcy" and a "two-party" both sides...

Ep 490: Mueller Grabs the Narrative 20.04.2019 57:13

In spite of his administration’s efforts to front-load the narrative, the release of the Mueller Report has taken away the ability of Trump (and Barr) to tell the story of the Russia investigation. Narratives matter in Democratic politics and policy as well. More at ProLeftPod.com . Show Links: The G.O.P. Promotes Leftism -- If centrist policies are doomed, why should Democrats pursue them? Pete...

Ep 489: Republicans Try to Re-Write History Again 12.04.2019 1:06:43

History will not judge Donald Trump, we will. It will require fighting the Trump-off machine that will inevitably be turned on by the frequently re-branding Republican Party, helped by the beltway media. More at ProLeftPod.com . Episode 489 Buttigieg links: Reddit | NYTimes REVIEW US ON iTUNES | SUPPORT OUR SHOW | BUY PROLEFT MERCH CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS The Professional Left P...

Ep 488 Three Mexican Countries Cause Windmill Cancer 05.04.2019 58:44

A round up of the week's infuriating news, with evidence that the "coverup in plain sight" really is that. (Near the end, middle child interrupts our recording, only to get a genuine teen eyeroll back from Stepdad Driftglass himself.) More at ProLeftPod.com . REVIEW US ON iTUNES | BUY OFFICIAL PROLEFT MERCH CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS The Professional Left Podcast PO...

Ep 487: A Cover Up in Plain Sight 29.03.2019 57:59

The Barr Letter, announcements from our podcast, Driftglass's 14th blogiversary, and more at ProLeftPod.com . REVIEW US ON iTUNES | BUY OFFICIAL 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 Sci-Fi Trivia Questions: mrs.driftglass@gmail.com Driftglass' Blog | B...

Ep 486 Cows, Comey, and "No Collusion! No Collusion!" 22.03.2019 48:58

Chris Hayes goes full Driftglass. James Comey is a David Brooks Beltway Republican. Blue Gal is kind to herself for this pre-primary season. Warren, Buttigieg, Sanders, Hickenlooper (did WHAT with his mom?). More at ProLeftPod.com . REVIEW US ON iTUNES | BUY OFFICIAL PROLEFT MERCH CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Springfield IL 62791-9133 Podcas...

Ep 485: The Privileged Few 15.03.2019 1:06:56

This was a week about privileged people and their greed: rich college parents, gun manufacturers, journalism interns, White House Press corps, Paul Manafort, not to mention fake Christians and White Supremacists. We sense a theme here... More at ProLeftPod.com . REVIEW US ON iTUNES | BUY OFFICIAL PROLEFT MERCH CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Spr...

Ep 484: Progressive Values FTW 08.03.2019 1:06:54

Progressive values mean no DNC debate on Fox, LGBTQIA+ must be accepted in the United Methodist Church, and we liberals must learn to fight to win. More at ProLeftPod.com . REVIEW US ON iTUNES | BUY OFFICIAL 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 Sci-Fi Trivia Que...

Ep 483 Where Are The Boxes? 01.03.2019 58:09

Republicans "question" Cohen, the breakup of the United Methodist Church, and Why do “moderate” Republicans think THEY get to pick the Democratic nominee for President? More at ProLeftPod.com . REVIEW US ON iTUNES | BUY OFFICIAL 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....