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 432 The Uncivil Rights Movement 16.03.2018 1:01:29

They're firing everyone in the White House and replacing them with Fox News Green Room Zombies? More at ProLeftPod.com , where we have a new Patreon in addition to our Paypal account and GoFundMe accounts. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Springfield IL 62791-9133 Podcast Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.com Email...

Ep 431 No chaos. No chaos. You’re the chaos. 09.03.2018 1:21:02

It's nothing but chaos in the Trump White House. More at ProLeftPod.com , where we have a new Patreon in addition to our Paypal account and GoFundMe accounts. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Springfield IL 62791-9133 Podcast Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.com Email for Sci-Fi Trivia Questions: mrs.driftglass@gma...

Ep 430 Tariffs, Beechiz! 02.03.2018 1:05:59

Trump goes off the rails on Tariffs. We've got advice for progressives and applause for students, strikers, and Moms. More at ProLeftPod.com , where we have a new Patreon in addition to our Paypal account and GoFundMe accounts. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Springfield IL 62791-9133 Podcast Email: proleftpo...

Ep 429 The Kids Are Alright 23.02.2018 1:11:46

Student Activism is back. And Manafort is going down. Also, Bible Bitch and Sandy Hook Promise. More at ProLeftPod.com , where we have a new Patreon in addition to our Paypal account and GoFundMe accounts. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Springfield IL 62791-9133 Podcast Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.com Email for S...

Ep 428 How Was Infrastructure Week for YOU? 16.02.2018 1:14:48

Another shooting, but this one is different. 13 indictments of Russians. And Trump's lawyer paid Stormy? Really? That reminds us of our new fake sponsor, WHAT?! Campaign Finance Accounting Firm. More at ProLeftPod.com , where we have a new Patreon in addition to our Paypal account and GoFundMe accounts. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professiona...

Ep 427 The Shape of Watergate 09.02.2018 1:25:42

This week's politics. The Nunes footnotes, Washington Prayer Breakfast now with more Russians! Deficits schmeficits, and there's another "No Labels" type "independent" group in town, folks! More at ProLeftPod.com , where we have a new Patreon in addition to our Paypal account and GoFundMe accounts. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail M...

Ep 426 The Left Remembers 02.02.2018 1:18:39

Yeah we remember that George W. Bush was a terrible president. We remember LOTS of things. (recorded Thursday before the big nothing burger of the Nunes memo was known among the Cable News outlets, but we knew). More at ProLeftPod.com , where we have a new Patreon in addition to our Paypal account and GoFundMe accounts. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The...

Ep 425 Government by Lawsuit 26.01.2018 1:10:15

If society needs something under the Trump Era, people have to sue to get it. Also Hannity screws the pooch, Trump shows his butt on Obstruction of Justice, and we talk about getting serious because this is a tragedy what's happening to our country. (We'll discuss the very terrible immigration proposal coming from the White House on next week's show unless Trump scraps it again) Mor...

Ep 424 Trump's Wall is the Last Confederate Monument 19.01.2018 1:10:36

The brink of government shutdown is entirely about Trump's sh*thole racism. More at ProLeftPod.com Support the show

Ep 423 Our 8th Anniversary Episode (Sh**hole Edition) 12.01.2018 1:12:34

Donald Trump's insanity and cruel policies won't stop us from celebrating The Professional Left Podcast's 8th Anniversary. More at ProLeftPod.com , where we have a new Patreon in addition to our Paypal account and GoFundMe accounts. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Springfield IL 62791-9133 Podcast E...

Ep 422 Fire and Fury-ous 05.01.2018 1:00:43

It's the book. And also the reaction to the book from the White House. More at ProLeftPod.com , where we have a new Patreon in addition to our Paypal account and GoFundMe accounts. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Springfield IL 62791-9133 Podcast Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.com Email for Sci-Fi Trivia Questio...

Ep 421 Year End Double Episode (Featuring Science Fiction University) 29.12.2017 1:41:54

We end the year with a long one. And after the music Driftglass tells you what HE thinks is wrong with The Last Jedi (spoilers, though his critique is what many others have said.) Happy New Year!!! And thanks for supporting the show! More at ProLeftPod.com , where we have a new Patreon in addition to our Paypal account . REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: Th...

Ep 420 (Blaze It!) Trump Wins The Very Easiest Thing 22.12.2017 1:11:02

Great, Trump got tax cuts for the rich from a Republican Congress. Not exactly a miracle, but don't tell Mike Pence and Ben Carson that. Driftglass gets five minutes to rant about David Brooks, and hooray! J20 Protestors are found not guilty and Twitter proves that Both Sides Don't is really catching on! More at ProLeftPod.com , where we have a new Patreon and GoFundMe account , in addit...

Ep 419 Roy Moore Loses, Trump Harasses Again 15.12.2017 1:12:50

What is with Donald Trump sexually harassing Senator Gillibrand? And Roy Moore still has not conceded the Alabama Senate Seat as of this writing. More at ProLeftPod.com , where we have a new Patreon and GoFundMe account , in addition to our Paypal account . REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Springfield IL 62791-9133...

Ep 418 Al Franken Will Be Fine 08.12.2017 1:21:02

We'll miss Al Franken in the Senate. The week's politics after we announce that our Amazon account was cancelled, taking with it half the income we receive from doing this show. You can contribute to The Professional Left by visiting http://proleftpod.com and selecting from several options. Thanks! More at ProLeftPod.com REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snai...

Ep 417 Burn the Lifeboats, It's Mueller Time 01.12.2017 1:18:56

NOTE: Blue Gal talks late in this podcast about why she's a #MeToo participant. It's not difficult to talk about and she doesn't cry, but people easily triggered by recollections of molestation might not want to listen. We talk Flynn, the terrible awful GOP Tax Scam, and the news of the week. More at ProLeftPod.com REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail...

Ep 416 Happy Thanksgiving Weekend 24.11.2017 54:53

David Brooks omits whole sentences of Lincoln's Second Inaugural address because what Lincoln said was inconvenient to his argument. No one at the New York Times editorial board dared to mention it to him. Why? Also, Blue Gal reads letters to the editor from the Peoria Journal Star. Hilarity ensues. More at ProLeftPod.com REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Ma...

Ep 415 Everlasting Republican Double Standards 17.11.2017 1:13:06

Why are we talking about Bill Clinton? Also Bible B*tch finds a surprise from Google when looking for a Bible verse. What is our way out of despair? Thanksgiving. More at ProLeftPod.com REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Springfield IL 62791-9133 Podcast Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.com Email for Sci-Fi Trivia Questio...

Ep 414 Stupid Watergate Needs Stupid Martha Mitchell 10.11.2017 1:04:03

Recorded Thursday afternoon. Carter Page, why do conservatives buy books that reinforce their worldview but liberals don't? Both Siderism and centrism are AS BAD as conservativism, according to Driftglass. More at ProLeftPod.com REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Springfield IL 62791-9133 Podcast Email: proleftp...

Ep 413 Memo to the Next Democratic President 03.11.2017 57:22

Trump is using Hillary Clinton and the last election to rally his base around him as his White House goes down. But Democratic presidents could do much more to rally their base, too. We discuss how you can not compromise with conservative media or a Republican Congress, and you must never ever stop campaigning against Trump. Also how lying about coal jobs hurts job training programs and John Kelly...

Ep 412 Living in The Shawshank Redemption 27.10.2017 1:07:23

Driftglass gives us the three rules for surviving these Shawshank Redemption times. BG explains why Halperin points to the new "Spotlight" zeitgeist -- sexual harassment is absolutely everywhere and has been ignored for decades. Is this Revenge of the Hillary Voter? Yes and no. The war on women didn't start with us. More at ProLeftPod.com REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US,...

Ep 411 Healthcare? Meltdown 20.10.2017 1:02:55

What the hell, Trump? You're for a healthcare compromise and then you're not and you have time to golf with Lindsey and feud with the NFL but the CHIP program is suspended? Blue Gal had a meltdown before taping this Wednesday and we talk about that, too. More at ProLeftPod.com REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box...

Ep 410 Not Today Satan (or Trump) 13.10.2017 1:11:12

Friday the 13th doesn’t scare us, and neither does that stupid person who says he's "the president." Trump literally does not know how anything works. Meanwhile, we discuss how to protect ourselves from toxic stress until he is removed from office. More at ProLeftPod.com REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9...

Ep 409 All Workarounds All The Time 06.10.2017 1:07:26

Service delivery people in healthcare keep Blue Gal sane. And there's a lot of others working "around" this insane so-called president. More at ProLeftPod.com REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Springfield IL 62791-9133 Podcast Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.com Email for Sci-Fi Trivia Questions: mrs.drif...

Ep 408 An Alabama Non-Confederate Divorcee Explains Roy Moore 29.09.2017 1:19:51

Blue Gal/Fran lived in Alabama for 12 + years. She explains Roy Moore. The tax cuts for billionaires plan is a Republican plan. And Trump is along for the ride. Why what congress does doesn't matter to the 1%. More at ProLeftPod.com REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Springfield IL 62791-9133 Podcast Email: prol...