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 282 Baltimore Rises Up and Bernie Runs 01.05.2015 1:16:47

Bernie Sanders is running, Baltimore is burning, and media is failing. Bible Bitch goes full Driftglass, and Science Fiction University is about sex robots. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com. Support the show

Ep 281 Lord of the Flies in the Ointment 24.04.2015 1:05:39

HIllary starts a fifty state strategy, and we have no idea what Ted Cruz is talking about. Also, in a world without Republicans, would Barack Obama be a Republican? More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com Support the show

Ep 280 Marco! Rubio! Also Hillary. 17.04.2015 1:05:06

And Driftglass is mostly serious about drafting Glenn Greenwald for President. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com. Support the show

Ep 279 The Razor in the Apple 10.04.2015 54:38

Why the media can't "blame" anyone for government and societal failures. Hint: It's Money. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com. Support the show

Ep 278 The Time Machine 03.04.2015 1:12:35

We travel back to Rick Perlstein's Nixon/Reagan book (same as it ever was), deal with Indiana and fundy denialism (same as it ever was) and talk a bit about our courtship (still going strong). More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com Support the show

Ep 277 Ted Cruz and GOP Tribalism 26.03.2015 51:27

"Respecting" Republican evangelicals, the real story behind the human trafficking bill, and thanks to Charlie Pierce. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com Support the show

Ep 276 Aaron Schock, Buh Bye! 20.03.2015 1:28:18

We bid buh bye to totally-not-gay Congressman Aaron Schock, and wonder over the crazy at Ted Cruz and Rick Santorum events. What's the deal with Tom Friedman? And more at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com. Support the show

Ep 275 The Letter, Layoffs, and the Ladies!!! 13.03.2015 1:14:04

#47Traitors write a letter and step in it again, Driftglass gets laid off (and we lose our insurance again), and the GOP has a women problem again. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com. Support the show

Ep 274 But Did Hillary Email Bibi? 06.03.2015 1:10:06

Ben Carson not pure enuf! Hillary’s Email not official enuf! Rand Paul doesn't clap for Bibi enuf! But Jeb Bush has enuf monees. For now. And Ferguson has plenty of racism. Plus Science Fiction University plays 21 Questions. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com Support the show

Ep 273 Serial Liars and Winning Progressives 27.02.2015 1:16:44

Democrats are winning on DHS funding, the media acknowledges that BIll O’Reilly is a serial liar, and progressives even get a Keystone veto and (after we recorded this podcast) net neutrality. A round up of Illinois primary results, Chicago and downstate mayoral races shock the incumbents. Plus Science Fiction University. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com. Support the show

Ep 272 May I Have My “Opinion”? 20.02.2015 1:11:02

We discuss conservatives who think spouting hate and then hiding behind “my opinion” is political debate. Rudy Giuliani and Dinesh d'Souza go full bigot, and Jeb Bush hires all the Bush 43 foreign policy team. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com. Support the show

Ep 271 Jon Stewart, Brian Williams, and Us 13.02.2015 1:02:38

What's the real story is when Brian Williams leaves for six months and Jon Stewart leaves forever? Bible Bitch reads a found poem about Elizabeth Warren, and in Science Fiction University, Driftglass geeks out about Better Call Saul. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com Support the show

Ep 270 Prayer Breakfasts, Blasphemy, and Aaron Schock 06.02.2015 59:14

We discuss religion, secular prescriptions from David Brooks, Blasphemy from Stephen Fry, the Book of Job, and then Driftglass lets it rain down on Glenn Greenwald (briefly). More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com Support the show

Ep 269 Buh Bye Andrew Sullivan 30.01.2015 56:23

Andrew Sullivan quits blogging!?! Is Driftglass the last holdout on the single shingle blogging platform? Also, what YouTubers in the White House says about the mainstream media, and Sheldon Whitehouse hits one out of the park. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com Support the show

Ep 268 The Honesty Episode 23.01.2015 1:02:40

We discuss The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, and how "keeping it 100" is a great idea for the whole political / media populace. State of the Union response fails, why Obama can keep talking like it's 2009, and more at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com Support the show

Ep 267 The 5th Anniversary Show 16.01.2015 55:05

Same as it ever was? Driftglass and Blue Gal talk about how little has changed in right wing media since 2010. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com... Support the show

Ep 266 Betrayed Conservatives and Charlie Hebdo 09.01.2015 53:51

Conservatives feel betrayed by the election of John Boehner? Charlie Hebdo, Bible Bitch, and theocracy. We forgot to fix poverty, and Lindsey Graham should talk. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com Support the show

Ep 265 Social Media is a Baby (New Year) 02.01.2015 55:33

GOP White Supremacy, Chuck Todd gives away the secret, Social Media is new, Bible Bitch reading the Bible in a Year, Christianists not good Christians or good Americans. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com Support the show

Ep 264 Intro to 'Both Sides Don't' 26.12.2014 55:29

We discuss both-siderism and give examples. Plus a special science fiction university where YOU get to answer the trivia questions! More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com Support the show

Ep 263 What's in the Pope's Cloak? 19.12.2014 56:32

The Pope barters the Cuba deal? Jeb Bush on Facebook. Why we want Elizabeth Warren for Senate, for ever. More at professionalleft.blogspot.com Support the show

Ep 262 Ferguson, Torture, and The Wish of Angels 12.12.2014 1:02:38

We discuss the last time the system worked, and what went wrong. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com. Support the show

Ep 261 The Marketing Genius of the Civil Rights Movement. 05.12.2014 1:03:55

What if there had been a FOX news in 1964? Hating non-Whites is the Fox News Business Model. Bible Bitch doesn't think praying is an answer to being an a-hole. And Science Fiction University is about that movie "Alien." More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com Support the show

Ep 260 The Thanksgiving Show 27.11.2014 55:01

We discuss immigration, Ferguson, and read your Thanksgiving letters. Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com Support the show

Ep 259 Don't be the Ahole at Thanksgiving 21.11.2014 1:03:37

We talk about whether we should be an a-hole at Thanksgiving when Crazy Uncle Liberty spouts off. Plus the future of podcasting, why Blue Gal expects 700 emails, and science fiction university. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com Support the show

Ep 258 Wait, That's MY Pron! 14.11.2014 52:21

Net Neutrality has plenty of Republican defenders. Liberal fundraisers diss Hilary, and why liberals must stop arguing with an empty auditorium. Plus Science Fiction University and an invitation to write us for our letters show coming this Thanksgiving weekend. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com Support the show