The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal

http://proleftpod.com Driftglass and Blue Gal

Award winning bloggers Driftglass (driftglass.blogspot.com) and Blue Gal (bgalrstate.blogspot.com) talk about politics from the Left. This podcast is not safe for work.

May 18, 2018
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 441 Apologize!

We talk about Rudy Guiliani, at least one person who is "tired of winning," and a number of people who've discovered all of a sudden that Truth is important, like Rex Tillerson ...
May 11, 2018
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 440: It’s Always 2003

Notice how torture, Dick Cheney, and claiming Democrats are terrorists is back? It’s the Republican pay-to-play book! Along with Race Bait and Switch with their own voters. Mich...
May 04, 2018
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 439 We Won't Stand Aghast At Nothingness

Maybe the Trump Era is an alternate universe designed to destroy the Republican Party and chasten the mainstream media. Or maybe we just need to fight harder for what's right. ...
April 27, 2018
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 438 No Diamond, No Silk

Three Reboots: Queer Eye, Lost in Space, and ...Jonah Goldberg reboots Ayn Rand? We do get to Trump's Fox and Friends meltdown eventually. But this is a Diamond and Silk F...
April 20, 2018
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 437 We Used to Walk on the Moon

Hannity is the third client, Haley is not amused, and some climate denying whack job is head of NASA. Plus some Comey. More at ProLeftPod.com.REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, S...
April 13, 2018
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 436 Stupid Watergate Speeds Up

Multiple Trump Meltdowns. Buh Bye Paul Ryan. Facebook is a new thing in the world, we'll regulate it in time. The dignity of everyone in the world is why to have trade. More...
April 06, 2018
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 435 Trench Warfare

We apologize for the occasional sound distortion in this week's show -- we're working on it!!! More at ProLeftPod.com.REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR B...
March 30, 2018
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 434 Driftglass 13th Blogiversary!

Driftglass celebrates his 13th blogiversary by taking on all the regular targets. For details on how to support the show visit us at ProLeftPod.com.REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT...
March 23, 2018
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 433 Do Not Congratulate

Do Not Congratulate-gate, what happens when Fox News determines policy at Twitter-speed, The Illinois Primary results, Cambridge Analytica and more. For details on how to sup...
March 16, 2018
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 432 The Uncivil Rights Movement

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 acc...
March 09, 2018
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 431 No chaos. No chaos. You’re the chaos.

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 ...
March 02, 2018
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 430 Tariffs, Beechiz!

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 add...
February 23, 2018
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 429 The Kids Are Alright

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 ac...
February 16, 2018
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 428 How Was Infrastructure Week for YOU?

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 Fin...
February 09, 2018
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 427 The Shape of Watergate

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 ...
February 02, 2018
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 426 The Left Remembers

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 t...
January 26, 2018
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 425 Government by Lawsuit

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 g...
January 19, 2018
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 424 Trump's Wall is the Last Confederate Monument

The brink of government shutdown is entirely about Trump's sh*thole racism. More at ProLeftPod.com
January 12, 2018
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 423 Our 8th Anniversary Episode (Sh**hole Edition)

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...
January 05, 2018
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 422 Fire and Fury-ous

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 accoun...
December 29, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 421 Year End Double Episode (Featuring Science Fiction University)

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 sai...
December 22, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 420 (Blaze It!) Trump Wins The Very Easiest Thing

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 a...
December 15, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 419 Roy Moore Loses, Trump Harasses Again

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 ...
December 08, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 418 Al Franken Will Be Fine

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...
December 01, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 417 Burn the Lifeboats, It's Mueller Time

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 recollecti...
November 24, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 416 Happy Thanksgiving Weekend

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 boar...
November 17, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 415 Everlasting Republican Double Standards

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 Pro...
November 10, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 414 Stupid Watergate Needs Stupid Martha Mitchell

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 conservati...
November 03, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 413 Memo to the Next Democratic President

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...
October 27, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 412 Living in The Shawshank Redemption

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 abs...
October 20, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 411 Healthcare? Meltdown

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? Bl...
October 13, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 410 Not Today Satan (or Trump)

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 ho...
October 06, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 409 All Workarounds All The Time

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.comREVIEW US ON ITUNE...
September 29, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 408 An Alabama Non-Confederate Divorcee Explains Roy Moore

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 con...
September 22, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 407 The Republican Machine Kills

Messaging. And how the Republican Party is a machine designed to destroy government and make rich people richer. More at ProLeftPod.comREVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT ...
September 15, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 406 Medicare for All, DACA redux, and the Gorsuch Heist

The Democrats learn how to brand, consequences of the Trump's anti-immigration reaches college campuses. Bible B*tch responds to Charles Blow, and the Beltway both-siders Banno...
September 08, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 405 Chuck and Nancy, Hurricane Irma, and DACA

Don't worry about normalizing Trump. Nation, and media, wide response to Trump's DACA decision proves the Resistance is working. Hurricanes yield many analogies, but mostly ho...
September 01, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 404 Arpaio Pardoned, Hurricane Harvey, and Pastors Behaving Badly

We discuss why horrific events like Hurricane Harvey prove the need for societal thinking and competent leadership. More at ProLeftPod.comREVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPOR...
August 25, 2017
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Ep 403 Blue Gal Wants Her Own Dragon

Blue Gal feels despair fighting the Breitbarts and the Mercers, and wishes she had a Game of Thrones style dragon for the battle. Then Bible Bitch intervenes. Visit our NEW we...
August 18, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 402 - The Last Confederate Monument

Saturday is Driftglass and Blue Gal's 6th Wedding Anniversary! Also... Buh Bye Bannon. Why "history will NOT remember" that Republicans supported Trump. The last Confederate M...
August 11, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 401 What's With All the Nazi References Donald?

What with Jeffrey Lord losing his job over a Nazi type tweet and Gorka and Miller taking turns out-Goebbeling each other....and what about the "bombs away" so-called POTUS? mor...
August 04, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 400 The 400th Episode!

We recorded this Wednesday (before the Grand Jury announcement dangit!) The GOP Lifeboat Builders, Trump goes after legal immigration? and remembering many of the podcasts. (...
July 28, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 399 Healthcare Debate Kills 'Both Sides' Journalism - For Now

There's no way for pundits to make excuses that "both sides" are to blame for the health care cruelty of Republicans. That doesn't stop them from trying. And of course, we re...
July 21, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 398 Spicer Out and We're Still Fighting for Healthcare

Trump is losing lawyers and staff, Trumpcare is dead, or is it? Russia. Russia. Russia. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
July 14, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 397 Ted Cruz's Billy Bass Healthcare Plan

It's just terrible! Trading certainty for Truth. And OMG Don Jr, of course. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
July 07, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 396 Trusting in the Process, but not the Republicans

Some decisions have to be made via a compromise between many stakeholders. In differing ways Driftglass and Blue Gal are not ready to make nice with the Republican Party. More...
June 30, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 395 Collusion's Just Another Word

Mika and Joe get blackmailed by the President of the United States. How to talk about health insurance, and we look ahead to 400 episodes of The Professional Left... More at P...
June 23, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 394 The Big Reveal: GOP are Monsters

The Health "Care" Bill is as bad as it can be. How we cope with despair via local activism. Bible Bitch calls out the Pence forced-birthers -- that's not scriptural -- and we ...
June 16, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 393 The White House is Full of Red Shirts

Can Trump say "you're fired" to his entire staff? And we review the audio book of "Al Franken: Giant of the Senate." More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
June 09, 2017
Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 392 James Comey’s Hostile Workplace Environment

The mostly bad political news of the week, and James Comey. And Blue Gal takes a moment to remind herself and everyone else to BREATHE. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com