The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal
"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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878 episodes
Ep 845: 'No One Could Have Predicted Hurricane Trump'
How is Donald Trump like a hurricane? How is toxic Republicanism like climate change? And snuggle up with a cuppa hot cocoa, kids, as Uncle Driftglass reads an excerpt from the 1955 story "Franchise" by Issac Asimov. <...
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Episode 845
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Ep 844: Focus on the Future!
The idea of focusing on the future isn't the flex (or the excuse) the Trump campaign thinks it is. We are pleasantly surprised on a road trip to Burlington, Iowa. Is Elon Musk's mom alright? Is Megyn Kelly? They seem...
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Episode 844
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Ep 843: Socialism For All. Again!
Trump is melting. Vance is a robot replacement. Walz understood his assignment. And isn’t it interesting that Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina, #1 enemy of socialism, wants the taxpayers to fix her husband’s driveway...
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Episode 843
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Ep 842: A Short, Pre-Debate Podcast
We cover the usual (sad!) media failures leading up to the Vice Presidential Debate Tuesday night.Note: Our recording host had some technical issues that other podcasters were also experiencing today. Our apologies for "abor...
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Episode 842
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Ep 841: Our Performance Review and Trump's Ethnic Cleansing
A Block: Driftglass and Bluegal read each other a list of standard performance review questions. Are we staff or management? B Block (40:30): Donald Trump and his party are flat-out in favor of ethnic cleansing in the ...
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Episode 841
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Ep 840: 'An Industry That Exists To Attack The New York Times'
Sorry, Maggie Haberman, we're just two married podcasters who live in a little house near a cornfield and who think the Beltway media is waaay too busy patting each other's backs. We're not an industry, we're pro-journalistic ethics (hell...
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Ep 839: The Bill Show Collab!
This week, Blue Gal is traveling, so we're bringing you a special rebroadcast of our recent appearance on "The Bill Show," which originally aired on September 9, 2024. Bill is an American ex-pat living in Australia, and his podcast is lib...
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Ep 838: Episode Two Redux!
No Fair Remembering 2010? Our SECOND episode from over 14 years ago. Before we were married! Driftglass was in Chicago, and Blue Gal was in Springfield, recording over Skype. This episode was recorded at a pivota...
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Ep 837: Good Ol' Fashioned Beat Down
Our two cents about the Presidential Vs. Donald Trump Debate. And we have some opinions, too, about Morning Joe guests attempting to "reunite the country." More at proleftpod.com.Link for this episode, check ...
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Ep 836 Exiled Republican Aristocracy Endorse Harris
Thanks Liz and Dick Cheney now GET LOST. You get NOTHING for doing the right thing. And you especially don't get more political power because you're pretending to be "centrist." Have a nice day! Also David Brooks prete...
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Episode 836
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Ep 835: Russia Russia Russia!
Oh wait, the Russia thing was real? And DOJ just indicted a whole mess of September Surprise? We muse on the idea of "earning" $100,000 an episode. Did you think you were worth it, Tim Pool? And Mik...
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Ep 834 Driftglass Has A Cold
A short episode so DG can recover his voice sooner rather than later. Links for this episode: Margaret Sullivan: An ugly case of 'false balance' at The New York Times
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Ep 833 The Doctrine of the Mainstream Media
Doctrines come from the stories that a church or a political party or some other group tells about itself. In that sense, the stories people tell themselves create the reality that they believe in. Powerful stories tell them what’s ...
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Ep 832: Where's the Money, Donald?
Also welcome back to the fight as, at long last, Democrats are "floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee." Are we finally back to the days of "Give 'em Hell, Harry"? We hope so! And the Donald Trump campaign has at least th...
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Episode 832
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Ep 831 Carousel of Past Dem Presidents At The DNC Remember!
No fair remembering stuff only applies to Republicans. Democrats get to celebrate THEIR past! Links for this episode: Driftglass on the Bradcast 8/21/24: https://bradbl...
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Episode 831
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Ep 830: DNC Night One and The Echo Chamber of Maureen Dowd
Happy 13th Wedding Anniversary to us! We celebrated by enjoying Night One of The Democratic National Convention, and attending a dear friend's funeral. We are reminded again this week that the Mainstream Media feeds respectable and ...
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Ep 829 Hey Tim Walz, Come On Our Podcast!
Well, it's worth a try. The news of the week continues to prove Republicans are weird. The three Jell-O molds the mainstream media tries to form "news salad" into. And DG brings back "shelter culture." More at proleftpod...
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Episode 829
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Ep 828 Is Trump Dropping Out?
Sir, many people have told us that Trump might drop out. Several important people said that Trump should drop out of the race. Some people say he should flee the country. I've even heard one person say he's a flight "risk," and ...
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Ep 827 The Illinois State Fair Butter Cow (And Other News!)
A busy week? Wait until October! Meanwhile, the Illinois State Fair unveiled their annual butter cow, and Harris/Walz kicked some ass while the Republican Party had a meltdown. More at proleftpod.com. Links for thi...
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Episode 827
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Ep 826 | Harris Walz 2024!
We're so excited. Also, some weird news of the week, including RFK Jr's bear hunt (eww) and Trump's Mar A Lago / WinRed forever grifting. More at proleftpod.com. Driftglass will be on the BradCast on Wednesday ...
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Ep 825 When Did Trump Decide To Be Orange?
Driftglass and BlueGal dive into Trump's blatant racism and why the media can't seem to call it what it is. Link for this episode: DG and BG on the BradCast 7/31/2024: https://bradblog.com/?p=15116Blue Gal's knitti...
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Episode 825
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Ep 824: Weird
A deep dive into the word "weird," from Shakespeare's "weird sisters" in The Scottish Play alllll the way to JD Vance and the Republican tone police, who really don't like us calling their entire QAnon Trump-humping cult of grifting, "weird."&n...
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Episode 824
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Ep 823: The Stories The Media Will Tell, 2024 Edition
We KNOW what the media is going to do this election cycle. It's our job to halt them. Both sides don't!!! More at proleftpod.com LINKS for this episode: Kurt Vonnegut, The Shape of Stories https://www.you...
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Episode 823
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Ep 822: Dems In Array For Kamala Harris
LFG! But we have no plans to ever forget the shameful, public "Dump Biden" pile-on by Hollywood celebrities, our Never Trump "allies", the Pod Save rug rats, the wealthy donors -- who resorted to what amounted to down-ticket extortion to ...
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Episode 822
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