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."
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 59 minutes
- Episodes
- 966
- Years Active
- 2010 - 2025
Ep 705: Recorded Before Trump Was Indicted, Dangit!!!
03-31-2023 | We read some of your letters and react to the tragic (and preventable, Republicans) murders of children and their caretakers in Nashville. And afterwards we found out Trump was indicted …
Science Fiction University - Ep 13: 'The Forbin Project'
03-28-2023 | Time for another Science Fiction University! This time, we discuss artificial intelligence, dystopian movies, and the 1970 film "Colossus: The Forbin Project." Uh-oh, we shouldn't have b…
Ep 704: Don't Sugarcoat It, Driftglass!
This week was like a scene out of "His Girl Friday," with reporters vamping while waiting for news. More on being the audience that bolts from MSNBC. Our next big mass movement is against poverty. An…
Ep 703: NFRS - Iraqi War and Remembrance
No Fair Remembering Stuff on the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq by the Bush Administration. What we blogged, how we felt, what it means today. More at http://proleftpod.com.
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Ep 702: Woke Spam Eggs Sausage and Woke
Woke as Duckspeak. DeSantis eats pudding with three fingers, and that tanks his fascist a$$. All this and the week's news plus more at http://proleftpod.com.
YouTube Ep 702: https://youtu.be/-OKAUZPbq…
Ep 701: No Fair Remembering Stuff - Blogs Part 4 | 'The OG Blogs'
The final episode of our history of OG liberal blogs. More at http://proleftpod.com.
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Ep 700: That's Seven Hundred Episodes | Whatta Week
What a week! Dominion filings against Fox, Jim Jordan AND Tucker Carlson face plant, and we appreciate the punching back by Rep. Daniel Goldman and other House Democrats and their staffs. More at htt…
Ep 699: No Fair Remembering Stuff - Blogs Part 3 | 'The OG Blogs'
03-07-2023 | Part 3 of our series on the history of the left-wing blogosphere and our part in it. More at http://proleftpod.com.
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Ep 698: Should We Boycott MSNBC?
03-03-2023 | Fox News viewers appear to be able to *change coverage of reality* at Fox by not watching when they tell the truth. We don't want to do that, but we would prefer if MSNBC paid *fewer for…
Science Fiction University - 'The Prisoner'
On the last Tuesday of every month, Driftglass and Blue Gal present Science Fiction University.
02-28-2023 | We discuss our re-watching of Patrick McGoohan in "The Prisoner," perhaps the most influent…
Ep 697: Our National Marriage
02-24-23 | We announced that we were getting married 12 years ago this month, and we're still at it! Meanwhile, for Lent, Fran is giving up the knee-jerk reaction that Marjorie Taylor Greene has any …
Ep 696: No Fair Remembering Stuff - Blogs | Part 2
02-21-2023 | Part 2 of our series on the history of the left-wing blogosphere and our part in it. More at http://proleftpod.com.
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Ep 695: Let's (Not) Go On A Conservative Cruise
02-23-2023 | We compare the two conservative cruises set to sail this summer. And Driftglass compares the Republican Party to the Subprime Housing Crisis. Who is doing their job in Washington and who…
Ep 694: No Fair Remembering Stuff - The OG Blogs | Part 1
02-14-2023 | We discuss how the liberal blogosphere got its start in THIS century, remembering Steve Gilliard, praising Digby, and celebrating Daily Kos and Crooks and Liars. Old Skool, baby! (In par…
Ep 693: 'Good Luck In Your Senior Year'
02-10-2023 | Joe Biden slays the Republican Party at SOTU, plus some local news. More at http://proleftpod.com.
YouTube Ep 693: https://youtu.be/YtbEoj--81g
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Ep 692: No Fair Remembering Stuff - Healthcare Part 2
02-07-2023 | Part 2 of 2 of our discussion of the long struggle for universal healthcare in the US. This episode: Romneycare to the present. CORRECTION: In this podcast we mention a "mean Jean" an…
Ep 691: Olbermann Hears A Who
02-03-2023 | We reply to Keith Olbermann's claim that there is "nothing on the Left" to compete with right-wing media. Whose fault is that, plus, what are we, chopped liver? More at http://proleftpod…
The Professional Left Presents Science Fiction University - Ep 11: Adaptations
On the last Tuesday of every month, Driftglass and Blue Gal present Science Fiction University.
In Episode 11, We discuss what can go wrong, and right, when adapting a much-loved science fiction s…
Ep 690: The Not-So-Special Prosecutors
01-27-2023 | Documents? We don't need no stinking documents! We just need clear evidence of obstruction of justice, and only one of the three with documents has done that. Late breaking news from th…
Ep 689: No Fair Remembering Stuff: Healthcare Part 1
Before we do an episode on Obamacare (in two weeks), we review the century-long battle for universal, government-assisted healthcare coverage in the US. Yep, it started with Teddy Roosevelt. More at…