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 576: Political University #5: It's the Racism
Both Sides Don't de-legitimize Black ballots. Period. More at http://ProLeftPod.com!
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Ep 575: Political University #4: Cable News is Not Your Friend
A long-running theme of our podcast is that mainstream media continually frames the debate from a Republican perspective. During the recording of this podcast, Driftglass noticed that his muted TV w…
Ep 574: Political University Vol 3 - Values, Politics, and Advocacy
Our task is often to know our values, slow our roll when it comes to politics and legislation, then chop wood, carry water for our advocacy. And know when to celebrate our victories, and live to fi…
Ep 573: Post-Election University 2: Remember The Past
Memory is the liberal superpower! And a reminder, Biden isn't president... YET. More at http://ProLeftPod.com!
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Ep 572: Post-Election University - Don't You Dare Call It Trumpism
We discuss why the beltway wants to call it Trumpism and why we must never do so. And the difference between a coastal D+20 district and a Midwest R+5 district reminds us that all politics is local.…
Ep 571: President Biden and Election 2020 Recap
The Professional Left is STILL The Cornfield Resistance, alas, as we still have a Republican Congressman and more work to do after the 2020 election. Chop wood, carry water! More at http://ProLeftPod…
Ep 570: Happy Birthday Driftglass and Your Letters
We discuss Driftglass's birthday presents (thanks for quitting your own website, Glenn Greenwald!) and read your letters. More at http://ProLeftPod.com!
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Ep 569: Ancient Chinese Secret Bank Account
Republicans are DEFINITELY in disarray. But you wouldn't know it from the praise Trump got for not pooping on the debate floor. Trump has a secret Chinese bank account and pays more in taxes to China…
Ep 568: Burn the Republican Lifeboats; No GOP Rebranding
Ben Sasse and Mitt Romney and Morning Joe lead the way in building lifeboats to sail away from Trump's destruction of the Republican brand. We knew this would happen, and you know what we say! Burn…
Ep 567: Where Are the Tone Police?
Our own congressional district is a tossup! and we talk about how and why no one is tone policing the Lincoln Project. It's because IOKIYAR! Also Trump and Melania both dropped F-bombs. Who do they t…
Ep 565: Yes We Can Fight In Honor of RBG and Breonna Taylor
It's not a burden to fight for those less fortunate. It's an HONOR. Remembering RBG and Breonna Taylor, rest in power. And it turns out 2022 starts NOW, and if money is speech? Hear us ROAR. More at …
Ep 564: Herd Mentality and Driftglass's Feud with Steve Schmidt
Driftglass responds to Steve Schmidt's direct put-down of our Never-Trumper skepticism. Also: Trump's very bad town hall, Newt says the Verboten word, and Bill Kristol is going to reinvent the Republ…
Ep 563: Wheels Down for Kamala; Wheels Off For Donald
Donald Trump keeps talking. That's a yuuge problem for his campaign. Meanwhile, Kamala's images on Twitter speak to masses of people. More at http://ProLeftPod.com!
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Ep 562: Whoops! Trump Took His Mouth on the Campaign Trail
It's the worst campaign ever, and it's okay to tune it out as much as possible and focus on GOTV. More at http://ProLeftPod.com!
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Ep 561: The RNC, and Why We Fight
What a shitshow. More at http://ProLeftPod.com!
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Ep 559: Go Postal Unions and Kamala Harris
We LOVE the new Vice Presidential nominee!!! And our post office and sanctity of our elections needs our constant attention. BG reads about modern martyrs, and Driftglass loves all our listeners, alm…
Ep 558: How We Beat The Republicans
Taking Trump seriously and not seriously. Burn the lifeboat, USS Centrism! Why being partisan is the answer. And how the Democratic Party can win by doing things that make Democrats happy. Duh. More …
Ep 557: Good Trouble
We remember John Lewis and we also remember the Bush Administration, the 2012 "Republican autopsy," Ornstein and Mann, red-lining, the Access Hollywood tape, and where Joe Scarborough used to spend C…