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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Update frequency: every 3 days
Average duration: 59 minutes
Episodes: 966
Years Active: 2010 - 2025

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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 board dared to mention it …

00:54:53 | Fri 24 Nov 2017

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 ProLeftPod.com

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01:13:06 | Fri 17 Nov 2017

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 conservativism, according to Dri…

01:04:03 | Fri 10 Nov 2017

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, too. We discuss how…

00:57:22 | Fri 03 Nov 2017

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 absolutely everywhere and…

01:07:23 | Fri 27 Oct 2017

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? Blue Gal had a meltdown …

01:02:55 | Fri 20 Oct 2017

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 how to protect ourselves…

01:11:12 | Fri 13 Oct 2017

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.com

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01:07:26 | Fri 06 Oct 2017

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 congress does doesn't mat…

01:19:51 | Fri 29 Sep 2017

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.com

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01:00:20 | Fri 22 Sep 2017

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 Bannon...and Bernie? Hilla…

01:12:56 | Fri 15 Sep 2017

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 hope that finally folks …

01:06:23 | Fri 08 Sep 2017

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.com

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01:12:05 | Fri 01 Sep 2017

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 website at ProLeftPod.co…

00:47:07 | Fri 25 Aug 2017

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 Monument is the Republi…

01:09:33 | Fri 18 Aug 2017

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? more at ProfessionalLeft.…

01:17:45 | Fri 11 Aug 2017

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. (There's an archive of …

01:19:38 | Fri 04 Aug 2017

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 recorded before news of …

01:12:55 | Fri 28 Jul 2017

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

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01:14:28 | Fri 21 Jul 2017

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