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 296 The First GOP Debate and #JonVoyage
We discuss the first GOP debate and the last episode with Jon Stewart. Also Obama punches back on the Iran Deal, and in Science Fiction University, a quiz on comets and a query: Would you give up C…
01:17:11 |
Fri 07 Aug 2015
Ep 295 Is Cecil the Lion a Proxy War?
Cecil the Lion - Environmental crime and misplaced rage. Why is Ron Fournier's job MORE protected than Cecil? More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.
01:25:20 |
Fri 31 Jul 2015
Ep 294 The Obama Coalition Without Obama
Netroots Nation 15 shows the Obama Coalition adjusting to life without a President Obama. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
01:05:21 |
Fri 24 Jul 2015
Ep 293 Liars, Damn Liars, and @Lawrence
We discuss Planned Parenthood and the faked video, Lawrence O'Donnell and Donald Trump, and David Brooks white-splaining Ta-Nehisi Coates. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.
01:06:57 |
Fri 17 Jul 2015
Ep 292 You Are Not Watching The News
Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and Tom Brokaw walk into a bar. What’s on the saloon's TV is a news-like product, but it is not news. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
01:17:10 |
Fri 10 Jul 2015
Ep 291 Catch-Up Episode
So much news happened last Friday we had to expand our podcast this week to fit it all in. Update on Junior Dude's meds, Supreme Court ruling on marriage equality, Obama's eulogy, plus this week's p…
01:42:10 |
Fri 03 Jul 2015
Ep 290: Can We Haz Single Payer Now, Too
A great week for liberals. But mixed with personal stuggle and pain for Charleston. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com. (This podcast recorded before the Supreme Court decision on Marriage Equa…
01:17:14 |
Fri 26 Jun 2015
Ep 289: Charleston Shootings and USA Racism
The Charleston shootings were White supremacist racism. Also Donald Trumpism, and TPP is about corporate power. More at professionalleft.blogspot.com.
01:13:50 |
Fri 19 Jun 2015
Ep 288 Oh my god! Chuck Todd!
Chuck Todd gives an extraordinary interview about his experience in the media. And John Thune tells the biggest lie on Twitter ever? Please note Sci Fi University is about horror films and includes…
01:13:44 |
Fri 12 Jun 2015
Ep 287 Die with the Lie
The GOP will do anything to not admit error re Iraq and the economy. Notice Hillary Clinton is not doing this. Both Sides Don't. More at professionalleft.blogspot.com
01:02:02 |
Fri 05 Jun 2015
Ep 286 The Moral Conversation
Moral conversations must involve issues of povertyand injustice. Who gets to lie? Who gets to decide what a “moral conversation” looks like? More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com..
Fri 29 May 2015
Ep 285 That Square in Baghdad Named Bush
Finally litigating the Iraq War! Thanks Jebya! More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
01:09:02 |
Fri 22 May 2015
Ep 284 The Chickens Come Home To Roost
This week marked codas on Mad Men, Obamacare, media lies, and Jeb Bush. (This episode recorded before the Senate’s turnaround on TPP.) More at professionalleft.blogspot.com
01:11:29 |
Fri 15 May 2015
Ep 283 Teacher Depreciation Week
Teachers treated like dirt; Pamela Geller gets her war on. And in Science Fiction University, what three books would go with you in The Time Machine? More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
01:10:24 |
Fri 08 May 2015
Ep 282 Baltimore Rises Up and Bernie Runs
Bernie Sanders is running, Baltimore is burning, and media is failing. Bible Bitch goes full Driftglass, and Science Fiction University is about sex robots. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.
01:16:47 |
Fri 01 May 2015
Ep 281 Lord of the Flies in the Ointment
HIllary starts a fifty state strategy, and we have no idea what Ted Cruz is talking about. Also, in a world without Republicans, would Barack Obama be a Republican? More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspo…
01:05:39 |
Fri 24 Apr 2015
Ep 280 Marco! Rubio! Also Hillary.
And Driftglass is mostly serious about drafting Glenn Greenwald for President. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.
01:05:06 |
Fri 17 Apr 2015
Ep 279 The Razor in the Apple
Why the media can't "blame" anyone for government and societal failures. Hint: It's Money. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.
00:54:38 |
Fri 10 Apr 2015
Ep 278 The Time Machine
We travel back to Rick Perlstein's Nixon/Reagan book (same as it ever was), deal with Indiana and fundy denialism (same as it ever was) and talk a bit about our courtship (still going strong). More …
01:12:35 |
Fri 03 Apr 2015
Ep 277 Ted Cruz and GOP Tribalism
"Respecting" Republican evangelicals, the real story behind the human trafficking bill, and thanks to Charlie Pierce. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
00:51:27 |
Thu 26 Mar 2015
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