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 161 Declaring War on the Politeness Police
Sometimes politeness is just another word for going along with liars. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.
01:02:57 |
Fri 04 Jan 2013
Ep 160 The Dick Armey Invasion?
“Even Tom Friedman” blames the Republicans for the current debacle; The Dick Armey invades Freedomworks, and how are today’s pundits like an always-wrong astrologer? More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspo…
01:02:40 |
Fri 28 Dec 2012
Ep 159 Just Make Louie Gohmert Speaker Already
A reflection on Sandy Hook; the GOP goes still lower, and interruptions from middle child. Merry Christmas!
01:01:42 |
Fri 21 Dec 2012
Ep 158 The Two Americas
[This podcast was produced before the tragedy in Connecticut. Our hearts are broken for the victims and their families.] We discuss just how many "two Americas" there are. 2% versus 98%, the Coast…
00:54:54 |
Fri 14 Dec 2012
Ep 157 "That's Why They Call It Money"
Money in politics goes way farther and wider than even we think. Boehner has a binder, and how can there be a war on Christmas with so many Christmas trees in the White House? More at ProfessionalL…
01:03:26 |
Fri 07 Dec 2012
Ep 156 Dark Matter in the Media Universe
How are David Gregory’s war stocks doing? The real lack of transparency in our media. Are we ignoring Howie Kurtz? And who were the real losers in this year’s election? More at ProfessionalLeft…
01:14:12 |
Fri 30 Nov 2012
Ep 155 The Thanksgiving Letters Show
Happy Thanksgiving weekend! We read your letters on the air. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
00:56:54 |
Fri 23 Nov 2012
Ep 154 Post Election News Dump and GOP Equals The Confederacy?
We discuss all the GOP freakout over the election results. Is the Confederacy all that's left of the GOP? More at professionalleft.blogspot.com
00:59:16 |
Fri 16 Nov 2012
Ep 153 Election 2012 (yay!) and the Fiscal Cliff
Even after their shellac-ing, the GOP is always Wrong but never in doubt. And a brief discussion of framing the fiscal cliff (hint: this is NOT a case of “both sides”). More at ProfessionalLeft.bl…
00:59:15 |
Fri 09 Nov 2012
Ep 152 Hurricane Sandy, David Brooks, and Octavia Butler [walk into a podcast]
The worst storm in centuries, the worst David Brooks column in memory, and some really good science fiction you may have missed. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.
01:06:20 |
Fri 02 Nov 2012
Ep 151 Stop Your Robocalls, Callista Gingrich!
The Professional Left gets a robocall from Newt’s former mistress. The final Presidential debate is me-too Mitt. Also should we cover “reasonable conservatives”? More at professionalleft.blogspot…
01:01:23 |
Fri 26 Oct 2012
Ep 150 Town Hall Debate and Can We Ignore Certain Right-Wing Lunatics Yet?
We discuss the Town Hall Debate (Good Obama Showed Up!) and try to figure out if ignoring Ann Coulter and others will do any good. Also, why the Serenity Prayer is useless when it comes to global wa…
00:49:13 |
Fri 19 Oct 2012
Ep 149 BIDEN'D!
The Biden/Ryan debate versus High School Debate Rules. Blue Gal forced to watch FOX. And why we won’t eat out of Tom Brokaw’s cereal bowl. And a letter from a listener on the drug war and what do …
00:57:42 |
Fri 12 Oct 2012
Ep 148 Debate Fail? Or High Broderism on Parade?
Romney lies his way to victory, but as Driftglass says this week, "the problem with our system is not that Republicans are liars. The problem with our system is that nobody calls them out on it." A…
00:51:04 |
Fri 05 Oct 2012
Ep 147 CORRECTED. Republican Denialism Will Rise Again!
[The earlier upload of this podcast had some dead air in the first ten minutes. This episode is corrected.] This was the week Republican Denialism reached its own polls, math, and even the election…
01:06:57 |
Fri 28 Sep 2012
Ep 146: 47% and Mitt Romney’s Political Sister Wives
Mitt Romney’s secret video and how many sides of his GOP “family” think he’s cheating on them. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
00:53:57 |
Fri 21 Sep 2012
Ep 145 Learning from Willard’s Libya Lies
We use the words “Poor Romney” for the first and last time. Also, a few words about Presidents and War, and the Chicago Teacher’s Strike. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
01:08:58 |
Fri 14 Sep 2012
Ep 144 The Democratic Convention and Twitter Fun
We talk about the DNC and how using Twitter while watching has changed us. Also, how atheists and believers can actually get along, without this whole God Pandering mumbo jumbo. More at Professiona…
01:19:39 |
Fri 07 Sep 2012
Ep 143: Dotty Harry at the RNC (and Mitt's Taxes)
It’s the RNC Week in Review! More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.comAlso, no matter what happens, we want to see Mitt Romney's tax returns.
00:52:02 |
Fri 31 Aug 2012
Ep 142 Spastic Tubes and Netflix Queues
We discuss the Akin Abortion A-hole-ery and recommend three old movies that help explain the current political extremeism, even though they’re from the sixties. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
00:50:23 |
Fri 24 Aug 2012
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