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
A Conversation with Joan Walsh
Blue Gal speaks to Joan Walsh, Editor At Large at Salon Media Group Inc. and author of "What's the Matter with White People: Why We Long for a Golden Age That Never Was."
00:24:40 |
Tue 21 Aug 2012
Ep 141 The Return of John Galt and Plato’s “Noble Lie”
Romney’s taxes (still!) Choice of Ryan means Rupert runs the show (still!) And how preconceived notions govern public opinion for better or worse. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
00:52:34 |
Fri 17 Aug 2012
Ep 140 Media Segregation and the History of Liberals Being Right
Responding to a listener’s letter, we discuss specific historical events where liberals have been right all along. Also defending the Joe Coptic ad, dealing with crazy conservative emails from Uncle…
01:07:31 |
Fri 10 Aug 2012
Ep 139 Conservatives on Facebook - Debate Opponents or Energy Vampires?
Can we really “debate” conservatives on Facebook? How to win and when to run. Also, Mitt Romney is completely unprepared to be President. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.
00:49:43 |
Fri 03 Aug 2012
Ep 138 Mitt Flakes London!
Mitt Romney’s Olympic performance proves Blue Gal’s theory that he doesn’t want to win this election. BG poops on the Democratic Party establishment, and despairs for the ecology of the planet. Dri…
01:04:02 |
Fri 27 Jul 2012
Ep 137 To Kill a Mockingbird in Aurora, Colorado
Recorded the day of the horrific shooting in Aurora, Colorado, Driftglass and Blue Gal discuss literature, deflecting the mob, and why humanity is worth saving. (Also Mitt Romney’s literary fail wit…
00:59:08 |
Fri 20 Jul 2012
Ep 136 Do we HAVE to vote Obama? And your letters...
Our letters show goes off on a lot of tangents -- we don't actually mean it when we say take a drink, you'll get alcohol poisoning. Also please note that Monday is Blue Gal's birthday and we'll be …
01:18:39 |
Fri 13 Jul 2012
Ep 135 Don't Eat Each Other Alive, Democrats!
Please note we are testing new recording equipment this week and sound quality varies. Driftglass and Blue Gal discuss how to disagree with other liberals without being disagreeable. More at Profes…
01:05:47 |
Fri 06 Jul 2012
Ep 134 The SCOTUS End of the World Edition
SCOTUS decision causes a right wing meltdown; Driftglass recovers from surgery (really), and the new MSNBC show proves a horrible disappointment. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.
01:02:57 |
Fri 29 Jun 2012
Politics, Sex, and Religion with Comedian Hal Sparks
On behalf of Crooks and Liars.com, Driftglass and Blue Gal have a conversation with comedian and social activist Hal Sparks. Hal will be touring with John Fugelsang on the "Politics, Sex, and Religi…
00:28:58 |
Sun 24 Jun 2012
Ep 133 Yo! Keep Mitt Romney’s Tax Havens Straight!
Discussion of the broken Senate and completing the sentence “I don’t want to punish financial success, but...” After the music, BG throws down on the US Olympic Committee’s denigration of....knitte…
01:09:18 |
Fri 22 Jun 2012
Ep 132 The Sex(ism) Podcast
Recorded before Michigan’s male Republicans got their panties in a twist over “the V word,” we talk about sex, sexism, and why the Republican Party’s ethos seems to have a problem just being decent t…
01:07:19 |
Fri 15 Jun 2012
Ep 131 Wisconsin, Bradbury, and Why are all the Left Wing Jobs "Volunteer Coordinator"?
We discuss the loss in Wisconsin and the loss of Ray Bradbury, and Driftglass gets frustrated that left wing political action depends on volunteers, futons and brown rice. More at ProfessionalLeft.b…
00:46:53 |
Fri 08 Jun 2012
Ep 130 MittFail on Apps and Education
What the misspelling of "America" says about the CEO of the GOP. One of our listeners gets a letter from Mr. and Mrs. George W. Bush? Also, Charter Schools aren't all bad, BUT... More at Professi…
00:54:45 |
Fri 01 Jun 2012
For Crooks and Liars: An interview with John Fugelsang
On behalf of Crooks and Liars.com, Blue Gal (Fran) interviews comedian John Fugelsang about comedy, religion, and Mitt Romney's "Etch a Sketch" problem.
00:17:09 |
Fri 01 Jun 2012
BONUS: Driftglass Interviewed on KOPN-FM 89.5 Columbia MO
Interview from May 22, 2012
00:58:45 |
Sun 27 May 2012
Ep 129 Chicago protests, the New Civil War, and OMG Newt on MTP!
We discuss the lay of the land in Chicago given the NATO and CTU protests. Is a new Civil War coming? And Driftglass wins the "when will Newt be back on Meet the Press" bet with Blue Gal. More at …
01:05:39 |
Fri 25 May 2012
Ep 128 Driftglass Reads "Drift," h/t @Maddow
Driftglass listened to the audiobook of Rachel Maddow’s “Drift” this week (HIGHLY recommended!), and that leads to a convo on citizenship, the history of war, and money. Also, if Gawker outed Robin …
01:00:16 |
Fri 18 May 2012
Ep 127 - Let the Wild Rumpus Start! Maurice Sendak, Gay Marriage, and the Broken Congress
We miss Maurice Sendak, get a great letter from a prison guard, and can states reject treaties that haven’t even been ratified? Can a crazy congresswoman give away the other half of her citizenship,…
01:04:48 |
Fri 11 May 2012
Ep 126 Does Fox News want Romney to Lose? And Whither the Occupy Movement?
We discuss whether Fox News (let alone Romney himself) wants Romney to lose the White House. Should Occupy be the Left's Tea Party? And a renaissance in new progressive media starts with supporting…
00:56:20 |
Fri 04 May 2012
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