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 125 Paul Ryan and the GOP: "We're Too Wrong to Fail!"
Paul Ryan ditches Ayn Rand, Peter Beinart makes religion unaccountable, and Look Who Else has a paying job in politics? (hint: He lied about Iraq as a professional lying liar.) More at professional…
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Fri 27 Apr 2012
Ep 124 Supporting the Homo Commie Lib Conspiracy, one pissant question at a time.
Letters from our listeners share how small acts can disrupt the paradigm. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.
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Fri 20 Apr 2012
Ep 123 Conspiracies from Ayn Rand, Saul Alinsky...and Dan Savage?
We stand agog that Rick Santorum dropped out of the race for President this week...seems like months ago. And why do conservatives ignore Ayn Rand’s rampant anti-Christian message, and why do they …
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Fri 13 Apr 2012
Ep 122 Blog Against Theocracy, Marketing Racism, and PA Tea Party Sin
It’s Blog Against Theocracy weekend. Justification for racism on the right has a long history -- and the Tea Party leadership in Pennsylvania “stops a beating heart” and gets Blue Gal really upset. …
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Fri 06 Apr 2012
Ep 121 Maddow, Trayvon, Abortion, Supreme Court, and Chicago
The news this week has taken a break from election politics (thankfully) and so do we. Rachel Maddow’s book, the Trayvon Martin case, more on the culture war, and Driftglass (celebrating his SEVENTH…
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Fri 30 Mar 2012
Ep 120 The JOBS Bill? 10 Conservative Lies about Jobs
Why Blue Gal isn't going to knit a uterus for her congresscritter; and the top ten conservative lies about jobs and the economy. If you like these podcasts, please consider making a one-time or mon…
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Fri 23 Mar 2012
Ep 119 - How To Talk Politics When You Must
After a brief review of the upcoming Illinois GOP Primary, we answer three (3!) letters regarding talking politics with our neighbors without losing our tempers or our minds. More at ProfessionalLef…
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Fri 16 Mar 2012
Ep 118 - GOP Circles the Wagons; Is it Okay to Boycott?
Why don't individual Republicans just say Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh don't speak for them? Driftglass responds to criticism (not from advertisers), and what is wrong with radio advertiser boycott…
00:59:27 |
Fri 09 Mar 2012
Ep 117 Top Ten News Stories from The Party from Another Planet
We cover the exhausting week of birtherism, Breitbart's passing, and media fail on all fronts. Blue Gal gets verklempt reading your letters, and we recover our memories of Steve Gilliard, the true f…
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Fri 02 Mar 2012
Ep 116 Sex, the Sacred, and the Profane
We start off Lenten podcasting (FTW!) with whether we should declare victory in the culture wars. The Right Wing's long game on the abortion/birth control debate, and after the music we continue our…
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Fri 24 Feb 2012
Ep 115 Condoms at CPAC, or Will Success Spoil Rick Santorum?
CPAC stands for "Conservative People Are Crazy (now with alcohol)", and how Rick Santorum gives our nation a true debate that spells failure for the GOP. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.
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Fri 17 Feb 2012
Ep 114: "The Tolerance Dollar is a Good Dollar"
Komen, JCPenney, and the Catholic Church are learning lessons about capitalism and how tolerance, equality, and social justice sells. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
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Fri 10 Feb 2012
Ep 113 Parenting, Schools, and an Open Letter to Kathleen Sibelius
Blue Gal has a helluva week being an involved, educated parent, and responds by writing a letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Driftglass speaks to bureaucracies from the perspectiv…
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Fri 03 Feb 2012
Ep 112 The Pro Left Response to SOTU - and 'To the moon, Newt"!
We present our response to the State of the Union and discuss why we are not impressed by the 'conservative establishment' freak out over a Newt Gingrich surge. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
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Fri 27 Jan 2012
Ep 111 Hey Fox News, If You've Got a Blacklist, We Wanna Be On It.
Andrew Sullivan claims he's been blacklisted by Fox, and Newt is now a socialist? Also, why Republicans will always be aggrieved even when they win elections. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.
00:42:17 |
Fri 20 Jan 2012
Ep 110 The Long Podcast; Should we just crash the system?
We read three letters regarding protesting versus crashing the system. Abolishing the Senate? Occupying the DNC? Seceeding from Fox America? Commenting anonymously at a blog? [Careful there, budd…
01:23:47 |
Fri 13 Jan 2012
Ep 109 In GOP Analysis, Are You Following the Money or the Lies?
Newt, two Ricks, and the real consequences of Republican Lies on real people. Plus a listener innoculates himself against David Brooks and catches Bobo Plague anyway. More at Professional Left.blog…
00:38:40 |
Fri 06 Jan 2012
Ep 108 The Ron Paul Luv Affair and the End of "Traitor"
We wonder aloud why Andrew Sullivan thinks there can only be one "real" bigot in the GOP. Also, can we all agree to end using the word "traitor" when talking about those with whom we disagree? For …
00:32:03 |
Fri 30 Dec 2011
Ep 107 The Top Ten Lies of Today's Politics
Merry Christmas and Happy Festivus! We come up with a list of lies we've debunked all year, and debunk them end of the year list-style. Also, either you can't be a gay conservative Republican, or t…
01:06:57 |
Fri 23 Dec 2011
Ep 106 The Media's Trench Warfare versus Real People, Real Change
How the mainstream media puts protection from their own "vocational harm" above all else. Also, Star Trek, ObamaCare, and The Holy Roman Empire of Newt Gingrich. More at ProfessionalLeft.Blogspot.c…
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Fri 16 Dec 2011
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