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
- 964
- Years Active
- 2010 - 2025
Ep 831 Carousel of Past Dem Presidents At The DNC Remember!
No fair remembering stuff only applies to Republicans.
Democrats get to celebrate THEIR past!
Links for this episode:
Driftglass on the Bradcast 8/21/24: https://bradblog.com/?p=15139
Brian Baez, Co…
Ep 830: DNC Night One and The Echo Chamber of Maureen Dowd
Happy 13th Wedding Anniversary to us! We celebrated by enjoying Night One of The Democratic National Convention, and attending a dear friend's funeral. We are reminded again this week that the Main…
Ep 829 Hey Tim Walz, Come On Our Podcast!
Well, it's worth a try. The news of the week continues to prove Republicans are weird. The three Jell-O molds the mainstream media tries to form "news salad" into. And DG brings back "shelter cult…
Ep 828 Is Trump Dropping Out?
Sir, many people have told us that Trump might drop out. Several important people said that Trump should drop out of the race. Some people say he should flee the country. I've even heard one person…
Ep 827 The Illinois State Fair Butter Cow (And Other News!)
A busy week? Wait until October!
Meanwhile, the Illinois State Fair unveiled their annual butter cow, and Harris/Walz kicked some ass while the Republican Party had a meltdown.
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Ep 826 | Harris Walz 2024!
We're so excited. Also, some weird news of the week, including RFK Jr's bear hunt (eww) and Trump's Mar A Lago / WinRed forever grifting.
More at proleftpod.com.
Driftglass will be on the BradCast…
Ep 825 When Did Trump Decide To Be Orange?
Driftglass and BlueGal dive into Trump's blatant racism and why the media can't seem to call it what it is.
Link for this episode:
DG and BG on the BradCast 7/31/2024: https://bradblog.com/?p=15116
B…
Ep 824: Weird
A deep dive into the word "weird," from Shakespeare's "weird sisters" in The Scottish Play alllll the way to JD Vance and the Republican tone police, who really don't like us calling their entire QAn…
Ep 823: The Stories The Media Will Tell, 2024 Edition
We KNOW what the media is going to do this election cycle. It's our job to halt them. Both sides don't!!!
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LINKS for this episode:
Kurt Vonnegut, The Shape of Stories
https://…
Ep 822: Dems In Array For Kamala Harris
LFG! But we have no plans to ever forget the shameful, public "Dump Biden" pile-on by Hollywood celebrities, our Never Trump "allies", the Pod Save rug rats, the wealthy donors -- who resorted to wh…
Ep 821: A Change in TONE?
The Tone Police is ALWAYS there to benefit the oppressor, in this case, the RNC.
And we follow up on the stupid "dump Biden" conspiracy. Resist that noise and silence Monkey Mind.
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Ep 820: Western Pennsylvania And The Gorilla They Didn't See
Orwell said, "Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past." That's not the fight we wanted, but that's the fight we're in, kids.
Plus touching letters from…
Ep 819: Ridin' With Biden!
We're so stabby about the mainstream media right now, it's a swear-fest. Fran is boycotting MSNBC for the Summer to protect her mental health and punish the suits upstairs (Sorry, Lawrence.). And Dr…
Ep 818 Science Fiction University: Dark Matter and the Multiverse
Diving into Apple TV's new series "Dark Matter," based on Blake Crouch's bestselling novel. We'll explore how the show tackles concepts of both parallel realities, and the nature of identity across m…
Ep 817 Chop Wood, Carry Water, Curse SCOTUS
Scotus (and the mainstream media, who have blood in their teeth now)? Curses on them all. Meanwhile, were going to chop wood, carry water, and get out the vote. More at proleftpod.com.
Ep 816: From Grassroots to Gears
[Recorded before the Presidential Debate.]
Time for a deep dive into the troubling parallels between the decline of "liberal" mainstream media and the recent corporate buyouts of popular automotive Yo…
Ep 815: The Debate and Trump's (and Ross Perot's) Tariffs
No Fair Remembering Stuff: going full Smoot-Hawley on this one! And stay tuned for Driftglass's amazing impersonation of Bill Clinton. More at proleftpod.com
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Ep 814: Stop Normalizing 'Normalizing'
There is no "normalizing" you know who, it's just pretending it's okay with you that 39% of the country loves fascism. In other news the Biden campaign wins a "Don't Sugarcoat It Award." More at pr…
Ep 813: Bill Buckley And The Power Of Myth
No Fair Remembering Stuff: Bill Kristol brushes off the long-standing and revered myth that William F. Buckley Jr. "banished the John Birch Society from the conservative movement." Really?
More a…
Ep 812: What's An Independent?
A letter from a listener leads us to ask whether anyone left of center can use the word "independent" about themselves. Plus the Hunter Biden verdict isn't the worst thing ever, and we've got some w…