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 793: Trump's Abortion Fail
It's like Trump became JEB! Bush this week: a pleading Republican politician instead of the manifestation of the Republican Base's ID. We discuss.
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Ep 792: What's Rove Got To Do With It?
MSNBC interviews (and we are not making this up) Karl Rove and Reince Priebus. We have thoughts.
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Ep 791 Science Fiction University: 3 Body Problem
We talk about the new Apple TV series "3 Body Problem," which we highly recommend. We also relate it to lots of other science fiction works.
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Ep 790 The NBC News Meltdown and Trump's Bible
What a week! We begin by connecting what we've been saying for fourteen years on The Professional Left Podcast to the latest disaster meltdown at NBC, which purportedly is about the McDaniel hiring/…
Ep 789: One Weird Reason NBC's New Hire Went Wrong
Why did NBC hire Ronna Romney McDaniel? And the obvious reason it was the wrong choice? Isn't the real reason. And deep down Chuck Todd knows it.
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Ep 788: Impeachment Is Over (If You Want It)
The so-called impeachment inquiry of Joe Biden is o.v.e.r.
Join us on The Professional Left Podcast as we dive deep into the face plant that is the House impeachment inquiry. 😮🏛️
We unravel the intr…
Ep 787: No Fair Remembering What Trump Said Yesterday
Fascism, language, and forgettery. Will the media remember "bloodbath" next week? More at proleftpod.com.
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Ep 786 Britt Mace Noem and Stefanik Enter The Veep Pageant
A bunch of Republican women face plant in an attempt to win the favor of a convicted sex offender. Republican states are pro lead poisoning and conservative pundits come out against ...retirement? …
Ep 785 By Popular Demand, Biden's State of the Union
You asked us to discuss and celebrate Biden's State of the Union, so we did! (Next podcast will be Thursday March 14.)
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Ep 784: WHAT 'Quiet Part Out Loud'?
Republicans no longer have a quiet part. Cutting Social Security, stopping 'feminazis' from voting, supporting a rapist and porn star bribe payer. There is no more "quiet part" that they're hiding …
Ep 783 Dropping Everything To Talk About Dune 2
Alt Title: No Fair Remembering who won the very first Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1966.
We revisit our "Dune" Science Fiction University podcasts and also talk about the best epic movie ever (not …
Ep 782: Confront the Problem, Go, Fight, Win!
It's up to us, Democrats. It’s just us now. The courts will not save us. The Republican House is a lunatic asylum. The Senate can barely function. And the media is broken beyond repair.
So let's…
Science Fiction University - The Maltese Falcon
We take a break from Science Fiction to dive into Film Noir and The Maltese Falcon, not only the 1941 classic starring Humphrey Bogart, but also the 1931 version of the same name, and the 1936 comedy…
Ep 781: Three Hundred Fifty-Five Million Dollars
Trump is fined, Republicans and Fox are complicit with Russian interference in our elections AGAIN. Driftglass talks about the Republican's "Empty Refrigerator." And more of the week's news. More …
Ep 780: No Fair Remembering The Clinton Surplus
Republicans cut taxes for their rich donors when they're in the White House, and flip out about "the deficit" when a Democrat takes the presidency. Join us in the latest episode of No Fair Remember…
Ep 779 The Jon Stewart Blowback
Sorry Jon Stewart, both siderist nonsense when it Mango Mussolini versus Grandpa Joe just doesn't cut it in 2024. We also celebrate an anniversary and a milestone. This week marks when Driftglass a…
Ep 778 No Fair Remembering The 1965 Watts Uprising
In this thought-provoking episode, join us as we, two admittedly white midwesterners who were Pre-K at the time of the event, nevertheless take a look back at a significant event in American history …
Ep 777 Lawyers In Love
It's all lawyers all the time on the cable news networks. So Driftglass dreams of...breath mints and Batman? How are never Trumpers like the Whig Party? And The GOP House is in a State of Fail. M…
Ep 776: No Fair Remembering Hillary's 'Basket of Deplorables'
Everything old is new again, as we ask, why did Hillary sugarcoat it in 2016? And why does the truth make pundits flip out? More at proleftpod.com.
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Ep 775 Nikki Haley's Three-Body Problem
Nikki Haley has to run against Trump, against Biden, and somehow be just as racist as the Trump cult without turning off the donor base? And we have a long talk about literature and the stories we t…