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
Science Fiction University: Falling in Love with SF
Driftglass and Blue Gal share their stories of falling in love with science fiction. More at sciencefictionuniversity.com.
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Ep 774 | Hybrid Show: Iowa, New Hampshire, and No Fair Remembering 2012
We talk about the campaign ahead, including a quote from Ingrid Bergman in Hitchcock's "Notorious":
"Don't be silly, the important drinking hasn't started yet."
AND we remember what Rachel Maddow sai…
Ep 773 | The Caucasian Caucus
The White Party in Iowa chooses the guy found liable for sexual assault. Special! Driftglass whips the NYT editorial board, and Blue Gal reads a letter from a looong time listener. More at proleft…
Ep 772 No Fair Remembering MLK Jr. Day
In this episode of "No Fair Remembering Stuff," we embark on a fascinating journey into the complex and evolving history of acceptance and resistance towards Martin Luther King Day as a state and nat…
Ep 771 | Our 14th Podcast Anniversary and Dems Go On Offense
Our podcast is fourteen years old this week! And Dems are organized and motivated to take Republicans to task for their lying. Some of those takings are hilarious. More at proleftpod.com.
Our podc…
Ep 770 No Fair Remembering The Obama Beer Summit
What does the witchhunt against Harvard President Claudine Gay have to do with the Obama Beer Summit? Quite a lot. More at proleftpod.com
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Ep 769: No, Right Wing Media, Michelle Obama Won't Be President
Right wing media is masturbating (we said what we said) over their brain fantasy that Michelle Obama will run for President. They also prefer "vibes" to "facts" whether talking about the Constitutio…
Ep 768: No Fair Remembering The Pundit Panic of 2012
A time when pundits freaked out that Barack Obama had "thrown away" the election of 2012 against Mitt Romney.
Recommended. Mitt Official Trailer #1 (2013) - Mitt Romney Documentary
Blast from the P…
Ep 767: The Big Theme for 2023 And What We Watched
We talk about our individual "big themes" for 2023 and then dive into a review of nearly everything we watched in 2023. So it's a long podcast! You can read the full list at our blogs -- just Googl…
Ep 766 Pay Up Rudy and Thank You Colorado
It's the time of the year when we celebrate Zappadan miracles. Rudy is bankrupt, Trump won't be on the ballot in Colorado, and Fox isn't talking about any of that and also neglects to tell their aud…
Ep 765 No Fair Remembering...2023?
We remember stuff that will be down the memory hole before you know it... from THIS year...
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Ep 764 | Paul Ryan Can Eff Right Off
Republicans vote for a fake impeachment inquiry and run away to Christmas vacay. Paul Ryan and others in 2023 sound like Driftglass 2006. Blue Gal has ideas about what to do about Trump trial fatig…
Ep 763 | No Fair Remembering Stuff, Immigration
We review certain facts you'll want to have on hand when talking to MAGA relatives regarding the history of immigration in America. Special props to Maria Bartiromo, a grandchild of open-border immi…
Ep 762 Is Our Media Learning?
The media goes from comatose to merely semi-comatose about the threat of a second Trump presidency. Blue Gal writes to the HHS Secretary about her healthcare costs. Another interesting analogy from…
Ep 761 | No Fair Remembering Stuff Michael Steele
We remember the career of MSNBC's newest weekend host, Michael Steele. More at proleftpod.com.
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Ep 760 | Beating Republicans At Their Own Game
Joe Biden goes to Lauren Boebert's district and Hunter Biden offers to testify on camera? BANG! Plus more of the week's news, media, and politics. More at proleftpod.com.
Our podcast YouTube Chann…
Science Fiction University | Ep 21: Labor Relations
We discuss the very political "The Day The Icicle Works Closed" by Frederick Pohl, and also why science fiction often doesn't age well. More at sciencefictionuniversity.com.
Ep 759 Thinking the Unthinkable
An unscripted and unrehearsed conversation, recorded at our dining room table on an iPhone. Driftglass: "Tuesday night I was feeling a little doomed, and my wife asked me what was wrong and I told …
Ep 758: Congress Gets Punchy
A bad week for testosterone in the halls of Congress - Why are men so emotional? Candace Owens rediscovers her Bible, and Ben Shapiro says she should quit over it? Yes, Trump is Hitler after all. …
Ep 757: No Fair Remembering Stuff, Chicago, Daley, and Parking Meters.
We remember the two Mayor Daley's of Chicago, and the younger Daley's selling off of public facilities like the parking meters to keep "his" city going. It's great urban history. More at proleftpod…