The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal

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.  More at proleftpod.com. Links for this episode:"How to Tame Your Monkey Mind"https://www.prm.nau.edu/prm205/monkey-mind-article.htm Blue Gal's knitting podcast!  https://www.youtube.com/@flangumOur podcast YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeftSupport the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodSupport the show

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 listeners, and Birthday Girl Blue Gal conducts her own focus group in a Pittsburgh diner, then goes full policy-ninja on Medicare at-home care.More at proleftpod.com.Links for this episode:Blue Gal's knitting podcast!  https://www.youtube.com/@flangumOur podcast YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeftSupport the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodSupport the show

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 Driftglass remembers the 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer, when Black Mississippians had to fight the Democratic establishment to become the Democratic base.  More at proleftpod.com. Links for this episode:Blue Gal's knitting podcast!  https://www.youtube.com/@flangumOur podcast YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeftSupport the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodSupport the show

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 multiple timelines.But the multiverse madness doesn't stop there! We'll expand our discussion to other sci-fi shows that have expertly played with alternate realities:"Counterpart": How J.K. Simmons' dual roles illuminate questions of nature vs. nurture across parallel Earths"Loki": Marvel's time-hopping adventure and its implications for free will and predestination"The Man in the High Castle": Exploring how history and culture diverge in an alternate post-WWII realityScience fiction is much more than quantum physics on paper, it's also a good "what if" story!  We hope this episode will expand your list of "must watch shows" using multiverse theory in science fiction. More at ScienceFictionUniversity.com. Support the show

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.  Support the show

[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 YouTube channels like Donut Media.Remember when MSNBC was a bastion of creative, progressive messaging? We take a nostalgic journey through the network's evolution, examining how the suits upstairs never got how they couldn't "add conservative voices to reach a wider audience."  Megyn Kelly, Hugh Hewitt, Ronna McDaniel?  MSNBC tried them all.  This leads us to ask, WHAT liberal voice?This same pattern plays out in the world of automotive and fiber arts content creation. Once independent and creatively driven channels like Donut Media face similar pressures and changes under corporate ownership.Three main points for this episode?The transformation of MSNBC from a progressive powerhouse to a corporate mouthpieceThe impact of corporate buyouts on the authenticity and messaging of automotive and other YouTubersThe broader implications of YouTube's hegemony for independent media and content creation This episode is a must-listen for anyone concerned about the future of independent voices in media.   Our podcast YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeftSupport the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodSupport the show

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.comSupport the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodOur YouTube ChannelOpening and Closing Music:Jumpin Boogie Woogie by Audionautix | http://audionautix.com/|Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/jumpin-boogie-woogieMusic promoted by Audio Library | https://youtu.be/S2wYQlC0UsSupport the show

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 proleftpod.com. Link for this episode: Blue Gal has a knitting podcast!  https://www.youtube.com/@flangumOur podcast YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeftSupport the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodSupport the show

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 at proleftpod.com. Support the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodOur YouTube ChannelOpening and Closing Music:Jumpin Boogie Woogie by Audionautix | http://audionautix.com/|Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/jumpin-boogie-woogieMusic promoted by Audio Library | https://youtu.be/S2wYQlC0UsSupport the show

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 words for Pope Alito and his wife.  More at proleftpod.com.Our podcast YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeftSupport the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodSupport the show