The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal

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 DocumentaryBlast from the Past:  Episode 149, Biden'd! from October 11, 2012.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/S2wYQlC0UswCreative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.comSupport the show

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 Google "Blue Gal" or "Driftglass" to find those websites.   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

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 audience about the missing Russia Intel Binder.  Which is a bfd.  The other things not talked about matter: Win Red and the Oath Keepers.  Because Trump invited those found guilty of Seditious Conspiracy to Washington DC and Jack Smith has the receipts.  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

We remember stuff that will be down the memory hole before you know it... from THIS year...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/S2wYQlC0UswCreative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.comSupport the show

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 fatigue.  More at proleftpod.com.Link for this episode:  Blue Gal (Fran Langum) appears on the trivia podcast Tangents: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/3-fran-langum/id1718492290?i=1000638152535Our podcast YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeftSupport the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod Support the show

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 immigrants.  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/S2wYQlC0UswCreative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.comSupport the show

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 Driftglass, this time about "TV mind."  Three people in the world (at least) say don't promote Liz Cheney to the helm.  More at proleftpod.com.LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE:  Ana Marie Cox:  'I have bad news for the progressives currently beguiled by Liz Cheney'https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/liz-cheney-book-trump-receipts-democrats-beware-rcna128246A Republican Senate candidate wants to privatize your Medicare: https://semafor.com/article/12/03/2023/sheey-montana-senate-healthcare-privatizationGeorgia Republicans Want Taxpayers to Pay More For Less Coverage, Because Obama https://floridaphoenix.com/2023/10/22/10-medicaid-holdout-states-scramble-to-improve-health-coverage/Our podcast YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeftSupport the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod Support the show

We remember the career of MSNBC's newest weekend host, Michael Steele.  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/S2wYQlC0UswCreative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.comSupport the show

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 Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeftSupport the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod Support the show

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.Support the show