The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal

01-13-2023 | Friday The Thirteenth | Celebrating 13 years of podcasting, the re-election of Illinois' Democratic Governor, and figuring out that House Republicans left all their redeeming qualities outside the door of the House Chamber, permanently. More at http://proleftpod.com. Links for this episode: Text of JB Pritzker's Inauguration Speech:https://www.wmay.com/2023/01/09/text-gov-j-b-pritzkers-inauguration-speech/ YouTube Ep 686: https://youtu.be/ayPIgduccbgSupport the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodSupport the showKevin McCarthy, Anniversary Show, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, politics, progressive, media, Joe Biden, Republican Congress, Democratic Senate, Democratic White House, Go Postal Unions!Support the show

01-10-2023 | Why America can't have a successful third party (hint: it's about Congress, not the White House). And a deep dive into the mother of all third parties: The American Independent Party, whose presidential candidate was George C. Wallace of Alabama. More at http://proleftpod.com.  Links for this episode: The Politics of Rage: George Wallace, the Origins of the New Conservatism, and the Transformation of American Politics -- by Dan T. Carter, February 1, 2000https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Politics_of_Rage.html?id=K3Z5AAAAMAAJGeorge Wallace in Wisconsin: The Divisive Campaigns That Shaped a Civil Rights – by Ben Hubing, February 14, 2022https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9781467151375George Wallace: American Populist – January 21, 1995 by Stephan Lesher, 1995https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/800063.George_Wallace 2000 George Wallace PBS Documentary "Setting The Woods On Fire" https://alvt.videotrust.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=2058Lurleen Wallace in The Encyclopedia of Alabama.http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1662Lurleen Wallace, Mental Health Pioneer.https://www.enewscourier.com/news/local_news/lurleen-wallace-a-mental-health-pioneer-in-alabama/article_aa896611-fd09-552c-a371-2f8ef2b18cc1.htmlYouTube Episode 685: https://youtu.be/2iHPeBc-Ljs George Wallace, Third Parties, No Fair Remembering Stuff, American Independent Party, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, #GoPostalUnions!, politics, progressive, media, historyOpening and closing music:  Jumpin Boogie Woogie by AudionautixCreative 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

01-06-2023 | Figuring out how Republicans will attempt to blame their House of Representatives clown show on the Democrats. Dream on, Kevin! More at http://proleftpod.com.Link for this episode:  FAIR on podcast network conglomerates. Support the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodYouTube Ep 684: https://youtu.be/HmPZ4v_whkM Support the show#CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, politics, progressive, media, Joe Biden, Kevin McCarthy, Democratic Congress, Democratic Senate, Democratic White House, Go Postal Unions!Support the show

01-03-2023 | No Fair Remembering Stuff remembers Joe Scarborough and his new invented self as a Never Trumper. Ha. And more podcasts at http://proleftpod.com.Support the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodYouTube Ep 683: https://youtu.be/FWVO2B7mAV0#JoeScarborough, Joe Scarborough, No Fair Remembering Stuff, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, #GoPostalUnions!, politics, progressive, media, historyOpening and closing music:  Jumpin Boogie Woogie by AudionautixCreative 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

12-30-2022 | Unlike a lot of podcasts, we're actually here! Our new year's resolutions; the real reason George Santos is in trouble (hint: it's not because he lied to Republican voters, natch!) and a look ahead to next month when we'll start doing TWO shows a month!  More at http://proleftpod.com.Support the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodYouTube Ep 682: https://youtu.be/fgCAk5312rQ#CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, politics, progressive, media, Joe Biden, Democratic Congress, Democratic Senate, Democratic White House, Go Postal Unions!Support the show

12-23-2022 | Driftglass had a minor medical procedure this week, so we recorded this podcast on Monday. The J6 Commission issued criminal referrals to the DOJ against TFG. And we talk wassail, Adam Kinzinger, and our streaming picks for December. More at http://proleftpod.com.Support the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodYouTube Ep 681: https://youtu.be/eU_xKS0g_rk#CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, politics, progressive, media, Joe Biden, Democratic Congress, Democratic Senate, Democratic White House, Go Postal Unions!Support the show

12-15-2022 | Trump and his NFT grift are giving away a zoom call with "your favorite president." What would you say if you won? Also dry drunk Republicans aren't really in recovery, and Blue Gal reveals her affirmation for 2023. Follow her at https://newsie.social/@bluegal. More at http://proleftpod.com.Support the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodYouTube Ep 680: https://youtu.be/pryGA-MkHPY Trump NFTs, Trump Grift, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, politics, progressive, media, Joe Biden, Democratic Congress, Democratic Senate, Democratic White House, Go Postal Unions!Support the show

12-08-2022 | The good news from Georgia (AND, in this one instance, Russia -- welcome home Brittney Griner.)  The Republican media is flailing without a rebranding plan in place (YET). More at http://proleftpod.com.Support the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodYouTube Ep 679: https://youtu.be/65cQzE2V-ok2022 midterms, Georgia, Raphael Warnock, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, politics, progressive, media, Joe Biden, Democratic Congress, Democratic Senate, Democratic White House, Go Postal Unions!Support the show

12-02-2022 | We've finished our series on David Brooks. (NO "no fair remembering stuff" next week.) Neither of us is surprised George W. Bush lied to the 9/11 commission. Blue Gal is not surprised Georgia's work requirements for *partial* Medicaid expansion wastes taxpayer money in the state. The Bulwark Boys fulfill all of Driftglass's predictions and announce their gatekeeping for Republican "forgiveness." And poor Chris Cillizza was laid off from CNN, when Chris Licht said no layoffs. Surprise! More at http://proleftpod.com.Support the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodYouTube Ep 678: https://youtu.be/qopnyUxh9F8David Brooks, 9/11, Medicaid Expansion, The Bulwark, Chris Licht, Chris Cillizza, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, #GoPostalUnions!, politics, progressive, media, Joe Biden, Democratic Congress, Democratic Senate, Democratic White HouseSupport the show

11-29-2022 | We go full "Monty Python Summarize Proust Competition" to finish out David Brooks's career in fairy tales.  More episodes on other topics to come! And more podcasts at http://proleftpod.com.Support the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodYouTube NFRS Ep 7: https://youtu.be/F-uVQ9ypRWs #DavidBrooks, David Brooks, No Fair Remembering Stuff, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, #GoPostalUnions!, politics, progressive, media, historySupport the show