The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal
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."
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Dec 13, 2019 • 1h 12min
Ep 524: Impeachment Articles At Last, and a Convo with Jay Rosen
A brief discussion of our reaction to impeachment. h/t @athenae on Twitter. And a long discussion with Jay Rosen of Pressthink.org. Discussed in this episode:Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right: On the Actual Ideology of the American Press -- http://archive.pressthink.org/2010/06/14/ideology_press.htmlWhy Political Coverage is Broken: Jay Rosen’s keynote address at New News 2011, part of the Melbourne Writers Festival -- http://pressthink.org/2011/08/why-political-coverage-is-broken/ Asymmetry between the major parties fries the circuits of the mainstream press -- http://pressthink.org/2016/09/asymmetry-between-the-major-parties-fries-the-circuits-of-the-mainstream-press/A miss bigger than a missed story: my final reflections on Trump and the press in 2016: http://pressthink.org/2016/11/miss-bigger-missed-story-final-reflections-trump-press-2016/All this and more at at http://ProLeftPod.com!REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS - http://review.proleftpod.comSUPPORT OUR SHOW - http://support.proleftpod.comBUY PROLEFTPOD MERCH - http://merch.proleftpod.comCONTACT US:MAILING ADDRESS - Make checks payable to:The Professional Left PodcastPO Box 9133Springfield IL 62791-9133EMAIL ADDRESSESPodcast Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.comEmail for Sci-Fi Trivia Questions: mrs.driftglass@gmail.comSUPPORT OUR WORK:PayPal: http://paypal.proleftpod.comGoFundMe: http://gofundme.proleftpod.comPatreon: http://patreon.proleftpod.comBuy Us A Coffee: http://coffee.proleftpod.comShop Our Merch Store: http://merch.proleftpod.comLink To All the Ways You Can Support Us: http://support.proleftpod.comSOCIAL & MEDIA:YouTube: http://youtube.proleftpod.comTwitter:@ProLeftPodcast - https://twitter.com/proleftpodcastDriftglass (@Mr_Electrico) - https://twitter.com/mr_electrico@BlueGal - https://twitter.com/bluegalFacebook:ProLeftPodcast - http://facebook.proleftpod.comBlueGal.Fran - http://facebookfran.proleftpod.comInternet Kitty of The Week - http://ikotw.proleftpod.comOriginal Flickr IKOTW Gallery - http://flickr.proleftpod.comBlogs:Driftglass' Blog - Support the show
Dec 7, 2019 • 52min
Ep 523: Thank You, Kamala Harris.
We thank Kamala Harris for her contributions to the 2020 Democratic race, which are ongoing. Rudy continues crimes in plain sight for Donald Trump. And the nation gets a lesson in impeachment 101, while Fox News viewers get an unhealthy dose of misogyny. All this and more at at http://ProLeftPod.com!REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS - http://review.proleftpod.comSUPPORT OUR SHOW - http://support.proleftpod.comBUY PROLEFTPOD MERCH - http://merch.proleftpod.comCONTACT US:MAILING ADDRESS - Make checks payable to:The Professional Left PodcastPO Box 9133Springfield IL 62791-9133EMAIL ADDRESSESPodcast Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.comEmail for Sci-Fi Trivia Questions: mrs.driftglass@gmail.comSUPPORT OUR WORK:PayPal: http://paypal.proleftpod.comGoFundMe: http://gofundme.proleftpod.comPatreon: http://patreon.proleftpod.comBuy Us A Coffee: http://coffee.proleftpod.comShop Our Merch Store: http://merch.proleftpod.comLink To All the Ways You Can Support Us: http://support.proleftpod.comSOCIAL & MEDIA:YouTube: http://youtube.proleftpod.comTwitter:@ProLeftPodcast - https://twitter.com/proleftpodcastDriftglass (@Mr_Electrico) - https://twitter.com/mr_electrico@BlueGal - https://twitter.com/bluegalFacebook:ProLeftPodcast - http://facebook.proleftpod.comBlueGal.Fran - http://facebookfran.proleftpod.comInternet Kitty of The Week - http://ikotw.proleftpod.comOriginal Flickr IKOTW Gallery - http://flickr.proleftpod.comBlogs:Driftglass' Blog - http://driftglass.proleftpod.comBlue Gal's Blog - http://bluegal.proleftpod.comFran's Blog - http://fran.proleftpod.comPodcast Archive: http://archive.proleftpod.comPodcast RSS Feed: http://rss.proleftpod.comPayPal to support the show (@proleftpodcast) - http://paypal.proleftpod.comSupport the show
Nov 29, 2019 • 45min
Ep 522: What We're Grateful For
Thanksgiving week has been a very sad week for us personally, but we have so much to be grateful for! We say goodbye to our beloved Grandma Shirley. Our heroes this week are Martin O'Malley, Eric Swalwell, Soledad O'Brien, Jay Rosen, and Norman Ornstein. We say hello to a new (and surprising to us) internet kitty [http://ikotw.proleftpod.com]. AND we say a hearty thank you to you, our listeners and supporters. All this and more at at http://ProLeftPod.com!REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS - http://review.proleftpod.comSUPPORT OUR SHOW - http://support.proleftpod.comBUY PROLEFTPOD MERCH - http://merch.proleftpod.comCONTACT US:MAILING ADDRESS - Make checks payable to:The Professional Left PodcastPO Box 9133Springfield IL 62791-9133EMAIL ADDRESSESPodcast Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.comEmail for Sci-Fi Trivia Questions: mrs.driftglass@gmail.comSUPPORT OUR WORK:PayPal: http://paypal.proleftpod.comGoFundMe: http://gofundme.proleftpod.comPatreon: http://patreon.proleftpod.comBuy Us A Coffee: http://coffee.proleftpod.comShop Our Merch Store: http://merch.proleftpod.comLink To All the Ways You Can Support Us: http://support.proleftpod.comSOCIAL & MEDIA:YouTube: http://youtube.proleftpod.comTwitter:@ProLeftPodcast - https://twitter.com/proleftpodcastDriftglass (@Mr_Electrico) - https://twitter.com/mr_electrico@BlueGal - https://twitter.com/bluegalFacebook:ProLeftPodcast - http://facebook.proleftpod.comBlueGal.Fran - http://facebookfran.proleftpod.comInternet Kitty of The Week - http://ikotw.proleftpod.comOriginal Flickr IKOTW Gallery - http://flickr.proleftpod.comBlogs:Driftglass' Blog - http://driftglass.proleftpod.comBlue Gal's Blog - http://bluegal.proleftpod.comFran's Blog - http://fran.proleftpod.comPodcast Archive: http://archive.proleftpod.comPodcast RSS Feed: http://rss.proleftpod.comPayPal to support the show (@proleftpodcast) - http://paypal.proleftpod.comSupport the show
Nov 23, 2019 • 58min
Ep 521: The Angel of Verdun, Fiona Hill
Fiona Hill did not come to play. Our gratitude for civil servants of every kind. The hearings, the Republicans, and how we are ready for all of it through VOTING. All this and more at at http://ProLeftPod.com!REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS - http://review.proleftpod.comSUPPORT OUR SHOW - http://support.proleftpod.comBUY PROLEFTPOD MERCH - http://merch.proleftpod.comCONTACT US:MAILING ADDRESS - Make checks payable to:The Professional Left PodcastPO Box 9133Springfield IL 62791-9133EMAIL ADDRESSESPodcast Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.comEmail for Sci-Fi Trivia Questions: mrs.driftglass@gmail.comSUPPORT OUR WORK:PayPal: http://paypal.proleftpod.comGoFundMe: http://gofundme.proleftpod.comPatreon: http://patreon.proleftpod.comBuy Us A Coffee: http://coffee.proleftpod.comShop Our Merch Store: http://merch.proleftpod.comLink To All the Ways You Can Support Us: http://support.proleftpod.comSOCIAL & MEDIA:YouTube: http://youtube.proleftpod.comTwitter:@ProLeftPodcast - https://twitter.com/proleftpodcastDriftglass (@Mr_Electrico) - https://twitter.com/mr_electrico@BlueGal - https://twitter.com/bluegalFacebook:ProLeftPodcast - http://facebook.proleftpod.comBlueGal.Fran - http://facebookfran.proleftpod.comInternet Kitty of The Week - http://ikotw.proleftpod.comOriginal Flickr IKOTW Gallery - http://flickr.proleftpod.comBlogs:Driftglass' Blog - http://driftglass.proleftpod.comBlue Gal's Blog - http://bluegal.proleftpod.comFran's Blog - http://fran.proleftpod.comPodcast Archive: http://archive.proleftpod.comPodcast RSS Feed: http://rss.proleftpod.comPayPal to support the show (@proleftpodcast) - http://paypal.proleftpod.comSupport the showSupport the show
Nov 15, 2019 • 59min
Ep 520: Rudy Giuliani Wants a Podcast
Really, Rudy? We recorded this podcast Thursday night. George Kent and Bill Taylor FTW. Adding on here that Roger Stone is guilty and Ambassador Yovanovitch was awesome. We talk about fame and riches versus community, why we think Trump won in the first place, and the days ahead. All that and more at at http://ProLeftPod.com.REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS - http://review.proleftpod.comSUPPORT OUR SHOW - http://support.proleftpod.comBUY PROLEFTPOD MERCH - http://merch.proleftpod.comCONTACT US:MAILING ADDRESS - Make checks payable to:The Professional Left PodcastPO Box 9133Springfield IL 62791-9133EMAIL ADDRESSESPodcast Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.comEmail for Sci-Fi Trivia Questions: mrs.driftglass@gmail.comSUPPORT OUR WORK:PayPal: http://paypal.proleftpod.comGoFundMe: http://gofundme.proleftpod.comPatreon: http://patreon.proleftpod.comBuy Us A Coffee: http://coffee.proleftpod.comShop Our Merch Store: http://merch.proleftpod.comLink To All the Ways You Can Support Us: http://support.proleftpod.com SOCIAL & MEDIA:YouTube: http://youtube.proleftpod.comTwitter:@ProLeftPodcast - https://twitter.com/proleftpodcastDriftglass (@Mr_Electrico) - https://twitter.com/mr_electrico@BlueGal - https://twitter.com/bluegalFacebook:ProLeftPodcast - http://facebook.proleftpod.comBlueGal.Fran - http://facebookfran.proleftpod.comInternet Kitty of The Week - http://ikotw.proleftpod.comOriginal Flickr IKOTW Gallery - http://flickr.proleftpod.comBlogs:Driftglass' Blog - http://driftglass.proleftpod.comBlue Gal's Blog - http://bluegal.proleftpod.comFran's Blog - http://fran.proleftpod.comPodcast Archive: http://archive.proleftpod.comPodcast RSS Feed: http://rss.proleftpod.comPayPal to support the show (@proleftpodcast) - http://paypal.proleftpod.comSupport the show
Nov 8, 2019 • 1h 1min
Ep 519: Blue Wave 2019, Transcripts Week, and... Bloomberg?
Bloomberg 2020? Really? And how about we demand ten thousand million billion Medicares and only get half of that? All that and more at http://ProLeftPod.com.REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS - http://review.proleftpod.comSUPPORT OUR SHOW - http://support.proleftpod.comBUY PROLEFTPOD MERCH - http://merch.proleftpod.comCONTACT US:MAILING ADDRESS - Make checks payable to:The Professional Left PodcastPO Box 9133Springfield IL 62791-9133EMAIL ADDRESSESPodcast Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.comEmail for Sci-Fi Trivia Questions: mrs.driftglass@gmail.comSUPPORT OUR WORK:PayPal: http://paypal.proleftpod.comGoFundMe: http://gofundme.proleftpod.comPatreon: http://patreon.proleftpod.comBuy Us A Coffee: http://coffee.proleftpod.comShop Our Merch Store: http://merch.proleftpod.comLink To All the Ways You Can Support Us: http://support.proleftpod.com SOCIAL & MEDIA:YouTube: http://youtube.proleftpod.comTwitter:@ProLeftPodcast - https://twitter.com/proleftpodcastDriftglass (@Mr_Electrico) - https://twitter.com/mr_electrico@BlueGal - https://twitter.com/bluegalFacebook:ProLeftPodcast - http://facebook.proleftpod.comBlueGal.Fran - http://facebookfran.proleftpod.comInternet Kitty of The Week - http://ikotw.proleftpod.comOriginal Flickr IKOTW Gallery - http://flickr.proleftpod.comBlogs:Driftglass' Blog - http://driftglass.proleftpod.comBlue Gal's Blog - http://bluegal.proleftpod.comFran's Blog - http://fran.proleftpod.comPodcast Archive: http://archive.proleftpod.comPodcast RSS Feed: http://rss.proleftpod.comPayPal to support the show (@proleftpodcast) - http://paypal.proleftpod.comSupport the show
Nov 2, 2019 • 59min
Ep 518: We're Here for The Pro-Impeachment Partisanship
No, impeachment isn't proving a partisan divide. There are people who believe what they saw with their own eyes on the White House driveway, and those who are glued to Fox News. "Lock Him Up" at the World Series is not the same as "Lock Her Up" at the RNC. And we are DONE with civility with those who insist on lying. More episodes at http://ProLeftPod.com.REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS - http://review.proleftpod.comSUPPORT OUR SHOW - http://support.proleftpod.comBUY PROLEFTPOD MERCH - http://merch.proleftpod.comCONTACT US:MAILING ADDRESS - Make checks payable to:The Professional Left PodcastPO Box 9133Springfield IL 62791-9133EMAIL ADDRESSESPodcast Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.comEmail for Sci-Fi Trivia Questions: mrs.driftglass@gmail.comSUPPORT OUR WORK:PayPal: http://paypal.proleftpod.comGoFundMe: http://gofundme.proleftpod.comPatreon: http://patreon.proleftpod.comBuy Us A Coffee: http://coffee.proleftpod.comShop Our Merch Store: http://merch.proleftpod.comLink To All the Ways You Can Support Us: http://support.proleftpod.com SOCIAL & MEDIA:YouTube: http://youtube.proleftpod.comTwitter:@ProLeftPodcast - https://twitter.com/proleftpodcastDriftglass (@Mr_Electrico) - https://twitter.com/mr_electrico@BlueGal - https://twitter.com/bluegalFacebook:ProLeftPodcast - http://facebook.proleftpod.comBlueGal.Fran - http://facebookfran.proleftpod.comInternet Kitty of The Week - http://ikotw.proleftpod.comOriginal Flickr IKOTW Gallery - http://flickr.proleftpod.comBlogs:Driftglass' Blog - http://driftglass.proleftpod.comBlue Gal's Blog - http://bluegal.proleftpod.comFran's Blog - http://fran.proleftpod.comPodcast Archive: http://archive.proleftpod.comPodcast RSS Feed: http://rss.proleftpod.comPayPal to support the show (@proleftpodcast) - http://paypal.proleftpod.comSupport the show
Oct 26, 2019 • 1h 4min
Ep 517: A Conversation with Hal Sparks
Comedian, actor... and Freemason? Hal Sparks (http://infotainmentwars.com) joins us for a deep conversation about politics and how we got here. More episodes at http://ProLeftPod.com.REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS - http://review.proleftpod.comSUPPORT OUR SHOW - http://support.proleftpod.comBUY PROLEFTPOD MERCH - http://merch.proleftpod.comCONTACT US:MAILING ADDRESS - Make checks payable to:The Professional Left PodcastPO Box 9133Springfield IL 62791-9133EMAIL ADDRESSESPodcast Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.comEmail for Sci-Fi Trivia Questions: mrs.driftglass@gmail.comSUPPORT OUR WORK:PayPal: http://paypal.proleftpod.comGoFundMe: http://gofundme.proleftpod.comPatreon: http://patreon.proleftpod.comBuy Us A Coffee: http://coffee.proleftpod.comShop Our Merch Store: http://merch.proleftpod.comLink To All the Ways You Can Support Us: http://support.proleftpod.comSOCIAL & MEDIA:YouTube: http://youtube.proleftpod.comTwitter:@ProLeftPodcast - https://twitter.com/proleftpodcastDriftglass (@Mr_Electrico) - https://twitter.com/mr_electrico@BlueGal - https://twitter.com/bluegalFacebook:ProLeftPodcast - http://facebook.proleftpod.comBlueGal.Fran - http://facebookfran.proleftpod.comInternet Kitty of The Week - http://ikotw.proleftpod.comOriginal Flickr IKOTW Gallery - http://flickr.proleftpod.comBlogs:Driftglass' Blog - http://driftglass.proleftpod.comBlue Gal's Blog - http://bluegal.proleftpod.comFran's C+L Blog - http://fran.proleftpod.comDriftglass' C+L Blog - http://dg.proleftpod.comPodcast Archive: http://archive.proleftpod.comPodcast RSS Feed: http://rss.proleftpod.comPayPal to support the show (@proleftpodcast) - http://paypal.proleftpod.comSupport the show
Oct 19, 2019 • 57min
Ep 516: Surprise! It's Mulvaneys and Giulianis All The Way Down.
Trump melts down, cuts and runs on Syria, and Mick Mulvaney admits everything. And he's smarter than Rudy? Really? More at http://ProLeftPod.com.REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS - http://review.proleftpod.comSUPPORT OUR SHOW - http://support.proleftpod.comBUY PROLEFTPOD MERCH - http://merch.proleftpod.comCONTACT US:MAILING ADDRESS - Make checks payable to:The Professional Left PodcastPO Box 9133Springfield IL 62791-9133EMAIL ADDRESSESPodcast Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.comEmail for Sci-Fi Trivia Questions: mrs.driftglass@gmail.comSUPPORT OUR WORK:PayPal: http://paypal.proleftpod.comGoFundMe: http://gofundme.proleftpod.comPatreon: http://patreon.proleftpod.comBuy Us A Coffee: http://coffee.proleftpod.comShop Our Merch Store: http://merch.proleftpod.comLink To All the Ways You Can Support Us: http://support.proleftpod.com SOCIAL & MEDIA:YouTube: http://youtube.proleftpod.comTwitter:@ProLeftPodcast - https://twitter.com/proleftpodcastDriftglass (@Mr_Electrico) - https://twitter.com/mr_electrico@BlueGal - https://twitter.com/bluegalFacebook:ProLeftPodcast - http://facebook.proleftpod.comBlueGal.Fran - http://facebookfran.proleftpod.comInternet Kitty of The Week - http://ikotw.proleftpod.comOriginal Flickr IKOTW Gallery - http://flickr.proleftpod.comBlogs:Driftglass' Blog - http://driftglass.proleftpod.comBlue Gal's Blog - http://bluegal.proleftpod.comFran's Blog - http://fran.proleftpod.comPodcast Archive: http://archive.proleftpod.comPodcast RSS Feed: http://rss.proleftpod.comPayPal to support the show (@proleftpodcast) - http://paypal.proleftpod.comSupport the show
Oct 11, 2019 • 57min
Ep 515: "Fraud Protection LLC"
(Recorded before Shep Smith "quit" Fox News.) Rudy's friends get arrested. Libel laws DO need changing, Donald! A busy week in the courts, and our Congressman gets a letter published where he least expected it. Don't forget our Go Fund Me, at http://gofundme.proleftpod.com. Thanks! More at http://ProLeftPod.com.REVIEW US ON APPLE PODCASTS - http://review.proleftpod.comSUPPORT OUR SHOW - http://support.proleftpod.comBUY PROLEFTPOD MERCH - http://merch.proleftpod.comCONTACT US:MAILING ADDRESS - Make checks payable to:The Professional Left PodcastPO Box 9133Springfield IL 62791-9133EMAIL ADDRESSESPodcast Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.comEmail for Sci-Fi Trivia Questions: mrs.driftglass@gmail.comSUPPORT OUR WORK:PayPal: http://paypal.proleftpod.comGoFundMe: http://gofundme.proleftpod.comPatreon: http://patreon.proleftpod.comBuy Us A Coffee: http://coffee.proleftpod.comShop Our Merch Store: http://merch.proleftpod.comLink To All the Ways You Can Support Us: http://support.proleftpod.com SOCIAL & MEDIA:YouTube: http://youtube.proleftpod.comTwitter:@ProLeftPodcast - https://twitter.com/proleftpodcastDriftglass (@Mr_Electrico) - https://twitter.com/mr_electrico@BlueGal - https://twitter.com/bluegalFacebook:ProLeftPodcast - http://facebook.proleftpod.comBlueGal.Fran - http://facebookfran.proleftpod.comInternet Kitty of The Week - http://ikotw.proleftpod.comOriginal Flickr IKOTW Gallery - http://flickr.proleftpod.comBlogs:Driftglass' Blog - http://driftglass.proleftpod.comBlue Gal's Blog - http://bluegal.proleftpod.comFran's Blog - http://fran.proleftpod.comPodcast Archive: http://archive.proleftpod.comPodcast RSS Feed: http://rss.proleftpod.comPayPal to support the show (@proleftpodcast) - http://paypal.proleftpod.comSupport the show
