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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Mar 17, 2017 • 1h 1min
Ep 380 Worst Budget Blueprint Ever
The Cornfield Resistance versus Medicaid Bureaucracy, Budget cuts from Trump, Why won't the media mention Breitbart? And more at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com. Support the show
Mar 10, 2017 • 1h 21min
Ep 379 Paul Ryan is a Mean Idiot
Healthcare. Too much Ayn Rand. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.comSupport the show
Mar 3, 2017 • 1h 9min
Ep 378 We Won't Get Gaslighted
Trump's Speech afterglow lasted less than a day. The political environment is crazy-making on purpose. Jeff Sessions. An insane interview with Carter Page. This is how Republicans do foreign policy always. And Hugh Hewitt has one job. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.comSupport the show
Feb 24, 2017 • 1h 10min
Ep 377 DNC Chair? Don't Care! (And Other News)
DNC Chair race, Louie Gohmert hides behind Gabby Giffords, why you shouldn't go easy on Trump voters, and Melania Trump reads the Lord's Prayer. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.comSupport the show
Feb 17, 2017 • 1h 12min
Ep 376 The Trump White House is Splunge!
No one in the Trump White House wants to say the boss is nuts. So "Splunge" (h/t Monty Python.) President Bannon continues his distraction work (same as he did at Breitbart). The most unhinged press conference ever, and what we must continue to do. (hang on) More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.comSupport the show
Feb 10, 2017 • 1h 8min
Ep 375 The Long Fight Ahead (That We Will Win)
Civil War, the Civil Rights Movement, Winston Churchill, the Gay Rights Movement. Why silencing Elizabeth Warren fulfills Republican Goal number one (make liberals mad), and Super Bowl ads say we're on the right side of history. Nordstroms and Melissa McCarthy too.Support the show
Feb 3, 2017 • 1h 10min
Ep 374 Immigration Battle? Blame the Irish
We blame the Irish (Driftglass's people) for total hypocrisy when it comes to the refugee immigration battles. The President is insane. David Brooks copies his column from 1997, and we go to the doctor. (Thanks, Obama!) More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.comSupport the show
Jan 27, 2017 • 1h 19min
Ep 373 This Must All End
These days are like The Godfather 2. What shall Democrats do when their Senators cave? Trump evil lightning round, and David Brooks mansplains the Women's March, More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com Support the show
Jan 20, 2017 • 1h 33min
Ep 372: Don't Buy The Trump Cult Nonsense
A long one because we need you, too! What makes politics a cult? Reverence without facts. We say goodbye to Obama and prepare our mission work as the Cornfield Resistance. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.comSupport the show
Jan 13, 2017 • 1h 2min
Ep 371 The Press Must Get Their Act Together
Trump is about to bulldoze the press. They can stop him. We can help. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.comSupport the show
