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, 2013 • 1h 3min
Ep 210 The Downton Abbey Jesus
Fox's Megyn Kelly says Jesus and Santa are white, we get a letter insisting that BOTH sides... DG reacts accordingly.Support the show
Dec 6, 2013 • 59min
Ep 209 Let Them Take Dog Medicine plus Limbaugh
We read a suprising submission to an investment column about taking your own dog's prescription medication. DG does a spot-on Rush Limbaugh impersonation, plus Bible Bitch and Sci Fi University visits The Doctor.Support the show
Nov 29, 2013 • 34min
Ep 208 Thanksgiving and Media Double Standards
Firing Alec Baldwin might have been the right thing, but what about other media mess ups? And some of your Thanksgiving letters (more of those next week). Support the show
Nov 22, 2013 • 56min
Ep 207 We Don't Negotiate With Terrorists
The JFK and Gettysburg anniversaries yield some dangerous and nasty rhetoric on the right. Why we DON"T want Elizabeth Warren for President, and DG's thoughts on employment. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.Support the show
Nov 15, 2013 • 57min
Ep 206 - If you like your hurricane death toll, you can keep it!
The mainstream media compares the Obamacare rollout to Hurricane Katrina. No, really. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.comSupport the show
Nov 8, 2013 • 1h 12min
Ep 205 Where are the White Women At? The Voting Booth.
Do Virginia gubernatorial results and angry Texas voters point out that we are entering another suffragette-driven Progressive Era? More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.comSupport the show
Nov 1, 2013 • 1h 10min
Ep 204 The Perfect IOKIYAR Moment
Rand Paul provides a perfect instance of IOKIYAR. Also JP Morgan Chase spends your food stamp money on lobbying. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.Support the show
Oct 25, 2013 • 57min
Ep 203 IT Obamacare, The Pope, and the USA is NOT broke.
DG remembers working in IT for government, the Pope says stuff he'd have been burned for five centuries ago, and we discuss obscene campaign finance and "Inherit the Wind." More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.comSupport the show
Oct 18, 2013 • 1h 18min
Ep 202 Shutdown Over and Casablanca
DG makes predictions about the media, sees Casablanca again, and after the music, we discuss whether Science Fiction is the canary in our political coal mine. More at Professionalleft.blogspot.comSupport the show
Oct 11, 2013 • 1h 4min
Ep 201 We Need Insurance and the GOP Needs a Green Pen
"Both Sides Don't" goes kinda viral, and the GOP loses big-time in polls and in policy. Also, we shop the Obamacare Exchanges because we have to. More at Professional Left dot blogspot dot com.Support the show
