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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Nov 11, 2011 • 45min
Ep 101 Bubble, Bubble, Republicans in trouble
We discuss the conservative bubble pop that is this week's election results in Ohio and elsewhere, and the bubble persisting around the heads of GOP candidates for POTUS. Also, sexism and whither the American Dream? More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.comSupport the show
Nov 4, 2011 • 42min
Ep 100: The One Hundredth Episode
Newt is the last man standing in the GOP Bar and Grill? What podcasting for 100 episodes has meant to us, why Rachel Maddow is actually wrong about silencing Paul Wolfowicz, and at long last, optimism for America. More at Professional Left.blogspot.comSupport the show
Oct 28, 2011 • 36min
Ep 99 [Percenter] Can the Revolution Be Advertised?
We discuss the anti-commercialism of #OWS and how in some cases it’s unwarranted. We’ve got our own Iphone app; and how come it took us so long to get addicted to Angry Birds? And from our mailbox, is Driftglass’s anonymity getting in the way of his message? If so, he can be bought! More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.comSupport the show
Oct 21, 2011 • 46min
Ep 98: Occupy the Boardroom? What about Occupy the Newsroom?
The GOP Vegas Debate, Occupy the Boardroom, defending unions from old urban legends, and why angry lapsed Catholics make the best angels on earth. More at Professional Left.blogspot.comSupport the show
Oct 14, 2011 • 53min
Ep 97 The Republican Party = the real extremist anti-American radicals
We discuss the GOP debates as a litmus test of their base and read letters from real ex-conservatives who have found a better way. Why the media has no language for #OWS, and finally we review the political movies "Ides of March" and... "Real Steel"?!? More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.comSupport the show
Oct 7, 2011 • 43min
Ep 96 - #OWS - The Glitch in the Matrix
Why the corporate media can't explain Occupy Wall Street and We are the 99 Percent. Plus Michelle Bachmann's Hispanic Piranha Prom and Herman Cain's "Mine Mine Mine" tax plan. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.comSupport the show
Sep 23, 2011 • 55min
Ep 94 What Class Warfare? 1-2-3 what are we fighting for?
Recorded before the Troy Davis execution: BG does a lighting round of items proving there is the class war is kinda, well, over. Why liberal activism will never pay a living wage (because we're not d*cks) and why the Charlie Sheen Roast is EXACTLY like a GOP debate. And why the real battle we're fighting is not against conservatives, it's against... more at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.comSupport the show
Sep 16, 2011 • 42min
Ep 93 Star Trek versus the Tea Party?
Is there a difference between Republicans and Libertarians? And why English Majors make the best political analysts. And Driftglass compares and contrasts a tea party gathering... with a Star Trek convention? More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.Support the show
Sep 9, 2011 • 42min
Ep 92 The Reagan Debate; and the Professional Left Five Year Plan?
Laughter and horror over the GOP debate; and, how do we survive the political stress of the next five years? More at ProfessionalLeft.Blogspot.comSupport the show
Sep 2, 2011 • 53min
Ep 91 "Barack, how could you have pardoned Nixon?"
Driftglass has one question for Barack Obama. Also, a question for us liberals: are we sticking to principles or fetishizing our politics? More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.comSupport the show
