The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal

The recently laid-off Driftglass and his blogger colleague Blue Gal discuss why conservatives must never discuss the working man's economy, what death row inmates have in common with WalMart employees, and the difference between the late Senator Robert Byrd's former Klan membership, and run-of-the-mill Tea Party racism. Visit our website, dgbgpodcast.blogspot.com, for past episodes, how to write us and how to contribute to the show. Support the show

What makes a good liberal, and why are conservatives, particularly tea party candidates, self-destructing? Driftglass and Blue Gal discuss how conservatives have lost the ability to speak in code. We come up with a surprising conclusion as to what is expected of us as liberals, too. See our website, http://dgbgpodcast.blogspot.com on how to email us show ideas, make a five dollar contribution to our podcasting costs (thanks!) and more about us and our blogs. We love hearing from our listeners. Support the show

Driftglass and Blue Gal discuss whether the latest explosion of GOP outrageous behavior, apologizing to BP, means we muckrakers might actually have a chance to reform a thing or two. And we give a couple of big name media types some advice on blogging and audio. Finally, we talk about the buzz surrounding that book that says the internet makes you stupid, which we had already read about in The Atlantic Monthly dead-tree edition, so there's your answer. Stick around after the credits "Iron Man 2-style" for more Bill Clinton than anyone should hear.Support the show

This podcast from January was never uploaded to Buzzspout. We discuss the issues of jobs, conservatism. blogging, and whether we'll give our podcast a name, which we didn't. Support the show

This week's podcast is in honor of blogger Steve Gilliard on the anniversary of his death. We hereby (sarcastically) acknowledge that everything bad since the dawn of time is "Obama's fault," including BP, the finale of LOST (spoiler), and that time the pancakes went horribly, horribly wrong. We end by asking if the crazy conservatives actually help Obama by labeling him "the worst President evah."Support the show

This week we discuss what happens when the President visits Chicago, whether calling Sarah Palin "stupid" is sexist, and what a real tragedy the Tea Party is for all of us. Blue Gal discusses her reading of the book "Outliers" as it relates to Rand Paul and Scott Brown, and we end with a revealing look of our own personal histories as bloggers. Support the show

Driftglass and Blue Gal talk about music; can a song be too old to be cool? In our main event, can Driftglass trust a Chicago Democratic politician who changed her position, and now says Cook County is too broke to allow for a tax cut?Faith and trust in politicians is often an anathma to good government. The Tea Party has more faith in Sarah Palin than in their own eyesight. But what if you can't judge whether someone is lying or not? Finally, DG/BG remind themselves that The Tea Party Movement is actually a wholly-owned subsidiary of FOX news, and was predicted by Frank Capra's "Meet John Doe." Plus, it's time to slam David Brooks again. You'll love it, unless you're David Brooks.Support the show

Driftglass and Blue Gal discuss Photoshop for iPhones, and possibly the worst concert summer series ever. Plus, why risk-taking is easy for those who can afford to go to Davos and impossible for the rest of us, and what we have to be grateful for in spite of the fact that WaPo never returns our calls. Support the show

Driftglass talks about his trip to Laughing Liberally Chicago and their interview with Nixonland author Rick Perlstein. The subject of Perlstein's interview was whether Obama can be a transformative President. Blue Gal attends a book club meeting where the conversation turned surprisingly political. Support the show

Driftglass and Blue Gal laugh about how to impress women in graduate school with your (fake) knowledge of literature (h/t Harvard Lampoon's Big Book of College Life). Driftglass (over) shares his experience as a white guy in a classroom full of angry man-haters, and we end with discussion of how the White House press corps has earned ill treatment from the Obama White House.Support the show