The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal

The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal

Award winning bloggers Driftglass and Blue Gal talk about politics from The Left. This podcast is not safe for work. More at http://ProLeftPod.com.

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March 28, 2024 59 mins

What a week!  We begin by connecting what we've been saying for fourteen years on The Professional Left Podcast to the latest disaster meltdown at NBC, which purportedly is about the McDaniel hiring/firing but is really about who gets to be a Republican and what that means for Both Siderism coverage at the networks. 

We also express disgust over the sheer size of the NBC C-Suite, and Trump's "Bible."  ...

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Why did NBC hire Ronna Romney McDaniel?  And the obvious reason it was the wrong choice?  Isn't the real reason.  And deep down Chuck Todd knows it.

Links for this episode.

Chuck Todd scolds his bosses over the McDaniel hire:
https://crooksandliars.com/2024/03/chuck-todd-slams-nbc-hiring-ronna-mcdaniel

Chuck Todd's revelation (with Lewis Black and W. Kamau Bell:
https://www.youtube.c...

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The so-called impeachment inquiry of Joe Biden is o.v.e.r.   

Join us on The Professional Left Podcast as we dive deep into the face plant that is the House impeachment inquiry. 😮🏛️

We unravel the intriguing testimony of Lev Parnas and clever questioning of Jared Moscowitz, examining the Associated Press's failed reporting on the day as well. 

But wait, there's more! We also shed light on a ce...

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Fascism, language, and forgettery.  Will the media remember "bloodbath" next week?  More at proleftpod.com.

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A bunch of Republican women face plant in an attempt to win the favor of a convicted sex offender.   Republican states are pro lead poisoning and conservative pundits come out against ...retirement?  More at proleftpod.com.



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You asked us to discuss and celebrate Biden's State of the Union, so we did!  (Next podcast will be Thursday March 14.)

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March 7, 2024 70 mins

Republicans no longer have a quiet part.  Cutting Social Security, stopping 'feminazis' from voting, supporting a rapist and porn star bribe payer.  There is no more "quiet part" that they're hiding behind.  (Recorded before the State of the Union Address.)  More at proleftpod.com.

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Alt Title:  No Fair Remembering who won the very first Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1966.

We revisit our "Dune" Science Fiction University podcasts and also talk about the best epic movie ever (not kidding), Dune 2.

There will be spoilers, and we don't even mention Christopher Walken! Who is great, by the way.

Back to news on Thursday!

More at proleftpod.com.

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It's up to us, Democrats. It’s just us now.  The courts will not save us.  The Republican House is a lunatic asylum.  The Senate can barely function.  And the media is broken beyond repair. 

So let's win this thing!!!

More at proleftpod.com. 

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We take a break from Science Fiction to dive into Film Noir and The Maltese Falcon, not only the 1941 classic starring Humphrey Bogart, but also the 1931 version of the same name, and the 1936 comedy (?) version, a Bette Davis vehicle called "Satan Met A Lady."  More at sciencefictionuniversity.com. 

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Trump is fined, Republicans and Fox are complicit with Russian interference in our elections AGAIN.  Driftglass talks about the Republican's "Empty Refrigerator."  And more of the week's news.  More at proleftpod.com.

Link for this episode:  The Smirnov Indictment
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24429120-240214-smirnov-indictment 

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Republicans cut taxes for their rich donors when they're in the White House, and flip out about "the deficit" when a Democrat takes the presidency.   Join us in the latest episode of No Fair Remembering Stuff as we dive into the historical significance of the Clinton Surplus and the enduring trend of Republicans' unwavering love for tax cuts, regardless of their claim of concern over "deficits" when a ...

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February 15, 2024 66 mins

Sorry Jon Stewart, both siderist nonsense when it Mango Mussolini versus Grandpa Joe just doesn't cut it in 2024.  We also celebrate an anniversary and a milestone.  This week marks when Driftglass and Blue Gal met face-to-face for the first time sixteen years ago (thanks, Shakespeare's Sister!) and this week will also bring our seven millionth download for this podcast.  Fran studies Dietrich Bonhoeffer for Lent, and Dri...

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In this thought-provoking episode, join us as we, two admittedly white midwesterners who were Pre-K at the time of the event, nevertheless take a look back at a significant event in American history – the 1965 Watts Uprising.  This leads us to think about how technology, particularly cell phones, and demographic change have significantly changed how police brutality is experienced and confronted.  And we talk about how white anger ...

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February 8, 2024 67 mins

It's all lawyers all the time on the cable news networks.  So Driftglass dreams of...breath mints and Batman?  How are never Trumpers like the Whig Party?  And The GOP House is in a State of Fail.  More at proleftpod.com.

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Everything old is new again, as we ask, why did Hillary sugarcoat it in 2016?  And why does the truth make pundits flip out?   More at proleftpod.com.  

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February 1, 2024 62 mins

Nikki Haley has to run against Trump, against Biden, and somehow be just as racist as the Trump cult without turning off the donor base?  And we have a long talk about literature and the stories we tell ourselves and each other.  More at proleftpod.com.

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Driftglass and Blue Gal share their stories of falling in love with science fiction.   More at sciencefictionuniversity.com

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We talk about the campaign ahead, including a quote from Ingrid Bergman in Hitchcock's "Notorious":

"Don't be silly, the important drinking hasn't started yet."

AND we remember what Rachel Maddow said post-election 2012.  Sweet summer child!

More at proleftpod.com.

Link for this episode: 

Rachel Maddow Transcript, November 7, 2012:  https://www.nbcn...

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January 18, 2024 61 mins

The White Party in Iowa chooses the guy found liable for sexual assault.  Special!  Driftglass whips the NYT editorial board, and Blue Gal reads a letter from a looong time listener.  More at proleftpod.com.

Link for this episode:  Rick Perlstein, "Metaphors Journalists Live By" in The American Prospect.  (Email required to read but no paywall).  https://prospect.org/politics/2024-01-17-metaphors-journalists-live...

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