We kick things off with a whimsical tangent about "sacred chickens" - those unquestioned assumptions and mythologies that societies cling to, even in the face of contradictory evidence. This leads to a deeper discussion about the concept of &quo

A black and white movie from decades ago taught us something that just isn't true about the "power of persuasion." This and the week's news -- more at proleftpod.com. Our podcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Professional

No, really, Trump was the so-called president for the entire year 2020, and he never took any responsibility for managing the US Government's response to the pandemic. And normal people blot out the memories of this because of a little thing called

We celebrate our 800th podcast episode. Wow! Thanks for supporting our podcast work. And for our 800th episode we have to start off with Kristi Noem's dog murder and Marjorie Taylor Greene's unconscious (and NOT Christian) anti-Semitism? Whe

We look at a 1940's short story and the 1951 movie that was kinda sorta based on that story. And yes, "The Day The Earth Stood Still" has definitely stood the test of time. More at https://www.sciencefictionuniversity.com/ Our podcast YouT

Lots of news this week, and we're also on The Bill Show https://open.spotify.com/episode/7cSaH6ZB7G0edd2ROw6Xli?si=WCI1PGLATeeQGGSIldtZWAAnd we'll be recording with Tru Blu Politics on 4/26. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-trublu-politics-127

"Sarah Palin walked so Donald Trump could run." -- DriftglassSupport the show:PayPal | https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodOur YouTube ChannelOpening and Closing Music:Jumpin Boogie Woogie by Audionautix | h

Trump has a longstanding history of grifting down-ballot Republicans. Instead of supporting his so-called party, Trump is forever leveraging his status for personal profit.But the intrigue doesn't end there. We also unpack the un-surprising transfor

'No Fair Remembering Stuff' Remembers the 2016 and 2020 General Election "debates" and says No More. And Driftglass's 19 year old blog post gets a reprise as a Harvard professor comes to the same conclusions. More at proleftpod.

Big props to Lawrence O'Donnell for going full "No Fair Remembering Stuff" on his Wednesday A-Block. But then again his network cohorts interviewed Michael Avenatti and John Bolton this week, which just EXHAUSTS us. The O'Donnell Mon