The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal

The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal


Latest Episodes

Ep 796: The Great Republican Sell-Out
April 18, 2024

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

Ep 795 There Is No More 'Debating' Trump
April 16, 2024

'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.

Ep 794 MSNBC Wins and Loses
April 11, 2024

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

Ep 793: Trump's Abortion Fail
April 09, 2024

It's like Trump became JEB! Bush this week: a pleading Republican politician instead of the manifestation of the Republican Base's ID. We discuss. More at proleftpod.com. Our podcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeft

Ep 792: What's Rove Got To Do With It?
April 04, 2024

MSNBC interviews (and we are not making this up) Karl Rove and Reince Priebus. We have thoughts. More at proleftpod.com.Our podcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeftSupport the show:PayPal | https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPat

Ep 791 Science Fiction University: 3 Body Problem
April 02, 2024

We talk about the new Apple TV series "3 Body Problem," which we highly recommend. We also relate it to lots of other science fiction works. Looking for political content? We were on The Brad Cast on Monday https://bradblog.com/?p=14989More a

Ep 790 The NBC News Meltdown and Trump's Bible
March 28, 2024

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 Republi

Ep 789: One Weird Reason NBC's New Hire Went Wrong
March 25, 2024

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.c

Ep 788: Impeachment Is Over (If You Want It)
March 21, 2024

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

Ep 787: No Fair Remembering What Trump Said Yesterday
March 19, 2024

Fascism, language, and forgettery. Will the media remember "bloodbath" next week? More at proleftpod.com.Support the show:PayPal | https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodOur YouTube ChannelOpening and Closing