02-03-2023 | We reply to Keith Olbermann's claim that there is "nothing on the Left" to compete with right-wing media. Whose fault is that, plus, what are we, chopped liver? More at http://proleftpod.com . YouTube Ep 691: https://youtu.be/-ayQrzmYmuo Support the show: PayPal | https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod Keith Olbermann, Liberal media, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, politics, progressive, media, Joe Biden,...
Feb 03, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 691
On the last Tuesday of every month, Driftglass and Blue Gal present Science Fiction University. In Episode 11, We discuss what can go wrong, and right, when adapting a much-loved science fiction story to the big or big-ish screen. Examples include Foundation, Dune, and the more recent Kindred. You can listen to more episodes at http://ScienceFictionUniversity.com . YouTube SciFiU Ep 11: https://youtu.be/Vg9mWde5VdU Support the show at https://patreon.com/scifiu . Support the show...
Jan 31, 2023•42 min
01-27-2023 | Documents? We don't need no stinking documents! We just need clear evidence of obstruction of justice, and only one of the three with documents has done that. Late breaking news from the Durham Scam Investigation at the end of the show. More at http://proleftpod.com . YouTube Ep 690: https://youtu.be/_J-H9skQqU4 Support the show: PayPal | https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod GOP House , Kevin McCarthy , #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheL...
Jan 27, 2023•48 min•Ep. 690
Before we do an episode on Obamacare (in two weeks), we review the century-long battle for universal, government-assisted healthcare coverage in the US. Yep, it started with Teddy Roosevelt. More at http://proleftpod.com . YouTube Ep 689: https://youtu.be/-jcE4dDvnoc No Fair Remembering Stuff, Healthcare, Teddy Roosevelt, Harry Truman, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, #GoPostalUnions!, politics, progressive, media, history Opening and closing music: Jum...
Jan 24, 2023•40 min•Ep. 689
[Note: The first fifteen minutes of this show is about our son's stolen car saga.] 01-20-2023 | The House Oversight and Accountability Committee is officially a joke. More at http://proleftpod.com . Links for this episode: Campaign finance watchdog alleges WinRed processed billions in political contributions without disclosing operating expenses. https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2022/07/campaign-finance-watchdog-alleges-winred-processed-billions-in-political-contributions-without-disclosing-oper...
Jan 19, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 688
01-17-2023 | We remember the first Black mayor of Chicago, Harold Washington, and the lessons that were learned, and not learned, about the tumultuous "Council Wars" that brought shame to the Democratic machine of that city. More at http://proleftpod.com . YouTube Ep 687: https://youtu.be/erjptP89b-o No Fair Remembering Stuff, Harold Washington, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, #GoPostalUnions!, politics, progressive, media, history Opening and closing ...
Jan 17, 2023•53 min•Ep. 687
01-13-2023 | Friday The Thirteenth | Celebrating 13 years of podcasting, the re-election of Illinois' Democratic Governor, and figuring out that House Republicans left all their redeeming qualities outside the door of the House Chamber, permanently. More at http://proleftpod.com . Links for this episode: Text of JB Pritzker's Inauguration Speech : https://www.wmay.com/2023/01/09/text-gov-j-b-pritzkers-inauguration-speech/ YouTube Ep 686: https://youtu.be/ayPIgduccbg Support the show: PayPal | ht...
Jan 12, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 686
01-10-2023 | Why America can't have a successful third party (hint: it's about Congress, not the White House) . And a deep dive into the mother of all third parties: The American Independent Party, whose presidential candidate was George C. Wallace of Alabama. More at http://proleftpod.com . Links for this episode: The Politics of Rage : George Wallace, the Origins of the New Conservatism, and the Transformation of American Politics -- by Dan T. Carter, February 1, 2000 https://books.google.com/...
Jan 10, 2023•47 min•Ep. 685
01-06-2023 | Figuring out how Republicans will attempt to blame their House of Representatives clown show on the Democrats. Dream on, Kevin! More at http://proleftpod.com . Link for this episode: FAIR on podcast network conglomerates . Support the show: PayPal | https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod YouTube Ep 684: https://youtu.be/HmPZ4v_whkM Support the show #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, politics, progressive, me...
Jan 06, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 684
01-03-2023 | No Fair Remembering Stuff remembers Joe Scarborough and his new invented self as a Never Trumper. Ha. And more podcasts at http://proleftpod.com . Support the show: PayPal | https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod YouTube Ep 683: https://youtu.be/FWVO2B7mAV0 #JoeScarborough, Joe Scarborough, No Fair Remembering Stuff, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, #GoPostalUnions!, politics, progressive, media, history O...
Jan 04, 2023•52 min•Ep. 683
12-30-2022 | Unlike a lot of podcasts, we're actually here! Our new year's resolutions; the real reason George Santos is in trouble (hint: it's not because he lied to Republican voters, natch!) and a look ahead to next month when we'll start doing TWO shows a month! More at http://proleftpod.com . Support the show: PayPal | https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod YouTube Ep 682: https://youtu.be/fgCAk5312rQ #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers...
Dec 30, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 682
12-23-2022 | Driftglass had a minor medical procedure this week, so we recorded this podcast on Monday. The J6 Commission issued criminal referrals to the DOJ against TFG. And we talk wassail, Adam Kinzinger, and our streaming picks for December. More at http://proleftpod.com . Support the show: PayPal | https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod YouTube Ep 681: https://youtu.be/eU_xKS0g_rk #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats,...
Dec 23, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 681
12-15-2022 | Trump and his NFT grift are giving away a zoom call with "your favorite president." What would you say if you won? Also dry drunk Republicans aren't really in recovery, and Blue Gal reveals her affirmation for 2023. Follow her at https://newsie.social/@bluegal . More at http://proleftpod.com . Support the show: PayPal | https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod YouTube Ep 680: https://youtu.be/pryGA-MkHPY Trump NFTs, Trump Grift, #CornfieldResistance,...
Dec 16, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 680
12-08-2022 | The good news from Georgia (AND, in this one instance, Russia -- welcome home Brittney Griner.) The Republican media is flailing without a rebranding plan in place (YET). More at http://proleftpod.com . Support the show: PayPal | https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod YouTube Ep 679: https://youtu.be/65cQzE2V-ok 2022 midterms, Georgia, Raphael Warnock, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, politics, progressive...
Dec 08, 2022•55 min•Ep. 679
12-02-2022 | We've finished our series on David Brooks. (NO "no fair remembering stuff" next week.) Neither of us is surprised George W. Bush lied to the 9/11 commission. Blue Gal is not surprised Georgia's work requirements for *partial* Medicaid expansion wastes taxpayer money in the state. The Bulwark Boys fulfill all of Driftglass's predictions and announce their gatekeeping for Republican "forgiveness." And poor Chris Cillizza was laid off from CNN, when Chris Licht said no layoffs. Surpris...
Dec 02, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 678
11-29-2022 | We go full "Monty Python Summarize Proust Competition" to finish out David Brooks's career in fairy tales. More episodes on other topics to come! And more podcasts at http://proleftpod.com . Support the show: PayPal | https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod YouTube NFRS Ep 7: https://youtu.be/F-uVQ9ypRWs #DavidBrooks, David Brooks, No Fair Remembering Stuff, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, #GoPostalUnions!...
Nov 29, 2022•1 hr
11-24-2022 | Happy Thanksgiving from The Professional Left Podcast. We love you! More at http://proleftpod.com . Support the show: PayPal | https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod YouTube Ep 677: https://youtu.be/HQkSVyjRlZo Thanksgiving 2022, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, politics, progressive, media, Joe Biden, Democratic Congress, Democratic Senate, Democratic White House Support the show...
Nov 24, 2022•10 min
11-22-2022 | We continue our series on David Brooks. More episodes on other topics to come! And more podcasts at http://proleftpod.com . Support the show: PayPal | https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod YouTube NFRS Ep 7: https://youtu.be/lsyBZ3CGPmg #DavidBrooks, David Brooks, No Fair Remembering Stuff, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, #GoPostalUnions!, politics, progressive, media, history Support the show...
Nov 22, 2022•38 min
11-18-2022 | Burn the Republican Lifeboats. No rebranding of the Republican Party, no matter what Josh Hawley says. More at http://proleftpod.com . Support the show: PayPal | https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod YouTube Ep 676: https://youtu.be/TVLiOwOE0Ok 2022 midterms, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, politics, progressive, media, Joe Biden, Democratic Congress, Democratic Senate, Democratic White House Support the...
Nov 17, 2022•49 min•Ep. 676
11-15-2022 | Continuing our series on David Brooks - This episode, the Trump Campaign takes over The Republican Party! ("It's gonna be Rubio!") Support the show at https://patreon.com/proleftpod , and thank you! More at http://proleftpod.com . Support the show: PayPal | https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod YouTube NFRS Ep 5: https://youtu.be/iWyFR4eTEqA #DavidBrooks, David Brooks, No Fair Remembering Stuff, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRememb...
Nov 15, 2022•45 min
11-11-2022 | We have a Democratic Congresswoman! The 2022 midterms prove cable news pundits are just talking out of their **ses. (And a very happy Veterans Day to our vets.) More at http://proleftpod.com . Support the show: PayPal | https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod YouTube Ep 675: https://youtu.be/OOs6S8pBLq4 2022 midterms, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, politics, progressive, media, Joe Biden, Democratic Congr...
Nov 11, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 675
11-08-2022 | We continue our multi-part series on David Brooks. Support the show at https://patreon.com/proleftpod , and thank you! More at http://proleftpod.com . Support the show: PayPal | https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod YouTube NFRS Ep 4: https://youtu.be/m9tl6jK_-Fk #DavidBrooks, David Brooks, No Fair Remembering Stuff, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, #GoPoastalUnions!, politics, progressive, media, Joe Bid...
Nov 08, 2022•33 min
11-04-2022 | From Andrea Mitchell to David Axelrod to The Bulwark, it's "both sides do it!" in the face of a violent attack on the Pelosi's. Really. More at http://proleftpod.com Support the show: PayPal | https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/proleftpod YouTube Ep 674 | https://youtu.be/lV4WKavYkgA #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, politics, progressive, media, Joe Biden, Democratic Congress, Democratic Senate,...
Nov 03, 2022•37 min•Ep. 674
11-01-2022 | Part two where we remember David Brooks. This time: The Bush Years. More at http://proleftpod.com . Support the show: PayPal | https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/proleftpod Support the show
Nov 01, 2022•22 min
10-28-2022 | It's the 62nd trip around the Sun for Driftglass, while later in the week, Blue Gal celebrates her 18th blogiversary. Driftglass notes that for Michael Gerson and other never-Trumpers, "The Road to Damascus" ended ten years ago. Our election sanity-saving advice? Ignore the polls, get your social circle to vote, do what you can to canvass, and then watch Caddyshack. More at http://proleftpod.com . Become a Patron at: https://patreon.com/proleftpod Support the show at https://www.pay...
Oct 27, 2022•52 min•Ep. 673
Driftglass' favorite "No Fair Remembering"!!! It's time for a multi-part podcast about everything David Brooks has written over his long career, and how wrong he's been. And the fascinating way Brooks is just like Donald Trump. More at http://proleftpod.com Opening and closing music: Jumpin Boogie Woogie by Audionautix Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/jumpin-boogie-woogie Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/S2wYQlC0Us Cre...
Oct 25, 2022•52 min
10-21-2022 | Lying, gaslighting, and exploiting: it's what the Republican elite does TO the rank and file of their own party. Also, Durham fails to Benghazi, or does he? And we look back ten years ago when we podcasted about a different, yet similar, election cycle. More at: http://proleftpod.com Become a Patron at: https://patreon.com/proleftpod Support the show...
Oct 20, 2022•58 min•Ep. 672
10-14-2022 | We drove from Central Illinois to Eastern Colorado last week, through Missouri and Kansas, so we talk for 20 minutes or so about that. Also: 18:10 Herschel Walker and Republicans 21:59 No Fair Remembering David Brooks 2012 24:16 J6 Hearings And a News Round Up. More at http://proleftpod.com . Become a Patreon at https://patreon.com/proleftpod . Support the show...
Oct 13, 2022•57 min•Ep. 671
Driftglass and Blue Gal in a new Tuesday venture! We'll be doing some practice runs and if we get enough Patreons, we'll do this second mini-episode weekly starting January 2023. https://www. patreon.com /proleftpod to support our efforts. This week, we talk about Katie Abram and how the Right is so good at "team development." Blue Gal's "annotated" Katie Abram interview is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv_7nmHlRVg More at http:// proleftpod.com . Opening and closing music: Jumpin Boogie...
Oct 04, 2022•28 min
9-30-2022 | We can't understand why Republican members of Congress freak out in public over border patrol and customs actually doing their job well. Also, teens are increasingly opting for birth control implants, why Arizona is weird, and of course, our thoughts are with those dealing with the effects of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Ian. More at http://proleftpod.com Become a Patron at https://patreon.com/proleftpod Support the show at https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Write us at proleftpodcast@gmai...
Sep 29, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 670
