A busy week? Wait until October! Meanwhile, the Illinois State Fair unveiled their annual butter cow, and Harris/Walz kicked some ass while the Republican Party had a meltdown. More at proleftpod.com. Links for this episode: Driftglass and Digby on The Bradcast 8/7/2024. Texas AG Ken Paxton has a "humble brag" about ActBlue. You can help us pay for DG's eye doctor expenses at https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ease-dgs-medical-financial-burden Blue Gal's knitting podcast! https://www.youtube.com/@f...
Aug 09, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 827
We're so excited. Also, some weird news of the week, including RFK Jr's bear hunt (eww) and Trump's Mar A Lago / WinRed forever grifting. More at proleftpod.com. Driftglass will be on the BradCast on Wednesday August 7 with Digby of Hullabaloo. You can help us pay for DG's eye doctor expenses at https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ease-dgs-medical-financial-burden Blue Gal's knitting podcast! https://www.youtube.com/@flangum Our podcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeft Supp...
Aug 07, 2024•1 hr
Driftglass and BlueGal dive into Trump's blatant racism and why the media can't seem to call it what it is. Link for this episode: DG and BG on the BradCast 7/31/2024: https://bradblog.com/?p=15116 Blue Gal's knitting podcast! https://www.youtube.com/@flangum Our podcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeft Support the show: PayPal | https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod Support the show...
Aug 01, 2024•59 min•Ep. 825
A deep dive into the word "weird," from Shakespeare's "weird sisters" in The Scottish Play alllll the way to JD Vance and the Republican tone police, who really don't like us calling their entire QAnon Trump-humping cult of grifting, "weird." More at proleftpod.com. Links for this episode: The three weird sisters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnc0pOjr1qY Judi Densch Plays Lady Macbeth, 1979: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xHlngY6Bgk Blue Gal's knitting podcast! https://www.youtube.com/@flan...
Jul 30, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 824
We KNOW what the media is going to do this election cycle. It's our job to halt them. Both sides don't!!! More at proleftpod.com LINKS for this episode: Kurt Vonnegut, The Shape of Stories https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOGru_4z1Vc 2081, The Film, Based on "Harrison Bergeron," by Kurt Vonnegut https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEgOuZzjI8o Scott Doty Explains "The Procrustean Bed" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbLB2H-ASwo Cook County Jail Plays Chess https://www.joeycofone.com/eureka-newsletter/...
Jul 25, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 823
LFG! But we have no plans to ever forget the shameful, public "Dump Biden" pile-on by Hollywood celebrities, our Never Trump "allies", the Pod Save rug rats, the wealthy donors -- who resorted to what amounted to down-ticket extortion to pressure Dems in tight races to come out against Biden, and most egregiously of all, the entire corporate media, including CNN, MSNBC and, leading the jackal pack, The New York Effing Times. Link for this episode: Left Jabs: Don’t Let the New York Times Do Your ...
Jul 23, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 822
The Tone Police is ALWAYS there to benefit the oppressor, in this case, the RNC. And we follow up on the stupid "dump Biden" conspiracy. Resist that noise and silence Monkey Mind. More at proleftpod.com. Links for this episode: "How to Tame Your Monkey Mind" https://www.prm.nau.edu/prm205/monkey-mind-article.htm Blue Gal's knitting podcast! https://www.youtube.com/@flangum Our podcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeft Support the show: PayPal | https://paypal.me/proleftp...
Jul 19, 2024•53 min•Ep. 821
Orwell said, "Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past." That's not the fight we wanted, but that's the fight we're in, kids. Plus touching letters from listeners, and Birthday Girl Blue Gal conducts her own focus group in a Pittsburgh diner, then goes full policy-ninja on Medicare at-home care. More at proleftpod.com. Links for this episode: Blue Gal's knitting podcast! https://www.youtube.com/@flangum Our podcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube...
Jul 17, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 820
We're so stabby about the mainstream media right now, it's a swear-fest. Fran is boycotting MSNBC for the Summer to protect her mental health and punish the suits upstairs (Sorry, Lawrence.). And Driftglass remembers the 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer, when Black Mississippians had to fight the Democratic establishment to become the Democratic base. More at proleftpod.com. Links for this episode: Blue Gal's knitting podcast! https://www.youtube.com/@flangum Our podcast YouTube Channel: https...
Jul 12, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 819
Diving into Apple TV's new series "Dark Matter," based on Blake Crouch's bestselling novel. We'll explore how the show tackles concepts of both parallel realities, and the nature of identity across multiple timelines. But the multiverse madness doesn't stop there! We'll expand our discussion to other sci-fi shows that have expertly played with alternate realities: "Counterpart": How J.K. Simmons' dual roles illuminate questions of nature vs. nurture across parallel Earths "Loki": Marvel's time-h...
Jul 10, 2024•36 min•Ep. 818
Scotus (and the mainstream media, who have blood in their teeth now)? Curses on them all. Meanwhile, were going to chop wood, carry water, and get out the vote. More at proleftpod.com. Support the show
Jul 03, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 817
[Recorded before the Presidential Debate.] Time for a deep dive into the troubling parallels between the decline of "liberal" mainstream media and the recent corporate buyouts of popular automotive YouTube channels like Donut Media. Remember when MSNBC was a bastion of creative, progressive messaging? We take a nostalgic journey through the network's evolution, examining how the suits upstairs never got how they couldn't "add conservative voices to reach a wider audience." Megyn Kelly, Hugh Hewi...
Jun 28, 2024•56 min•Ep. 816
No Fair Remembering Stuff: going full Smoot-Hawley on this one! And stay tuned for Driftglass's amazing impersonation of Bill Clinton. More at proleftpod.com Support the show: PayPal | https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod Our YouTube Channel Opening and Closing Music: Jumpin Boogie Woogie by Audionautix | http://audionautix.com/ | Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/jumpin-boogie-woogie Music promoted...
Jun 26, 2024•33 min•Ep. 815
There is no "normalizing" you know who, it's just pretending it's okay with you that 39% of the country loves fascism. In other news the Biden campaign wins a "Don't Sugarcoat It Award." More at proleftpod.com. Link for this episode: Blue Gal has a knitting podcast! https://www.youtube.com/@flangum Our podcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeft Support the show: PayPal | https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod Support the show...
Jun 21, 2024•44 min
No Fair Remembering Stuff: Bill Kristol brushes off the long-standing and revered myth that William F. Buckley Jr. "banished the John Birch Society from the conservative movement." Really? More at proleftpod.com. Support the show: PayPal | https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod Our YouTube Channel Opening and Closing Music: Jumpin Boogie Woogie by Audionautix | http://audionautix.com/ | Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Str...
Jun 18, 2024•46 min•Ep. 813
A letter from a listener leads us to ask whether anyone left of center can use the word "independent" about themselves. Plus the Hunter Biden verdict isn't the worst thing ever, and we've got some words for Pope Alito and his wife. More at proleftpod.com . Our podcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeft Support the show: PayPal | https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod Support the show...
Jun 14, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 812
No Fair Remembering Stuff covers this week's news of conservative columnist David French, who never thought his fellow evangelicals would cancel HIM. He was taken to task quite appropriately by another "canceled" evangelical, who happened to be a progressive woman. Huh. More at proleftpod.com . Links for this episode: Homebrewed Christianity : Including Diane Butler Bass on getting canceled. Support the show: PayPal | https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod Our ...
Jun 12, 2024•35 min•Ep. 811
There are a small number of people who are Agents of American fascism. These are the Steve Bannons, Tim Pools and Stephen MIllerses. Stone-cold nazis with a clear agenda. Then there is a much larger group – the reprogrammable meatbags of the Republican base. They think they've taken the "red pill" when they clearly just like the steak Fox and Newsmax are feeding them. Then there is a group who have learned to actually see the Republican fascist and their both-sides media enablers Matrix as it is...
Jun 07, 2024•48 min•Ep. 810
Did we mention he's a convicted felon? Also a wee bit of No Fair Remembering Stuff on the topic of news media using the term "LIE." More at proleftpod.com . Our podcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeft The Driftglass Medical GoFundMe Support the show: PayPal | https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod Support the show...
Jun 05, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 809
Driftglass was in the ER last night for HOURS (and he's fine) but we're not up for podcasting regularly today. TWO political podcasts next week, Tuesday and Thursday. If you can help with what we know are going to be medical bills meeting DG's $5900.00 deductible for 2024, we've got a Go Fund Me posted here. More at proleftpod.com . Support the show...
May 31, 2024•10 min•Ep. 808
On this episode of Science Fiction University, we dive into the works of Andy Weir, the author behind the hit novels The Martian and Project Hail Mary. Project Hail Mary, Weir's latest novel takes readers on an epic journey across the cosmos. Like his earlier work, The Martian, PHM showcases Weir's talent for fusing cutting-edge science with an extremely human story of perseverance and hope. We'll analyze how Project Hail Mary embraces the conventions of "hard" science fiction while also deliver...
May 28, 2024•47 min
Rake-stepping with the worst witness in the legal "defense" of Donald Trump... The not-at-all-shocking reports that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito raised multiple (red? of course!) flags (ahem) supporting the events of January 6th's Capitol attack... ...and Nikki Haley's not-at-all surprising endorsement of Trump for the 2024 Republican nomination because of course she did. Keep the faith and deep breath! More at proleftpod.com . Our podcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Professi...
May 23, 2024•56 min•Ep. 806
We were going to do this podcast six months from now buuuuut.... More at proleftpod.com. Support the show: PayPal | https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod Our YouTube Channel Opening and Closing Music: Jumpin Boogie Woogie by Audionautix | http://audionautix.com/ | 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 Support the show...
May 21, 2024•39 min•Ep. 805
There are ventriloquist dummies, and then there are dummies like Senator Tommy Tuberville. What did Blue Gal think was the most revealing moment of the Michael Cohen testimony? Driftglass says he is willing to try to be "more polarizing" than David French. All this and a news round-up with our home state winning a special designation! More at proleftpod.com . Our podcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeft Support the show: PayPal | https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon...
May 16, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 804
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 "phenomenology" and how subjective experience of reality can be manipulated (see Fox News). From there, we dive deep into one of America's most pernicious "sacred chickens" - the racist "birther" conspiracy theory that falsely claimed former President Barack ...
May 15, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 803
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/@ProfessionalLeft Support the show: PayPal | https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod Support the show...
May 10, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 802
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 TRAUMA. We must remind ourselves and others that we will NEVER AGAIN elect that incompetent egomaniac. Link for this episode : "There’s a name for Trump playing down the threat and failing to take action against the virus: Institutional betrayal" More...
May 08, 2024•50 min•Ep. 801
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? Where's the cake? Also thinking back to 1968, which 2024 is NOT. There are 799 more episodes, and information on how to support the show, at proleftpod.com . Link for this episode: "Clean for Gene" Our podcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Profession...
May 03, 2024•59 min•Ep. 800
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 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeft Support the show: PayPal | https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod Support the show...
Apr 30, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 799
Lots of news this week, and we're also on The Bill Show https://open.spotify.com/episode/7cSaH6ZB7G0edd2ROw6Xli?si=WCI1PGLATeeQGGSIldtZWA And we'll be recording with Tru Blu Politics on 4/26. https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-trublu-politics-127820101/ Link for this episode: Digby brings us the Quote of the Day from Sonia Sotomayor: https://digbysblog.net/2024/04/25/qotd-justice-sotomayor-2/ More at proleftpod.com. Our podcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeft Support t...
Apr 25, 2024•56 min•Ep. 798
