Listen to The Professional Left Podcast Episodes

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_4z1Vc2081, The Film, Based on…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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.

[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…

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.comSupport the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon |…

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…

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 | …

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…

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…

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…

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/@ProfessionalLeftThe Driftglass Medical…

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…

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…

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…

We were going to do this podcast six months from now buuuuut....More at proleftpod.com. Support the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodOur YouTube ChannelOpening and Closing Music:Jumpin Boogie Woogie by…

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…

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…

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/@ProfessionalLeftSupport the…

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 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…

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: …

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-127820101/Link for…

"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 |…

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 transformations…

'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.com. Support the…

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 Monologue. More at…