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  • Ep 721: The Cure for Overwhelm is Memory

    Thu 7:00pm By Driftglass and Blue Gal
    06-02-2023 | How much of what happened this week will be down the memory hole by next week? Do not despair! Memory is the LIBERAL SUPERPOWER! And a very special addition to the Freshly Poured Pet Food experience! More at http://proleftpod.com.  Additional…
  • Science Fiction University | Ep 15: When Genres Collide!

    Mon 5:00pm By Driftglass and Blue Gal
    05-30-2023 | The last Tuesday of every month The Professional Left Podcast presents Science Fiction University -- enjoy!Ep 15: When Genres Collide Science Fiction "versus"  Fantasy...Robert Heinlein’s “Glory Road”Babylon 5: The TechnomagesStar WarsJohn…
  • Ep 720: Going to 'The Matts'

    May 25, 2023, 7:00 pm By Driftglass and Blue Gal
    05-26-2023 | Matt Walsh, Matt Gaetz, Matt Dornic, and Matt Schlapp. And a "debate" over what Biden "should" do about the Debt Ceiling hostage-taking by Republicans. More at:  https:// proleftpod.com YouTube Ep 720: https://youtu.be/PKbmmhoGZ34Support the…
  • Ep 719: No Fair Remembering Stuff | Robert Fisk and All That

    May 22, 2023, 8:00 pm By Driftglass and Blue Gal
    05-23-2023 | We remember the relentless Republican war against the Clintons, and how that set the stage for the Bush years and beyond to Trump. More at http://proleftpod.com. Support the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon |…
  • Ep 718: Jim Jordan Loses at Calvin Ball

    May 18, 2023, 6:00 pm By Driftglass and Blue Gal
    05-19-2023 | Jim Jordan tries to make up his own rules about whistleblowers. Sean Hannity interprets the Durham Nothingburger Report for the reprogrammable meatbags: "In other words..." And Christiane Amanpour has advice for the graduates of the Columbia…
  • Ep 717 No Fair Remembering Stuff: No Labels

    May 16, 2023, 5:00 pm By Driftglass and Blue Gal
    We remember "No Labels" from the day it was born to the present.   More at proleftpod.com.   Support the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodOpening and Closing Music:Jumpin Boogie Woogie by Audionautix |…
  • Ep 716: Five Million Dollars and Thirteen Counts

    May 11, 2023, 6:00 pm By Driftglass and Blue Gal
    05-12-2023 | Trump found liable for his sexual assault and has to pay E. Jean Carroll $5,000,000. Meanwhile, George Santos has 13 counts against him and we wonder who paid his $500,000 bond.Oh and Trump may have incriminated himself more than once at the…
  • Ep 715: COBOL vs The Terminator (NFRS)

    May 8, 2023, 7:00 pm By Driftglass and Blue Gal
    05-09-2023 | No Fair Remembering Stuff remembers when an old piece of computer software foiled Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. And more lessons on how government works. More at http://proleftpod.com.Support the show:PayPal | …
  • Ep 714: DeSantis Bans His Own Book

    May 4, 2023, 9:00 pm By Driftglass and Blue Gal
    Ron DeSantis didn't know Mickey Mouse could read! Also shocking news about Tucker Carlson (He's a racist? Ya don't say!), and Driftglass's rant about Republican Horcruxes and secret liberal magic powers. More at http://proleftpod.com.YouTube Ep 714:…
  • Ep 713: No Fair Remembering Vice Presidents

    May 1, 2023, 10:00 pm By Driftglass and Blue Gal
    05-02-2023 | The belief that somehow Kamala Harris isn't "doing something" as Veep runs counter to nearly every other Vice President in the history of the United States. More at http://proleftpod.com. YouTube Ep 713: https://youtu.be/WmuijObPiwQ Support the…
  • Ep 712: Tucker Who?

    Apr 27, 2023, 8:00 pm By Driftglass and Blue Gal
    04-28-2023 | Who exactly was Tucker Carlson's audience for the Twitter video he made after his firing from Fox? And why, all of a sudden, are conservatives pushing both siderism in DROVES? (We know!) More at http://proleftpod.com.YouTube Ep 712:…
  • Science Fiction University | Ep 14: Gene Roddenberry and the Good 'Robot'

    Apr 24, 2023, 5:00 pm By Driftglass and Blue Gal
    04-25-2023 | 'Gene Roddenberry's Scratchpad' - We discuss "The Questor Tapes," a 1970's Gene Roddenberry pilot that provided source material for TNG's beloved character, Data. More at http://ScienceFictionUniversity.com.Support the show at…
  • Ep 711: Panic in 'Year Zero'

    Apr 20, 2023, 8:00 pm By Driftglass and Blue Gal
    04-21-2023 | Despite our disappointment that Dominion settled with Fox, there's still a lot of Eff'd around and they're gonna find out for conservative media and politicians. Why is the Lincoln Project calling for a Republican Year Zero? WE KNOW! And Blue Gal…
  • Ep 710: No Fair Remembering Stuff | "The Dream Shall Never Die"

    Apr 18, 2023, 8:00 am By Driftglass and Blue Gal
    04-18-2023 | Ted Kennedy at the 1980 Democratic National Convention.  More at http://proleftpod.com. Links for this episode: The economy, 1980https://home.csulb.edu/~astevens/posc420/files/hibbs.htmlFull Text of Ted Kennedy's Speech to the 1980 Democratic…
  • Ep 709: Stay Dry During the News Firehose

    Apr 13, 2023, 8:00 pm By Driftglass and Blue Gal
    04-14-2023 | (Not work safe) So much news, but it's important to stay sane. Ketchup thrower is trying to create chaos so the public will tune out his crimes and his followers will send money. More at http://proleftpod.com.Link for this episode:  The Paid…
  • Ep 708: No Fair Remembering Stuff - Jeff Gannon

    Apr 11, 2023, 10:00 am By Driftglass and Blue Gal
    04-11-2023 | We remember the gay prostitute, Jeff Gannon, who was a George W. Bush White House Correspondent for two years. More at http://proleftpod.com.YouTube Ep 708: https://youtu.be/K2ZMJwog9GsOpening and closing music: Jumpin Boogie Woogie by…
  • Ep 707: He's Indicted (And It Feels So Good)

    Apr 6, 2023, 8:00 pm By Driftglass and Blue Gal
    04-07-2023 | There are liberals winning elections in the Midwest! Also, they call it "woke" and "socialism" when Black people get stuff. The massive fail at 60 Minutes and the small win at MSNBC. And Springfield IL will have a new mayor, which is a surprise.…
  • No 'No Fair Remembering Stuff' Today BUT...

    Apr 4, 2023, 3:00 pm By Driftglass and Blue Gal
    You can listen to Driftglass (with the inimitable Digby) on the BradBlog Podcast this afternoon.  BradBlog.com or wherever you get your podcasts.  Thanks! Support the show
  • Ep 706: NFRS - A Special Saturday Episode

    Apr 1, 2023, 12:00 am By Driftglass and Blue Gal
    April 1, 2023 | We recorded our Thursday episode right before Donald Trump was indicted, but no worries, it was perfect timing for our April  Fool's Day deadline to get that demo reel to I Fart Radio! Satire! Happy April Fool's Day, everybody! YouTube Ep…
  • Ep 705: Recorded Before Trump Was Indicted, Dangit!!!

    Mar 30, 2023, 7:00 pm By Driftglass and Blue Gal
    03-31-2023 | We read some of your letters and react to the tragic (and preventable, Republicans) murders of children and their caretakers in Nashville. And afterwards we found out Trump was indicted today. DANG IT. More at http://proleftpod.com.YouTube Ep 705:…
  • Science Fiction University - Ep 13: 'The Forbin Project'

    Mar 28, 2023, 10:00 am By Driftglass and Blue Gal
    03-28-2023 | Time for another Science Fiction University! This time, we discuss artificial intelligence, dystopian movies, and the 1970 film "Colossus: The Forbin Project." Uh-oh, we shouldn't have built an out-of-control super computer with nukes! See all of…
  • Ep 704: Don't Sugarcoat It, Driftglass!

    Mar 23, 2023, 7:00 pm By Driftglass and Blue Gal
    This week was like a scene out of "His Girl Friday," with reporters vamping while waiting for news. More on being the audience that bolts from MSNBC. Our next big mass movement is against poverty. And the so-called "judgment of history" is bunk, to put it…
  • Ep 703: NFRS - Iraqi War and Remembrance

    Mar 21, 2023, 10:00 am By Driftglass and Blue Gal
    No Fair Remembering Stuff on the 20th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq by the Bush Administration.  What we blogged, how we felt, what it means today.  More at http://proleftpod.com.YouTube Ep 703: https://youtu.be/bm6XjJkGONg Opening and closing music:…
  • Ep 702: Woke Spam Eggs Sausage and Woke

    Mar 16, 2023, 7:00 pm By Driftglass and Blue Gal
    Woke as Duckspeak. DeSantis eats pudding with three fingers, and that tanks his fascist a$$. All this and the week's news plus more at http://proleftpod.com.YouTube Ep 702: https://youtu.be/-OKAUZPbqoU Support the show:PayPal | …
  • Ep 701: No Fair Remembering Stuff - Blogs Part 4 | 'The OG Blogs'

    Mar 14, 2023, 11:00 am By Driftglass and Blue Gal
    The final episode of our history of OG liberal blogs. More at http://proleftpod.com.  Support the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodYouTube Ep 701: https://youtu.be/kzz9Uji1HxUOpening and closing music:…
  • Ep 700: That's Seven Hundred Episodes | Whatta Week

    Mar 9, 2023, 7:00 pm By Driftglass and Blue Gal
    What a week! Dominion filings against Fox, Jim Jordan AND Tucker Carlson face plant, and we appreciate the punching back by Rep. Daniel Goldman and other House Democrats and their staffs. More at http://proleftpod.com.YouTube Ep 700:…
  • Ep 699: No Fair Remembering Stuff - Blogs Part 3 | 'The OG Blogs'

    Mar 7, 2023, 10:00 am By Driftglass and Blue Gal
    03-07-2023 | Part 3 of our series on the history of the left-wing blogosphere and our part in it. More at http://proleftpod.com.Support the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodOpening and closing music:…
  • Ep 698: Should We Boycott MSNBC?

    Thu 7:00pm By Driftglass and Blue Gal
    03-03-2023 | Fox News viewers appear to be able to *change coverage of reality* at Fox by not watching when they tell the truth. We don't want to do that, but we would prefer if MSNBC paid *fewer former Republicans* to provide political coverage, tyvm. More at…
  • Science Fiction University - 'The Prisoner'

    Feb 28, 2023, 12:00 pm By Driftglass and Blue Gal
    On the last Tuesday of every month, Driftglass and Blue Gal present Science Fiction University.02-28-2023 | We discuss our re-watching of Patrick McGoohan in "The Prisoner," perhaps the most influential science fiction single-season show ever. More Science…
  • Ep 697: Our National Marriage

    Feb 23, 2023, 8:00 pm By Driftglass and Blue Gal
    02-24-23 | We announced that we were getting married 12 years ago this month, and we're still at it! Meanwhile, for Lent, Fran is giving up the knee-jerk reaction that Marjorie Taylor Greene has any power whatsoever to make her sick Confederate fantasies a…

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