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Joe Biden goes to Lauren Boebert's district and Hunter Biden offers to testify on camera?  BANG!  Plus more of the week's news, media, and politics.  More at proleftpod.com. Our podcast YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeftSupport the…

We discuss the very political "The Day The Icicle Works Closed" by Frederick Pohl, and also why science fiction often doesn't age well.  More at sciencefictionuniversity.com.Support the show

An unscripted and unrehearsed conversation, recorded at our dining room table on an iPhone.  Driftglass:  "Tuesday night I was feeling a little doomed, and my wife asked me what was wrong and I told her that at that moment I was doing some serious thinking…

A bad week for testosterone in the halls of Congress - Why are men so emotional?  Candace Owens rediscovers her Bible, and Ben Shapiro says she should quit over it?  Yes, Trump is Hitler after all.  And the Sulzberger family newspaper continues to normalize…

We remember the two Mayor Daley's of Chicago, and the younger Daley's selling off of public facilities like the parking meters to keep "his" city going.  It's great urban history.  More at proleftpod.com.  Support the show:PayPal | …

Driftglass watches the whole Republican debate and lives to tell the tale.  And we celebrate big wins for Democrats in this year's elections.  Remember how this feels next year and VOTE!  More at proleftpod.com.  Our podcast YouTube Channel: …

A somewhat deep dive into the Book of Revelation?  Don't worry; we also include connections to John Wick/Keanu Reeves as Jesus.  But seriously, folks, these end times Republicans are deeply committed to the end of the world and think war in Israel is just…

We celebrate with the UAW and explore some related stories you may have missed.  And we love the ACA but have a sticker shock for 2024.   Driftglass and Blue Gal also appeared this week on The Bill Show from Australia.  Listen Here.Our podcast YouTube…

The Netflix series "Bodies" brings up all kinds of connections to time travel in science fiction.  We watched the 8 part series in three days -- it's good!  More at sciencefictionuniversity.com.  (No Fair Remembering Stuff returns next week.)Support the…

The new (and definitely temporary) House Speaker, Maga Mike, Blast Hardcheese, Slab Squatthrust, insert your favorite MST3K nickname here, implies some pretty important theological arguments about President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. HAPPY…

How a right-wing takeover of "military intelligence" in 1976 leads directly to kew-anan nonsense today.  More at proleftpod.com. Your support of the show really matters!  Thanks so much. Support the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon |…

A special Wednesday episode - we'll be back next week to our regularly scheduled Tuesday/Thursday shows.  Driftglass has an interesting analogy going.  We're so glad Joe Biden is president. And we skewer John Kasich, David Gregory, Newt Gingrich, and Sean…

Hi it’s Fran AKA Blue Gal, just letting you know that this week, due to lots of things going on here at Casa DGBG, we will be doing ONE podcast only, on Wednesday October 18.  The episode should be posted by 7pm Central time.  I’ve got lots of doctor…

It's our 750th episode!  We talk about the horror going on in Israel,  and respond to WaPo's very silly article about Illinois Gerrymandering.  This plus the news of the week!  Thanks for listening! Our podcast YouTube Channel: …

Because Joan Walsh asked on the Tim Miller podcast, we're here to explain what happened to the blogosphere.  Some of us are still here.  More at proleftpod.com.  Your support of the show really matters!  Thanks so much. Support the show:PayPal | …

Democrats learned much from the Obama years:  we are DONE cleaning up Republican messes and then getting blamed when we do. You got elected, GOP, learn to govern, or go home.  More at proleftpod.com.  Our podcast YouTube Channel: …

No Fair Remembering Stuff is One Year Old and boy, are our arms tired!  We talk about the future of No Fair Remembering Stuff and how we plan to keep doing this show and keep what's left of our sanity.  And we follow with an encore presentation of our first…

The Republican Party can't get their act together, and it's a feature, not a bug.  The mainstream media can’t help making “walking the UAW picket line” and “meeting with scabs at a non-union shop” equal.  Keith Olbermann dances on Drifty’s corner…

We discuss when there's "too much of a good thing" in a science fiction world, including when the hero is a tragic hero.  Then we discuss the future of Dune movies.  More at sciencefictionuniversity.com.   (No Fair Remembering Stuff returns next…

This episode is not work-safe.  Driftglass visits Iowa.  Republicans threaten a government shutdown, but worry they'll be blamed for doing it.  Some columnists catch up to where we were seven years ago.  David Brooks buys a hamburger.  And Pennsylvania…

No Fair Remembering Stuff brings you the sex scandal of 1974. 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…

Kevin McCarthy's very illegal impeachment (not really) inquiry (also not really) thingie is not going well.  And because this is our only episode this week (Driftglass is traveling) we do a little No Fair Remembering Stuff about the 1968 Democratic National…

The New York Times has a headline problem.  We discuss using the 14th Amendment to remove you-know-who from the 2024 ballots.  Also, Illinois has become a haven for political refugees from red states, particularly educators and women.  More at…

A certain podcaster is calling for consequences for right-wing extremists and agitators, including Trump.  You'll never guess who (or maybe you will).  More at proleftpod.com. Support the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon |…

We start off this episode with good news about Joe Biden and JB Pritzker.  And SOMEBODY at another podcast decided to wave a big red cape in front of Driftglass.  Uh oh.  More at proleftpod.com.  Our podcast YouTube Channel: …

Alternate title:  'Mother Nature, USMC'.  A subgenre of science fiction in which humans try to bend nature to their will, sometimes with disastrous results.  Also, an ocean creature theme.  Movies discussed include 1973's 'The Day of the Dolphin'Star Trek…

Reporters dine out with Jason Miller and other team Trump monsters, nothing to see here!  We review the first GOP debate and how media fail is once again a feature, not a bug.  More at proleftpod.com Our podcast YouTube Channel: …

We remember the Brooks Brothers Riot of November 22, 2000.  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…

One indictment, two indictments, three indictments, four!  And more on the week's news.  Fran is a little surprised that no one in Trump World is proclaiming "But he's innocent!"  More at proleftpod.com. Our podcast YouTube Channel: …

We were going to do a No Fair Remembering Stuff today but Fani Willis took all the minutes out of our clocks.  Full podcast next week and for now a mini rant from Driftglass.  More at proleftpod.com.  Support the show:PayPal | …