A very bad week for Republicans. The Peter Strzok hearings, Donald Trump's disastrous attack on NATO, and the Russian indictments. How to stay healthy when you feel the world is going to sh*t. And what breaks Driftglass's heart in a personal, professional way. More at ProLeftPod.com. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOG ...…

Trump is the second President of the Confederacy. This podcast is NOT brought to you by "Hello Fascist" - boxed meals for Republican enablers and traitors who can't eat dinner out. More at ProLeftPod.com. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Springfield IL 62791-913 ...…

We've got work to do! Deep breath, set despair aside, and prepare like hell for the midterms, including the #FamiliesBelongTogether March this weekend. Also RIP Harlan Ellison. More at ProLeftPod.com. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Springfield IL 62791-9133 Po ...…

If the Right wanted to make liberals heads explode, using "baby cages" on migrant children did it. Congratulations fellow liberals we are now the Moral Majority. On to November with tears and resolve. More at ProLeftPod.com. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Spri ...…

The Republican administration is separating children from their parents at the border and still found the time to look the other way at Scott Pruitt's corruption and Donald Trump's lack of history and math skills. More (and how to support the show - Thanks!) at proleftpod.com

Sad news: Driftglass got laid off from his part-time job. Colbert, Heilmann and Michelle Goldberg get the Pro-Left bump. Nobody needs Bill Clinton's fiction. Destroying the Government -- Scott Pruitt Edition. Also -- So Much Winning: Jeanine Pirro thinks she should be AG or on SCOTUS? Hilarious. More at ProLeftPod.com. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTA ...…

Conspiracy theories like “Beyonce is the Illuminati something” are the Republican Party, and have been for longer than Trump. What does Jeff Sessions have on Trump? Roseanne is not as important as expanding Medicaid (congratulations Virginia!) And we do not support Rod B’s pardon. More at ProLeftPod.com. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT ...…

Our episode title comes from "Legion" on FX. We read your letters and discuss the week's news (recorded before Trump cancelled the North Korea Summit). More at ProLeftPod.com. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Springfield IL 62791-9133 Podcast Email: proleftpodca ...…

We talk about Rudy Guiliani, at least one person who is "tired of winning," and a number of people who've discovered all of a sudden that Truth is important, like Rex Tillerson and Matthew Dowd. A surprising sincere apology in the wrong place, the "Democrats in Disarray" lie never dies, and a wake up call for conservatives on Medicaid and nursi ...…

Notice how torture, Dick Cheney, and claiming Democrats are terrorists is back? It’s the Republican pay-to-play book! Along with Race Bait and Switch with their own voters. Michael Cohen’s very bad week, and hey, Rudy Giuliani was only gonna be gone from his law firm for a week or two, then… more at ProLeftPod.com. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT U ...…

Maybe the Trump Era is an alternate universe designed to destroy the Republican Party and chasten the mainstream media. Or maybe we just need to fight harder for what's right. FX's Legion and the book of Revelation, plus Rudy Guiliani, it's a full show and there's more at ProLeftPod.com. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR ...…

Three Reboots: Queer Eye, Lost in Space, and ...Jonah Goldberg reboots Ayn Rand? We do get to Trump's Fox and Friends meltdown eventually. But this is a Diamond and Silk FREE podcast. Not gonna talk about them, period. More at ProLeftPod.com. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcas ...…

Hannity is the third client, Haley is not amused, and some climate denying whack job is head of NASA. Plus some Comey. More at ProLeftPod.com. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Springfield IL 62791-9133 Podcast Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.com Email for Sci-Fi Tri ...…

Multiple Trump Meltdowns. Buh Bye Paul Ryan. Facebook is a new thing in the world, we'll regulate it in time. The dignity of everyone in the world is why to have trade. More at ProLeftPod.com. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Springfield IL 62791-9133 Podcast Em ...…

We apologize for the occasional sound distortion in this week's show -- we're working on it!!! More at ProLeftPod.com. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Springfield IL 62791-9133 Podcast Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.com Email for Sci-Fi Trivia Questions: mrs.drift ...…

Driftglass celebrates his 13th blogiversary by taking on all the regular targets. For details on how to support the show visit us at ProLeftPod.com. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Springfield IL 62791-9133 Podcast Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.com Email for Sci- ...…

Do Not Congratulate-gate, what happens when Fox News determines policy at Twitter-speed, The Illinois Primary results, Cambridge Analytica and more. For details on how to support the show visit us at proleftpod.com.

They're firing everyone in the White House and replacing them with Fox News Green Room Zombies? More at ProLeftPod.com, where we have a new Patreon in addition to our Paypal account and GoFundMe accounts. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Springfield IL 62791-913 ...…

It's nothing but chaos in the Trump White House. More at ProLeftPod.com, where we have a new Patreon in addition to our Paypal account and GoFundMe accounts. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Springfield IL 62791-9133 Podcast Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.com Email ...…

Trump goes off the rails on Tariffs. We've got advice for progressives and applause for students, strikers, and Moms. More at ProLeftPod.com, where we have a new Patreon in addition to our Paypal account and GoFundMe accounts. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Sp ...…

Student Activism is back. And Manafort is going down. Also, Bible Bitch and Sandy Hook Promise. More at ProLeftPod.com, where we have a new Patreon in addition to our Paypal account and GoFundMe accounts. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Springfield IL 62791-913 ...…

Another shooting, but this one is different. 13 indictments of Russians. And Trump's lawyer paid Stormy? Really? That reminds us of our new fake sponsor, WHAT?! Campaign Finance Accounting Firm. More at ProLeftPod.com, where we have a new Patreon in addition to our Paypal account and GoFundMe accounts. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US ...…

This week's politics. The Nunes footnotes, Washington Prayer Breakfast now with more Russians! Deficits schmeficits, and there's another "No Labels" type "independent" group in town, folks! More at ProLeftPod.com, where we have a new Patreon in addition to our Paypal account and GoFundMe accounts. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and ...…

Yeah we remember that George W. Bush was a terrible president. We remember LOTS of things. (recorded Thursday before the big nothing burger of the Nunes memo was known among the Cable News outlets, but we knew). More at ProLeftPod.com, where we have a new Patreon in addition to our Paypal account and GoFundMe accounts. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTA ...…

If society needs something under the Trump Era, people have to sue to get it. Also Hannity screws the pooch, Trump shows his butt on Obstruction of Justice, and we talk about getting serious because this is a tragedy what's happening to our country. (We'll discuss the very terrible immigration proposal coming from the White House on next week's ...…

The brink of government shutdown is entirely about Trump's sh*thole racism. More at ProLeftPod.com

Donald Trump's insanity and cruel policies won't stop us from celebrating The Professional Left Podcast's 8th Anniversary. More at ProLeftPod.com, where we have a new Patreon in addition to our Paypal account and GoFundMe accounts. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 91 ...…

It's the book. And also the reaction to the book from the White House. More at ProLeftPod.com, where we have a new Patreon in addition to our Paypal account and GoFundMe accounts. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Springfield IL 62791-9133 Podcast Email: proleftp ...…

We end the year with a long one. And after the music Driftglass tells you what HE thinks is wrong with The Last Jedi (spoilers, though his critique is what many others have said.) Happy New Year!!! And thanks for supporting the show! More at ProLeftPod.com, where we have a new Patreon in addition to our Paypal account. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTA ...…

Great, Trump got tax cuts for the rich from a Republican Congress. Not exactly a miracle, but don't tell Mike Pence and Ben Carson that. Driftglass gets five minutes to rant about David Brooks, and hooray! J20 Protestors are found not guilty and Twitter proves that Both Sides Don't is really catching on! More at ProLeftPod.com, where we have a ...…

What is with Donald Trump sexually harassing Senator Gillibrand? And Roy Moore still has not conceded the Alabama Senate Seat as of this writing. More at ProLeftPod.com, where we have a new Patreon and GoFundMe account, in addition to our Paypal account. REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional ...…

We'll miss Al Franken in the Senate. The week's politics after we announce that our Amazon account was cancelled, taking with it half the income we receive from doing this show. You can contribute to The Professional Left by visiting http://proleftpod.com and selecting from several options. Thanks! More at ProLeftPod.com REVIEW US ON ITUNES CON ...…

NOTE: Blue Gal talks late in this podcast about why she's a #MeToo participant. It's not difficult to talk about and she doesn't cry, but people easily triggered by recollections of molestation might not want to listen. We talk Flynn, the terrible awful GOP Tax Scam, and the news of the week. More at ProLeftPod.com REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT U ...…

David Brooks omits whole sentences of Lincoln's Second Inaugural address because what Lincoln said was inconvenient to his argument. No one at the New York Times editorial board dared to mention it to him. Why? Also, Blue Gal reads letters to the editor from the Peoria Journal Star. Hilarity ensues. More at ProLeftPod.com REVIEW US ON ITUNES CO ...…

Why are we talking about Bill Clinton? Also Bible B*tch finds a surprise from Google when looking for a Bible verse. What is our way out of despair? Thanksgiving. More at ProLeftPod.com REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Springfield IL 62791-9133 Podcast Email: pr ...…

Recorded Thursday afternoon. Carter Page, why do conservatives buy books that reinforce their worldview but liberals don't? Both Siderism and centrism are AS BAD as conservativism, according to Driftglass. More at ProLeftPod.com REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 ...…

Trump is using Hillary Clinton and the last election to rally his base around him as his White House goes down. But Democratic presidents could do much more to rally their base, too. We discuss how you can not compromise with conservative media or a Republican Congress, and you must never ever stop campaigning against Trump. Also how lying abou ...…

Driftglass gives us the three rules for surviving these Shawshank Redemption times. BG explains why Halperin points to the new "Spotlight" zeitgeist -- sexual harassment is absolutely everywhere and has been ignored for decades. Is this Revenge of the Hillary Voter? Yes and no. The war on women didn't start with us. More at ProLeftPod.com REVIE ...…

What the hell, Trump? You're for a healthcare compromise and then you're not and you have time to golf with Lindsey and feud with the NFL but the CHIP program is suspended? Blue Gal had a meltdown before taping this Wednesday and we talk about that, too. More at ProLeftPod.com REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail ...…

Friday the 13th doesn’t scare us, and neither does that stupid person who says he's "the president." Trump literally does not know how anything works. Meanwhile, we discuss how to protect ourselves from toxic stress until he is removed from office. More at ProLeftPod.com REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: ...…

Service delivery people in healthcare keep Blue Gal sane. And there's a lot of others working "around" this insane so-called president. More at ProLeftPod.com REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Springfield IL 62791-9133 Podcast Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.com Emai ...…

Blue Gal/Fran lived in Alabama for 12 + years. She explains Roy Moore. The tax cuts for billionaires plan is a Republican plan. And Trump is along for the ride. Why what congress does doesn't matter to the 1%. More at ProLeftPod.com REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9 ...…

Messaging. And how the Republican Party is a machine designed to destroy government and make rich people richer. More at ProLeftPod.com REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Springfield IL 62791-9133 Podcast Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.com Email for Sci-Fi Trivia Que ...…

The Democrats learn how to brand, consequences of the Trump's anti-immigration reaches college campuses. Bible B*tch responds to Charles Blow, and the Beltway both-siders Bannon...and Bernie? Hillary’s book is boringly competent, accurate, and needed. More at ProLeftPod.com REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Ma ...…

Don't worry about normalizing Trump. Nation, and media, wide response to Trump's DACA decision proves the Resistance is working. Hurricanes yield many analogies, but mostly hope that finally folks will wake up to climate change. More at ProLeftPod.com REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Le ...…

We discuss why horrific events like Hurricane Harvey prove the need for societal thinking and competent leadership. More at ProLeftPod.com REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Springfield IL 62791-9133 Podcast Email: proleftpodcast@gmail.com Email for Sci-Fi Trivia ...…

Blue Gal feels despair fighting the Breitbarts and the Mercers, and wishes she had a Game of Thrones style dragon for the battle. Then Bible Bitch intervenes. Visit our NEW website at ProLeftPod.com! REVIEW US ON ITUNES CONTACT US, SUPPORT US, and READ OUR BLOGS Snail Mail: The Professional Left Podcast PO Box 9133 Springfield IL 62791-9133 Pod ...…

Saturday is Driftglass and Blue Gal's 6th Wedding Anniversary! Also... Buh Bye Bannon. Why "history will NOT remember" that Republicans supported Trump. The last Confederate Monument is the Republican Party. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com

What with Jeffrey Lord losing his job over a Nazi type tweet and Gorka and Miller taking turns out-Goebbeling each other....and what about the "bombs away" so-called POTUS? more at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com

We recorded this Wednesday (before the Grand Jury announcement dangit!) The GOP Lifeboat Builders, Trump goes after legal immigration? and remembering many of the podcasts. (There's an archive of every episode at proleft.buzzsprout.com!)