The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal

02-10-2023 | Joe Biden slays the Republican Party at SOTU, plus some local news. More at http://proleftpod.com.YouTube Ep 693: https://youtu.be/YtbEoj--81g Support the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodThe State of The Union, SOTU, rope-a-dope, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, politics, progressive, media, Joe Biden, Republican Congress, Democratic Congress, Democratic Senate, Democratic White House, Go Postal Unions!, proleftpod.com Join Our Patreons:  https://patreon.com/proleftpodSupport the show

02-07-2023 | Part 2 of 2 of our discussion of the long struggle for universal healthcare in the US. This episode: Romneycare to the present.   CORRECTION:  In this podcast we mention a "mean Jean" and Driftglass says "Shaheen" which is of course wrong.  Jean Schmidt from Ohio is the one who danced over the end of Obamacare.  Jean Shaheen is a Democrat from New Hampshire.  We regret the error.  More at http://proleftpod.com.YouTube Ep 692: https://youtu.be/WyNH38MaxNA ACA, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, Romneycare, Hillarycare, Fox News, Glenn Beck, Universal Health Insurance, Medicare for All, Bernie Sanders, No Fair Remembering Stuff, Healthcare, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, Go Postal Unions!, politics, progressive, media, historyOpening and closing music: Jumpin Boogie Woogie by Audionautixhttp://audionautix.com/Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/jumpin-boogie-woogieMusic promoted by Audio Libraryhttps://youtu.be/S2wYQlC0UswCreative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.comSupport the show: https://www.paypal.me/proleftpodcastSupport the show

02-03-2023 | We reply to Keith Olbermann's claim that there is "nothing on the Left" to compete with right-wing media. Whose fault is that, plus, what are we, chopped liver? More at http://proleftpod.com.YouTube Ep 691: https://youtu.be/-ayQrzmYmuo Support the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodKeith Olbermann, Liberal media, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, politics, progressive, media, Joe Biden, Republican Congress, Democratic Congress, Democratic Senate, Democratic White House, Go Postal Unions! Support the show

On the last Tuesday of every month, Driftglass and Blue Gal present Science Fiction University.   In Episode 11, We discuss what can go wrong, and right,  when adapting a much-loved science fiction story to the big or big-ish screen.  Examples include Foundation, Dune, and the more recent Kindred.  You can listen to more episodes at http://ScienceFictionUniversity.com. YouTube SciFiU Ep 11: https://youtu.be/Vg9mWde5VdUSupport the show at https://patreon.com/scifiu. Support the show

01-27-2023 | Documents?  We don't need no stinking documents! We just need clear evidence of obstruction of justice, and only one of the three with documents has done that. Late breaking news from the Durham Scam Investigation at the end of the show. More at http://proleftpod.com.YouTube Ep 690: https://youtu.be/_J-H9skQqU4Support the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodGOP House, Kevin McCarthy, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, politics, progressive, media, Joe Biden, Republican Congress, Democratic Senate, Democratic White House, Go Postal Unions! Support the show

Before we do an episode on Obamacare (in two weeks), we review the century-long battle for universal, government-assisted healthcare coverage in the US.  Yep, it started with Teddy Roosevelt. More at http://proleftpod.com.YouTube Ep 689: https://youtu.be/-jcE4dDvnocNo Fair Remembering Stuff, Healthcare, Teddy Roosevelt, Harry Truman, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, #GoPostalUnions!, politics, progressive, media, historyOpening and closing music: Jumpin Boogie Woogie by Audionautixhttp://audionautix.com/Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/jumpin-boogie-woogieMusic promoted by Audio Libraryhttps://youtu.be/S2wYQlC0UswCreative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.comSupport the show: https://www.paypal.me/proleftpodcastSupport the show

[Note: The first fifteen minutes of this show is about our son's stolen car saga.]01-20-2023 | The House Oversight and Accountability Committee is officially a joke.  More at http://proleftpod.com.Links for this episode:Campaign finance watchdog alleges WinRed processed billions in political contributions without disclosing operating expenses.https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2022/07/campaign-finance-watchdog-alleges-winred-processed-billions-in-political-contributions-without-disclosing-operating-expenses/Lauren Boebert reimbursed herself more than $22,000 from her 2020 campaign.https://www.denverpost.com/2022/06/08/lauren-boebert-investigation-mileage-colorado/Campaign donors bought Marjorie Taylor Greene a $92,000 vehicle. https://peachpundit.com/2022/05/10/campaign-donors-bought-mtg-a-92000-vehicle/YouTube Ep 688: https://youtu.be/iDNP3E59D1YSupport the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod#CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, politics, progressive, media, Joe Biden, Republican Congress, Democratic Senate, Democratic White House, Go Postal Unions! Support the show

01-17-2023 | We remember the first Black mayor of Chicago, Harold Washington, and the lessons that were learned, and not learned, about the tumultuous "Council Wars" that brought shame to the Democratic machine of that city. More at http://proleftpod.com. YouTube Ep 687: https://youtu.be/erjptP89b-o No Fair Remembering Stuff, Harold Washington, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, #GoPostalUnions!, politics, progressive, media, historyOpening and closing music: Jumpin Boogie Woogie by Audionautixhttp://audionautix.com/Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/jumpin-boogie-woogieMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/S2wYQlC0UswCreative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.comSupport the show: https://www.paypal.me/proleftpodcastSupport the show

01-13-2023 | Friday The Thirteenth | Celebrating 13 years of podcasting, the re-election of Illinois' Democratic Governor, and figuring out that House Republicans left all their redeeming qualities outside the door of the House Chamber, permanently. More at http://proleftpod.com. Links for this episode: Text of JB Pritzker's Inauguration Speech:https://www.wmay.com/2023/01/09/text-gov-j-b-pritzkers-inauguration-speech/ YouTube Ep 686: https://youtu.be/ayPIgduccbgSupport the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodSupport the showKevin McCarthy, Anniversary Show, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, politics, progressive, media, Joe Biden, Republican Congress, Democratic Senate, Democratic White House, Go Postal Unions!Support the show

01-10-2023 | Why America can't have a successful third party (hint: it's about Congress, not the White House). And a deep dive into the mother of all third parties: The American Independent Party, whose presidential candidate was George C. Wallace of Alabama. More at http://proleftpod.com.  Links for this episode: The Politics of Rage: George Wallace, the Origins of the New Conservatism, and the Transformation of American Politics -- by Dan T. Carter, February 1, 2000https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Politics_of_Rage.html?id=K3Z5AAAAMAAJGeorge Wallace in Wisconsin: The Divisive Campaigns That Shaped a Civil Rights – by Ben Hubing, February 14, 2022https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9781467151375George Wallace: American Populist – January 21, 1995 by Stephan Lesher, 1995https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/800063.George_Wallace 2000 George Wallace PBS Documentary "Setting The Woods On Fire" https://alvt.videotrust.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=2058Lurleen Wallace in The Encyclopedia of Alabama.http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1662Lurleen Wallace, Mental Health Pioneer.https://www.enewscourier.com/news/local_news/lurleen-wallace-a-mental-health-pioneer-in-alabama/article_aa896611-fd09-552c-a371-2f8ef2b18cc1.htmlYouTube Episode 685: https://youtu.be/2iHPeBc-Ljs George Wallace, Third Parties, No Fair Remembering Stuff, American Independent Party, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, #GoPostalUnions!, politics, progressive, media, historyOpening and closing music:  Jumpin Boogie Woogie by AudionautixCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/jumpin-boogie-woogieMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/S2wYQlC0UswCreative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.comSupport the show