Beste Blue Gal Podcasts (2024)

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Ep 864 President Musk ...and More Royko 42:11

11d ago42:11

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Elon Musk is running the country now, so we've got THAT going for us. Driftglass suggests, only a little tongue in cheek, that farmers (who voted for Trump in the 75-80% range) should bear the brunt of whatever the Musk/Trump administration will do. Blue Gal can't wait for the Matt Gaetz Ethics Committee Report, and DG reads a time travel story fro…

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Ep 863: Yeah, We Don't Wanna Run WaPo Either 58:08

13d ago58:08

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Aww, nobody wants the "head up the Washington Post" job? In other news: Trump's potential betrayal of rural supporters through proposed policies on tariffs, immigration, and healthcare Trump's past false claims about COVID-19 and inflation ABC News settling a $15 million defamation lawsuit with Trump Media's capitulation to Trump and conservative n…

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Ep 862: Little Red State Fundy 1:03:50

18d ago1:03:50

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Our "hot take"? The CEO shooting reminds us of... Sandy Hook and Uvalde. Driftglass reads his classic tale "Little Red State Fundy" and we have given up MSNBC, all of it, for one big reason. More at proleftpod.com. YouTube and Avatar artwork via Bing.AI. Blue Gal's knitting podcast! https://www.youtube.com/@flangum Our podcast YouTube Channel: http…

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Ep 861 Meet the Latest NYT Focus Group! 44:15

20d ago44:15

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Surprise! They're Trump voters! It's amazing how many "low information" (they're not) voters "do their own research." LINKS for this episode: No More Mister Nice Blog: "Members of the latest times focus group voted for a parallel-universe Trump". https://nomoremister.blogspot.com/2024/12/members-of-latest-times-focus-group.html George Carlin, 'Soft…

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Episode 860: My Mistake 1:31

22d ago1:31

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We issue a correction to episode 859... Support the showVon Driftglass and Blue Gal

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Ep 859: The Memory Hole That Is America 1:03:29

25d ago1:03:29

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Correction to Tuesday's episode on pardons: Contrary to the false information we repeated in episode 858, George HW Bush did NOT pardon his son, Neil. We regret the error. We got a letter we had to share. The latest Morning Joe quarrel wasn't about Trump after all. And Driftglass reads Royko. We were also on The Bob Cesca Show this week. Tune in he…

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Ep 858 Pardon This, Republicans 1:14:46

27d ago1:14:46

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CORRECTION: Contrary to the false information we repeated in this episode, George HW Bush did NOT pardon his son, Neil. We regret the error. The Hunter Biden Pardon in the historical context of presidents pardoning family members and nobody remembering that they did that. And Driftglass reads "To The Chicago Abyss" by Ray Bradbury (1963). More at p…

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Ep 857: The Content of Their Character 1:11:28

1M ago1:11:28

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Happy Thanksgiving to our listeners! We are so grateful to you for support of our show. We are off on Thursday. Next week we hope to do a Science Fiction University episode! Links for this episode: Mama Nous: "Worrying Has Never Changed a Thing" is used by permission. https://www.instagram.com/p/DCPONzGqtHV/ and wherever you get your music. Parkros…

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Ep 856 Nancy Mace Is The New Jesse Helms 1:02:20

1M ago1:02:20

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It's bathroom bigotry all over again. We remember just how racist Jesse Helms was, and how perfectly okay the Republican Party was with all of that bigotry. There's likely to be lots of Cabinet-appointment drama in the next little bit, but please keep your eyes on the corruption and grift. What music is Bluegal listening to? Link for this episode: …

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Ep 855 You Are Not Alone 49:02

1M ago49:02

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Today is a good day for us to remember that we are not alone or crazy...or doomed. Trump Co is destined for SELF-destruction. And we came across a Steve Gilliard post from TWENTY years ago that is amazingly timely. More at proleftpod.com. Links for this episode: Athenae/Allison Hantschel in Dame Magazine, "Democracy is dying in broad daylight." htt…

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Ep 854: From The Sus-Crime To The Ridiculous 55:29

2M ago55:29

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Thursdays with Royko. Guess who says we need a new liberal media? Guess who says Matt Gaetz is a Sex Pervert? And Blue Gal interviews our 26yo about the election. More at proleftpod.com You can help us pay for DG's eye doctor expenses at https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ease-dgs-medical-financial-burden Blue Gal's knitting podcast! https://www.youtu…

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Ep 853: MAGA Won, Why Are They Still Upset? 1:07:21

2M ago1:07:21

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We're on BlueSky! bluegal, driftglass, proleftpodcast. Join us! Five stages of grief? How about five stages of MAGA victory, including bargaining, denial, and anger? Because FAFO isn't just a cute acronym, it's their way of life. Also, Bluegal finds out that Artificial Intelligence can save a life, but may be programmed NOT to save a democracy. And…

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Ep 852: This, Too, Shall Pass 1:19:38

2M ago1:19:38

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The post-election episode. We're going to get busy, working to make the world a better place, because that is what we are ALWAYS, in all circumstances, called to do. More at proleftpod.com. Link for this episode: Sojourners Magazine, 'Preaching the Word' (Sample page) https://sojo.net/preaching-the-word/epiphany-lord-year More at proleftpod.com You…

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Ep 851: Thou Shalt Not, Dumpster Fuhrer! 32:46

2M ago32:46

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h/t Jimmy Kimmel for turning "Dumpster Fire," which Driftglass actually coined on his blog, into "Dumpster Fuhrer." Bible Bitch has a very special "thou shalt not" for the Trump campaign. And Driftglass compares Harris at the Elipse with Lincoln at Gettysburg. And it fits. We're off next Tuesday, Election Day, but we will appear on the Hal Sparks p…

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Ep 850: Oops! So Many Actual Voters Can't Take 'A Joke' 51:01

2M ago51:01

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Happy Birthday Driftglass (Oct 30)!!! Trump's very very racist rally. Who could have predicted? Everybody. Also, a certain NYT columnist who is NOT David Brooks, Ross Douthat, makes up reasons why he can't endorse Harris, including, and we are not making this up, traffic deaths during Covid. And we've seen election literature from BOTH parties here…

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Ep 849: Fox News Host Sez: 'Nazis, Whatever' 54:13

2M ago54:13

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Brian Kilmeade should win an award. Links for this episode: Ezra Klein on Trump’s lack of guardrails… and dem failures? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/22/opinion/donald-trump-ezra-klein-podcast.html Chris Hayes hosts Michelle Goldberg and Jess McIntosh on the press failure to cover women’s rage in the wake of Dobbs. https://crooksandliars.com/2024…

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Ep 848: Yeah We're Never Mixing Tea With Lemonade Ever Again 48:20

2M ago48:20

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Funny how Republicans loved the "p" word when it was about Bill Clinton. Driftglass's 'five minutes on David Brooks' is back. Tick tock! And we're not exactly accepting the Cheneys and The Bulwark into our tent. More at proleftpod.com. You can help us pay for DG's eye doctor expenses at https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ease-dgs-medical-financial-bur…

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Ep 847 Reading Right Wing Facebook For Filth 58:36

2M ago58:36

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Three weeks left. Kamala shows Bret Baier for the abusive bully jerk and not-a-journalist he is. Driftglass reads a right wing Facebook post for filth and notes how much it depends...on the lies of the past? More at proleftpod.com. You can help us pay for DG's eye doctor expenses at https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ease-dgs-medical-financial-burden …

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Ep 846 A 'Permanent Republican Insanity' 1:00:36

3M ago1:00:36

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Karl Rove, Fox News, and the rest wanted to program voters to vote Republican no matter what. They spent so much time on the 'vote Republican' part, and now the 'no matter what' part has come home to roost. Also, Kamala Harris uses "Good Trouble" to drive Trump into publicizing his insanity repeatedly. And we make some predictions about the first D…

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Ep 845: 'No One Could Have Predicted Hurricane Trump' 56:47

3M ago56:47

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How is Donald Trump like a hurricane? How is toxic Republicanism like climate change? And snuggle up with a cuppa hot cocoa, kids, as Uncle Driftglass reads an excerpt from the 1955 story "Franchise" by Issac Asimov. More at proleftpod.com. You can help us pay for DG's eye doctor expenses at https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ease-dgs-medical-financia…

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Ep 844: Focus on the Future! 53:49

3M ago53:49

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The idea of focusing on the future isn't the flex (or the excuse) the Trump campaign thinks it is. We are pleasantly surprised on a road trip to Burlington, Iowa. Is Elon Musk's mom alright? Is Megyn Kelly? They seem upset. And Kamala Harris isn't aiming for "humble." More at proleftpod.com. You can help us pay for DG's eye doctor expenses at https…

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Ep 843: Socialism For All. Again! 1:17:34

3M ago1:17:34

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Trump is melting. Vance is a robot replacement. Walz understood his assignment. And isn’t it interesting that Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina, #1 enemy of socialism, wants the taxpayers to fix her husband’s driveway in the wake of Helene? More at proleftpod.com. You can help us pay for DG's eye doctor expenses at https://www.gofundme.com/f/hel…

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Ep 842: A Short, Pre-Debate Podcast 27:54

3M ago27:54

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We cover the usual (sad!) media failures leading up to the Vice Presidential Debate Tuesday night. Note: Our recording host had some technical issues that other podcasters were also experiencing today. Our apologies for "aborting" the show early...we had to get ready for the Vice Presidential Debate. Please listen to Driftglass and Digby discuss th…

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Ep 841: Our Performance Review and Trump's Ethnic Cleansing 1:08:01

3M ago1:08:01

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A Block: Driftglass and Bluegal read each other a list of standard performance review questions. Are we staff or management? B Block (40:30): Donald Trump and his party are flat-out in favor of ethnic cleansing in the United States. C Block (50:15): Kamala Harris's substantive interview on economics; reactions to it broke precisely as expected. New…

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Ep 840: 'An Industry That Exists To Attack The New York Times' 1:05:11

3M ago1:05:11

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Sorry, Maggie Haberman, we're just two married podcasters who live in a little house near a cornfield and who think the Beltway media is waaay too busy patting each other's backs. We're not an industry, we're pro-journalistic ethics (hello Olivia Nuzzi), political integrity (good bye Mark Robinson), and funding school lunches (Ahem). More at prolef…

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Ep 839: The Bill Show Collab! 1:12:42

3M ago1:12:42

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This week, Blue Gal is traveling, so we're bringing you a special rebroadcast of our recent appearance on "The Bill Show," which originally aired on September 9, 2024. Bill is an American ex-pat living in Australia, and his podcast is liberal and political with a heavy dose of ribald humor. Sounds like a good match for us? It is! Hear more Bill Sho…

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Ep 838: Episode Two Redux! 43:10

3M ago43:10

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No Fair Remembering 2010? Our SECOND episode from over 14 years ago. Before we were married! Driftglass was in Chicago, and Blue Gal was in Springfield, recording over Skype. This episode was recorded at a pivotal moment in recent American political history. The Supreme Court had just handed down its landmark Citizens United decision, fundamentally…

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Ep 837: Good Ol' Fashioned Beat Down 1:06:34

4M ago1:06:34

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Our two cents about the Presidential Vs. Donald Trump Debate. And we have some opinions, too, about Morning Joe guests attempting to "reunite the country." More at proleftpod.com. Link for this episode, check out our Episode 713: No Fair Remembering Vice Presidents. "The belief that somehow Kamala Harris isn't "doing something" as Veep runs counter…

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Ep 836 Exiled Republican Aristocracy Endorse Harris 39:58

4M ago39:58

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Thanks Liz and Dick Cheney now GET LOST. You get NOTHING for doing the right thing. And you especially don't get more political power because you're pretending to be "centrist." Have a nice day! Also David Brooks pretends Trump was a "hostile takeover of outsiders" of the lovely kind Republican Party he knew and loved back when Dick Cheney was Vice…

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Ep 835: Russia Russia Russia! 46:40

4M ago46:40

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Oh wait, the Russia thing was real? And DOJ just indicted a whole mess of September Surprise? We muse on the idea of "earning" $100,000 an episode. Did you think you were worth it, Tim Pool? And Mike Barnicle asks, "What happened to the Republican Party?" Hey Mike! WE KNOW!!! More at proleftpod.com You can help us pay for DG's eye doctor expenses a…

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Ep 834 Driftglass Has A Cold 31:29

4M ago31:29

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A short episode so DG can recover his voice sooner rather than later. Links for this episode: Margaret Sullivan: An ugly case of 'false balance' at The New York Times https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/an-ugly-case-of-false-balance-in Thanks to The Bill Show out of Australia for hosting us this week. Our show should drop in a few days here: ht…

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Ep 833 The Doctrine of the Mainstream Media 58:05

4M ago58:05

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Doctrines come from the stories that a church or a political party or some other group tells about itself. In that sense, the stories people tell themselves create the reality that they believe in. Powerful stories tell them what’s true and what’s false. It gives them heroes and villains and victims, and an explanation for why things are the way th…

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Ep 832: Where's the Money, Donald? 53:37

4M ago53:37

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Also welcome back to the fight as, at long last, Democrats are "floating like a butterfly and stinging like a bee." Are we finally back to the days of "Give 'em Hell, Harry"? We hope so! And the Donald Trump campaign has at least three "vendors" taking millions and no one knows what's being done with the money. (We can guess, though). More at prole…

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Ep 831 Carousel of Past Dem Presidents At The DNC Remember! 1:14:16

4M ago1:14:16

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No fair remembering stuff only applies to Republicans. Democrats get to celebrate THEIR past! Links for this episode: Driftglass on the Bradcast 8/21/24: https://bradblog.com/?p=15139 Brian Baez, Content Creator: https://x.com/MentallyDivine/status/182630516407842 Mad Men, "Carousel": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suRDUFpsHus More at proleftpod.c…

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Ep 830: DNC Night One and The Echo Chamber of Maureen Dowd 59:09

4M ago59:09

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Happy 13th Wedding Anniversary to us! We celebrated by enjoying Night One of The Democratic National Convention, and attending a dear friend's funeral. We are reminded again this week that the Mainstream Media feeds respectable and legitimized propaganda to right-wing outlets because "even" the New York Times covers BenghaziBenghaziBenghazi, Solynd…

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Ep 829 Hey Tim Walz, Come On Our Podcast! 1:05:38

5M ago1:05:38

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Well, it's worth a try. The news of the week continues to prove Republicans are weird. The three Jell-O molds the mainstream media tries to form "news salad" into. And DG brings back "shelter culture." More at proleftpod.com. Links for this episode: Doc Searls Weblog: Where Journalism Fails https://doc.searls.com/2019/07/23/where-journalism-fails/ …

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Ep 828 Is Trump Dropping Out? 59:47

5M ago59:47

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Sir, many people have told us that Trump might drop out. Several important people said that Trump should drop out of the race. Some people say he should flee the country. I've even heard one person say he's a flight "risk," and that's what they call it, a "risk"- that he'll flee the country. Many things we thought would last forever didn't. Democra…

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Ep 827 The Illinois State Fair Butter Cow (And Other News!) 1:02:06

5M ago1:02:06

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A busy week? Wait until October! Meanwhile, the Illinois State Fair unveiled their annual butter cow, and Harris/Walz kicked some ass while the Republican Party had a meltdown. More at proleftpod.com. Links for this episode: Driftglass and Digby on The Bradcast 8/7/2024. Texas AG Ken Paxton has a "humble brag" about ActBlue. You can help us pay for…

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Ep 826 | Harris Walz 2024! 59:57

5M ago59:57

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We're so excited. Also, some weird news of the week, including RFK Jr's bear hunt (eww) and Trump's Mar A Lago / WinRed forever grifting. More at proleftpod.com. Driftglass will be on the BradCast on Wednesday August 7 with Digby of Hullabaloo. You can help us pay for DG's eye doctor expenses at https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ease-dgs-medical-fina…

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Ep 825 When Did Trump Decide To Be Orange? 59:20

5M ago59:20

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Driftglass and BlueGal dive into Trump's blatant racism and why the media can't seem to call it what it is. Link for this episode: DG and BG on the BradCast 7/31/2024: https://bradblog.com/?p=15116 Blue Gal's knitting podcast! https://www.youtube.com/@flangum Our podcast YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeft Support the show: P…

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Ep 824: Weird 1:00:33

5M ago1:00:33

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A deep dive into the word "weird," from Shakespeare's "weird sisters" in The Scottish Play alllll the way to JD Vance and the Republican tone police, who really don't like us calling their entire QAnon Trump-humping cult of grifting, "weird." More at proleftpod.com. Links for this episode: The three weird sisters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn…

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Ep 823: The Stories The Media Will Tell, 2024 Edition 1:05:33

5M ago1:05:33

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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_4z1Vc 2081, The Film, Based on "Harrison Bergeron," by Kurt Vonnegut https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEgOuZzjI8o Scott Doty…

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Ep 822: Dems In Array For Kamala Harris 59:34

5M ago59:34

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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 tight races to come out against Biden, and most egregiously of all, the entire corporate media,…

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Ep 821: A Change in TONE? 52:31

5M ago52:31

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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 Mind" https://www.prm.nau.edu/prm205/monkey-mind-article.htm Blue Gal's knitting podcast! https:/…

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Ep 820: Western Pennsylvania And The Gorilla They Didn't See 1:09:54

6M ago1:09:54

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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 focus group in a Pittsburgh diner, then goes full policy-ninja on Medicare at-home care. More at …

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Ep 819: Ridin' With Biden! 1:18:24

6M ago1:18:24

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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, when Black Mississippians had to fight the Democratic establishment to become the Democratic …

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Ep 818 Science Fiction University: Dark Matter and the Multiverse 35:38

6M ago35:38

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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 there! We'll expand our discussion to other sci-fi shows that have expertly played with alte…

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Ep 817 Chop Wood, Carry Water, Curse SCOTUS 1:00:01

6M ago1:00:01

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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 showVon Driftglass and Blue Gal

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Ep 816: From Grassroots to Gears 56:06

6M ago56:06

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[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 bastion of creative, progressive messaging? We take a nostalgic journey through the network…

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Ep 815: The Debate and Trump's (and Ross Perot's) Tariffs 33:26

6M ago33:26

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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.com Support the show: PayPal | https://paypal.me/proleftpodcast Patreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpod Our YouTube Channel Opening and Closing Music: Jumpin Boogie Woogie by Audionautix | http:/…

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