The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal

Award winning bloggers Driftglass (driftglass.blogspot.com) and Blue Gal (bgalrstate.blogspot.com) talk about politics from the Left. This podcast is not safe for work.

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The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal Episodes		Date
PLAY	Ep 113 Parenting, Schools, and an Open Letter to Kathleen Sibelius	February 3, 2012
	Blue Gal has a helluva week being an involved, educated parent, and responds by writing a letter to the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Driftglass speaks to bureaucracies from the perspective of service providers, new ideas, and grant preservation. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 112 The Pro Left Response to SOTU - and 'To the moon, Newt"!	January 27, 2012
	We present our response to the State of the Union and discuss why we are not impressed by the 'conservative establishment' freak out over a Newt Gingrich surge. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 111 Hey Fox News, If You've Got a Blacklist, We Wanna Be On It.	January 20, 2012
	Andrew Sullivan claims he's been blacklisted by Fox, and Newt is now a socialist? Also, why Republicans will always be aggrieved even when they win elections. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.
PLAY	Ep 110 The Long Podcast; Should we just crash the system?	January 13, 2012
	We read three letters regarding protesting versus crashing the system. Abolishing the Senate? Occupying the DNC? Seceeding from Fox America? Commenting anonymously at a blog? [Careful there, buddy!] More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 109 In GOP Analysis, Are You Following the Money or the Lies?	January 6, 2012
	Newt, two Ricks, and the real consequences of Republican Lies on real people. Plus a listener innoculates himself against David Brooks and catches Bobo Plague anyway. More at Professional Left.blogspot.com.
PLAY	Ep 108 The Ron Paul Luv Affair and the End of "Traitor"	December 30, 2011
	We wonder aloud why Andrew Sullivan thinks there can only be one "real" bigot in the GOP. Also, can we all agree to end using the word "traitor" when talking about those with whom we disagree? For America? More at Professional Left.blogspot.com.
PLAY	Ep 107 The Top Ten Lies of Today's Politics	December 23, 2011
	Merry Christmas and Happy Festivus! We come up with a list of lies we've debunked all year, and debunk them end of the year list-style. Also, either you can't be a gay conservative Republican, or they ALL are. More at ProfessionalLeft.Blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 106 The Media's Trench Warfare versus Real People, Real Change	December 16, 2011
	How the mainstream media puts protection from their own "vocational harm" above all else. Also, Star Trek, ObamaCare, and The Holy Roman Empire of Newt Gingrich. More at ProfessionalLeft.Blogspot.com.
PLAY	Ep 105: Lit Crit: The Tragedy of Newt and the Unreliable Narrator of the Media	December 9, 2011
	DG and BG go full-court literary theorists. Newt Gingrich is a tragedy for the GOP, and the unreliability of the Beltway Narrators points directly to their own failures and complicities. Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Casablanca, and Edgar Allen Poe. Really.
PLAY	Ep 104 Ancient Rome and Your Conservative Relatives, also Zappa	December 2, 2011
	Why the US is like Ancient Rome (corrupt from top to bottom) and a letter from a listener about dealing with his fact-averse conservative dad. More at ProfessionalLeft dot Blogspot dot Com. PS December 4-21 is Zappadan, an annual blog celebration of Frank Zappa.
PLAY	Ep 103 The Annual Thanksgiving Episode with Your Letters	November 25, 2011
	Now an annual tradition, we read from selected letters from you, our readers. Thanks so much for your listenership and support! More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 102 #OWS and OMG	November 18, 2011
	An alert reader highlights that we forgot David Brooks and David Gregory on last week's podcast. We make it up to him, and discuss why #OWS is #winning, duh. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	BONUS Content: Driftglass Interviewed on KOPN-FM 89.5 Columbia MO	November 15, 2011
	November 8, 2011 Driftglass interviewed on KOPN-FM (KOPN.org) on the show, "Sex, Drugs and Civil Liberties." Thank you to KOPN for permission to rebroadcast.
PLAY	Ep 101 Bubble, Bubble, Republicans in trouble	November 11, 2011
	We discuss the conservative bubble pop that is this week's election results in Ohio and elsewhere, and the bubble persisting around the heads of GOP candidates for POTUS. Also, sexism and whither the American Dream? More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 100: The One Hundredth Episode	November 4, 2011
	Newt is the last man standing in the GOP Bar and Grill? What podcasting for 100 episodes has meant to us, why Rachel Maddow is actually wrong about silencing Paul Wolfowicz, and at long last, optimism for America. More at Professional Left.blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 99 [Percenter] Can the Revolution Be Advertised?	October 28, 2011
	We discuss the anti-commercialism of #OWS and how in some cases it’s unwarranted. We’ve got our own Iphone app; and how come it took us so long to get addicted to Angry Birds? And from our mailbox, is Driftglass’s anonymity getting in the way of his message? If so, he can be bought! More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 98: Occupy the Boardroom? What about Occupy the Newsroom?	October 21, 2011
	The GOP Vegas Debate, Occupy the Boardroom, defending unions from old urban legends, and why angry lapsed Catholics make the best angels on earth. More at Professional Left.blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 97 The Republican Party = the real extremist anti-American radicals	October 14, 2011
	We discuss the GOP debates as a litmus test of their base and read letters from real ex-conservatives who have found a better way. Why the media has no language for #OWS, and finally we review the political movies "Ides of March" and... "Real Steel"?!? More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 96 - #OWS - The Glitch in the Matrix	October 7, 2011
	Why the corporate media can't explain Occupy Wall Street and We are the 99 Percent. Plus Michelle Bachmann's Hispanic Piranha Prom and Herman Cain's "Mine Mine Mine" tax plan. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 95 - Winning, duh! At unemployment?	September 30, 2011
	DG faces unemployment for the fourth time in three years, but wait...is his blog being followed by a media maven recording device? BG plays and wins at "Spent," a "SIMS Poor" style game. And it turns out the new poor really do care about education. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 94 What Class Warfare? 1-2-3 what are we fighting for?	September 23, 2011
	Recorded before the Troy Davis execution: BG does a lighting round of items proving there is the class war is kinda, well, over. Why liberal activism will never pay a living wage (because we're not d*cks) and why the Charlie Sheen Roast is EXACTLY like a GOP debate. And why the real battle we're fighting is not against conservatives, it's against... more at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 93 Star Trek versus the Tea Party?	September 16, 2011
	Is there a difference between Republicans and Libertarians? And why English Majors make the best political analysts. And Driftglass compares and contrasts a tea party gathering... with a Star Trek convention? More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.
PLAY	Ep 92 The Reagan Debate; and the Professional Left Five Year Plan?	September 9, 2011
	Laughter and horror over the GOP debate; and, how do we survive the political stress of the next five years? More at ProfessionalLeft.Blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 91 "Barack, how could you have pardoned Nixon?"	September 2, 2011
	Driftglass has one question for Barack Obama. Also, a question for us liberals: are we sticking to principles or fetishizing our politics? More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 90 What does the Right have that we don't? A Rookie Bench.	August 26, 2011
	Driftglass uncovers the Right Wing Pundit Reserve Bench at Frum Forum. Also, a wedding recap and BG watches Democracy Now at the dentist. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 89 The Last Premarital Podcast	August 19, 2011
	Driftglass and Blue Gal tied the knot on August 19. But before they headed to the courthouse, they posted a podcast about politics, theocracy, and stuff. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.
PLAY	Ep 88: Magical thinking with Tom Friedman, Cokie Roberts, and...Nixon?	August 12, 2011
	They're not really on our show. Also, how beltway narratives actually affect social security. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.
PLAY	Ep 87 Playing the Long Game, Fighting the Long War	August 5, 2011
	The battle against conservatism started long ago, and now begins again with a fight against centrism. Truman, Mencken, and T-Bills. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 86 It gets better...for liberals?	July 29, 2011
	We discuss serenity prayers, centrism as news, theraputic swearing, and a psychoanalysis of...Bill Maher? More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.
PLAY	Ep 85 Who is in charge at the GOP?	July 22, 2011
	Driftglass argues that the mob is in charge at GOP headquarters. Film Noir, Allen West teaches us how to be ladies, and answering the centrists and stimulus - deniers. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 84 Tea Party Crazy and the Default	July 15, 2011
	The Crazy didn't start with Tea Party; Default Crisis; and How Do Progressives Channel Their Anger? More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 83 Are we too hard on Republicans? Don't ask David Brooks.	July 8, 2011
	David Brooks listens to his inner bond portfolio, we respond to a listener letter about the humanity of average Republicans, and tall tales from BG's Ohio ancestors. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 82 Bachmann's Brain	July 1, 2011
	We discuss the real impact of the same-sex marriage victory in NY, what Ed Rollins "saving" Bachmann says about media fail, and can't Mitt Romney find an actual unemployed person? More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 81 The Netroots Nation Double Album Podcast	June 24, 2011
	We talk Rahm, Eleanor Roosevelt, and why we will Vote Obama without the -bot suffix, thank you very much. After the close, we share a recording we made in the minivan driving back from Netroots Nation. (We're not married yet, but NN11 was the honeymoon we could afford.) More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 80 The Death Penalty at Closing Time	June 19, 2011
	In which the Professional Left commandeer "Radio Row" for a quick chat about criminal justice before being chased from the stage.
PLAY	Ep 79 Over Lunch at Netroots Nation: Hijacked? Or Ignored?	June 18, 2011
	A brief recording over lunch. We discuss the media coverage, and non-coverage, of Netroots Nation 11
PLAY	Ep 78 Raw file: From Netroots Nation 2011	June 17, 2011
	Not your usual podcast. Recording from the road at Netroots Nation 2011, Driftglass and Blue Gal discuss Democracy for America's messaging ideas, our hotel neighbors from Prosperity for America (yeah), and Michele Bachmann is here also too? More (and edited) podcasts at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com. [Blue Gal is a DFA Scholar at NN11, but they did not sponsor this podcast in any way.]
PLAY	Ep 77 You can't put the USA in Hospice Care, GOP!	June 10, 2011
	Our last podcast before Netroots Nation. Driftglass put his stepdad in hospice care this week, and there are connections between that experience and our national agenda. Newt, Breitbart, and why America's body politic must take better care of itself. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 76 Weinergate? Palin's Bus? What about Healthcare?	June 3, 2011
	Yeah yeah we spend a few minutes as media personalities decrying that media personalities are spending a few minutes (okay, more) on the Weiner and Palin stories. Then we're all bored with that and talk about Medicaid and physician reimbursement strategies. And...Surprise! It's interesting!
PLAY	Ep 75 Can we ultimately undo GOP 2011's shenanigans?	May 27, 2011
	A listener writes in to ask if it's actually possible to undo the legislative baloney being passed this year in GOP State Houses. And is using the term "hippie punching" a petulant whine or a call to action? More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 74: Is Roger Ailes #%^ing with us? And how can we respond to right wing email memes?	May 20, 2011
	The GOP presidential race seems concocted for pure comedy. Is it? And while DG records from his madre's house (helping out during a family hospitalization) BG answers some right wing bigoted emails that have, gasp, puppy and butterfly gifs attached. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 73 The End of the World and "Thug Rapper" Poetry	May 13, 2011
	What we want from Armageddon, how Republicans abuse language, Paul Ryan vs. the reality-based community, David Brooks, Karl Rove. Also, the serious consequences of raising artist children. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 72 Osama, Obama, and How to be an Effective Liberal	May 6, 2011
	We discuss the death of Osama bin Laden, why writing is like politics, and how to keep "the dream" alive when politicians break your heart. (Note: we also appear this week in Ep 10 of the Matthew Filipowicz show, matthewf.net.) More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 71 An (almost) Birther-Free Podcast	April 29, 2011
	We practically ignore the birth certificate thing in favor of a discussion of economics at home and in the world, why dissing David Brooks isn't enough, and what we can say to make the average citizen wake up and listen. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 70 Liberal Messaging on Medicare and a Weekend with Susie Bright	April 22, 2011
	If conservatives can hammer home the same five talking points and win, why can we? Why pitting the elderly against younger people in the Social Security budget debate fails, why no means no when it comes to touching Medicare, and our weekend with sex writer Susie Bright. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 69: Budgets, Abortion, and the one thing Obama didn't say.	April 15, 2011
	Driftglass and Blue Gal discuss the week that was, with "serious conversations" (yeah), budget battles and a near government shutdown over...what? Mike Pence's gubernatorial hopes, that's what. And where are the jobs, Mister Boehner? More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.
PLAY	BONUS CONTENT: Mad as Hell in America with Adam Klugman with guests Blue Gal and Driftglass	April 12, 2011
	A recording of Driftglass and Blue Gal appearing on the radio program "Mad as Hell in America with Adam Klugman." It originally aired on KPOJ-620 AM, Portland Oregon, on March 9, 2011, and streamed at Mad as Hell in America dot com. We are grateful for permission to rebroadcast.
PLAY	Ep 68 Can you hear the GOP dogwhistle now?	April 8, 2011
	The debate over the budget as a typically subtle GOP race bait. Voting irregularities in Wisconsin, and the real reason Obama's birth gets conservatives in a tizzy. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.
PLAY	Ep 67 Hey GOP, is this some kind of April Fool's Joke?	April 1, 2011
	Happy Blogiversary, Driftglass! And thanks for the votes, we won the Netroots Nation scholarship! This week we question whether current event absurdities (Florida GOP's blanching at the word "uterus" and Eric Cantor's attempt to pass a bill without Senate or White House approval) aren't some bizarre April Fools joke. They're not. Also, Rest in Peace Jessica Awesome, Internet Gerbil. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 66 WTF happened to so-called journalism?	March 25, 2011
	Decrying the current crop of tee vee and web "pundits" gracing the political landscape. Who let Paul Wolfowitz back on our tee-vee? Also, why we all must nail our 95 theses to the door of the conservative church, and why the word "liar" should return to public discourse. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 65 The Power of Memory; Oligarchs and Dimwits	March 18, 2011
	DGs unique eulogy for David Broder, praying for Japan, and why Brooks and Sullivan will never explain away the oligarchs and dimwits in their Republican midst. Also the power of thought and remembering when it comes to political battles. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 64 Newt, Wisconsin, and Plus C'est La Meme Chose	March 11, 2011
	We discuss Newt in Iowa, why Al Franken is a prophet, Wisconsin, and how parenthood has changed Driftglass. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.
PLAY	Ep 63 The Ayn Rand Episode [Not]	March 4, 2011
	Blue Gal is not amused as Driftglass entertains her with a little late night Ayn Rand reading. Why Ayn Rand is still the real leader of the modern conservative movement. (It's a bad thing.) Super rich people are not like us, and how to revive American manufacturing for the next generation. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Ep 62 The Union Label!	February 25, 2011
	"Without an organized labor movement, this is a two-class, feudal, Christian, police state, run by the f#@$ing Koch brothers." - Driftglass Also a BG audiobook review and whither Mayor Emmanuel? More info at professionalleft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Chicago's next mayor, Wisconsin's uprising, and the Kama Sutra of the Liberals	February 18, 2011
	DG on who he'll vote for for mayor of Chicago; and we celebrate the union uprising in Wisconsin, decry the federal budget proposal, and discover the real secret of filibuster reform. More at professionalleft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Publishing the Banns, and a "Formal" Debate on Palin	February 11, 2011
	Happy Valentine's Day weekend! Blue Gal finally makes an honest man out of Driftglass, is "my wife's gonna kill me" bar-room talk or dangerous rhetoric? And a debate over whether Sarah Palin will be the Republican Nominee in 2012. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.
PLAY	Egypt, Charlotte, and the Sarah Palin Embargo	February 4, 2011
	The long arm of history as Egypt revolts; the Democratic National Convention comes to North Carolina; and a Wapo reporter goes without Palin for a month? More at http://ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.
PLAY	Hey, Michele Bachmann! You left out "Atonement."	January 28, 2011
	DG remembers the last Apollo mission as we enter the age of La Vida Sputnika. Michele Bachmann gets jiggy with theocracy, but leaves out the 'We Republicans must atone for our sins' part. But then, so does Barack Obama. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.
PLAY	Celebrating Lieberman's departure, Reagan's birthday? and our Liberal Elevator Speech.	January 21, 2011
	Driftglass and Blue Gal say buh-bye to Lieberman, discuss how liberal bloggers might acknowledge Reagan's 100th birthday, and spend the rest of the podcast talking about vocabulary we can use to effectively parry the Fox News mentality, whether in a bar or in church. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.
PLAY	Our One Year Anniversary Show: Civility, "Blood Libel," and the GOP's real problem.	January 14, 2011
	It's our one year anniversary show. The real problem with the GOP, why mere civility and facts are not enough to move the dialogue forward, and a historical explanation of why "blood libel" is a perfect motif for conservative political discourse. More at http://ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	BONUS CONTENT: Interview with WORT-FM, Madison WI	January 11, 2011
	Driftglass and Blue Gal of The Professional Left Podcast, interviewed on "A Public Affair" radio program, WORT-FM Madison Wisconsin, January 3, 2011.
PLAY	The New House, a well-worn Chicago-DC chemical trail, and our choice for RNC Chair!	January 7, 2011
	We endorse Ann Wagner for RNC Chair, discuss who this "Daley" Chief of Staff guy is, and whether conservatives or progressives are more betrayed by their elected leadership. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Rahm for mayor, a challenge to Jon Stewart, and "coming out" as a Liberal.	December 31, 2010
	Happy New Year! DG is suspected of Twitter shenanigans (he's innocent!), and BG kicks "adult conversations" about Social Security to the curb. Driftglass then issues a challenge to Jon Stewart, and finally we offer advice about "coming out" as a Liberal to our Red State family and neighbors. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	All I want for Christmas is a way to deal with my wingnut neighbors and relatives	December 24, 2010
	We got emails this week asking what to do about "People of the Lie" in our own micro-lives. We don't have much practical advice, but we do have experience. In other news, is there something in the DNA that makes us liberal? And in the end, Blue Gal has a very special holiday gift for Driftglass's "collection" ? More at professionalleft.blogspot.com.
PLAY	"No Labels", Sanders, and Full Metal Mondale	December 17, 2010
	We refuse to spend the podcast talking about Bill Clinton, though DG is tempted to talk exactly like him. The No Labels nonsense, and why the media has a vested interest in the DC status quo (follow the money). Why it's more likely Bernie Sanders will become a Blade Runner than primary Obama. By the way, is it time to abolish the Senate? We're just, you know, 'asking the question.' More at professionalleft.blogspot.com.
PLAY	Did we lose the White House without an Election?	December 10, 2010
	Great disappointment with POTUS. Why Christmas is a terrible time for a lame duck session, and we cheer ourselves with a reminder that it's Zappadan, a blog-based celebration of all things Frank Zappa (Dec 4-Dec 21). More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Hey Obama, Get Your Head Out of Your Asperger's!	December 3, 2010
	We discuss Wikileaks, then BG diagnoses Obama as being the victim of his own high-functioning autistic experiment, working with good intentions to undo the "Imperial Presidency". [BG then gets so mad at Congress that we actually have to bleep her.] Why FOX news is like the Catholic Church, and DG tells of the best jobs program you've never heard of. More at professionalleft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Thanksgiving Weekend: Your Letters, TeaPublicans, and the Sublimity of Swearing	November 26, 2010
	We read your terrific letters. Thanks so much to everyone who wrote in, and keep them coming at proleftpodcast AT gmail. We'll be doing a letters show several times a year. Listen to archives for free with no download or registration at professionalleft.blogspot.com.
PLAY	Liberal Elitists? Maddow, Bright, Taibbi, and Yours Truly	November 19, 2010
	We discuss three media moments you may have missed: Rachel Maddow's speech at Harvard, Susie Bright's post-election broadcast, and Matt Taibbi on the charge of "liberal elitism." We also bring in Jon Stewart, 9/11, and the most important reason Newt Gingrich can no longer be on the Sunday shows. More at professionalleft.blogspot.com.
PLAY	Eff You George W. Bush. Catfood, and Rand Paul's Elephant Adventure.	November 12, 2010
	"Decision Points" takes us back to the halcyon days when all it took to be a blogger was typing "eff you George W. Bush." The catfood looks dead and stinks worse; is Rand Paul serious about defense cuts, and whatever magic will Glenn Beck use THEN against the TeaFoxIcans? We end with our own memories of primarying Jimmy Carter and breakfasting with John Anderson, and how well that turned out for all of us.
PLAY	Alan Grayson for Chief of Staff; the GOP War on the Media; and Will Sarah Palin Run for President?	November 5, 2010
	We sigh heavily after the midterms. What's next? More than just "Obama can't trust Republicans." He'll have to hire a bulldog or become one himself. The GOP never loses when they attack the media, but what does that say about actual governing? And we disagree on whether Grifty McQuitter will actually do the work involved to run for President. More at professionalleft.blogspot.com.
PLAY	GOP White Supremacy, Esquire's Balanced Budgets, and Happy Birthday Driftglass	October 29, 2010
	Happy Halloween! We discuss why the real political divide is between scared white people and everybody else. Election week burnout leads us to talk actual issues, especially Esquire.com's plan to actually balance the budget by 2020. And BG wishes Driftglass a very happy birthday (Oct 30).
PLAY	"It gets better" for the straight kid, too. And...Have we touched bottom on Tea Party stupid yet?	October 22, 2010
	Why the Juan Williams episode proves once again that the media is broken, and why we will never reach bottom when it comes to Tea Party stupid. Blue Gal loses it over so-called feminist defenders of Christine O'Donnell, and we end with a personal reflection on our horrible high school experiences. (It gets better for straight kids, too.) More at professionalleft.blogspot.com.
PLAY	Red - Nosed Campaigns and Blue Collar Liberals	October 15, 2010
	This podcast was recorded before we discovered that (a) Carl Paladino rents buildings to gay-themed nightclubs [were there GOP fundraisers held there? Oh wait, that's BONDAGE themed nightclubs, sorry] and (b) Christine O'Donnell really IS a Palin clone, since she can't remember a single Supreme Court case. DG/BG discuss Paladino, Krystal Ball and her red-nosed reindeer, and why Blue Collar Democrats deserve more respect and attention, especially from us podcasters. More at professionalleft.blogspot.com.
PLAY	O'Donnell Sex Costumes, Tea Party Pathology, and Off to Church with David Brooks	October 8, 2010
	DG/BG promote a fellow blogger's costume contest, and ask how on earth can the GOP hold so many disparate ideas and unprofessional candidates and think they're electable? Maybe it has something to do with the media and the electorate, ya think? In other news, Driftglass visits a David Brooks event where America's Conservative Intellectual (tm) tells lies from... the pulpit? More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.
PLAY	James O'Keefe's Creepy Sex Hubris! And how to beat the bullies.	October 1, 2010
	This week we discuss the creepy sex hubris of James O’Keefe, the inside the beltway wankitude of Chuck Todd [vs. the social justice Christianity of Stephen Colbert], and the bully tactics of Jim DeMint. Also, why bloggers should not worry what Joe Biden thinks of them, and why we’ll vote Democratic even if we have to hold our noses to do it. Driftglass talks about his birthday and Blue Gal reads a prayer. More at professionalleft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Hey Blanche Lincoln, We Want Our Party Back!	September 24, 2010
	Should a progressive Arkansan vote for Blanche Lincoln this November? Driftglass says yes, Blue Gal's not so sure. The real test question for whether the media is broken: "Is Newt Gingrich on your tee vee?" Plus we answer a naughty (?) question from a listener in the military. More info at professionalleft.blogspot.com.
PLAY	God, Sex, and Open Season on Calista Gingrich	September 17, 2010
	Carefully avoiding "masturbation in Delaware jokes", Driftglass and Blue Gal instead traverse Christine O'Donnell's patriarchal theocracy, Newt Gingrich's nonsensical right-wing playbook, and Chris Matthew's troglodyte blind spot. Blue Gal declares that it's open season for Calista Gingrich jokes (bonus!), and an internet kitty interrupts the podcast with her two cents. More at professionalleft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Can Obama Get His Groove Back?	September 10, 2010
	Was this was the week Obama got his groove back? How can you have a good revolution without a strong middle class? (You can't.) Finally, Blue Gal confesses that she actually agrees with Glenn Beck on one thing. And the history of the women's suffrage movement proves some things never change. More at professionalleft.blogspot.com.
PLAY	BONUS PODCAST: The Daley Show	September 9, 2010
	Da Mare ain't gonna run no more! Long-time Chicagoan Driftglass discusses with Down-State Illinoisan Blue Gal the possible reasons why Mayor Daley isn't running for re-election, who might take his place, and why this story has national and international implications. More at professionalleft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Beck, Palin, and Obama's Real "Secret Plot"	September 3, 2010
	Reviewing Beckapolooza and Vanity Fair's paean to Palin, along with Obama's big wet kiss to... GW Bush? Warning both the GOP and Chris Matthews that where Palin is concerned, they must be careful what they wish for. More at http://professionalleft.blogspot.com.
PLAY	BONUS CONTENT: On Writing and the Lost Art of Blogging	September 2, 2010
	During the early days of September, Driftglass at Driftglass.blogspot.com experimented with "aggregate blogging" as an exercise in parody and self-preservation. In this bonus podcast, he and Blue Gal discuss how hard (and apparently how easy) it is to blog in 2010.
PLAY	The Worst Lie Conservatives Tell	August 27, 2010
	What's the worst lie conservatives tell? A listener's email provides both worry and hope for the future. More at http://professionalleft.blogspot.com
PLAY	Blago, Old Boys, and Bad Foreplay	August 20, 2010
	The Chicago perspective on the Blago verdict from DG; BG gives up trying to convert Pammy Atlas to the light side of the Force. Blue Gal loses it over the old man’s club of the US Senate. Plus, Eric Cantor’s very bad foreplay, and a feline wager gone wrong.
PLAY	We're now the Professional Left!	August 13, 2010
	The DG/BG podcast is now "The Professional Left"! Gibbs, Kucinich, Gingrich and an effort by one emailer to "meet in the middle." DG and BG decide meeting halfway between Earth and Planet Teabag is a bad idea.
PLAY	The Great Republican vs. Republican Divide	August 6, 2010
	Driftglass and Blue Gal discuss the Republican divide between Country Club Republicans and Tea Partiers. David Stockman disowned supply side economics, and Sharron Angle blurted out the barely-illicit affair between the Republican Party and FOX News. Blue Gal wonders if she's watching too much MSNBC, and Driftglass explores the difference between wonk-speak, FOX-speak, and actual communication. More at dgbgpodcast.blogspot.com.
PLAY	Why won't Sarah Palin Friend Us on Facebook?	July 30, 2010
	Facebook attained the 500 million user mark this week, and Sarah Palin once again Facebooked an attack against an imaginary foe, namely the now-defunct JournoList. Anti-social non-networker Driftglass and his slightly more social colleague Blue Gal discuss why politics is less like a war and more like high school, and what we can do to win against the mean prom queens (Sarah Palin, Tucker Carlson) and the cheating jocks (Andrew Breitbart).
PLAY	Andrew Breitbart, Enemy of Democracy	July 23, 2010
	Blue Gal and Driftglass overcome the tragedy of Breitbart's media reach and political power to discuss the travesty of Breitbart's actions. (And POTUS is not left unscathed.) We end with a couple questions about the Bush tax cuts and why other tax breaks are not quite so sacrosanct. More episodes and a link for contributing at dgbgpodcast.blogspot.com.
PLAY	Republicans and Pundits: Let's play the "Evil, Stupid, or Crazy" game!	July 16, 2010
	In this extended podcast, birthday girl Blue Gal and Driftglass run down the following list of conservatives, GOP politicians, and a few pundits, and discuss whether they are Evil, Stupid, or Crazy: Sharron Angle, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin, Haley Barbour, Scott Brown, Jeb Bush, Eric Cantor, Newt Gingrich, Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal, Ron Paul, Rand Paul, Rick Perry, Mike Pence, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Dick Armey, Jon Kyl, Joe Lieberman, John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Blanche Lincoln, Chris Matthews, Chris Wallace, Bill Kristol, Charles Krauthammer, Fox and Friends, Tom Friedman, Michael Steele, Bill O'Reilly, Rudy Giuliani, Liz Cheney, Dick Cheney, George W. Bush, Glenn Beck, Michele Bachmann, Virginia Foxx, George Will and David Effing Brooks. The game gets really interesting when it's a trifecta! This podcast is not safe for work. [We need a small contribution from you to keep podcasting. More info and free past episodes at dgbgpodcast.blogspot.com.]
PLAY	Sex Club Zoning, Hanging Laundry, and Why Progressives Can't Take the Summer Off.	July 9, 2010
	Driftglass gets a special link, Blue Gal appears on a kinky radio program, and they both discuss why progressives can't take themselves for granted during this election cycle. Past episodes and more at http://dgbgpodcast.blogspot.com.
PLAY	It's the Economy, Stupid (Special "Driftglass Got Laid Off Again" Edition)	July 2, 2010
	The recently laid-off Driftglass and his blogger colleague Blue Gal discuss why conservatives must never discuss the working man's economy, what death row inmates have in common with WalMart employees, and the difference between the late Senator Robert Byrd's former Klan membership, and run-of-the-mill Tea Party racism. Visit our website, dgbgpodcast.blogspot.com, for past episodes, how to write us and how to contribute to the show.
PLAY	Are YOU a good liberal? Are we?	June 25, 2010
	What makes a good liberal, and why are conservatives, particularly tea party candidates, self-destructing? Driftglass and Blue Gal discuss how conservatives have lost the ability to speak in code. We come up with a surprising conclusion as to what is expected of us as liberals, too. See our website, http://dgbgpodcast.blogspot.com on how to email us show ideas, make a five dollar contribution to our podcasting costs (thanks!) and more about us and our blogs. We love hearing from our listeners.
PLAY	Does the BP disaster mean we might actually reform the world?	June 18, 2010
	Driftglass and Blue Gal discuss whether the latest explosion of GOP outrageous behavior, apologizing to BP, means we muckrakers might actually have a chance to reform a thing or two. And we give a couple of big name media types some advice on blogging and audio. Finally, we talk about the buzz surrounding that book that says the internet makes you stupid, which we had already read about in The Atlantic Monthly dead-tree edition, so there's your answer. Stick around after the credits "Iron Man 2-style" for more Bill Clinton than anyone should hear.
PLAY	The Lost Episode, our first ever from January	June 11, 2010
	This podcast from January was never uploaded to Buzzspout. We discuss the issues of jobs, conservatism. blogging, and whether we'll give our podcast a name, which we didn't.
PLAY	It's all Obama's Fault! (In honor of Steve Gilliard)	June 4, 2010
	This week's podcast is in honor of blogger Steve Gilliard on the anniversary of his death. We hereby (sarcastically) acknowledge that everything bad since the dawn of time is "Obama's fault," including BP, the finale of LOST (spoiler), and that time the pancakes went horribly, horribly wrong. We end by asking if the crazy conservatives actually help Obama by labeling him "the worst President evah."
PLAY	Is it sexist to call Sarah Palin stupid? and other blogger quandaries	May 28, 2010
	This week we discuss what happens when the President visits Chicago, whether calling Sarah Palin "stupid" is sexist, and what a real tragedy the Tea Party is for all of us. Blue Gal discusses her reading of the book "Outliers" as it relates to Rand Paul and Scott Brown, and we end with a revealing look of our own personal histories as bloggers.
PLAY	Blind Trust and Teabagger Faith.	May 21, 2010
	Driftglass and Blue Gal talk about music; can a song be too old to be cool? In our main event, can Driftglass trust a Chicago Democratic politician who changed her position, and now says Cook County is too broke to allow for a tax cut? Faith and trust in politicians is often an anathma to good government. The Tea Party has more faith in Sarah Palin than in their own eyesight. But what if you can't judge whether someone is lying or not? Finally, DG/BG remind themselves that The Tea Party Movement is actually a wholly-owned subsidiary of FOX news, and was predicted by Frank Capra's "Meet John Doe." Plus, it's time to slam David Brooks again. You'll love it, unless you're David Brooks.
PLAY	Taking the Leap: Risk, Rewards, and the Media Elite	May 14, 2010
	Driftglass and Blue Gal discuss Photoshop for iPhones, and possibly the worst concert summer series ever. Plus, why risk-taking is easy for those who can afford to go to Davos and impossible for the rest of us, and what we have to be grateful for in spite of the fact that WaPo never returns our calls.
PLAY	Can Obama be a transformative President?	May 7, 2010
	Driftglass talks about his trip to Laughing Liberally Chicago and their interview with Nixonland author Rick Perlstein. The subject of Perlstein's interview was whether Obama can be a transformative President. Blue Gal attends a book club meeting where the conversation turned surprisingly political.
PLAY	Shakespeare, Sex, Obama, and the Press	April 30, 2010
	Driftglass and Blue Gal laugh about how to impress women in graduate school with your (fake) knowledge of literature (h/t Harvard Lampoon's Big Book of College Life). Driftglass (over) shares his experience as a white guy in a classroom full of angry man-haters, and we end with discussion of how the White House press corps has earned ill treatment from the Obama White House.
PLAY	It's Never Too Early to Talk About the Next Election	April 23, 2010
	Driftglass and Blue Gal get all Chris Matthews and discuss election strategies and personalities without mentioning Barack Obama. Driftglass lays out a specific plan for winning elections for Democrats by showing small businesses what is really in their best interest. And we cover Charlie Christ, Rush Limbaugh's gas emissions, conservative prize money, and making money move (out) the Alan Greenspan way. Colorful language throughout; not safe for work.
PLAY	Race, Sex, Class, and the White House Bed Linens	April 16, 2010
	Driftglass and Blue Gal have a fascinating (and funny) discussion of race and class as it relates to the Teabaggers and the Obamas. On a serious note, is giving bigots publicity good or bad for democracy? Does exposure destroy or promote racism? Also, DG gets his Bill Clinton on, and in the end, we hope James Cameron doesn't sue us. Mentions of Rachel Maddow, Jon Stewart, and Keith Olbermann are kept within fair use guidelines, THIS time.
PLAY	Sex, Gender, Body and ...Republicans?	April 9, 2010
	Driftglass and Blue Gal are joined by Arvan of the blog Sex Gender Body.com to discuss sexual politics and identity both on their own, and in light of recent GOP scandals. The unedited hour-and-fifteen-minute tape of this conversation is available at dgbgpodcast.blogspot.com
PLAY	Podcast 4-9-2010 The Director's Un-Cut!	April 9, 2010
	This is the raw tape from our conversation with Arvan of SexGenderBody.com. We had such a good time talking with him it was a shame to edit it down to thirty minutes, but we didn't have time to make two shows! For hard-core DGBGPodcast fans only....
PLAY	Rooting out the Teabagger Rot, Blog against Theocracy, and The Media is Guilty	April 2, 2010
	Driftglass and Blue Gal discuss why we won't get beyond Teabaggers as a nation until we put Dick Cheney on trial. Plus the blogswarm for Blog Against Theocracy is this weekend, and the media is guilty of coverup when it comes to conservative versus liberal "balance."
PLAY	The Best [Health Care] Reform We Never Had	March 26, 2010
	We celebrate the sixth blogiversary of Driftglass (the blog), wrestle with the angst of liberals having to deal (always, throughout history) with deeply flawed Democratic Presidents. (Next week: we live-proofread our hate mail on the air!) Finally, we conclude that letting your cat blog for you is always an Internet Fail.
PLAY	Palin, Rove, and the Tyranny of "Centrism"	March 19, 2010
	Driftglass absolves Blue Gal of the "sin" of gaining blog traffic from a Sarah Palin post. Then, discussion of Karl Rove's evil, yet sadly effective, interview jujitsu. We wrap it up with why centrism only benefits conservatives. Plus, furries and a pizza delivery I NEVER thought would happen to ME.
PLAY	The End Times for the GOP; Jesus, Buddha, and Susie Bright	March 12, 2010
	In this not safe for work episode, Driftglass and Blue Gal discuss whether the rapid increase of GOP crazy indicates that we are living in the end times after all. We move on to ponder political responsibility, religion, and to cleanse our verbal palettes we end with a chat about sex writer Susie Bright's spring podcast project.
PLAY	Patriot Act, Blog against Theocracy, The Bible and Sci Fi.	March 5, 2010
	Blue Gal and Driftglass invite right wingers to join them in working to repeal the Patriot Act. They discuss The Ten Commandments, which DG calls the best movie of all time, Easter, Bible weddings, and the best sci fi review ever.
PLAY	GOP Words Have (No) Meaning - Deep South Politics - Fake Outrage	March 1, 2010
	Driftglass and Blue Gal discuss why GOP word salad works, why Newt Gingrich might lose the South, and why fake outrage is the GOP method of choice. Plus a very special "guest" closes us out.
PLAY	The Podcast that almost didn't pod, or cast!	February 26, 2010
	This is the podcast we recorded right before Blue Gal received that fundraising letter from Michael Steele that made Driftglass so mad. We cover the jobless future of America, the dearth of Republican intellectuals and how we miss 'em, and how the 50's nuclear family was only possible under a rare and unusual economic boom-time anomaly. Plus we laugh. (originally scheduled for broadcast 2/17)
PLAY	Blue Gal gets a letter: Driftglass loses his equilibrium.	February 19, 2010
	Actually, we started laughing over a letter sent to Blue Gal by Michael Steele and the Republican National Committee, but then Driftglass just about walks out on the podcast because the letter's insanity makes him so mad. Our most dramatic podcast ever.
PLAY	Sarah Palin and the Davids (Brooks and Broder)	February 12, 2010
	Driftglass and Blue Gal discuss how Sarah Palin and the GOP are actually engaging in a long tradition of the obscene and profane. Plus David Brooks and David Broder, GOP obscenity apologists.
PLAY	Illinois Politics, the Media, and LOST.	February 6, 2010
	Driftglass and Blue Gal discuss the Illinois primary result soap opera, the problems with new media and Obama's leadership style, and end with a discussion of LOST, Twin Peaks and Petticoat Junction.
PLAY	Obama at the GOP Summit - Bonus podcast	February 1, 2010
	After our podcast last week, President Obama met with Congressional Republicans at their Baltimore retreat. We couldn't let the week go by without talking about this amazing political event.
PLAY	How (and if) to keep the political "faith"	January 29, 2010
	Driftglass and Blue Gal respond to reader letters on how to keep the faith as a progressive given the current political environment. 1/29/2010
PLAY	Driftglass and Blue Gal Podcast	January 21, 2010
	Driftglass and Blue Gal discuss Blogroll Amnesty Day, why right wing hate radio succeeds while Air America went bankrupt, the coming divisive war with the Right, and our wish list for the State of the Union.