Friday, April 24

Ep 281 The Professional Left Podcast



The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 281 Lord of the Flies in the Ointment

April 23, 2015

HIllary starts a fifty state strategy, and we have no idea what Ted Cruz is talking about. Also, in a world without Republicans, would Barack Obama be a Republican? More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com

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Ted Cruz says it's going to be Lord of the Flies for the next 20 months.


John McCain hates Rand and hates Cruz.

Seventeen Magazine and Millennial politics

Judith Miller is a liar, but you knew that.

Bible Bitch Psalm 49

David Brooks recycles his “That Young Man Would Make a Fine President” column

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Friday, April 17

Ep 280 The Professional Left Podcast



The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 280 Marco! Rubio! Also Hillary.

April 16, 2015

And Driftglass is mostly serious about drafting Glenn Greenwald for President. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.

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Hillary vs the Pures see also  Charlie Pierce:  Amy Goodman helps outline the Hillary Debate.

Comment at Driftglass about "cuts for those people not for us."


Governor Hedgefund cuts autism funding on World Autism Day

David Brooks on Privacy...or he wants to date a cop.  Not sure which.

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Friday, April 10

Ep 279 The Professional Left Podcast



The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 279 The Razor in the Apple

April 09, 2015

Why the media can't "blame" anyone for government and societal failures. Hint: It's Money. More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com.

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New Yorker Article on Inequality

Ben Carson's interview about Walter Scott shooting - "both sides!"

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Friday, April 3

Ep 278 The Professional Left Podcast


The Professional Left Podcast with Driftglass and Blue Gal

Ep 278 The Time Machine

April 02, 2015

We travel back to Rick Perlstein's Nixon/Reagan book (same as it ever was), deal with Indiana and fundy denialism (same as it ever was) and talk a bit about our courtship (still going strong). More at ProfessionalLeft.blogspot.com

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Psycho Super Mom actually wrote the lyrics for “Scary Indiana”
Rick Perlstein’s The Invisible Bridge (also on Audio Book)
Maine’s Governor scrubs transcripts of his Stephen King accusations.

Science Fiction University suggestion:  Heinlein’s Glory Road
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