Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAll I want for Christmas is a way to deal with my wingnut neighbors and relatives
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 expe…
15 years, 6 months ago
"No Labels", Sanders, and Full Metal Mondale
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 …
15 years, 6 months ago
Did we lose the White House without an Election?
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…
15 years, 6 months ago
Hey Obama, Get Your Head Out of Your Asperger's!
We discuss Wikileaks, then BG diagnoses Obama as being the victim of his own high-functioning autistic experiment, working with good intentions to un…
15 years, 7 months ago
Thanksgiving Weekend: Your Letters, TeaPublicans, and the Sublimity of Swearing
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 letter…
15 years, 7 months ago
Liberal Elitists? Maddow, Bright, Taibbi, and Yours Truly
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 th…
15 years, 7 months ago
Eff You George W. Bush. Catfood, and Rand Paul's Elephant Adventure.
"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 an…
15 years, 7 months ago
Alan Grayson for Chief of Staff; the GOP War on the Media; and Will Sarah Palin Run for President?
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.…
15 years, 8 months ago
GOP White Supremacy, Esquire's Balanced Budgets, and Happy Birthday Driftglass
Happy Halloween! We discuss why the real political divide is between scared white people and everybody else. Election week burnout leads us to talk…
15 years, 8 months ago
"It gets better" for the straight kid, too. And...Have we touched bottom on Tea Party stupid yet?
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…
15 years, 8 months ago