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Ep 692: No Fair Remembering Stuff - Healthcare Part 2 Feb 07, 2023

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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, history
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Ep 691: Olbermann Hears A Who Feb 02, 2023

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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
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Keith Olbermann, Liberal media, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, politics, progressive, media, Joe Biden, Republican Congress, Democratic Congress, Democratic Senate, Democratic White House, Go Postal Unions!

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The Professional Left Presents Science Fiction University - Ep 11: Adaptations Jan 31, 2023

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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/Vg9mWde5VdU
Support the show at https://patreon.com/scifiu.

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Ep 690: The Not-So-Special Prosecutors Jan 26, 2023

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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-H9skQqU4
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Ep 689: No Fair Remembering Stuff: Healthcare Part 1 Jan 24, 2023

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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/-jcE4dDvnoc
No Fair Remembering Stuff, Healthcare, Teddy Roosevelt, Harry Truman, #CornfieldResistance, #BothSidesDont, #TheLeftRemembers, #BurnTheLifeboats, #GoPostalUnions!, politics, progressive, media, history
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Ep 688: Appoint The Clowns, Expect A Circus Jan 19, 2023

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[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/iDNP3E59D1Y
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Ep 687: No Fair Remembering Stuff - Harold Washington Jan 17, 2023

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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, history
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Ep 686: Our Lucky Thirteenth Podcast Anniversary! Jan 12, 2023

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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/ayPIgduccbg
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Ep 685: No Fair Remembering Stuff - Third Parties Jan 10, 2023

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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, 2000
https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Politics_of_Rage.html?id=K3Z5AAAAMAAJ
George Wallace in Wisconsin: The Divisive Campaigns That Shaped a Civil Rights – by Ben Hubing, February 14, 2022
https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9781467151375
George Wallace: American Populist – January 21, 1995 by Stephan Lesher, 1995
https://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=2058
Lurleen Wallace in The Encyclopedia of Alabama.
http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1662
Lurleen 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.html

YouTube 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, history

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Ep 684: 'Why Won't Obama Lead?' Jan 05, 2023

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01-06-2023 | Figuring out how Republicans will attempt to blame their House of Representatives clown show on the Democrats. Dream on, Kevin! More at http://proleftpod.com.
Link for this episode: FAIR on podcast network conglomerates.
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