Tune in now, comrade: Liberal couple broadcasts nationwide

He could be anywhere. In front of you in the HyVee checkout line, or maybe behind. Go to church? Careful, now: The man known as Driftglass is an usher. The church’s name, like Driftglass’s true identity, is best kept confidential. He claims, even swears, that he does not take money from the collection plate.

This is what it’s like for a diehard liberal who’s spent the past decade podcasting from Springfield in a blue version of Rush Limbaugh, pointing out the foibles of Republicans, CNN, Fox News and other GOP enablers in the media. He has a job, he pays taxes, but he occasionally encounters Republicans in his professional life, and so Driftglass is not necessarily eager to go on Front Street, even though he and his wife, Frances Langum, aka Blue Gal, produce a weekly podcast that is available to anyone with internet access.

“I don’t want my politics to get in the room before I do,” explains Driftglass of his insistence on anonymity. His moniker comes from a collection of science fiction short stories authored by Samuel Delany. “It means industrial waste glass that has been pounded into something that looks beautiful.”

After more than 400 episodes, Langum and her husband have this down pat. With themselves as bosses, butter-smooth voices made for radio and no commercials to squeeze in, their podcast lasts about an hour, and if it runs a few minutes over or under, no biggie. It sounds remarkably professional as the couple sprints from one topic to the next, with nary an “er” or “ah” or “um” marking time as they consider what they should say next.

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