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The Bob Cesca Show

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Hosted by Bob Cesca, contributor to the Stephanie Miller Show and writer for The Banter newsletter, the Bob Cesca Show features funny liberal political talk from podcasters knee-deep in the trenches of the American political debate. Download our free podcast wherever you get your podcasts, and be sure to support our Patreon: bobcescashow.com.

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Episodes

Tucker's So Racist

[Explicit Language] Buzz's brush with celebrity; Tucker Carlson's racism is short-listing him for president; Tucker's fake outrage over Biden's TV address; How Bob checkmating Tucker on the radio; Ron Johnson might be more racist than Tucker; HBO docuseries producers know who Q really is; Nextdoor.com; A bill to make Daylight Savings Time permanent; Buh-bye Louis DeJoy; Godman Sachs predicting huge economic growth this year; The death of Trickledown; With Buzz Burbank ; And music by Paul Melanco...

Mar 16, 20211 hr 6 min

Trickle Up

[Explicit Content] The Oklahoma House legalized driving a vehicle into protesters; Biden's prime time address on COVID; More details about the American Rescue Plan; Republican Sen. Wicker taking credit for the ARP; The old photos of Bobby Jindal handing out Obama stimulus checks; Biden's American Rescue Plan saved 13,000 airline workers; Lindsey Graham belched on Sean Hannity; Voters say Biden made a good faith effort to work with Republicans; Senate confirms Merrick Garland; The difference betw...

Mar 11, 202157 min

Donna Halper VI

The great Donna Halper is here today. Not only is Donna the legendary broadcaster who introduced Rush (the band) to American music fans, but she's also a professor of political communications and an incredibly gifted blogger. You can find her work at DLHalperblog.blogspot.com and on Twitter @DevorahLeah . Today we'll talk about the American Rescue Plan and the Biden administration, and how the Democrats can get their accomplishments to resonate in a distracted America. Meanwhile, if you like wha...

Mar 10, 20211 hr 10 min

Monkees Historian

[Explicit Language] Vaccinations all around; The American Rescue Act is unprecedented; Cuts child poverty in half; 100 percent COBRA subsidies; Why the Red Roses on Twitter are saying the bill is right wing; The end of American austerity; Our spoiler-free review of Promising Young Woman; Vagenda of Manocide; Fixing the filibuster with Norm Ornstein; John Barrasshole doesn't understand math; Idiots in Idaho burn their masks; The toxic chemicals from mask burning; With Buzz Burbank ; And music by ...

Mar 09, 20211 hr

This Is Us

[Explicit Content] TRex is dealing with a family crisis so it's just Bob and Jody On The Show today; How Jody and her Mom (Carol Burnett) deal with loss; Kimberley Johnson joins the Sexy Liberal Podcast Network; The Seven Deadly Words; Lauren Boebert is a big dummy; Dr. Seuss and the Republicans jihad against cancel culture; Ronny Jackson accused of sexual misconduct, and substance abuse charges; Alex Jones is allegedly sick of Trump; Whiny insurrectionists think life is so unfair; With music by...

Mar 04, 20211 hr 3 min

Encore Interview: Nick Lutsko

[Explicit Language] Nick Lutsko has a new album out called Songs On The Computer , including "Boat Parade" and "I Wanna Be At The RNC," so I thought we'd rewind to October when I spoke with Nick about his career as a working musician and more. Plus, Nick performed two songs for us live on the show. Most recently, Nick's been busy naming Muppets and recording songs about Qanon. You can find Nick at NickLutsko.com and Instagram.com/nicklutsko . Meanwhile if you like what you hear today, don't forg...

Mar 03, 202151 min

Andrew Cuomo Has To Go-Mo

[Explicit Language] It's a feisty show today as we discuss Andrew Cuomo's sexual harassment allegations; The Adults in the Room; Overruling the Senate parliamentarian; The $15 minimum wage; The COVID relief checks ; Why Red Rose progressives are wrong about all of it; The Voting Rights Act is about to be further eroded; Georgia law that rolls back voting rights because of Trump; Republicans love fake controversies; New sanctions on Russia; Trump's CPAC speech canceled a bunch of Republicans; Tru...

Mar 02, 20211 hr 5 min

Indie Music Countdown February 2021

All of the songs by the independent recording artists we featured on the Bob Cesca Show during February 2021 and played here in the same order they premiered on our Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday podcasts. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Feb 28, 20211 hr 3 min

A Very Special Episode

[Explicit Language] It's an emotional show today as we remember Chez; Plus, Jim Ward's battle with COVID, and a sudden loss for Jody; And there's an uplifting story of generosity and gratitude, too; Matt Gaetz's giant head; Trump's forthcoming CPAC speech; Biden's COVID relief bill and the minimum wage; Rand Paul doesn't understand trans reassignment surgery; Louis DeJoy needs to be fired yesterday; With Jody Hamilton and TRex David Ferguson ; Music by Bob Malone and Vision Video ; Special thank...

Feb 25, 20211 hr 15 min

Buzz Burbank

[Explicit Language] My friend and radio mentor Buzz Burbank, aka Michael J. Elston, is here today. Last week was the final edition of his podcast, Buzz Burbank News & Comment, and the end of his career as a radio and podcast journalist. So I thought we'd talk with Buzz about his career, covering the news every day for the last several decades -- "town to town, up and down the dial" -- how he got started and how he eventually ended up on the Don & Mike Show and soon after that in the bran...

Feb 24, 20211 hr 14 min

The Matt Schlapp Fap Fest

[Explicit Language] ABC News and Red Hats tried to blame 100,000 COVID deaths on Biden; American idiocracy marches on; Weirdos blame Bill Gates for the "fake" Texas snow; Burning snow with a lighter; Neera Tanden and Mean Tweets; President Biden's tribute to the 500,000 Americans we've lost to COVID; CPAC this week is all about cancel culture, so they canceled a guest speaker; Georgia Republicans propose disgusting new anti-trans law; Alex Jones and Roger Stone under investigation; With Buzz Bur...

Feb 23, 202157 min

The Carnival Barker's Bitch

[Explicit Content] Trump Plaza casino demolished; Rush Limbaugh, dead at 70; Limbaugh's legacy of right-wing extremism; Lies for profit; Limbaugh normalized racism; Texas is a block of ice and Republicans blame AOC and California; Ted Cruz goes to Cancun; No, Biden didn't use weather weapons to punish Texas; Bob lost his patience with the Lincoln Project; How to get a song out of your head; Buzz's touching story on the Tuesday show; With Jody Hamilton and TRex David Ferguson ; Music by Revoir an...

Feb 18, 20211 hr 4 min

Rick Beato

[Explicit Language] Rick is an accomplished musician, educator, and record producer. His YouTube channel has more than 2-million subscribers, making him one of the most successful YouTubers around. We talked about copyright claims, fair use, and the current state of popular music in America. Links in the description at bobcesca.com to follow Rick's show. Subscribe to his channel , and make sure to bookmark his website . Meanwhile, if you like what you hear today, don't forget to subscribe to our...

Feb 17, 202149 min

America's Kids Got Dancing

[Explicit Language] Buzz Burbank returns to the show! Claudia and Kellyanne Conway on American Idol; The normalization of villains; Trump was acquitted for the second time; Mitch McConnell wants it both ways; Witnesses or Not; Trump's poll numbers have gone up since the acquittal; Rep. Bennie Thompson invokes the KKK Act in lawsuit against Trump and Rudy; A 9/11 style commission in the works; The Rock for president?; Another study proves that masks work; COVID and personal sacrifice; With music ...

Feb 16, 20211 hr 4 min

You're Bastard People

[Explicit Language] Yahoo News reporter misses the thrill of the Trump Crisis; Jack Dorsey confirms Trump is permanently banned from Twitter; Lindsey Graham is offended by the House managers; Mitt Romney barely escaped from the insurrectionists; Mike Lee is a lying weasel; Sen. Lankford was visibly upset by the insurrection videos; Rudy Giuliani served with billion-dollar lawsuit; Voting rights are being rolled back thanks to Trump; Dan Bongino screwed by judge; Sad news about Bongino; Gina Cara...

Feb 11, 20211 hr 6 min

Cliff Schecter Is Not A Cat

[Explicit Language] The great Cliff Schecter is here from The Daily Beast and The Unpresidented Podcast on the Sexy Liberal Podcast Network . Today we'll recap the impeachment trial of Donald Trump so far, as well as Republican cowardice and how Fox News prime time hosts have managed to get away with helping to incite the insurrection, and a lot more. Meanwhile, if you like what you hear today, don't forget to subscribe to our bonus content at patreon.com/bobcescashow . See Privacy Policy at htt...

Feb 10, 20211 hr

Monkey See, Monkey Do

[Explicit Content] Rocky Mountain Mike is here with a shocking announcement; Buzz returns next week; Bob's family tests positive; The COVID Shirkers are on the loose; Ron DeSantis and the self-indulgence of the American people; Super Bowl fans celebrate in the streets without masks or distancing; Joe Rogan thinks he doesn't need a vaccine; Naomi Wolf brags about maskless dinner; University of Miami frats hold pool parties; Rep. Ron Wright succumbs to COVID after declaring schools to be safe; The...

Feb 09, 20211 hr 6 min

Saluting The Golden Toilet

[Explicit Content] Fox News is being sued for election disinformation; Marjorie Taylor Greene told her followers to flood government buildings; Republicans favor Greene over Liz Cheney; Insurrectionists Richard Barnett and Jenny Cudd hit with multiple federal charges; Trump, Fox News, and COVID; Fox News didn't cover the Sicknick memorial; Fox News disinformation can't coexist with the republic; Judge orders Trump tax returns to be handed over to the NY AG; Kyle Rittenhouse disappeared; Ricky Sc...

Feb 04, 20211 hr 8 min

Freekbass

[Explicit Language] The great funk bass player Freekbass is here today. Those of you who follow the indie music I play on the show will recognize Freek as one of my favorites. Today, we'll talk about the funk scene, his collaborations with other music legends, everything there is to know about Freek and his music -- and a little Batman conversation at the end. Plus, he'll perform -- live -- his new single "Brainwave," recorded with Doug Wimbish from Living Colour. Support his music at freekbass....

Feb 03, 20211 hr 6 min

Fauci Ouchy

[Explicit Language] Buzz returns to the show in two weeks; Correction from last week; Bob refuses to use the phrase 'Faucy Ouchy'; Trump's new legal team is linked to Cosby and Jeffrey Epstein; We recap the New York Times report about Trump's involvement with the insurrection; A fight nearly broke out in the White House; Barr told Trump he refused to 'manufacture evidence'; Trump decided to block the congressional counting of the votes; It was Trump who wanted to march to the Capitol; Trump's Pe...

Feb 02, 20211 hr 8 min

Indie Music Countdown January 2021

All of the songs by the independent recording artists we featured on the Bob Cesca Show during January 2021 and played here in the same order they premiered on our Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday podcasts. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Jan 31, 20211 hr 4 min

CNBC Is The New Cocaine

[Explicit Content] Bob parted ways with Salon; We explain the GameStop stock market debacle; Shorting a stock should be illegal; Watching CNBC is like doing rails of cocaine; DHS issues a national terrorism advisory; They're coming for Republicans, too; White Supremacists in the House of Representatives; Debating politics has become physically dangerous; Jimmy Dore defends insurrectionists from being de-platformed; There have been three pro-Trump insurrections since October 2019; With Jody Hamil...

Jan 28, 20211 hr 11 min

Mary Trump Returns

[Explicit Language] Mary is of course a clinical psychologist and the niece of the ex-president. She's also the author of the must-read book Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man . Link in the description at bobcesca.com . You can follow Mary's work and her brilliant political commentary on Twitter @MaryLTrump . Today we'll talk about the insurrection and its aftermath, frustrations with the Senate, how Uncle Donald is coping with losing the election, an...

Jan 27, 20211 hr

Keeping Up With The Conways

[Explicit Language] Big trouble for Kellyanne Conway; Topless photo of Conway's underage daughter shows up on Kellyanne's Twitter Fleet; Set up for a reality show?; Trump plotted to oust the acting Attorney General to overturn the Georgia election results; Trump's impeachment lawyer is a childhood friend of Bob's; Matt Gaetz doesn't understand impeachment; The storming of the SCIF; Nikki Haley wants us to give Trump a break; Another property drops Trump's name; The NYT and Biden's Rolex; McConne...

Jan 26, 20211 hr 4 min

Democracy Has Prevailed

[Explicit Content] We recap the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris; An update from Buzz; Donald is depressed, probably, and that makes us happy; Dems know how to put on a show; The Trump damage; Joe Biden's accomplishments on Day One; The end of Keystone XL; DACA is restored; The Wall is done; We're back in the Paris Climate Accords; Ted Cruz is a slippery moron; Rand Paul is deeply paranoid; Trump's 143 pardons; The impeachment trial; Mike Flynn's brother might've had a part in the ins...

Jan 21, 20211 hr 8 min

The Distribution Of Derp

[Explicit Language] Trump's last full day in office; An update about Buzz Burbank; Trump's night of a 100 pardons; Pardons can be secret; Trump isn't expected to pardon himself; QAnon discussed infiltrating the National Guard; Maria Bartiromo says Dems instigated the insurrection; Canceling Fox News; Parler is back, using Russian servers; Red Hats think they're being silenced; Bill Barr and Mitch McConnell and the Great Unremembering; No military sendoff for Trump; Georgia prosecutors nearing cr...

Jan 19, 20211 hr 5 min

A Whiter Shade Of Palin

[Explicit Content] Donald Trump was impeached a second time; 10 Republicans voted to impeach; 197 Republicans said inciting an insurrection isn't worthy of impeachment; The Republican Excuses for Trump; Moving boxes seen being loaded into the White House; Trump's weirdo doctor is dead; McConnell won't start the trial until the 19th; Trump is refusing to pay Rudy; FBI arrested an insurrectionist who posted about it on Facebook; Navarro makes things worse; Trump's new video is pathetic and despera...

Jan 14, 20211 hr 6 min

Chris Hansen on Catching Predators

[Explicit Content] You might remember Chris from his To Catch A Predator sting operations on Dateline NBC, in which Chris would nab sexual predators in the act of preying on underage girls. Now, Chris is the host of a new podcast called Predators I've Caught . He's also continuing his sting operations and more on his YouTube channel called Have A Seat with Chris Hansen . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info...

Jan 13, 202146 min

Take Away Their Toys

[Explicit Language] Buzz is dealing with a family emergency so the great Rocky Mountain Mike -- Mike Hardeman from the Stephanie Miller Show is here to fill in; House Democrats introduce an article of impeachment against Trump; Will Trump be removed before the inauguration; The FBI warns of further attacks starting January 16; Alex Jones says he coordinated with the White House; Cumulus Media warns Dan Bongino, Mark Levin, Ben Shapiro, and other Red Hats; "Silencing conservative thought"; Parler...

Jan 12, 20211 hr 2 min

The Invasion Of The U.S. Capitol

[Explicit Content] The Georgia Runoff; Red Hat insurrectionists invaded the U.S. Capitol building; Trump made this; Rudy called for "trial by combat"; Josh Hawley is a ringleader; Pipe bombs found on Capitol grounds; The FBI is pursuing the culprits; The racial injustice of it; Where were the cops?; Joy Reid's rant; Joe Scarborough's rant; Chuck Schumer and other officials call for Trump's removal; Facebook suspended Trump indefinitely; Some Capitol Police history; Merrick Garland's back; With J...

Jan 07, 20211 hr 5 min
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