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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

Donald Puddin' Trump

[Explicit Content] House Ways and Means has Trump's tax returns. Finally. David's crush on special prosecutor Jack Smith. Trump thinks Smith has a "soft name." Kanye West expresses his admiration for Hitler on the Alex Jones Show. Nick Fuentes might be a closet case. Who Said It? Elon Musk's destruction of Twitter continues. The EU might force Elon to do the right thing. Twitter no longer enforcing COVID disinformation policy. Ron DeSantis and Jim Jordan want Congress to investigate Apple. Musk'...

Dec 01, 20221 hr 14 min

Amanda Wyss

[Explicit Language] You might know the legendary Amanda Wyss from movies like Nightmare on Elm Street, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Better Off Dead, Powwow Highway, Silverado, and The Id. She's also appeared in shows like Buck Rogers, Cheers, St. Elsewhere, Murder She Wrote, CSI, Diagnosis Murder, and Dexter. You can follow Amanda on Twitter @_amandawyss and on Instagram @amandawyss . Meantime, please help support this show by subscribing to our bonus content at Bobcescashow.com . Bob's Linktre...

Nov 30, 20221 hr 13 min

Opening Blackgate Prison

[Explicit Language] Back from the Thanksgiving break. Normal Christmas decorations at the White House. Trump dines with Kanye West and white supremacist Nick Fuentes at Mar-a-lago. Fuentes is the worst of the worst. Trump is driving away independent voters. Trump needs the racists and transphobes on his side. Republicans slow to repudiate the dinner. Elon the Mad King continues to drive away advertisers. Blackgate Prison is about to be emptied. Major data breach. Democrats lost followers, Republ...

Nov 29, 20221 hr 22 min

Rubberbands And Squirrels

[Explicit Language] Our last show before the Thanksgiving break. Regular show schedule resumes next week. The mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs. Trump and the Red Hat entertainment complex has been inciting this attack. We ignore Matt Walsh and Tucker Carlson at our own peril. Shooter is the grandson of Republican Randy Voegel. Elon Musk reinstated Trump. Bob's meltdown Saturday night included insults in Latin. "$8chan." Elon is deliberately driving away Normals and "hall monitors" in ...

Nov 22, 20221 hr 24 min

Florida Man Makes Announcement

[Explicit Content] Twelve Republicans vote with Democrats to break filibuster on Respect for Marriage Act. Mitch McConnell's turtley no-vote. Republicans win a narrow House majority and announce Hunter Biden investigation on day one. Thank you, Madam Speaker: Our tribute to Nancy Pelosi. Hakeem Jeffries and the new Democratic leaders. Kari Lake doing her best Trump impression. Always reinforce the brand. Mary Peltola beat Sarah Palin again. Trump sleepwalks through his 2024 campaign announcement...

Nov 17, 20221 hr 12 min

Cliff Schecter Day

[Explicit Language] It's another Cliff Schecter Day on the show. Cliff returns for his semi-regular appearance to talk about Trump's 2024 announcement, the fallout from the midterms and what that means for 2024, whether the Republicans will be able to do anything with a House majority, and more. Be sure to subscribe to Cliff's YouTube channel youtube.com/cschecter . Meantime, please help support this show by subscribing to our bonus content at Bobcescashow.com . Bookmark Bob's Linktree . See Pri...

Nov 16, 20221 hr 2 min

Elon Trump

[Explicit Content] Our coverage of the 2022 midterms continues. Democrats retain control of the Senate. Katie Hobbs will be the next governor of Arizona. Kari Lake's political future. Trump plans to announce his 2024 campaign tonight. But will he? The third party possibilities and more. Election deniers lost gubernatorial races in key swing states. Andy Biggs plans to challenge Kevin McCarthy for House Speaker. Can a few Republicans change parties? Trump tried to audit his political enemies. COV...

Nov 15, 20221 hr 27 min

We've Jumped The Shart

[Explicit Content] Our coverage of the 2022 Midterms continues. The results so far. Compilation of Fox News hosts predicting a red wave. Jesse Watters vs Single Women. Republicans are attacking Trump now. Trump's team wants to delay the 11/14 announcement. Why Trump still won't run. Trump attacked DeSantis. Big state level victories. Joanna McClinton is the amazing new majority leader in the Pennsylvania House. Kari Lake attacked DeSantis. Paul Ryan attacks Trump. Anti-abortion measures failed. ...

Nov 10, 20221 hr 23 min

Midterm Madness Roundtable

[Explicit Language] Mary Trump, Buzz Burbank, and Jody Hamilton are here with their reactions to the 2022 midterm election and the total absence of a "red wave." The big wins, our highlights and disappointments, the expanded Democratic bench, and the inaccurate polls. Plus, the Republican Party and Fox News is blaming Trump. Will this impact whether he runs for president? And more! You can follow Buzz on Twitter , Jody on Patreon , and the Mary Trump Show on wherever you get your podcasts. Meant...

Nov 09, 202259 min

Foul Flarn Foul

[Explicit Content] Our final thoughts on Election Day and the possible outcomes. The Republican plot regarding polls and measuring the drapes. Democracy vs gas prices vs throwing the bums out. Republican lawsuits in swing states. Daylight Savings Time and Bob's derp on Twitter. Trump didn't announce a damn thing. The will-he-won't-he game. Maggie Haberman suggests he's playing this for attention. Trump ordered DHS to arrest BLM protesters on fake charges. Rape panels and liberal apathy. Trump pl...

Nov 08, 20221 hr 31 min

Premature Goblin Fetus

[Explicit Content] Our last Thursday show before the midterms. What to expect Tuesday night. How we're all feeling about the possible outcome. How some voters aren't taking the stakes seriously enough. The latest on Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter, and why the verification process is important. Everyone hates Elon. Plans to fire 3,700 employees. Wisconsin Republican governor candidate says the quiet part out loud -- they're taking aim at democracy itself. Kash Patel has flipped in the Mar-a-lago...

Nov 03, 20221 hr 13 min

Gaby Goldstein Returns

[Explicit Language] With the midterm elections a few short days away, Gaby Goldstein from Sister District returns for a final look at state legislature races, ballot roll-off, bellwethers for Election Night, and more. State legislatures are where all the really awful Republican crapola is going down: Anti-abortion laws, voter suppression laws, Big Lie laws, anti-gay, anti-trans laws and so on. SisterDistrict.com to support Gaby's organization. Meantime, please help support this show by subscribi...

Nov 02, 202254 min

Blue Ticks

[Explicit Language] The plot to assassinate Nancy Pelosi. Republicans crack jokes and tweet memes about the violent attack on Paul Pelosi. Federal charges files. Ken Dilanian downplays the severity of the attack. Red Hats convicted in Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping plot. Glenn Greenwald is always wrong. Elon Musk's stupid plan to monetize Twitter. Musk spread disinformation about Pelosi attack. Europe might stop Musk's plan for bluechecks. Counter.Social as an alternative? The midterms are looking ...

Nov 01, 20221 hr 35 min

Kevin Sorbo Not So Much

[Explicit Content] Mary Trump returns to the show filling in for Jody. Listen to The Mary Trump Show wherever you get your podcasts, especially her interview with Lawrence O'Donnell . Meantime, more great news for Democrats in the early vote numbers. GDP growth has exceeded expectations, but don't expect the press to cover it that way. Another woman has accused Herschel Walker of helping her get an abortion. It's a lie and not a lie. Mehmet Oz on abortion. Amy Schumer's hilarious birth control s...

Oct 27, 20221 hr 15 min

Simon Rosenberg

If you only listen to one show before the midterms let it be this one. Simon is a political strategist and veteran of the famed 1992 Clinton War Room. He also runs the think tank New Democrat Network. And he's armed with some encouraging data on the election -- news that should make us all feel a little better about how the Democrats will fare on November 8. You can follow Simon on Twitter here , and the website for his think tank is NDN.org . Meantime, please help support this show by subscribi...

Oct 26, 202251 min

Baton Rouge! Baton Rouge!

[Explicit Language] Reasons for optimism this week. IMF predicts big drop in inflation soon. The Florida gubernatorial debate between Ron DeSantis and Charlie Crist. DeSantis freezes when challenged on whether he'll serve a 4-year term. DeSantis isn't ready for prime time, and more people agree with Bob. Trump threatens reporters with prison rape. Trump told Bob Woodward that he'd roll out a COVID plan after it was too late. Michael Cohen agrees with Bob that Trump will not run. Larry Kudlow's p...

Oct 25, 20221 hr 9 min

I F**ked Up

[Explicit Content] Liz Truss resigns as British prime minister after failed supply-side policies. Huge news about possible cancer vaccines. Our regrets about being Gen-X smokers. Red states have the highest crime rates according to the FBI. Trump, Kanye, and the Republican attack against Jews. Republican arrested for masturbating near a pre-school. Republicans propose national Don't Say Gay bill. DOJ prosecutors say Trump could be charged with obstruction. Returning to Mar-a-lago. Oregon's third...

Oct 20, 20221 hr 21 min

Nerdgasm with Travis Bone

[Explicit Language] Travis Bone from the Stephanie Miller Show returns to talk with Bob about the latest in comic book movies and television, including She-Hulk, Strange New Worlds, Rings of Power, Andor, Wakanda Forever, House of the Dragon, Black Adam, plus a little politics, and so much more. You can follow Travis on Twitter here , and the Stephanie Miller Show here . Music: "Avenger" by ALEX & Megan McDuffee . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice ...

Oct 19, 20221 hr 54 min

The A-Hole Tax

[Explicit Language] Finding optimism in the Midterm forecasts. Huge turnout for the first day of early voting in Georgia. Herschel Walker's badge gambit explained. Brian Kemp wants to ban IVF fertility treatments. Biden will prioritize abortion rights if Democrats hold Congress. Thursday's January 6th hearings. The myth of voting your conscience. Joe Rogan, Tulsi Gabbard, and the Litter Box Hoax. Alex Jones could have to pay even more in damages to Sandy Hook families. With Buzz Burbank , music ...

Oct 18, 20221 hr 33 min

A Head Full Of Expired Yogurt

[Explicit Content] Jody is in-studio with Bob. Plus, we have a second celebrity guest star today here -- and David plays Guess The Secret Celebrity. The Jan. 6 hearings for people of the future. The Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Donald Trump! Connecticut jury hits Alex Jones with a near $1 billion judgment in the Sandy Hook families' latest lawsuit. Putting Alex Jones's debt into perspective. The reactions from the Red-Hat-o-sphere. Trump aide is cooperating with the DOJ. Aide tells investigators T...

Oct 13, 20221 hr 20 min

Bo Bowen and Ryan Schmidt

[Explicit Language] At long last, my friend and lawyer Bo Bowen joins us with his law partner Ryan Schmidt to talk about their new must-listen podcast, Allegedly...With Bo And Ryan . Available now at thebowenlawgroup.com and everywhere you get your podcasts. It's a fun and insightful take on lawyering and the law with new episodes dropping every other Thursday. Today we'll talk with Bo and Ryan about podcasting, entertainment law, whether Trump will ever see the inside of a courtroom, and a whol...

Oct 12, 202255 min

Foosball Man

[Explicit Language] Buzz's big 69th birthday weekend and the National Comedy Hall of Fame. Trump confessed to stealing TS/SCI documents because he's daring the grand jury to indict him. Fact checks on previous presidents and their records. Trump kept documents as leverage against NARA. Trump might have documents stashed at other properties. Buh-bye Tulsi Gabbard. Tim Ryan destroyed JD Vance in this week's debate. Trump also dared the DOJ to indict him for January 6th. Buzz's voter guide for down...

Oct 11, 20221 hr 25 min

Janky Bangs

[Explicit Content] No one f**ks with a Biden. Biden's latest poll numbers. The Herschel Walker abortion story continues. Turns out, the Republicans have many exceptions for abortion. The religious hypocrisy. Trump short-circuited again during a rally. The Good Liars on rainbow fentanyl. More Republicans died of COVID after the vaccine rollout. Trump's request to the Supreme Court is a time waster. Merrick Garland might investigate attacks on Children's Hospital. With Spicy Jody Hamilton , David ...

Oct 06, 20221 hr 18 min

Cliff Schecter's White Boots

[Explicit Content] Cliff joins us to talk about the hypocrisy of Herschel Walker paying for at least one abortion. Plus, Ron DeSantis's rubber boots, Cliff's latest takes on how the Democrats will do in the Midterms, Matt Walsh's support for child rape, reforming the filibuster, and more! You might know Cliff from his YouTube commentaries at youtube.com/cschecter . Or from his must-follow Twitter account . Or from his writing at The Daily Beast. Cliff's also a political consultant and former ad-...

Oct 05, 20221 hr

Plate Spinning

[Explicit Language] Buzz's Ian aftermath report. A correction from last Tuesday. Herschel Walker allegedly paid for an abortion. Herschel threatens to sue. Herschel's son weighs in with more allegations. Dr. Oz tortured an mutilated dogs at Columbia University. Former Trump official found guilty of child porn. The real story about the Loudoun County incident. Trump threatened Mitch McConnell and went full racist against Elaine Chao. NARA says more files are missing. Trump asked his lawyer to lie...

Oct 04, 20221 hr 17 min

A Sophisticated Parrot

[Explicit Content] Happy Birthday to Stephanie Miller! Buzz has survived Hurricane Ian. Jody agrees with Rand Paul on animal testing. Trump short-circuited again, this time while begging for money as most billionaires do. Action replays in mactified fortion. Trump's new super PAC and whether Trump will run again. Ginni Thomas is meeting with the Jan. 6 committee. Trump thought Black congressional staffers were White House servants. Trump staffers called him a sophisticated parrot. Trump's legal ...

Sep 29, 20221 hr 18 min

Greg Mitchell on The First Attack Ads

[Explicit Language] Author/director Greg Mitchell returns for his third appearance on the show. Greg wrote and directed the brand new documentary The First Attack Ads: Hollywood vs Upton Sinclair, telling the story of the 1934 governor's race in California and how wealthy Hollywood executives used film for the first time to smear Sinclair with familiar mud-slinging tactics still in use today. You can stream the movie starting October 2 at kcet.org/firstattackads . You can subscribe to Greg's ama...

Sep 28, 20221 hr 9 min

Keep Our Country Gay Puh Puh

[Explicit Language] Buzz is hunkered down in Florida, ready for Hurricane Ian. Apple Podcasts censored the title of Thursday's episode yet Matt Walsh is still on the platform. Trump hilariously short-circuited last weekend. We preview the next Jan. 6 committee hearing -- which we learned after the show has been postponed due to Ian. Mark Meadows communicated with election fraudster. The 9-second phone call from the White House to an insurrectionist. Judge Dearie tries to corner Trump on planted ...

Sep 27, 20221 hr 21 min

An Old Man's Scrotum

[Explicit Content] Trump had a really, really, really bad day. Letitia James files a $250 million lawsuit against Trump and his kids, alleging massive financial fraud. Referrals to SDNY and the criminal division of the IRS. Trump night not be allowed to run another business in New York ever. Trump spokesperson makes things worse for Trump. Where did the "Peekaboo" nickname come from? Trump tells Hannity he can declassify with his mind. Trump lies about Obama's presidential library and NARA. The ...

Sep 22, 20221 hr 15 min

Gaby Goldstein from Sister District

[Explicit Language] Gaby is the co-founder of Sister District, an organization dedicated to supporting state legislature candidates -- an area where Democrats have often ignored in lieu of national campaigns and the presidency. Today we'll talk about how to re-focus our attention on down-ballot races, how to overcome partisan gerrymandering, and how to win more legislative majorities. This is a big effing deal, given the harsh reality that many of the most dangerous laws are being passed at that...

Sep 21, 202255 min
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