The Bob Cesca Show

The Bob Cesca Show

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.

Episodes

January 8, 2026 65 mins

ICE agents are murdering citizens now. The murder of Renee Good. FBI is refusing to cooperate with Minnesota investigators. Donald's heinous lies about what happened. Kristi Noem accused Good of being a "domestic terrorist." Mayor Jacob Frey speaks for us all. ICE is spying on you right now. DHS releases US citizen after 25 days in prison. Good news: Senate is moving to block Donald from using military force in Venezuela. ...

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Cliff and I spent most of our talk today on Venezuela, Epstein Files, and some predictions for 2026. But shortly after we wrapped up, the tragic news from Minneapolis came down. An ICE agent murdered an American citizen – shot her in the face. DHS of course blamed the victim and called the residents “rioters” even though the grisly videos disprove the administration's statement. We'll have more on the Thursday show. Suppor...

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January 6, 2026 63 mins

Thanks to TrekMovie.com for naming Trek Politics the “Best Themed Podcast” of 2025! The invasion and occupation of Venezuela. This is about imperialism and oil revenues. Twitchy Stephen Miller lost his shpadoinkle on CNN. Greenland is next. Europe's Joint Statement on Greenland. Tiny Trump was slurring his words while announcing the attack. The charges against Maduro have ZERO to do with fentanyl. The New York Times confir...

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January 1, 2026 59 mins

Happy New Year! New episodes return on Tuesday January 6. Meantime, Martin Sheen's work in film and TV has been a joyful through-line in my life for the last three-plus decades. Today we talked about his must-listen new podcast called The Martin Sheen Podcast, get it wherever you get your podcasts. We also talked about The West Wing, the movie Gettysburg, and my absolute favorite movie from his filmography called The Way, ...

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December 31, 2025 49 mins

We actually made it through one of the worst years ever. Meantime, most of you know who Stephanie is because so many of you learned about this show because of her show. But in case you're unfamiliar, Stephanie is the host of the nationally syndicated Stephanie Miller Show. She's hands down the greatest political broadcaster ever and I'm proud to call her a dear friend. Today we talked about how she caused the MAGA entertai...

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December 30, 2025 53 mins

Hope you're having a most-excellent holiday season. We'll be back with new episodes starting Tuesday January 6. Meantime, John is one of those guys who's so insightful, empathetic, and endlessly hilarious – I'm so proud to call him a friend. More importantly, John has a new must-own book out called Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleeci...

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December 25, 2025 65 mins

Hee-haw and Merry Christmas! We'll be back with new episodes starting Tuesday January 6. Meantime, Hal Sparks is one of the smartest, funniest voices on the left. He's also the host of Megaworldwide on YouTube and he's one of the lead players in the Stephanie Miller Cinematic Universe. Today he gave us a masterclass on Groyper culture in the wake of the Charlie Kirk shooting. We also talked about disinformation, the Epstei...

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December 24, 2025 58 mins

Happy Christmas Eve! We'll be back with new episodes starting Tuesday January 6. Meantime, Frances Callier and Angela V. Shelton, collectively known as Frangela, return to the show! You might know Angela and Frances from their regular appearances on the Stephanie Miller Show, or from their incredibly funny standup act, or from their podcasts The Final Word and Idiot of the Week. So initially, you'll hear me talking with Fr...

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December 23, 2025 60 mins

We'll be back with new episodes starting Tuesday January 6. Meantime, Lorissa is the author of the forthcoming book Winning the Earthquake: How Jeannette Rankin Defied All Odds to Become the First Woman in Congress. This is an extraordinarily important book for myriad reasons, including the fact that you probably never heard of the first woman to be elected to Congress, or that this same woman introduced the bill that woul...

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December 18, 2025 67 mins

Our last free show of the year. The Money Man returns! Our annual Indie Christmas Playlist is on Patreon. Tiny Trump screamed at the world last night. Donald's scam on veterans. Heating costs will rise 9.2 percent this Winter. We're at war with Venezuela. GOP healthcare plan passed by the House. The discharge petition ACA subsidies will pass the House, but not the Senate. San Bongino is "resigning." The Washington Post pro...

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December 17, 2025 76 mins

It's our final roundtable of the year with the great Driftglass and Blue Gal from the Professional Left Podcast. I'm so grateful that they've taken an extra hour of their busy week to join me on Wednesdays a couple times a month. And there's absolutely more to come in the New Year. Today we talked about ACA subsidies, the news media's coverage of Donald's possible invasion of Venezuela, the Susie Wiles profile in Vanity Fa...

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December 16, 2025 69 mins

Safe home, Rob Reiner. Our favorite Reiner movies. His activism was beyond courageous. Donald's hideous response on Troth Senchul and in the Oval Office. The MAGA backlash against Donald. The replies on Troth Senchul. Nick Fuentes and James Woods condemned Donald's reaction. The major takeaways from the two-part Susie Wiles Vanity Fair piece. Wiles says Trump “has an alcoholic’s personality.” The BLS jobs report for Novemb...

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December 11, 2025 57 mins

Safe home, Jim Ward. Good news about David. Stephanie Miller on the Wednesday show. Donald says he "loves minors." Donald's psychotic rant on Troth Senchul about his obvious decline. Tiny Trump calls Jerome Powell a “deadhead uh fed fed hair.” Did Jerome Powell lower interest rates to screw Donald? Maybe. Judge orders ICE to release Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Donald seized a Venezuelan oil tanker. The blue tsunami continues to ...

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December 10, 2025 49 mins

Most of you know who Stephanie is because so many of you learned about this show because of her show. But in case you're unfamiliar, Stephanie is the host of the nationally syndicated Stephanie Miller Show. She's hands down the greatest political broadcaster ever and I'm proud to call her a dear friend. Today we talked about how she caused the MAGA entertainment complex to lose its shpadoinkle over a photo of her kissing J...

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December 9, 2025 57 mins

Stephanie Miller joins Bob on the interview show tomorrow! Donald's bogus FIFA peace prize. Donald fell asleep again during his farm aid roll-out. Judge orders DOJ to release the Maxwell grand jury files. FBI spent $1M in overtime to redact the Epstein files. Donald told Politico he gives the economy an A++++. The crappy Trump record on energy prices and inflation. ICE agents pepper-sprayed a one-year-old citizen. Tiny Tru...

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December 4, 2025 65 mins

They apparently arrested a suspect in the Jan 6 pipe bomb investigation. The results of the TN-7 special election are great news for Democrats – but don't get happy. ADP's November jobs numbers are very bad. 2025 had the highest number of layoffs since the 2020 pandemic. Trump voters worried about affordability. Pete Hegseth approved a contingency plan for killing survivors in the Caribbean. DOD inspector general reported ...

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December 3, 2025 63 mins

You might know Cliff from his extremely popular Substack at blueamp.co – subscribe now! You might also know Cliff from such shows as the Stephanie Miller Show and my show. Today, Cliff hinted at a forthcoming scoop about Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump. Watch for that at blueamp.co. We also talked about Sleepy Don repeatedly falling asleep during this week's cabinet meeting. We talked about Donald's alleged MRI results. And ...

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December 2, 2025 62 mins

Special election day in Tennessee! Donald and Hegseth: the War Crimes. They're throwing the commanders under all the buses. Donald released his MRI report – but not the MRI itself. Tiny Trump on his recent physical. "I just want to wish everybody a great holiday week." Donald said he's canceling all Biden executive orders. Donald shared a crazy auto pen conspiracy theory by Alex Jones. DOJ is considering seeking another in...

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November 26, 2025 79 mins

I don't mind saying, this is our best talk yet. You should be listening to Driftglass and Blue Gal on their show The Professional Left Podcast everywhere you get your podcasts. Today we talked about how the Georgia case against Donald Trump has been dismissed. We talked about what's next for congressional Republicans. We talked about Donald's meeting with Mamdani. We talked extensively about how best to fix healthcare. And...

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November 25, 2025 63 mins

The cases against Jim Comey and Letitia James have been dismissed. Donald accused six Democrats, most of them military veterans, of sedition punishable by death. The Pentagon might court martial Mark Kelly, and American hero. Donald's health insurance proposal has been put on hold. The bizarre meeting between Donald and Mamdani. Why is MTG resigning from Congress? EXCLUSIVE: Capitol Hill source on mass Republican resignati...

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