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

September 10, 2024 83 mins

Our preview of tonight's ABC News debate! Low expectations for the moderators. Getting Donald to act up early in the debate. The post-debate panels. The New York Times and other news media "sanewashing" Donald. The mysterious origins of the term. Donald's authentic frontier gibberish on child care normalized by the NYT. His pledge for bloody mass deportations. Rolling Stone's report about Donald wanted to publicly execute ...

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We reflect on the school shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia and why we can't seem to do anything about the gun culture. The Biden administration issues new sanctions and indictments in Russian disinformation plot. The MAGA influencers involved in the scheme. This is just the tip of the iceberg. Goldman Sachs warns about the Trump economy, yet Trump still does well in polls on the economy. Dr. Alan Lichtman's fore...

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September 4, 2024 86 mins

You might know Tara from her previous appearances on this show as well as Hal Sparks's Megaworldwide. She's also the author of The Sound of Settling. We talked about the school shooting in Georgia today, as well as the Biden administration's announcement of continued Russian disinformation online. Plus, Tara's experiences at the DNC and so much more. Stick around for this one. Meantime, make sure to support this podcast by...

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September 3, 2024 83 mins

The Harris-Walz interview on CNN. We debunk the Republican lie about Coach Walz's military service, and remarks he made while a member of Congress. Dana Bash's fact-free take on Bidenomics. Politico's horrendous headline backstopping Donald's lie about Kamala's race. The murder of Hersh Goldberg-Polin and how Donald might be responsible. Donald's history of back room deals to help his election chances. Fox News caught in a...

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August 29, 2024 83 mins

A grand jury has handed down superseding indictments against Donald for his attempted coup. More about RFK and the whale head. COVID at the DNC. Donald desecrated Arlington National Cemetery for a campaign photo-op. The U.S. Army issues a damning statement. Correcting the record on Kamala's tax proposals. More evidence of price gouging by retailers. Donald would be terrible for the national debt and the economy. Hilarious ...

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August 28, 2024 79 mins

Grab your tricorders and set your phasers for fun, it's another nerdy episode of the interview show. This time, Bob talks with the funny and talented Seán Ferrick, host of TrekCulture's Ups and Downs, a must-watch YouTube show in which Seán reviews episodes of Star Trek, both new and old. Seán is immensely entertaining and positive -- a total blast, even if you're only a casual Trek fan. Today we talked about the culture a...

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August 27, 2024 71 mins

We wrap up our coverage of the 2024 DNC with highlights from Kamala Harris's acceptance speech. Nick Offerman's "Kamala Man" song parody. Donald is chickening out of the debate again -- or is he? Sleepy Donald is sleepy. Weirdo RFK drops out and endorses Donald. RFK sawed off the head of a dead whale and drove home with it. Racist Republicans say Kamala is ineligible to be president because of Dred Scott? Michael Tomasky o...

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August 22, 2024 79 mins

Our coverage of the 2024 DNC continues with all the big moments from Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Out fanboy crushes on Coach Walz. MAGA is bullying Gus Walz because they're soulless monsters. Coach Walz's pep talk. Barack and Michelle Obama go hard against Donald. Pete Buttigieg's remarks about politics and reality. Doug Emhoff's hilarious voicemail story. Democrats invite Republicans into the big tent. Democrats fell in...

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August 21, 2024 57 mins

We originally planned to talk with Charlie Pierce, who's at the Democratic convention right now. Not sure what happened but he never showed for our talk, so thankfully our friend Cliff Schecter was available to step in to discuss all things DNC. Make sure to subscribe to his YouTube channel, Cliff's Edge – hit that like button under his videos, and make sure to smash the notifications bell, etc.Meantime, make sure to suppo...

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August 20, 2024 83 mins

Our coverage of the DNC begins! The unified Democratic Party. A fitting Star Trek metaphor. The best of the speeches. Hillary and "lock him up." Donald's COVID negligence spotlighted. The outpouring of love for Joe Biden. Democrats going hard against Donald. Kamala's tan suit. Plus, Donald's disrespect for veterans. Donald still doesn't know what a tariff is. Trump fatigue is here. The latest polls. With Buzz Burbank. Musi...

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August 15, 2024 63 mins

Frank Luntz actually has something worthwhile to say. Minnesota National Guard officials back Tim Walz. The Stupid Headline of the Day. Great news about Medicare prescription drug prices. The Donald and Netanyahu phone call that may or may not have happened. Project 2025 writer drafted hundreds of executive orders for Donald. Donald's latest free media grab. Taylor vs Selena. Elon and Donald: A Reenactment. Palm Beach goin...

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August 14, 2024 50 mins

A few weeks ago, Christopher joined us to talk about the switchover from Joe Biden to Kamala Harris, but since then, he's released his new electoral map forecast, so we thought we'd bring him back to discuss the map and his methodology behind it. You know Christopher Bouzy as the founder of Bot Sentinel and Spoutible.com, and he's one of the most accurate election forecasters around. So stick around. Meantime, make sure to...

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August 13, 2024 81 mins

The most important news story of the week! Jesse Ventura endorses Harris-Walz. NYT confirms Ohio is on the map. Donald's disastrous interview with Elon Musk. Twitter allegedly attacked with a DDOS. Slobbery Donald slurred his words. Donald lied about stopping Putin from invading Ukraine. Donald capitulated to Elon. The EU is pissed. Troth Senchul crashes and burns. Donald flew to Montana on Jeffrey Epstein's old jet. Abort...

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August 8, 2024 74 mins

The Kamala Harris rally in Wisconsin. Kamala is having none of your shenanigans. Coach Walz went there. The Tim Walz hands-free driving video. Bombshell new poll. RFK Jr's dead bear story. MAGA is trying to swift-boat Tim Walz. Trump agrees to debate Kamala. Laura Ingraham in cognitive decline. Jenna Ellis and Loraine Pellegrino flip in fake electors plot. Grand jury decided not to indict Donald. Elon stops by to explain w...

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August 7, 2024 55 mins

Rachel "The Doc" Bitecofer returns to the show with her first appearance since May, and so much has changed. We discussed the infectious joy and optimism of the newly minted Harris-Walz campaign, how it all came together, and where it's headed. We also talked about the new tough-talking Democratic Party, unafraid to stand up to the MAGA bullies. Don't forget to order her book “Hit 'Em Where It Hurts” and subscribe to her b...

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August 6, 2024 74 mins

As predicted, Gov. Tim Walz is Kamala Harris's running mate! Kamala's statement. What Walz brings to the campaign. Gen Z and Walz. Tropical Storm Debby. The latest polling. The new Lincoln Project video lampoons JD Vance. The latest developments with Trump's bribery scheme with Egypt. Trump congratulated Putin for prisoner swap. Trump tries to run away from debating Kamala. Trump refused to be fact checked and then lied ab...

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August 1, 2024 73 mins

Joe Biden frees Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gerschkovich and others from Russian captivity. Biden was negotiiating while recovering from COVID and deciding whether to step down. Trump will try to take credit and blame Biden for releasing a killer. Kamala Harris's mindblowing rally in Atlanta. More about the "weird" meme. Trump's nuclear meltdown at the NABJ in Chicago. Trump goes Full Racist. Trump the whiny baby. Th...

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July 31, 2024 57 mins

Cliff returns to the show to discuss this historic Summer in politics, from the rise of Kamala Harris to Trump's horrendous VP running mate to all things weird. And of course there's some Star Wars talk in there, too. Trump's disastrous interview with the National Association of Black Journalists happened right on time – about 10 minutes after we wrapped the show, so we didn't talk about that, but we'll definitely get into...

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July 30, 2024 79 mins

Kamalamentum continues! The vice president's poll numbers continue to rise. Zoom calls raise millions for the campaign. Trump waffles on debating Kamala. JD Vance thinks child-free people are sociopaths and psychos. The VP search is down to Kelly or Walz. Trump is weird. Why the weird tactic works. Trump is a corrosive kind of weird. Thomas Friedman hates the weird attack. Trump threatens to not leave office in 2028. Not t...

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July 25, 2024 71 mins

Jody and David's reaction to Joe Biden's decision. President Biden's remarks from the Oval Office. The new Harris campaign ad featuring Beyonce. What about Gov. Tim Walz for VP? Record smashing surge in volunteers for the Harris campaign. JD Vance is part of the Cult of the Child. Did JD Vance eff a couch? Donald Trump is terrified. Elon Musk reneged on his pledge to give Trump $45M per month. Elon Musk in studio. Elon vs ...

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