The Bob Cesca Show

You might know Buzz from his years as the news director for the old Don and Mike Show, or from his podcast Buzz Burbank News and Comment, or from his seven year run as the Tuesday co-host on this show. Today we talked about the Epstein Files and what the ensuing MAGA civil war will mean for the Trump presidency. We also talked about the concentration camp in Florida, the state of the economy, and we talked some TV includin...

Inflation is up slightly due to tariffs. Let Donald raise interest rates and see what happens. Donald threatened to revoke Rosie O'Donnell's citizenship. Donald's freakout about the Epstein Files. House Republicans predictably block forcing the release of the Epstein Files. Dan Bongino threw a temper tantrum after Bondi's Epstein List announcement. Bill O'Reilly is lying to defend Donald. Where does this go? Donald announc...

Donald's Death Camp is even worse than we thought. Birthright citizenship executive order blocked again. Greg Sargent: Whistleblower emails show Kristi Noem and other DHS officials trying to frame Kilmar Garcia as an MS13 leader without evidence. Don't let the fascists write the history of these times. Kristi Noem's FEMA cost controls slowed the response to the Texas flooding. Donald's new tariffs are illegal. The EPA is i...

Driftglass and Blue Gal from the Professional Left podcast are back today after their harrowing brush with a tornado warning last time they were here. This time Driftglass is fresh off an equally harrowing tooth extraction, but he's making the valiant effort to keep up appearances anyway. Today we talked about Donald's coverup of the Epstein client list, Elon Musk's new party, the return of American torture, the new Superm...

Donald Trump and Ted Cruz are responsible for the catastrophic flash floods in Texas. Donald's DOJ is obviously covering up the Epstein Client List. Pam Bondi admitted she had the client list on her desk. MAGA World is pissed at the DOJ. Elon Musk is starting his own political party. Why we can't trust the jobs numbers. The Trump dictatorship has flip-flopped on farm deportations – again. Bob was arguing with secessionists...

The MAGA budget bill passed while we were doing the show. The House Fascist Caucus caved over night – in exchange for autographed Trump merch. Hakeem Jeffries successfully delayed the vote until daylight hours. 12 million Americans will lose their healthcare, including Trump voters. Medicare will absolutely be cut by $490B. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) owned by Brianna Keilar from CNN. Elon Musk stops by to talk about the bill...

You might know Rude, aka Lee Papa, from his profanity-filled politics blog or from his weekly appearances on the Stephanie Miller Show. You can also support his work at patreon.com/rudepundit – and if you're in Edinburgh, UK next month, you can see the most recent play he both wrote and directed called Midnight In Nashville. Today we talked about Donald's concentration camp in Florida, how Democrats can fight back, and we ...

Donald's tax bill passed the Senate today, with JP Mandel issuing the tie-breaking vote. The bill now heads to the House. Elon Musk threatened to do everything in his power to punish the Republicans who for voted for the bill. Donald and Kristi Noem toured their Florida concentration camp. Ron DeSantis described the showers. DHS shared an AI image of alligators wearing ICE hats. It's time for Democrats to seize the initiat...

Multiple news outlets confirm: Donald didn't obliterate Iran's uranium. Pete Hegseth's attacked a Fox News reporter during a public meltdown this morning. Donald invoked Hiroshima and Nagasaki during the NATO summit. Queen Maxima of the Netherlands mocked Donald's gross face. Pakistan is developing a long range nuke. RFK Jr. doesn't know what he's talking about. Good news from the Senate parliamentarian. Supreme Court clea...

You might know Cliff from his appearances on the Stephanie Miller Show or from his popular Substack at blueamp.co, or from his YouTube channel Cliff's Edge. Today, we talked about Donald's attack on Iran and his subsequent lies about it. We also talked about the ramifications of entering yet another war in the Middle East with the most incompetent president is history. And so much more. Meantime, make sure to support this ...

Donald Trump bombed three of Iran's nuclear sites. The timeline of events and contradictions. The reason Iran was enriching uranium is because Donald withdrew from the JCPOA Iran Deal. There was no cease fire, which is why Iran and Israel continued their attacks. Donald thinks yelling on social media is diplomacy. Donald dropped the f-bomb on live television. American voters don't support him on this. Why Bob wants Donald ...

On today's podcast, we picked apart the Supreme Court's discriminatory anti-trans US v Skrmetti decision. Chuck Schumer tried to be the Chris Murphy Distraction Cop. JB Pritzker shows Democrats how to talk about trans rights. A brief word about the history of party realignments and Southern Democrats. More about Donald's Madman Theory of foreign policy. The Tucker Carlson vs Ted Cruz tape. Donald wants to bring back tortur...

This episode almost didn't happen due to a tornado! We were a few minutes into our talk when the tornado warning sirens began to go off near the Professional Left studio, so Driftglass and Blue Gal had to run down to their basement in case a tornado hit their house. But they reconnected to the show from the safety of their basement. And you're going to hear the whole thing on today's show – and by the way, we talked about ...

NYC Comptroller Brad Lander was just arrested by Trump’s ICE agents. 8 Million pro-democracy Americans turned out for No Kings. Donald's small in the pants parade was a flop. Suspect in Minnesota assassination has been caught. Donald fled the G7 after embarrassing himself and America. The latest war that never would've happened if Trump were president. Trump Always Chickens Out – Immigration Edition. Support for the budget...

Journalist Terry Moran was fired by ABC News for criticizing Stephen Miller. Donald's small in the pants parade might be canceled due to thunderstorms. Or is it lack of interest? What do we think of Gavin Newsom this week? As predicted, the human story of immigration and tyrannical overreach is seriously hurting Donald in the polls. Predator drones over LA. ICE accidentally arrested a US Marshal. WTF is Donald talking abou...

You might know Jared from his Substack, Dispatches from a Collapsing State, or from his book Midnight Kingdom: A History of Power, Paranoia, and the Coming Crisis. Definitely one of the smartest, most insightful people I know. Today we talked about what's happening in LA and the growing authoritarianism in America, plus we spent some time talking about Gavin Newsom, Tim Walz, JB Pritzker, and the future of the Democratic P...

Everything is normal in LA, except the presence of National Guard troops and Marines. We have a disinformed citizen problem as much as a Donald fascism problem. Donald's military escalation is unpopular. ICE agents and military have to identify themselves by law. Gavin Newsom is finally stepping out of the MAGA shadow. Let's play: What The Eff Is Tom Homan Mumbling About? World Bank forecasts lowest level of global growth ...

MAGA loyalists break from Donald Trump over his Palantir database plot. Donald embarrassed himself, the nation, and Chancellor Merz at the White House today. The Donald vs Elon fracas continues. Elon posted that Donald is named in the Epstein Files. This means war. Trump’s tax and spending bill would add $2.4 trillion to the federal deficit and push 10.9 million more Americans off health insurance. Donald launches an inves...

In case you're new to the podcast, Buzz was my Tuesday co-host from 2017 through last year's election when he decided to retire. But we've been friends for much longer than that. I was Buzz's intern at WJFK in Washington, DC back in 1993. Today we talked about Buzz's on-the-ground activism, the emerging fracas between Elon Musk and Donald Trump, and we talked a lot about hope today, so get ready for a big dose of hopium, a...