Donna Halper -- Media historian Donna Halper is back. You might know her from her many visits to our Wednesday podcasts, as well as from her blog -- dlhalperblog.blogspot.com. She's one of my dearest...
Author - Bob Cesca
The Bob Cesca Show 12/10/24
Steady As She Goes -- We discuss the perils of institutionalism and the "steady as she goes" tradition in Democratic politics. Bringing a banana to a knife fight. We need to stop worrying about how...
The Bob Cesca Show 12/5/24
No Acceptable Kissing Surface -- The assassination of the United Healthcare CEO. Blue Cross places limits on anesthesia. The public option. Joe and Mika apologize for "flippant" remarks by David Frum...
The Bob Cesca Interview: Driftglass and Blue Gal 12/4/24
Driftglass and Blue Gal -- After six years, Driftglass and Blue Gal from the Professional Left podcast return to the show! We covered just about everything from the campaign season and the election...
The Bob Cesca Show 12/3/24
Gravel Pit McGee -- We're back from the Thanksgiving break! The 90s shows start this Friday! President Biden pardoned Hunter Biden. Walking on eggshells around Donald Trump. He's planning to do...
The Bob Cesca Show 11/21/24
Just Meats -- David is determined to fight back. In time for today's show, Matt Gaetz has withdrawn his nomination for attorney general. Linda McMahon? Are you serious? Pete Hegseth will be next to...
The Bob Cesca Interview: Tim Eldred and Star Blazers 11/20/24
Tim Eldred and Star Blazers -- The acclaimed Japanese anime series Star Blazers, or Space Battleship Yamato, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, so today I welcomed my friend Tim Eldred to the...
The Bob Cesca Show 11/19/24
Forrest Gump of Republican Evil -- Cliff Schecter joins the Tuesday show. Who is Cliff? Cliff versus Cleta Mitchell circa 2006. Does aggressive push-back work any more? Joe Scarborough and Mika...
The Bob Cesca Show 11/14/24
Struggle Bangs -- How are we holding up? We lost 30 Patreon subscribers and 220 Apple Podcast followers. Please support independent media! Bluesky is an excellent large scale support group. The Onion...
The Bob Cesca Interview: JoJo From Jerz 11/13/24
JoJo From Jerz -- JoJo doesn't have any effs left, so she's fighting back hard against the incoming gaggle of incompetent stupids. We talked about her approach to protecting democracy, what we can...
The Bob Cesca Show 11/12/24
When You Say Buzz... -- We bid farewell to the great Buzz Burbank, who's been our Tuesday co-host since 2017. Our 31 year history together, starting with Bob's internship for Buzz at WJFK in...
The Bob Cesca Show 11/7/24
We’ve Been Down Here Before -- No Ultimate Edition or Shadow Docket today -- just one long, uninterrupted talk between Bob, Jody, and David about the incoming disaster. We recap some highlights from...
The Bob Cesca Interview: The Day After 11/6/24
The Day After with Buzz Burbank -- Buzz and Bob react to the catastrophic election results. How do we move forward? How do we hold fast to our American values? How do we cope with the nightmare...
The Bob Cesca Show 11/5/24
Election Day 2024 -- Our Election Day podcast is in the eye of the hurricane -- or water dump. Bob's Sexy Liberal weekend in Los Angeles and his encounters with many celebrities like Mark Hamill and...
The Bob Cesca Show 10/31/24
Blade of God -- This election will decide the character of the United States for the next 100 years. Kamala's speech on the Ellipse. More horrendous fallout from red state abortion bans. Christopher...
The Bob Cesca Interview: Tom Ortenberg 10/30/24
Tom Ortenberg - The Apprentice Movie -- Tom is the founder of Briarcliff Entertainment, which is distributing the new movie about Donald Trump and Roy Cohn called "The Apprentice." It premieres this...
The Bob Cesca Show 10/29/24
Democracy Dies In Darkness -- One week to go! Donald's fascist rally at Madison Square Garden. Imagine if Donald Trump loses this election because of one racist hack comic. Jon Stewart praises...
The Bob Cesca Show 10/24/24
F*ck His Gut -- Why voting today made Bob verklempt. The bogus polls leave us with a sense of uncertainty. The CNN town hall with Kamala Harris and the self-satirical CNN panel after the fact. Jake...
The Bob Cesca Interview: Rachel Bitecofer 10/23/24
Rachel Bitecofer, Therapist -- It's less than two weeks from the election, so it's time for some professional analysis from political scientist Rachel Bitecofer. You might know her from her Substack...
The Bob Cesca Show 10/22/24
Two Weeks -- Donald Trump is using the McDonald's stunt and the 60 Minute attacks to make sure the news media isn't focused on his enemy within threat and his refusal to show up on 60 Minutes. MAGA...