The Bob Cesca Show | News and Politics Podcast https://www.bobcesca.com We Cover The World Thu, 17 Apr 2025 21:39:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.7 22972724 The Bob Cesca Show 4/17/25 https://www.bobcesca.com/the-bob-cesca-show-4-17-25/ Thu, 17 Apr 2025 21:39:25 +0000 https://www.bobcesca.com/?p=167342 A Lump of Mushy Peas -- Judge Boasberg says there's probable cause for criminal contempt charges against Trump administration. Is contempt pardonable? How can it be enforced? Chris Van Hollen reports we're all paying for Garcia to remain in El Salvador prison. Sebastian Gorka threatens political enemies of Donald Trump. Lisa Murkowski is afraid of retribution. Elon Musk is building a creepy harem of birthing wives. Heroes of Democracy. Grim economic outlook from Fed chair Jerome Powell. With Jody Hamilton, David Ferguson, music by Marina Rocks, Dreamkid, and more!]]>

A Lump of Mushy Peas -- Judge Boasberg says there's probable cause for criminal contempt charges against Trump administration. Is contempt pardonable? How can it be enforced? Chris Van Hollen reports we're all paying for Garcia to remain in El Salvador prison. Sebastian Gorka threatens political enemies of Donald Trump. Lisa Murkowski is afraid of retribution. Elon Musk is building a creepy harem of birthing wives. Heroes of Democracy. Grim economic outlook from Fed chair Jerome Powell. With Jody Hamilton, David Ferguson, music by Marina Rocks, Dreamkid, and more!

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The Bob Cesca Interview: Cliff Schecter Day 4/16/25 https://www.bobcesca.com/the-bob-cesca-interview-cliff-schecter-day-4-16-25/ Wed, 16 Apr 2025 19:10:42 +0000 https://www.bobcesca.com/?p=167340 Cliff Schecter Day -- Cliff and Bob worked together on political ads and blogging for nearly 20 years. He was also Bob's Tuesday co-host for a couple of Scaramuccis earlier this year. He runs an extremely popular Substack – blueamp.co. And make sure to follow his YouTube channel called Cliff's Edge. Today we talked about the breaking news from Judge Boasberg's court, the bombshell Wall Street Journal story about Elon Musk's harem, whether Donald will be held accountable for the array of daily atrocities, and more. Meantime, make sure to support this podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/bobcescashow. Music by Natalie Cortez Band.]]>

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Cliff Schecter Day -- Cliff and Bob worked together on political ads and blogging for nearly 20 years. He was also Bob's Tuesday co-host for a couple of Scaramuccis earlier this year. He runs an extremely popular Substack – blueamp.co. And make sure to follow his YouTube channel called Cliff's Edge. Today we talked about the breaking news from Judge Boasberg's court, the bombshell Wall Street Journal story about Elon Musk's harem, whether Donald will be held accountable for the array of daily atrocities, and more. Meantime, make sure to support this podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/bobcescashow. Music by Natalie Cortez Band.

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The Bob Cesca Show 4/15/25 https://www.bobcesca.com/the-bob-cesca-show-4-15-25/ Tue, 15 Apr 2025 21:40:12 +0000 https://www.bobcesca.com/?p=167334 Measured, Gracious, and Self-Aware -- Happy Tax Day! Donald and Bukele insist there's no way to return Abrego Kilmar Garcia. The art of the deal. Debunking the lie that Garcia is a member of MS13. Stephen Miller says the White House won in the Supreme Court. Heroes of Democracy: Chris Van Hollen. Donald threatens to send American citizens to El Salvador concentration camp. Sucker Bill Maher falls for the most obvious con-man in the world. Talking to political enemies is not the same as shilling for their character. You were warned: Jon Steward, Exiled Cubans, North Carolina Trump voters. With Jody Hamilton, David Ferguson, music by Natalie Cortez Band, At The Starlight, and more!]]>

Measured, Gracious, and Self-Aware -- Happy Tax Day! Donald and Bukele insist there's no way to return Abrego Kilmar Garcia. The art of the deal. Debunking the lie that Garcia is a member of MS13. Stephen Miller says the White House won in the Supreme Court. Heroes of Democracy: Chris Van Hollen. Donald threatens to send American citizens to El Salvador concentration camp. Sucker Bill Maher falls for the most obvious con-man in the world. Talking to political enemies is not the same as shilling for their character. You were warned: Jon Steward, Exiled Cubans, North Carolina Trump voters. With Jody Hamilton, David Ferguson, music by Natalie Cortez Band, At The Starlight, and more!

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The Bob Cesca Show 4/10/25 https://www.bobcesca.com/the-bob-cesca-show-4-10-25/ Thu, 10 Apr 2025 22:02:57 +0000 https://www.bobcesca.com/?p=167324 Davey Dongserf -- Tom Emmer's hilarious Trump gaffe. Donald rescinds tariffs for 90 days, sparking new speculation that he's deliberately manipulating the stock market. The Dow gained 2,600 points on his tariff announcement. Adam Schiff is demanding an investigation. NASDAQ call volume spiked just before the announcement. AOC calls for members of Congress to disclose their stock purchases. NYT covers the possibility of insider trading. Mark Zandi confirms there's a 60% chance of recession this year. The House passed the SAVE Act. Donald's poll numbers on the economy and immigration. There's an executive order on shower water pressure. With Jody Hamilton, David Ferguson, music by Freekbass, Worry Beads, and more!]]>

Davey Dongserf -- Tom Emmer's hilarious Trump gaffe. Donald rescinds tariffs for 90 days, sparking new speculation that he's deliberately manipulating the stock market. The Dow gained 2,600 points on his tariff announcement. Adam Schiff is demanding an investigation. NASDAQ call volume spiked just before the announcement. AOC calls for members of Congress to disclose their stock purchases. NYT covers the possibility of insider trading. Mark Zandi confirms there's a 60% chance of recession this year. The House passed the SAVE Act. Donald's poll numbers on the economy and immigration. There's an executive order on shower water pressure. With Jody Hamilton, David Ferguson, music by Freekbass, Worry Beads, and more!

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The Bob Cesca Interview: Driftglass and Blue Gal Day 4/9/25 https://www.bobcesca.com/the-bob-cesca-interview-4-9-25/ Wed, 09 Apr 2025 21:10:52 +0000 https://www.bobcesca.com/?p=167321 Driftglass and Blue Gal Day -- We replayed some of our talks last week, but this one is ALL NEW, recorded today, and it includes the breaking news about Donald backpedaling on his tariffs – for now. Plus, we talked about the news media's inability to contextualize. We talked about David Brooks's mea culpa. Plus, screwing tiny screws into iPhones, and more. Make sure to follow Driftglass and Blue Gal at proleftpod.com and everywhere you get your podcasts. Meantime, make sure to support this podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/bobcescashow. Music by Seth Adam.]]>

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Driftglass and Blue Gal Day -- We replayed some of our talks last week, but this one is ALL NEW, recorded today, and it includes the breaking news about Donald backpedaling on his tariffs – for now. Plus, we talked about the news media's inability to contextualize. We talked about David Brooks's mea culpa. Plus, screwing tiny screws into iPhones, and more. Make sure to follow Driftglass and Blue Gal at proleftpod.com and everywhere you get your podcasts. Meantime, make sure to support this podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/bobcescashow. Music by Seth Adam.

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The Bob Cesca Show 4/8/25 https://www.bobcesca.com/the-bob-cesca-show-4-8-25/ Tue, 08 Apr 2025 21:09:03 +0000 https://www.bobcesca.com/?p=167315 A Bag With Different Things In It -- We're back from the break with all new episodes! Signalgate has faded from the news, but we're still talking about it. Mike Waltz set up at least 20 Signal chats and used Gmail for classified discussions. Donald crashes the markets with tariffs based on janky math. China will be hit with 104% tariffs. Donald loses Elon and Ben Shapiro on tariffs. Groceries? What? Andrew Ross Sorkin suspects market manipulation. DOGE is causing chaos with Social Security. What does DOGE know about us? Tony Atamanuik and James Adomian as Elon Musk and RFK Jr. You Were Warned, David Brooks and Joe Rogan. With Jody Hamilton, David Ferguson, music by Brief Nudity, At The Starlight, and more!]]>

A Bag With Different Things In It -- We're back from the break with all new episodes! Signalgate has faded from the news, but we're still talking about it. Mike Waltz set up at least 20 Signal chats and used Gmail for classified discussions. Donald crashes the markets with tariffs based on janky math. China will be hit with 104% tariffs. Donald loses Elon and Ben Shapiro on tariffs. Groceries? What? Andrew Ross Sorkin suspects market manipulation. DOGE is causing chaos with Social Security. What does DOGE know about us? Tony Atamanuik and James Adomian as Elon Musk and RFK Jr. You Were Warned, David Brooks and Joe Rogan. With Jody Hamilton, David Ferguson, music by Brief Nudity, At The Starlight, and more!

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The Bob Cesca Show 3/27/25 https://www.bobcesca.com/the-bob-cesca-show-3-27-25/ Thu, 27 Mar 2025 22:06:40 +0000 https://www.bobcesca.com/?p=167296 No Business Being Out There -- No new shows next week! Signalgate gets worse for the Trump regime. The Pentagon, NSA, and CIA all warned about using Signal for classified discussions. Pete Hegseth's war plans. Mike Waltz tries and fails to accuse Goldberg of hacking the chat. Steve Witkoff digs deeper. Der Spiegel finds personal information including passwords for administration senior officials. Roger Wicker (R-Pier One) calls for investigations. The human rights atrocities of the mass deportations. RFK Jr. is a public health menace. Mike Johnson floats shutting down federal courts. Donald is really gross. With Jody Hamilton, David Ferguson, music by Sammi Garett, Keturah Algood, and more!]]>

No Business Being Out There -- No new shows next week! Signalgate gets worse for the Trump regime. The Pentagon, NSA, and CIA all warned about using Signal for classified discussions. Pete Hegseth's war plans. Mike Waltz tries and fails to accuse Goldberg of hacking the chat. Steve Witkoff digs deeper. Der Spiegel finds personal information including passwords for administration senior officials. Roger Wicker (R-Pier One) calls for investigations. The human rights atrocities of the mass deportations. RFK Jr. is a public health menace. Mike Johnson floats shutting down federal courts. Donald is really gross. With Jody Hamilton, David Ferguson, music by Sammi Garett, Keturah Algood, and more!

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The Bob Cesca Interview: John Billingsley 3/26/25 https://www.bobcesca.com/the-bob-cesca-interview-john-billingsley-3-26-25/ Wed, 26 Mar 2025 20:51:29 +0000 https://www.bobcesca.com/?p=167292 John Billingsley -- John Billingsley returns to the show! You might know John from numerous roles including Dr. Phlox from Star Trek Enterprise. He and his wife, actress Bonnie Friedericy, are deeply involved with the Hollywood Food Coalition, which most recently provided 260,000 lbs of food for displaced families after the LA Fires. The annual Trek Talks telethon to support the Hollywood Food Coalition happens on April 5 – TrekTalks.net. HoFoCo.org. John is also involved with the Pancreatic Cancer Network, pancan.org. Today we talked about Trek Talks, John's acting career, and he even recounted a grisly dream he had years ago about a certain president. Meantime, make sure to support this podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/bobcescashow. Music by Hunger Anthem.]]>

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John Billingsley -- John Billingsley returns to the show! You might know John from numerous roles including Dr. Phlox from Star Trek Enterprise. He and his wife, actress Bonnie Friedericy, are deeply involved with the Hollywood Food Coalition, which most recently provided 260,000 lbs of food for displaced families after the LA Fires. The annual Trek Talks telethon to support the Hollywood Food Coalition happens on April 5 – TrekTalks.net. HoFoCo.org. John is also involved with the Pancreatic Cancer Network, pancan.org. Today we talked about Trek Talks, John's acting career, and he even recounted a grisly dream he had years ago about a certain president. Meantime, make sure to support this podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/bobcescashow. Music by Hunger Anthem.

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The Bob Cesca Show 3/25/25 https://www.bobcesca.com/the-bob-cesca-show-3-25-25/ Tue, 25 Mar 2025 20:58:18 +0000 https://www.bobcesca.com/?p=167289 Houthi PC Small Group -- The Atlantic's bombshell story about Donald's national security principals discussing war plans on Signal chat. Pete Hegseth shared operational details. The reckless incompetence and the obvious attempt to hide the discussions. Signal can't be used on government phones. The excuses in the Senate Intelligence Committee today. Who will be fired first? One participant on the chat was in Moscow at the time. Donald had a meltdown over a Colorado painting of him. Howard Lutnik says only fraudsters complain about not receiving Social Security checks. Leland Dudek backs down. Elon and Li'l X stop by to talk about the IRS losing half a trillion dollars in tax receipts. Good news from town halls. With Jody Hamilton, David Ferguson, music by The Husht, Razorhouse, and more.]]>

Houthi PC Small Group -- The Atlantic's bombshell story about Donald's national security principals discussing war plans on Signal chat. Pete Hegseth shared operational details. The reckless incompetence and the obvious attempt to hide the discussions. Signal can't be used on government phones. The excuses in the Senate Intelligence Committee today. Who will be fired first? One participant on the chat was in Moscow at the time. Donald had a meltdown over a Colorado painting of him. Howard Lutnik says only fraudsters complain about not receiving Social Security checks. Leland Dudek backs down. Elon and Li'l X stop by to talk about the IRS losing half a trillion dollars in tax receipts. Good news from town halls. With Jody Hamilton, David Ferguson, music by The Husht, Razorhouse, and more.

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The Bob Cesca Show 3/20/25 https://www.bobcesca.com/the-bob-cesca-show-3-20-25/ Thu, 20 Mar 2025 21:44:14 +0000 https://www.bobcesca.com/?p=167277 Embrittlement -- Donald signs an unconstitutional executive order to shut down the Department of Education. We take a deep dive into the future of the Donald Trump economy with forecasts from Mark Zandi and the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Plus, autocracies never have healthy economies. Donald's tax plan steals from the poor and gives to the rich. A pile of bad news for Elon Musk. Tesla's stock continues to collapse as all Cybertrucks are recalled. Heroes of Democracy in Republican town halls. A federal judge blocks Donald's ban on transgender servicemembers. With Jody Hamilton, David Ferguson, music by Marina Rocks, The Metal Byrds, and more!]]>

Embrittlement -- Donald signs an unconstitutional executive order to shut down the Department of Education. We take a deep dive into the future of the Donald Trump economy with forecasts from Mark Zandi and the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Plus, autocracies never have healthy economies. Donald's tax plan steals from the poor and gives to the rich. A pile of bad news for Elon Musk. Tesla's stock continues to collapse as all Cybertrucks are recalled. Heroes of Democracy in Republican town halls. A federal judge blocks Donald's ban on transgender servicemembers. With Jody Hamilton, David Ferguson, music by Marina Rocks, The Metal Byrds, and more!

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