The Bob Cesca Show | News and Politics Podcast https://www.bobcesca.com We Cover The World Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:41:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.10 22972724 The Bob Cesca Interview: Coto, Frakes, Shimerman & Swink 4/1/26 https://www.bobcesca.com/the-bob-cesca-interview-coto-frakes-shimerman-swink-4-1-26/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:41:54 +0000 https://www.bobcesca.com/?p=168261 Jonathan Frakes, Kitty Swink, Armin Shimerman, Juan Carlos Coto | PanCAN.org -- Today we're talking with the great Jonathan Frakes, Kitty Swink, Armin Shimerman, and Juan Carlos Coto about their work with the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – also known as PanCAN – and the upcoming Purple Stride fundraising event on April 25. PanCAN.org and PurpleStride.org/teamtrek to sign up and support PanCAN, especially now that the Trump administration has de-funded cancer research. Stick around for this talk, and support their incredibly important work to end pancreatic cancer. Music by Michael McDermott. Brought to you by Russ Rybicki, SharePower Responsible Investing. Support our new sponsor and get free shipping at Quince.com/bob!]]>

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Jonathan Frakes, Kitty Swink, Armin Shimerman, Juan Carlos Coto | PanCAN.org -- Today we're talking with the great Jonathan Frakes, Kitty Swink, Armin Shimerman, and Juan Carlos Coto about their work with the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – also known as PanCAN – and the upcoming Purple Stride fundraising event on April 25. PanCAN.org and PurpleStride.org/teamtrek to sign up and support PanCAN, especially now that the Trump administration has de-funded cancer research. Stick around for this talk, and support their incredibly important work to end pancreatic cancer. Music by Michael McDermott. Brought to you by Russ Rybicki, SharePower Responsible Investing. Support our new sponsor and get free shipping at Quince.com/bob!

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The Bob Cesca Show 3/31/26 https://www.bobcesca.com/the-bob-cesca-show-3-31-26/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:25:24 +0000 https://www.bobcesca.com/?p=168255 Bimbofication -- Kristi Noem's husband is a secret crossdresser. Iran is eating Donald's lunch. Europe is done with Donald's bullsh*t. Donald insists that the UK should help clean up his poopy diaper. 50,000 American soldiers in the Middle East. Should Donald just walk away now? Pete Hegseth's investment grift. More chaos in store for air travelers. Republicans plan to cut healthcare to pay for the war Donald said was over. MAGA is noticing Donald's stock market manipulation. Donald's new underground bunker exposed. Donald's Cuba blockade isn't a real blockade. The great phillydilly debate of 2026. With Jody Hamilton, David Ferguson, music by The StaRiders, James Lee Stanley, and more! Brought to you by Russ Rybicki, SharePower Responsible Investing. Support our new sponsor and get free shipping at Quince.com/bob!]]>

Bimbofication -- Kristi Noem's husband is a secret crossdresser. Iran is eating Donald's lunch. Europe is done with Donald's bullsh*t. Donald insists that the UK should help clean up his poopy diaper. 50,000 American soldiers in the Middle East. Should Donald just walk away now? Pete Hegseth's investment grift. More chaos in store for air travelers. Republicans plan to cut healthcare to pay for the war Donald said was over. MAGA is noticing Donald's stock market manipulation. Donald's new underground bunker exposed. Donald's Cuba blockade isn't a real blockade. The great phillydilly debate of 2026. With Jody Hamilton, David Ferguson, music by The StaRiders, James Lee Stanley, and more! Brought to you by Russ Rybicki, SharePower Responsible Investing. Support our new sponsor and get free shipping at Quince.com/bob!

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The Bob Cesca Show 3/26/26 https://www.bobcesca.com/the-bob-cesca-show-3-26-26/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:17:31 +0000 https://www.bobcesca.com/?p=168244 Everything Is Fine -- Iran rejected Trump’s ceasefire offer. Russia is sending drones to Iran. Donald wants and doesn't want NATO's help. Donald's fake awards from Iran and Mike Johnson. Iran is trolling Donald. The war will drive inflation upward. Donald is only hearing about the good parts of the war, which aren't actually good. Heroes of Democracy: Whoever vandalized Larry Ellison's super yacht. We bombed a dairy farm in Ecuador. Donald kept classified documents to help his businesses. DOJ just gave Mike Flynn $1.2 million of your money. Donald's polling on the economy is the worst since the Great Recession. With Jody Hamilton, David Ferguson, music by Divided Heaven, Karma and the Killjoys, and more! Brought to you by Russ Rybicki, SharePower Responsible Investing. Support our new sponsor and get free shipping at Quince.com/bob! Support the TrekTalks telethon at TrekTalks.net. Donate to the Hollywood Food Coalition at hofoco.org.]]>

Everything Is Fine -- Iran rejected Trump’s ceasefire offer. Russia is sending drones to Iran. Donald wants and doesn't want NATO's help. Donald's fake awards from Iran and Mike Johnson. Iran is trolling Donald. The war will drive inflation upward. Donald is only hearing about the good parts of the war, which aren't actually good. Heroes of Democracy: Whoever vandalized Larry Ellison's super yacht. We bombed a dairy farm in Ecuador. Donald kept classified documents to help his businesses. DOJ just gave Mike Flynn $1.2 million of your money. Donald's polling on the economy is the worst since the Great Recession. With Jody Hamilton, David Ferguson, music by Divided Heaven, Karma and the Killjoys, and more! Brought to you by Russ Rybicki, SharePower Responsible Investing. Support our new sponsor and get free shipping at Quince.com/bob! Support the TrekTalks telethon at TrekTalks.net. Donate to the Hollywood Food Coalition at hofoco.org.

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The Bob Cesca Interview: John Billingsley Returns 3/25/26 https://www.bobcesca.com/the-bob-cesca-interview-john-billingsley-returns-3-25-26/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 23:01:10 +0000 https://www.bobcesca.com/?p=168240 John Billingsley on Star Trek, Activism & Trek Talks Telethon -- Actor John Billingsley (Star Trek: Enterprise) returns to talk about acting in the age of AI and video auditions, plus political and humanitarian activism, and his work with the Hollywood Food Coalition. We also discuss the upcoming Trek Talks telethon. TrekTalks.net to watch and hofoco.org to support the Hollywood Food Coalition. Also, pancan.org to support the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Meantime, make sure to support this podcast at patreon.com/bobcescashow. Music by Kaz. Brought to you by Russ Rybicki, SharePower Responsible Investing. Support our new sponsor and get free shipping at Quince.com/bob!]]>

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John Billingsley on Star Trek, Activism & Trek Talks Telethon -- Actor John Billingsley (Star Trek: Enterprise) returns to talk about acting in the age of AI and video auditions, plus political and humanitarian activism, and his work with the Hollywood Food Coalition. We also discuss the upcoming Trek Talks telethon. TrekTalks.net to watch and hofoco.org to support the Hollywood Food Coalition. Also, pancan.org to support the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Meantime, make sure to support this podcast at patreon.com/bobcescashow. Music by Kaz. Brought to you by Russ Rybicki, SharePower Responsible Investing. Support our new sponsor and get free shipping at Quince.com/bob!

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The Bob Cesca Show 3/24/26 https://www.bobcesca.com/the-bob-cesca-show-3-24-26/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:27:34 +0000 https://www.bobcesca.com/?p=168235 Regeen Chamge -- No Kings this Saturday! Donald claims negotiations with Iran are underway, while Iran denies any negotiations. MBS is pushing Donald to keep up the war. Huge spike in stock trading seconds before Donald's upbeat Troth post. More people are catching up with the idea of Donald's stock manipulation. Chris Murphy accuses Donald of “mind blowing corruption”. Revisiting Donald and Fred's greenmailing schemes. William Cohan on Donald's "chaos trades" in 2019. Donald just voted by mail. More bad polling news for Donald, and where the generic ballot polling was in 2006 compared with today. With Jody Hamilton, David Ferguson, music by Natalie Cortez Band, Prehab, and more! Brought to you by Russ Rybicki, SharePower Responsible Investing. Support our new sponsor and get free shipping at Quince.com/bob!]]>

Regeen Chamge -- No Kings this Saturday! Donald claims negotiations with Iran are underway, while Iran denies any negotiations. MBS is pushing Donald to keep up the war. Huge spike in stock trading seconds before Donald's upbeat Troth post. More people are catching up with the idea of Donald's stock manipulation. Chris Murphy accuses Donald of “mind blowing corruption”. Revisiting Donald and Fred's greenmailing schemes. William Cohan on Donald's "chaos trades" in 2019. Donald just voted by mail. More bad polling news for Donald, and where the generic ballot polling was in 2006 compared with today. With Jody Hamilton, David Ferguson, music by Natalie Cortez Band, Prehab, and more! Brought to you by Russ Rybicki, SharePower Responsible Investing. Support our new sponsor and get free shipping at Quince.com/bob!

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The Bob Cesca Show 3/19/26 https://www.bobcesca.com/the-bob-cesca-show-3-19-26/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:47:44 +0000 https://www.bobcesca.com/?p=168223 Senator My Boo -- Senator Ossoff runs circles around Tulsi Gabbard about Donald's pretext for war. Gas refineries are being destroyed worsening the possibility of global recession. Donald scolds Israel and threatens Iran with nukes in the same troth. Iran has actually expanded its attacks. The escalation trap. Warnock-Ossoff 2028. Another massive Trump-Epstein bombshell! Democrats walk out of Pam Bondi's bullshit testimony. Alex Jones was hammered drunk on the Tim Pool Podcast, then began choking uncontrollably. With Jody Hamilton, David Ferguson, music by Marina Rocks, Hannah Connolly, and more! Brought to you by Russ Rybicki, SharePower Responsible Investing. Support our new sponsor and get free shipping at Quince.com/bob! ]]>

Senator My Boo -- Senator Ossoff runs circles around Tulsi Gabbard about Donald's pretext for war. Gas refineries are being destroyed worsening the possibility of global recession. Donald scolds Israel and threatens Iran with nukes in the same troth. Iran has actually expanded its attacks. The escalation trap. Warnock-Ossoff 2028. Another massive Trump-Epstein bombshell! Democrats walk out of Pam Bondi's bullshit testimony. Alex Jones was hammered drunk on the Tim Pool Podcast, then began choking uncontrollably. With Jody Hamilton, David Ferguson, music by Marina Rocks, Hannah Connolly, and more! Brought to you by Russ Rybicki, SharePower Responsible Investing. Support our new sponsor and get free shipping at Quince.com/bob!

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The Bob Cesca Interview: Driftglass 3/18/26 https://www.bobcesca.com/the-bob-cesca-interview-driftglass-3-18-26/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 21:59:46 +0000 https://www.bobcesca.com/?p=168219 Driftglass Day -- Driftglass from the Professional Left Podcast is here today to talk about the Iran War, and the terrifying reality that Donald Trump doesn't know what the hell he's doing. We went pretty dark today, but I think we ended on an optimistic note, inspired by Driftglass's wife and podcast partner Blue Gal. Hopefully we'll be able to arrange a time to get her back on the show as well. Proleftpod.com and patreon.com/proleftpod to support their work. Meantime, make sure to support this podcast at patreon.com/bobcescashow. Music by Hannah Connolly. Brought to you by Russ Rybicki, SharePower Responsible Investing. Support our new sponsor and get free shipping at Quince.com/bob!]]>

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Driftglass Day -- Driftglass from the Professional Left Podcast is here today to talk about the Iran War, and the terrifying reality that Donald Trump doesn't know what the hell he's doing. We went pretty dark today, but I think we ended on an optimistic note, inspired by Driftglass's wife and podcast partner Blue Gal. Hopefully we'll be able to arrange a time to get her back on the show as well. Proleftpod.com and patreon.com/proleftpod to support their work. Meantime, make sure to support this podcast at patreon.com/bobcescashow. Music by Hannah Connolly. Brought to you by Russ Rybicki, SharePower Responsible Investing. Support our new sponsor and get free shipping at Quince.com/bob!

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The Bob Cesca Show 3/17/26 https://www.bobcesca.com/the-bob-cesca-show-3-17-26/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:06:31 +0000 https://www.bobcesca.com/?p=168214 Dick Con 2025 -- Bombshell news about the Epstein Files. Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Joe Kent resigns in protest of the Iran War. Donald's tantrum about NATO allies. Newt Gingrich is a stupid psychopath. All previous presidents deny speaking to Donald about Iran. FCC chair Brendan Carr threatens to suspend more licenses. Donald outed Neal Dunn's diagnosis. Donald refers to Gavin Newsom as the current president. Will Venezuela be the 51st state? Cuba is next. Donald plans to replace all the columns on the White House. The Washington Post is hemorrhaging subscribers. With Jody Hamilton, David Ferguson, music by The Salt Cellars, The Bitter Elegance, and more! Brought to you by Russ Rybicki, SharePower Responsible Investing. Support our new sponsor and get free shipping at Quince.com/bob!]]>

Dick Con 2025 -- Bombshell news about the Epstein Files. Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Joe Kent resigns in protest of the Iran War. Donald's tantrum about NATO allies. Newt Gingrich is a stupid psychopath. All previous presidents deny speaking to Donald about Iran. FCC chair Brendan Carr threatens to suspend more licenses. Donald outed Neal Dunn's diagnosis. Donald refers to Gavin Newsom as the current president. Will Venezuela be the 51st state? Cuba is next. Donald plans to replace all the columns on the White House. The Washington Post is hemorrhaging subscribers. With Jody Hamilton, David Ferguson, music by The Salt Cellars, The Bitter Elegance, and more! Brought to you by Russ Rybicki, SharePower Responsible Investing. Support our new sponsor and get free shipping at Quince.com/bob!

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The Bob Cesca Show 3/12/26 https://www.bobcesca.com/the-bob-cesca-show-3-12-26/ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:50:09 +0000 https://www.bobcesca.com/?p=168202 Civilian Protection Center of Excellence -- The cost of the Iran War so far versus the cost of enhanced ACA subsidies. Here come the cyber attacks. And the attacks on banks. Iran's leadership is still largely intact. The girls' school in Iran was bombed by an American Tomahawk missile because the intelligence was wrong. Donald scrapped a program intended to avoid civilian casualties. Donald moved military mine sweepers to Philadelphia. Drone attacks in California? Active shooter at Michigan synagogue. Donald has the best words. DOJ is still hiding documents about Donald's alleged sexual assault. Jesse Watters and Jim Comer think Biden was president in 2019. With Jody Hamilton, David Ferguson, music by Pasha Black, Davy Dacy, and more! Brought to you by Russ Rybicki, SharePower Responsible Investing.]]>

Civilian Protection Center of Excellence -- The cost of the Iran War so far versus the cost of enhanced ACA subsidies. Here come the cyber attacks. And the attacks on banks. Iran's leadership is still largely intact. The girls' school in Iran was bombed by an American Tomahawk missile because the intelligence was wrong. Donald scrapped a program intended to avoid civilian casualties. Donald moved military mine sweepers to Philadelphia. Drone attacks in California? Active shooter at Michigan synagogue. Donald has the best words. DOJ is still hiding documents about Donald's alleged sexual assault. Jesse Watters and Jim Comer think Biden was president in 2019. With Jody Hamilton, David Ferguson, music by Pasha Black, Davy Dacy, and more! Brought to you by Russ Rybicki, SharePower Responsible Investing.

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The Bob Cesca Interview: Donna Halper Day 3/11/26 https://www.bobcesca.com/the-bob-cesca-interview-donna-halper-day-3-11-26/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:26:14 +0000 https://www.bobcesca.com/?p=168195 Donna Halper Day -- In case you're just joining us, Donna is a college professor and media historian. She's also the former radio deejay who first discovered my favorite band Rush – she was the first to play their music on WMMS in Cleveland. And she writes a blog called Dialog and Discourse – dlhalperblog.blogspot.com/. Meantime, make sure to support this podcast at patreon.com/bobcescashow. Music by Brother Dynamite. Brought to you by Russ Rybicki, SharePower Responsible Investing. Support our new sponsor and get free shipping at Quince.com/bob ! Sign up for Buzz Burbank's Substack.]]>

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Donna Halper Day -- In case you're just joining us, Donna is a college professor and media historian. She's also the former radio deejay who first discovered my favorite band Rush – she was the first to play their music on WMMS in Cleveland. And she writes a blog called Dialog and Discourse – dlhalperblog.blogspot.com/. Meantime, make sure to support this podcast at patreon.com/bobcescashow. Music by Brother Dynamite. Brought to you by Russ Rybicki, SharePower Responsible Investing. Support our new sponsor and get free shipping at Quince.com/bob ! Sign up for Buzz Burbank's Substack.

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