It's one of those chaotic Thursday shows again! More reactions from this week's historic presidential debate. Red Hats blame the moderators and Donald calls for ABC News to be criminally charged. Taylor Swift's endorsement. Alberto Gonzales's endorsement. Karl Rove's criticism of Donald. Missouri will vote whether to legalize abortion. Inflation falls to lowest level in years. Donald and JD Vance are motivating people to terrorize Haitians in Ohio. Louis DeJoy continues to be a menace. Court of appeals upholds Donald's gag order. The origins of sanewashing. The instability of Donald Trump. With Jody Hamilton, David Ferguson, music by MC5, John Carbonara, and more!

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Bob and Buzz react to last night's ABC News presidential debate. It was an historic night for democracy. Not only did Donald Trump completely crap his cage, but Vice President Kamala Harris became the first candidate to know exactly how to handle Donald on a debate stage. Make sure to follow Buzz on Twitter. Okay! Let's go! Meantime, make sure to support this podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/bobcescashow. Music by Dreamkid.

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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 people. The NYT-Sienna poll is an outlier. Why the polling averages didn't show a convention bump for Kamala Harris. Judge Merchan delays Donald's sentencing until after the election. With Buzz Burbank, music by The Farleys, American Beauties, and more!

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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 forecast is out! With Jody Hamilton, David Ferguson, music by Freekbass, Matt Springfield, and more!

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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 subscribing at patreon.com/bobcescashow. Music by The Wildwoods.

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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 lie about Arlington National Cemetery. Donald confesses to election interference. Donald still doesn't know what a tariff is. With Buzz Burbank, music by Michael McDermott, Dave Molter, and more!

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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 Coach Walz opposition research bit. JD Vance greeting people on a hiking trail. Donald's trading card grift. With Jody Hamilton, David Ferguson, music by Rich Turgeon, Reno, and more!

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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 and politics of Star Trek, plus a little bit about pop culture criticism, online fandom, how Sean produces episodes of Ups and Downs, and a lot more. Follow Seán on Twitter and Instagram. Meantime, make sure to support this podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/bobcescashow. Music by Circe Link, Christian Nesmith, and Paul Melançon.

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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 on ridiculing Donald. Blocking MAGA operatives in Georgia. With Buzz Burbank, music by Brad Brooks, I Hate You Just Kidding, and more!

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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 love and fell in line. Donald's worst ever short circuit. Texas might be in play. With Jody Hamilton, David Ferguson, music by Rich Turgeon, C.C. Grace, and more!

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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 support this podcast by subscribing at patreon.com/bobcescashow. Music by Matt Jaffe.

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