Cliff Schecter

We're replaying my conversation with Donald Trump's niece, Dr. Mary Trump, about her new book, The Reckoning. We talked about Star Trek, PTSD, how the Civil War era informs our politics, and more. Meantime – if you can, please help support this show by subscribing to our bonus content at bobcescashow.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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[Explicit Language] The FBI raided Oleg Deripaska's house. Manafort, Kilimnik, Deripaska, and Putin. The 1/6 committee vote on criminal contempt referral for Steve Bannon. Asking what you can do for your country. Joe Manchin versus The World. Manchin is reportedly blocking clean energy plan. Colin Powell dies of COVID. Trump's horrendous statement. Dennis Prager tests positive. Flat-earther dies of COVID. Christopher Steele and the pee-pee tape. Don't panic, Matt Gaetz is still in trouble. With Buzz Burbank, and music by Natalie and the Monarchy and Michael McDermott, and more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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[Explicit Content] Comedian Ben Gleib nails Charlie Kirk on abortion. Kirk's latest meme about COVID is suicidal. COVID is the number one killer of Americans 35-54. The 1/6 Committee passed criminal contempt referral against Steve Bannon. The Republican shell-game. Who's wimpy? Democratic expectations and criminal referrals. Jeffrey Rosen testified this week. Jeffrey Clark subpoenaed. Maknified Fortion revisited. Good news from the Biden White House. Why canceling Christmas isn't a real thing. The problem with the Virginia gubernatorial race and Louis DeJoy. With Jody Hamilton and David TRex Ferguson, and music by Leigh Thomas and Marya Zimmet. And more!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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[Explicit Language] Ben is the publisher of The Banter newsletter, TheBanter.Substack.com, where I write I weekly column every Thursday. Ben's also the former publisher of The Daily Banter, the political opinion site Chez and I wrote for. Today we talked about the fuckery at Facebook, how online publications can navigate all the insanity in politics these days, and we talked about Ben's experience with psychedelics. Follow Ben on Twitter @thedailybanter. Meantime, if you can, please help support this show by subscribing to our bonus content at bobcescashow.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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[Explicit Language] The 1/6 committee and Democratic criminal contempt referrals. Bob's After Party rant about Rick Wilson's tweet thread. Authoritarianism, the rule of law, and due process. Liberal flirtations with secession. Trump short-circuited during his Iowa rally and we try to decipher it. Allen West has COVID. Greg Abbott and banning vaccine mandates. Insurrectionist allowed to attend a football game while Black girls are arrested. Red Hat ratfucking during BLM protests. With Buzz Burbank, and music by Richard Turgeon and Flying Jacob. And more!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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[Explicit Content] Happy Birthday to our friend Buzz. US District judge blocks and destroys the Texas abortion ban. 5th Circuit will probably uphold it. Getting clever with anti-gun laws. Senate Judiciary Committee report confirms Trump's attempt to weaponize DOJ to overturn the election. Trump's strategy is always predictable. Where the hell is Dan Scavino? Georgia law closes in on Trump. That shocking Quinnipiac poll. AT&T helped to create OAN. Zuckerberg run Bartertown. With Jody Hamilton and David TRex Ferguson, and music by Silver Heels and Rene Trossman. And more!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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[Explicit Language] At some point in the past several years, you've probably retweeted one of Aaron's videos -- he's been covering Trump and the Red Hat cult for as long as I can remember but now he's starting his own thing at Substack, called Public Notice. He's got an interview with The Washington Post's Brian Klaas up there right now that confirmed much of my pessimism about Trumpism. Meantime, please help support this show by subscribing to our bonus content at bobcescashow.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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[Explicit Content] Bob's brief exchange with Andrew Yang. The Facebook whistleblower and her 60 Minutes interview. Facebook's Monday outage. Why Facebook is sinister and must be regulated. Facebook's Jeffrey Wigand moment. Rudy Giuliani admitted he got his election fraud lies from Facebook. Trump asks court to restore his Twitter account. Fox News is next. A Buzz Burbank Top 10 List. COVID, Fauci, and canceling Christmas. Buzz's side effects from his Pfizer booster. With music by Matt Springfield and Maggie & Jackie, and more!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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