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If you missed the Dr. Bob show today, you missed a lot. The doctor talks about how your diet during pregnancy.

If you missed the Dr. Bob show today, you missed a lot. The doctor talks about the benefits of taking turmeric.

Jim Geraghty of National Review and Chad Benson of Radio America celebrate a positive July economic report, as unemployment drops to 3.9 percent and the economy adds 157,000 jobs. They also criticize The New York Times for hiring reporter Sarah Jeong, who made racist comments about white people. And they break down reporter Bill Scher's unappealing offer for Never-Trump Republicans to join the Democratic Party, as long as they accept that their policies will not win.

Jim Geraghty of National Review and Chad Benson of Radio America watch in amusement as Democrats invent ridiculous arguments against Judge Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation, such as Sen. Richard Blumenthal's (D-Conn) statement that President Donald Trump "would be a monarch if Brett Kavanaugh becomes a Supreme Court justice." They also worry about America's fertility rate falling to a 42-year low and the factors contributing to the decline, such as low marriage rates and the prevalence of birth control. And they are happy to see Netflix cancel the show of the Nation of Islam Leader Louis Farrakhan.

Jim Geraghty of National Review and Chad Benson of Radio America are glad Facebook has uncovered and eliminated coordinated activity involving fake accounts that promote fringe political movements on both the far right and far left, thus debunking the idea that Russia wants to elect Republicans. They also fail to see why President Donald Trump keeps sticking his neck out for Paul Manafort, since the charges are separate from the Russia collusion investigation. And they discuss former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz' potential partnership with former John McCain presidential campaign adviser Steve Schmidt to mount a 2020 presidential run.

Jim Geraghty of National Review and Chad Benson of Radio America congratulate President Donald Trump for appointing more judges to regional circuit courts than any president has at this point in his term. They also criticize big businesses that are supporting Democrats in 2018 because of Trump's trade and immigration policies. And they think the only major support for a Bill Kristol 2020 presidential campaign would come from the Kristol household.

Jim Geraghty of National Review and Rich McFadden of Radio America break down Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's request that red-state Democrats remain neutral on Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court. They also cannot believe that some Democrats are seriously considering the idea of almost doubling the federal budget to pay for Sen. Bernie Sander's Medicare-for-all program. And they cannot find any examples of malfeasance in the Boston Globe story about the TSA's passenger-monitoring program that tracks people who sweat too much and urinate too often.

If you missed the Dr. Bob show today, you missed a lot. The doctor talks about hair thinning treatments.

If you missed the Dr. Bob show today, you missed a lot. The doctor talks about dealing with insomnia and other sleep behaviors.

Jim Geraghty of National Review and Greg Corombos of Radio America celebrate the booming economy that hit second quarter growth of 4.1 percent. They also notice the Democrats want to institute five years of jail time for spreading false information about elections dates and locations. And they see that Michael Avenatti was invited to speak to Iowa Democrats and they hope the party won't take him seriously simply because he hates President Donald Trump.