Bob Forrest's Don't Die Podcast
279 episodes - English - Latest episode: 23 days ago - ★★★★★ - 238 ratingsDon't Die! Kids are dying and it needs to stop, that's the simple message addiction counselor Bob Forrest is trying to get out. Listen as Bob and Chuk talk honestly about music, drug addiction, treatment, the recovery industry and the lies that politicians and big pharma are telling the American public
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Episodes
Episode Two Hundred Seventy Two
April 04, 2024 07:52 - 58 minutes - 54 MBBob & Chuk discuss legalization, designated narcotics areas at Dodger stadium, Elvis wants to skateboard, Hillel Slovak was a hell of a dancer and Johnny Depp is a very patient host
Episode Two Hundred Seventy One
March 26, 2024 12:16 - 57 minutes - 53.7 MBBob, Chuk & Elijah have a heavy week. Sorry for the delay between episodes but Bob was having a hard time abiding by the rule of the podcast and a nasty case of RSV had him hallucinating and unable to breathe for his sober anniversary. He's all good now thanks to the intervention of the wonderful Doctor Drew Pinsky, thank you buddy! Topics include how not to take care of your body when you're getting older, America's soul sickness and political breakdown, the Ohtani scandal, emergency poops,...
Episode Two Hundred Seventy
March 15, 2024 05:49 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBBob, Chuk & Elijah get deep into the soulsickness of America, from Kanye West to Mitch McConell, harassing elected officials vs. rockstars, dragging kids facing possession charges to Mount Rushmore to the Mount Rushmore of Hip Hop, to complete unknowns with a billion spotify streams Special appearance by Elvis Forrest on the piano
Episode Two Hundred Sixty Nine
March 07, 2024 11:55 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBBob, Chuk & Elijah get down into it! They tackle setting healthy boundaries, how stupid it seems to start, sister-mom problems, montessori problems, therapy and the need for what the literature calls outside help, Substance Use Disorder vs. Alcoholism, Bob's infamous RV is Elijah's problem now and hanging tough with Big Joe Turner
Episode Two Hundred Sixty Eight
February 29, 2024 22:35 - 54 minutes - 51 MBBob, Chuk & Elijah have a normal day on the pod, topics include rich conservatives whining about taxes, houselessness, Bill Clinton's hot take on two party politics, hating fishing but you keep going, how not to share in AA meetings and the unquantifiable success rate of rehabs Happy Leap Year everybody!
Episode Two Hundred Sixty Seven
February 29, 2024 07:11 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBBob, Chuk & Elijah are at it again, discussing everything from Texas seceding, Bob turning 63 and the superbowl parade shooting to border legislation and the Fool In Love festival (get your tickets now!). Bob takes aim at the civil immunity of Firearms manufacturers and the episode ends as strange and on topic as it possibly could. "Fucking America!"
Episode Two Hundred Sixty Six
February 16, 2024 07:07 - 1 hour - 81.6 MBBob, Chuk & Elijah get back into it on parenthood, overdoses, and everything in between, and welcome honored guest Tony Malone, guitarist of Detox & Thelonious Monster in the Mike Martt era to catch up after the Monster's memorial set and about becoming one of those rare birds like Bob & Chuk: the punk rock old dad at the hipster elementary pick up! Sixth in a series of episodes celebrating Mike Martt's life & legend with those who knew him best
Episode Two Hundred Sixty Five
January 26, 2024 05:06 - 1 hour - 72.1 MBBob, Chuk & Elijah are back from Mike Martt's memorial and it was a beautiful day! We discuss Punk Rock funerals and Bob not going, the return and end(?) of Thelonious Monster, the Bud Club, how not to manage your auto insurance, Elvis becoming a sneakerhead and keeping calm & carrying on
Episode Two Hundred Sixty Four
January 19, 2024 12:01 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBBob, Chuk & Elijah welcome honored guest Iris Berry, renowned writer & historian of LA counterculture, founder of Punk Hostage Press publishing house, who lived with Mike Martt for years at the infamous Disgraceland in Hollywood, discussing the 80s Bob never thought they'd survive, $5 all you can drink speakeasys, being on a first name basis with the LAPD, sobering up and still loving chaos, and Syd's first ATV ride Fifth in a series of episodes celebrating Mike Martt's life & legend with...
Episode Two Hundred Sixty Three
January 11, 2024 09:55 - 1 hour - 77.2 MBBob, Chuk & Elijah welcome honored guest Wiley Dailey, legend in concert production and well connected Hollywood teen drug addict when he befriended Bob & Mike Martt 40 plus years ago, to discuss last meals with lifelong friends, who had the best coke in the 80s, DNA testing for the addict gene and who is MARK FLOOR? Fourth in a series of episodes celebrating Mike Martt's life & legend with those who knew him best Come join us at the memorial, Mike Martt's Last Waltz Observatory Santa ...
Episode Two Hundred Sixty Two
January 09, 2024 12:35 - 1 hour - 81.3 MBBob, Chuk & Elijah (plus Lil Isaiah Forrest having a lil fuss attack) have their first "regular" episode, a big rambler that tackles Matthew Perry, celebrity addicts and their fierce protectors, America's addiction to bumming out, the Ketamine boom, bureacracy vs. whats right and the morally grey present, long gone cash hustles, driving like a maniac, how not to maintain you car, everyone's valuable opinion and those kids having fun on camera in the senate chambers We'll be back with more ...
Episode Two Hundred Sixty One
December 31, 2023 01:53 - 1 hour - 75.5 MBBob & Chuk welcome honored guest Jonny Two Bags Wickersham, singer/songwriter as well as guitarist for Social Distortion & the Cadillac Tramps to discuss longterm sobriety, AA in the 1990s, funerals, processing sudden loss and what happens after you die Third in a series of episodes celebrating Mike Martt's life & legend with those who knew him best
Episode Two Hundred Sixty
December 11, 2023 19:26 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBBob & Chuk welcome honored guest Greg Boaz of the Mavis Staples band AKA Smog Vomit of Tex & the Horseheads to discuss chosen family, unwanted nicknames, smashed guitars, AC/DC's limousine and miracles of songwriting & sobriety Second in a series of episodes celebrating Mike Martt's life & legend with those who knew him best
Episode Two Hundred Fifty Nine
November 30, 2023 06:43 - 1 hour - 94.5 MBBob & Chuk pay loving tribute to the titanic talent and heart of Don't Die co-founder & producer Mike Martt, who has unfortunately violated the terms of the Don't Die agreement and bravely moved on from this world, age 67 First in a series of episodes celebrating Mike's life & legend
Episode Two Hundred Fifty Eight
November 15, 2023 15:25 - 1 hour - 79 MBBob, Chuk, Mke and Elijah Forrest, Bobs son talk about parenting, music, growing up with a dad like Bob, good and bad medications, being on meds at 12 and other things.
Episode Two Hundred Fifty Seven
October 25, 2023 04:42 - 54 minutes - 54.5 MBBob, Chuk and Mike are back. This covers what we have been going thru.
Epsode Two Hundred Fifty Six
October 02, 2023 20:11 - 43 minutes - 43.7 MBBob, Chuk, Josh and Mike Live from OhanaFest. What a weekend of music, fellowship and podcasting. We are joined by Josh at the end and with limited time (we didn't want to hog up the storytellers stage) we got it done! Hear Bob and Josh Klinghofer's story! Thank you Ohana staff and Momentum!
Episode Two Hundred Fifty Five
September 27, 2023 09:54 - 1 hour - 74.5 MBBob, Chuk and Mike, terms you can’t use, the self esteem movement, New Mexico, Bob in Wayside, punk and gang community, Bobs a grandfather, Peter Ivers and the Acid King, Ingelewood is the new entertainment Mecca, Big Pharma the evil empire, Ohana Fest is this weekend.
Episode Two Hundred Fifty Four
September 22, 2023 19:29 - 1 hour - 72.4 MBBob Chuk and Mike talk podcasts, sports, Bobs house, incomes, forgiveness, AA is not the brain trust of America, Concerts.
Episode Two Hundred Fifty Three
September 14, 2023 08:18 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBBob, Chuk and Mike, three weeks to Ohana fest, the greatest five years of punk, Fentanyl is getting weaker, Meth, Keith Richards, The icons of junkiedom, Janes Addiction, The Vapors, OC and good AA
Episode Two Hundred Fifty Two
September 06, 2023 08:59 - 1 hour - 69 MBBob, Chuk and Mike, special concert story, Orange County, TSOL, Social Distortion, being unmanageable, big discussion about punk, New York Dolls reunion, the rules of the universe, dealers and N.A.
Episode Two Hundred Fifty One
August 31, 2023 12:52 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBBob, Chuk and Mike, Mostly music and concert talk, Ohana fest line up is ridiculously good, Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen, Kiss, The Rolling Stones, Anaheim Stadium, rock stars and being humble, songs
Episode Two Hundred Fifty
August 23, 2023 02:48 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBBob, Chuk and Mike, Meth is making the death rate go down, Bobs life with his kids, Hillary, the massive hurricane that didn’t, ridiculous media coverage, the “I want to have a beer with my president syndrome”, who’s it going be, the 1 billion rules of DisneyWorld, life can suck for long periods of time, Ohana Fest.
Episode Two Hundred Forty Nine
August 03, 2023 16:30 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBBob, Chuk and Mike, Ohana Fest, The Pretenders, Chrissy Hyde and Mick Jones, stories about Mike, Morty Mellencamp, Metallica, shout out to Elvis and Elisha, Montrose, Sammy Hagar story, Billy Bremner, The Chicks, Sinead O’Conner, Mental health issues, schizophrenia, suicide talk and music
Episode Two Hundred Forty Eight
July 28, 2023 17:15 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBBob , Chuk and Mike, Drug running, Mac Miller, DeNiros Grandson, LA riots, potency of fentanyl vs heroin, numbers are not purpose, Disgraceland, Iris Berrys room, Bobs gives Syd a tour of Hollywood, Geza X, Chili Peppers stories, Thelonious Monster. Bobs movements are legend, Nine Inch Nails, Rick Wilder wins the skinniest rock star contest, Love and commitment
Episode Two Hundred Forty Seven
July 20, 2023 08:45 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBBob, Chuk and Mike, Comas, road trips, summer vacation, Dads end up with the dog, DisneyWorld, Lion Country Safari, Morgan Wallen, Earthless, Off, Channel 3, ZZ Top, The Frolic Room, Boardners, The Firefly, peeing next to Tom Waits, and Yelp
Episode Two Hundred Forty Six
July 05, 2023 01:28 - 53 minutes - 52.9 MBBob, Mike and Chuk, from songwriting to organized religion, not paying taxes, pledge of allegiance to Confucianism this episode is all about America, Happy 4th of July.
Episode Two Hundred Forty Five
June 22, 2023 17:19 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBBob, Chuk and Mike are back! Addicts are the only people that really understand addiction, Bob and Mike opening for Willy Dixon, songwriting, Hip Hop, Bonnie Brea (if you know you know), there’s no jails, institutions left, just death, downtown dope dealing back in the day, Sinead O’conner’s jeep, rethinking decriminalization,
Episode Two Hundred Forty Four
May 26, 2023 19:52 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBBob,Chuk and Mike, talk about how rad Iggy is, going to Cruel world, seeing Siouxsie,The Germs a telemarketing scammer calls Bob, bank fees, selling stuff when your strung out, like your dog, songs and services,
Episode Two Hundred Forty Three
May 19, 2023 18:28 - 1 hour - 70.2 MBBob, Mike and the fabulous Pete Weiss, author, galvanic orator, founding member of Thelonious Monster and The Silverlake Music Conservatory, talks about Monster shows, truth, honesty, purpose, AA, piety, life, love, compassion and charity, recovery, the Blowmind Podcast with Pete and Kieth Morris, Joe Strummer and Tuesday Weld
Episode Two Hundred Forty Two
May 11, 2023 16:33 - 1 hour - 60 MBBob, Chuk and Mike, John Albert RIP, Claremont, meaning of hang tough, Bobs childhood as an alter boy, Catholicism, education, critical thinking skills, Disneyland, basketball, life changing records, pick a record that changed your life and tell us.
Episode Two Hundred Forty One
May 04, 2023 16:38 - 1 hour - 67.3 MBBob, Chuk and Mike, Meth deaths how?, Bobs drug observations from the desert concert, what parents should know, from Bad Bunny to the Hippies, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Jock, Nerd or Punk, Ryan Bingham story, Thelonious stories, Shout outs,
Episode Two Hundred Forty
April 21, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBBob, Chuk and Mike, Bob becomes a grandfather! but in the middle of the story bears crawl into his car, life and death, Coachella, good treatment centers are closing, insurance companies are not paying, Hollywood 1983, God and Beck
Episode Two Hundred Thirty Nine
April 17, 2023 16:34 - 59 minutes - 59.1 MBBob, Chuk and Mike, does everyone die of Fentynl these days, what the different drugs do to you, tranq, ketamine, false sense of security, digitally neutralize shooters, fame, Michael Stipe, Rick Rueben, gay clubs, the gay jail ward, Cruising,
Episode Two Hundred Thirty Eight
April 06, 2023 15:54 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBBob, Chuk and Mike, the death rate is ever increasing in rehabs, wasted on heroin at kids birthday party, Bob goes to a k-pop concert, ticket prices, concert staff can be rude, Ai and replacing real people, Super Mario movie comes out but at midnight, classic movies, Sonic the Hedgehog makes Bob cry.
Episode Two Hundred Thirty Seven
March 30, 2023 18:41 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBThe Mighty Dix Denny has passed from this earth, many Dix stories from Thelonious Monster, rehab curriculum, group, regulations, does it work? David Hume theory.
Episode Two Hundred Thirty Six
March 16, 2023 10:34 - 1 hour - 72.3 MBBob, Chuk, and Mike Its Bobs 27th anniversary and we are joined by Chris Hoy, the man that put Bob up on his couch when nobody else thought he could get sober. California sober, going out after having time, going to prison and many stories shared.
Episode Two Hundred Thirty Five
March 09, 2023 10:36 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBBob, Chuk and Mike talk, Lee Ving and the car story, MacArthur Park, teaching and passing it on, Nick Drake, death and antidepressants, kids and trying to be a good dad, Learning from mental health experts, money for pee testing, street level teaching, pass it on
Episode Two Hundred Thirty Four
February 28, 2023 09:56 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBBob, Chuk and Mike The rain and cold for a bunch of whiner Californians, addicts and chaos, phones and kids, guns, open carry, mental illness, third party, Iran contra affair, heal the division.
Episode Two Hundred Thirty Three
February 22, 2023 20:02 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBBob Forrest, Chuk Davis and Mike Martt, Mountain Lions, rehab misconceptions, Hollywood AA, The Joneses, New York, GG Allin, Murder Junkies, Beatles, Stones, Palm Springs, racist trees, Claremont and drugs
Episode Two Hundred Thirty Two
February 12, 2023 08:21 - 59 minutes - 58.7 MBBob, Chuk and Mike. Life is in session for Bob and he retreats to the desert, Grammy and Satan talk, Museums, Guest lists, Bobs family vote, Manners and maturity, Bobs NA workout meeting story, Doing some math with the don’t die guys, Father Martin
Episode Two Hundred Thirty One
February 05, 2023 19:25 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBBob, Chuk and Mike are joined by Chris Wagner. Nick named Wag, he tells of early sobriety in lock down facilities and being a sober musician, producer, film composer and once member of Thelonious Monster.
Episode Two Hundred Thirty
January 25, 2023 09:03 - 1 hour - 73.2 MBBob, Chuk and Mike, Bob has a panic attack, calling a friend, scheduling this podcast, will AA survive?, the social media cesspool, Chuk and Bob tell us about confronting violent patients in rehabs, sneaking dope in rehabs, Hollywood stories, guns, heroin and car chases.
Episode Two Hundred Twenty Nine
January 18, 2023 18:48 - 58 minutes - 58.2 MBBob, Chuk and Mike, Baritone Bobs high School Choir story and the hilarious Jeff Beck “Wired” story, new bands, White Stripes, Pearl Jam, Chili Peppers, Bob gives “the talk” in the way only Bob can do which includes a Alice Cooper song, the desert years.
Episode Two Hundred Twenty Eight
January 13, 2023 07:45 - 43 minutes - 43.9 MBLisa Marie Presley, suicide in America, Jeff Beck, Coachella, music greats and no so greats, death, dying, grief and loss
Episode Two Hundred Twenty Seven
December 22, 2022 09:04 - 1 hour - 76 MBHappy Holidays and recovery from Bob Chuk and Mike
Episode Two Hundred Twenty Six
December 22, 2022 08:01 - 1 hour - 70.4 MBBob, Chuk and Mike, Forrest comes alive come, Teslas and the humorless woke, more on shooting up with toilet water and junkie stories, Gibby Haynes Crackfinder mobile, you don’t hear rock music protesting about anything anymore, you can die waiting for healthcare in this country, win Bobs RV raffle, Mikes daughter opens for Social Distortion at the HOB, Chuks son Bugg sings on stage for the first time, correcting the Temple of the Dog mistakes of which there were many.
Episode Two Hundred Twenty Five
December 15, 2022 13:07 - 1 hour - 71.9 MBBob, Chuk and Mike, Christmas sobriety stories, mental heath and meth in rehab, Bobs Christmas with Eliasa was wrong, places in Hollywood that are gone and houses Bobs lived at, dealing with family at Christmas, Chuk family history, Disneyland suicide and its either your familys fault or Lou Reeds fault.
Episode Two Hundred Twenty Four
November 30, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 68.6 MBVacation time! Elvis discovers the DD podcast, kids out of school, Disneyland senior moment, Bob finds his hat, benzos, barbiturates and the Charlie Brown Loser Pill, music now and music 35 years ago, songs that stand out, bad lyrics and Charles Barkley
EpisodeTwo Hundred Twenty Three
November 24, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBHappy Thanksgiving (well not for the Native Americans) Mental health, Elton john, Tom York never smiles, different generation, movies must see, when to show your kids The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Syd asks Bob about death, Kieth Levine, Donnie Two Beers tribute, should you even be in rehab? Politically correct Rolling Stones,