Bob Forrest's Don't Die Podcast

Three guys with one and a half college educations talk about everything under the sun, including Bob's new convertible, Mike Martt's special way of doing everything, Kanye is the Rap Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton's No Reason to Cry album sucks, Bob's going to see Rod Stewart, Chuk's going to see the Church, End of Life care is an American Nightmare, Bob's father in law has passed on and Idy Mo Forrest i...

Don't Die on Father's Day! Your resident sober dads talk about being a hands-off parent vs. your kid's best friend or life long roommate, how great it is that forgiveness, accountability and service to others are such popular ideas in the USA, World Cup, a sober lens, work ethic, Chuk makes Jelly Roll a verb, Bob loves Jack Osbourne, Jennifer Hudson is a badass and we gotta stay willing to change...

Peace, Love & Service For fun and for free Don't Die House coming soon?

Americans can't afford to live and Democrats can't afford to lose: a wake up call RIP David Allan Coe

Part Two of our April double feature: Don't Die takes on influencers, Counting Crows, a lil band called Febuary, Tito Ortiz, Huntington Beach, Great White Sharks, Bob walking out of his MRI, the American Health Care nightmare and uniting regular Americans against our real enemies

Life is ______ and it's up to you to make the best of it! Don't Die is back, baby! Google and Meta were found guilty of addicting kids to social media, personal responsiblity, the power of forgiveness to heal yourself, America is back at war, Al Pacino's No White Light experience and all the different versions of Heaven, the Bible & the AA Big Book and trying to steal shit from county jail while y...

Don't Die has some fun with history as it enters it's 47th year. Don't Die discusses everything: Chuk's morning meeting, free speech is over, Chuk humanizes the cancel mob, the weird evolution of pop songwriting and idiomatic rock, the legacy of Synanon, why the addict is the best person to work with the addict and there are no equal rights under the US constitution but just harass people on socia...

Bob's got a smashed shoulder and a bonked head and a bone to pick with everybody, but the key is to not let yourself off the hook either, people! Don't Die goes in on: dead marriages, giving up, suicide, starting over in middle age, talking down, a certain religion he and Elijah were raised in, AA old timers alienating people, AA youngsters alienating themselves, reconnecting with lifelong friends...

Don't Die during Flu season, mother effers! Topics discussed include everybody suing everybody, why doctors go crooked, the Flintstones, babies in the microwave, famous people going over balconies, how to conspire with your mechanic to get what you've already paid for, that special you're-an-idiot look everybody gets at least once and the government are liars (it's their whole job people!), but yo...

Ahh here goes, after a bunch of technical difficulties, Don't Die gets back on the airwaves! Issat what you call them nowadays? Topics include: Band practice is always a hassle, the missing Forrest family ring, punks going square and joining the voter mainstream, ICE in Minneapolis, emotional resilience & deciding what's worth focusing on, America desperately needs new ideas and new leadership, li...

Welcome back my friends to the talk that never ends! Bob doesn't wanna stand for the national anthem, but America's favorite pastime is bullying. At the same time there's Zero Tolerance policies in schools, which means children who report being bullied get punished the same as the bully. "No that's not actually what the policy means, what they're doing is-" You're a f*cken idiot! It's what it amou...

Bob finally listened to Don't Die! And he liked it! And he can kinda see why you like it! Bob's connecting with Don't Die fans in Sweden, Thelonious Monster live on national TV in Holland, TSOL's final(?) show, Bob wants to talk to school shooters, the DSM is gonna split the Bordeline Personality Disorder, catchphrases and buzzwords to empower the lost soul, Chuk is still not a therapist, the new...

Don't Die in the New Year, people! Bob wishes normal folks understood having your head on a swivel, keeping an eye out for danger, looking both ways before you cross an armed mentally ill person or crimey. Topics include: how not to score drugs from agitated gangsters you owe money, the tragedy of rapper Lil Loaded, the obscene regularity of school shootings in 2025, the new Dave Chappelle special...

Don't Die goes into the tragedy of this week, the worst case scenario of addiction in America and what we can do about it, as well as the foiled Turtle Island Liberation Front plot, and look on the bright side of life with Rob Reiner's amazing career, you need the right drugs for EDM, which musical acts always bring it live, Styx, Chiacgo, Psychic TV, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, all the different Bo...

Bob has a bone to pick with 12 step folks who criticize working in recovery; let 'em kick on your couch then! Long ramble that goes from taking your kid(Elijah) on the 12 step call from Hell to Kiss taking the Kennedy Center Honors Fran Leibovitz turned down, Chuk couldn't wait to get off work today, Bob let's the kids try and fail but no crying over spilt milk, Rush is getting back together, can...

Don't Die speaks to the newcomer, every kid plays Roblox in a sick society, for Bob the steps aren't some all important guide to life, living off the grid and not getting high in early sobriety

A big one going into the holiday, Don't Die asks AI for a bunch of stats on addiction, voting and when it thinks the revolution is coming, Bob recounts Norwood Fisher knocking out 5 bouncers, as well as taking a beating from Axl Rose and then going to Canter's together, Paul Mccartney is way too kind for everything he's been thru (you try being in a band with John!), Don't Die all loved the new Pa...

Big music episode - the music mainstream is Disney and that's OK, Radiohead are not that important, Justin Timberlake very important,Elvis Forrest and the emo screamo slam scene, One Big Party festival, Elliott Smith, No Age, Best Coast, the Smell and Tom Petty's first album cover was hot

Bob and Chuk break down the hierarchy of rehab staffing and choosing a rehab, 40 years of experience between them, Bob quits AA over God talk and goes to a dodger game (40 years ago), Steven Adler, Gloria Scott, Hazelden, Peer Leaders and service keeps us sober

Here we go again Facts Versus Feelings with our bullsh*t detectors RIP D'Angelo & Ace Frehley

Things get political around the Don't Die-osphere as Bob predicts a clampdown on drug users and the next president of the USA

Don't Die are getting ready for Ohana fest, Bob & Elvis just played Norwood Fisher's 60th Birthday, don't email Bob just text, all the guys saw Oasis and had a blast, Methadone is back in force and they shoulda lowered the Flags to half mast for Redd Foxx. Come out to Ohana Fest! See you there! Start living!

What won't the haters hate?! The guys get into punk names, Redd Kross, Father John Misty, Big Thief, sacred cows going extinct in America, the Oasis reunion, rockstars don't look like rockstars and most importantly the plan for Ohana fest 2025! See you out there, folks!

Don't Die Goes to Disneyland! String cheese is 12 dollars an hour! One of the messiest, deepest, most lurid conversations to ever come out of the happiest place on Earth! Happy Birthday Mike Martt & Sydney Magic Forrest!

Stop Dying, Claremont! Bob makes a big apology to the IE, walks it back, re-apologizes, asks forgiveness and the guys discuss everything from AI (Shout out @LiztheDeveloper) to what makes America beautiful and who knows what next