Bob Forrest's Don't Die Podcast

Bobs sick with the flu so we call him and have a conversation about kids on dope, doctors and dope, bad parents and dope, school and dope, music and dope, 

Bob, Chuk and Mike Talk Music, Recovery  Thelonious Monster, Alo's Narcan training event on Dec. 8th 2019, dope addicts using fentanyl test kits, homeless in L.A., kids killing kids and old guys arguing about AA. 

Bob, Chuk and Mike talk dying, freedom from bondage of self, stories of the Bob's sponsor late great Gloria Scott, old school rehabs, Kanye West, telling addicts the truth about themselves, Orange county, making rehab great, strong sponsorship.

Bob and Mike talk Bob's dad, communication and being direct, Bob goes back to work in recovery, Dodgers baseball, the fires in Claremont, automation of America by Amazon, Socialism, the wealthy, free education and our favorite Presidents

Fire drama in Clairemont, people are too PC, technology addiction, Bob and Mike go to the Ohana Festival, Bob needs his space, kids at concerts, do you censor for your kids?, are we blurring the line of sobriety for future generations with too much medication?

Bob, Chuk and Mike chatting it up about treatment, music and stuff. Bob quits treatment, nobody cares about your feelings, we read some reviews.  

Bob rants on the cost of living in California, moving to Arizona, Bobs mountain, Dave Chapelle, the political and economical   argument ensues, sobriety and sex, raising kids. Bob, Chuk and Mike on this one. Stay tuned!

Bob, Chuk and Mike roll into the new Alo House studio and talk it up about this new American society, family, Kids Bop, safety, schools, young rock stars on a death trip, Mac Miller, ice in the pants Chuk!, not in the B*tt!, the LAPD hat, Elvis Costello singles out Bob in a funny story alert!

Bob, Alexis and Evan Haines talk about current trends in saving drug addicts lives by administering CPR and NARCAN in this special event in Santa Monica on Overdose Awareness Day

Bob reads some more poetry, the marginalization of treatment professionals, digital recovery?, treatment history and changes coming, society's decline, Bobs spiritual retreat, honesty vs. lying, AA brainwashed mentality, serial killers, shoes, Joe Namath and the dark web

Bob Talks with Lori Hill and Debbie Harvey of GRASP, grief recovery after substance passing. Alo House Recovery supports their wonderful organization and would love it if you did too by attending a special event on August 31st in Santa Monica.   You can contact Lori at graspsgv@gmail.com if you need grief support. for   more information on Overdose Awareness Day event on August 31st go to www.aloh...

Special 100th episode with Norwood Fisher of Fishbone. Bob, Mike and Norwood reminisce about Norwoods childhood, the 80's Hollywood music scene, avoiding drug addiction, having kids, racism, The Watts Conservatory of Music and Fishbone's love of the band Rush.

Boom! Bob reads some poetry and tells a story, Dopey podcast goes back up on Apple, Talk about Dopey Dave, is politically correctness out of control? Who's going to be the next President? Bobs idea to build a Canadian wall, fishing on acid, The F word

Bob, Chuk and Mike talk abstinence based treatments, counselors connecting with addicts, the junkie teddy bear, Honest and loving, not indulugung self, kids and live music, uber rich, is Amazon great?, Syds Big Mac hat.

Hey Man, We talk with Frenchy and his daughter about music, life and growing up with a dad that was a notorious Hollywood drug dealer. Claire French is our longtime friend Frenchy's daughter and we sit down and ask these very questions this week. Always funny, always informative, Bob puts the focus on life, art and living.

Parenting drug addict children, trauma, kids and predisposition to addiction, punk rock n roll?, the genius of Jeffery Lee Pierce , don't expect Bob to be there in the end, Death and living, what to tell your kids, the coming of medically assisted treatment.

How rich do you need to be? the changing face of recovery, its not easy being in Thelonious Monster

Rehab concepts and what might work and what is not, being overly attuned to the environment   reimagining your life, change, Bob talks more poo, don't give up.  

Bobs story about how he became a counselor, Hollywood memories, Friends, Flea's new book "Acid for the children", Anthony's unwavering friendship, Winger!, feelings!' Music, Recovery,Music!

Bob, Chuk and Mike  bring up some good points about people not getting this sober thing and dying in the process. Bob always has some revolutionary concept he's rolling while Chuk and Mike wrap their heads around it. Lots of "stupid stuff we did high" stories.

Super music and recovery sit down with Paul Roessler keyboards on way too many records to mention. We start with very early Darby crash stories and move forward in a somewhat uncharacteristic of us, orderly fashion. All of the punk history you want is in here. Big message? Have fun, make music, live life and don't die because dying isn't that cool anymore.

Just Bob and Mike on this one folks. We talk kids, millennials, gen z, getting old, helicopter parenting, Thelonious Monster's history, be street smart.

Recorded in Laguna at Bob's palatial studio apartment we talk Dr. Jeffrey Flores the man that finally coaxed Bob into the dental chair. Of course we talk about addicts and their lack of dental care. We also talk about Jeff's plan on treatment and level of compassion needed in practice today. 

Lauryn Evarts Bosstick author of The Skinny Confidential Lifestyle Guide and co host of The Skinny Confidential Podcast sits down with Bob and Alexis Haines of Pretty Wild and podcast "Recovering from Reality" in this special episode of Don't Die. The impact of social media, some Peppers stories, family, addiction, control issues, generational changes, the Kardashian influence, keeping your kids o...

Bob, Chuk, and Mike are joined by Keith Morris longtime friend and former member of Black Flag, The Circle Jerks and current member of the awesome punk band OFF! Lets just say we cover almost everything in this hour and a half episode.