Bob Forrest's Don't Die Podcast

Keep it positive and stop dying, Chuk! The guys get into social media, quality time raising enlightened kids, Columbo, The Cosby Show, Squid Game, Elijah's on tour with Ateez, the Easter Island heads, John and Dan Fante's redemption story, and not making money for the tech billionaire's profiting off dividing everyone. Dark times will end, people! Go outside, have a beautiful day, put down your ph...

Don't Die or wind up in jails or institutions, people! Bob reflects on ambitious junkies and the club Power Tools, film production leaving LA, when advice is warranted, dealing drugs is a lot more profitable than body brokering or a skeezy crooked rehab, Costa Mesa, Basketball Bob's hard lesson from county jail and everything in between Bob's Oro Recovery in Malibu is having an open house Thursday...

Welcome to the connoisseur heroin episode of the Don't Die Podcast! Apparently there is an artisanal black market for heroin, craft beer style, and Bob is very happy Other topics include taking kids to concerts, changing diapers in public, getting kicked out of the movies, going to prison for leaving your kids in the car, the meanness in this world, the Bill Orcutt and Tropical Fuck Storm tour (El...

Don't Die and don't give your toddler three lemonades, guys!!! The guys get into the definition of addiction, parenting thru sugar rushes, Meth is unbeatable, remembering Dix Denney- master of preparation, Thelonious Monster and Beyonce sharing a rehearsal space, Auntie Aubbie Forrest and the problem of family trusts, forgiveness and road rage in 2025, facelifts, instagram filters and everything i...

Don't Die big music episode, the guys discuss NOT letting the kids play music in the car, Queen, D4VD, Black Pink, Royal Trux, Eels, Al Kooper, Sammy Hagar, Angyl and Bob goes deep on Lynyrd Skynyrd                                                                             ========0

Don't Die is back! The guys discuss comedy, millenials, drug addicts, Cathy Evelyn Smith and all the usual suspects, Bob is officially back in LA and has a new spending problem: Uber. Isaiah Forrest has the flu. Chuk, as always, is the voice of reason. Keep on stopping the dying, Don't Die-hards! Also go see Bob with Dopey Dave, Margaret Cho, Daryl Hammond and the gang for Dopeywood at the Brick R...

Keep on Stopping Dying Chuk! The guys discuss Ancestry dot com, 23 and me, counseling your family, Bob's Barbara Streisand covers album, good boundaries vs good AA, Bob taking 4 months to move to Hollywood but its finally getting done, how not to ask for help moving and Idris Forrest is a lil daredevil

COACHELLA 2025 & CHUK LIKES LIL YACHTY! WAIT WHUT?

The guys all hung out in person and Chuk gave an amazing lead at the super secret society's flagship Sunday morning meeting in LA, Bob took a cake from all his old friends and a great time was had by all. Then they jumped on that night to discuss what a great job Chuk had done, medical recovery acronyms, Guns n Roses' first showcase (Bob didn't think they'd make it), the pros and cons of never lea...

Holy Sh*t I thought we'd never get this one done, I better upload this f***er now before Mike Martt's computer crashes again! Don't Die turns 300 thru much calamity: Three recording sessions (THANK YOU WAG!), hours of phone calls and emails, sick kids, sick parents, computer crashes, software freezes, empty back up files. Some family and friends drop by with words of encouragement for the intro an...

Well that kinda snuck up on us! We're getting old, Bob's freaking out about 64 but not going to the doctor, Aimee Davis made a good bet on Chuk, Tom Arnold is hilarious, the kids are doing good, we're not dying and that's plenty, RFK is not the first AA in the whitehouse, Elijah had some opportunities, trauma and drinking were good for Bob's development and the Wall Street Journal ain't scary or o...

Stop Dying, Don't Diehards! Bob's turning 64 today, Amoeba is the greatest record store in the world, Elvis and his friends are good kids, Isaiah Forrest shouldn't drink ranch, Huntington Beach is cool or used to be cool, most people in the American prison system have drug problems and nobody comes out ok and we gotta celebrate the survival stories of sobriety!

Grammys Special! Don't Die won four Grammys this year, but apparently Bob was the only person who was informed! Elijah actually watched the awards! Chuk, ever the voice of reason, had zero interest! Also: Psychedelics are not Narcotics, America is a land of opportunity, how to fail at stealing Best Folk Album Grammy, our first drugs, people used to stand outside clubs and talk and hang out all nig...

Bob and the guys are back at it, going deep into the wanton cruelty of the suburban driver and the entitled Californian, the history of AA, the wildfires, sober fatherhood of adult addicts and more. Shoutouts to the great William Roper, Gloria Scott and Clancy. Don't die everybody, love your fucken neighbor or else! William Roper GoFundMe:  www.gofundme.com/f/help-william-roper-rebuild-after-wildf...

We're back to talk the LA Wildfires, so much devastation to so many people we love, a tragedy like never before and maybe, terrifying thought, the new normal for Southern California Our hearts are with everyone who lost their homes, livelihoods, loved ones this week

Stop Dyin, Los Angeles! This episode was recorded the night before the fires really went, you can actually hear things ramping up as the episode goes on. Post a follow up shortly to talk about them. Our hearts go out to the family of our dear departed man Tony Malone and everyone who has being effected by these wildfires. Look out for your neighbor! God Bless Altadena & Tony Maloney!

Don't Die has a big announcement, Dopey Nation is going live in LA and Bob hates Zoom AA meetings! Or maybe he just thinks that the real help and sobriety comes from face to face interactions and humility and kindness and discomfort that being online doesn't really allow for. Hope everyone had a great Christmas! Go see Bob live at Dopey Wood January 11th!

Stop Dying, Santa! Here goes: topics discussed include Christmas spirit, giving gifts, Boxcar Willie, buying inflatable Christmas decorations on a discount, Elvis Forrest's 60 dollar underwear, Tyler the Creator, Westminster Mall and all the rest. Featuring a bonus Xmas album care off our dear departed Mike Martt

Stop Dying, Chuk! The guys are back, talking bout relapse, Tyson's uppercut, Sydney Forrest's Soccer Championship, Eddie Vedder's grace under pressure, parenting, stagefright, drug trials and everything in between. It's the most wonderful time of the year! Teach your kids to tie their own shoes, comb their hair and own their losses! Don't relapse or die and come back to the bright side of the road...

Don't Die is back again, Bob has moved back to Hollywood and the gang is all here! This week: Elijah's turning 38, raising kids is tough, rehab is tough, being sober is tough, there's no more good rock bands, you know the drill haha

Don't Die had some technical difficulties of late, Mike Martt's laptop not really following the golden rule of Stop Dying! Sometimes DD record two a night depending on everyone's availability, so after an election night episode crashed, before it was clearly gone forever, the boys recorded an ending for it, leading into a new episode with a special guest, then Elijah spliced the whole mess togethe...

Back with the fullness of the Don't Die experience. Bob Chuk & Elijah discuss online AA, Catholic priests in rehab, the election, Freddie Freeman and the Dodgers (obviously) and Victoria Williams, godmother of the California High Desert

Don't Die is back from an impromptu Fall break. The guys popped in for a quick episode to catch up our Don't Diehards; Bob's moved back to Hollywood, Elvis turned 14 and, in between, a tragedy struck in his circle of schoolfriends. Fair warning, topics include teen suicide, the One Direction guy, clinical and parental approaches to grieving adolescents, and social media complicating every minute o...

And we're back! Don't Die eulogizes the great Diane Baker of CRI-Help, Paul Hester from Crowded House and laments not being helicopter rich to beat SoCal traffic, Bob makes an on the fly advert for Nicorette gum and the guys are gearing up for Ohana Fest this weekend. Come see us record a live episode, our celebration of the life and music of our dear departed producer Mike Martt on the Storytelle...

The Don't Die crew goes in on the election cycle, marijuana "maintenance," the multicultural American future, Elijah's got 3 years sober and mystery vomit