The Rob Burgess Show

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this, our 55th episode, our guest is Asia McClain Chapman. Asia McClain Chapman will be familiar to fans of the first season of the “Serial” podcast. If you haven’t listened to that yet, you should probably listen to it before you hear this episode. It will make a lot more sense. Last year, she released her book...

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this, our 54th episode, our guest is Dr. Elizabeth Yuko. Dr. Elizabeth Yuko is a bioethicist and the Health & Sex Editor at SheKnows, as well as an Adjunct Professor of Ethics at Fordham University in New York City. She specializes in reproductive and sexual health ethics, and the intersection of ethics and pop...

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this, our 53rd episode, our guest is Louis Moore. Louis Moore is an associate professor of history at Grand Valley State University, where he teaches African American history, sports history and gender history. He graduated with a B.A. from California State University, Sacramento in 2001, an M.A. from the Univer...

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this, our 52nd episode, our guest is Ryan Wegner. Ryan Wegner is one of the founders of Audm, an app which “presents the world's best long-form journalism, read aloud word-for-word by celebrated audiobook narrators.” Ryan graduated from Columbia University, where he also earned a Ph. D. in Clinical Psychology. H...

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this, our 51st episode, our returning guest is Jonathan Fowler. You first heard Jonathan Fowler on Episode 2, Episode 10, Episode 20, Episode 21, Episode 29, Episode 30, Episode 31, Episode 32, Episode 34, Episode 35, Episode 43 and Episode 48 of the podcast. Jonathan graduated with a BA in history from Indiana...

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this, our 50th episode, our returning guest is John Di Domenico. You first heard John on Episode 42 of the podcast. John Di Domenico is a professional actor, writer, performer, host, creative and celebrity impersonator. For the last 25-plus years he has been recognized as one of the busiest and most versatile co...

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this, our 49th episode, our guest is Lynn Walsh. Lynn Walsh is an Emmy award-winning journalist who has been working in investigative journalism at the national level as well as locally in California, Ohio, Texas and Florida. Currently she leads the KNSD investigative team at the NBC TV station in San Diego, Cal...

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this, our 48th episode, our returning guest is Jonathan Fowler. You first heard Jonathan Fowler on Episode 2, Episode 10, Episode 20, Episode 21, Episode 29, Episode 30, Episode 31, Episode 32, Episode 34, Episode 35 and Episode 43 of the podcast. Jonathan graduated with a BA in history from Indiana University i...

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this, our 47th episode, our returning guest is Mallory Willits. You first heard from Mallory Willits on Episode 7 of the podcast. If you haven’t heard that episode, you should probably go back and listen to it before starting this one. This is going to be a bit different from any previous episode of the podcast....

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this, our 46th episode, our guest is Steven Hyden. Steven Hyden has written for Grantland, The A.V. Club, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Slate, and Salon. He lives in Minnesota. His first book, “Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me: What Pop Music Rivalries Reveal About the Meaning of Life,” was published in 2016. And no...

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this, our 45th episode, our returning guest is Michael A. Wood Jr. You first heard from Michael A. Wood Jr. on Episode 4 and Episode 18 of the podcast. Michael is a police reform activist who, after spending a career in the United States Marine Corps and Baltimore Police Department, has torn down the blue wall o...

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this, our 44th episode, our returning guest is Sean Spicer. You first heard Sean Spicer on Episode 23 and the very first episode of this show. Sean told me he wanted you to know just two things before we begin: 1. This episode is Not Safe For Work. 2. He is absolutely not speaking as President Donald Trump’s pre...

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this, our 43rd episode, our guest is Jonathan Fowler. You first heard Jonathan Fowler on Episode 2, Episode 10, Episode 20, Episode 21, Episode 29, Episode 30, Episode 31, Episode 32, Episode 34, Episode 35 of the podcast. Jonathan graduated with a BA in history from Indiana University in 2006. He is an unabashe...

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this, our 42nd episode, our guest is John Di Domenico. John Di Domenico is a professional actor, writer, performer, host, creative and celebrity impersonator. For the last 25-plus years he has been recognized as one of the busiest and versatile corporate entertainers in the industry. He has worked all over the w...

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this, our 41st episode, our guest is ... me! Rob Burgess is a five-time award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in print, radio, online and television. He is currently City Editor and Editorial Board Member at the Kokomo Tribune, and previously as a reporter at WFHB, Times-Mail, The Reporter-Times, Ukia...

I am experimenting with being otherwise ad-free, and I have instead created a Patreon account, which can be found at www.patreon.com/robburgessshowpatreon. Check out the podcast's homepage at www.therobburgessshow.com. Check out my website at www.thisburgess.com. Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this, our 40th episode, our guest is “Freeway” Ri...

This is normally the time I’d tell you about our sponsor. But, because I want to experiment with being otherwise ad-free, I have instead created a Patreon account, which can be found at www.patreon.com/robburgessshowpatreon. Check out the podcast's homepage at www.therobburgessshow.com. Check out my website at www.thisburgess.com. Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your ho...

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Today's podcast is brought to you by audible.com – get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/TheRobBurgessShow. Over 250,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Check out the podcast's homepage at www.therobburgessshow.com. Check out my website at www.thisburgess.com. Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, you...

Today's podcast is brought to you by audible.com – get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/TheRobBurgessShow. Over 250,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Check out the podcast's homepage at www.therobburgessshow.com. Check out my website at www.thisburgess.com. Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, you...

Today's podcast is brought to you by audible.com – get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/TheRobBurgessShow. Over 250,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Check out the podcast's homepage at www.therobburgessshow.com. Check out my website at www.thisburgess.com. Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, you...

Today's podcast is brought to you by audible.com – get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/TheRobBurgessShow. Over 250,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Check out the podcast's homepage at www.therobburgessshow.com. Check out my website at www.thisburgess.com. Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, you...

Today's podcast is brought to you by audible.com — get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/TheRobBurgessShow. Over 250,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this, our 33rd episode, our guest is Nathan Rabin. But, before we get to that, I nee...

Today's podcast is brought to you by audible.com - get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/TheRobBurgessShow. Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this, our 32nd episode, our returning guest is Jonathan Fowler. But, before we get t...

Today's podcast is brought to you by audible.com - get a FREE audiobook download and 30 day free trial at www.audibletrial.com/TheRobBurgessShow. Over 180,000 titles to choose from for your iPhone, Android, Kindle or mp3 player. Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess. On this, our 31st episode, our returning guest is Jonathan Fowler. But, before we get t...