Bob Forrest's Don't Die Podcast
Kids are dying and it needs to stop, that's the simple message addiction counselors Bob Forrest, Chuk Davis and Mike Martt are trying to get out. Listen as they laugh, talk honestly and inform you about drug addiction, the recovery industry, life, music, being dads and the ups and downs of living life clean and sober.
Episodes
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
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 phone!
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 July 31, come thru!
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 (Elijah sez Check em out!), why is Wic...
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 in between
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
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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 Room on Saturday June 7th!
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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 learning to shoot yourself up, Mike Ma...
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 and outro and the boys get down to bu...
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 outta line. Business as usual round ...
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 night, NRBQ, Elvis Costello and Sierra...
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-wildfire
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!
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