Don't Die! Kids are dying and it needs to stop, that's the simple message addiction counselor Bob Forrest is trying to get out. Listen as Bob and Chuk talk honestly about music, drug addiction, treatment, the recovery industry and the lies that politicians and big pharma are telling the American public
A extra strength Don't Die to contemplate the passing of dear friends, confront fear and trauma, hold onto curiousity, seek enlightenment, raise resilient children, stay sober and get thru a rough summer RIP Jennifer Finch, Nicky Sjobeck & Glen Hansard
SOMEDAY Don't Die is gonna understand this podcast technology and Bob will fully charge his phone! Until then... this episode is a miracle. With no less than 5 false starts or dropped calls and one full intro recording lost, Don't Die got our honored guest Mike Magrann on the line. Author, biker, and original Gateway Cities punk rock frontman of CH3 for a talk about punk riots, hairspray, everyone stealing style ideas from Mike Martt, writing songs, writing memoirs, black beauties, bad choices, long drives, big fun in the 80s, getting your shit together in the 90s and keeping fuckin' going. Also, Bob mourns the passing of Big Heroin and the tragic synthetic tranq brain scramble that passes for street drugs today as he and Chuk discuss how to treat it Get Mike Magrann's new memoir Tin Knocker, and his debut, Miles Per Gallon, from DiWulf Publishing
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 is auditioning for a new grandpa RIP Dan Sauter
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 change change for the better and love our neighbor
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 you're getting miracle-released Congratulations to Monte with 39 years, Bob with 30 years, Zander with 21 years and Chuk's sons Tristan with 15 years & Sasha with 21 months! And to everybody who's out there stopping dying!
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 social media that'll fix everything
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 in sobriety (and not having them sponsor you!), Mike Martt's subtle profound outlook, dying a sober death with dignity, Moderation Management and the tragic story of Audrey Kishline
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 you could still need a flu shot
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, like David Lynch said "Blue Skies and Sunshine!"
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 amounts to! Stop siding with the schools against your children when they're being victimized, stop siding against the school when your kid's the bully. Focus on your kids, help your kids, learn parenting! Ain't no unified school district gonna do that job for you. Don't Die!
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 American Great depression and Trump baiting China for World War 3 Stay safe out there!
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, the nightmare of US interventionism, Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn, Elvis Forrest is a little debutante in training and more Happy New Year, let's hope 2026 is a little easier on everyone who don't have a billion dollars and keep on stopping the dying!
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 Bob Dylans and Elvis Forrest becoming self sufficient and a magical musician A Hell of a week RIP Rob & Michelle Reiner Love and courage to Lucas, Romy & Jake Reiner and all their friends and family
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 you believe we used to let pregnant women use the internet?
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 Paul Thomas Anderson movie, Bob loves Jesse Jackson, Chuk and Elijah love Jesse Wells, Bright Eyes, Rube Waddell, You Can't Win by Jack Black, Nick Tosches, Chat Pile, Rain kills people in LA and we need to read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read, read...
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
