Bob Forrest's Don't Die Podcast

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 off social media and human elements coming back into popularity. 

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. 

Bob, Chuk and Mike talk social media, Purdue gets sued, taking pain meds sober, hep c and smoking, Bobs nicotine gum addiction, 12 step changing and Heroin Anonymous   email us at our new email address! heyman@bobforrestsdontdiepodcast.com  

Chuk and Mike welcome Bob back from his trip to Wisconsin and talk glue and amyl huffing, Bobs 78” disco persona, mods, punks, Mike declares himself a “heroinologist” Lou Reed, Fishbone, Social Distortion, Lil Peep, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Bob Dylan, Aerosmith, David Bowie, are they’re sober albums as good as they’re albums high? top bands and influences, Michael Jackson, kids and co-sleeping,

Bob Forrest and the wonderful Bob Howland on this one. Bob is the person in charge of admissions at Alo House Recovery Centers. They talk about the importance of getting help at the right time, the approach used at Alo House, medications do's and don't and their own personal addiction stories.

Bob is the keynote speaker in Madison Wisconsin at the 2019 Opioid Forum. This a clinical, personal life story told with passion and straight talk. The death rate is going down but buyer beware, addicts love their dope. It's a fascinating talk. 

Bob and Mike talk with Frenchy the former drug dealer from “Bob and the Monster” and band mate, his story and the state of recovery now, the national anthem debacle, the Bush death threat debacle, Europe tour stories, Frenchies daughters and parenthood.

The emotional toll of working in recovery, dealing with the task of documentation, Purdue bankrupt, Bobs moms death, being thoughtful, rockstar responsibility, Bob’s “adventures in drunken stupidity” and pooping your pants, Thelonious Monster and the weirdest band ever The Weirdos

Bob, Chuk and Mike talk about the theme song, music, the death rate and how it’s going down, songwriting and separating the artist from the art, Ted Nugent, Morrisey, Clint Eastwood and life.

Bob, Chuk and Mike Talking about the crazy world we live in, racsim,  politically correct censorship, ignorance, Bernie, doctors, frivolous lawsuits, Bobs dog and a twisted ending involving cooking freebase in  comparison to politics.