Bob Forrest's Don't Die Podcast

Our 1 year anniversary show with conversation about starting Don’t Die, call in with Don’t Die Wisconsin's Kevin Schaefer and Patrick Reilly, reaching out to hard to reach millennials, funerals, church, modality, you can’t trust doctors.

Don’t Die is expanding and growing with another chapter in Syracuse NY, conspiracy and drug companies capitalism, talking to new drug addicts, scoring in beverly hills, god bless the coke, lies about drugs, speed vs coke, Bob the speed dealer, Bob the ripoff, Bob sings a meth song "I’m the prince of sadness"

Music, recovery and more music! A visit from Forrest George son of legendary Little Feat frontman and Bob and Mike’s favorite songwriter, Lowell George, Thelonious Monster history, relationships, being the son of a famous dad.

Bob goes on a quest for milk, junky artisan is a lost talent on today’s millennial, going to see the Tubes, humanity is being replaced with technological obedience, we need to teach real life interaction

Bob celebrates 22 years as a professional drug counselor, start your own Don’t Die chapter in your state, dealing with what other people think of you as a drug counselor, the baby boomers, Bill Wilson and the vine, racism is history repeating itself, born again in the 70’s 

Bob and Chuk talk about Bob’s trip to San Francisco, harm reduction, creating new recovery models for middle America, starting your own chapter of Don’t Die.

18 billion dollars being allocated to the opiate crisis, Purdue gets real, Bob gets invited to speak in San Francisco, the wheres and hows about placement and assessment, being respectful, joyriding with Bob, Thelonious tour stories.

Regrets, Thelonious Monster, being responsible, political punks, rebellion, Joe Strummer, Eminem, straight edge, the Russians, the greatest country in the world, the Bob and Flea Yakov Smirnoff Lenny Bruce’s house story.

Bob, Chuk and Mike talk about Songwriting, Paul Westerburg, music today, pop culture, The Grammys and how they suck, Lil Peep, Chris Stapleton, Merle Haggard and NWA, are we killing out next great artists?

Bob, Chuk and Mike talk about the Super Bowl, fixing sports and society, haters, changing the world, being an example, nothing is being done about the opioid crisis, promoting life and parenting millennial’s 

Bob, Chuk and Mike talk. Bob gets some reassuring news from Dr. Drew, whats with weed?, Bob the observer observes some stoners,  legal cocaine and heroin sarcastically, remembering Reverend Bud Green, Lil Peep dies, benzo’s, some really good Thelonious Monster tour stories, the homeless problem vs the church problem.

Bob, Chuk and Mike talk recovery, treatment songwriting, things have to change, drug companies advertising, guns, politics. faith based recovery, prison and Thelonious Monster of course

Bob, Chuk and Mike talk house names, Bob gets married, relationships, Hollywood, kids, school, parenting skills, body brokers, clinician talk, com logs, treatment methods and getting the right help.

Bob and Mike talk songwriting, indie scene, Misfits reunion, drugs, 2017, rehabs in 2018, legal pot, 2018 and taking kids to concerts while Chuk is rehabilitating from hernia surgery. 

Bob Forrest, Chuk Davis and Mike get on the phone to talk with counselor Patrick O'Reilly and intervention specialist Kevin Schaefer. These two along with engineer and recovered junkie Ryan Gorman started a chapter of Don't Die in Wisconsin. We are incredibly honored to have them as our first chapter and brothers in the fight against big pharma, crooked rehabs and a growing threat to the young and old falling prey to the current opioid epidemic in America.

Bob and Chuk talk about the new Rehab Bob website and its purpose. Bobs rehab history. part two of the six questions you need to ask a rehab if your considering, Bob ends with a heartbreaking story. What is the family program like? What kind of follow up, after-care programs are offered? What is the average length of stay?  www.rehabbob.com www.alorecovery.com  

#31  Bob and Chuk talk about Chuck Mosley, Fentanyl use, the pit falls of helping the addict get in to treatment. Part one of Bobs six questions you should ask rehab centers when you seek one. How long has the facility been in operation?  How many licensed professionals work full-time at the facility?  What do they specialize in?    www.rehabob.com

Bob, Mike And Chuk talk OC punk, dead pets, the billionaire Sacklers, Don’t die starting up across the country, pharmacist and doctor checks and balances are gone, Chris Hoy, Tropical meetings, “we meet for the new person” discussion.

 Bob and Mike on this one folks. When to talk about drugs with your kids, the potency of drugs today, schools, sexual abuse, our childhood, helicoptering, letting kids go out alone, girls in the Boy Scouts, Don’t Die spreading across the nation.

Advocating safe injection sites, needle exchange programs, 911 police policies, concert stories, The greatest new bands, cold medicines, horse boners and Vice President Pence.