Bob Forrest's Don't Die Podcast

Bob Forrest

Booking Overview

This interview-led podcast focuses on addiction, recovery, treatment, music, and candid cultural commentary, with occasional external guests such as musicians and memoirists from the punk and recovery worlds. PR agencies could credibly pitch authors, musicians, addiction counselors, treatment professionals, and people with compelling recovery or harm-reduction expertise; booking difficulty is likely low because the show favors informal conversations with niche subject-matter guests.

Metrics

Episodes: 340

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 834.0k subscribers

Instagram: 3.0M followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

mikemartt@icloud.com

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Host

Bob Forrest - Addiction counselor, musician, author, and recovery advocate known for his work in addiction treatment and his background in the Los Angeles punk-rock scene.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

low

Typical Credentials:

Authors, musicians, addiction counselors, treatment professionals, and people with direct experience of substance use and recovery, particularly those with distinctive personal stories or connections to punk culture.

Required Achievements:

Published memoirs or books, Established music careers, Professional experience in addiction treatment or recovery

Recent Guest Discussions

Mike Magrann - Punk Music, Memoir Writing, Substance Use, Recovery, And Life In The 1980s And 1990s.

Recent Topics

Addiction, Recovery, Treatment, Punk Rock, Music

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Bob Forrest's Don't Die Podcast

Episode Three Hundred Thirty Seven

August 30, 2026

Well! Took a while, things have been pretty hectic around the Don't Die-osphere, but we got one in today! Topics include Dolly Parton, Tim Curry and Mr. Cubby aka Hubert Selby Jr. [RIP], Billy Idol's wife got Bob arrested, everybody getting their 15 minutes of fame, getting too old to give a f*ck, whether or not ALL addiction is a disease, personal responsibility in troubled relationships, Pete Weiss & Keith Morris don't wanna hear about it thank you and what we used to call organized crime i...

Episode Three Hundred Thirty Six

July 31, 2026

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

Episode Three Hundred Thirty Five

July 20, 2026

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 choice...

Publicly listed emails

mikemartt@icloud.com

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