The Bob Rivers Show

Steve Fossen, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Bassist and founding member of Heart is still touring and playing all over the country, with his soul mate Somar Macek. Heart by Heart sounds so authentic to the original recordings as they were played in the 70’s, you’ll swear you have travelled in time. In this overdue podcast, Bob and Spike hang out with Steve and Somar. We dig into what it was like to be a RockStar playing in from of 400,000 fans, the philosophy behind the bands move to Canada, and how the song Magic Man catapulted the band to fame. Fast forward to modern times. Steve accidentally meets the love of his life, who happens to look and sing remarkably like Ann Wilson. At first he and Somar play Heart songs as a duo, but inevitably they fall in love and get married. (Heart by Heart consists of Fossen, Macek, Heart Hall of Fame drummer Mike Derosier, multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Lizzy Daymont, and guitarist Chad Quist). If you’ve missed the podcasts (thank you to those who reached out to say so), now that I’ve recovered from chemo, we’re back to make some more. I’m very grateful to all of you who listen. All of the rare Heart pics and video footage provided by Steve Fossen. Production by Michael McMorrow (He is the wizard behind the recording, production, and show design. I highly recommend Mike’s white glove service)Contact Michael: michael[at]michaelmcmorrow.com Listening to the audio on Podcast Service? See the Video at: - BobRivers.com: https://bobrivers.com/the-bob-rivers-show-20240322- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3_xQj_D7j8- YouTube Channel: https://YouTube.com/@BobRiversShow --> ( Please 'Like' and 'Subscribe' for Livestream notifications ???? ) We are distributed on demand on all major podcast services, livestream on YouTube @BobRiversShow. If you want to make sure you catch every show, sign up at bobrivers.com to get notified!

Tom Evans Krause, Jon Kasprick and Charlie Harger join Bob to chat about creation & history of Green River College's radio station, KGRG-FM - celebrating 35 years of their 'Today's Rock' format - and the evolution of broadcasting, podcasting and the increased accessibility & tools available for students and aspiring broadcasters. We pay tribute to one of the greatest mentors in Seattle Radio history: Jim “Kampy” Kampmann. Fun Fact. Nirvana played Lindbloom Student Center at Green River in 1989. The full concert is now posted on YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vzLb_FHmto https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vzLb_FHmto Listening to the audio on Podcast Service? See the Video at: - BobRivers.com: https://bobrivers.com/the-bob-rivers-show-20240112 or…- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya-8wowOguc- YouTube Channel: https://YouTube.com/@BobRiversShow --> ( Please 'Like' and 'Subscribe' for Livestream notifications ???? ) We are distributed on demand on all major podcast services, livestream on YouTube @BobRiversShow. If you want to make sure you catch every show, sign up at bobrivers.com to get notified!

Bob and BJ have been best friends and Trekkies for over 20 years. BJ is still bummed that 'The Bob Rivers Show - KZOK' beat 'BJ Shea - KISW' for "Star Trek walk-on roles for the Show Host and a Listener". Because I got to be on Star Trek. And he didn’t. I can't blame him. But had it not gone that way, we wouldn’t be having this insightful Podcast with Amy Ulen. Author, Teacher and so much more - Amy was the bonafide trekky and the lucky listener who joined me for the walk-on roles. Prepare for Warp Speed! Live long and prosper 🖖 Listening to the audio on Podcast Service? See the Video at: - BobRivers.com: https://bobrivers.com/the-bob-rivers-show-20231121 or…- YouTube: https://youtu.be/FuV8ONOllZk- YouTube Channel: https://YouTube.com/@BobRiversShow --> ( Please 'Like' and 'Subscribe' for Livestream notifications ???? ) We are distributed on demand on all major podcast services, livestream on YouTube @BobRiversShow. If you want to make sure you catch every show, sign up at bobrivers.com to get notified!

Bob and Pete were 17 and 19 years old. If you remember top 40 radio, when we were kids, you might enjoy the behind the scenes story of 2 teenage best friends breaking a few rules and helping to create a radio station that’s still a success today. They started working together just out of high school. Bob went on to a lifelong career hosting mornings. Pete Salant launched a #1 station in New York City, and became one of the top programming consultants in the country. Along with Ed Kelly, we reminisce, but also celebrate the talent of today. Although the business has changed dramatically, there are so many great radio shows and podcasts to choose from. It’s a good time to be a listener and fan! Listening to the audio on Podcast Service? See the Video at: - BobRivers.com: https://bobrivers.com/the-bob-rivers-show-20231101 or…- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyYbD-tieWA- YouTube Channel: https://YouTube.com/@BobRiversShow --> ( Please 'Like' and 'Subscribe' for Livestream notifications ???? ) We are distributed on demand on all major podcast services, livestream on YouTube @BobRiversShow. If you want to make sure you catch every show, sign up at bobrivers.com to get notified!

You may remember our podcasts with Tami Asars, and her dramatic tales live from the Appalachian Trail as she completed the Triple Crown of backpacking. Pacific Crest Trail, Continental Divide Trail, and The Appalachian Trail. Just looking up the mileage on those will give you blisters. Tami never rests. She has a new book out, "Fall Color Hikes: Washington". We delve deeper into the rewards of becoming one with nature on the trails. And also snakes, bears, and other wild animals. My cohost for this podcast is filmmaker author, lifelong friend and hiking buddy Steve Stockman. You’ll like his dry sense of humor and his book and video course “How To Shoot Video That Doesn’t Suck”. These pop up podcasts are a bright spot for me these days, as some of you know I’m getting some chemo treatments to keep the big C at bay. It’s all good, we all know someone going through it… So if I seem a little fatigued and leaning back in my chair, or miss a week, that’s why. Kudos to Michael McMorrow productions and our beloved David Lee for the stellar work adding graphics and postproduction to make these latest interviews shine. Enjoy. And thank you for watching and listening. Bob https://www.amazon.com/Fall-Color-Hikes-Tami-Asars/dp/1680513052 Listening to the audio on Podcast Service? See the Video at: - BobRivers.com: https://bobrivers.com/the-bob-rivers-show-20231014 or…- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBv5ma6Cv1U- YouTube Channel: https://YouTube.com/@BobRiversShow --> ( Please 'Like' and 'Subscribe' for Livestream notifications ???? ) We are distributed on demand on all major podcast services, livestream on YouTube @BobRiversShow. If you want to make sure you catch every show, sign up at bobrivers.com to get notified!

Teaser: movie in-works about Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Alan White, drummer of Yes. Bob Spike and Joe share latest what’s going in our lives… The Jack and Spike show pairs our legendary cohost and friend will a brilliant young talk host named Jack Stine. Jack seems to have an encyclopedic memory, kind heart, and like Bob, a giant ego. Downtown Joe always looks on the bright side of life. He has a new prescription that has a very pleasant side effect. The world needs more love. (I know, that’s the opposite of clickbait). Listening to the audio on Podcast Service? See the Video at: - BobRivers.com: https://bobrivers.com/the-bob-rivers-show-20231006 or...- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff4JGghdHJ8- YouTube Channel: https://YouTube.com/@BobRiversShow --> ( Please 'Like' and 'Subscribe' for Livestream notifications ???? ) We are distributed on demand on all major podcast services, livestream on YouTube @BobRiversShow. If you want to make sure you catch every show, sign up at bobrivers.com to get notified!

Journalist/Supermom, Maura Gallucci and Filmmaker/Author Steve Stockman join Andrew & I… News stuff will come up of course, but if we talk about our lives and what’s important to us each, I think that makes it interesting. I acknowledge my treatments. I’ve been using my forced laziness to sit and talk with more friends than ever before. Side effects are not terrible, but it’s good to be near a couch and a bathroom. I’m reading a book about Jesus. How did that happen? It has to do with Women’s Undergarments. I feel guilty about the small things I’m buying on Amazon. Not the big stuff. The little stuff. And I was sent a graphic. It could be the training manual for FOX. But let’s not dwell on politics too much. It’s kind of a “how to spot dishonest conversation” guide. Listening to the audio on Podcast Service? See the Video at: - BobRivers.com: https://bobrivers.com/the-bob-rivers-show-20230901 or..- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXIEFvswGdQ - YouTube Channel: https://YouTube.com/@BobRiversShow --> ( Please 'Like' and 'Subscribe' for Livestream notifications ???? ) We are distributed on demand on all major podcast services, livestream on YouTube @BobRiversShow. If you want to make sure you catch every show, sign up at bobrivers.com to get notified!

Bob and Zip hang out with Andrew Rivers. Bob talks for the first time about being inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame. How it feels, and who some of his biggest influences were. He and Zip do some reminiscing about dating in the late ‘70s, and the first time he met Lisa. We had planned a fascinating interview with one of the most respected record producers in Rock and Roll, which unfortunately had to be postponed. Andrew has just finished taping his special, and he’s got lots to talk about. They tape these things twice usually, so you get choices in the editing room. Turns out night one was very hot in Seattle, and a decision was made to turn off the AC so the sound wouldn’t be picked up in the recording. Let’s just say the 2nd night was less sweaty! Listening to the audio on Podcast Service? See the Video at: - BobRivers.com: https://bobrivers.com/the-bob-rivers-show-20230818 or..- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zQ38juHer8- YouTube Channel: https://YouTube.com/@BobRiversShow --> ( Please 'Like' and 'Subscribe' for Livestream notifications ???? ) We are distributed on demand on all major podcast services, livestream on YouTube @BobRiversShow. If you want to make sure you catch every show, sign up at bobrivers.com to get notified!

We shoot the breeze with bluesman Dudley Taft, one of the original members of Spike and the Impalers, is also the direct descendant of a US President (Howard Taft) He tours the world, but lives in Ohio, in a home complete with recording studio that he purchased from Peter Frampton. Lots of great stories and thunderous groove in his music videos. Enjoy!! Listening to the audio on Podcast Service? See the Video at: - BobRivers.com: https://bobrivers.com/the-bob-rivers-show-20230804 or..- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMWXG-8lZvs- YouTube Channel: https://YouTube.com/@BobRiversShow --> ( Please 'Like' and 'Subscribe' for Livestream notifications ???? ) We are distributed on demand on all major podcast services, livestream on YouTube @BobRiversShow. If you want to make sure you catch every show, sign up at bobrivers.com to get notified!

Fun fact. When Maura Gallucci joined our radio show, the ratings took off and made us #1 with adults in Seattle. If you were listening to the Bob Rivers Show in the 90’s and early 2000’s, you heard all the stories as our children became toddlers and teenagers. Back then the internet was a place where scientists texted each other using modems, and a naked picture might take a full minute to load on your desktop computer. We all had flip phones. Bob, Spike and Maura spend this episode talking about our families in the present day! Bonus. It took almost half the show before Spike mentioned politics. We manage to almost stay politics-free. Listening to the audio on Podcast Service? See the Video at: - BobRivers.com: https://bobrivers.com/the-bob-rivers-show-20230730 or..- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIB2yvwMY3c- YouTube Channel: https://YouTube.com/@BobRiversShow --> ( Please 'Like' and 'Subscribe' for Livestream notifications ???? ) We are distributed on demand on all major podcast services, livestream on YouTube @BobRiversShow. If you want to make sure you catch every show, sign up at bobrivers.com to get notified!

Bob and Son Andrew Rivers have a friendly father son spar. Not so much a cage match, I suppose. That phrase might be clickbait. How do we navigate in a world where every individual with a smart phone believes they are (or maybe could or should be) a global celebrity? Is the increasing power of tech titans causing a marked decline in human kindness? We know our information is bought and sold in unprecedented ways. Have we considered how much more we are being manipulated? Since algorithms thrive on drama, and divisiveness is a bankable business model, what can a poor comedian or retired former broadcaster do to make the world a better place? The conversation might not be for everyone, especially those of you who think you have all the right answers. Always be teachable, otherwise you’re a part of a herd. The only constant is change, yet the more things change, the more they stay the same. Listening to the audio on Podcast Service? See the Video at: - BobRivers.com: https://bobrivers.com/the-bob-rivers-show-20230724 or..- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR6VB8mqyIQ--> ( Please 'Like' and 'Subscribe' for Livestream notifications ???? ) We are distributed on demand on all major podcast services, livestream on YouTube @BobRiversShow. If you want to make sure you catch every show, sign up at bobrivers.com to get notified!

Is Bob an Elon Musk Fanboy? Is Zuckerberg now a good guy? Was Bill Gates the Antichrist back when Microsoft was the Death Star? Has Jeff Bezos made our lives better? Was Steve Jobs a good person? Listening to the audio on Podcast Service? See the Video at: - BobRivers.com: https://bobrivers.com/the-bob-rivers-show-20230710 or..- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM4aF-6OMZc- YouTube Channel: https://YouTube.com/@BobRiversShow --> ( Please 'Like' and 'Subscribe' for Livestream notifications ???? ) We are distributed on demand on all major podcast services, livestream on YouTube @BobRiversShow. If you want to make sure you catch every show, sign up at bobrivers.com to get notified!

We premiere our 'official' video to accompany one of the most played Twisted Tunes, 'What if God Smoked Cannabis' Find/share the HQ video at:https://youtu.be/wwnXsdCbUYI Please like and subscribe… We're dusting off the channel https://YouTube.com/@BobRiversTwistedTunes and planning more Twisted Tune videos! 'What if God Smoked Cannabis' is a parody song of the original, 'What if God Was One of Us', by artist Joan Osborne. Listening to the audio on Podcast Service? See the Video at: - BobRivers.com: https://bobrivers.com/the-bob-rivers-show-20230707 - or- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cDu6HnUvvE - YouTube Channel: https://YouTube.com/@BobRiversShow--> ( Please 'Like' and 'Subscribe' for Livestream notifications ???? ) We are distributed on demand on all major podcast services, livestream on Facebook and YouTube. If you want to make sure you catch every show, sign up at bobrivers.com to get notified!

Drew and Bob interview each other in this special edition of Bob and Zip w/Ed Kelly. In part, for the industry voters in the 2023 Radio Hall Of Fame. Read Bob’s Bio, at bobrivers.com (https://bobrivers.com) Drew (https://www.youtube.com/@DrewandMikeShow) asks the follow up questions. Yes, Bob was Nude in one of these fables. And the true story is publicly told here for the first time. Yes, Bob and Zip were courted big time by major markets. Why Zip wouldn’t leave, and Bob, who is a huge fan of fellow nominee Charles Laquidera, may have benefitted from competitor WBCN trying to get the show moved away from Boston. Just hearsay, mind you… but at least 3 Infinity Radio stations (Infinity owned WBCN) came a calling. Who is Drew Lane? Only one of the most successful morning show hosts in America. He was Bob’s successor at WAAF/Boston (former KISW sister station) His 23 year reign as the #1 morning show on WRIF Detroit never skipped a beat. It continues today with his daily podcast of The Drew and Mike Show. We are all big fans of Drew. He shares his secrets of success. From starting in the business hoping not to be fired too quickly, to achieving market dominance. So with 2 hosts and 2 sidekicks to pick on, Bob and Drew take turns interviewing each other, and comparing Zip and Ed stories… like the time Zip had a short vacation to the Betty Ford Clinic. Just how did huge bands like Blue Oyster Cult and Collective Soul end up playing in Bob’s Garage? That and more true stories from Rock Radio’s Glory Days. Listening to the audio on Podcast Service? See the Video at: - BobRivers.com - https://bobrivers.com/bob-and-zip-show-20230616- YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC0_LAeITac- YouTube Channel - https://YouTube.com/@BobRiversShow --> ( Please 'Like' and 'Subscribe' for Livestream notifications ???? ) We are distributed on demand on all major podcast services, livestream on YouTube @BobRiversShow. If you want to make sure you catch every show, sign up at bobrivers.com to get notified!

BJ SHEA and Bob Rivers became friends at a Morning Show Boot Camp 30 years ago. Despite being direct competitors on the radio, they coached and learned from each other the entire time. Bob taught BJ how not to get fired, and BJ taught Bob to let his tiny freak flag fly. Plus there are some things from the past that BJ will have to delicately explain to his Daughter. Anytime we get too technical about the ratings, or dealing with management, Joe will distract us with a good FOOD analogy. Spike and BJ both talk about going from 2nd banana to hosting your own show. And Andrew Rivers tells a joke that got him banned. Listening to the audio on Podcast Service? See the Video at: - BobRivers.com - https://bobrivers.com/thebobriversshow_20230608 or- YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSrfaDMYiq4 --> ( Please 'Like' and 'Subscribe' ???? ) We are distributed on demand on all major podcast services, livestream on Facebook and YouTube. If you want to make sure you catch every show, sign up at bobrivers.com to get notified!

Tonight we go deep on what kind of podcast we want to do. More intimate, honest and hopefully uplifting. Less current events. Not none, but less. …Because these days a current event is stale in a day or two. And the ones that stay topical are aimed at the reptilian brain. We reveal the author of the quote: A lie gets halfway around the world before “The Truth Gets Its Pants On”. Bob and Zip, with Ed Kelly, Web Guru David Lee, and special guest Spike O’Neill take you backstage with some candid backstory on how we got here. Bob has just finished a book that changed his life. The “War of Art” by Steve Pressfield. He’s on our guest wish list but you should just buy the book and read it. Zip and Ed never married or had kids. Did they have more freedom? Bob and Spike try to make them cry. Ed comes close. Listening to the audio on Podcast Service? See the Video at: - BobRivers.com - https://bobrivers.com/bob-and-zip-show-20230601 or- YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqdJqFPZTTQ- YouTube Channel - https://YouTube.com/@BobRiversShow --> ( Please 'Like' and 'Subscribe' for Livestream notifications ???? ) We are distributed on demand on all major podcast services, livestream on YouTube @BobRiversShow. If you want to make sure you catch every show, sign up at bobrivers.com to get notified!

A software veteran, pilot, and the 'true story' basis of a movie in development, Chuck Opperman has seen it all and is our special guest in this episode of The Truth Gets It’s Pants On. We dig with stories about the past, present, and future of technology. AI is cute now. An interesting tool. How are you using it? Will it kill jobs? Will it increase productivity? Does it infringe on intellectual property? Will we be overtaken by the Borg? Is it too late or too difficult to regulate? Listening to the audio on Podcast Service? See the Video at: - BobRivers.com - https://bobrivers.com/bob-and-zip-show-20230524 or- YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISdwJFoS1cs- YouTube Channel - https://YouTube.com/@BobRiversShow --> ( Please 'Like' and 'Subscribe' for Livestream notifications ???? ) We are distributed on demand on all major podcast services, livestream on YouTube @BobRiversShow. If you want to make sure you catch every show, sign up at bobrivers.com to get notified!

A quote from Enders Game. “There is no teacher but the enemy. No one but the enemy will tell you what the enemy is going to do. No one but the enemy will ever teach you how to destroy and conquer. Only the enemy show you where you are weak. Only the enemy shows you where he is strong. And the rules of the game are what you can do to him and what you can stop him from doing to you. – Mazer Rackham” It’s similar to The Art of War. Think about what it means and how we can apply it in our modern lives. Dr. John Medina had to say: Wow. Interesting quote. Did you ever read "The Art of War"? Sun Tzu, written about the time the ancient Israelites were getting their butts kicked by the Assyrians. Favorite line:“If you know the enemy and you know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles." Interesting to contrast this with you Rackham quote. If you juxtapose those two philosophical quotes, you get the secret to success. The Wall Street Journal. The conservative paper of record, just caved on immigration. AI Wants to be regulated!!! Why? And how will that go? Hmm I wonder if the laws will be written by lobbyists from the biggest tech companies? Listening to the audio on Podcast Service? See the Video at: - BobRivers.com - https://bobrivers.com/bob-and-zip-show-20230517 or- YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKpvncV-Ju8- YouTube Channel - https://YouTube.com/@BobRiversShow --> ( Please 'Like' and 'Subscribe' for Livestream notifications ???? ) We are distributed on demand on all major podcast services, livestream on YouTube @BobRiversShow. If you want to make sure you catch every show, sign up at bobrivers.com to get notified!

Interning at KISW, Cathy Faulkner was barely old enough to buy cigarettes. The day Nirvana released "Nevermind", she became KISW Music Director. As Pearl Jam recorded "Ten", Cathy had fallen asleep on the studio couch.Bob Spike and Joe spend over an hour with Cathy on the "behind the scenes" curation of musicians, bands, on-air talent and how the 'Seattle Sound' came to be. A great conversation! Spike is tearing it up these days on KIRO Mid Days with his sparring partner (and fast rising talent) Jack Stine. And Downtown Joe is mentoring the Broadcasters of tomorrow at KMIH. And none of this could have happened at all for any of us without YOU. Thanks for listening for all those years. ** Check out Cathy on the Sound-Off Podcast episode, "KISW, Seattle and the G-Word", at: https://www.soundoffpodcast.com/cathy-faulkner Visit Cathy's social media links, at: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LateCathyFaulkner/about Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mecathyfaulkner ** Check out Spike on KIRO, live or on-demand, respectively at: https://mynorthwest.com/category/kiro-radio https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kiro-nights-with-spike-oneill/id1300717375 ** Check out 'Bob's Garage' for some of the live recordings mentioned, at: https://bobrivers.com/category/bobs-garage/?ref=p4FqKCcI9FA #seattlebands #seattlemusicscene #seattlemusic #seattlesound #grunge #90smusic Listening to the audio on Podcast Service? See the Video at: - BobRivers.com - https://bobrivers.com/thebobriversshow_20230510 or- YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4FqKCcI9FA --> ( Please 'Like' and 'Subscribe' ???? ) We are distributed on demand on all major podcast services, livestream on Facebook and YouTube. If you want to make sure you catch every show, sign up at bobrivers.com to get notified!

We will make every possible effort to go deep, staying away from hackneyed talking points. If you hear one, call us out on it! Let’s admit to all the lies we all swallow…. How the continuing thirst for click bait and fame has lowered our standards to previously unthinkable low levels of honesty. Wait, you think it’s only other people who are brainwashed? Zip always looks on the bright side of life. After years of paying in, he’s finally costing Medicare real money. So cool! Donald found liable for sexual assault that happened we’re not sure when, and ordered to pay millions. Are we starting to see enforcement of laws on the rich and powerful? Don’t bet too much on it. Look for a settlement while it’s on appeal. Billionaires only get speeding tickets. If West Wing and Homeland had a baby it would be this new Netflix series called “The Diplomat”. It stars Keri Russell. Listening to the audio on Podcast Service? See the Video at: - BobRivers.com - https://bobrivers.com/bob-and-zip-show-20230509 or- YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iV4JKvX6AY- YouTube Channel - https://YouTube.com/@BobRiversShow --> ( Please 'Like' and 'Subscribe' for Livestream notifications ???? ) We are distributed on demand on all major podcast services, livestream on YouTube @BobRiversShow. If you want to make sure you catch every show, sign up at bobrivers.com to get notified!