Painting Pictures with Gabriel Roberts

Gabriel Roberts mixes interview, comedy, rants, bad accents, and amateur guitar for delicious nuggets of aural pleasure

Books Your Mom Reads Too

Inaugural podcast from the Barn or is it a Garage? Forgiveness is the theme, but Gabe forgot to talk about it; The problem with children's books; cultural depravity; something is wrong with product development; how to adjust your budget for inflation.

07-14
42:55

Hosing Down the Ducks

The fickle gods of public health; sanctimonious forum posts; the Trump Trap and other reasons to think badly of Americans; sitting ducks; Gerry Freaking Durrel

05-22
01:01:29

Gabe and Joe's Chinwag

Gabe and Joe discuss the state of the world after one year of COVID, vaccines, the stories of Job and Moses, and much more.

04-21
01:42:29

Don't Go Down The Rabbit Hole

Dealing with ice; how to protect your feeble mind from dangerous misinformation; maximum valentine's Day feels without breaking COVID protocols; going gluten-free?

03-03
41:49

We Are Actually Getting Sleep

After the arrival of a new human being, Gabe reflects on being a Dad and brags about how he and his wife are actually doing just fine.  With an update from Susan Davis in Waterville.

02-18
34:55

Storming the Capitol

Not for the faint of heart!  A truly hot-headed rant about the alleged storming of the US Capitol on January 6th, 2021.

01-12
26:06

TicToc Superstar with Joe Gruen

Joe joins Gabe to discuss the never-ending pandemic, how he hurt his widdow finger, how to become a Tictoc superstar, and much more.

01-06
01:42:00

Blame it on the Virus

The Coffee Wagon now but a distant memory, Gabe discusses the 2020 selection circus, the traps that keep us in the never-ending pandemic, and the coming Internet of Things.

11-07
37:36

Back on the Coffee Wagon

Gabe climbs back aboard the coffee wagon by trying to implement the ICS or Ideal Coffee Schedule.  How long will it last?  The temptation of coffee, rooftop temper tantrums, and narrowly avoiding rabbit copulation.

10-16
44:15

From Craftsbury to Carmichael

A solo show featuring an angry COVID-19 rant and some light-hearted commentary from Carmichael, CA, the place where Painting Pictures began in 2014.  Young people, packing up an old house, robbing Sacramentans, and ordering beers in the pandemic are discussed.

09-22
01:07:13

Going Back to Cali sponsored by Plexiglass Panels

Brought to you by plexiglass panels, this podcast explores the current misconception around herd immunity and antibodies to SARS-CoV2.  Gabe talks about flying to California and then reflects on the experience.

09-05
46:25

A Swedish Perspective with Ida Ketonen

Ida Ketonen joins the podcast from Malmo, Sweden, to discuss the Coronavirus pandemic and how it has unfolded in Sweden.

07-22
01:22:25

A New Flag with Miles Roberts

Miles, The Elder Brother Roberts, joins the podcast from his farm in Northern Vermont to share how he arrived at his worldview today.  From 9/11 to Obama's election to the Coronavirus pandemic, common threads are followed.

07-16
01:48:52

Making Out With Old People in Bars with Joe Gruen

Part two of Gabe and Joe's June chat about the ongoing madness of what we see taking place in the USA, and how badly we need to start making out with old people in bars again.  Gabe opens with a lengthy COVID rant.

06-30
01:30:55

The Backpack Kid Dance with Joe Gruen

Joe Gruen returns to dispense wisdom and perspective from sunny Sacramento.  The Cream and The Clear discuss the riots in response to the George Floyd event, and the ongoing lunacy of the coronavirus crisis.

06-19
01:10:40

Evil Gabe from Scotland Talks Coronavirus

Gabe Q. Vest, aka Evil Gabe returns to Painting Pictures from bonnie Scotland to discuss the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.

05-18
01:31:18

May Day with The Cream and The Clear Part 2

Part 2 of Joe and Gabe's May 1st 2020 discussion of the coronavirus pandemic.  More on social distancing, the economic shutdown, who we're supposed to listen to, etc.  Joe takes us out on the piano.

05-15
01:21:57

May Day with The Cream and The Clear Part 2

Part 2 of Joe and Gabe's May 1st 2020 discussion of the coronavirus pandemic.  More on social distancing, the economic shutdown, who we're supposed to listen to, etc.  Joe takes us out on the piano.

05-14
01:21:58

May Day with The Cream and The Clear Part 1

Five weeks later, Joe and Gabe return to discuss the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and how it makes them feel and what it makes them think.  Part 1 of 2.

05-05
59:46

No More Star Wars with Jeff Krisko

Fellow Sacramento Boy and Mira Loma Matador, former museum curator and current fantasy football expert Jeff Krisko joins Painting Pictures to discuss current events and remind Gabe what they learned in high school.

04-12
01:40:05

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