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Bob is coming to you live from Springfield, VT. This week, from the Black River Innovation Campus, next week live from the Sugar House. What a contrast from Las Vegas to the small town of Homer Simpson (True Fact)

Despite some choppy faces, audio ins-outs ups-downs, echos… Ed only managing to make his appearance via a single comment… Zip finally getting his dial-up modem connected in the last 15 minutes – and damn-near abandoning the Livestream altogether – we powered thru to present the good, bad & the f’ugly.

Is your livelihood endangered by AI? Will we all be replaced by Mr Roboto?

Major League Baseball is implementing timers for pitchers and batters to pick up the pace. Is baseball falling victim to this “TIK TOK world” of short attention spans?

Is there enough diversity within the Bob and Zip Podcast? Is there any female or minority willing to work with us?

Spike is going to see Bruce Springsteen tonight! Will this be the last time? Spike shares just how much impact Bruce has had in his world.

Luciana Bartes drops-in to share the latest with her and Pedro, diversity & Conservative Christian Radio. Bob adds his thoughts about ‘old white men’

N5FW ish – Bob gets TMI about sexy-time ????

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BOB, SPIKE & JOE | +Kaci Aitchison | Kicking Turds | Live Q & A | LIVESTREAM – The Bob Rivers Show Feb 24, 2023

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No topic list, no plan, no nets. We’re just going to fire it up and see where it goes!

Special guest; Kaci Aitchison @kaciaitchison pops in and hangs for a spell!

We’ll be featuring and answering some questions- and tech cooperating- may invite some to join the livestream.

We’ve only 2 rules: No F-bombs and no politics.

*Bob Spike & Joe* News | Ed is a Star! | Internet RIP | Lisa Scares Bob – Bob & Zip w/Ed Kelly Feb 23, 2023

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A ‘Bob, Spike & Joe’ announcement, The Valley of Fire, The Pandemic is still messing things up, Ed is a movie star, Maple Syrup Update, Lisa scares the crap out of Bob!

Is it the ‘end of the internet’ as we know it today? The Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments this week in two cases regarding Section 230 that could forever and profoundly alter online speech and content moderation.

Bob and Lisa took a short road trip to Valley Of Fire. Lisa drove. Bob is a terrible driver, but he’s only the 2nd worst driver in this marriage. How can anyone who can drive with their knees, eat, surf the web, and make videos in a moving vehicle say their husband scares them when he drives?

Ed Kelly is a Film Star. The life of a voice actor turned film actor. Auditions!

Attorney Shawn Alexander and Bob update you on Mark, our friend who wants to be back on the grid, and come clean with the IRS.

And: Things the pandemic is still doing to us!

Dr Laura still on the air. Still a ruthless bitch.

Zip Zipfel is fascinated that can be easily swayed, regardless of facts. He watches a lot of crime shows, and even if there’s a video tape of them committing a crime, a great attorney can create doubt. People who are obviously guilty are getting off, regardless of facts and evidence. How does this happen. A question for Shawn.

We’re all dealing with death. Does that mean we’re old, or is there more death? Spoiler alert. We’re old. How to handle it.

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Adam (Bomb) Brenner | Andrew Rivers | 3 Phrases to Lose Arguments | Legal Pot – Bob & Zip w/Ed Kelly Feb 15, 2023

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The guaranteed fool proof way to lose an argument. Every time. Do this and you will fail. Hint. Avoid these phrases: You never! You always! You should!

Bob and Lisa drive 500 miles to see the grandkids, and eat at a Chilis for the first time in their lives. A great waitress can make a so so restaurant magical.

Zip talks about things that used to be illegal. You know, like Pot and Gambling. Are these changes good? What else is illegal that could be legalized?

Ed Kelley met a lady in a thrift store. She approaches him with a French copy of some movie, and I realize that Liam Neeson is on the front and she says is anyone ever told you that you look just like this guy?

Back spasms. Why do they come out of nowhere and seem to hit 40 year olds the hardest?

Spike talks about how creativity won the day in SuperBowl commercials. And what would Jesus say about living in the modern world? Would he love paying 7 million dollars for a 30 second plug? Also, what if your iPhone was not made by Apple.

Plus Special Guests Andrew Rivers (@andrewjrivers) and Adam Brenner (aka Adam Bomb) – International Guitar Hero. He’s touring the US ad Europe ad has a string of upcoming shows in Seattle.

See the entire ADAM BOMB – ROCK LIKE F**K video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJLjTC0g4K8

and visit Adam’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/adambomb2020

Bonus round (EV Charging, Father Daughter Dance)

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Teacher vs ChatGPT/OpenAI w/Joe Bryant | Taxes- Getting Right with IRS | Bob & Zip w/Ed Kelly Feb 07, 2023

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Special Guest Downtown Joe Bryant tells the story of ChatGPT from the point of view of a High School teacher! Will he be replaced by a Kiosk? Or will it be a useful tool? Joe is diving in.

The Power of Love. It’s not just a Huey Lewis hit. What can we do to make the world a better place? Are we making the most of our time? Bob thinks a lot about this, as he is in Cancer remission, at least for the moment.

The next chapter of “Our Friend Mark”, who is trying to get right by the IRS. An accountant in our audience named Jeremy Saladino*, helps people in this situation. He offers more tips on going legit. If you know anyone off the grid economically, this story. Shawn Alexander chimes in from his legal perspectives.

The Chinese Balloon. US surrounds China with War Machinery while freaking out about balloons.
“A big Chinese balloon in the sky and millions of Chinese TikTok balloons on our phones,” tweeted Senator Mitt Romney. “Let’s shut them all down.” Hmm. Wouldn’t we be just like China if we wanted a closed internet? And why am I supposed to think of China as an enemy? Is it just Bid-Ness?

Plus… Spike O’Neill floats a couple Chinese-balloon-inspired Twisted Tune ideas… We ask ChatGPT some important questions and learn who the ‘most famous Bob Rivers in the world’ is… and we can now see more of Zip’s mug!

We close with a classic ‘Spike & The Impalers’ performance of ‘Guns & Roses/Paradise City’, featuring Kaci Aitchison on vocals! (Kaci was a co-host on The Bob Rivers Show on KZOK before moving on to become anchor/host/reporter at Q13 News)

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*Jeremy is an Enrolled Agent with ‘Grass CPA & Associates’ and is active in the local chapter of the Washington Association of Accounting and Tax Professionals, a non-profit organization that advocates and educates accounting and tax professionals all over Washington state, serving as both a past Chapter President and currently on the State’s Legislative committee monitoring the Washington State Board of Accountancy to ensure the rights of members of WAATP aren’t restricted.

LINKS:

Jeremy Saladino/Grass CPA & Associates – https://www.GrassCPA.com
Shawn Alexander/Attorney-at-Law – https://PositiveLaw.com

Bob Rivers presents Positive Law with Shawn Alexander Feb 02, 2023

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+ Zip & Spike O’Neill

Executive Function & Lizard Brains | Radio Star Resurrection | Bob & Zip w/Ed Kelly – Livestream Jan 25, 2023

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What’s the difference between executive function, and your lizard brain? Better known as the ‘Reptilian Brain’, responsible for the “4-F’s” of primal responses to stimuli — Fight, Flight, Food and Fornication. (The 4-F’s have been debated over the years.. we’re sticking with the above for purposes here)

About Rush Limbaugh, his style, his brain and how he captivated reptilian brains. Of course, Ed Kelly flexes his best Rush impression muscles.. and many others.

Did the Internet kill the radio star? Maybe, but Bob knows how to bring the radio star back to life. It’s a billion-dollar idea he was pitching to Apple years ago. He’s giving it away here, for free! (You’re welcome, Spotify)

Also, Eddie Van Halen’s brain, dementia, mental challenges, and more.

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Comic: Kermet Apio | Classified Docs & Gas Stoves | Bob & Zip w/Ed Kelly Livestream Jan 19, 2023

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Comedian Kermet Apio checks in. He and Bob figure they were born in the same hospital.

Why no one cares about classified documents, and how to prevent this problem from ever happening again.

Why you should consider all news suspect.

Held over from last week: Executive Function vs Your Lizard Brain.

Should gas stoves be outlawed?

Spike drops in.. and Ed Kelly has a moral dilemma.

Emily in Paris is not aimed at my demo, but Lisa and I are enjoying it.

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Is Facebook Scared of Frances? | OpenAI/ChatGPT | Avatar 2 | Bob & Zip w/Ed Kelly Jan 12, 2023

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Special guests Spike O’Neill & Joe Bryant, and Shawn Alexander.

Bob is experiencing the effects of a Bomb Cyclone and Atmospheric River in Malibu Canyon.

Zip is in love with the Facebook Whistleblower: Frances Haugen. She says Facebook is “scared”. And she has advice for Elon Musk.

Spike and Joe are special guests once again.. Joe is playing with OpenAI/ChatGPT, New Years’ Resolutions. Seattle School District suing Social Media. And female M&M’s?

What is “Executive Function” and why is it the enemy of your Lizard Brain?

Positive Law with Shawn Alexander. We update you on our “off the grid” friend Mark, and try to help a struggling small business cope with live music.

We’re taken aback by the pro drumming skills of (then) 8 year-old @yoyoka_soma in her ‘breakout’ video covering Led Zeppelin’s ‘Good Times, Bad Times’. Bob hopes to meet her, learning she and her family have moved to Las Vegas.

Bob, Spike, Joe, Zip & Ed! – Bob & Zip with Ed Kelly – Livestream Video Jan 05, 2023

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Special Guests: Joe Bryant, Spike O’Neill, and Jeff Kathan.

We remember a great broadcaster and friend, Dori Monson.

Stealing Dave Barry’s humor.

Get ready for the RichCession.

Bob has a big announcement about Vermont.

Zip has an infectious laugh, but that’s not all.

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