The Bob Rivers Show

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Bob and Zip Show with Ed Kelly – Mar 15, 2022 Mar 15, 2022

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Spike has family in town from Florida, so he can only stay 1/2 hour

How do we all keep up with our appointments, subscriptions, batteries, and obligations that we forget about? There’s an APP for that, or you can just stay confused, like Bob

Would you forge a document if nobody cared?

Ed has to shit in a Cowboy Hat tomorrow and he wrote a song about it.

Mitch McConnell makes an appearance, and we actually are getting along with him.

Are we at War, and do our economic sanctions hurt people who don’t deserve it?

If you think the USA is blameless, you might disagree with Bob a bunch this week, but he is hopeful that there are behind the scenes negotiations that will do the trick!

Bob thinks we need a recession (again making him seem as if he’s trying to be unpopular this week).

Are you happy that Tom Brady is un-retired?

Dolly Parton bows out of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, for now. It’s a classy move.

We end with a very silly Twisted Tune!

Bob and Zip Show with Ed Kelly – Mar 8, 2022 Mar 08, 2022

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Ed Kelly finishes his run on the Detroit area theater Production of “Anything Goes”. He’s exhausted.

Bob’s in the thick of things, making Maple Syrup – which is already nearly sold out!

Zip is back in a 12 Step program for his relapse into addiction to MSNBC.

We talk about how the media loves this story… We have a clear Hero in Ukrainian President Zelensky, and the Evil Villian Vladimir Putin.

There’s a strange sense of unity in that we Americans mostly agree on this issue. We’re so used to divisiveness these days.

Just in case we weren’t being irreverent enough, the show takes a dark turn in product branding. Let’s just say with the My Pillow guy expanding his product line, Spike has a few ideas for him.

And Spike has literally saved a family member from Manslaughter charges. True story about his brother, and corrupt Florida Law Enforcement.

Andrew has just returned from Spokane, where he opened for his comedy StepDad: Christopher Titus.

We Close with a Spike and the Impalers rendition of a classic Eagles tune.

Bob and Zip Show with Ed Kelly – Feb 26, 2022 Feb 26, 2022

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Marcia Marcia Marcia!. No wait, that’s the Brady Bunch. Instead we do talk about Russia, Russia, Russia. But hopefully not retreading what you are hearing and reading and watching on corporate media.

We quote Brain Scientist John Medina from his book: Brain Rules for Work. It turns out that power does more than corrupt. It lowers empathy, and detaches the powerful from even feeling the hurt they are causing other people.

Thomas Friedman writes that this is unlike any other conflict, and we go deeper into that, as well as Julia Loffe of Puck News.

This is the first TikTok War. What does that mean?

Volkswagen says all of its cars will be EV’s by 2030!!! Zip wonders if EV chargers are being installed as a virtue signaling PR ploy?

Spike O’Neill joins in with his own take on Vladimir Putin, which has an upside.

Andrew Rivers is on tour in the deep south… where the only people who wear masks are the KKK. My joke, not his. He’s funnier.

And we’re grateful to our Patreon supporters, @ patreon.com/bobrivers

Bob and Zip Show with Ed Kelly – Feb 19, 2022 Feb 19, 2022

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Coming to you between trips to the Sugar Shack. It’s Bob and Zip, with Ed Kelley and special guest Spike O’Neill.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M4BUIidfxs

Val McCallum, playing a live acoustic track with Jackson Browne

We examine an oldie with somewhat creepy lyrics, very typical of the era.

Bob has trained the Facebook algorithms to only show him heartwarming stuff, like old friends from High School.

Zip feels awful for Mikaela Shiffrin, and the severe taunting she has endured after bombing in the Olympics. Is sports taunting cruel, or just part of the deal?

And who can and can’t come back for redemption these days?

We promise to talk about Russia and Ukraine in a way you won’t hear anywhere else. Spike and Bob engage in a rousing verbal volleyball deathmatch to prove it.

The ugly truth behind Avocados!

Ed Kelly is still Covid Positive, and stuck inside.

We close with a taste of a very special Vermont/LA guitarist named Val McCallum, playing a live acoustic track with Jackson Browne.

We also offer some long overdue thanks to our Patreon supporters, with just a smidgen of guilt for those of you who enjoy freeloading (we love you, don’t ever change). But if you like, visit Patreon.com/bobrivers

Bob and Zip Show with Ed Kelly – Feb 11, 2022 Feb 11, 2022

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Bob and Zip, with Ed Kelly and Special Guest Spike O’Neill gather around the digital water cooler.

Ed Kelly gives toast to Dolly Parton for treating her employees with kindness and respect!

Dig deep behind the headlines about Ukraine and follow the money. Surprise: It’s about Oil, and a whole lot more. Would the US go to war to lift oil prices? Nahh.

Why Spotify needs Joe Rogan no matter what. Need outweighs the other N-word. Neil Young takes aim again, and we love him for it.

Mark Zuckerberg gets a painful wedgie he deserves. Bob and Zip bemoan the Surveillance Economy.

Spike tells the story of the best and worst Twisted Tunes ever written.

Bob and Zip Show with Ed Kelly – Jan 28, 2022 Jan 28, 2022

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Spike thinks the Bills-Chiefs overtime playoff game will stay in the history books as one of the greatest of all time.

Bob sneaks into Seattle for a quick visit and discovers the joy of UberEats.

Zip bones up on meteorological terms like Bomb Cyclone.

And we talk about freedom of speech… as it relates to Neil Young and Joe Rogan. Does calling out assholes accomplish anything, or does it just feed their popularity and bring on the Trolls.

Mark Zuckerberg tailors your Facebook feed to what interests you. So Bob wonders why he’s targeted with certain memes he disagrees with.

Andrew Rivers joins us with a joke his Dad does not like, but he digs himself out of the hole nicely and is otherwise hilarious.

Bob and Zip Show with Ed Kelly – Jan 21, 2022 Jan 21, 2022

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Ed Kelly is off this week as he’s in serious rehearsals for a play.

Computer glitches remind us that technology is always temporary. Zip enjoys watching Bob have tech issues.

The Grandkids have covid, but looks like Bob dodged the bullet.

Spike actually defends Mitch McConnell for a few seconds, and Bob says Joe Biden is a decent Republican President.

We briefly debate voting rights, but decide to take a no politics oath for the rest of the podcast.

So we talk about the Disney movie Encanto, which Bob watched with his granddaughters, who’ve only seen it 13 times before.

Will 5G crash airplanes?

Dexter: New Blood. Spike is a Dexter fan, so how to review it without giving anything away?

We dedicate a Twisted Tune to Baristas in Seattle, and another to fellow Vaxxaholics.

Bob and Zip Show with Ed Kelly – Jan 14, 2022 Jan 14, 2022

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A lively improv conversation with the full team: Bob, Zip, Ed Kelly and Spike.

We tribute Bob Saget (RIP) with some of his dirtiest jokes.

Bob’s in California with his sons Keith and Andrew, who are hot tubbing with the rich and famous.

What are the rules for not staring at hot people on the beach?

Inflation for Dummies. What it is and the harsh medicine that beats it. It’s actually simple, but painful.

And it only took 2 years for the CDC to agree with Bob- N95 masks rock. Zip eschews fancy masks and leaves his nose hanging out because he refuses to let his glasses get fogged up.

We close the show with a classic Spike ‘documentary song’ about southern California, and a Bo Burnham tutorial on “How The World Works”.

Bob and Zip Show with Ed Kelly – Jan 6, 2022 Jan 06, 2022

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Bob begins the show with some Twisted Tunes to help out Detroit, as Toyota takes the crown for most car sales in the USA.

Ed Kelly tells what it was like to drive a foreign made car when he moved to the motor city back in the day.

Should Almonds, Oats, and Soybeans be forbidden from calling themselves “Milk”? What is it with humans that we nurse outside of our species?

Does Nicole Kidman pull off the role of Lucille Ball in “Being The Ricardos” on Amazon Prime?

Spike O’Neill has Omicron right now, even triple-vaxxed. And why he’s against Nicole Kidman as Lucy.

Andrew Rivers has just returned from Canada, where he learned what it’s like to be a woman. He’s at Laughs in Seattle 1/7-1/8.

Bob and Zip Show with Ed Kelly – Dec 30, 2021 Dec 30, 2021

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Ed Kelly gears you up for the New Year with some deep fake commercials.

Bob and Lisa are trying to thwart a squirrel who is stealing all the feed from their Bird Feeder.

Both Zip and Ed begin ripping Bob for buying a Tesla. A listener also warns of anti Tesla pickup trucks blocking superchargers.

Why the media won’t tell you yet that Omicron is a much weaker virus strain than Delta.

Bob theorizes that all Billionaire CEOs are sociopaths, yet he’s still a fan.

The danger of artificial intelligence manipulating human behavior, with some concrete examples.

Why do we sign up for rewards programs and loyalty cards? It’s the Dopamine!

Our Lawyer friend Shawn Alexander (@PositiveLaw) joins us to discuss Economic Pressure in today’s world brought on by the Pandemic. He saw our future supply chain issues from practically day 1 of Covid. What to expect going forward.

Shawn also agrees to answer any legal questions from listeners, as he used to do on the Bob Rivers Show. Contact Us with your questions or comment below!

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