Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 265th episode, our returning guest is… me!This is my 19th solo episode of the podcast. The others were:Episode 41 - Rob BurgessEpisode 62 - Rob Burgess [II]Episode 84 - Rob Burgess [III]Episode 100 - Rob Burgess and Ash BurgessEpisode 117 - Rob Burgess [I…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 264th episode, our returning guest is Jonathan Fowler.Jonathan is the all-time most frequent guest of The Rob Burgess Show.You first heard Jonathan Fowler on Episode 2, Episode 10, Episode 20, Episode 21, Episode 29, Episode 30, Episode 31, Episode 32, Ep…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 263rd episode, our returning guest is Thom Hartmann.You first heard Thom Hartmann on Episode 233.Thom Hartmann is the four-time Project Censored Award-winning, New York Times best-selling author of 25 books currently in print in over a dozen languages on …

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this, our 262nd episode, our returning guest is Brian VanDeMark.You first heard Brian VanDeMark on Episode 134 of the podcast.Brian VanDeMark grew up and attended college in Texas, went to graduate school in California, and now lives in Maryland. He teaches histor…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 261st episode, our returning guest is Jonathan Fowler.Jonathan is the all-time most frequent guest of The Rob Burgess Show. You first heard Jonathan Fowler on Episode 2, Episode 10, Episode 20, Episode 21, Episode 29, Episode 30, Episode 31, Episode 32, E…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this, our 260th episode, our returning guest is Louis Moore.You first heard Louis Moore on Episode 53 and Episode 75 of the podcast.Louis Moore is a professor of history at Grand Valley State University, where he teaches African American history, sports history an…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 259th episode our guest is Chuck Rosenthal.Chuck Rosenthal is a writer living in Topanga Canyon, California. He is the author of, “Awake For Ever in a Sweet Unrest,” as well as 14 other novels and five other books. He is a Romantic writer.Follow me on Mas…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 258th episode our guest is Mark Rohrer.Mark Rohrer was born and raised in northwest Indianapolis, in Pike Township. After graduating Indiana University and working in Operations Management for three years, he went back to work for the family business, Ren…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 257th episode our returning guest is Ash Burgess.You first heard Ash Burgess on Episode 16, Episode 26, Episode 27, Episode 39, Episode 58, Episode 63, Episode 77, Episode 86, Episode 91, Episode 100, Episode 124, Episode 130, Episode 136, Episode 142, Ep…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 256th episode, our returning guest is Tom Maxwell.You first heard Tom Maxwell on Episode 224.In the 1990s, Tom was a member of the hot jazz indie band Squirrel Nut Zippers and wrote their hit song “Hell,” which peaked at no. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 an…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 255th episode our guest is Robert Nickelsberg.Robert Nickelsberg worked as a Time magazine contract photographer for nearly 30 years beginning in El Salvador and Central America from 1981 to 1984. He is the author of, “Afghanistan – A Distant War,” publis…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 254th episode our guest is Dr. Donna J. Nicol.Dr. Donna J. Nicol is the Associate Dean of Personnel and Curriculum in the College of Liberal Arts and a professor of history at California State University Long Beach.She is the immediate past department cha…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 253rd episode our returning guest is Ash Burgess.You first heard Ash Burgess on Episode 16, Episode 26, Episode 27, Episode 39, Episode 58, Episode 63, Episode 77, Episode 86, Episode 91, Episode 100, Episode 124, Episode 130, Episode 136, Episode 142, Ep…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 252nd episode, our returning guest is … me!I am a 32-time award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in print, radio, online and television. I am currently a Reporter for Financial Planning Magazine. Most recently, I was Technology Reporter for Weal…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 251st episode, our returning guest is Jonathan Fowler.Jonathan is the all-time most frequent guest of The Rob Burgess Show. You first heard Jonathan Fowler on Episode 2, Episode 10, Episode 20, Episode 21, Episode 29, Episode 30, Episode 31, Episode 32, E…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 250th episode our returning guest is Ray E. Boomhower.You first heard Ray E. Boomhower on Episode 213 of the podcast.Ray E. Boomhower is senior editor of the Indiana Historical Society Press. He is editor of the IHS’s quarterly popular history magazine, “…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 249th episode, our returning guest is Jonathan Fowler.Jonathan is the all-time most frequent guest of The Rob Burgess Show. You first heard Jonathan Fowler on Episode 2, Episode 10, Episode 20, Episode 21, Episode 29, Episode 30, Episode 31, Episode 32, E…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 248th episode, our guest is Robin Bernstein.Robin Bernstein is the Dillon Professor of American History and Professor of African and African American Studies and Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at Harvard University. She is the author of “Racial I…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 247th episode, our returning guest is Jonathan Fowler.Jonathan is the all-time most frequent guest of The Rob Burgess Show. You first heard Jonathan Fowler on Episode 2, Episode 10, Episode 20, Episode 21, Episode 29, Episode 30, Episode 31, Episode 32, E…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 246th episode our returning guest is Ash Burgess.You first heard Ash Burgess on Episode 16, Episode 26, Episode 27, Episode 39, Episode 58, Episode 63, Episode 77, Episode 86, Episode 91, Episode 100, Episode 124, Episode 130, Episode 136, Episode 142, Ep…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 245th episode, our guest is Randy Fertel.Randy Fertel is a writer and philanthropist dedicated to the arts, education, New Orleans, and the environment. Fertel holds a Ph.D. in English and American literature from Harvard University and is the author of A…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 244th episode, our guest is Mark Rank.Mark Robert Rank is the Herbert S. Hadley Professor of Social Welfare at Washington University in St. Louis. He is widely recognized as one of the foremost experts on issues of poverty, inequality and social justice. …

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 243rd episode, our guest is… me!This is my 17th solo episode of the podcast. The others were:Episode 41 - Rob BurgessEpisode 62 - Rob Burgess [II]Episode 84 - Rob Burgess [III]Episode 100 - Rob Burgess and Ash BurgessEpisode 117 - Rob Burgess [IV] Episode…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 242nd episode our guest is Alexandrea J. Ravenelle.Alexandrea J. Ravenelle is an Assistant Professor in Sociology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, a Faculty Fellow with the Center for Urban and Regional Studies (CURS), and a 2023-24 Russe…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 241st episode our guest is Bella DePaulo, PhD.Bella DePaulo, PhD, is the “leading expert on single life” and has been described by The Atlantic as “America’s foremost thinker and writer on the single experience.” Dr. DePaulo coined the term “single at hea…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 240th episode our guest is Staff Sergeant Aquilino Gonell.Staff Sergeant Aquilino Gonell is a Dominican immigrant, former U.S. Army soldier and Iraq War veteran. For 17 years, he was a United States Capitol Police officer and was one of four police office…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 239th episode our returning guest is Ash Burgess.You first heard Ash Burgess on Episode 16, Episode 26, Episode 27, Episode 39, Episode 58, Episode 63, Episode 77, Episode 86, Episode 91, Episode 100, Episode 124, Episode 130, Episode 136, Episode 142, Ep…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 238th episode our returning guest is Ash Burgess.You first heard Ash Burgess on Episode 16, Episode 26, Episode 27, Episode 39, Episode 58, Episode 63, Episode 77, Episode 86, Episode 91, Episode 100, Episode 124, Episode 130, Episode 136, Episode 142, Ep…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 237th episode, our guest is Dr. Jonathan M. DePierro.Jonathan M. DePierro, PhD, is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Associate Director of Mount Sinai's Center for Stress, Resilience, and Personal Growth.…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 236th episode, our returning guest is Jonathan Fowler.Jonathan is the all-time most frequent guest of The Rob Burgess Show. You first heard Jonathan Fowler on Episode 2, Episode 10, Episode 20, Episode 21, Episode 29, Episode 30, Episode 31, Episode 32, E…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 235th episode, our guest is Noam Bardin.Noam Bardin is Founder of Post, a platform built for real people, real news and civil conversations. Prior to launching Post in 2022, Noam founded and served as CEO of Waze, one of the world's most talked-about star…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 234th episode, our guest is Jean Pfaelzer.Jean Pfaelzer is a public historian, commentator, and professor of American studies at the University of Delaware. Her books include, “Driven Out: The Forgotten War Against Chinese Americans,” “Rebecca Harding Dav…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 233rd episode, our guest is Thom Hartmann.Thom Hartmann is a progressive nationally and internationally syndicated talk show host. Talkers Magazine named him America’s no. 1 most important progressive host and the host of one of the top 10 talk radio show…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 232nd episode, our returning guest is Eli Merritt.You first heard from Eli Merritt on Episode 229 of the podcast. A political historian at Vanderbilt, Eli Merritt has written about the dangers of demagogues to democracy for The New York Times, Los Angeles…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 231st episode our returning guest is Ash Burgess.You first heard Ash Burgess on Episode 16, Episode 26, Episode 27, Episode 39, Episode 58, Episode 63, Episode 77, Episode 86, Episode 91, Episode 100, Episode 124, Episode 130, Episode 136, Episode 142, Ep…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 230th episode, our guest is … me!This is my 16th solo episode of the podcast. The others were Episode 41, Episode 62, Episode 84, Episode 117, Episode 131, Episode 135, Episode 182, Episode 189, Episode 194, Episode 200, Episode 205, Episode 215, Episode …

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 229th episode our guest is Eli Merritt.A political historian at Vanderbilt, Eli Merritt has written about the dangers of demagogues to democracy for The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Seattle Times, Chicago Tribune, Newsday and Philadelphia Inquirer, …

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 228th episode our returning guest is Ash Burgess.You first heard Ash Burgess on Episode 16, Episode 26, Episode 27, Episode 39, Episode 58, Episode 63, Episode 77, Episode 86, Episode 91, Episode 100, Episode 124, Episode 130, Episode 136, Episode 142, Ep…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 227th episode, our guest is Jeff Guinn.Jeff Guinn is the bestselling author of numerous books, including Go Down Together, The Last Gunfight, Manson, The Road to Jonestown, War on the Border and Waco. He lives in Fort Worth, Texas, and is a member of the …

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 226th episode, our guest is … me!My first solo episode of this podcast was Episode 41, the second was Episode 62, the third was Episode 84, the fourth was Episode 117, the fifth was Episode 131, the sixth was Episode 135, the seventh was Episode 182, the …

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 225th episode, our guest is Sen. Todd Young.Todd Young is the senior United States senator from the state of Indiana.Thank you to Sen. Young and his staff especially Indiana communications director Jay Kenworthy for taking the time and helping to set this…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 224th episode, our guest is Tom Maxwell.In the 1990s Tom was a member of the hot jazz indie band Squirrel Nut Zippers and wrote their hit song “Hell,” which peaked at no. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and propelled the band to multi-platinum status. The Zip…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 223rd episode, our guest is Dan Grossman.Dan Grossman is an adjunct professor of English at Marian University in Indianapolis and a former Peace Corps volunteer in Niger from 1992 to 1994. He has published often in NUVO, a news publication covering the ce…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 222nd episode our returning guest is Ash Burgess.You first heard Ash Burgess on Episode 16, Episode 26, Episode 27, Episode 39, Episode 58, Episode 63, Episode 77, Episode 86, Episode 91, Episode 100, Episode 124, Episode 130, Episode 136, Episode 142, Ep…

Hello, and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host Rob Burgess.On this, our 221st episode our guest is Gov. Eric Holcomb.Eric Holcomb is the 51st governor of the state of Indiana.Starting in March 2020, I had the opportunity to participate virtually in dozens and dozens of televised press conferences with Gov. Holcomb and other …

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 220th episode, our guest is … me!My first solo episode of this podcast was Episode 41, the second was Episode 62, the third was Episode 84, the fourth was Episode 117, the fifth was Episode 131, the sixth was Episode 135, the seventh was Episode 182, the …

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 219th episode our returning guest is Ash Burgess.You first heard Ash Burgess on Episode 16, Episode 26, Episode 27, Episode 39, Episode 58, Episode 63, Episode 77, Episode 86, Episode 91, Episode 100, Episode 124, Episode 130, Episode 136, Episode 142, Ep…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 218th episode, our guest is T. E. Breitenbach.T. E. Breitenbach, born in 1951 in Queens, New York, is a self-taught American artist best known for his painting "Proverbidioms", a raucous and comical depiction of over 300 common proverbs and clichés. He al…

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 217th episode, our guest is Melissa Maerz.Melissa Maerz has worked as an editor at Spin and Rolling Stone, a staff writer for Entertainment Weekly and the Los Angeles Times, and a supervising producer on HBO’s Vice News Tonight. She was a founding editor …

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.On this our 216th episode our returning guests are Ash Burgess and Jonathan Fowler. You first heard Ash Burgess and Jonathan Fowler together in Ep. 82, recorded in 2017.You first heard Ash Burgess on Ep. 16, Ep. 26, Ep. 27, Ep. 39, Ep. 58, Ep. 63, Ep. 77, Ep. 86, Ep.…