The Rob Burgess Show

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.

On this our 302nd episode, our returning guest is… me!

Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.

On this our 296th episode, our returning guest is… me!

I have done around two dozen previous solo episodes of this podcast:

Episode 41 - Rob Burgess

Episode 62 - Rob Burgess [II]

Episode 84 - Rob Burgess [III]

Episode 100 - Rob Burgess and Ash Burgess

Episode 117 - Rob Burgess [IV]

Episode 131 - Rob Burgess [V]

Episode 135 - Rob Burgess [VI]

Episode 182 - Rob Burgess [VII]

Episode 189 - Rob Burgess [VIII]

Episode 194 - Rob Burgess [IX]

Episode 200 - Rob Burgess [X]

Episode 205 - Rob Burgess [XI]

Episode 215 - Rob Burgess [XII]

Episode 220 - Rob Burgess [XIII]

Episode 226 - Rob Burgess [XIV]

Episode 230 - Rob Burgess [XV]

Episode 243 - Rob Burgess [XVI]

Episode 252 - Rob Burgess [XVII]

Episode 265 - Rob Burgess [XVIII]

Episode 267 - Rob Burgess [XIX]

Episode 279 - Rob Burgess [XX]

Episode 280 - Rob Burgess [XXI]

Episode 282 - Rob Burgess [XXII]

Episode 286 - Rob Burgess [XXIII]

Episode 294 - Rob Burgess [XXIV]

Episode 295 - Rob Burgess [XXV]

Episode 296 – Rob Burgess [XXVI]

I am a 45-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 Wealth Management Magazine; Editor of the Wabash Plain Dealer; News Editor of NUVO; Managing Editor of the Indiana Lawyer; and City Editor, Opinion Page Editor and Editorial Board Member of the Kokomo Tribune. I was also a reporter at WFHB, the Times-Mail, The Reporter-Times, Ukiah Daily Journal and Ukiah Valley Television.

Oh yeah, and I’m also the proprietor of the podcast, The Rob Burgess Show.

Here are the articles from my website which I mentioned in this episode:

2026-03-09 – Future Proof Citywide 2026 panel moderator: https://www.thisburgess.com/2026/03/2026-03-09-future-proof-citywide-2026.html

Financial Planning Magazine – Reporter: https://www.thisburgess.com/2024/07/financial-planning-magazine-reporter.html

ThinkAdvisor - Senior Reporter: https://www.thisburgess.com/2026/04/thinkadvisor-senior-reporter.html

FPA All-Texas Media Training: https://www.thisburgess.com/2026/05/fpa-all-texas-media-training.html

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Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.

On this, our 301st episode, our guest is Carol Snow.

Carol Snow is an American author of 10 novels, most recently, “The Girl on the Beach,” a psychological thriller set to be published on June 23. Called “an author to watch” by Booklist, recognition for Snow’s previous titles includes: Target Bookmarked Breakout Selection, Amazon Editors’ Pick: Best Books of the Month, and Readers’ Crown Award Finalist.

Foreign rights to Snow’s books have been sold to publishers in Germany, Norway, Poland, Indonesia and Hungary. A former contributor to Salon’s “Mothers Who Think” column, her writing has also appeared in The Los Angeles Review of Books and Park City Magazine.

Carol Snow holds a BA in psychology from Brown University and an MA in teaching English from Boston College. A native of New Jersey, she has lived all over the U.S., as well as in Strasbourg, France, and London. Married with two adult children, she now splits her time between Cape Cod and Southern California.

To learn more about Carol Snow and her books, please visit www.carolsnow.com.

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Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.

On this, our 300th 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, Episode 143, Episode 148, Episode 151, Episode 154, Episode 165, Episode 176, Episode 184, Episode 191, Episode 196, Episode 198, Episode 203, Episode 209, Episode 214, Episode 219, Episode 222, Episode 228, Episode 231, Episode 238, Episode 239, Episode 246, Episode 253, Episode 257, Episode 269, Episode 272, Episode 276, Episode 287, Episode 290 and Episode 291.

Additionally, and Episode 82 and Episode 216 which also featured regular guest Jonathan Fowler of the podcast.

Ash Burgess has a dusty degree in Religious Studies and an appetite for both high and low culture. She strives to celebrate the best of every season with her young children.

Follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/ashburgess/ and subscribe to her YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCl2Bis7mhGmekVi0ZioJFOg?app=desktop

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Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.

On this our 299th episode, our guest is Julie Cruse.

Hailed as “pioneer of computational choreography” by Dance Magazine, Julie Cruse is a writer, inventor, instructional designer, content strategist and former academic with an MFA and MA. Spanning two decades, her educational innovations have served four Ivy League, four public and two community colleges. Her distinctions include 30-plus grants and honors, a National Science Foundation fellowship and recognition as Outstanding Alumni in Innovation. A first-generation student and creator of VICKi™(patent-pending), the world’s first choreographic software, Cruse has turned her own story into a movement for transparency and survivor solidarity through AcademicAbuse.com.

Her new book, “The Burn List: A Memoir of Abuse from Home to Higher Education” was published in March.

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Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.

On this our 298th episode, our guest is Paige Towers.

Paige Towers is author of “The Sound of Undoing: A Memoir in Essays.” Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Guardian, McSweeney’s and Harvard Review. Originally from Iowa, Towers now lives along the Washington coast.

Her new book, “What They Stole: A Familicide Rooted in Intercountry Adoption” was published May 26 by Iowa University Press.

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Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.

On this our 297th episode, our guest is Patricia Martin.

Patricia Martin is a cultural analyst, researcher and speaker. Her work has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Huffington Post, The New York Times, Slate and Psyche Magazine. Author of four books, she holds an MFA in nonfiction from Bennington College, with post-graduate certifications from Duke University in medical narrative and Jungian theory at the C. G. Jung Institute of Chicago where she teaches writing and hosts the psychology podcast, Jung in the World.

Her latest book, “Will The Future Like You?: Reflections on the Age of Hyper-reinvention,” was published in March.

A quick programming note: Due to a technical issue, I had to use the backup audio I recorded for this episode. While the quality isn't the best, I did try my best to make it as listenable as possible in the editing process.

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Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.

On this our 295th episode, our returning guest is… me!

I have done around two dozen previous solo episodes of this podcast.

Episode 41 - Rob Burgess

Episode 62 - Rob Burgess [II]

Episode 84 - Rob Burgess [III]

Episode 100 - Rob Burgess and Ash Burgess

Episode 117 - Rob Burgess [IV]

Episode 131 - Rob Burgess [V]

Episode 135 - Rob Burgess [VI]

Episode 182 - Rob Burgess [VII]

Episode 189 - Rob Burgess [VIII]

Episode 194 - Rob Burgess [IX]

Episode 200 - Rob Burgess [X]

Episode 205 - Rob Burgess [XI]

Episode 215 - Rob Burgess [XII]

Episode 220 - Rob Burgess [XIII]

Episode 226 - Rob Burgess [XIV]

Episode 230 - Rob Burgess [XV]

Episode 243 - Rob Burgess [XVI]

Episode 252 - Rob Burgess [XVII]

Episode 265 - Rob Burgess [XVIII]

Episode 267 - Rob Burgess [XIX]

Episode 279 - Rob Burgess [XX]

Episode 280 - Rob Burgess [XXI]

Episode 282 - Rob Burgess [XXII]

Episode 286 - Rob Burgess [XXIII]

Episode 294 - Rob Burgess [XXIV]

Episode 295 - Rob Burgess [XXV]

I am a 45-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 Wealth Management Magazine; Editor of the Wabash Plain Dealer; News Editor of NUVO; Managing Editor of the Indiana Lawyer; and City Editor, Opinion Page Editor and Editorial Board Member of the Kokomo Tribune. I was also a reporter at WFHB, the Times-Mail, The Reporter-Times, Ukiah Daily Journal and Ukiah Valley Television.

Oh yeah, and I’m also the proprietor of the podcast, The Rob Burgess Show.

A quick programming note: Most of this episode features me playing my ukulele and singing, something I also did on Episode 282 and Episode 286. I did also sing and play guitar near the end of Episode 258 featuring my friend, Mark Rohrer.

Here are the songs you'll hear me cover on this episode, which was recorded live on the morning of March 13, 2026 at the corner of Decatur and Dumaine streets, also known as Dutch Alley, in the French Market in New Orleans:

“It's All Over Now” - Rolling Stones

“Hey, Good Lookin'” - Hank Williams

“Mama Tried” - Merle Haggard

“Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard” - Paul Simon

“Money For Nothing” - Dire Straits

“Rocket Man” - Elton John

“Stayin' Alive” - Bee Gees

“Suspicious Minds” - Elvis Presley

“Sweet Caroline” - Neil Diamond

“The Final Countdown” - Europe

“Free Bird” - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Also, a special thank you to Pamela Tolton for recording and sharing photos and videos of me playing. I have included video clips of five songs she recorded on my YouTube channel, including:

“Have You Ever Seen The Rain” - Creedence Clearwater Revival

“It's All Over Now” - Rolling Stones

“Lodi” - Creedence Clearwater Revival

“Mama Tried” - Merle Haggard

“Shake It Off” - Taylor Swift”

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Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.

On this our 295th episode, our returning guest is… me!

I have done around two dozen previous solo episodes of this podcast:

Episode 41 - Rob Burgess

Episode 62 - Rob Burgess [II]

Episode 84 - Rob Burgess [III]

Episode 100 - Rob Burgess and Ash Burgess

Episode 117 - Rob Burgess [IV]

Episode 131 - Rob Burgess [V]

Episode 135 - Rob Burgess [VI]

Episode 182 - Rob Burgess [VII]

Episode 189 - Rob Burgess [VIII]

Episode 194 - Rob Burgess [IX]

Episode 200 - Rob Burgess [X]

Episode 205 - Rob Burgess [XI]

Episode 215 - Rob Burgess [XII]

Episode 220 - Rob Burgess [XIII]

Episode 226 - Rob Burgess [XIV]

Episode 230 - Rob Burgess [XV]

Episode 243 - Rob Burgess [XVI]

Episode 252 - Rob Burgess [XVII]

Episode 265 - Rob Burgess [XVIII]

Episode 267 - Rob Burgess [XIX]

Episode 279 - Rob Burgess [XX]

Episode 280 - Rob Burgess [XXI]

Episode 282 - Rob Burgess [XXII]

Episode 286 - Rob Burgess [XXIII]

Episode 294 - Rob Burgess [XXIV]

I am a 45-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 Wealth Management Magazine; Editor of the Wabash Plain Dealer; News Editor of NUVO; Managing Editor of the Indiana Lawyer; and City Editor, Opinion Page Editor and Editorial Board Member of the Kokomo Tribune. I was also a reporter at WFHB, the Times-Mail, The Reporter-Times, Ukiah Daily Journal and Ukiah Valley Television.

Oh yeah, and I’m also the proprietor of the podcast, The Rob Burgess Show.

A quick programming note:

In this, the 10th anniversary episode, I mentioned the following episodes and audio files:

WFHB Mind Bullets sets:

https://archive.org/details/wfhb-overnight-music-mix-mind-bullets-rob-burgess-2004

WFHB Daily Local News segments:

https://www.thisburgess.com/2014/07/wfhb-daily-local-news-stories.html

rob-cast:

https://archive.org/details/rob-cast

Ep. 1 – Sean Spicer:

https://www.therobburgessshow.com/2016/03/ep-1-sean-spicer.html

Regular guest: Josh Sigler:

https://www.therobburgessshow.com/2021/08/regular-guest-josh-sigler.html

Ep. 6 - The Kingdom of Sweden:

http://www.therobburgessshow.com/2016/04/ep-6-kingdom-of-sweden.html

Ep. 17 - The Kingdom of Sweden [II]:

http://www.therobburgessshow.com/2016/07/ep-17-kingdom-of-sweden-ii.html

Regular guest: Jonathan Fowler:

https://www.therobburgessshow.com/2016/07/regular-guest-jonathan-fowler.html

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Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.

On this our 294th episode, our returning guest is… me!

I have done around two dozen previous solo episodes of this podcast:

Episode 41 - Rob Burgess

Episode 62 - Rob Burgess [II]

Episode 84 - Rob Burgess [III]

Episode 100 - Rob Burgess and Ash Burgess

Episode 117 - Rob Burgess [IV]

Episode 131 - Rob Burgess [V]

Episode 135 - Rob Burgess [VI]

Episode 182 - Rob Burgess [VII]

Episode 189 - Rob Burgess [VIII]

Episode 194 - Rob Burgess [IX]

Episode 200 - Rob Burgess [X]

Episode 205 - Rob Burgess [XI]

Episode 215 - Rob Burgess [XII]

Episode 220 - Rob Burgess [XIII]

Episode 226 - Rob Burgess [XIV]

Episode 230 - Rob Burgess [XV]

Episode 243 - Rob Burgess [XVI]

Episode 252 - Rob Burgess [XVII]

Episode 265 - Rob Burgess [XVIII]

Episode 267 - Rob Burgess [XIX]

Episode 279 - Rob Burgess [XX]

Episode 280 - Rob Burgess [XXI]

Episode 282 - Rob Burgess [XXII]

Episode 286 - Rob Burgess [XXIII]

I am a 45-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 Wealth Management Magazine; Editor of the Wabash Plain Dealer; News Editor of NUVO; Managing Editor of the Indiana Lawyer; and City Editor, Opinion Page Editor and Editorial Board Member of the Kokomo Tribune. I was also a reporter at WFHB, the Times-Mail, The Reporter-Times, Ukiah Daily Journal and Ukiah Valley Television.

Oh yeah, and I’m also the proprietor of the podcast, The Rob Burgess Show.

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Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.

On this our 293rd episode, our guest is Tom Lutz.

Tom Lutz is the author of many books on literature and culture, as well as several books of travel writing and two novels. He is an American Book Award-winning cultural critic, University of California Riverside Distinguished Professor Emeritus, and the founder of Los Angeles Review of Books. In addition to UC Riverside, he also taught at the University of Iowa, CalArts, University of Copenhagen and Stanford. He now lives in the French countryside with his wife, the writer and critic Laurie Winer, and their two expatriate cats. His latest book, “Chagos Archipelago” was published by Red Hen Press in October 2025 and is the follow-up to his novel “Born Slippy,” which was published by Repeater Books in 2020.

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