Hello and welcome to The Rob Burgess Show. I am, of course, your host, Rob Burgess.
On this our 282nd episode, our returning guest is… me!
I have done nearly 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]
I am a 35-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 have never done on this podcast before. However, I did 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 afternoon of Sept. 10, 2025 at the Balboa Pier in Newport Beach, California:
- The Rolling Stones - “Dead Flowers”
- Johnny Cash - “Ring of Fire”
- Nancy Sinatra - “These Boots Were Made For Walkin'”
- Chuck Berry - “You Never Can Tell”
- Taylor Swift - “Shake It Off”
- Jimmy Buffet - “Margaritaville”
- Jimmie Rodgers - “In The Jailhouse Now”
- Survivor - “Eye of the Tiger”
- Old Crow Medicine Show - “Wagon Wheel”
- The Beatles - “The Ballad of John and Yoko”
- Oasis - “Wonderwall”
