Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Ep. 309 - Rob Burgess [XXIX]

 


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

On this our 309th episode, our returning guest is… me!

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

I am a 45-time award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in print, radio, online and television. I am currently Senior Reporter for ThinkAdvisor. Most recently, I was Reporter for Financial Planning Magazine; 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 at the Balboa Pier in Newport Beach, California; on Episode 286 at the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas; Episode 296 at the French Market in New Orleans; and and on Episode 303 at Lake Eola Park in Orlando, Florida. I did also sing and play guitar near the end of Episode 258 featuring my friend, Mark Rohrer.

This time, I returned to Orange County, California as I busked on Sept. 13, 2026 at the Huntington Beach Pier; Sept. 15, 2026 at the Balboa Pier; Sept. 17, 2026 on Balboa Island and the Newport Pier; and Sept. 18, 2026 again at the Newport Pier.


Here are the songs you'll hear me cover on this episode:


  • “Sweet Revenge” by John Prine

  • “On The Road Again” by Willie Nelson

  • “Pancho and Lefty” by Townes Van Zandt

  • “The Last Time” by the Rolling Stones

  • “Top of the World” by The Carpenters

  • “Paradise” by John Prine

  • “9 to 5” by Dolly Parton

  • “A Whiter Shade of Pale” by Procol Harum

  • “Blitzkrieg Bop” by the Ramones

  • “El Paso” by Marty Robbins

  • “Happy Together” by The Turtles

  • “She” by Green Day

  • “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” by the Beatles

  • “You Shook Me All Night Long” by AC/DC

  • “Heart of Glass” by Blondie

  • “It's All Over Now” by the Rolling Stones

  • “Lodi” by Creedence Clearwater Revival

  • “Flashback Blues” by John Prine

  • “Runaway” by Del Shannon

  • “Walking After Midnight” by Patsy Cline

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