2 Degrees of Bob
A podcast to remember, reconnect & renew.
Episodes
28 episodes
Episode 28 — SUNDAY School — Trantasia: Part 1 (w/Maria Roman & the Smith Bros.)
20 years after the premiere of the groundbreaking transgender documentary, Trantasia, we chat with two of the film's producers, Teddy Smith and his brother, our UCLA pal Smocko, plus one of the stars of the film, transgender activist M...
Episode 27 — Green Thumbs THURSDAY — Peyton Freiman
Today's guest survived hepatitis and a failing liver while in South Korea to show his art and begin a year-long residency. Instead, he moved back home to heal and help his parents. We met Peyton about 10 years ago when we were both living in Ne...
Episode 26 — Flashback SATURDAY — Lil Dicky (Dave Burd)
If you haven't seen Dave on Hulu, check it out. This is my conversation with the show's creator and star, the pride of the University of Richmond and one of the funniest rappers in the game. And for even more Lil Dicky, drop by his sem...
Episode 25 — Working Man WEDNESDAY — Carlos Mendieta
Today's guest arrived on planet Earth exactly 13 years after our host was born. Besides being a fellow June 12th baby, Carlos spent 25 years working as an animator for various video games before transitioning into fine art, comic books and grap...
Episode 24 — SUNDAY School — Smocko Smith
Talking lawsuits, vaccines, mental health, trans documentaries and his career as an NBC hotshot in TV distribution with Chris “Smocko” Smith, fellow UCLA alum and former bartender at the S.F. Saloon in West L.A., birthplace of Barstool Poetry. ...
Episode 23 — Road Trip TUESDAY — Cutter Hodierne
Today's guest won the Best Director prize at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival for his first feature film, Fishing Without Nets. But we met when he was 16, during m...
Episode 22 — Green Thumbs THURSDAY — Kyle Gilstrap
It's been about a decade since today's guest and I launched a short-lived podcast — Hi Neighbors — out of our Greene Ave. apartment in Bed-Stuy Brooklyn. Kyle and his friend Peyton even inspired two of the main characters in Green ...
Episode 21 — Friends & Family FRIDAY — Ruston Head
Around 25 years ago, today's Cajun guest moved to L.A. — where we met him — with dreams of being a writer. Somehow he became an in-demand art director with a wife and 2 kids in Tampa. Here's how that happened.
Episode 20 — Friends & Family FRIDAY — Warren Brunk
In May, today's guest and my little sister Jeni will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. After our chat, you'll probably understand why I'm so happy he's still around.
Episode 19 — Friends & Family FRIDAY — The Gong Show
It's been nearly 50 years since I was lead singer of the band that was called by Chuck Barris "maybe the worst act we've ever had on The Gong Show." This podcast is an attempt to heal the scars. But, hey, at least JFK's brother-in-law ...
Episode 18 — Road Trip TUESDAY — Biking Across America (Part 1: Leroy From Plains)
Forty summers ago I took a solo mountain bike trip from Manhattan Beach, CA to Boston, MA. A couple weeks into my adventure — on an empty two-lane highway in rural eastern Colorado — I met a fellow ill-prepared adventurer who was also mountain ...
Episode 17 — Flashback SATURDAY — Tiger Woods
In the summer of 2000, Tiger Woods was in the midst of one of the greatest runs in the history of sports, let alone golf. Days after winning the Canadian Open — after making one of the greatest shots of his career on the 72nd hole — Tiger was c...
Episode 16 — Working Man WEDNESDAY — BobCab (Part 1: UT Brooke & Her NYC Friends)
Nearly 16 years ago — in the days before Uber and Lyft — a documentary dream assignment of mine fell through two weeks after I'd moved to Texas to be with Molly, so I ended up getting a job driving a cab in Austin. I soon grew to love the city,...
Episode 15 — SUNDAY School — Mike Mason
In honor of Super Bowl Sunday, we're posting this conversation with our old SAE fraternity brother, who tells us how a highly-recruited kid from Michigan turned down the legendary Bo Schembechler to play football at UCLA. (Meeting the great Joh...
Episode 14 — Green Thumbs THURSDAY — Joe Masi (Part 1: All About Bob)
It's been nearly a decade since today's guest went looking to do something every day that scared him. After Molly showed me a video Joe posted on Facebook, in which he was singing on the subway — an idea that had always terrified him — I knew I...
Episode 13 — My Town MONDAY — Bryan Lawhorn
Today's guest is a man of many talents. Not only is Bryan a talented musician, music producer and master storyteller, but he's also one of Elgin's favorite real estate agents and an excellent source for local history. And he's been in multiple ...
Episode 12 — Working Man WEDNESDAY — Mr. Makela
After half a year away from the podcast mic, your host shows up to explain where the heck he's been for the last 6 months.
Episode 11 — Working Man WEDNESDAY — Frank Castillo
Before he became an award-winning standup comedian, today's guest was a high school student in Mr. Bob's social science class in Temecula, CA. Instead of ridiculing his substitute teacher, Frank was inspired to write the following poem about th...
Episode 10 — Road Trip TUESDAY — Alwin de Jonge
I picked up today's guest hitchhiking on a dark, lonely road one night in southern Oregon back in October of 1997. Alwin de Jonge was a 21-year-old Clint Eastwood fan from Holland who went looking for an adventure when fate put him and his thum...
Episode 9 — My Town MONDAY — Rick Nalle
Molly's Philly-raised Uncle Rick moved to Elgin, TX, 50 years ago without a plan. Luckily, the man can spin a yarn.
Episode 8 — SUNDAY School — Ernie Makela
I was a 27-year-old magazine writer living in Manhattan Beach, CA, looking to do some volunteer work with kids, when I was introduced to a bright, hilarious 9-year-old who'd been dumped at the Hollygrove orphanage in Hollywood a couple months b...
Episode 7 — Flashback SATURDAY — Kieran Culkin
When not talking Succession and cats, I get to tell our guest about the time we left his brother home alone at our house in Austin.
Episode 6 — Friends & Family FRIDAY — Judy Benoit (my Mom)
A little mother/son bonding to kick off Friends & Family FRIDAY. Where it all began.And for those wishing to send Mama Judy a birthday card — or just a note of encouragement — her mailing address is:Judy Benoit ...
Episode 5 — Green Thumbs THURSDAY — Fred Winkler
It's been about 7 years since I recorded this conversation with Green Thumbs star Fred at our dining room table in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Talking fine dining at Estela, future projects, cutting his hair and the craft of acting. ...
Episode 4 — Working Man WEDNESDAY — Larry Zeno
According to my first AI-generated post-Zoom podcast summary: "Bob and Larry discussed technical difficulties, personal experiences, and shared interests during their meeting. They explored topics ranging from health challenges and ...
