Host Rob Speer interviews/tries to keep up with guest Ollis Hanley as he talks about alcoholism, quitting drinking, and going on House Arrest the day this podcast comes out.

Damn Near Killed 'Em Sex Abuse

Nov 16th, 2017 59m 9s

This week, we speak with local artists and people workign in comedy and music scenes nationally about the wave of abuse accusations to discuss their opportunities.

Damn Near Killed 'Em- Jim Ellermeyer

Nov 10th, 2017 57m 30s

Jim Ellermeyer is a behavioral health therapist. He also has an interesting past. Listen to his conversation with Rob Speer about his battles with addiction and how he's come to a better place in life.

Damn Near Killed 'Em- Jessie Cramer

Oct 6th, 2017 1h

Scared of needles and completely uninked, host Rob Speer was still fascinated by the art and culture of tattoos. I've been a comic and I know what it's like to see bad comedy. I wanted to know what the world, bad tattoos and all, looked like

Allison Bowser

Sep 27th, 2017 58m 47s

Host Rob Speer has found some of the most interesting people he knows in mental wards and other rock-bottom places, and this week interviews Alison, a fellow patient with him at St Clair Hospital earlier this year, to talk OCD, Bipolar, and wat

Kevin Military Interview

Sep 23rd, 2017 58m 55s

This week, host Rob Speer sits down with an ex-army intelligence analyst who helps him realize a) everything in his TV drama-soaked mind is wrong and b) He doesn't ever want to have to do calisthenics with a hangover in the desert.

Favorite Stories

Sep 7th, 2017 58m 17s

This week on Damn Near Killed 'Em, host Rob Speer is pretentious enough to do a clip show 7 episodes in. These are great stories, either from upcoming guests, or unaired clips from recent interviews, plus two stories that I've just always love

Divorce w/ Guest Ex-Wife Emily Wagner

Aug 30th, 2017 1h 1m

Host Rob Speer sits down to interview his ex-wife, Emily Wagner, to talk about what they each did wrong in the past, what they're trying to do better now, and how mental health affects and affected their relationship

Damn Near Killed 'Em- Meaghan Gick

Aug 5th, 2017 1h

Rob Speer has never been outside the county, except on a 3-day choir trip to Canada. So, this week, he sits down with Meaghan Gick, who recently came back from living off the land in Africa to discuss the effect that travel had on her.Get in

Damn Near Killed 'Em- Rachel Lewis

Aug 5th, 2017 1h 1m

This week, Rob Speer sits down with a former coworker who also was recently in Western Psychiatric. They sit down to compare notes and experiences, as well as discuss how working in a store for women makes you ashamed to be a guy.

Damn Near Killed 'Em- Brandon Randall

Aug 5th, 2017 59m 3s

On this week's Damn Near Killed 'Em, host Rob Speer discusses his time at western Psychiatric Hospital with a patient he met there, talking about how they got through, what helped them the most, and the literal craziness of living on a mental w

Damn Near Killed 'Em- Ron Man Molinero

Aug 4th, 2017 1h

This week's Damn Near Killed 'Em features Ron Molinero, a Pittsburgh radio personality who, like host Rob Speer, also suffers from ulcerative colitis. He discusses how this changed his life, but how he kept it from changing his career.Get in

Damn Near Killed 'Em- Green Room

Aug 4th, 2017 58m 30s

On this week's Damn Near Killed 'Em, host Rob Speer sits down with a weed dealer who discusses his business, how he's operated for over 12 years, and the ins and outs of the marijuana game.Get in touch with the show on Twitter @rob_speerSuppo

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