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What Would Rob Do?NPR's Rob Sachs talks about life's sticky situations and how turn them into an opportunity for adventure, growth, or at the very least--laughter. Primary Format : Public Radio Language : Unknown Also Listed as: City : Unknown State/Province : Unknown Country : Unknown Region : XX User Tags: User Votes: RSS Feed Website People found this Podcast Searching for: View this Podcast on a Google Map. Podcast iTunes Link Text Only listing of alt.NPR: What Would Rob Do? Podcasts Methings.com listings of alt.NPR: What Would Rob Do? Podcasts If you like this podcast, you might also like:

View the full archive of alt.NPR: What Would Rob Do? Ripped Your Pants! What Would Rob Do? In this episode Rob talks to GQ's Style Guy Glenn O'Brien about how to handle pants rips, popped buttons, and snags in your clothes. O'Brien says it's all about knowing a great re-weaver to rescue you from your wardrobe malfunction. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Making A Funky Pumpkin...What Would Rob Do? Making a Jack-O-Lantern is an almost sacred Halloween tradition. Unfortunately Rob's skills have not progressed past that of a 2nd grader. He calls up professional pumpkin carver Tom Nardone for advice on how to make a funky pumpkin. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Disaster Roommate Debrief with Jesse Thorn Rob talks to Jesse Thorn from "The Sound of Young America" about comments he's heard from listeners on bad roommates. He also shares his own personal stories and advice he's received from Jim Johnston of MTV's "The Real World". Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Bad Roommate! Advice from MTV's Real World Rob interviews Jim Johnston, the executive producer of MTV's Real World on how to deal with having a less than ideal roommate or housemate. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Playing the Harmonica...What Would Rob Do? Ever since his daughter started blowing into a toy harmonica, Rob has been thinking about finally learning how to properly play the instrument. In this episode he gets some tips from legendary Piedmont bluesman Phil Wiggins and a lesson from NPR's own Peter Breslow. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Conquering Head Lice with Madeleine Brand Rob delves deeper into indignity of head lice with Madeleine Brand. Brand shares some of her own personal history with the pest and Rob relays some tips from professional delouser Abigail Rosenfeld aka Brooklyn's "Lice Lady". Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Tips on Getting out Lice Rob gets the low down on how to battle head lice from Abigail Rosenfeld, aka "The Head Lice Lady of Brookyln". Rosenfeld has been doing battle for close to 30 decades and reveals her techniques for ridding yourself of these pesky bugs. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Attending A Bris "Extended" Interview Rob shares a longer version of his interview with Rabbi Chanan Feld, a mohel based in Berkeley on how to act a bris (Jewish circumcision ceremony). Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Attending A Bris...What Would Rob Do? In the Jewish faith a "bris" or circumcision is a family event that celebrates a baby boy's entering into a life of Judaism. While the ceremony is joyous, it can also be an awkward experience for some attendees. Rob talks about this dicey situation with Rabbi Chanan Feld, an orthodox mohel based in California, and relays his findings to NPR's David Kestenbaum. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | My Ex Is At the Party!! What Would Rob Do? It's a situation you never want to be in, being on a date and having your ex show up. Rob talks with relationship expert Amy Spencer about how to handle this awkward encounter and what to do if you're the dumper or the dumpee. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | I Want to Be on TV! What Would Rob Do? Even with the explosion of channels on TV, not just anyone gets a chance to pop up on the small screen. To help figure out how to finagal his way onto TV, (without paying for it) Rob talks with Taryn Winter Brill, the features correspondent for Good Morning America. Taryn says whether you're a "man on the street" or potential game show contestant, try to find an angle that makes you stick out from the crowd. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | My Dog Is Embarrassing Me! What Would Rob Do? Dogs will be dogs, but that doesn't mean they can't learn to behave properly. Rob gets clued in on how to handle everything from wayward pooping, to crotch sniffing to leg humping from Victoria Stilwell host of Animal Planet's, "It's Me or the Dog." He then discusses his findings with NPR's Mike Pesca. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Rick Springfield on Lullabyes....What Would Rob Do? Rob tries to find the secret singing a great lullabye by consulting one of his all-time favorite rockers Rick Springfield. Springfield has just released "My Precious Little One" an album of lullabyes written back in 1985 for his sons Liam and Josh. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Avoiding An Awkward Massage...What Would Rob Do? Getting a massage should be relaxing and hopefully spiritually uplifting, that is if you're willing to let yourself go. In this episode Rob talks about getting a professional massage from Jennifer Robinson of Relax & Rejuvenate with NPR's Alison Bryce who herself is a former massage therapist. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Talking to Strangers...What Would Rob Do? We've long been told never to talk to strangers — but what about when you're alone at a cocktail party or bored in line at the bank? Rob chats with Gretchen Rubin, the blogger behind The Happiness Project, for tips on how to strike up a conversation with strangers without freaking them out. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Parenting Solo for the Weekend...What Would Rob Do? Rob talks with "Parenting On the Edge" blogger and podcaster Madeleine Brand about his recent experience looking after 15 month old daughter for a weekend when his wife was away. Madeleine says dads should trust their parenting instincts and moms need to give them a break. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Finding A Restaurant...What Would Rob Do? Picking the right restaurant could mean the difference between having a night of culinary amazement and wonder or being stuck eating dog food served by a disgruntled waiter named Biff. Rob talks to Todd Mundt about tips he got from restaurant surveyor Tim Zagat on how to pick the best places to eat. Zagat says it's all about having the right resources to able to size a place up before chowing down. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Noisy Neighbor! What Would Rob Do? People who live in apartments and condos know that nothing can be more annoying that living near a noisy neighbor. Rob talks with NPR's Felix Contreras about how to deal with the issue without being confrontational. He also adds in advice from landlord and blogger Rick Morrisson. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Homebrewing Part II...What Would Rob Do? In Part II of Rob's exploration of homebrewing he searches out the proper techniques for making a homebrew with local brewers James Warner and Hugh Blodget and then buys some ingredients to try it out himself. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Homebrewing for St. Patrick's Day...What Would Rob Do? With St. Patrick's Day less than three weeks away Rob decides to take a different approach to celebrating the holiday by deciding to try out homebrewing. To get started he speaks with homebrewing expert Charlie Papazian, author of the book "The Complete Joy of Homebrewing." Rob discusses his finding with Linda Holmes, editor NPR's "Monkey See" blog. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |