The Bogus Otis Show: 9 Degrees of Sammy Hagar
A salute to Sammy Hagar- The Red Rocker! From Rock to Rum, Cabo to Cars to Catalina, Baja to Beer, Montrose to Mexico to Mezquila, Guitars, Gear n' Grub, Chickenfoot, HSAS, The Circle, Los Tres Gusanos, The Other Half, and his still growing solo career, your "Bo-Hosts" Darin & Brent delve into anything- and everything- within 9 Degrees of Sammy, making pit-stops at all points in-between!
More than just a podcast, it's celebrating the "Red Rocker" lifestyle, while also bringing a better "balance" and an increased social awareness to Sammy's incredible career as a Solo Artist, his massive contributions to the VH legacy - and to ROCK n' ROLL itself!
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Episodes
89 episodes
( BONUS OTIS ) Sammy Sunday Mornings- Featured Track: Things've Changed
Kick-off those worn-out shoes, let your hair down and pour yourself some lite roast, because the Bo-Hosts welcome you to: Sammy Sunday Mornings! The "BONUS OTIS" mini-episodes are bite-size and focus on the mellower side of t...
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16:04
( BONUS OTIS ) Sammy Sunday Mornings- Featured Track: Be Still
Kick-off those worn-out shoes, let your hair down and pour yourself some lite roast, because the Bo-Hosts welcome you to: Sammy Sunday Mornings! The "BONUS OTIS" mini-episodes are bite-size and focus on the mellower side of t...
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22:25
S6 Episode 012: Livin' It Up turns 20!
Grab your shades and ditch the heavy coat—the Bo-Hosts may be freezing in the Great White North, but they're turning up the heat by taking a sonic vacation back to 2006 as they deep-dive into another one of Sammy’s career re-defining masterpiec...
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Season 6
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Episode 12
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46:56
( BONUS OTIS ) Sammy Sunday Mornings - Featured Track: Flamingos Fly
Kick-off those worn-out shoes, let your hair down and pour yourself some lite roast, because the Bo-Hosts welcome you to: Sammy Sunday Mornings! The "BONUS OTIS" mini-episodes are bite-size and focus on the mellower side of t...
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18:53
( BONUS OTIS ) Sammy Sunday Mornings- Featured Track: Inner Child
Kick-off those worn-out shoes, let your hair down and pour yourself some lite roast, because the Bo-Hosts welcome you to: Sammy Sunday Mornings! The "BONUS OTIS" mini-episodes are bite-size and focus on the mellower side of t...
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14:59
( BONUS OTIS ) Sammy Sunday Mornings - Featured Track: Different Devil
Kick-off those worn-out shoes, let your hair down and pour yourself some lite roast, because the Bo-Hosts welcome you to: Sammy Sunday Mornings! The "BONUS OTIS" mini-episodes are bite-size and focus on the mellower side of t...
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13:25
( BONUS OTIS ) Sammy Sunday Mornings- Featured Track: Never Said Goodbye
Kick-off those worn-out shoes, let your hair down and pour yourself some lite roast, because the Bo-Hosts welcome you to: Sammy Sunday Mornings! The "BONUS OTIS" mini-episodes are bite-size and focus on the mellower side of t...
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( BONUS OTIS ) Sammy Sunday Mornings- Featured Track: Learning to Fall
Kick-off those worn-out shoes, let your hair down and pour yourself some lite roast, because the Bo-Hosts welcome you to: Sammy Sunday Mornings! The "BONUS OTIS" mini-episodes are bite-size and focus on the mellower side of t...
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8:43
S6 Episode 011: 2025 Year End Holiday Special!
The Bo-Hosts celebrate the Holiday Season and close out the year by looking back at hi-lights from 2025, look ahead at what 2026 will have in-store, and compare their "Sammy Claus" wish lists!So grab yourself a Sammy-inspired cocktail, b...
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Season 6
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Episode 11
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24:25
( BONUS OTIS ) Sammy Sunday Mornings - Featured Track: The Love
Kick-off those worn-out shoes, let your hair down and pour yourself some lite roast, because the Bo-Hosts welcome you to: Sammy Sunday Mornings! The "BONUS OTIS" mini-episodes are bite-size and focus on the mellower side of t...
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12:49
S6 Episode 010: Getting interactive with Chime Interactive's Jon R. Luini!
Love catching up with Sammy on his Socials? Well, in this episode, the Bo-host's sit down with Jon R. Luini, founder and president of Chime Interactive, and the man behind Sammy’s Digital Strategies, Social Media, W...
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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1:13:35
( BONUS OTIS ) Sammy Sunday Mornings - Featured Track: Sailin
Kick-off those worn-out shoes, let your hair down and pour yourself some lite roast, because the Bo-Hosts welcome you to: Sammy Sunday Mornings! The "BONUS OTIS" mini-episodes are bite-size and focus on the mellower side of t...
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7:13
S6 Episode 009: Live Without...my Shoes?!?
With 5150's 40th Anniversary quickly approaching it means the anniversary of everyone's favourite concert video, Van Halen: Live Without A Net, is also just around the corner! So, for this episode, the Bo-Hosts tracked down the ...
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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49:44
S6 Episode 008: Music Journalist Al Shipley RE-SPINS his VH RANKINGS!
In this episode, music journalist Al Shipley crashes the cast to discuss, defend & dissect the Bo-Host's review of HIS "Every Van Halen Album, Ranked" article for SPIN Magazine! Al's a musicologist, a great hang and a g...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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49:33
S6 Episode 007:Special Guest: Dale Jarvis of Sammy Hagar Collectibles!
In this episode, the Bo-Host's welcome Dale Jarvis, the great swami behind Sammy Hagar Collectibles! Dale is a full-fledged card-carrying Redhead who was "Swept Away" back in 1984, and in 2006 he took his ad...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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1:08:45
S6 Episode 006: Special Guest: Michel Schinkel- President, Dutch Van Halen Fan Club!
In this episode, the Bo-Hosts welcome Michel Schinkel, Founder & President of the Dutch Van Halen Fan Club! Michel drops by to share many inside stories about Van Halen's 1995 "Secret Gig" in Holland got organized, ho...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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50:46
S6 Episode 005: Spin's VH Album Rankings Get Spun!
All Fired Up by Spin journalist Al Shipley’s recent Van Halen album rankings, the Bo-Hosts set out to fix the list—and restore Balance to the rock and roll universe!Will it lead to the end of the podcast? Wil...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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32:55
S6 Episode 004: BOAWB LIVE in Vegas - The Residency: FULL REVIEW!
In this episode, what happens in Vegas does NOT stay in Vegas as the Bo-Hosts evaluate Sammy's truly epic, newly-released, The Residency, LIVE album! Captured during Sammy's acclaimed 2025 Las Vegas residenc...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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31:27
S6 Episode 003: "TEN 13" turns 25!
In this post 10/13 Birthday Bash episode, the Bo-Hosts summarize Sammy's epic 78th trip around the sun and then delve into the many musical gems contained on his epic 2000 album, the aptly titled "TEN 13". Released on October 24, 2...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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47:46
S6 Episode 002: ShREDding with Berklee's Ben Cote!
In this episode, the Bogus Bo-Host's sit down to talk rock of the REDDEST kind with Ben Cote, a longtime listener of the show and Senior Coordinator within the Guitar Department at the esteemed Berklee College of Music.
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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1:19:04
S6 Episode 001: Season 6 Mini-Episode KICKOFF!
What will Season 6 have in store? Well, 2026 is a year filled with significant Sammy solo and Sam Halen Milestones! What will the Bo-Hosts be talking about? Crank a cold Sammy-libation and have a listen!
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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13:54
S5 Episode 013: SEASON 5 FINALE - EARLY DAYS of the BIRTHDAY BASH with Ilene Nice & Jennifer Bell!!
In this nostalgia-filled episode the Bo-Hosts jump in the wayback machine and welcome longtime REDHEADS and bonafide besties Ilene Nice & Jennifer Bell! Ilene and Jennifer met in a Birthday Bash line...
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Season 5
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Episode 13
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1:05:22
S5 Episode 012: The HEAVIEST METAL yet to come?...Future Speculations!
In this emergency-release episode, the Bo-Hosts dive into Sammy’s latest social media teases with Anthrax/Pantera’s Charlie Benante, Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee, and Birthday Bash regular Chad Kroeger of Nickelback. What does it all mean?Is ...
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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23:52
S5 Episode 011: Summer Nights, Fights, Reissues, New Releases... and a possible Reunion?!
As those "Hot Summer Nights" start to dwindle, the Bo-Hosts Recap all things RED!In this episode, the Bo-Hosts deep-dive into the motivations, speculations and possible ramifications behind DLR's recent onstage diatribe regarding Sammy,&...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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56:38
