The Least of These - A Memoir by Bob Carnes

In The Least of These, Bob Carnes reflects on a life shaped by curiosity, service, and gratitude. From his early days as a Navy veteran and engineer to his years as a journalist, oilman, and photographer, Bob has worn many hats—but through them all, he’s remained a keen observer of people and purpose. With warmth and humility, he honors the teachers, neighbors, relatives, coworkers, mentors, and his beloved wife Silvia, who shaped his journey. This memoir is both a personal testament and a tribute to the everyday heroes who quietly make life meaningful.

The Least of These - A Memoir by Bob Carnes is a society podcast hosted by Bob Carnes, with 16 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Bob Carnes hosts The Least of These - A Memoir by Bob Carnes, a society show with 16 episodes published.

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  Episode #15

  The Least of These - A Memoir by Bob Carnes - Dogs

  Jun 1, 202630 minS1

  <p>Bob Carnes discusses his memoir The Least of These, sharing stories centered on dogs that entered his life despite his insistence he’s “not a dog person.” After buying a family farm in Northwest Wilson County and helping his brother Mike as Alzheimer’s set in, Bob begins feeding a shy pregnant stray, Blackie, rescues her six puppies using a hog trap, and later regrets not paying for Blackie’s heartworm treatment. He recounts Blondie’s arrival and how the pack’s dynamic shifts when the well-bred, independent Wolf appears, ranges widely, and is ultimately shot after killing two small dogs. Bo...

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  Episode #14

  The Least of These - A Memoir by Bob Carnes -Snubbing Hands - 114

  Apr 1, 202627 minS1

  <p>Snubbing Hands Offshore: Brutal Work, High Pressure, and the Legend of Lynn Boyd</p> <p>The script recounts the dangerous, high-paying world of offshore snubbing hands—tougher and riskier than wireline work—through Bob Carnes experiences on a Louisiana well job removing a stuck 10,000-foot kill string, breaking joints by synchronized sledgehammer blows while being drenched in burning calcium chloride. After days of labor, the well comes up to 4,000 PSI, and the narrator describes the terrifying force of venting pressure and the chemical and sun damage that caused circular skin lesions and a severe rash. He then profiles Lynn Boyd...

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  Episode #13

  The Least of These - A Memoir by Bob Carnes - The Navy - 113

  Mar 23, 202636 minS1

  <p>From College to the USS Walker: Bob Carnes on Growing Up in the Navy (1961–1965)</p> <p>Bob Carnes recounts leaving college after poor grades and, after being told he was “too smart” for the Marines, enlisting in the Navy in 1961.</p> <p>Though initially signed for electronics and nuclear training, he chose deck force work instead and found he loved the sun, physical labor, seamanship, and life at sea aboard the USS Walker out of Pearl Harbor, including typhoons and West Pacific ports like Japan, Hong Kong, and the Philippines.</p> <p>He reflects on Honolulu’s sailor districts, friendsh...

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  Episode #12

  The Least of These - A Memoir by Bob Carnes - Jubilee

  Mar 9, 202640 minS1

  <p>Jubilee: Bob Carnes Dark Dream of Aging, Regret, and a Final Reckoning</p> <p> “Jubilee,” follows a 75-year-old engineer plagued by hyper-real nightmares of helplessness in a hospital-like setting, an obsessive need to urinate, and memories of childhood bullying, as he confronts aging, loneliness, guilt over his Alzheimer’s-stricken mother, and a life he deems meaningless despite wealth and technological success.</p> 00:00 Nightmare Underwater 00:48 Waking in Surgery 02:28 Hospital Panic Button 03:39 Dreams vs Reality 04:20 Childhood Helplessness 06:46 Aging in the Mirror 08:11 The Empty Workroom 12:59 Scrooge and Regrets 16:12 Planning a Bear Death 18:25 Stranded on the Mountain 23:34 Collapse and Return Dream 25:44 Raven and Revelat...

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  Bob Carnes - The Least of These - Tough Times For Texans In A Town Like Alice

  Feb 23, 202613 minS0

  <p>Tough Times for Texans: Alice, Texas and the 1980s Oil Bust </p> <p>This episode centers on Bob Carnes’ Wall Street Journal piece dated April 9, 1986, “Tough Times for Texans,” about Alice, a South Texas town of about 30,000 whose economy depends on oil and gas drilling and service companies. Carnes describes arriving in 1981 as a drilling company area manager overseeing 21 rigs and more than 500 people, then watching rig activity collapse through 1982–83, briefly improve in early 1984, and deteriorate again through 1985 as uncertainty about oil prices, a gas bubble, and political signals rattled investors.</p> 00:00 Meet Alice Texas 01:10 Oil Town Boom 02:15 Alice Personifi...

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