Drunk-ish - A Sobriety Podcast

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  Best Of: Quitting Booze & Boss Babe Culture - Emily Lynn Paulson (Part 2) 15.09.2026 54мин

  (This is part 2) You ever wake up after a night out and think, “Well, that probably wasn’t my proudest moment”? Emily Lynn Paulson did that—only it involved a blackout, a hotel doorman, EMTs, and a luxury car she technically “earned” by selling skincare. (Yes, this is a sobriety podcast. Yes, this episode is delicious.) Emily and I get into what happens after you quit drinking—like the surprising ways your values shift, the shady side of MLM life and how sometimes you just need to peace out of a community you built from scratch. Oh, and there’s swearing. Because come on. If you’ve ever been the wine mom, the boss babe, or the one throwing up in your inspirational Bling Suite—this one’s for you.Emily is the author of Hey Hon (which is sooo good btw) and she has a new novel out called The Revenge Party!
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  Best Of: Quitting Booze & Boss Babe Culture - Emily Lynn Paulson (Part 1) 15.09.2026 53мин

  (This is part 1) You ever wake up after a night out and think, “Well, that probably wasn’t my proudest moment”? Emily Lynn Paulson did that—only it involved a blackout, a hotel doorman, EMTs, and a luxury car she technically “earned” by selling skincare. (Yes, this is a sobriety podcast. Yes, this episode is delicious.) Emily and I get into what happens after you quit drinking—like the surprising ways your values shift, the shady side of MLM life and how sometimes you just need to peace out of a community you built from scratch. Oh, and there’s swearing. Because come on. If you’ve ever been the wine mom, the boss babe, or the one throwing up in your inspirational Bling Suite—this one’s for you.Emily is the author of Hey Hon (which is sooo good btw) and she has a new novel out called The Revenge Party!
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  Best Of: He Went To Jail Because It Was the Right Thing To Do (Part 2) 08.09.2026 1ч 6мин

  This is part two of a two-part episode -Matthew takes me on a wild ride from his years of addiction-fueled crime to the jaw-dropping moment that made him risk his own freedom to do the right thing. We talk about what it’s like to face life in prison, how sobriety sometimes hits you when you’re least expecting it (like, in a prison cell), and why being sober doesn’t mean your story suddenly gets easy. Spoiler: It doesn’t. But here’s the thing – Matthew is one of those people who somehow manages to find humor even in the absolute darkest parts of his past. He’s brutally honest, self-aware, and so damn resilient that you can’t help but root for him.
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  Best Of: He Went To Jail Because It Was the Right Thing To Do (part 1) 08.09.2026 55мин

  This is part one of a two-part episode -Matthew takes me on a wild ride from his years of addiction-fueled crime to the jaw-dropping moment that made him risk his own freedom to do the right thing. We talk about what it’s like to face life in prison, how sobriety sometimes hits you when you’re least expecting it (like, in a prison cell), and why being sober doesn’t mean your story suddenly gets easy. Spoiler: It doesn’t. But here’s the thing – Matthew is one of those people who somehow manages to find humor even in the absolute darkest parts of his past. He’s brutally honest, self-aware, and so damn resilient that you can’t help but root for him.
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  Paul Drayton on Alcohol, ADHD & Life After Alan Carr 01.09.2026 49мин

  This week I talk to Paul Drayton about the complicated relationship between drinking, anxiety, ADHD and that lovely little voice that insists maybe this time two glasses of wine will actually mean two glasses of wine. Paul opens up about being diagnosed with ADHD at 50, life in the public eye, his marriage to Alan Carr, the consequences of his drinking, and why sobriety looks different for everyone. Follow Paul on IG at @PaulDrayton1Buy his book Ride or Die Trying! (It's really good!)
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  Comedian Jackie Kashian on 8 shots, 11 beers, and Quitting 25.08.2026 57мин

  If you've ever quit drinking for three months and then decided the real fix was "just don't drive," this one's for you. Jackie Kashian is a stand-up comedian with over 25 years sober. But before sobriety stuck she developed a system: quit entirely, get bored, downgrade to beer only, promote back up to shots, then switch to wine to be classy. We talk about what finally worked and the therapist who wouldn't allow her to be funny. I really loved this episode.You can listen to Jackie on her podcasts: The Dork Forest and the Jackie and Laurie Show. Plus watch her special Alter Kashian right on her website JackieKashian.comYou can watch this episode on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@Drunk-ishPodcast
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  Margaret Cho Drinks to Not Be Margaret Cho 18.08.2026 48мин

  Margaret Cho came on Drunk-ish this week, and I need you to understand the scope of this: she detoxed off alcohol, opiates, benzos, Adderall and kratom — which now comes in a little shot at the gas station, right next to the 5-Hour Energy. We also cover the ex-boyfriend who was technically homeless but insisted on first-class flights, the almost two years she lived at a rehab that used to be Rock Hudson's house, and the final show where she was so messed up she scared the audience. She's come a long way since then!Margaret's tour Choligarchy is coming to a town near you. This months she's on Fire Island and then Berkeley CA. Go to her website Margaretcho.com IG Margaret_ChoFollow Drunk-ish on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@Drunk-ishPodcast
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  Sober On the Ultimatum - Edris Khalieque (Part 2) 12.08.2026 45мин

  Edris Khalieque is back for Part Two, and this is the half with the reality show in it. He and Jessica Grace went on The Ultimatum with a very reasonable plan — don't cheat, get engaged at the end, watch it back, then get married — and as Edris puts it, "It did not go like that at all." Edris and Jessica went on The Ultimatum hoping it would move them toward marriage, and instead it took them apart — a rushed proposal, a breakup, a reunion he says he prepared for in seven therapy sessions and still handled in a way he regrets. What I keep coming back to is how he talks about it now: no defending himself, no blaming the edit, just going back through the whole relationship and owning his part of it. You can find Edris on IG at @escissorsman and on TikTok at @escissorsdude. Edris is the founder of Sobio, a virtual alcohol recovery program that pairs every client with a licensed therapist and a certified recovery coach who work together as one team to provide one on one, evidence-based support. Designed for busy professionals, Sobio helps people build lasting recovery from the privacy of home without putting life on hold. Learn more at sobioapp.com or follow @sobioapp on Instagram and TikTok.Please find this episode on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@Drunk-ishPodcast (subscribe please!)
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  Before the Ultimatum - Edris Khalieque (Part 1) 11.08.2026 43мин

  Part One.This week I'm joined by Edris Khalieque, who is on the current season of The Ultimatum, has 16 years sober, and once walked into rehab with a very clear plan: get out, find better heroin, come back. Reader, the plan did not hold. We get into his Afghan immigrant upbringing, cussing out his parents in elementary school, drinking 40s in a punk band, and the middle-of-the-night rehab conversation about Megadeth that may have saved his life. You can find Edris on IG at @escissorsman and on TikTok at @escissorsdude. Edris is the founder of Sobio, a virtual alcohol recovery program that pairs every client with a licensed therapist and a certified recovery coach who work together as one team to provide one on one, evidence-based support. Designed for busy professionals, Sobio helps people build lasting recovery from the privacy of home without putting life on hold. Learn more at sobioapp.com or follow @sobioapp on Instagram and TikTok.Please find this episode on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@Drunk-ishPodcast (subscribe please!)
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  The Sober Curator's Sobriety Story 14.07.2026 54мин

  If you've ever moved to a new city thinking a fresh start would fix the drinking -- and then found yourself alone on the couch at 2 PM on a Tuesday with a bottle you swore you weren't opening?  Alysse Bryson gets it. This week I'm talking to the founder of The Sober Curator, who has 20 years sober. We get into the geographic cure, project-managing your own rock bottom, emergency heart surgery at 40, and I also say somethings about tiramisu that I probably should have kept to myself.Find Alysse at The Sober CuratorHer IG is @AlysseIntheCityMy IG is @SWilderTaylorFollow the show on YouTube
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  Magic, Medicine, Misery 07.07.2026 47мин

  In this episode I talk to comedian Zach Noe Towers, who spent the first five years of his stand-up career doing a shot before his set and a beer during it, convinced it made him calm and in tune with the room. He walks me through his whole magic-medicine-misery arc: the scared gay kid in St. Louis who found that alcohol helped, the 30th birthday where he woke up in a stranger's bed already late for a job he hated, and how he got sober despite worrying he wouldn't like other people in recovery.Watch Zach's comedy special Twink Death on YouTube.Follow Zach on IG @ZachNoeTowers
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  What Anorexia and Drinking Have in Common is Everything 30.06.2026 54мин

  There’s a specific kind of person who hears “just have dessert sometimes” and counters with a38-day countdown to her dad’s birthday cake. Misti Milner is that person, and it turns out so amI. We talk about the offhand comment from a popular kid that lodged in her brain for decades,the era when every mom in the neighborhood was doing Jane Fonda in the basement or drivingto Jazzercise, and the deeply unfun truth that anorexia does not just go away on its own no matter how hard you try. You can find Misti on the substack That's What She Said Please subscribe to Misti's substack and also watch this episode on YouTube!
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  She Wasn't Like the Other People in the Room 23.06.2026 46мин

  If you've ever sat in a therapist's office for months working on everything except the thing you do every single night — same. My friend Rebecca Nelson Lubin has almost 14 years sober, and she told me about going to therapy for the panic attacks she got driving over the bridge, and somehow the drinking just never came up. We get into the weekends that started Thursday and ended Tuesday, and the day at ten years sober when she hit an emotional rock bottom and picked up the phone instead of a drink. @RebeccaNelsonLubinWatch this pod at YouTube
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  The Diary of a Twenty Five Year-old Alcoholic 16.06.2026 45мин

  If you’ve ever woken up with an injury you couldn’t explain and just… made up a story about it, Elli gets it. She had her first drink at 13, her first blackout at 14, and then blacked out almost every time she drank for ten years, the whole time deciding she was just a bad person instead of a kid who couldn’t stop. We get into the fake Twitter account a group of girls built to bully her at 16, her mom showing up to graduation in an ankle bracelet, and the genuinely unhinged thing that finally made her quit.You can find Elli Rose Cikovic's book The Diary of a Twenty Five Year-old Alcoholic on Amazon for right now. Follow Elli on IG @ellirosecikovic
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  The Truth About Sobriety and Mental Health 09.06.2026 42мин

  If you've ever assumed sobriety would turn you into a calm, well-adjusted person who makes good decisions and drinks green juice while journaling at sunrise, Sara Christine Berelsman would like a word. We talk about drinking, bipolar disorder, shame, marriage, motherhood, writing your way through the hard stuff, getting judged by small-town boss babes, and why telling the truth can be terrifying but also deeply useful which is pretty much our brand around here. Sara is the author of My Last Rock Bottom and can be found on her Facebook page Sara Christine Berelsman.Please check out this episode and more on our YouTube page at Drunk-ish
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  Tanya J Part 2: When Grief Tests Your Sobriety 03.06.2026 35мин

  Tanya J is back for Part Two, and I would strongly suggest listening to Part One first unless you enjoy walking into the emotional equivalent of a movie halfway through and asking, “Wait, why is everyone crying?” Tanya’s story goes from sober parties and family Thanksgiving to grief, trauma, motherhood, court, recovery, and the very rude discovery that life does not stop being life just because you quit drinking. We talk about staying sober when “all bets are off,” and why playing through the drink is not just a slogan — it’s survival.
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  The Fixer Finally Asked for Help 02.06.2026 40мин

  This week on Drunk-ish, I’m talking with my friend Tanya J, whose sobriety story does not begin with teenage keg stands or dramatic college beer pong. Her drinking took off later, wrapped up in marriage, wine with dinner, perfectionism, parenting, adoption stress, family chaos, and the deeply annoying belief that if you’re the “responsible one,” you must be fine. Tanya shares how fear, control, caretaking, and white wine all tangled together — and how rehab, recovery, sponsorship, and a very inconvenient amount of crying helped her start rebuilding her life. This is Part One, so yes, we are making you come back.
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  Sober Moms, Teenagers, and the Big Alcohol Talk 26.05.2026 52мин

  This week on Drunk-ish, I’m trying something a little different: a topic episode instead of one guest story. I’m joined by Casey McGuire Davidson and Sara Kaufman-Bradstreet to talk about getting sober after having kids, what our children remember — or thankfully don’t — and how we talk to teenagers about drinking, weed, driving, consent, and all the fun topics that make parenting feel like a hostage negotiation with snacks. We also get into mom wine culture, shame, sober sex, and why quitting drinking didn’t make us less fun — just less likely to fall asleep mid-sentence. Or mid-other things.You can find sober mentor and podcaster Sara Kaufman Bradstreet at @No_more_wasted_daysand host of the Hello Someday podcast, Casey McGuire Davidson at HelloSomedayCoaching.comYou can subscribe and follow us on YouTube 
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  From Bar Fights to 45 Years Sober 19.05.2026 45мин

  This week I’m talking with my Rob Hill, who has 45 years sober and somehow manages to make attempted childhood sibling murder, lesbian bar fights, therapy, motorcycles, and spiritual awakening feel like one very eventful coffee date. Rob takes us from feeling different as a kid, to drinking early, to getting sober, relapsing once, crawling back, and building a life she still loves showing up for. It’s funny, wild, moving, and also a pretty great reminder that recovery doesn’t have to look perfect to be real.Watch Drunk-ish on YouTubePlease like and subscribe! And how about a review?
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  When Rehab Doesn't Fix Everything 05.05.2026 45мин

  This week I’m talking with Josh Welch, a criminal defense lawyer, husband, dad, and person in recovery who has been through it — rehabs, relapses, shame spirals, rebuilding, and the occasional very bad idea involving a tallboy immediately after treatment. You may also recognize him as a frequent guest on his wife's podcast, I've Had It. Josh talks about getting sober after years of addiction, how becoming a father changed what he was willing to fight for, why perfection in recovery can be a trap, and how shame can keep people sick and the radical concept of not beating yourself to death for being human.