A podcast about finding lasting sobriety later in life — when you've already got a mortgage, a marriage, and a career in motion. Two middle-aged suburban dads and 150+ episodes full of info you can use to kick-start your own sober journey.
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Two middle-aged suburban dads talk about recovering from addiction to drugs and alcohol — while juggling home life, work, and a lawn that still needs mowing.
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What this is
Since 2020
A show about staying sober in a world of soccer moms, PTA meetings, and lawns that need mowing.
We aren't war stories, and we aren't two guys talking over each other. We review books and films, interview people worth hearing from, and take apart alternative recovery paths to see what's actually inside them. Twelve Step, medication, harm reduction, the newest research — all of it is on the table, and none of it gets a free pass.
Everyone's welcome, wherever you are on the road. Our listeners are called Monksters. Pull up a chair.
Mike R
Reads the studies so you don't have to, then argues with them.
Nat X
Writes the music, finds the Bigfoot, keeps it honest.
Recovery in the News
What broke this week, and whether it should matter to you.
The Week in Weird
Cryptids, orbs, and whatever else got loose.
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Clips, outtakes, nonsense
Not every good bit survives the edit. The short stuff — clips from the show, Nat's music, whatever caught our eye that week — goes up on Instagram between episodes.
Come say hello. The Monksters over there are a good crowd.
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Keep the lights on
We're listener-supported. Our whole mission is helping people get sober and become their best, most authentic selves — and three dollars a month genuinely keeps this going. Patreon gets you bonus shows, video episodes, and the insider stuff. Not in a position to chip in? Come hang out on Facebook instead — that costs nothing and helps just as much.
If you're in trouble right now
There are thousands of people who have put addiction in the rear-view mirror, and you can be one of them. We neither endorse nor condemn any particular program, but the sheer number of meetings out there makes reaching out a good first step — maybe not the last step, but a good first one.