Drunk-ish - A Sobriety Podcast

One Last Hit

My guest today is Austin Rampt who wrote a book called One Last Hit (which you may have figured out just from the title! Clever!). Austin has a pretty crazy story involvi

Is It Alcoholism If You Only Drink Wine?

Sam Thomas is sober, recovering from an eating disorder and a proud member of the LGBT+ community but it's been a struggle to get here. In today's episode we talk about t

Guesting on No More Wasted Days: 7 Reasons I Didn't Go to AA

I was a guest on Sara Kaufman Bradstreet's podcast No More Wasted Days and we laughed so much I needed to post it for you guys. Here's her description: What if everythin

Best Of: Mia Idrissi on Dating Sober (Part 2)

In this second episode with Mia Idrissi, we talk about how fun it is to have feelings now. You know—like sadness, shame, and rage, but without the vodka chaser. Mia drops

Best Of: Booze, Binging and Broadway Dreams (Part 1)

Mia Idrissi joins Drunk-ish to share the kind of story you don’t hear every day—raw, hilarious, heartbreaking, and ultimately redemptive. With 32 years of sobriety under

The First One Killed in Friday the 13th Has 42 Years Sober - Part 2

This is part 2 Robbi Morgan Walberg is back for Part Two, and Curly Dimple has officially reported to rehab in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in December, where the detox plan w

The First One Killed in Friday the 13th Has 42 Years Sober - Part 1

This is Part One Robbi Morgan Walberg is the first person killed in the original Friday the 13th, which is not even the most dramatic thing she told me. She grew up in a

Do I Have To Quit Drinking or Can I Just Cut Down?

In a first of its kind episode, I talk directly to the listeners about (what I consider) the myth of moderation. Maybe I should have titled this episode the myth of moder

Brad Pitt Was Hotter Sober

Suzanne Warye is back for her third or fourth visit (we've lost count), and I'd have her on every week if she'd let me. We start with her first grader refusing to go to s

Once an Alcoholic Always an Alcoholic?

Amy Hatvany is back to discuss the CNN article that poses the question: If you've called yourself an alcoholic, can you ever go back to restrained drinking? We take a dee

When Your Brain Picks a New Addiction with Amy Hatvany

This week I'm talking with author Amy Hatvany, who wrote nine novels — including Best Kept Secret, the book I read early in sobriety and thought, "Okay, who installed a c

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

(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

Best Of: Quitting Booze & Boss Babe Culture - Emily Lynn Paulson (Part 1)

(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

Best Of: He Went To Jail Because It Was the Right Thing To Do (Part 2)

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 f

Best Of: He Went To Jail Because It Was the Right Thing To Do (part 1)

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 f

Paul Drayton on Alcohol, ADHD & Life After Alan Carr

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

Comedian Jackie Kashian on 8 shots, 11 beers, and Quitting

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

Margaret Cho Drinks to Not Be Margaret Cho

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

Sober On the Ultimatum - Edris Khalieque (Part 2)

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 che

Before the Ultimatum - Edris Khalieque (Part 1)

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: