Episodes

Based on a suggestion, we actually talk about medicinal weed. The most monumental year or time in our sobriety and finding our identity with major changes or moves. When you're feeling out of sorts, lost or squirrely, what d...

We start off talking about a Cleveland AA icon and how we both benefited from his work. There's a move happening for one of us and we talk about the why behind it. We touch on willingness in early sobriety and what helped us ...

We start out with charity talk. The Keating Center and how to support the podcast. A listener question, and we provide some additional information about "normies" vs. "real alcoholics." Speaking of normies... how they feel w...

Founder's Day! This episode was recorded on June 10, 2022, which is the 87th Anniversary of the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous. As everyone knows, AA is our base and Founder's Day has been a big deal for us. Stories from th...

We start off with a quick wrap of a work issue, then we transition into normie's vs. real alcoholics. More about sponsors, compatibility and "accountability partners." The idea of getting rid of the word alcoholic. Getting so...

We begin on a positive note - Happy 3 Month Anniversary To The Podcast! Then we bitch about work... Steven Tyler relapsed. (insert verbal eye roll) We dive into a pretty cool conversation about how we both got our first spons...

We start off talking about what has always kept us sober; pizza, spite and making our beds. Also, preparing to be on our own after being "halfway." We discuss the things that could have kept us from staying sober and how cri...

12th Episode - 12 Years - 12 Steps We talk about our first jobs after getting sober. What it was like, what they led to and the challenges. Gratitude and accountability, make another appearance. How we handled our first sum...

We begin with grand kids, diapers and not getting peed on. How music has played a part in our recovery and we dig into The Steps a little bit. Fear of missing out and the genuine fun that can be had sober. We also talk abou...

We dive into The Four Absolutes, explain what they are and more importantly, what they mean to us. We talk about when Bill moved back to Wisconsin, how he settled in and how the hand of AA reached out. We talk about boundari...

In this episode, we are in Cleveland for our anniversaries and we do some stuff. A meeting, coins, friends and a trip to the birthplace of AA to visit Dr. Bob's house. We also talk about our time in the 3/4 house, and what h...

In this episode, we introduce a new friend ( @the.af.mom ) and a new page on our website. As promised, I tell my story about Sober Grid ( @sobergrid ), but it's a story with a point. And a lesson. We talk about our upcoming...

This week we bitch a little bit about statistics (based on a message that I got this week). We talk about triggers, how we handle ourselves in social situations and dealing with life when it gets difficult. We also get into a...

In this episode we talk about the death of a rock star and how we dealt with death in early recovery. We also received a request from a listener, asking us to talk about repairing relationships, starting healthy relationshi...

In this episode Mike is in Wisconsin for a few days, so we actually got to record an episode under the same roof. We talk about disappointments, the first drink, playing the tape through and gratitude. We also take a trip do...

In this episode, we talk about when each of us got to the sober living facility, and you'll hear how different our experiences were. We also dive into that first 30 days that we were sober and some of the challenges that we d...

This is our first full episode, and we get to hear Mike's story. He goes into his past, and shares what it was like for him to get to where he is today. He talks a about AA and the 12 Steps, and he does it in a way that will ...

In this episode, you will get a behind the scenes listen of Mike and I trying to put this podcast together. To us, this is funny... but most importantly, I think we have the kinks and glitches worked out, so that we can be f...

In this episode, we talk about what our goals are for the podcast and why we are doing it. We also get to hear a little background from Bill. Mike was not able to join us on this episode, but he will be on future episodes.