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Episodes
250 episodes
Psychologist Michael Zhang Talks Prediction Markets vs Sports Betting, Adolescent Brain
Prediction markets are having a moment, and they’re being pitched as smarter than gambling. The problem is that the brain doesn’t always care what you call it. When the interface looks like trading and the language sounds like forecasting, it c...
Gambling Is Gambling - Forget What Prediction Markets or Sports Apps Call It
Gambling keeps evolving its wardrobe, but it never changes its goal: separate you from your money. We talk straight about prediction markets, sports betting apps, and the question people dodge the most: what is gambling when platforms call it “...
Slots and Parlays: The Two Bets Designed To Beat You
The gambling industry has two products that print money for the house, and we’re naming them plainly: slots and parlays. If you’ve ever felt that pull of “just one more spin” or the rush of turning $20 into $1,000, this conversation puts the ps...
Three Tips To Stop Gambling
You can feel totally alone in gambling addiction, even when you are surrounded by people. We get blunt about a truth that snaps the fantasy: most gamblers lose, and the house is not your friend. That is not meant to shame you. It is meant to wa...
Three Tips to Staying Stopped with Gambling, Addiction
Staying stopped is the elusive question, and we go straight at it: lots of people can quit for a stretch, but lasting recovery takes a foundation that doesn’t crack the moment life gets stressful. We talk about why “white-knuckling it” fades, w...
Live from Holy Name Retreat Center: Why Recovery Retreats Work
We’re recording live from Holy Name retreat center in Houston, Texas, surrounded by people doing the work at a 12-step retreat for compulsive gamblers. There’s something powerful about stepping out of your normal routine for a focused Friday-to...
Gambling Englishman Daniel living in Australia Talks Pokies And Purpose
Pokies in a “VIP room,” betting screens on every wall, and a machine that lets you place fixed-odds bets without leaving the bar. Australia’s gambling environment can feel like the casino came to you, and that’s where our conversation with Dani...
Voices To Victory Author Tara Talks Crack, Sexual Abuse, Journaling and Recovery
Crack addiction doesn’t just wreck your body, it rewires your relationships until the only “friend” left is the next hit. We’re back on the East Coast and talking with Tara from Charlotte, North Carolina about the realities of crack cocaine rec...
Episode Number 250: Recovery Is Beautiful, You Too, Can Recover!!! Let's Do It
250 episodes is a long time to keep one promise: make recovery clearer, more human, and more doable. We start by celebrating the milestone, but we quickly get practical about what actually changes people, especially early on when motivation is ...
Fog Lifted: Life After Gambling And Drugs, Listen as Al Talks about The Steps and Recovery
What if quitting your first addiction doesn’t free you—but quitting your last escape does? We sit down with Al, a dual-addict in long-term recovery to trace the surprising path from drugs to gambling to genuine peace. His story reveals a ...
The Essence of Recovery Step Nine - Listening
What if Step Nine isn’t about delivering the perfect apology, but about finally hearing the truth you’ve been dodging? We take a fresh look at amends and uncover why listening, not speechmaking, is the hinge that turns shame into repair and dis...
Kalshi, Draftkings, Gambling Industry Update and the Greed to get Every Dollar
If money rides on an uncertain outcome, it’s gambling—no matter what the branding brochure says. We pull back the curtain on a fast-converging ecosystem where sportsbooks, prediction markets, and media platforms fuse into one attention machine....
The Essence of Recovery Step Ten - Scheduling
What if your recovery accelerated the moment you opened your calendar? We explore Step 10 through a fresh lens: not a nightly tally of mistakes, but a living practice of scheduling the next 24 hours with intention, gratitude, and service. That ...
The Essence of Recovery Step Eleven - Silence
Quiet isn’t empty space; it’s the room where your next right move becomes clear. We dig into Step 11 with a practical lens—how prayer and meditation actually work when you strip away the noise, schedule real silence, and let your nervous system...
Gambler Alcoholic Jay P from New York, now in Florida, Christmas Recovery And The Sports Bet We Don’t Place
A holiday sunrise, a warm ocean breeze, and a conversation that cuts to the bone of recovery. Jay P. joins us to explore why quitting the bet can be tougher than quitting the bottle, and how the serenity prayer became a daily operating system f...
The Essence of Recovery Step Twelve - Ubuntu, Humanity
Want a recovery blueprint that actually sticks? We dive into the heart of Step 12 through Ubuntu—“I am because we are”—and show how elevating others transforms your mind, your spirit, and your relationships. This isn’t theory. We map out practi...
Gambling Recovery and Collegiate Mental Health is the Focus for 2026 on the Pod
What if recovery didn’t feel like holding your breath, but like getting your life back? We’re setting a clear course for the year: a deeper push into gambling recovery, stronger support for college mental health, and daily practices that turn e...
Entrepreneurs on Fire Interview with JLD!! Gambling, Productivity and Gambling Advertising to Kids
Gambling doesn’t just take your money; it steals your attention, your calm, and your time. We explore how the “it’s just entertainment” narrative is crafted by an industry that plays the long game while your brain chases short-term highs. Our g...
Vegas Gambler David Talks Recovery Freedom Circle, Living in Vegas while Working at a Casino
Vegas lights make everything feel possible—until the illusion cracks. We sit down with David, a dueling pianist who performs inside one of the city’s most charged environments, to unpack how he broke the gambling cycle without hiding from it. H...
Latino Alcoholic Jaime, Houston Talks Recovery, Being a Man, Culture and Being Present
Ever been told to “just have one” or “pray more” when you’re fighting for your sobriety? We dig into the real-world tension between recovery and culture, especially in Latino families where machismo, jokes, and tradition can make saying no feel...
Dry January Flaws, Do You Want Real Understanding on How to Quit Alcohol and Live Differently
Dry January can be a powerful reset or a frustrating loop of white-knuckling, and the difference comes down to planning, identity, and support. We dig into why time-limited abstinence often collapses on day 31, how urges surge in the first mont...
First Bet, Last Bet, New Life and How to be with Gamblers Trying to Quit
A five-dollar wager in middle school. A winning ticket decades later that still didn’t fix the ache. We follow a gambler’s arc from the 1978 Cotton Bowl to a final MLB bet and the moment everything shifted—not with a jackpot, but with humility,...
New Jersey Ex Gambling Insider James, NJ Talks Responsible Gambling, Athletes being the Sports Bettors and Gambling Treatment
Sports betting didn’t just get bigger; it got faster, simpler, and stickier. We dig into how “responsible gambling” became the industry’s soft sell while the real engine—microbetting, live props, and algorithmic nudges—pushes users toward rapid...