The 1% in Recovery Successful Gamblers & Alcoholics Stopping Addiction
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244 episodes
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...
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 “...
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...
Gambler Musician Rick S, Oklahoma, 5 months, Talks Online Meetings, Addictions and Music
Grief can make anyone wonder, “Is this the moment I go back out?” We sit down with Rick, a musician and recovering compulsive gambler living in Oklahoma, to talk about what happens when real life collides with early recovery and how to stay sta...
Gambling causes Trauma, PTSD which needs to be Healed through Recovery and Rebirth
A recovery weekend can look ordinary from the outside, but it can hit like a reset on the inside. We’re talking about a Day of Recovery in Dallas and what happens when people who usually meet online finally share a room, a meal, a few laughs, a...
Day Of Recovery - You are Fort Worth It, Face to Face Connections from the Online Meeting World
A single day can remind you who you are again. After traveling to Dallas for a Day Of Recovery focused on gambling addiction, we unpack why these reflection gatherings hit so hard: people show up, drop the mask, and reconnect emotionally and sp...
Happy Easter, Like Recovery, This a Rebirth, New You
Easter isn’t only a date on the calendar, it’s a brutal and hopeful idea: something in you has to end before something better can begin. We take the Easter story of death and resurrection and translate it into real addiction recovery, where cha...
Director of Fun, Alcoholic, Alysse, Seattle, Talks Joys, Keep Coming Back, Brand Building, Media Exposure and more Fun in Recovery with Stories
Fun isn’t the opposite of recovery, it’s one of the strongest signs it’s working. I sit down with Elise from Seattle, proudly branded as the “Director Of Fun,” and we dig into what 20 years of sobriety actually looks like when the goal isn’t ju...
Scandals, Gambling Fixes with Professor Declan Hill, New Haven CT, and the Future of Sports and Sports Leagues
A fixed match doesn’t start with a brown paper bag under the table. It starts with a system that quietly rewards corruption and punishes honesty, then wraps it all in highlight reels and betting promos. We’re joined by Professor De...
Happy Hour and March Madness Excites People!! Well, Recovery Excites People Too if You Find a Purpose
March Madness combined with Happy Hour weekends can look harmless from the outside, but if you are in addiction recovery, they can be a perfect storm of triggers: wall to wall games, nonstop sports betting ads, and the social pressure of happy ...
Gambling Researcher Kevin, Kansas University, Talks Sports Betting and Household Income
Sports betting doesn’t just change what you watch on Sunday, it can change what you save for the rest of your life. We talk with Kevin, an assistant professor of finance at Kansas, about new research on online sports betting legalization and ho...
Alcoholic Podcaster Greg, Tampa - Laughing Your Way To Recovery, Owning Your Story and 24 Hours
Laughter is not a detour from recovery, it can be the shortest path back to it. We sit down with Greg from Tampa, co-host of the Sober Shenanigans podcast with Primo, to talk about why humor in recovery does more than lighten the mood. It break...
Problem Gambling Awareness Month and How the Gambling Industry Became Gamblers
The bets got faster, the odds got louder, and suddenly gambling wasn’t a weekend thrill—it was everywhere. We pull back the curtain on how today’s betting economy evolved from casino floors to phones, why micro and live wagers supercharge harm,...
Live from Houston Rodeo - Brisket, Chicken, Ribs and Dessert equals The Steps, 12 Step Rooms, Traditions/Unity and Fellowship
Smoke, music, and a stadium full of stories—our Houston Rodeo broadcast turns championship barbecue into a roadmap for recovery. We break down why brisket, chicken, ribs, and dessert each mirror a vital piece of recovery living: the Steps as fo...
The Gambling and Alcohol Starting Points: How to Start, Curiosity And Repetition
What if the two biggest roadblocks to recovery were hiding in plain sight? We unpack why “not knowing” can be a superpower when paired with curiosity, and how simple, repeatable actions become the backbone of lasting change. From the first shak...
After Dry January and Super Bowl Gambling: What Comes Next
What happens after dry January ends and the Super Bowl confetti settles? We dig into the emotional mechanics that fuel alcohol and gambling habits and show why white-knuckling a month of abstinence won’t create the freedom you actually want. Yo...
Ex Gambling Insider James, NJ Talks Super Bowl, NCAA, NIL, and Selling Data to make Sports Betting Harder
The party isn’t just wings and commercials anymore; it’s a precision engine that turns fandom into wagers and attention into revenue. We’re joined by James, a former industry insider turned prevention advocate, to unpack how Super Bowl prop bet...
Expect A Miracle!! Oil Industry Alcoholic, 34 Years in Recovery, Michael, Houston Talks Steps, Fellowship, Oil Fields and Newcomers
The phrase “expect a miracle” can sound like a platitude—until it becomes the lifeline that pulls you out of a bottle. We sit down with Michael, 34 years in Recovery, to trace a path that runs from Houston meeting rooms to international flights...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...