Trudge Report
Four friends, all in recovery and living in South Florida, come together to discuss a variety of topics aimed at enriching their lives and those of their listeners. With a focus on sports, recovery, trending cultural phenomena, and daily life tips, they hope to inspire their audience to live better lives. Drawing on their own experiences and camaraderie, they aim to be informative, inspiring, vulnerable, genuine, and humorous. They encourage listeners to join them in exploring new interests and perspectives, while also fostering stronger connections with their friends, families, and communities. Their shared journey through recovery bonds them together and forms the foundation of their friendship and the podcast's message of growth and improvement.
Episodes
64 episodes
Ep. 63 - From Dire Straits To Dire Wolves: A Colossal Look At Genetic Modification
Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of Trudge Report. This episode is our monthly deep dive research topic. We are bringing you The incredible story of the Dire Wolf de extinction. This topic is multifaceted and we touch on many of th...
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Ep. 62 - Hard Truths: The Benefits And Pitfalls Of Working In The Treatment Industry
Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of Trudge Report. On this week's episode we explore non-professionalism in recovery and the recovery groups. Why it is important for some to keep the altruism of recovery separate from their profess...
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Ep. 61 - The Greater Good: Where Money & Spiritually Mix, Random Acts Of Kindness And Personal Financial Recovery
Join us this week as the Trudge Trio is here to bring you a new episode. We begin the show with a quick around the horn segment where Shawn makes a brief but very spirited argument on why NCAA March Madness may be the best of all playoffs and c...
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Ep. 60 - Biohacking Breakdowns: A Deep Dive Into Personal Improvement & Better Living
Join us this week on Trudge Report for an all-new episode. We are doing a deep dive research topic on Biohacking. Biohacking is a do-it-yourself (DIY) form of personal improvement in which people attempt to change aspects of their biology to im...
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Ep. 59 - Welcoming Captain Scott: NCAA D1 Athlete, NYC Firefighter, & Trump Security Official
Greetings Trudge Report report fans. Welcome to a very special episode. We are happy to have Scott H on the show this week as a guest. Scott is a good friend of Bill and part of his recovery group. Scott shares his experience, strength, and hop...
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Ep. 58 - No Money, No Problems: Recovery Group Affiliations & St. Patrick’s Day Shenanigans
Hello everyone and welcome back to another episode of your favorite Trudgers. This week is all about guidelines and safeguards in keeping recovery groups free of any other spiritual or physical affiliation, real or implied. The boys discuss the...
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Ep. 57 - Circle Of Life: Our Primary Purpose And Carrying The Message Of Recovery
Hello ladies and gentlemen and welcome to another episode of Trudge Report. Thank you for joining us again this week. We kick off the show with a bit of sad news about Corey's childhood friend that he has mentioned on the pod before. And, becau...
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Ep. 56 - Fitting In Or Fitting Out, Individualism And Autonomy In Recovery, Plus Our Ode To Brazilian Cuisine
Ladies and gentlemen welcome back to another episode of Trudge Report. We are reshaping the format a bit on weekly episodes. Going forward, we will be focusing primarily on recovery topics, with some other content briefly in the beginning and o...
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Ep. 55 - The Trudge Welcomes Danny P To The Show
What do belly shirts, knee high socks, high-stakes March Madness picks, and a near-death DUI crash have in common? One man: Danny P. On this week's episode we have a very special guest, Danny P, who is a long time listener and even longer time ...
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Ep. 54 - Valentines Voyages, Team USA Brawl For All, Presidential Favorites, & Inventorying Anger
Hello listeners and welcome to another episode of Trudge Report. We have a little bit of a different style show this week as Bill was a last-minute scratch off the starting lineup. He is practicing load management. Shawn had a top secret prior ...
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Ep. 53 - Corey Wins One. One Year Of Trudging. A Desire To Stop.
Listen and watch along with us this week on Trudge Report as we break down the super bowl victory by the Eagles and the Kendrick Lamar halftime show. All four of us are together and we give Corey and his Philadelphia Eagles their props for an a...
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Ep. 52 - Rub And Trudge: Super Bowl Week. Parties, Parlays, Parlors And Planes.
Welcome to this week's episode of Trudge Report. Less than a week away from the super bowl, Cory is in full Eagles garb and emotionally holding it together. We touch on the upcoming matchup between the Chiefs and the Eagles, and even a few comm...
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Ep. 51 - Let’s Get Together & Feel Alright: Super Bowl Showdown And A Unified Front In Recovery
Welcome to this week's episode of Trudge Report. Join the boys this week as we recap an interesting AFC and NFC championship games from Sunday. Corey is running a little late because he's still celebrating the Eagles going back to the super bow...
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Ep. 50 - Commanding Victories, The NYC Toll Troll, TikToks & Rock Bottoms
Join the crew this week as we are recording directly at halftime of the Philadelphia eagles versus Los Angeles Rams NFC divisional playoff game. Corey's heart skips a few palpitations during the episode but ultimately he makes it through. The b...
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Ep. 49 - The Elizabeth Rose Ditch Foundation with Alex Baxley
Join us this week on Trudge Report for a very special episode as we welcome Alexandria Baxley to the podcast. Alexandria, Alex, is a local sober member of the community who has a non-profit organization called THE ELIZABETH ROSE DITCH FOUNDATIO...
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Ep. 48 - Don't Call It A Resolution: 2025 Goals And Financial Recovery
Hello everyone and welcome to another episode of Trudge report. This is the first recorded episode of 2025 even though we had one that was released after the new year. Bill is on the injured reserve tonight so Corey, Greg, and Shawn bring you t...
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Ep. 47 - New Year, Same Trudge: Outlawed Adult Activities, Airport Etiquette, & Prayer for Peace
Welcome to Trudge Report’s first episode of 2025. We wish all of our listeners a happy and prosperous New Year. Due to the season and all of the holiday travel, we wanted to bring a you a GA Phillips classic soliloquy on airport etiquette and t...
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Ep. 46 - Down To The Impound: Vehicular War Stories & Living Our Spiritual Truths
On this week's episode of Trudge Report join Bill, Corey, and Shawn with a special pop in from Producer Janine. While Greg is out enjoying a classical night at the symphony, the three of us unintentionally go down a crazy path of war stories, f...
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Ep. 45 - 2025: Be There Or Be Square. A Year In The Life Of Trudge Report
Hello everyone and welcome to this week's episode of Trudge Report. There is a lot of nostalgia as we do a year in review podcast where we look back and discuss some of our favorite episodes and cherished memories. We want to thank all of our l...
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Ep. 44 - Home For The Holidays: Festive Film Faves & The Gift Of Christmas Presence
Join the Trudge Trio this week as we discuss our favorite Christmas movies and take a trip down Nostalgia Ave. We have a few grab bag topics and Corey tells a good story about an $18 Christmas gift from his dad. We also have a few current event...
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Ep. 43 - The Turkey Strikes Back A Holiday Report Brought To You By JNCO
Join all four of us on Trudge Report this week as we recap our Thanksgiving holidays. Greg gets a little payback on Turkey since he was not on the Pod last week save for a few minutes. We go back in time to the JNCO jean days and we also bring ...
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Ep. 42 - Holiday Survival Guide: Sobriety Strategies And Thanksgiving Food Power Rankings
Join the crew this week as we are a man short with Greg on a little mini vacation, but he does pop in for a few minutes to say hello and make fun of Corey as per usual.This week is a grab bag of topics, but we do debate and power rank be...
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Ep. 41 - The Trudge Strikes Back: Star Wars Burlesque, Iron Mike's Ass, & Romance In Early Recovery
Join the trusty foursome this week on Trudge Report. Greg recaps his very different experience with a Star wars show. Shawn talks about his recent trip to Savannah, GA, for a cousin's wedding. Bill has fashion corner and the art of the catwalk....
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Ep. 40 - Introducing Bobby Brennan- The King Of Detroit (And Las Vegas)
Join us on Trudge Report this week as we bring in our first guest. His name is Robert and he is a good friend of Shawn's. Corey and Bill know him as well. Robert is a sober friend of ours. He loves all things Detroit including the surging Lions...
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Ep. 39 - Trudge Triumphs: A Spooky Finale. The Existential Crisis Of Good v Evil, And The Nature Of Man.
The crew is back this week as all four of us are together. We start with some housekeeping items and then Bill recaps his weekend trip to Siesta Key with his daughter and the majesty of the white sand. Corey also does a recap of his Salem, Mass...
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