Built By The Red Stick
Built By The Red Stick Podcast brings you real, sometimes controversial but much needed conversations. We bring you special guests each week to tackle the hard truths about the effects of drugs, alcohol, etc.
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Episodes
90 episodes
Episode 97 | A Miracle | Built By The Red Stick Addiction Recovery Podcast
This week on Built By The Red Stick, Ronnie LeDuff and Michael Oakley sit down with Devan Castille, the Program Director and Educator at Serenity Treatment Center of Louisiana in Baton Rouge. Devan specializes in the 12 Step model of addiction ...
Episode 96 | The Bee Keeper | Built By The Red Stick Addiction Recovery Podcast
This week, Ronnie LeDuff and Michael Oakley sit down with Lewis Blanche—a beekeeper, a man in recovery, and somebody who’s built a completely different life than where he started.Lewis gets real about his past and what it took to turn t...
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Episode 95 | Major Payne | Built By The Red Stick Addiction Recovery Podcast
In this episode of the Addiction Recovery Podcast, hosts Ronnie LeDuff and Michael Oakley sit down with Jed Payne, recovery advocate, speaker, and host of the podcasts Church & Other Drugs and Rehab Bromance.Jed is known for bringin...
Episode 94 | Lost Souls | Built By The Red Stick Addiction Recovery Podcast
In this episode of the Addiction Recovery Podcast, hosts Ronnie LeDuff and Michael Oakley welcome Ryan Felder, the Administrator of Rayville Recovery in Rayville, Louisiana.Ryan brings years of experience in the substance abuse field an...
Episode 93 | Poker Face | Built By The Red Stick Addiction Recovery Podcast
In this episode of the Addiction Recovery Podcast, hosts Ronnie LeDuff and Michael Oakley sit down with Marc Crawford, the Administrator at Regions Behavioral Health in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.Marc plays a key leadership role in one of t...
Episode 92 | Breaking Bad | Built By The Red Stick Addiction Recovery Podcast
In this episode of the Addiction Recovery Podcast, hosts Ronnie LeDuff and Michael Oakley sit down with Dr. Ethan Byrne for a powerful conversation about transformation, resilience, and what it truly means to rebuild a life in recovery....
Episode 91 | Family Matters w/ Kevin Faulk | Built By The Red Stick Addiction Recovery Podcast
In this episode of the Addiction Recovery Podcast, hosts Ronnie LeDuff and Michael Oakley sit down with Louisiana legend and former NFL running back Kevin Faulk for a powerful conversation about life, challenges, and perseverance.Known ...
Episode 90 | Humbled | Built By The Red Stick Addiction Recovery Podcast
In this episode of the Addiction Recovery Podcast, hosts Ronnie LeDuff and Michael Oakley welcome Whitney Prejean, a Residential Counselor at Serenity Treatment Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.Whitney works on the front lines of addict...
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Episode 89 | Dr.Elevator | Built By The Red Stick Addiction Recovery Podcast
In this episode of the Addiction Recovery Podcast, hosts Ronnie LeDuff and Michael Oakley sit down with Jarrod Seguin, a counselor at Serenity Treatment Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.Jarrod brings both passion and purpose to his work...
Episode 88 | Lost and Found | Built By The Red Stick Addiction Recovery Podcast
In this episode of the Addiction Recovery Podcast, hosts Ronnie LeDuff and Michael Oakley welcome Cherie Guidry, the Clinical Director at Serenity Treatment Center of Louisiana in Baton Rouge.Cherie has been part of the Serenity team si...
Episode 87 | Finding Serenity | Built By The Red Stick Addiction Recovery Podcast
In this episode of the Addiction Recovery Podcast, hosts Ronnie LeDuff and Michael Oakley welcome Mario Mendizabal from Serenity Treatment Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana for a powerful conversation about recovery, outreach, and turning person...
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Episode 86 | No Place Like Home w/ Brittney Smith | Built By The Red Stick Addiction Recovery Podcast
In this episode of the Addiction Recovery Podcast, hosts Ronnie LeDuff and Michael Oakley welcome Brittney Smith for a powerful and honest conversation about addiction, mental health, and the path toward recovery.Brittney opens up about...
Episode 85 | Designed for Love | Built By The Red Stick Addiction Recovery Podcast
In this episode of the Addiction Recovery Podcast, hosts Ronnie LeDuff and Michael Oakley sit down with Dr. Younger, a clinical leader with TrueFreedom Recovery Center in Covington, Louisiana—a recovery-focused organization dedicated to helping...
Episode 84 | Recovery Mob | Built By The Red Stick Addiction Recovery Podcast
In this episode of the Addiction Recovery Podcast, hosts Ronnie LeDuff and Michael Oakley sit down with Dr. Younger, a clinical leader with TrueFreedom Recovery Center in Covington, Louisiana—a recovery-focused organization dedicated to helping...
Episode 83 | My Brother's Keeper | Built By The Red Stick Addiction Recovery Podcast
In this episode of the Addiction Recovery Podcast, hosts Ronnie LeDuff and Michael Oakley welcome Liam and Landin Vincifora, brothers representing TrueFreedom Recovery Center, for their first appearance on the show.This powerful convers...
Episode 82 | Institutionally Incapable | Built By The Red Stick Addiction Recovery Podcast
In this episode of the Addiction Recovery Podcast, Ronnie LeDuff and Michael Oakley are joined by Jess LaMonte from TrueFreedom Recovery Center, an addiction resources center based in Covington, Louisiana dedicated to helping people find ...
Episode 81 | In Shambles | Built By The Red Stick Addiction Recovery Podcast
In this episode of the Addiction Recovery Podcast, Ronnie LeDuff and Michael Oakley sit down to catch up after the weekend and talk about the snowstorm that never showed up in Baton Rouge. From weather hype to real life, the conversation is rel...
Episode 80 | To The Max | Built By The Red Stick Addiction Recovery Podcast
In this episode of the Addiction Recovery Podcast, hosts Ronnie LeDuff and Michael Oakley sit down with Max Cook of Palmetto Addiction Recovery Center in Rayville, Louisiana. Max brings a unique perspective from working on the front lines of ad...
Episode 79 | From Tijuana with Love | The Built By The Red Stick Addiction Recovery Podcast
In this episode of the Addiction Recovery Podcast, hosts Ronnie LeDuff and Michael Oakley welcome back Chris Martin from Palmetto Addiction Recovery Center in Rayville, Louisiana.Chris brings both professional expertise and personal pas...
Episode 78 | Recoveries Aquaman | Built By The Red Stick Addiction Recovery Podcast
This episode of the Addiction Recovery Podcast, hosts Ronnie LeDuff and Michael Oakley welcome Tyler Waguespack, an Intake Coordinator at Palmetto Addiction Recovery Center in Rayville, Louisiana.Tyler brings a frontline perspective on ...
Episode 77 | Beef Stu | Built By The Red Stick Addiction Recovery Podcast
In this episode of the Addiction Recovery Podcast, hosts Ronnie LeDuff and Michael Oakley welcome back Stuart Bostwick, RAC, a seasoned addiction counselor with deep experience in trauma-informed care and recovery support at Palmetto Recovery.<...
Episode 76 | Christmas Hangover | Built By The Red Stick Addiction Recovery Podcast
In this special holiday episode of the Addiction Recovery Podcast, hosts Ronnie LeDuff and Michael Oakley kick back in Christmas flannel and pajamas for “Christmas Hangover”—a reflective, lighthearted look back at an incredible year of conversa...
Episode 75 | Different Avenues | Built By The Red Stick Addiction Recovery Podcast
In this powerful episode of the Addiction Recovery Podcast, Built By The Red Stick, hosts Ronnie LeDuff and Michael Oakley welcome back Ronnie Delaune—Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC), and National Certi...
Episode 74 | You Don't Know Me | Built By The Red Stick Addiction Recovery Podcast
In this episode of Beyond the Struggle, Michael and Ronnie take a break from the heavy stuff and jump straight into a game of “How well do you REALLY know your best friend?” Spoiler: not as well as they thought.What starts as a simple q...
Episode 73 | Just a Girl | Built By The Red Stick Addiction Recovery Podcast
n this episode of the Addiction Recovery Podcast, Michael Oakley and Ronnie LeDuff sit down with Caitlyn Keppinger, a dedicated marketer working in the addiction recovery field at Lincoln Nova Vital Recovery Center. Caitlyn shares ...
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