Latest Episodes

Sip and Shop! The New Wine Aisle | Ep. 11

In Happy AF’s first on-location episode, Maxine and Isabelle head to the unique and wonderful Dorset Union Store to chat with the store’s wine buyer and explore how the beverage world is evolving, FAST. What does a modern wine buyer see shif...

March 26, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 11 • 47:08

Redefining celebration, one stereotype at a time.

Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, when everyone’s suddenly Irish and green beer flows, Maxine and Isabelle ask the question: Who decided what our passports drink? From Irish pints to French wine, national identity and alcohol have been tightl...

March 12, 2026 • Season 1 • Episode 10 • 1:01:03

"Just One"...And Other Lies | EP9

Alcohol comes with a lot of stories, the ones society tells us, the ones Big Alcohol sells us, and the ones we tell ourselves to keep everything feeling “normal.” In this episode, Maxine and Isabelle call out the biggest lies around drinking, a...

February 26, 2026 • Episode 9 • 1:03:27

Love, Actually... AF

Valentine’s Day has long been wrapped in alcohol; first dates, liquid courage, breakup cocktails, and the infamous walk of shame. In this episode, Maxine and Isabelle take a funny, honest look back at how alcohol shaped their dating lives, rela...

February 12, 2026 • Episode 8 • 1:13:35

You Asked, We Answered! | EP7

In this episode, we’re answering the questions you’ve been asking us most about our alcohol-free lives — honestly, openly, and without pretending we have it all figured out. We talk about why we chose to stop drinking, the hardest ...

January 29, 2026 • Episode 7 • 1:15:57

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thanks - great podcast on TNM. Positive approach to your life on why you don’t drink because you feel better. Great response!! 2 points I struggle with on this journey that may be topics. End of work day and that First 20 minutes drinking a beer. (And thus chasing the feeling of thinking I’m de stressing) Drinking on Friday date night - connecting with my wife. Why do I think this is a connection ?? My reason has been that "Sunrise feeling" Thanks for your energy Bernie Easton , Ct -funny -I call our town "Vermont in Connecticut"

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