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A podcast about addiction, recovery, and mental health — with a focus on gambling, alcohol, and substance use.
Hosted by Adam Lyons, a compulsive gambler in recovery, The Modern Meeting shares real stories, support, and strategies for anyone impacted by addiction.
🎧 New episodes every Tuesday.
If you’re struggling, supporting someone who is, or just looking for connection, this is for you.
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Ep. 122 - Losing Chris, Finding Myself | Tom Farley Jr.
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Jul 07, 2026 |
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Ep 121 - One Year of The Modern Meeting Meeting
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Jul 02, 2026 |
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Ep. 120 - Five Hard Truths About Gambling Recovery
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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Ep. 119 - Raised in It, 108 Days Out of It | Carmey B's Story
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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Ep. 118 - Secretly Self-Destructing | Scott Meyer's Story
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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Ep. 117 - The Power of This Disease
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Jun 07, 2026 |
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Ep. 116 - He Turned Himself In | Paul Buck, EPIC Global Solutions (Part 2)
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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Ep. 115 - Every Day for 17 Years | Paul Buck, EPIC Global Solutions (Part 1)
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May 29, 2026 |
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Ep. 114 - Going Back to Springfield, Six Years Later
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May 27, 2026 |
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Ep. 113 - Bookmaking in The Berkshires with Brian Dolan
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May 19, 2026 |
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Ep. 112 - We Cannot Do This Alone | Gambling Recovery in Real Time
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May 16, 2026 |
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Ep. 111 - A Ferrari With No Brakes | Edgar Jones’ Story
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May 12, 2026 |
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Ep. 110 - The Geographic Cure: Why Moving Never Fixed My Gambling
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May 05, 2026 |
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Ep. 109 - Therapy Did What Meetings Couldn't | Jacob's Story
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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Ep. 108 - I Would Have Lost Every Bet I Made That Day
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Ep. 106 - I'm Becoming Who I Thought I'd Be
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Ep. 107 - The Storm Is Coming | Abdullah Mahmood on Ohio's Gambling Crisis
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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Ep. 105 - 53 Years, 4 Marriages, and 1 Friday the 13th
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Ep. 104 - I Negotiated With God at a Slot Machine
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Apr 04, 2026 |
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Ep. 103 - Come All The Way In, Sit All The Way Down
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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Ep. 102 - The F**k It Phase
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Ep. 101 - Two Moms, One Mission with Kim Freudenberg & Linda Uphoff
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Ep. 100 - Alright Hey Everybody, Episode 100 of The Modern Meeting!
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Mar 21, 2026 |
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Ep. 99 - Build it Up, Burn it Down with Louis Ruggiero (Part 2)
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Ep. 98 - Louis Ruggiero: Everything to Lose — And He Did (Part 1)
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Ep. 97 - Back in the State Where it All Ended
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Mar 07, 2026 |
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Ep. 96 - Meeting People Where They Are in Louisiana with Meagan Dunham
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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Ep. 95 - Are You Actually Ready to Stop Gambling?
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Feb 28, 2026 |
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Ep. 94 - I Paid For My Seat with Sal Guarino
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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Ep. 93 - What's the Excuse Now?
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Feb 21, 2026 |
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Ep. 92 - Addiction By Design with Kate Seselja
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Ep. 91 - The Final Days of My 20 Years of Gambling
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Feb 14, 2026 |
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Ep. 90 - Multiple Addictions, Multiple Attempts at Recovery with Malik Keene
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Ep. 89 - Nostalgia, Identity, and Recovery in Las Vegas with Ted Hartwell
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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Ep. 88 - Inside the Rise of American Sports Gambling with Danny Funt
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Ep. 87 - The Power of Language with Andrew Schreier
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Ep. 86 - The Manic Episode: Todd F on Bipolar Disorder and Gambling
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Ep. 85 - Curiosity Over Compulsion with Pedro Romero of BetBlocker
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Ep. 84 - Looking Back to Move Ahead with Christina Cook of The Broke Girl Society
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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Ep. 83 - I'm Worth a Life with Kiki Marriott
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Ep. 82 - OTB by Day, AA by Night with Stephen Matos
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Ep. 81 - The First 10 Things I Did to Stop Gambling
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Ep. 80 - 18 Months for 50+ Years
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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Ep. 79 - Raised on the Action with Mike Sciandra
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Ep. 78 - Achieving Financial Freedom with Janice Pierce
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Ep. 77 - The Original Voice with Brian Hatch (Part 2)
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Ep. 76 - I Won't Do It Tomorrow with Brian Hatch
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Ep. 75 - Square Peg in a Round World
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Ep. 74 - Finding His Voice with Saul Malek
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Ep. 73 -NBA Gambling Scandal — What No One’s Talking About (Emergency Bonus Episode)
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Oct 25, 2025 |
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Ep. 72 - Addiction Time Capsule (Part 2)
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Ep. 71 - Addiction Time Capsule (Part 1)
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Ep. 70 - It's Your Recovery
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Ep. 69 - Pulling Their Weight with Tana Russell of Evergreen CPG
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Ep. 68 - The Ellie Episode (Adam's Mom)
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Ep. 67 - Caught Off Guard with Robert G
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Ep. 66 - I Have It Covered: Jon's Story
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Ep. 65 - Building Recovery Muscles with Brian Ward
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Ep. 64 - A Vessel to Recovery with Abdullah Mahmood of Maryhaven
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Ep. 63 - No More Bets, No More Lies
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Ep. 62 - Seeking Stability with Cousin Matt
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Ep. 61 - The LEAP to Recovery with Jodie Nealley, Director of Recovery Services, MACGH
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Ep. 60 - The Hidden Addiction with Odessa Dwarika, Chief Programs Officer, MACGH
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Ep. 59 - Not About the Game with Rob Bumbaco of The Better Institute
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Ep. 58 - Crypto Roulette with Daniel Bullen of Addicted Recovery (Part 2)
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Ep. 57 - Intoxicated by the Bet with Daniel Bullen of Addicted Recovery
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Ep. 56 - Broke and Broken
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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Ep. 55 - Living on the Edge with Dan Spencer of EPIC Global Solutions
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Ep. 54 - Love My Child, Hate the Disease
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Ep. 53 - Wake Up, Gamble, Go to Middle School
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Ep. 52 - When Science Meets Lived Experience with Dr. Nathan Smith, Director of Research at Kindbridge Research Institute (Part 2)
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Ep. 51 - Addiction is a Relationship with Dr. Nathan Smith, Director of Research at Kindbridge Research Institute
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Ep. 50 - It's Never Too Late
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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Ep. 49 - How Did I Get Here with Eric F of The Gambling Recovery Lounge
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Ep. 48 - A Powerful Voice with Kitty Martz
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Ep. 47 - The Difference Between Winning and Being Up with Katrina Arroyo of Problem Gambling Network of Ohio
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Ep. 46 - It's Broke, Let's Fix It
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Ep. 45 - I Died Before I Recovered with Josh Hampton
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Ep. 44 - Don't Forget Why You're Here
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Ep. 43 - Trigger Plans, Toolboxes, and Twelve Miles
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Ep. 42 - Now I Can Pay The Rent
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Ep. 41 - Helping The Person We Used to Be with Rob Minnick of ODAAT Gambling Awareness (Part 2)
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Ep. 40 - The Numbers Don't Lie with Rob Minnick of ODAAT Gambling Awareness
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Ep. 39 - The World's Worst Handicapper
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Ep. 38 - Un-Burning Bridges
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Ep. 37 - A Meeting About The Meeting
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Ep. 36 - Zero Interest Loans
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Ep. 35 - Chasing Claimers: 51 Days Into Recovery
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Ep. 34 - Lifting The Fog: A Couple's Journey Out of Addiction
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Ep. 33 - Punishing Ourselves with Evive Founder Sam DeMello (Part 2)
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Ep. 32 - Cool Adjacent with Evive Founder Sam DeMello
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Ep. 31 - The Power of Connection: Dave Yeager on Recovery
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Ep. 30 - Mental Health is The Gateway Drug with Jason Mayo
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May 29, 2025 |
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Ep. 29 - Managing Expectations
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May 26, 2025 |
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Ep. 28 - Woman on a Mission: Broke Girl Society Founder Christina Cook
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May 19, 2025 |
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Ep. 27 - From Saratoga to Shoveling Sh*t
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May 12, 2025 |
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Ep. 26 - Highway to Hell
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May 05, 2025 |
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Ep. 25 - It's Either Sadness or Euphoria
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Ep. 24 - Cutting Your Losses with Author Stacy Ladyman
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Ep. 23 - Happy Eddie Day
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Ep. 22 - Slippery Steps
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Ep. 21 - Struck Sober
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Ep. 20 - The Big Pete Episode (Adam's Dad)
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Ep. 19 - Uncomfortably Numb
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Ep. 18 - Work, Drink, Rinse and Repeat.
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Ep. 17 - Oh Captain, My Captain Morgan (Part 2)
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Ep. 16 - Oh Captain, My Captain Morgan (Part 1)
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Ep. 15 - Don't Worry Honey, I'm a Professional
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Ep. 14 - Something Greater than Ourselves
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Ep. 13 - One Last Hurrah
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Ep. 12 - How Low Can We Go
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Ep. 11 - Wandering Around
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Ep. 10 - Ghosts of Gamblers Past
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Ep. 9 - Happy New Day
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Ep. 8 - Holiday Year End Special
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Ep. 7 - Home
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Ep. 6 - I'll Drain a Bank Account (Part 2)
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Ep. 5 - I'll Drain a Bank Account (Part 1)
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Ep. 4 - I Gotta Know That I Know That I Know
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Ep. 3 - Recovery (Sarah's Version)
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Ep. 2 - Pauly-Addicted
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Ep. 1 - Welcome to The Modern Meeting
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Nov 11, 2024 |