224: CNN with Sergio

224: CNN with Sergio

Louis – roman candles being fired at families, street preachers warning that the end is near, and a can of CBD sparkling water that has Chris exclaiming, “Holy fuck, this is good.” From there, they finally do what they admit they’ve “never” done properly: introduce themselves and spell out that this is a recovery show because they’re three sober blokes, so “everything we talk about is about recovery.” The heart of the episode sits in a raw segment about Scott, a bar owner they knew from a D.C.

How do people cope with the challenges of staying sober? This loose, funny and often heavy chat from the *Since Right Now* crew shows how recovery threads through absolutely everything – from fireworks and patriotism to ageing parents and crack stories. Jeff, Matt and Chris, joined off‑mic by producer Maddie, start with a chaotic Fourth of July in St. recovery event, who has died from his addiction.

They share how his partner Shireen wrote about loving someone who can’t get sober, having to leave with a child, and watching the disease play out anyway. It leads to a powerful reminder that “sobriety is the binary equation. Recovery is not.

Recovery is a continuum,” and that addiction is “exceptionally lonely…exquisitely painful.” From there the tone swings back to dark humour: retirement fantasies of cigars and port, being a “stony grandpa” on LSD, and Matt’s brutally honest warning‑cum‑comedy routine about his short, scary relationship with crack. They also chew on tough questions about a long‑sober father now having the odd glass of wine, and whether “playing with fire” ever really stops being risky.

If you like recovery conversations that are messy, real, a bit sweary and somehow comforting, this one asks the hard questions out loud and still finds room to laugh. What would your own future‑sober self think about the choices you’re making today?