Sobriety Sucks

Meredith and Jack mourn the loss of their friend and immortal Twitter poster Alan Hanson [https://twitter.com/iluvbutts247]. They also forced Zachary A. Siegel aka Zach on Twitter [https://twitter.com/ZachWritesStuff?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor] to watch Painkiller with them and talk about the ongoing opioid crisis, how it's mishandled in media, and what we can do when people we love use drugs.   Read the piece Meredith read at the beginning here. [https://takesurfacestreets.substack.com/p/the-secret-silent-echo-of-an-overdose] Read Alan's incredible Newsletter Take the Surface Streets. [https://takesurfacestreets.substack.com/] Read Alan's poetry and other brilliant writing here. [https://medium.com/@iluvbutts247] Read how Alan was almost Elon Musk's twitter ghostwriter here. [https://defector.com/i-was-almost-elon-musks-twitter-voice] More information on overdose prevention, Narcan, and how you can do more here. [https://harmreduction.org/resource-center/harm-reduction-near-you/]

TW: Eating disorders, fatphobia, body dysmorphia. WE'RE BACK SUCKOS Jack (or should I say "John") and Meredith talk about Jennette McCurdy's best-selling book I'm Glad My Mom Died and everything that comes with having a mother. They also talk about codependency, family systems and get really deep into Meredith's struggles with eating.

The boys are back in town!!! The BIDEN BOYS that is! Jack and Meredith watch the republican propaganda film My Son Hunter. They resist the urge to tear the film to shreds and try to focus on the recovery aspects. They deep dive into why people think addiction is a weakness, and how the family system can impact recovery.

WE'RE BACK SUCKOS. You asked for it, you got it: Jack and Meredith celebrate their triumphant return to podcasting by discussing the Hulu show the Bear. They also shit on LA, and make a very special announcement about the future of the pod. Thanks for sticking with us suckos. We love you!

Meredith and Jack discuss the incredible graphic-novel blog 'Joe vs. the Cult' (https://elan.school/ [https://elan.school/]). They get into the dark world of the "Troubled Teen industry", and whether or not AA is actually brainwashing us to be better people.