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Sober Curator Podcast
Hosted by Alysse Bryson & Tamar Routly, and produced by Podcast Impact Studio, The Sober Curator Podcast brings sober lifestyle, pop culture, & recovery to the mic. Alongside Alysse & Tamar, rotating global contributors join as co-hosts to explore zero-proof drinks, sober travel, quit lit, entertainment, & mental health. This is sober media with personality, perspective, & a glitter bomb of honesty. Sober-curious or living alcohol-free, we’ve got you! We're not here to help you get sober. We're…
Episodes
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BONUS: Why Sober Sports Are Actually Better | BACKSTAGE w/ TSC REPLAY
Golf has the 19th hole. Skiing has après. Every sport comes with a drink attached, and three sober athletes on three continents decided to keep the sport and…
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Sober Ski Trips Are Real: Soberski Founder Ben Coombes on Skiing the French Alps Without the Après
Some people look at a mountain and see a party. Ben Coombes used to be one of them: magnums of rosé at lunch, shots on the chairlift, and more near misses than…
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Gray Area Drinking, Wine Mom Culture, and Why Sober Is the New Trench Coat (with Ruby Williams + Susan Larkin of Sober & Lit)
Sober is having a moment. NA beer is outselling the real thing in some markets, Dry January is an industry, and everyone is saying "gray area drinking" like…
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TOMONOTOMO: The Sober Bartender Who Moved to Oaxaca and Built a Copper Still
A Toronto mixologist spends years building other people’s nights out. COVID moves her cocktail classes onto Zoom, the kits sell, and she has never been less…
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Presently Bracelets: The Sisters With OCD Who Made Therapy Wearable
You know the exact thing that would help. The phrase, the reframe, the tool your therapist gave you that one time. And in the moment your brain gets loud, it…
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The Mindful Binge: "Running Point," "Your Friends & Neighbors," and "Imperfect Women," Scored Through a Sober Lens
Three shows, three different flavors of "a sober person definitely wrote this" or "definitely did not." A basketball dynasty imploding over fake sobriety. Two…
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The Hazards of Podcasting Sober: When Your Mom Hears It Before You Tell Her
You hit publish, and right in the pit of your stomach it lands: someone you have never told is about to hear it anyway. In this house, that feeling has a name…
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Recovery Friendly Workplace: Should You Tell Your Boss You're Sober? (And What Happens If Your Job Actually Gets It)
You spend at least 40 hours a week at work. For a lot of people in recovery, that's 40 hours of navigating a culture that doesn't know you exist, or worse…
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Quit Lit 2026: Lena Dunham, Anthony Hopkins + Hayden Panettiere, Reviewed by People Who Lived It
A note before you listen: we recorded this episode in late July, several weeks before Hayden Panettiere died on August 16 at the age of 36. We are publishing…
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Hayden Panettiere, Brad Pitt + How We Talk About Recovery | The Sober Curator BONUS
Hayden Panettiere died on Sunday, August 16, at the age of 36. Her cause of death has not been released. Police have said their preliminary investigation found…
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The Story Behind Sabyn Mayfield's "Worthy"
How do you create when inspiration seems gone?Sabyn Mayfield joins Alysse Bryson to chat about retreats, new music, and life changes. This episode dives into…
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Sober Business Owners: How to Succeed Without Alcohol
What's it really like to be a sober business owner?Join Alysse and Tamar as they chat with Preston Peterman about the unique challenges and strengths of sober…
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Sober Travel: Airport Hacks, Inflatable Walkers + Your Invite to Our First Retreat
It starts in a hotel lobby in Orlando. It ends with an invitation to Scottsdale. In between: inflatable walkers, a steam-filled hotel bathroom, Dollywood in…
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Tupac, Sobriety, and Football
Are you ready to build something that truly reflects who you are?Monica Madrid shares her incredible journey from losing a record deal to Tupac to creating a…
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How Films Shape Drinking Culture
Why do so many films glorify binge drinking?In this episode, Alysse Bryson and Tamar Routly dive into how media impacts our perceptions of alcohol, aided by…
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How Films Shape Drinking Culture
Why do so many films glorify binge drinking?In this episode, Alysse Bryson and Tamar Routly dive into how media impacts our perceptions of alcohol, aided by…
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Backstage With The Sober Curator: The Club You Didn't Know You Needed
Every club has a velvet rope. Ours just doesn't have a bar.Alysse Bryson and Tamar Routly pull back the curtain on Backstage — The Sober Curator's membership…
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Exploring The Sober Curator Community
Can community make sobriety creative and fun?In this episode, Alysse Bryson and Tamar Routly share the magic of The Sober Curator community. Discover how…
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Exploring The Sober Curator Community
Can community make sobriety creative and fun?In this episode, Alysse Bryson and Tamar Routly share the magic of The Sober Curator community. Discover how…
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Backstage With The Sober Curator: The Club You Didn't Know You Needed
Every club has a velvet rope. Ours just doesn't have a bar.Alysse Bryson and Tamar Routly pull back the curtain on Backstage — The Sober Curator's membership…
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The Sober Curator Podcast Season 2: Pop Culture, Zero-Proof Living, and Zero Apologies
Season 1 was the proof of concept. Season 2 is the proof of life.Alysse Bryson and Tamar Routly are back, and this season is everything the Sober Curator has…
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The Sober Curator Podcast Season 2: Pop Culture, Zero-Proof Living, and Zero Apologies
Season 1 was the proof of concept. Season 2 is the proof of life.Alysse Bryson and Tamar Routly are back, and this season is everything the Sober Curator has…
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That's a Wrap — Season One of The Sober Curator Podcast
That's a Wrap: The Season One FinaleIt started because people kept pitching to be on a podcast that didn't exist — so Alysse and Tamar built one. Now, 50+…
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Replay: The Sober Curator's Take on the New "Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy" Documentary
In this heartfelt episode of The Sober Curator, host Alysse Bryson is joined by a full lineup of Sober Curator contributors—Amy Liz Harrison, Alexandra Nyman…
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Replay! Can You Really Let Them? The Sober Curator Breaks Down Mel Robbins’ Boundary Advice
Ready to hear this one again? In this lively roundtable, The Sober Curator crew dives deep into Mel Robbins’ viral book "The Let Them Theory " — and the…
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Meredith Moon on Creativity, Stage Fright, and Making Music Sober
What happens when a musician trades liquid courage for clarity? In this episode of The Sober Curator Podcast, Alysse Bryson sits down with singer-songwriter…
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Sober Curious, Creative, and Free: Niesha Davis on Rethinking Alcohol
What happens when creativity meets curiosity—and alcohol no longer gets a free pass? In this vibrant and honest conversation, Alysse Bryson sits down with…
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The Year of Love: Gay, Sober, and Finding Home in Recovery with Jonathan Gildart
What happens when sobriety finally clicks — not just in the body, but in the soul? In this powerful episode, Alysse Bryson sits down with recovery advocate and…
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Behind the Rehab Machine: What “Shuffle” Director Benjamin Flaherty Wants Every Family to Know
In this gripping episode, Alysse sits down with filmmaker Benjamin Flaherty for a powerful conversation about the business behind addiction recovery — and why…
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Ella Collier on Sobriety, Stardom & The Pop-Star Fantasy—Unfiltered
This week on The Sober Curator, Alysse sits down with rising pop powerhouse Ella Collier—singer, songwriter, producer, and sober Gen Z glitter bomb of honesty…
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Cheeky Cocktails & Sober Confidence: April Wachtel on Reinventing the Bar World
This week, Alysse sits down with cocktail queen, educator, and entrepreneur April Wachtel, founder & CEO of Cheeky Cocktails—the bold, minimalist…
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Trainspotting at 30: Why This Brutal Addiction Classic Still Hits Hard
It’s been 30 years since Trainspotting splashed into our lives with all the grit, grime, dark humor, and cultural punch that made it an instant classic. In…
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Adam Nimoy on Recovery, Reconciliation & Growing Up with Spock
Adam Nimoy grew up in the orbit of an icon — but his real journey was learning how to break cycles, heal resentment, and build a relationship with his father…
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When Sobriety Gets Messy (Literally): Cat Greenleaf Tells All
In this hilariously honest and deeply human conversation, Emmy-winning host Cat Greenleaf joins Alysse to spill all the sober tea—from peeing her pants during…
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“Goonies Never Say Die” — The Superfan Who Bought the House
We went full pilgrimage to Astoria and then sat down with Behman Zakeri — the lifelong Goonies superfan who actually bought the Goonies house. He walks us…
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Inside NYC’s First Sober Members Club: How Justin Gurland Built The Maze
Alysse sits down with Justin Gurland, founder and CEO of The Maze, a brand-new, alcohol-free members club opening in New York City’s Flatiron district — think…
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Amplify Sober Voices: How Sober Life Rocks Is Building a Movement
In this powerhouse episode, host Alysse Bryson gathers some of the brightest voices in the sober creator space — Margy Schaller and Laura Nelson from Sober…
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Soirée in the City Margaret Josephs & Lexi Barbuto Redefines the Party & Building a Booze-Free Brand
The Real Margaret Josephs and her bestie Lexi Barbuto bring the Housewives sparkle to The Sober Curator Podcast. Together with Alysse Bryson and her squad…
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Ringo at the Door: Wendy Correa’s First AA Meeting & a Life in Sobriety
Writer and longtime sober creative Wendy Correa joins Alysse to talk about getting welcomed to her first AA meeting by Ringo Starr, getting sober in 1987, LA…
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Interstellar Object Is Aiming at Earth… Should We Drink About It? Sober Girls Talk UAPs, Clickbait & Cosmic Dread
In this Halloween-adjacent, tinfoil-hat episode of Hot Takes, Alysse Bryson and Tamar Routly go all in on the internet’s latest obsession: the mysterious third…
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From Barstools to Boundaries: America’s Therapist Kelley Kitley Gets Real About Sobriety
Therapist, author and media pro Kelley Kitley joins Alysse to unpack “gray area” drinking, stigma around labels and what long-term recovery really feels like —…
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Sobriety Has Gone to the Dogs: Pet Wine & Sober Culture
In this laugh-out-loud edition of Hot Takes, Alysse Bryson, Lane Kennedy, and Tamar Routly tackle the ultimate sober pop-culture curveball: a New Zealand…
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Sobriety Has Gone to the Dogs: Pet Wine & Sober Culture
In this laugh-out-loud edition of Hot Takes, Alysse Bryson, Lane Kennedy, and Tamar Routly tackle the ultimate sober pop-culture curveball: a New Zealand…
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The Sober Scoop: Ice Cream, Sugar Cravings & Early Recovery Truths
Sugar cravings in early sobriety are real — and sometimes they look like a pint of cookie-dough chaos. Alysse, producer T-Boog (Tamar), and Curators Megan Swan…
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The Sober Scoop: Ice Cream, Sugar Cravings & Early Recovery Truths
Sugar cravings in early sobriety are real — and sometimes they look like a pint of cookie-dough chaos. Alysse, producer T-Boog (Tamar), and Curators Megan Swan…
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SNL’s “Non-Non” Sketch: Sobering Laugh or Line Crossed?
In this fiery debut of Hot Takes, Alysse Bryson, Tamar Routly (AKA T-Boog), and new co-host Lane Kennedy unpack SNL’s controversial “Non-Non-Alcoholic Beer”…
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"aka Charlie Sheen" Doc Review: Shame & “Winning” — A Sober Pop-Culture Roundtable
The Curator crew dives into Netflix’s new Charlie Sheen documentary with zero-proof sass and sober clarity: from the infamous “winning” tour and media…
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From Meth to Machu Picchu with Sober Travel Expert Ryan Lee
What happens when you swap a six-figure tech career and a dangerous addiction for a backpack, a plane ticket and a sober second chance? Meet Ryan Lee, founder…
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Buzz-Free Headlines: The Bear, Sober October Gifts & Twiggy the Water-Skiing Squirrel
Recovery meets pop culture with Alysse & T-Boog’s Top 5 Buzz-Free Headlines: a recovery-lens look at The Bear, a Sober October Gift Guide you’ll actually want…
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This Just In: From Goonies to Zero-Proof Glam — The Week in Sober Pop Culture
🎬 This Just In – Broadcasting from the land of the Goonies in Astoria, OR! This week’s sober pop culture round-up includes: ✨ 3 Big Stories: SoberScopes kick…
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Sobriety as a Team Sport with the Clean Play Podcast
In this episode of The Sober Curator Podcast, host Alysse Bryson welcomes Chris Marshall (founder of Sans Bar and longtime sobriety advocate) and Anne Skriba…
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From Blackouts to Boundaries: Suzanne Warye’s Sober Shift for Moms
Sober lifestyle creator Suzanne Warye joins Alysse and Tamar to dismantle mommy-wine culture, talk perimenopause in recovery and share how getting sober before…
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This Just In – Top 5 Buzz-Free Headlines | Sept 23, 2025
In this episode, Alysse and T-Boog spill the latest buzz-free headlines without spilling drinks. Here’s what we cover: 🔝 Headlines Serenity Prayer alternatives…
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From Football Coach to Filmmaker: Brent Ogburn's Bold Sobriety Story
In this episode of The Sober Curator Podcast, host Alysse Bryson chats with filmmaker and former football coach Brent Ogburn, whose journey through sobriety…
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This Just In with Alysse Bryson & T-Boog — Sept 16
Alysse & T-Boog dish on: a Lincoln Lawyer S3 recovery letdown, two mega binge lists (TV + movies), HBO’s opioid exposé, the Top 75 sober IG accounts, Fergie’s…
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Secrets, Status, and Sobriety: What "Your Friends & Neighbors" Teaches About Modern Addiction
Alysse Bryson, co-host Tamar Routly, and The Sober Curator crew dive into Apple TV+’s "Your Friends & Neighbors" — a glossy, suburban caper that doubles as a…
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This Just In: Top 5 Buzz-Free Headlines, Mary J. Blige, and a Dumpster Raccoon Revival
This week on This Just In, your sober newscasters Alysse Bryson and T-Boog turn the mic inward with a lineup that proves The Sober Curator’s own channels are…
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Pete Droge on Sobriety, Music and Life Without Alcohol
In this episode of The Sober Curator, host Alysse Bryson sits down with legendary alt-rock singer-songwriter Pete Droge. Pete opens up about his nearly 30-year…
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This Just In – Top 5 Buzz-Free Headlines September 2nd
This week on This Just In, Alysse and T-Boog swap wine o’clock for headline o’clock with the top 5 stories in sober pop culture. From Drew Barrymore’s sober…
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"We Were Liars" Through a Sober Lens: Family, Trauma and TV Drama
This week on The Sober Curator, host Alysse Bryson, co-host Tamar Routly, and guests Dr. Sarah Michaud and Amy Liz Harrison dive into Amazon Prime’s moody…