Character Defects

(recorded 5/28/2019) Jon H. goes Zen on the bit and chooses to not have a topic as his topic.

(recorded on 5/24/2019) John C. discusses whether disclosing his addiction issues with prospective new employers is a good idea.

(recorded on 5/5/2019) John C. leads a discussion about what a sponsor is, why they are important, and the reasons he wouldn’t be caught dead without one. Jon H. uses his exponentially superior intellect to pierce John C’s buffoonish attempt to become Jon H’s sponsor. He’s no Jedi.

(recorded on 4/30/2019) John and Jon discuss working Step 4, what one gets from doing it, and when it’s a good idea to complete this vital step.

(recorded on 4/30) The Frodo Baggins of AA (Jon H.) shares his experience watching un-recovered alcoholic couples bring darkness to their families with the Gandalf of AA (John C.). Please note — the solution does not involve volcanoes, orcs (regardless of shoe color) or Viggo Mortensen.

(recorded on 4/14/2019) Jon H’s friend Eric shares his 4+ year journey through sobriety. Spoiler alert: he doesn’t go to AA. Another spoiler alert: he’s really happy. Final spoiler alert: Jon H. loves to proselytize Sisyphus in his free time.

(recorded on 4/20/19) Jon H. celebrates John C’s 2-year anniversary (sober date: 4/20/17) at his home group, then shares about his mom.

(recorded on 4/11/2019) The first-ever Small Group discussion! Jon H. expertly recalls Steps 1, 2 and 3 from memory, elucidates on each. John C. struggles to keep up. John C. posted how he worked Step 3 on our website. His writing is the textbook definition of unintentional comedy.

John C. explains why we haven’t published anything for the past couple of weeks. In other news…listening to “Kid A” over and over again when feeling sad is awesomely awful.

John C. asks Jon H. “tell me about your mom,” then proceeds to talk about his own dad for the entire episode. Shocker. Part 2 (coming next episode) will feature the long-awaited origin story of Jon H.’s mom. Quick spoiler — she’s not from Canada and does not have retractible claws bonded with Adamantium. Her […]