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Unc visits his best friend in the whole world Zach in his new apartment to check in on how his ankle monitor has been treating him. The two share on what life is like "on life's terms," pffft. Unc complains on how his house manager is totally incompetent and announces that he will be moving out very soon, Zach shares a sexy shower scandal story and both Unc & Zach talk about handling the very large amount of friends relapsing around them. Also the story of Mason the infamous Tree House Kid gets shared at the end in this up, down & all around episode of Nod Squad. PS, sorry for the enormous amount of censor edits in this one; only so much tea can be spilled at a time.

Special Guest Bri Jaynes from Breaking Chains; The Whitney Project comes on the Nod Squad to tell her story in its entirety. From abusive relationships to robbing men to selling weed out of her car while on the job as a nurse; Bri has experienced first hand the chaos that ensues when chasing a quality opiate buzz. She also details all the pitfalls of trying to find a decent treatment center and the corruption within them (known as the Florida Shuffle). Bri has not only managed to overcome her addictions but also has an amazing article on VOX, and a truly inspiring YouTube channel & Facebook page called Breaking Chains; The Whitney Project where she livestreams and discusses all the challenging aspects of recovery.

Okay brethren, this isn't your typical episode of Nod Squad. Unc goes on an hour long tangent rant about where his head is at in his life. The insecurities, the fear, the regret, the resentment, all of it. What it's like trying to rebuild ones life while assessing the damaged relationships made from past mistakes. Dealing with and overcoming depressive states without falling off. Accepting that some will always look at a person as a fuck up regardless of their current growth in life. Uncertainty of the future and the process of self discovery are all topics Unc covers in this episode. Oh and also the ghosts of past relationships come back to haunt our host and his ninja like boundary reflexes made against them.

Unc gives a quick update on how weird his life has been recently with trying to adult, his dysfunctional dating disasters and rants about 90 day finance. We also dust off a few short war stories recorded over a year ago involving selling magic mushrooms, taking Roxycontin fronts, ditching a drunken Andy Dick, heroin high selfies while ghost riding the whip with a passed out gf sitting shotgun, and the tale of the Padoof Palace. What exactly is a Padoof Palace you say? Well you'll have to listen to find out in this all war story episode of Nod Squad.

Good friend and counselor from Unc's rehab facility comes on the podcast to share his days coming up in the hardcore punk zeitgeist, what his childhood was like growing up in Southern California and exactly how quickly his drug use flipped from the best of times to the absolute miserable pit of despair many of us come to terms with. We won't give too much away in this description because the stories in this episode get really dark. At the same time however toward the end of his tale our guest also details his experience with crawling out of a deeply rooted heroin addiction and facing some of life's most heart breaking challenges while keeping his sobriety intact. We can't throw our guests name out there we would like to plug his radio show "Your Life in America" which can be streamed on Soundcloud as well as his amazingly written blog https://yourlifeinamerica.com .

Unc finally celebrates 1 year of clean time and completely completing the 12 month rehab program he bestowed upon so many moons ago. Its been a long journey and to celebrate we dig deep into the vaults to dust off a recording almost 3 years old done with missing co-host Ryan. The two share jail stories, the arresting tales that got them there, the weird things that happen on the inside and briefly overview the program politics that inmates must abide by in order to keep the peace. Trigger warning, Unc details the amount of poop he had to clean up as a trustee, Ryan talks about his almost 21'st birthday DUI arrest; getting his mugshot with tear smeared party face paint and more on this blast from the past episode of Nod Squad.

Zoey aka the Porch Pirate from Ep. 4 comes back on with Unc to detail what's her life has been like in the past 17 months. When we last spoke with Zoey on air she was continuously getting kicked out of sober living houses up in the Central Coast and eventually made her way down to Santa Barbara to complete a 12 month inpatient program. Coincidentally many months later Unc had ventured to do the exact same thing. Zoey and Unc both reflect on what the experience was like getting clean and the challenges they faced while attempting to reform their rebellious nature. Zoey briefly talks about the trauma's of loosing sober living roommates to overdoses in the recent months, abusive ex bf's and the overall gossip and drama that goes down in an all female rehabilitation facility. It's an incredible miracle that both Unc & Zoey managed to crawl out of the depravity of their drug abuse and both find themselves behind the mic together and clean again after over a year since they got behind the Nod Squad mic and swapped war stories.

Unc does a solo recording from his car in the rain to get out of the house while still socially distancing to tell a few of his stabbing stories. Heavy war stories flow in this episode; ranging from drunk party knife disarmament, pre school pencil penetrations and passionately psychotic ex gf drug partners in crime. It's crazy to look back on these tales and realize the insanity a junkie romance can put two individuals through but hopefully you can look back and laugh like Unc does when narrating his self harm while in isolation.

Unc sneaks next door from sober living into inpatient to check in on his brethren who are stuck in lockdown. Gary & Mike return with comrade Trey who makes his first appearance and the four chop it up about exactly where their heads are at during this global crisis and how it has affected their recovery. Unc details the vast differences during his transition from inpatient to sober living and the challenges he has faced during the adjusting period. It has been a difficult time for everyone out there; and to prepare for the real world in the current state of affairs its in while at the same time leaving the safety bubble nest egg that is rehab can be overwhelming at times. Witnessing old friends struggling with sobriety, balancing boundaries without enabling, helping others while staying safe are just a few of the many tasks at hand for all of us. This isn't the average episode of Nod Squad but one that all four of us needed to process and get off our chest because we feel that many of you out there are experiencing the same kinds of hurdles as well.

Unc comes on for a solo session to celebrate the birthday of his fallen best friend Donny who died in 2016. He tells a series of shorter war stories about the absolutely insane apartment complex the two grew up partying in and all the nefarious characters that roamed that 7th realm of hell. Stabbings, escaped jail convicts, headless skeletons, cross dressers, biker gang beatdowns, robberies, and crack cooking are just some of the topics told in these tales. Unc reveals his remorse for how he handled the death of his brother and best friend and the emotional state reliving his experiences leave him in this chaotic and sad episode.