Who this episode is for:
Those gutted by playoff heartbreak.
Anyone who’s blacked out and called mom from jail.
Teachers who taught Spanish while sweating out tequila.
The sober curious, the secret drinkers, and the still spiraling.
And anyone who’s ever run from a strip club tab and lived to tell it.

EPISODE 16: “Señor Tequila & the Long Walk Home” (with Kurt Garner)

Chris and Jakob are emotionally wrecked. The Blues blew it with 1.6 seconds left. Enter Kurt Garner—a guy who once taught elementary Spanish still buzzed from the night before.

From blackouts and breakups to a Mexican strip club escape, Kurt’s story is wild, hilarious, and brutally honest. Now four years sober, he’s up at 3 a.m., hitting the gym, and helping others tell their stories through mysoundstory.com.

What’s Inside:
– Blues trauma, 1.6 seconds of hell
– Dating apps, tequila-fueled teaching
– DUI and a jail call to mom
– Mexico, 75 Hard, and recovery
– Finding purpose with SoundStory

Plug:
🎙️ Kurt Garner – Co-host of TMA and contributor at mysoundstory.com

📍 Timestamp Breakdown:
00:00 – Intro – bertarellico.com
01:20 – Blues heartbreak
02:30 – Gretzky & goalie PTSD
05:00 – Meet Kurt
08:00 – Hate-watching hockey
11:00 – Soccer & Cardinals
13:00 – Sober dating
15:50 – Putshack dates
18:00 – Señor Tequila opens up
23:20 – First drink to DUI
30:00 – Jail call & car wreck
33:00 – Tequila Rose chaos
39:00 – Teaching blackout
43:00 – Divorce, denial
47:00 – Mexico escape
53:00 – Spanish saves him
55:00 – 75 Hard begins
58:00 – Gym & routine
01:06:00 – Addiction patterns
01:10:00 – Fired, freed
01:14:00 – Building SoundStory
01:27:00 – Storytelling & legacy
01:36:00 – Radio chaos
01:47:00 – Family purpose
02:00:00 – 4 years sober
02:02:00 – Share your story

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