Let's talk about sex, baby. This week, 'Thirsty Thursday' takes on a whole other meaning when the Kates get real about their sexual histories. From losing their virginities, drunken hookups turning from empowerment to embarrassment, the difference between sex and intimacy, what's harder: sober sex or drunk sex, and tampon mishaps. All this and a surprise engagement announcement on an unsurprisingly raunchy edition of The After Party.

Happy Summer 2020! What season is the most triggering for your sobriety? Does the sweet smell of BBQs make you think of your drinking days? Or is it the stress of the holidays that make you want to grab that eggnog? The Kates spend the episode recounting less sober summers and what's changed for them in sobriety (hint: there's still booty sweat). Also: anti-racism, Father's Day daddy issues, and the eternal joy of ghosting early. Happy Thirsty Thursday, wear a mask.

This Thirsty Thursday, the Kates get vulnerable: they discuss the BLM movement and their journey to become better allies, before diving in to a topic near and dear to every addicts heart: shame. They discuss their earliest memories of shame, their most shameful moments, the phrases that spiked their shame after a night of drinking, the long journey to move past their former selves, and how they've learned to cope with shame in healthier ways.

The fanny pack is coming back, and the Kates carry two of them: one literal (full of COVID gear) and one metaphorical (full of sober tools). This week at The After Party, the Kates share what's helped keep them sober both in early and long-term sobriety, how to get back on track when your coping mechanisms aren't working, keeping yourself accountable, authenticity and community, and the long-awaited pee stories. Happy Thirsty Thursday!

Four and a half years ago, podcast producer (and Big Kate's boyfriend) Derek finally did something bad enough to quit drinking for good. This week, he joins the Kates to discuss his greatest hits and lowlights, how sobriety helped him evolve as a person, how he started drinking, how sobriety has made him a better father, and how he got sobriety to stick this time. BONUS: why does he like the Kates so much? Follow Derek on Instagram at @van_sober.

In honor of Mother’s Day, the Kates discuss their relationships with their mothers, their biological clocks, and their maternal tendencies. Also: listener questions, answered! Find out if the Kates still get triggered by alcohol, how they avoid judging people who still drink, whether their finances have improved since they quit drinking, sobriety 2.0, the worst parts of sobriety, and opening up about their mental health.

This week, 'Thirsty Thursday' takes on a whole other meaning as the Kates walk us through their dating histories and how sobriety changed everything for them. Looking for love in all the wrong places, finding self worth in others, He's Just Not That Into You, tales of surviving addiction and abuse, drunk dating vs. sober dating, and how they finally found the love they deserved...in themselves. Bonus: more saucy stories than an issue of Cosmo. Get it while it's hot.

In this time of social distancing, the Kates look back at how their friendship has evolved from their party girl days through sobriety, and how their view of what friendship is evolved with it, losing friends while finding themselves, and making new friends in sobriety. Also: updates about pandemic life, and how Zoom burnout is draining us all. Happy Thirsty Thursday!

Generational trauma is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get. This week The Sober Kates trace back to their childhoods to examine how their beliefs around alcohol (and themselves) were formed. We learn about embracing your inner child and “breaking the brace” for your future selves. Bonus: Feeling good during COVID19, the horror!

If at first you don't succeed, find another therapist. The Sober Kates discuss the many trials of finding the right therapist, what initially turned their focus inward, why alcohol isn't a cure for suffering, the hardest feelings they've had to process, and what happened when they stopped self-medicating with drugs and alcohol. Press play to hear where they would be today if they never decided to examine their own suffering and save themselves.