Sobriety Sucks

Hi we're Jack and Meredith and we're alcoholics. We wouldn't be alive without the help of our favorite twelve step programs, but that doesn't mean recovery doesn't fully suck too. Listen as we discuss how sobriety and twelve step is portrayed in specific media, books, movies and television. God grant me the serenity to rock the house down tonight.

Life's a Painkiller ft. Zach Siegel 09/08/2023

Life's a Painkiller ft. Zach Siegel Meredith and Jack mourn the loss of their friend and immortal Twitter poster . They also forced Zachary A. Siegel aka to watch Painkiller with them and talk about the ongoing opioid crisis, how it's mishandled in media, and what we can do when people we love use drugs. /episode/index/show/sobrietysucks/id/27980163

Moms the Word 10/28/2022

Moms the Word TW: Eating disorders, fatphobia, body dysmorphia. WE'RE BACK SUCKOS Jack (or should I say "John") and Meredith talk about Jennette McCurdy's best-selling book I'm Glad My Mom Died and everything that comes with having a mother. They also talk about codependency, family systems and get really deep into Meredith's struggles with eating. /episode/index/show/sobrietysucks/id/24833796

Biden's Boozy Baby Boii 09/16/2022

Biden's Boozy Baby Boii The boys are back in town!!! The BIDEN BOYS that is! Jack and Meredith watch the republican propaganda film My Son Hunter. They resist the urge to tear the film to shreds and try to focus on the recovery aspects. They deep dive into why people think addiction is a weakness, and how the family system can impact recovery. /episode/index/show/sobrietysucks/id/24401010

The Bear-tch is Back 09/01/2022

The Bear-tch is Back WE'RE BACK SUCKOS. You asked for it, you got it: Jack and Meredith celebrate their triumphant return to podcasting by discussing the Hulu show the Bear. They also shit on LA, and make a very special announcement about the future of the pod. Thanks for sticking with us suckos. We love you! /episode/index/show/sobrietysucks/id/24230574

Joe Vs. The Cult 03/05/2022

Joe Vs. The Cult Meredith and Jack discuss the incredible graphic-novel blog 'Joe vs. the Cult' (). They get into the dark world of the "Troubled Teen industry", and whether or not AA is actually brainwashing us to be better people. /episode/index/show/sobrietysucks/id/22350398

Grift People Grift People 02/14/2022

Grift People Grift People Jack and Meredith are still avoiding their inevitable Euphoria Episode by talking about the art of the SCAM, baby. Meredith goes off on a tangent as an Airbnb private investigator, Jack talks about the Tinder Swindler, and they both discuss what their grifts would be had they not gotten into AA. /episode/index/show/sobrietysucks/id/22129742

Dr. Bob's Nightmare Alley 02/05/2022

Dr. Bob's Nightmare Alley Jack and Meredith talk about the lowkey amazing movie Nightmare Alley, and how it may be the most AA movie of all time. Meredith also whines about twitter and Jack deep dives on the personal history of an old member of the program: the author of nightmare alley himself. /episode/index/show/sobrietysucks/id/22035500

Meredith's Tumblr 01/29/2022

Meredith's Tumblr Meredith and Jack take a humiliatingly deep dive into Meredith's pre-sobriety sex columnist-style tumblr. They also talk about zoom bombing, Jack's first time smelling weed, and insecurities. Also apologies for shitty audio quality, we had some computer issues. /episode/index/show/sobrietysucks/id/21944927

West Elm Che Diaz 01/22/2022

West Elm Che Diaz Meredith forced Jack to watch the Sex and the City Reboot "And Just Like That". They talk about the West Elm Caleb witch hunt, get sidetracked by a brief argument (haunted dolls, always fighting), and the problems with retroactively trying to make shows more progressive. /episode/index/show/sobrietysucks/id/21855533

Fuzzy Wuzzy Was an Addict 01/12/2022

Fuzzy Wuzzy Was an Addict Meredith gets too famous to podcast. Jack humbles her with his wiles and they talk about twitter, the Floyd arc in 30 Rock, love bombing, detaching with love, and control issues. Special guest: Muzzy Carmichael. /episode/index/show/sobrietysucks/id/21756875

Let Sleeping Dogs Die 01/05/2022

Let Sleeping Dogs Die TL;DR to avoid sad story: 21:38. Meredith bums everyone out. Jack proves that he is a good listener by not interrupting a crying woman. They leak Jason Schwartzman’s old gmail address and talk about narrativizing one’s own experiences. Also, Jack forces Meredith to sing a song from Once on this Island in a desperate attempt to gain listeners. . /episode/index/show/sobrietysucks/id/21688295

Season Two Premiere 12/29/2021

Season Two Premiere Guess what suckos? Santa brought you the ultimate Christmas present this year, the return of sobriety sucks. Meredith and Jack give updates about their life, talk about Flaked Season 2, and negative self talk. /episode/index/show/sobrietysucks/id/21628532

Uh Huh Hunty 04/21/2021

Uh Huh Hunty Jack and Meredith talk about the WTF episode with Hunter Biden. Listen along as they deep dive into the man, the myth, the legendary liar Baby Boy Biden. They also talk about how annoying it is to be sober in your twenties, Bukowski bros, and how some people truly are incapable of being honest with themselves. /episode/index/show/sobrietysucks/id/18813530

Sound of Metal 04/05/2021

Sound of Metal WHATS UP SUCKOS. Meredith and Jack talk about Darius Marder's exceptional directorial debut Sound of Metal. They also talk about some other stuff too. I don't remember what but I guarantee you there's other stuff in there. I promise. /episode/index/show/sobrietysucks/id/18607808

MUSIC! By Adam Curtis 03/06/2021

MUSIC! By Adam Curtis WERE BACK SUCKOS. After a BIT OF A BREAK due to ***depression*** and ***insert another thing here*** Jack and Meredith triumphantly return despite Jack's inability to record the audio correctly to talk through the brief recovery narrative in Sia's Music, Celebrity AA culture, and Adam Curtis' documentary Can't Get You Out of My Head. /episode/index/show/sobrietysucks/id/18209609

E.D. Phone Home 02/03/2021

E.D. Phone Home Hey suckos. This episode primarily focuses on Meredith's recent struggles with her eating disorders. Jack and Meredith were supposed to talk about Princess Diana's arc on the Crown, but to be real, they barely talk about it. /episode/index/show/sobrietysucks/id/17798129

The Empath Problem 01/18/2021

The Empath Problem HAPPY NEW YEAR SUCKOS! Jack and Meredith were supposed to talk about Pixar's Soul. They did not. Meredith had a lot of burning questions about victimization, narcissism, and self-preservation in a sober setting. So that's kind of more what they talk about. /episode/index/show/sobrietysucks/id/17592620

Euphoria: A Very Special Episode 01/02/2021

Euphoria: A Very Special Episode Happy New Year Suckos!!! Jack and Meredith talk about the Euphoria Christmas Special so you guys will stop DM'ing them about it. They also discuss the holidays and Meredith goes through her infamous top 10 Spices of the Year countdown. /episode/index/show/sobrietysucks/id/17399468

SEASONS OF DRUGS: THE ACTUAL EPISODE 12/22/2020

SEASONS OF DRUGS: THE ACTUAL EPISODE SORRY SUCKOS MEREDITH IS AN IDIOT!!! We've missed you SUCKOS. Jack and Meredith don't watch anything this week but they are back with general updates on their life, the state of the nation, and how the return to "normalcy" is stressing us sober folk the f*ck out. /episode/index/show/sobrietysucks/id/17289512

"I'm Not One Of Those Karens" and/or The First Five Minutes of the Season Premiere of Law and Order SVU 11/27/2020

"I'm Not One Of Those Karens" and/or The First Five Minutes of the Season Premiere of Law and Order SVU HAPPY TDAY SUCKOS. Jack and Meredith vaguely review the first five minutes of the season premiere of Law and Order: SVU and just generally give updates about their lives. WE LOVE YOU AND ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOU SUCKOS. Sometimes I forget to write in third person. oops. /episode/index/show/sobrietysucks/id/16972436

Love's Uncanny Valley 11/12/2020

Love's Uncanny Valley Meredith and Jack watch the 2016 Netflix series Love and try to pinpoint why exactly it is so bad. But you know what they do love? Their SUCKOS. LOVE YOU SUCKOS!!!! /episode/index/show/sobrietysucks/id/16786907

The Al-Anon President 11/08/2020

The Al-Anon President Jack and Meredith talk about the results of the 2020 Election and try as hard as they can to relate it back to sobriety. /episode/index/show/sobrietysucks/id/16726178

A Very Spooky Episode 10/29/2020

A Very Spooky Episode Jack and Meredith have a VERY SPOOKY EPISODE talking about some show about a haunting of hill house or whatever. I don't remember what the title was. SPOOKY!!! HAPPY HALLOWEEEN SUCKOS!!!!! /episode/index/show/sobrietysucks/id/16593674

Welcome to Bushwick AKA the Crackcident 10/23/2020

Welcome to Bushwick AKA the Crackcident Jack and Meredith cringe and talk about two episodes from the absolutely ICONIC television show GIRLS. /episode/index/show/sobrietysucks/id/16515263

Arm Chair Argument 10/15/2020

Arm Chair Argument WE'RE BACK SUCKOS. On the first episode back from hiatus, Jack and Meredith get in a FIGHT. /episode/index/show/sobrietysucks/id/16419023

The Sopranos (Re-Release) 08/14/2020

The Sopranos (Re-Release) Hey gang, Meredith fucked up the editing here. So she is rereleasing the podcast again to avoid spoilers. WHATSUP SUCKOS. Jack and Meredith are back with a hot fresh **AFTER DARK** episode that MAY OR MAY not go COMPLETELY OFF THE RAILS. They talk about the Sopranos, Seinfeld being a perfect Harold, and the falls of modern communications. /episode/index/show/sobrietysucks/id/15613667

The Sopranos 08/08/2020

The Sopranos WHATSUP SUCKOS. Jack and Meredith are back with a hot fresh **AFTER DARK** episode that MAY OR MAY not go COMPLETELY OFF THE RAILS. They talk about the Sopranos, Seinfeld being a perfect Harold, and the falls of modern communications. /episode/index/show/sobrietysucks/id/15535052

Meredith's 5 Year 07/30/2020

Meredith's 5 Year HELLO SUCKOS. It's Meredith's five year sober anniversary so we celebrate her like the beautiful queen she is. (She wrote this) /episode/index/show/sobrietysucks/id/15418172

Honey Boy 07/23/2020

Honey Boy Jack and Meredith make good on their promise to cover Honey Boy, directed by Alma Har'el and written by none other than Shia LaBeouf. They also talk about twinless twins, musical theatre and the downsides to child stardom. /episode/index/show/sobrietysucks/id/15331403

Mad Max Fury Road 07/16/2020

Mad Max Fury Road You asked for it and WE DID IT suckos. Jack and Meredith cover the seminal recovery film Mad Max Fury Road and somehow wind up in a very intense debate about where the Hero's Journey belongs in the recovery narrative. /episode/index/show/sobrietysucks/id/15236579

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