Episodes

Woohoo! It's Mike and Bill again. Back for more nonsense this week. Mike started out with his reading and it was about love. Yes, love. The ability for us to actually know love, experience it and offer it to others. And the fact that it shows us that there are powers out there that are greater than us. It was a good talk. Then we chatted about preparing for the Holidays and staying sober, a sober get together, being around drunk people, criticism and judging (it can be a good thing), sensi...

This week we showed up and did the work. Yes, it's Mike and Bill again this week, and join us next week for a big time guest! Mike started off with his reading and it was about fear and how it used to rule our lives. Today, we can recognize the fear, deal with it in a healthy way and also be there to help others. It was a good conversation. Then we talked about opinions, beeps, other podcasts, drunk animals, mistakes as gifts, focus, being stagnant, SAD and a little bit about IHOP. Oh, ...

Guess who's back? Yep, back again. Mike and Bill for another fun filled episode. Mike started out with his reading and it was about freedom, learning and being open to new ideas. It was a really good reading and made for a great conversation. Then we were all over the place again. We talked about football, Halloween, the top states for alcohol consumption, internet issues, turn signals, Marc Maron with Keith Urban and Robert Patrick, the 11th Step (we have it all figured out now), lies, ex...

Guess who? It's Mike and Bill this week, bringing you something. What are we bringing you? Listen and find out. Mike started off with his reading and it was about choosing the people in our lives. Those we spend time with and those we trust. It was a really good conversation. We had a couple of anniversaries and a birthday to acknowledge, then we chatted about a front man that passed, some travel talk, taking versus receiving, doing The Steps (again) and we even talked a little bit abou...

Yep, it's Mike and Bill again this week. We apparently had plenty to talk about, so buckle up. Mike started with his reading and it was about those that came before us, how we were taught and the responsibility that we have to teach this thing to others. We have had some really great teachers since we got sober and it was a good conversation. The dad of one of our good friends died this week and we chatted about that. His dad was sober, lived a good life and better yet, died on his own ter...

This week, it's back to Mike and Bill. Mike started off with his reading and it was about this thing of ours. This disease that we have and how we perceive it. Do we complain or do we show gratitude? It was a good topic and a great conversation. Then there were a couple of birthdays to acknowledge, baseball, rodents, Marc Maron, exterminators, The Steps, freedom, ego, some more about gratitude and finally good days versus bad days. What about nonsense? There was some of that also. En...

This week we have... It's Mike and Bill, coming to you from the Land of Cleve! Yep, we are both under the same roof again this week. Mike started out with his reading and it was about hope and courage. In our active days, we had no hope or courage but today, we get to experience it in a whole new way. It was a good conversation. Then we chatted about the 10th Step, Moon Zappa, an extreme DUI, having a void in sobriety, wanting to do it all on our own, spiritual experiences and improving...

This week we have... Breeze @_breezexx Back again! Do you like stories about sobriety? Do you like stories about music and the music industry? Do you like when those things mash together and run parallel? Well, then this is the episode for you. We had a great, laid back conversation with our good friend Breeze and talked a little bit about everything. She is young, but mature beyond her years on this earth and beyond her years in sobriety. It was a great conversation. Enjoy the ep...

This week it's back to the guys in the picture. Yep, it's Mike and Bill this week. Mike started off with his reading and it was a simple one, but very important to us. Keeping out of our own heads, not focusing on ourselves and accomplishing that by helping others. That should be an easy thing to do, but it takes work. It was a good conversation. Then we were all over the place. Dr. Sarah wrap up, a podcast and an audio book, a rock 'n' roll show, baby mamas, leading and following, a creep...

This week we have... Dr. Sarah! www.DrSarahmichaud.com She's back! We had her on the podcast for Episode 72 (definitely listen to it if you haven't already) and she was a lot of fun and very informative. She's become a friend over the last year and we wanted to talk to her again and share what she's been up to. We talked about recovery, trauma, codependency, relationships, meetings, podcasts and anything else we could think of. An hour and a half isn't enough time with her and she wi...

This week it's the comfort and familiarity that can only be brought to you by Mike and Bill. Mike started off with his reading and it was about kindness. The idea that rude people are the strong ones gets smashed and living a life of kindness is what we strive for. It was a great conversation. We talked about our language and apparently we are fans of the "F" word. Guess how many we gave last week. Our search results, Dr. Drew again, a strange encounter at a rest area, making amends, le...

It's Labor Day Weekend with your pals! Yep, it's Mike and Bill again this week. Mike started out with his reading and it was about happiness and joy. The pursuit of it by us and the happiness and joy that we bring to others when we do the work. It was a good conversation. We touched a little bit on the Holiday Weekend, but as you all know, it's our opinion that it's just another day on the calendar. If you need to sit it out, that's a good choice. Then stories from North Carolina, Moon ...

This week, it's just us. Your friends, Mike and Bill. We did have Dr. Sarah scheduled, but there was a technology issue, so she will be joining us in a few weeks. It will be worth the wait. Mike picked a random reading and it was about taking care of our minds and bodies now that we are sober. We got rid of the really bad stuff, but now what? We have some work to do, but we are better than we were 15 years ago. And then we did a plug for Mike's radio gig next week, talked about "complet...

This week it's the can't miss, super spectacular, Season 5 Finale, with Mike and Bill! (or just another episode) Mike started off with his reading and it was about problems. We all have them and they are a part of life, but our problems today are very different than they were in our drinking days. It was a good talk. Mike has his radio gig coming up in a couple of weeks, so we chatted about that and stayed tuned for more information. Then a little more about Dennis Dunaway, Machine Gun ...

This week we have John M! Instagram @johnallenmachado Website johnallenmachado.com John is a writer from Concord, California. He’s been sober since February 27, 2005, after a lot of failed attempts. He began writing in 2008 and has written four books since, with his newest book “Avocado Andy & Troubadour Tim” published by Quid Mirum Press in May of 2024. It’s a book about acceptance, friendship and love. If it were not for recovery he would have never began writing. We had a grea...

One more time... It's Mike and Bill! We do have some guests coming up, but this week, it's us. Mike started off with his reading and it was about acceptance, limitations and protecting our recovery. Important stuff and we had a good talk. Then we chatted about an anniversary weekend, "educated" people, how many "f's" did we give, a Van Halen, a drunk country chick and drinking like normal people. What else? You know the answer to that. You need to listen and find out. Enjoy the episo...

This week we have... Same old stuff, different week. Yep! It's Mike and Bill. Mike started out with his reading and it was about living in the moment. It's something that we strive for and talk about quite a bit and it was a good conversation. We announced our "surprise guest," and gave a little background. His episode will be released on Sunday, September 1, 2024. Then on to the word sobriety (what does it mean to us), triggers (again), cocaine sharks, Hi Bob, psychics and some of o...

This week we have... Yes! Mike and Bill again. Back for more engaging stories and sober fun. Mike started out with his reading and it was about happiness. Should we pursue happiness or is it the result of living a good life? It was a good conversation. We talked about sugar coating verses being direct, medications to get sober, dominating people, being rude and saying mean things, and do we really care what others think about us. There was also a failed Airbnb trip, that had a lesson...

Guess who? Yep, it's Mike and Bill, back for more fun and shenanigans. And some sober stuff, of course. Mike started with his reading and it was about hurts and fears and how we used to cover those up with drugs and alcohol. It also talked about the excuses that we had for justifying that behavior. It was a good conversation. We chatted about community, self-will, satisfaction from others, "unpacking" things and being pessimistic or optimistic. Then we ended with a little bit of music t...

Happy 4th of July Weekend, from your average friends, Mike and Bill. Mike started off with his reading and it was about being average. Are we ok with that? Are we making progress and are we better than we were yesterday. Listen in to find out. We did chit chat about Bill's most recent trip, but then we worked through some cleanup topics. Coincidences and a higher power, laughter and enjoying yourself in sobriety, keeping out of trouble, reacting verses responding and letting go or hangi...

This week, it's more of the same. Well the same guys, but different stuff. Yes... it's Mike and Bill again! Mike started off with his reading and it was about time. How we spend it, the quality of the time and of the people that we are around. We also try not to waste time these days. It was a good talk. We talked about podcast episodes, resentments, being good so that we don't have to make amends, solving or accepting problems, is our alcoholism a handicap and spinning signs. There was...

This week we have those guys. Yeah those two guys. Mike and Bill. Mike started off with his reading and it was about order. The fact that we had no order in our lives before and sobriety allows us to have just a little but now. It was a good talk. Then our friend Gary had emailed us regarding the question that we had about relationships surviving when a person gets sober. Gary and his husband survived and we shared their story. A Riverside update, rock bottom, happiest cities, gifts of ...

This week we have John from Sober Speak for the first half of the episode, then Mike and Bill handle the second half. This will also appear on The Sober Curator, so visit their website! John gave us a little background of what it was like and what it's like now and then we talked about what he does with his website and his podcast. We found out pretty quickly that John is all about humility and he has the sober years behind him to back it up. Check out his website and his podcast! Th...

This week it's Founder's Day Weekend! And, your favorite pals, Mike and Bill, are here again. We started off with a slight rant about a thing that happened on Instagram. June is Pride month, we posted about it and someone apparently had an issue with us. Check it out. Then Mike did his reading and it was about values, the beauty of life, doing the next right thing and living well. It actually fit perfectly with the first story and we had a good conversation. On to music news, Green Day,...