That Sober Guy Podcast

Everybody wants a better life. But are you actually willing to change? We live in a world obsessed with self-improvement, optimization, and the next big thing promising to make your life better. More apps, more advice, more influencers selling you the perfect morning routine. But here's the question: Are you becoming a better person, or just a more efficient version of your old self? You can get s...

What if you don’t need to have everything figured out? We live in a culture obsessed with optimization, planning and control. We track everything, analyze everything and want to know exactly how things are going to turn out. But faith doesn’t always work that way. In this episode, Shane digs into what Jesus feeding the 5,000 can teach us about trusting God when the math doesn’t make sense. Sometim...

What if the thing you’ve been searching for isn’t another drink, another high, more success, or even a better version of yourself? This week, we’re talking about what happens when the things we use to escape, cope or prove ourselves stop delivering what we thought they would. After a night at The Whosoevers Boise Invasion grand opening with P.O.D., Head and Fieldy from Korn, Lacey Sturm of Flyleaf...

Athletic Brewing Is Changing the Game. What happens when NFL quarterbacks stop just drinking the beer and start owning the company? Dak Prescott and Drake Maye recently became athlete-owners of Athletic Brewing, one of the biggest names in the non-alcoholic beer movement. And their involvement raises a much bigger question: Are we watching a major shift in sports culture? For decades, beer and pro...

25 years after 9/11, we’re still living in the world it created. Security. Surveillance. War. Media. Technology. Fear. Freedom. September 11 changed America in ways most of us never could have imagined. And now, 25 years later, it’s worth asking: Did we actually learn anything? We’ll also get into the $2.3 trillion question , Tony Romo, Trump and AI, and some of the strange connections surrounding...

We’re all full of shit. Tiger Woods, Bill Simmons, Mark Ruffalo — three completely different stories, but somehow the same theme: everybody’s got an explanation. Tiger crashes his car. Bill gets caught up in a sports betting mess. Mark Ruffalo finds himself in the middle of a $111 billion media merger and an internet outrage cycle. And then there’s the rest of us. In this episode, Shane gets into...

Sonny Mayo has spent decades living the life most musicians only dream about. A veteran guitarist and longtime fixture in the heavy music world, Sonny has performed and recorded with bands including Snot, Sevendust, Hed PE, Amen, and the Exies , building a career around loud music, relentless touring, and life on the road. But these days, Sonny’s life looks very different. After recently suffering...

Why are we so obsessed with watching other people fail? This week, Shane dives into the bizarre arrest of 49ers CEO Jed York, Deshaun Watson getting booed by Cleveland fans, Katey Sagal celebrating 40 years of sobriety, Trump’s IndyCar spectacle in Washington, D.C., and the latest U.S.-Canada political beef. It’s sports, celebrity culture, politics, sobriety and a whole lot of absurdity, with a so...

UFC controversy, Jayden Daniels and the great LSU jersey-number debate, baseball somehow discovering a fourth out , and the latest circus that is American politics. In this episode, Shane Ramer takes a sarcastic look at the strange world we're living in, and asks why we've become so obsessed with everything, all the time. From athletes and attention-seeking to politics, social media, and the never...

In this episode, Shane takes a sarcastic look at Brad’s decision to drink after seven years sober, the obsession with celebrity recovery, and why we seem to care more about what famous people are doing than what’s happening in our own lives. Then we go down the social media rabbit hole, Facebook arguments, influencer scams, “COMMENT FART AND I’LL SEND YOU MY FREE GUIDE,” and the bizarre reality th...

In this episode, Shane takes a look at modern culture and asks why we're surrounded by more information, more convenience, and more self-improvement content than ever... yet so many people still feel stuck. From social media "experts" and AI to dopamine, distraction, and the comfort economy, we explore why real change has less to do with finding the perfect hack and more to do with doing the hard...

In this episode, Shane explores what this recent tragedy reveals about modern culture, from bystander behavior and situational awareness to the importance of being prepared, staying calm under pressure, and living with a clear mind. Why do so many people reach for their phones before helping? What does real courage look like? And how can we become the kind of people our families can count on when...

Everything is faster. Everything is easier. So why does it feel like everyone is more anxious, distracted, and exhausted than ever? This week, Shane takes a look at modern culture through the lens of performance, sobriety, and a healthy dose of sarcasm. From AI coworkers and wellness gadgets to dopamine addiction and convenience culture, we explore why we're optimizing everything except the things...

What happens when you stop believing that alcohol is a requirement for connection, celebration, or success? In this episode of That Sober Guy Podcast, Shane sits down with Elisa Saunders, recovery advocate, business leader, and former educator, for an honest conversation about women's drinking culture, leadership, entrepreneurship, and building a life with purpose beyond alcohol. Together, they ex...

Everyone says they're exhausted. Burned out. Overwhelmed. Stressed. But what if the problem isn't that we're doing too much... What if we're doing too much of the wrong things? Somewhere along the way, we've started wearing exhaustion like a badge of honor while wondering why we never feel our best. This isn't just another conversation about alcohol. It's about energy, discipline, performance, and...

What happens when you remove alcohol and start pushing yourself physically? In this episode of That Sober Guy Podcast, Shane sits down with fitness coach, host of the Discomfort Required Podcast, and longtime friend Trent Williamson for a conversation about discipline, fitness, mindset, and the life changing power of embracing discomfort. Trent is 672 days alcohol free and continues to help others...

Here's a controversial thought... Maybe nobody actually wants to quit drinking. What people really want is better sleep, more energy, less anxiety, stronger relationships, sharper focus, and a life they can be proud of. In this solo episode, Shane challenges the way we think about alcohol, habits, and personal change. Why do we know exactly what we need to do, yet keep making the same choices? Why...

When UFC legend Dustin Poirier was arrested for public intoxication at an airport on Father's Day, the reaction was immediate: "He has a disease." But what exactly does that mean? In this solo episode, Shane dives into one of the most controversial conversations in recovery: the disease model of addiction. If addiction is a disease, is smoking a disease too? Why do we send people to reha...

What has changed about recovery, sobriety, and alcohol over the last decade? In this episode of That Sober Guy Podcast, Shane Ramer sits down with Paul Churchill, founder and host of the Recovery Elevator Podcast, for a conversation that has been more than ten years in the making. Shane and Paul both launched their podcasts in the early days of the modern sobriety movement and have spent years tal...

What happens when the dream you've spent your entire life chasing comes to an end? In this episode of That Sober Guy Podcast, Shane sits down with former NFL linebacker Brandon Siler to discuss identity, purpose, leadership, mental health, and life after professional sports. Brandon shares his journey from being a standout athlete at the University of Florida and captain of a National Championship...

Something strange is happening. People are drinking less alcohol. Not because they joined a recovery program. Not because they found religion. Not because they suddenly became health gurus. Instead, they’re taking Ozempic, talking to AI companions, binge-watching Netflix, ordering DoorDash, and staying home. In this solo episode, Shane dives into one of the biggest cultural shifts happening right...

What happens when someone stays sober for 11 years... and still ends up relapsing? In this powerful episode of That Sober Guy Podcast, Shane sits down with keynote speaker, bestselling author, filmmaker, and recovery coach Matt Farnsworth to discuss the hard truths about sobriety, relapse, identity, and what it actually takes to build a life worth staying sober for. Matt shares his incredible stor...

Is addiction really a disease? Or does personal responsibility play a bigger role in recovery than most people realize? In this episode of That Sober Guy Podcast, Shane sits down with Dr. Tyler Evans, addiction medicine physician, public health leader, and CEO of Wellness Equity Alliance, for a thought provoking conversation about addiction, recovery, personal responsibility, and the systems that...

What if alcohol was never really the problem? In this episode of That Sober Guy Podcast, Shane Ramer dives into identity, addiction, purpose, and why he no longer identifies as an “alcoholic.” From recovery culture and the disease model of addiction to faith, connection, masculinity, and personal responsibility, this is an honest and controversial conversation about what real freedom actually look...

Everything Is ‘Self-Care’… Except Quitting Drinking? Everywhere you look, it’s “protect your peace,” “prioritize your mental health,” and “build better habits.” But somehow… drinking still gets a free pass. In this episode, we take a fun, honest look at the irony of modern self-care culture, where we track our sleep, invest in routines, and talk about mental health… while doing the one thing that...