Hell Has an Exit Podcast with Teddy Tarantino

This week on Hell Has an Exit Bryan had the opportunity to link up with Anthony, a 3rd generation Mexican American “Chicano” who grew up in LA back in the 70s and 80’s. Growing up on government assistance in some of the worst parts of LA - Gangs, Drugs, Robberies and Violence the way of life. Despite the odds being against him, Anthony thrived as a young boy and excelled in baseball and did well i...

On today’s Episode of Hell Has an Exit Bryan invites very special guest Karyl who celebrates 22 years clean today. Born and Raised in Jamaica, Carole was 1 of 10 children, by 7 years old both of her parents had passed away.  It was 1988 when Karyl first stepped foot in New York City at 16 years old. The club scene & cocaine immediately drew her in. The first time she tried cocaine, she knew right...

Welcome back to Part 2 of Roy B’s Story! Picking up where we left off, where up until this point - Roy had been dealing and using drugs here and there “for fun”. When Roy’s stepfather passed away suddenly, his relationship with drugs changed in an instant. It was the beginning of getting high to drown out his feelings.  Roy’s friends offered support by giving him free heroin and roxie’s to help co...

On Today’s Episode we have Roy B. Roy starts off by sharing the pains of his childhood and the trauma that was part of their “normal” every day life.  Growing up there were some ups, but mostly downs. Roy eventually formed a strong bond with his stepfather. When things got real bad, his stepfather jumped in to offer him an out. Right when Roy felt like things could really change for the good - the...

On Todays Episode Bryan invites friend Gary P. Born in New Jersey, and grew up in a middle class neighborhood. Early on, Gary’s behavior could be chalked up to “regular” teenage boy stuff - skating, drinking alcohol, smoking weed. As things progressed, Gary was constantly getting arrested and being bailed out by his mother who was a parole officer. Gary was introduced to heroin by his uncle. He sp...

On Today’s Episode Bryan Sits Down with Randy Q. Born and raised in the “The Dog Town” projects of East LA. Randy never really knew anything other than Drugs, Guns, & Gangs. While both of his parents were getting high off heroin, his GRANDMOTHER would be selling it from the window of their home!  By the time Randy was 10, his brothers were initiating him into a gang and it wouldn’t be long before...

On today’s Episode Bryan Sits Down with Taylor. AKA the original “spoon goon”. When Taylor was just 13 years old he began suffering from crippling headaches which he was prescribed opiates for. It wasn’t long before he found himself asking for them with “fake headaches”.  Taylor would soon find his identity in the drug scene. Thats when he created the “Spoon Goons” persona on instagram and became...

In the mid-2000s, Flakka dominated headlines as a zombie drug that made its users attack and eat people. Just when you thought it couldn’t get worse, America was introduced to Krokodil (pronounced “croc-o-dill”), flesh-eating Russian heroin.  On today’s episode, Bryan sits down with Crystal, Broward County’s first Krokodil case. Growing up the child of an addict with mental illnesses, Crystal had...

On todays Episode of Hell Has an Exit Bryan Invites friend Ryan D. The events that shaped Ryans’s early childhood led him to feelings that quickly manifested into suicidal thoughts by the age of 7. When Ryan discovered Xanax all his darks feelings melted away. Not before long, the bandaid would wear off. Ryan would find him self in the trenches of a harrowing addiction.  Listen to this incredible...

On today’s episode of Hell Has an Exit Bryan sits down with Max Bemis - the lead singer and founder of SAY ANYTHING. He is known for being open about his struggle with bi-polar disorder and wishes to share his journey to inspire others.  In this interview Max reveals his experience with supporting his wife Sherri Bemis, who is the lead singer and songwriter for the band Eisley.  Listen to this gre...

On today’s episode of Hell Has an Exit, Bryan sits down with his friend and recovering addict Zule.  Zule opens about the depths of his internal struggles. By the time he was 12, he was already wrapped up in a world that would quickly lead him down a path of self-destruction.  Ultimately, it was Xanax that he turned to try and fill the emptiness he was feeling inside. Eventually Zule found himself...

This week on Hell Has an Exit Bryan Invites Matt G. Meeting in the rooms, the two go way back to the very early days of Bryan getting clean. On this episode Matt shares his story of how he ended up in such a dark place fueled by his addiction to crack and heroin. This insightful episode lets us inside the mind of an addict who believes he was an addict before ever touching a drug. Now, 18 years la...

On this week's episode of HELL HAS AN EXIT, Tune in for this insightful story of two best friends Los and Tommy who come from complete opposite worlds. Tommy came from a broken home, both his mother and father were on the streets completely consumed by drugs. Most of what Tommy ever knew was addiction. Despite the two coming from complete opposite spectrums, they both ended up in the exact same pl...

Today on Hell Has an Exit, Bryan Invites Rapper Tommy Gunz from Detroit. Tommy’s story shed’s light on the different ways addiction can take form. He went from weed to cocaine and ecstasy to speed and meth within mere weeks. His story will take you through these crazy twist and turns and a wild acid trip   ⁃  The accident that introduced him to Opiates    ⁃  Heroin & Crack    ⁃  Detox & Rehab   ⁃ ...

This week on Hell Has an Exit, Bryan finally brings us Jeremy AKA “Merch”. The Merch you might of heard about in many of Hell Has an Exit’s Previous Episodes. Merch was one of the only person’s Bryan considered a real friend during active addiction. There was this mutual bond and connection built on “one addict helping another”. They carried each other forward in their addiction perfectly fueling...

This week on Hell Has an Exit, Bryan sits down with Shane S. Shane takes us down his insane story of self-destruction. He recalls his life taking a turn into the darkness right around 13 years old. The two go on to discuss the following:   ⁃  Going from being the quiet kid, to partying hard, fighting and causing mayhem   ⁃  17 & in Prison    ⁃  His best friend Lucho getting Murdered    ⁃  Self Med...

This week on Hell Has an Exit, meet JESS MEGZ who grew up in a nice neighborhood with good parents & got straight A's in school. But what’s it matter? We all know by now that addiction doesn’t discriminate. On todays episode Jess & Bryan dive deep into Jess journey in active addiction and recovery discussing the following: ⁃ Her Instant attraction to pills  ⁃ Using Xanax in middle school  ⁃ Pill m...

On this week’s episode of Hell Has an Exit, Bryan invites childhood friend Santi to share his story. Santi and Bryan met in the midst of Bryan’s developing addiction at 14 yrs old. As Santi watched Bryan’s addiction progress through the years, he felt that his own drug use was normal and recreational at best. The two go on to talk about how things went from “recreational” to complete destruction:...

On this week’s episode of Hell Has an Exit, Bryan invites long time friend Dru to share his story. Dru and Bryan share many memories over the past 10 years.  Going over: -Being roommates  -Alcohol & Heroin  -The car wash days  -Their love affair with crack  -New York  -Calling the cops on himself  -The Florida pill mill days  -Trading in the Honda for his dream car  With over 10 years clean, Dru c...

On this week’s episode of Hell Has an Exit, Bryan invites guest David G. The two jump right into some of his earliest childhood memories. David was told countless stories on how it was that his father had passed away. He would soon come to find out that he had died from complications related to AIDS as of result of being an IV drug user. On this episode David goes on to share: ⁃  Some of his deepl...

On this week’s episode of Hell Has an Exit, Bryan returns with Lester for Part 2 on his journey to find his Exit from Hell and the importance of seeking help. Lester shares how he found recovery at United Recovery Project and the impact going to rehab had on his recovery. The two go on to discuss the following:    ⁃  Wanting to choose sobriety but not finding a way   ⁃  Falling in love    ⁃  Power...

On this week’s episode of Hell Has an Exit, Bryan Invites guest Lester “M”. Born and raised in Cuba, Lester quickly paints a picture of how growing up in a communist country would shatter his spirit from a very early age.  ⁃Being on his own at 15  ⁃Discovering a love for computers and teaching himself how to program. ⁃Success and buying his dream car  ⁃Divorce ⁃Alcohol, Drugs, & Partying  -Throwin...

On this week’s episode of Hell Has an Exit Bryan invites Berta R. to tell one of the most potentially shocking and horrifying stories on the podcast so far.  Listen to this incredible episode and take this unbelievable journey to hell and back involving the following: ◦Being kidnapped at 4 yrs old  ◦Forced to take IV Drugs to perform as a sex slave ◦Being bagged and thrown into the Miami River in...

On this weeks episode we return with Marty Tankleff on Part 2 of 2 of his incredible story.  Tankleff, falsely accused of the murder of his own parents at the age of 18 years old, was framed, wrongfully convicted, and sentence to 50 years to life in prison.  We left off on Episode 51, last week's episode, where Marty finds himself locked up with a life sentence. It becomes clearer than ever, that...

On todays Episode, Bryan invites special guest Marty Tankleff who after 17 years was finally able to walk out of the gates of hell.  •17 years old - going from a privileged upbringing in Long Island to be framed for the double murder of his parents. •Being coerced into “confessing” •Being sentenced to 50 years in prison at 18 years old. •His journey in the prison system. •Shady cops, crooked offic...