Hell Has an Exit Podcast with Teddy Tarantino

This week on a very special Hell Has An Exit, the show welcomes the Wolf of Wall Street himself, creator of the legendary “Straight Line” sales method, author, lecturer, infamous wall street tycoon, Mr. Jordan Belfort. Jordan shares with Bryan about his life in the fast lane on Wall Street, the train wreck of drug and alcohol addiction that contributed to the end of his business, marriage and free...

This Week on Hell Has an Exit!  Bryan invites childhood friend Luis Luis.  •Trying Weed, ecstasy, cocaine and psychedelics at 11 years old •Going from pill mills & doctor shopping to a love for needles & heroin •His early-on experience with rehab  •Joining the army & using through basic training •Fighting the war in Iraq & getting honorably discharged •His continued struggle with addiction post wa...

This week on Hell Has An Exit, Bryan Invites long time friend Alex K. on the show. Alex dives right into his story and gets vulnerable. He opens up about his traumas, and what led to him finally being able to overcome his addiction & alcoholism.  •Car accident  •Coma  •Jail •Shooting himself in the foot w/ a shotgun  •Xanax  •Little Blue Pills •Lean •Doctor Shopping •Alcohol •Probation  •4 DUI’s •...

This week, Bryan interviews Janice T. Janice’s story is yet another example of the resilience of the human spirit even when you’re born into an environment thought to be destined for doom by most.  •Parents were missionaries in a cult  •Accidental gun shot  •Violence at home  •Molested as a child  •Heroin at 16 •Giving up baby for adoption  •Hardcore Heroin addiction  •Jails & institutions  •Drug...

This week on HHAE, it’s the incredible true story of Marc S. Marc takes us for an insane ride that began in the California valley in the 1960’s. The music scene is alive and vibrant, and so is the drug scene. Marc felt an instant connection. It was the beginning of an era marked by LSD being legal, bell bottoms, hitchhiking, living on the streets, & couch surfing. They were known as the beatniks,...

On this week's Hell Has An Exit former 2x NBA champion and reality television star Lamar Odom shares his experiences from the neighborhoods of Queens to superstardom while battling addiction. Lamar’s father was an addict and a war veteran. A terrible tragedy struck and his Mother died when he was very young, leaving him to be raised by his grandmother. By the age of nine he knew, without doubt, th...

Rene “C” was born to alcoholic parents. In her own words she felt she never had a chance to escape a life of addiction. Growing up her parents were in and out of rehab facilities. Sometimes they would put her in the garage and bring her food at 3 AM instead of taking good care of their small child. By the time she was five or six she was already being sexually molested by a family member that live...

This week on Hell Has An Exit, Bryan is joined by renowned New York City plastic surgeon, Dr. David Shokrian. Dr. Shokrian shares his journey with us on what it took to become one of the countries leading plastic surgeons. He spent much of his time working on cases in the Philippines and other impoverished countries around the world providing reconstructive surgery for small children born with def...

Episode 42: The Addict’s Diary ft.. Kevin Alter On todays’ episode, Bryan interviews close friend Kevin Alter. The two jump right into what it was like using, Kevin’s up bringing & what ultimately led to the unlocking of his sinister addictive personality. His first time trying cocaine turned into a three day run. Everything after that was an avalanche. Cocaine became crack, crack became heroin, h...

On todays’ episode, Bryan takes a deep dive into the 12 steps. In his breakdown, he explain’s what they are, how they have dramatically shaped his life, and how you can completely change your life by doing the work. He also takes the time to clear up some of the most common misconceptions associated with the 12 steps.  Find out how Bryan’s devotion to the program has made it possible for him to ma...

On today’s episode Bryan invites long time friend Austin. Initially, the two formed a bond over their love for crack. Eventually, thanks to the rooms of NA, the two re-encountered each other in recovery. Listen to episode 40 as Austin takes us for a wild ride through some of his darkest days, relapsing after 5 years, and trying to find his place in a world where he didn’t feel accepted using anyth...

On todays episode of Hell Has an Exit, Bryan invites long-time friend and Minister Danny Prada to share how his spiritual journey began and how it came to be what it is today. Growing up a conservative Christian Danny encountered a point in his life where he began to face serious doubts about religion after coming in contact with some difficult elements in his life. After unknowingly joining a cul...

Welcome to Episode 38. On today’s episode Bryan brings back guest interviews and introduces us to his friend Devon C.  Devin begins his story by sharing what life was like growing up. Born and raised in Philadelphia, he had a close-knit family. They weren’t rich, but they weren’t poor. Life was good. He did well in school, always made honor roll and was a great athlete. He had a tight group of fri...

On this week’s episode, we return to Hell Has an Exit’s four-part series - Hell Has an Entrance, where host, Bryan Alzate shares his own personal story of addiction and recovery.  Picking up where he left off,  Bryan shares some of his final memories as an addict in active addiction and describes his journey to recovery in raw detail. In this fourth and final episode, we rejoin Bryan in a memory w...

In Part 3 of 4 — of the Bryan Alzate Story, “Hell Has an Entrance”, we join Bryan on his road to recovery, at the very beginning of his sobriety and his entrance into the 12 step program.  After completing his stay at Detox, Bryan get’s picked by his parents. The approach his dad took was something Bryan really struggled with. As its common - people who just don’t know any different, blame the dru...

Welcome back to “Hell Has An Entrance: Part 2 with Bryan Alzate“.  On last weeks episode, Bryan left off at one of the most pivotal moments of his life - he found himself at Docs place which was basically a crack house in a neighborhood called Shady Banks. He was 14 yrs old the very first time he smoked crack. The next several years of Bryans life can be described as an absolute hell. In order to...

Welcome to episode 34 of Hell Has an Exit Podcast with Bryan Alzate. This episode is Part 1 of 4 of the “Hell Has an Entrance” special, where host - Bryan Alzate, begins to share his own personal story. Bryan grew up in good neighborhood with plenty of friends. On paper, his environment seemingly provided everything a kid could ever need to flourish and have a healthy and normal upbringing. For ma...

Welcome to episode Thirty-Three of Hell Has an Exit Podcast with Bryan Alzate. On today’s episode, Bryan sits down with good friend Baltimore John. On this episode Bryan and John dive right into what it was like for John being born and raised in Baltimore, and what his early childhood teenage years were like. For John, his abusive father kicked off the beginning of a tumultuous upbringing until hi...

Welcome to episode Thirty-Two of Hell Has an Exit Podcast with Bryan Alzate. On today’s episode, Bryan sits down with his good friend Matty D. The two have known each other since their early teenage years - through their drug using years, and now during the best years - The recovery years. Early on in his teenage years, Matty D. wasn’t too much different than your average high-schooler. He was pas...

Janice, a full blooded seminole Indian, kicks her story off by sharing what It was like growing up in multiple “Tourist Traps” all across Florida. In the 60’s, Indian families would have staged villages built that would resemble real Indian villages. They made money by living in them day in and day out all while tourists would come and interact with them as if they were still living off the land a...

Welcome to episode Thirty of Hell Has an Exit Podcast with Bryan Alzate. On today’s episode, Bryan sits down Keith F. Bryan recalls the day over 13 years ago, when Keith first walked into the rooms. He had nothing but a trash bag thrown over his shoulder, and the desperate desire to get clean.  This week’s episode is an incredible story of resilience, hard lessons, and success. As Keith dives righ...

Welcome to episode twenty-nine of Hell Has an Exit Podcast with Bryan Alzate. On today’s episode, Bryan sits down with a rare Miami native, RT. Born and bred in Miami, RT recalls his early childhood as being "normal" until one specific, defining moment - the passing of his mother at only 11 years old. No one would ever ask RT things like, “do you have any homework due?” Or “do we need to schedule...

Welcome to episode twenty-eight of Hell Has an Exit Podcast with Bryan Alzate. On today’s episode, Bryan sits down with friend Spectacular Blue Smith. Spectacular was Born to a celebrity performance family in the hip-hop industry, with an incredible name to match. His Father was a producer and record label executive. Growing up, everything revolved around rap and preforming. The two go on to discu...

Welcome to episode twenty-seven of Hell Has an Exit Podcast with Bryan Alzate. On today’s episode, Bryan sits down with friend Louie Love. The two discuss a variety of topics, including: Growing up in Camden - one of the toughest neighborhoods in New Jersey, Shooting heroin for the first time at 14 years old, being given a 15 year prison sentence, and struggling to have a relationship with his 9 c...

Welcome to episode twenty-six of Hell Has an Exit Podcast with Bryan Alzate. On today’s episode, Bryan sits down with Renee. The two discuss a variety of topics, including: Being first introduced to drugs by her father, the trauma induced by the unimaginable things he did to her and her siblings, and a grueling 27 year run on the streets which consisted of a harrowing crack addiction, prostitution...