Russell Payne

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4,505 appearances 8 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 11 Aug

Russell Payne’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Talking Tradesman · 22 Years Of Drinking, Why I Finally Chose Sobriety - Steven Mitchell · 11 Aug 2026 podcast

It's actually mad that that's a thing. voice-verified

It's mad that that is so unique. voice-verified

It should almost be weighted the other way, really, when you think about it. voice-verified

And don't get me wrong, I drink, but rarely, if I'm honest. voice-verified

I've probably gone through stages in my life where I probably have been unhealthy with drinking. voice-verified

I don't think I've ever been addicted, but I've definitely been unhealthy in my drinking behaviour because it was just drink to oblivion all the time. voice-verified

But then I could quite happily go six weeks without touching it. voice-verified

But a lot of that comes down to my upbringing where I saw what I saw, like I say, being around my dad who's a drinker and thinking, voice-verified

you know like drinking in the house i've always been i feel really weird about drinking around my kids i won't do that um and drinking in the house i don't do either uh but that reflects on my childhood i think um but it is so normalized isn't it like to drink is way more normal than to not drink i think that's i've got a really long way around the point i was trying to make there yeah but it's voice-verified

around it? voice-verified

I can be around it, yeah. voice-verified

I was just with that example of... Because I think a lot of people think if they stop drinking, then they lose their social life. voice-verified

Yeah. voice-verified

And with you just using that example of a nice sunny day, my mates are going out for drinks. voice-verified

Does that then mean that you've got to stay in the house? voice-verified

It doesn't, does it? voice-verified

doesn't voice-verified

That voice-verified

And also, I guess, you don't get that pressure from... Because nobody's... If you've got... You shouldn't have to hide it, mate. voice-verified

But if you've got a bottle that looks like a beer in your hand, people are less likely to... voice-verified

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