Get a Grip Podcast

How I Beat Cancer...and then Became a Crackhead | Ep 177

17 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Get a Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Gary King for a wild and emotional journey through addiction, surviv...

Parents in Jail. Foster Care. 8th Grade Dropout. Then Came Meth. | Ep 176

14 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Get a Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Chelsea Tipton for a powerful conversation about childhood trauma, a...

Surviving Oxy Addiction, & Poverty in The Bottoms of Columbus, Ohio | Ep 175

12 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Get a Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Joey Blake for a raw and unforgettable conversation about addiction,...

I Escaped Oxy & Meth Addiction—Now My Daughter Is Living My Nightmare | Ep 174

10 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Get a Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Amanda Long to discuss her journey from addiction and chaos to recov...

I Sold Myself to the Plug for Fentanyl | Stripping, Selling Crack & Recovery | Ep 173

07 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Get a Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Ashtyn for a brutally honest conversation about addiction, toxic rel...

I Watched My Mom Die While We Were Using Meth Together | Ep 172

05 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful episode of Get a Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Rich Davenport for a heartbreaking story of childhood traum...

I Smuggled Illegal Aliens, Survived Human Trafficking, and Beat Heroin Addiction | Ep 171

03 Jun 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this unforgettable episode of Get a Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Mickey Mills to share one of the most shocking and ins...

How My Transgender Baby Daddy Got Me Pregnant, Addicted to F3ntanyI, and Put Me Through Hell | Ep 171

31 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Get a Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Isabella Hoover to share a story filled with addiction, betrayal, to...

From Percs to Needles & Prison | How I Recovered | Ep 170

29 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Get a Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Kenny Maupin to talk about how addiction can happen to anyone — ev...

My Dad Taught Me How to Smoke Cr4ck… | Ep 169

27 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Get a Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Tree Burns for one of the rawest conversations yet. Raised in chaos ...

Cheating, Cocaine & Psychosis | How I Hit Rock Bottom | Ep 168

24 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this intense and brutally honest episode of Get A Grip, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Carl Wilson for one of the most chaotic and emot...

I Was a Child Protective Services Worker Addicted to M3th & F3ntanyl | Ep 167

22 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

On this intense and emotional episode of Get a Grip Podcast, hosts Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Brandy Harden for a brutally honest conv...

How Prison Turned Me Into a Meth Addict | Ep 166

20 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Reading for one of the most raw and honest conversations yet. Matthew opens up about the struggles that shaped his life from an early age, beginning w...

How I Shot Two People While I Was Drunk & High....and Got Away With It | Ep 165

17 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of the Get a Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Brother Will for an unforgettable conversation about survival, v...

How Florida’s Oxy Epidemic Led Me to F3ntanyl Addiction | Ep 164

15 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this intense episode of Get a Grip, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Vinny Walton for one of the most shocking addiction stories ever tol...

How I Put a Man in a Coma for 9 Months | Ep 164

13 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this gripping episode of the Get a Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Ron Don for a raw and unforgettable conversation about ...

How I Survived Growing Up With an Addicted Bipolar Mother | Ep 169

11 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode of the Get A Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Dustin Ryan for one of the wildest and darkest conversations we’...

Addiction Led Me to Rob a Correctional Officer’s House — I Got 18 Years | Ep 161

08 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful episode of Get a Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Dion Evans for an unbelievable story of trauma, addiction, ...

From 40 Foster Homes to 100 OD’s & F3ntanyl Addiction | Ep 160

06 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Get a Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Chase Tomak for one of the most intense and unfiltered conversations...

I Blacked Out on Heroin… It Cost Me 8 Years in Prison | Ep 159

03 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Get A Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Brandon Muth for one of the most intense and eye-opening conversatio...

From Small Town to H3roin & M3th — Then 3 Weeks Without Sleep | Ep 159

01 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Get A Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Tyler James to tell a story that starts in a quiet small town and sp...

From Miami Coke to Ohio Heroin — How He Finally Got Clean | Ep 158

29 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Get A Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Michael Larkin to unpack a story that starts in the heat and chaos o...

How I Woke Up in a Human Trafficking Nightmare & M3th Addiction | Ep 157

26 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful and deeply unsettling episode of the Get A Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Brittany Hanson to uncover a sto...

I Lost Everything to Fentanyl — My Story of Addiction & Homelessness | Ep 156

24 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this raw and unfiltered episode of the Get A Grip Podcast, Louis Essig takes the conversation out of the studio and into the streets of Columbus, O...

I Got Pregnant at 13… Then Ended Up on M3th & in Jail | Ep 155

22 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this eye-opening episode of Get a Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Amber Vance to share a story that starts early—and esc...

How My Mother’s Overdose Led Me to Fentanyl Addiction | Ep 154

19 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this deeply emotional and unflinchingly honest episode of Get a Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Nicole Kaufmann to tell a ...

I Shot Heroin With My Dying Dad & Extracted My Own Teeth… 20 Years of IV Heroin Addiction | Ep 153

17 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful and deeply personal episode of Get a Grip Podcast, Louis Essig flips the script and sits down with co-host Aaron Garnes to uncover th...

Finding Heroin in Jersey Had Me Nodding in My Mom’s Mashed Potatoes | Ep 152

15 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this gripping episode of Get a Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Rob Schilder for a raw, unfiltered conversation that traces...

From Fentanyl to 7-OH… How a Legal Opioid Destroyed My Life | Ep 151

12 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful episode of Get A Grip Podcast, Louis Essig sits down with Jake Knappy to unpack a raw and unfiltered story of addiction, chaos, and u...

I Was Forced to Shoot Heroin at 16… It Changed My Life Forever | Ep 150

10 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this deeply raw and emotional episode of Get a Grip Podcast, hosts Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Alysha Shbasky to share a story that ...

How Heroin Addiction Led Me to 10 Years in West Virginia Prison | Ep 148

08 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful episode of Get a Grip Podcast, hosts Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Cameron Brewster for a raw and unfiltered conversatio...

How I Built an OxyContin Empire at 19… Inside Florida’s Pill Mill Era | Ep 147

05 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Get A Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Josh Shaw to unpack a wild story of early crime, addiction, and ...

I Was Pregnant at 18 and Addicted to Meth & Opiates… This Is How I Survived | Ep 146

03 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful and emotional episode of the Get A Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Shaye Shunkle to share a story that is as...

I Was a Full-Blown Addict at 12… Then Got Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison | Ep 145

01 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this intense and unfiltered episode of the Get A Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Matt Wiseman to unpack a life story that ...

I Started Dealing Heroin in High School… and Almost Lost Everything Ep | 144

29 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful and raw episode of Get A Grip Podcast, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Vinny Ramirez to uncover a life story that spirals ...

The Reality of Meth & Fentanyl Addiction on the Streets of Hilltop, Ohio | Ep 143

27 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Louis takes the conversation beyond the studio and into the streets, sitting down face-to-face with people experiencing homelessness to hear the stori...

How I Lost a Child During Crack & Heroin Addiction | Ep 142

25 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this deeply emotional and eye-opening episode, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Marrissa Hibbler to share a story that begins in what man...

How I Went From Heroin Addiction at 14 to 23 Years in Prison… Now 22 Years Sober | Ep 141

22 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful and unfiltered episode, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Al Savage to unpack a life story that most people couldn’t imagi...

What Fentanyl & Xylazine Addiction Looks Like in the Streets of Columbus, Ohio | Ep 141

20 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

in this powerful and unfiltered episode of Get A Grip Podcast, the team steps out of the studio and into the streets to uncover the raw, often unseen ...

From Fake IDs to Fentanyl: How My Addiction Took Everything | Ep 140

19 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Chelsea Boggs shares her raw and unfiltered story of addiction, survival, and the long road to recovery.Chelsea opens up about her ch...

From My Dad’s Drug Mule at 5 to Facing 80 Years in Prison | A Life Built on Trauma | Ep 139

15 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful and deeply moving episode, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Nicole Stull to share a story of survival, pain, and ultimately...

How My Heroin Addiction & Losing My Mom to an Overdose Inspired This Podcast | Ep 138

13 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Emma and Rihanna from The Ohio State University sit down with Louis Essig to hear the powerful story of how a young man from an upper...

I Shot Heroin in Medical School and Still Became a Doctor | Ep 137

11 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful episode, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Dr. Nicole Labor to hear a story that challenges everything people think they kno...

How She Graduated High School on Heroin & Survived 30+ Overdoses | Ep 136

08 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Born into chaos and addiction, McKayla Jodon’s story is one of survival, relapse, and ultimately redemption. In this powerful episode, Louis Essig a...

How I Survived Crack & Fentanyl Addiction and Two Teen Pregnancies | Ep 139

05 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Shakura Slaughter joins hosts Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes for one of the rawest, most powerful conversations ever featured on the show. Raised in dee...

What It’s Like Giving Birth in Prison as a Heroin Addict

02 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful episode, Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes sit down with Aysha Clever for a raw and deeply moving conversation about trauma, addiction, lo...

What Happened When I Found My Dad Overdosed After 5 Days on Crack & Heroin | Ep 137

26 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful episode, Louis and Aaron sit down with Dominic G., a man whose story is soaked in generational addiction, loss, and ultimately redemp...

How Heroin & Coke Addiction Shaped My Music Career While Touring with Stone Sour, Ministry & Prong | Ep 132

23 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful episode, Louis Essig sits down with Jason Christopher for a raw, unfiltered conversation about music, addiction, fame, relapse, and r...

How I Lost 20 Years to Cr4ck Addiction | From Philly in the 80s to Prison & 3 Years Homeless | 131

19 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this raw and unfiltered episode, Aaron and Louis sit down with Bob Frazier — a man who says rage fueled nearly every decision he made for decades...

How I Got Into Selling M3th, Burned Down a Trap House & Helped Cover Up a Murd3r | Ep 130

16 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this raw and unfiltered episode, Louis Essig sits down with Laray Hamilton to unpack a life that spiraled into chaos long before she ever touched m...

I Relapsed 6 Times on Oxy, H3roin & F3ntanyl… Here’s What Finally Worked | Ep 129

12 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this raw and deeply personal episode, Louis and Aaron sit down with Tyler Boggs, a man who openly describes himself as a chronic relapser—and isn...

My Grandpa Got Me Pregnant: How it Led to Oxy, H3roin, & M3th Addiction & Trafficking in a Dog Cage | Ep 128

09 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful and unfiltered episode, Louis and Aaron sit down with Amanda Moore, a woman who has truly been to hell and back. Amanda’s story beg...

My Whole Family Was Addicted to H3roin — Losing My Sister Changed Everything. | Ep 127

05 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Get a Grip Podcast, Louis & Aaron sit down with Kathryn Grills whose life was shaped by generational addiction from childho...

How I Survived Oxy & H3roin Addiction, an 18-Day Coma, and Smuggling Liquor to Palestine | Ep 126

02 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Sy Saqfelhait’s story is one of loss, survival, and ultimately redemption. Born with deep roots in Palestine, Sy spent years caught in the grip of X...

How a M3th & Cr4ck Addiction Had Me Facing 11 Years in Prison | Ep 125

29 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this unforgettable episode, Chad McClintock tells the raw and unfiltered story of living two completely opposite lives at the same time—serving a...

My Life Full Circle: Growing Up in Beverly Hills, Cr4ck Addiction, Jail in Mexico & Losing My Leg | Ep 124

26 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Drake Phillips grew up surrounded by wealth in Beverly Hills, but behind the gates and privilege was an emotionally absent father and a deep sense of ...

Where Smoking Cr4ck & Shooting H3roin With My Parents Led Me Before I Graduated HS | Ep 123

22 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this raw, emotional, and brutally honest episode, Aaron and Louis sit down with Landon Muncy to tell the full story of a life shaped by addiction a...

I Was Almost Trafficked by Suge Knight as a Las Vegas Stripp3r—But My C0caine Addiction Took Over | Ep 121

19 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this raw and eye-opening episode, Louis and Aaron sit down with Catherine Pacedoves to unpack a life shaped by chaos, fast money, and survival insi...

How I Was Facing 40 Years to Life After Trapping Out of Airbnbs & Meth Addiction

15 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Crystal Turner’s story is a raw, unfiltered descent into addiction, crime, and ultimately redemption. Born into instability, raised in a trailer par...

How I Survived Human Trafficking By 17, Getting Kidnapped and Cr4ck Addiction For 20 Years | Ep 120

12 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful and unfiltered episode, Louis sits down with Angela Vroman to share the harrowing truth of her life—one marked by deep childhood tr...

My Parents Were 17 Years Old, Addicted to Opiates and Cr4ck — This Is How It Shaped My Childhood | Ep 119

08 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful and deeply honest episode, Louis and Aaron sit down with Naveah Benton to hear her story of growing up in the shadow of addiction. Bo...

Born With Cystic Fibrosis, Addicted to F3ntanyl, & Trapped in Human Trafficking | Ep 118

05 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful and unfiltered episode, Louis interviews Taelor Thorton, whose life story is a stark portrait of trauma, addiction, and survival. Bor...

How I Went From Ballet Lessons to Stripping and M3th Addiction | Ep 116

01 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful and honest conversation, Aaron and Louis sit down with Elaine Berman to unpack a life that, on the surface, looked relatively normal—...

Foster Care To The Doorman Of A Trap House….How 20 Years Of H3roin Addiction Shaped My Life | Ep 116

29 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful and unfiltered interview, Charles Straley sits down with Louis and Aaron to share a life story shaped by addiction, trauma, foster ca...

How My Brothers Death Led To A Crippling M3th & Cr4ck Addiction With A Registered S3x Offender | Ep 115

25 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this raw, unflinching conversation, Louis sits down with Mya Kiskaden to walk through a life shaped by trauma, survival, and the long shadow of add...

Starting a Nonprofit That Got Me Locked Up: How I Went to Prison After Upsetting the VA of America | Ep 114

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this unforgettable episode, Louis sits down with Jeremy Harrell, a U.S. military veteran whose life took a shocking and surreal turn after he retur...

My Life Full Circle: Growing Up in Beverly Hills, Cr4ck Addiction, Jail in Mexico & Losing My Leg | Ep 124

21 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Drake Phillips grew up surrounded by wealth in Beverly Hills, but behind the gates and privilege was an emotionally absent father and a deep sense of ...

Sobriety After Opioid Addiction & Losing Both Parents by 33... | Ep 113

20 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this deeply personal and powerful episode, Aaron sits down with Louis for a raw, unfiltered conversation about mental health, grief, and survival.L...

How I became the Gordon Ramsey of Cooking Cr4ck | Ep 112

18 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful and unfiltered episode, Louis sits down with Kevin Dye for a raw conversation about survival, addiction, crime, loss, and redemption....

How I Blacked Out on X4nax and Destroyed My Life in One Night | Ep 111

15 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, John Ross sits down with Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes to share his story with honesty, perspective, and hard-earned clarity. John wal...

The Day I Sn0rted Cremains Thinking It Was Powdered H3roin | Ep 109

11 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Louis sits down with Kyle Darby for one of the craziest, rawest, and most brutally honest conversations ever recorded on the pod. Kyle opens up about ...

My Truth: Going Into Labor in a Trap House & My Babies Being Born Addicted | Ep 108

08 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this raw and unfiltered interview, Bianca opens up to Louis and Aaron about a life shaped by chaos, survival, and resilience. She begins with the s...

Narcaned, Shot, Stabbed… How This F3nt4nyl Addict Finally Got Sober | Ep 107

04 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Louis and Aaron sit across from Joe Haag in a quiet studio, microphones on, the soft hum of the equipment blending into the background as Joe prepares...

How I Got Caught Two Felonies Over an Almond Used as a Cr4ck Rock | Ep 106

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Louis and Aaron sit across from Joe Haag in a quiet studio, microphones on, the soft hum of the equipment blending into the background as Joe prepares...

The Day I Tried to End My Life — Using a Cop’s Gun | Ep 105

27 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this gripping episode, Aaron and Louis sit down with Mike Justice — a man whose life spiraled into chaos before he was even old enough to drive l...

How I Accidentally Got Addicted to F3tty and Lost Two Boyfriends Before I Hit 22 | Ep 104

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful episode, Louis and Aaron sit down with Kee Brown — a young woman whose life story moves at the speed of a disaster she somehow surv...

The FBI on Her Lawn, Leukemia, and Relapse: A Survivor’s Raw Story of Alcoholism in the 80's & 90's | Ep 103

20 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Louis and Aaron sit down with someone who truly embodies the definition of “old school.” Kathy Williams—once a hard-living crim...

How I Got Pregnant With Twins While I Was Cooking M3th | Ep 101

15 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Aaron and Louis sit down with Kendra Mertz, whose childhood and early adulthood played out like scenes straight from Breaking Bad. Kendra grew up in a...

How I Got Addicted to F3nt4nyl At 30 Years Old | Ep 100

13 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful and emotional episode, Louis and Aaron sit down with Katie Szabo from Youngstown, Ohio, whose story is one of unexpected turns, heart...

My Truth: Exploiting Myself to Survive Addiction While Another Man Profited | Ep 99

10 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful and emotional episode, Aaron and Louis sit down with Amber Rabold, a woman whose life has been anything but ordinary. Amber’s story...

How 4 DUIs and a Felony Forced Me to Change My Life | Ep 97

06 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this emotional and eye-opening episode, hosts Aaron Garnes and Louis Essig sit down with Josh Hively, a man whose story of addiction, pain, and red...

Addiction Unfiltered: Xanax DUIs, Pill Runs, and a Shot at Redemption Ep | 96

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this raw and powerful episode, hosts Louis and Aaron sit down with Alex Butt, a man whose journey from a normal upbringing to the chaos of addictio...

My Battle with H3r0in, F3ntanyl & Methadone -- Trying to Stay Clean Ep | 95

30 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful episode, hosts Aaron and Louis sit down with Dan Vanwallsen, a man whose life took a sharp turn from a normal childhood into the dark...

I Drank & Used Everyday For 26 Years, Now I’m 15 Years Sober Ep | 94

26 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this heartfelt and inspiring episode, host Louis sits down with James Witherspoon, a man who grew up in the tough streets of Detroit and knows firs...

What This Former Addict Told Middle Schoolers Will Shock You | Ep 93

24 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this moving and eye-opening episode, Louis Essig steps into an 8th-grade classroom with one mission — to tell the truth. Not the sugarcoated vers...

I Almost Died 3 Times During My 15-Year M3th & H3ro!n Addiction | Ep 92

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this raw and unforgettable episode, Louis sits down with Josh Nugent, a man whose journey through addiction, chaos, and near-death experiences is a...

I Smoked Cr4ck Until My Hands Bled — Now I Preach | Ep 91

19 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful and brutally honest episode, Louis sits down with Brett Wilder, a man whose story of rebellion, addiction, and ultimate redemption is...

From Pregnant Teen to Addicted Stripper: Her Recovery Story | Ep 90

15 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this gripping and emotional episode, hosts Louis and Aaron sit down with Kaytie Adams, a woman whose life has been a rollercoaster of heartbreak, a...

Heroin Withdrawal Triggered My Labor — And My Baby Was Born in Withdrawal | Ep 89

13 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this raw, deeply moving episode, host Louis Essig sits down with Dani McManis, a woman whose story challenges everything you think you know about a...

How I Got Addicted to F3nt4nyl At 30 Years Old | Ep 100

12 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful and emotional episode, Louis and Aaron sit down with Katie Szabo from Youngstown, Ohio, whose story is one of unexpected turns, heart...

He was Locked Up Where I was a C.O - Now We Talk Prison Addiction & Surviving F3ntanyl | Ep 88

08 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful and brutally honest episode, Louis sits down with Chris, a man who has endured some of the darkest corners of addiction, incarceratio...

How I Hustled Scrap Metal, Got Robbed in a K-Hole, and Tried To Escape From Jail | Ep 87

05 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this raw and unforgettable episode, host Louis sits down with William Shiells from Columbus, Ohio, to hear a story that’s as chaotic as it is ins...

Cr4ck Addiction, Rubbing Alcohol, and Handing Mom Her Last Beer While She Fought Cirrhosis | Ep 86

01 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this emotional and eye-opening episode, host Louis Essig sits down with Jeremy Garber from Columbus, Ohio—a man whose story reaches from the chao...

I Was Raised by a Cr4ck Addict After My Dad Disappeared | Ep 85

28 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this gripping episode, hosts Louis and Aaron sit down with Jamey Snodgrass, whose life story sounds almost unbelievable—yet every detail is real....

My Dad Taught Me How to Rip and Run in the Streets of Detroit | Ep 84

24 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful episode, host Louis sits down with Johnny Jermani, a Detroit-area rapper whose life has been shaped by the streets, music, and the co...

How I Became an IV Drug User By 17 Years Old | Ep 83

21 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this powerful episode, host Louis and Aaron sits down with Devon Rodgers, a man whose life has taken turns so wild you’d think they were scripted...

I Lost an Arm and Became a Heroin Addict | Ep 82

17 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Join hosts Aaron and Louis for a gripping, no-holds-barred conversation with Travis Hall, a man whose life has been a rollercoaster of pain, survival,...

I Graduated from Ohio's #1 Party School with a Degree… and a Drug & Alcohol Problem | Ep 81

15 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this inspiring solo episode, host Louis sits down with Chrissie Mackie, whose life took a dramatic turn from small-town band nerd to full-blown bat...

She Was Smoking Cr4ck & F3tty While Working as a Drug Counselor At A Recovery Center | Ep 80

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this moving episode, hosts Louis and Aaron sit down with Ashley Arick, whose story shows both the devastating grip of addiction and the incredible ...

How the Chains of Xanax Addiction Changed My Life Forever | Ep 80

08 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this gripping episode, hosts Louis and Aaron sit down with Lindsay Wren, whose life reads like the script of a crime thriller—but every word of i...