You hit publish, and right in the pit of your stomach it lands: someone you have never told is about to hear it anyway. In this house, that feeling has a name. We call it Wednesday.
This week Alysse and Tamar take on the hazards of podcasting sober. Sober podcasters do not get the blackout excuse, and "radical honesty" was never supposed to mean unfiltered. Alysse tells the story of the episode her mom should have heard from her first, Tamar tells the story of what her parents said the morning after they read her book, and both of them admit the stories that land at a sober meeting do not always land on a first date. Then it gets practical: how to pitch a podcast without embarrassing yourself, the mic that survived Goldilocks and the three mics, why real beats AI in 2026, and the single best hazard-reducer any host can have. A co-host.
IN THIS EPISODE:
"We call it Wednesday": the cold-open feeling every sober podcaster knows
The story Alysse's mom heard on a podcast instead of from her daughter
Tamar's parents read her book. Both called the next morning.
Know your audience: the dating stories that killed every second date
How to pitch a podcast (and the seven "top 50" sober podcasts that are quietly dead)
Tech talk: mics, video, Riverside, Descript, and the AI image a celebrity asked Alysse to take down
Get a co-host, wear a costume, keep it fun
Backstage with The Sober Curator, plus The Sober Curator Mixtape: seven mini zines in a cassette case, mailed monthly
SOBER SHOTS:
"Because we're sober, we can't blame being blacked out on saying something stupid. We just have to own that we said something stupid." (Alysse)
"You're allowed to say the true thing before you've rehearsed it into something safe." (Alysse)
MENTIONED:
Getting sober matters. Staying sober matters more.
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Hosted by Alysse Bryson with co-host + producer Tamar Routly. For informational and entertainment purposes only; not a substitute for professional advice.
Music: TSC S2 theme "Sober Shots" created by Alysse Bryson using Suno AI, under Suno's commercial license.
