095: Podcast Interview Secrets with Travis Brown from Poddecks

095: Podcast Interview Secrets with Travis Brown from Poddecks

Curious about how others navigate their sobriety journey? This chat with Travis Brown shows how quitting alcohol and asking better questions can change more than you might expect. Host Tamar brings on Travis, founder of Poddecks and host of the Podcast Therapy podcast, to share how childhood trauma and an “escape at all costs” mindset fuelled his drinking.

He jokes that he became the “Houdini of emotions”, using alcohol to avoid feelings, until a simple moment with his daughter – her shouting “Daddy, your beer!” when a soft drink was spilled – made him rethink everything. That memory, plus his father’s drinking, pushed him to choose his 40th birthday as his sober start. You’ll hear Travis describe why “drinking today is stealing happiness from tomorrow” and how sobriety has become his “superpower”.

He talks honestly about early sobriety: the awkward explanations at social events, the sugar cravings, and the realisation that many friendships were built around booze. He also shares practical tools like using a sobriety-tracking app and meditation where he revisits his younger self to offer comfort. For anyone in recovery who’s also a creator or podcaster, this episode doubles as a mini masterclass.

Travis breaks down why most interviews fall flat, explaining his ‘iceberg’ approach to questions and how going beyond surface chat into vulnerable stories makes conversations magnetic. He stresses that people don’t want perfect lives; they want to hear the struggles behind success. The conversation stays light-hearted too, with playful Poddecks questions, nicknames like “Mr Positivity” and “Overdrive”, and talk of cheetahs, bears and pop-tarts.

If you’re sober, sober-curious, or thinking about sharing your own story through a podcast, this one might have you asking: what if sobriety really is your superpower, and what could you build with it?