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Addict II Athlete Podcast
Marks the 100th Addict II Athlete show with a relaxed, emotional recap of its growth, key guests and projects, and a clear aim to bring recovery into everyday homes. Focus stays on community support, honest storytelling and practical tools for people affected by addiction.
52:30•5 Oct 2020
Celebrating 100: Addict II Athlete Looks Back, Laughs Hard and Aims Higher
Episode Overview
- Addict II Athlete reaches its 100th show, reflecting on humble beginnings, lost early episodes and steady growth over four years.
- The hosts highlight how patron support funds additional weekly episodes, bonus material and merchandise while keeping core content free.
- They stress a mix of education, motivation and real, unprepared conversations, aiming for "raw" and emotionally honest recovery stories.
- Spin‑off formats like Savannah’s teen-focused "minor league" series and the one-on-one Q&A show broaden support to families and general life issues.
- A long-term goal is to train sober coaches and build recovery home teams so people can access help locally without extreme financial cost.
“The ultimate goal... is to get recovery into everyone's home, to have you establish your own recovery home team.”
Get ready to be moved by real-life accounts of how one recovery community has grown, stumbled, learned and kept going, all the way to its 100th show. This milestone chat finds coach Blu Robinson and his "awesome sidekick", athletic director Marissa Robinson, looking back on how Addict II Athlete grew from a laptop and a cheap USB mic in a tiny hotel room to a three‑times‑a‑week show supported by dedicated patrons and a worldwide team.
You’ll hear plenty of gratitude as they name-check their patreon supporters and explain how those contributions make extra content and gear possible. Rather than just rehashing old stories, they talk through what makes their format different: a mix of education, motivation, family-focused conversations and raw, unplanned interviews with guests such as Eric Moon, coach Flowers, Vance Johnson, Randy and Sally Grimes, Dr David Schramm, Max Hall, Dean Karnazes and many more.
Blu jokes that they "shoot from the cuff", and that’s exactly why tears, laughter and honest admissions often show up on mic. They also celebrate spin‑off projects: Savannah’s youth-focused "minor league" episodes, the call‑in "one‑on‑one with coach Blu" Q&A, and sober coach training aimed at helping people run recovery groups in their own communities. As Blu puts it, "The ultimate goal... is to get recovery into everyone's home" so families don’t have to mortgage their lives for support.
Behind the scenes, names like coach Jed Jensen, Tim and Kristen Whipple, and the Radio Ronin crew get heartfelt thanks for keeping things legal, organised and technically possible, while stories of athletes like Carly and mentor David Clark keep the emotional stakes front and centre. If you’re looking for a recovery show that mixes humour, sport, family talk and tough topics without losing its heart, this celebratory look back might help you decide which "team" you’re ready to play for.
Which past guest or topic would you want them to bring back for the next 100?
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