Stefanie Wilder-Taylor
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Drunk-ish with Stefanie Wilder-Taylor is the podcast for anyone who’s ever sworn off alcohol… and then immediately wondered what the hell to do next. Hosted by author, humorist, and former enthusiastic drinker Stefanie Wilder-Taylor, Drunk-ish serves up brutally honest (and often hilarious) one-on-one conversations with people navigating the wild ride of sobriety. Some are famous, some are just your average legends, but all have stories about quitting drinking — the good, the bad, and the completely unhinged. No preachy vibes, no perfection required — just real talk about what it’s like to stop drinking without becoming a total bore.Video version avail...
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A raw sobriety story that stays honest about the damage and does not pretend the recovery was neat.
Danielle Mercier tells the story from inside the damage: drinking, drugs, black eyes, miscarriages, and the hiding that went with all of it. Stephanie Wilder-Taylor keeps the framing simple and stays out of the way, which lets Danielle's voice carry the piece.
A plainspoken sobriety conversation about drinking rules, quitlit, and a 30-day quit that becomes 60 days.
Stephanie Wilder-Taylor and Sarah Kaufman Bradstreet keep the focus on sobriety, alcohol-free living, and the rules people build to make drinking feel manageable.
A candid sober check-in on what keeps tugging after the bottle is gone.
This episode sits in the uneasy stretch after quitting drinking, where the real test is not the decision itself but staying steady. Stephanie Wilder-Taylor keeps it close and conversational, while Catherine Gray gives the discussion shape through relapse, radical honesty, and…
A relapse story about shame, secrecy, and the awkward work of telling the truth.
Drunkish turns a relapse story into a blunt look at how shame can keep the full picture out of reach. Kim Evie returns to fill in what she left out before, while Stephanie Wilder-Taylor keeps the focus on the practical side of sneaking, mixing, and trying to get honest again.
A frank recovery conversation that favors honesty over a neat version of sobriety.
Greg Fitzsimmons sounds like someone talking from experience, not theory. The conversation traces his 35-year stretch without alcohol, the one time he drank again, and the place comedy, therapy, and psychedelics held in recovery.
A warm, lived-in sobriety conversation that stays honest.
This conversation keeps circling the reasons people keep drinking, the logic they use to explain it, and the point where stopping finally starts to feel possible.
A blunt, funny sobriety conversation that turns chaos into something recognizable.
Rosebud Baker's sobriety story comes across as blunt and funny in a way that never lets the ugly parts fade out. It keeps returning to the logic people use to keep drinking, the broken promises, the lower and lower standards, and the relationship that somehow kept ending with…
A candid sobriety conversation about blackout logic, denial, and the relief of naming it.
The episode stays plainspoken about how nightly drinking slides into routine and how hard it is to stop treating that routine as normal. Brenda Willimson moves through Xanax, blackouts, marriage, and motherhood, while Stephanie Wilder-Taylor keeps the focus on the pull of…
Jonquilyn Hill chases one listener question per episode to the experts who can answer it.
Three hosts and psychologist Dr Emily talk vulnerability, therapy, and imperfection with guests.
Fearne Cotton interviews guests like Boy George and Bryony Gordon about mental health and identity.
Dr. Joy Harden Bradford pairs therapy insight with Black TV recaps, maternal health, and history.
Stephanie Wilder-Taylor introduces Vicki Moser on Drunk-ish as a friend with a “relatable” pain pill story, then opens the conversation with jokes about “good hair,” “no bra,” and being barefoot on Zoom.
Stephanie Wilder-Taylor introduces Brenda Willimson, author of Diary of an Alcoholic Housewife, and frames the conversation around writing publicly about sobriety as a mother.
Stephanie Wilder-Taylor opens with her familiar Drunkish intro and brings in her friend Danielle Mercier, whose story she calls brutally honest, funny, hilarious, charming, and warm.
Stephanie Wilder-Taylor welcomes author Dana Bowman for a warm, lived-in sobriety conversation.
A counselor's persistent compassion eventually helped Robin see the full picture of her addiction's consequences.
Raw, unflinching interview between two people in recovery.
Better drinking rules won't help—you need to change your entire relationship with alcohol.
Host Stefanie Wilder-Taylor interviews actress Tamara Mello about her three-year sobriety journey, starting from a shameful drunk moment with her son.
Stephanie Wilder-Taylor talks with comedian Rich Scheidner, whose credits include The Tonight Show, sitcoms, movies, Kicking Through the Ashes, and History of Stand-Up.
Richard Tate says street Percocet, powders, vapes, and even some weed can be contaminated with fentanyl, and he describes “pharm parties” where kids pull pills from family medicine cabinets.
Stephanie Wilder-Taylor opens Drunkish with Tara Motter, a writer and speaker behind the Substack Recovering from Something, and the two immediately connect over sobriety, IVF, and the old "mommy wine culture" they both recognize.
Celeste Yvonne says she did not recognize her drinking as a problem until a Monday morning panic attack made her think she was having a stroke, the same kind of crisis her father had experienced.
Stephanie Wilder-Taylor talks with performer, writer, and composer Margot Rose, a longtime sober friend, about how she moved from Staten Island ferry singing and Broadway work into years of alcohol, cocaine, and later prescription-drug dependence.
Stephanie Wilder-Taylor talks with Anna David, a New York Times bestselling author of eight books and co-host of Sober Living, about sobriety, publishing, and a past Fix article that Anna says was rewritten into a salacious title.
Stephanie Wilder-Taylor talks with Clare Pooley, author of The Sober Diaries, about Clare’s 2015 decision to stop drinking after years of what she calls a “secret drinker” life under the pseudonym Sober Mummy.
Stephanie Wilder-Taylor welcomes Catherine Gray to talk about Little Addictions and what life can look like after quitting drinking.
Stephanie Wilder-Taylor sits down with Sarah Kaufman Bradstreet, host of No More Wasted Days and a sober mentor.
Rosebud Baker, a touring comedian with Netflix special 'Motherlode,' SNL writing experience, and upcoming memoir 'Fully Baked,' discusses her journey through addiction and recovery with host Stephanie Wilder-Taylor (also in recovery).
Greg Fitzsimmons shares his 35-year sobriety journey without calling himself 'sober,' discussing how undiagnosed social anxiety, Irish Catholic family alcoholism, and comedy became central to his recovery.
Margo Rose continues her recovery narrative with devastating account of her daughter Nora's death from a car accident.
Intimate conversation exploring personal journeys, relationship dynamics, and recovery processes, with candid discussion of challenges and growth.
Tamara Mello shares her sobriety journey from teenage drinking culture through undiagnosed bipolar disorder self-medication to two years sober after a humiliating moment in front of her son.
Stephanie Wilder-Taylor brings Kathleen into a loose, intimate recovery conversation.
Stephanie Wilder-Taylor brings Lisa Smith on to Drunkish for an intimate recovery chat.
Stephanie Wilder-Taylor opens by framing Drunkish as a place for other people's stories.
Stephanie Wilder-Taylor talks with Colleen Saldana, a marriage and family therapist at Friendly Recovery Center in Fountain Valley, about getting sober at 21, relapsing at 38, and returning to recovery on September 1, 2024.
Tamara Mello returns to Drunk-ish for bonus discussion about bipolar disorder, alcoholism, and why diagnosis did not end self-medication.
Stephanie Wilder-Taylor talks with her friend Robin Reiser, a writer and stand-up-era friend who says she has been sober for about three decades after getting sober at 16.
Stephanie Wilder-Taylor sits down with Jonathan Schwartz for a sobriety conversation that opens up as his story unfolds.
Christy Tanner, known on Instagram as Mocktail Mommy, describes getting two DUIs in 72 hours, being arrested in Gary, Indiana with a .25 blood alcohol level, and hearing her parents drive six hours to pick her up from jail.
Host Stefanie Wilder-Taylor interviews comedian and congressional candidate Josh Sautter about his journey with sobriety and his political campaign.
Host Stefanie Wilder-Taylor introduces the podcast and previews a conversation with actress Tamara Mello about sobriety, AA, and related topics.
Host Stefanie Wilder-Taylor interviews addiction expert Richard Tate about his journey founding upscale rehab centers and his own sobriety story.
Host Stefanie Wilder-Taylor interviews comedian Kim Evie about her sobriety journey and writing a book.
Host Stefanie Wilder-Taylor interviews her friend Jane Morgan, a sober mom and medium, about their sobriety journeys.
Host Stefanie Wilder-Taylor interviews Jamie Robar about her decision to resume drinking after a period of sobriety, exploring the impact on her marriage.
Host Stefanie Wilder-Taylor introduces her podcast about sobriety and interviews comedian and recovery advocate Jane Edith Wilson.
Host Stefanie Wilder-Taylor interviews Suzanne Warei about her sobriety journey and podcast The Sober Mom Life.
Host Stefanie Wilder-Taylor interviews comedian Greg Fitzsimmons about his 35-year journey without alcohol, discussing his recovery, therapy, and psychedelics.
Host Stefanie Wilder-Taylor interviews Meredith Lynch about her journey to sobriety and the realization that she deserved to feel better.