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Ep. 113 - Bookmaking in The Berkshires with Brian Dolan
May 19, 2026
1h 04m 26s
Ep. 112 - We Cannot Do This Alone | Gambling Recovery in Real Time
May 16, 2026
38m 10s
Ep. 111 - A Ferrari With No Brakes | Edgar Jones’ Story
May 12, 2026
1h 13m 14s
Ep. 110 - The Geographic Cure: Why Moving Never Fixed My Gambling
May 5, 2026
41m 40s
Ep. 109 - Therapy Did What Meetings Couldn't | Jacob's Story
Apr 28, 2026
1h 05m 02s
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| 5/19/26 | Ep. 113 - Bookmaking in The Berkshires with Brian Dolan | Brian Dolan grew up in The Berkshires, won $500 in a March Madness pool in fourth grade, and spent the next 15 years chasing that feeling. By his freshman year of college he was dealing drugs to cover gambling debts. By his mid-20s he had $80,000 cash in a shoebox from a "hot streak," and lost it all, plus more, within months. Three treatment centers. Multiple relapses. A night he thought about jumping off a bridge. And then, five years to the day before Adam's own sobriety date, Brian surren... | 1h 04m 26s | ||||||
| 5/16/26 | Ep. 112 - We Cannot Do This Alone | Gambling Recovery in Real Time | I still have zero urge to gamble, but in the last few months I went from one meeting a week to four. And it's been awesome. This week I share not just what I've been learning in those rooms, but what I've been contributing — including a different way to look at ego in recovery, how to navigate the early days, and how one person's energy can completely change the course of a meeting. I also took a break mid-record to take a phone call from someone who slipped as they were closing in on a miles... | 38m 10s | ||||||
| 5/12/26 | Ep. 111 - A Ferrari With No Brakes | Edgar Jones’ Story | On December 1st, 2012, his birthday, Edgar Jones' teammate took his own life and his girlfriend's life outside the Kansas City Chiefs facility. The team played the next day. Edgar played. And then he spent years trying to outrun everything he felt, with pills and alcohol, while performing at the highest level of professional football. In this conversation Edgar talks about survivor's guilt, substance abuse, what it took to finally get sober, and why he believes the most important thing any of... | 1h 13m 14s | ||||||
| 5/5/26 | Ep. 110 - The Geographic Cure: Why Moving Never Fixed My Gambling | I've moved 18 times in almost 25 years. Every single time, I convinced myself the new place would fix things. New city. Fresh start. Maybe this time I wouldn't gamble. It never worked. Because I took myself with me every time. In this episode, I'm unpacking what recovery calls the "geographic cure" — and how it played out in my own life across 18 addresses. I also just moved into what might be the best apartment I've ever had in my life. And within 48 hours, I was already being tested. If y... | 41m 40s | ||||||
| 4/28/26 | Ep. 109 - Therapy Did What Meetings Couldn't | Jacob's Story | Jacob grew up in England, moved to Australia, and spent 15 years losing everything to sports betting. He tried GA meetings. They helped, but only so much. What actually saved him was therapy. Nearly 100 sessions later, all with the same therapist, and he's still going strong. Now 7+ years removed from his last bet, Jacob sits down with Adam and talks about losing his mother to cancer when he was 10 years old and never dealing with it and how gambling became the escape that filled that void fo... | 1h 05m 02s | ||||||
| 4/22/26 | Ep. 108 - I Would Have Lost Every Bet I Made That Day | On this episode I share a life update - Moving back to Rhode Island and very excited about it. I also recap the latest conference in Illinois where I made my first keynote and heard some amazing things from others in attendance. A last minute Red Sox game in the rain brought me closer to my higher power, and a Modern Meeting original celebrates a recovery milestone. If you’re struggling right now, you’re not alone. Email me anytime at modernmeetingpod@gmail.com The Modern Meeting is... | 42m 40s | ||||||
| 4/14/26 | Ep. 107 - The Storm Is Coming | Abdullah Mahmood on Ohio's Gambling Crisis | Abdullah Mahmood is back. The gambling coordinator at Maryhaven in Columbus, Ohio returns to The Modern Meeting for a conversation about what might be the most significant piece of gambling legislation in the country right now. The Save Ohio Sports Act — introduced by two Republican and two Democratic lawmakers — would effectively abolish mobile and online sports betting in the state, limit wagers to four brick and mortar casinos, ban credit card use, and eliminate parlays and prop bets. In a... | 53m 16s | ||||||
| 4/14/26 | Ep. 106 - I'm Becoming Who I Thought I'd Be | I almost didn't record this one. Friday episodes are tough. I was ready to skip the episode entirely. And then the Monday meeting happened. The topic was: what did gambling give you — and who are you without it? What followed was one of the most powerful hours I've ever spent in a recovery room. Gail and Mandy's answers to "Without Gambling, Who Are You Becoming," sent me all the way back to Clinton, MA. Then I picked up my pen and wrote down a name I hadn't thought about in almost 20 years. ... | 40m 25s | ||||||
| 4/7/26 | Ep. 105 - 53 Years, 4 Marriages, and 1 Friday the 13th | Larry K went to his first Gamblers Anonymous meeting at 16 years old in 1973 — not because he was ready, but because his grandmother paid him $100 to go. What followed was 53 years of compulsive gambling, multiple relapses, four marriages, and a stint trading $30 million in stock market options while convincing himself it wasn't gambling. This is not a straight line recovery story. It's something far more honest than that. Larry breaks down the difference between abstinence and real recovery,... | 1h 02m 30s | ||||||
| 4/4/26 | Ep. 104 - I Negotiated With God at a Slot Machine | This week we're getting specific. After pleading my case on the importance of lived experience stories, I tell five stories from my gambling that I've either never mentioned on this podcast or have only glossed over. From the debt collection calls that started waking me up every morning, to the manic thoughts during a slot session, to the elaborate lie I told my parents during my final bailout. This is what twenty years of compulsive gambling actually looked like up close. If yo... | 42m 51s | ||||||
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| 3/31/26 | Ep. 103 - Come All The Way In, Sit All The Way Down | Mandy S hadn't placed a bet in 917 days when she sat down for this conversation with Adam. She wasn't a sports bettor or a casino gambler. What kept her gambling for many years was scratch tickets. She hid her addiction in plain sight. She didn't need the casinos or to sneak away on her phone. All she needed was a convenience store, gas station, or grocery store. What followed were years she couldn't have predicted. Gambling through IVF, a marriage that almost didn't survive, and three relaps... | 56m 01s | ||||||
| 3/30/26 | Ep. 102 - The F**k It Phase | I was supposed to release this episode on Friday. Instead, I didn't start recording until Sunday night. Four years into recovery, the "f**k it phase" is still very much a part of my life. The procrastination, the putting things off, the feeling that nothing bad is actually going to happen...it didn't disappear when I stopped gambling. It just found new places to live. This week, my higher power sent a message in the form of a pickleball injury that I hope gets me back on the right track. ... | 44m 33s | ||||||
| 3/24/26 | Ep. 101 - Two Moms, One Mission with Kim Freudenberg & Linda Uphoff | If your child has a gambling problem, where do you even start? That's the question Kim Freudenberg and Linda Uphoff couldn't answer when they needed it most. Kim's son Kurt started gambling at age 11 — on video game skins and offshore casino sites — and the family didn't find out for eight years. Linda's son developed a sports betting addiction after college, and by the time she recognized the signs, his savings were gone and he was dipping into his 401k. Both women searched desperately for h... | 1h 06m 35s | ||||||
| 3/21/26 | Ep. 100 - Alright Hey Everybody, Episode 100 of The Modern Meeting! | Episode 100 of The Modern Meeting. This is a chronological look back at the first 99 episodes — clips that show how the conversations and perspectives have evolved over time. Different voices, different experiences, but all centered around addiction, recovery, and growth. If you’ve been listening, you’ll recognize some of these moments. If you’re new, this is a good snapshot of what this podcast is about. Grateful for everyone who’s been part of it so far. We’ll see you on the other sid... | 1h 59m 38s | ||||||
| 3/12/26 | Ep. 99 - Build it Up, Burn it Down with Louis Ruggiero (Part 2) | In Part 2, Louis Ruggiero picks up where he left off - sober from drugs and alcohol but deeper in his gambling addiction than ever. From betting $40,000 on UFC fights to losing $600,000 on a sports betting app in months, Louis reveals how compulsive gambling brought him to the brink of suicide while his fiancée was postpartum and his newborn son was in the next room. He shares the phone call on the corner of 48th and Madison that changed everything, how Gamblers Anonymous saved his life, and ... | 1h 01m 45s | ||||||
| 3/10/26 | Ep. 98 - Louis Ruggiero: Everything to Lose — And He Did (Part 1) | Louis Ruggiero grew up on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Private school. Three sports. By most measures, he had every advantage. At 14 — he turned $200 into $9,000 at a blackjack table in the Bahamas and lost every penny before checkout. By 21 he had a bookie, three felonies, and was stealing checks from a friend to stay in action and fund his other addictions. This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation. Louis walks us through the early years — the entitlement, the structure that kept... | 1h 12m 18s | ||||||
| 3/7/26 | Ep. 97 - Back in the State Where it All Ended | Oklahoma was the last place I ever gambled in a casino. WinStar. January 31st, 2022. This is my first time back. We cover a lot of ground this week — bad flights, great food, a statewide conference on problem gambling, and a number that stopped me in my tracks: 143 casinos in a state of 4 million people. What does that landscape mean for people trying to get out? And is it ever a valid excuse? We also celebrate Christina Cook — the person who changed the trajectory of my life — as she marks f... | 40m 05s | ||||||
| 3/3/26 | Ep. 96 - Meeting People Where They Are in Louisiana with Meagan Dunham | Adam sits down with Meagan Dunham, a licensed master social worker and Gambling Program Monitor for Louisiana's Metropolitan Human Services District (MHSD) serving the Greater New Orleans area. Meagan didn't come to this work through lived experience — she came through public health. What she found when she arrived at gambling was familiar: a population going unseen and underserved. In this conversation she breaks down what gambling harm actually looks like on the ground in New Orleans, how M... | 43m 42s | ||||||
| 2/28/26 | Ep. 95 - Are You Actually Ready to Stop Gambling? | I'm taking a break from talking about meetings and connection. We know that's important. But this week I want to talk about something different. The cold hard truth that most people struggling with gambling don't want to hear: wanting to stop and being ready to stop are two very different things. Close your eyes, clear your head, and answer three questions. Your answers might tell you more than you're ready to admit. If you’re struggling right now, you’re not alone. Email me anytime a... | 28m 45s | ||||||
| 2/24/26 | Ep. 94 - I Paid For My Seat with Sal Guarino | Adam sits down with Sal Guarino, co-founder of The Recovery Partners, an online coaching program for gambling recovery. In a conversation that covers nearly 40 years of living with a gambling addiction, Sal and Adam dig into what keeps people gambling for decades even when they know better, why the same mind that justifies "one more bet" is the same mind that says the meeting wasn't welcoming enough, and what it really means to build a life in recovery instead of just defending against the ne... | 1h 01m 22s | ||||||
| 2/21/26 | Ep. 93 - What's the Excuse Now? | In this episode, I talk about finally sending the Venmo for a gambling debt that had been sitting in my head for seven years, why procrastination still shows up in my recovery, the anxiety that creeps in when life starts going well, and how I’m learning to sit with stability instead of chaos. Also...who wants to come to Chris Stapleton with me?! If you’re struggling right now, you’re not alone. Email me anytime at modernmeetingpod@gmail.com The Modern Meeting is supported by Evive! Evive ... | 36m 47s | ||||||
| 2/17/26 | Ep. 92 - Addiction By Design with Kate Seselja | Adam sits down with Australian recovery advocate and founder of The Hope Project Australia, Kate Seselja. Kate shares her lived experience with gambling addiction — from early wins that pulled her in, to years of secrecy, shame, and financial loss while raising a family. Kate challenges the traditional “disease model” of gambling addiction, arguing that many gambling products — especially electronic gaming machines in Australia — are deliberately designed to maximize engagement and loss... | 58m 59s | ||||||
| 2/14/26 | Ep. 91 - The Final Days of My 20 Years of Gambling | After 91 episodes, we made it to February 8, 2022. Adam has his first viral clip and recaps Noah's wedding weekend, what inspired him to start the Friday episodes, and how he's never going to stop telling his story. If you’re struggling right now, you’re not alone. Email me anytime at modernmeetingpod@gmail.com The Modern Meeting is supported by Evive! Evive meets you exactly where you are. Download Evive today or visit www.getevive.com | 43m 00s | ||||||
| 2/10/26 | Ep. 90 - Multiple Addictions, Multiple Attempts at Recovery with Malik Keene | Malik Keene’s addiction story spans decades — from gambling on card games as a teenager to casino markers, alcohol abuse, drug addiction, and multiple DUIs. What began as bullying and insecurity turned into a lifelong search for validation through money, gambling, and substances. Malik describes running a “casino” out of his college dorm, countless nights driving hours to Atlantic City, blacking out outside casinos, and nearly losing everything — including his life. After years of addi... | 1h 06m 30s | ||||||
| 2/3/26 | Ep. 89 - Nostalgia, Identity, and Recovery in Las Vegas with Ted Hartwell | It's a matter of weeks before Adam surrenders in Texas. Adam sits down with Ted Hartwell, Director of Storytelling at the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling and someone approaching 19 years away from his last bet. Ted’s relationship with gambling began early—normalized through family trips, childhood poker games, and growing up around it—but didn’t become a problem until much later in life. Living and working in Las Vegas, Ted shares how gambling slowly shifted from nostalgia to escape, espe... | 1h 21m 11s | ||||||
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