The Modern Meeting

Adam is in Columbus, Ohio at the National Conference on Gambling Addiction & Responsible Gambling. Alex and Adam recap his first few hours in Columbus and get an unexpected visit from a special guest via Facetime. Eight months after launching the podcast, Adam and Alex revisit Episode One — this time as listeners, not hosts. They reflect on what’s changed in their lives and recovery journeys, and how the podcast has grown along...

Adam and Noah are in the home stretch. Jenn and Adam explore what it actually looks like to prepare for the tough moments in recovery. They discuss the essential tools and support systems that have been pivotal in their healing process — from affirmations and journaling to the importance of community and having a trigger plan. Adam is joined by Stephen and Meaghan on his monthly 12-mile walk, a tradition inspired by the 12 steps of...

Adam spends his final night in New Orleans. Adam and Jenn wrestle with the idea of bringing on a guest who gambles responsibly. Jenn had a great weekend talking recovery. Adam reconnects with his longtime friend Dave, who joined him on his road trip back east in 2018. Dave shares how he navigates gambling with a budget and why online gambling lost its appeal. The conversation becomes a layered look at restraint, addiction, and what...

Adam heads back East. Alex and Adam discuss what it's like to work while gambling and now in recovery. Rob’s gambling took him everywhere — even to a bathroom in Paris, sneaking spins on an online slot while his girlfriend waited outside. It was running his life, until he finally asked for help. But nine months into recovery, one day of gambling almost pulled him all the way back in. In Part 2 of his conversation with Adam, Ro...

Adam meets Kevin Hart. Alex returns to the pod! The guys address what happened in the past and look forward to living in the present with a new perspective. In Part 1 of Adam's conversation with Rob Minnick of ODAAT Gambling Awareness, Rob talks about how his gambling progressed over a few short years from harmless Daily Fantasy play, to thinking he could become a professional. Before he became "Rob ODAAT," he was in...

Chuck started betting horses at just eight years old — growing up in 1960's and 70's Queens, surrounded by bookies, loan sharks, and number runners. After his first rock bottom, he stopped and gambled "occasionally," without any issues. However, starting in 2020, he went back to his old destructive ways. At his lowest moment, after losing hundreds of thousands of dollars, Chuck called the problem gambling hotlin...

Adam's final days in Vegas with Eric and Zorro. Adam sits down with Jenny K, a recovering alcoholic who drank 7 days a week for over a decade. What started as fun and social, became a crippling addiction that cost her nearly everything — custody of her children, her freedom, and her peace. After 14 years of chaos, she made the choice during the pandemic to get help. Since then, she’s not only found sobriety — she’s rebuilt her...

Adam is enjoying his final months in Vegas, except when he has to deal Omaha Hi-Lo. Adam and Jenn open with a conversation about self-exclusion and what it means in recovery. Then, in a special roundtable discussion, Adam sits down with Stephen, Katherine, and Meghan to talk about The Modern Meeting Meeting — a new virtual space for anyone impacted by addiction. Together, they discuss what makes this meeting different from traditio...

Adam explains how his drug of choice was Venmo. Kristina, also known as "Deenz," joins the pod as someone negatively affected by an addict. Unfortunately, that addict was Adam. Having only known "Ad," as the fun and funny co-worker and friend who always made her laugh, she was excited to visit him and re-connect in Vegas in 2017. Little did she know, that for the next few years she would be lied to, manipulated,...

Adam makes a big bet on Feb 4, 2018. Katherine and Stephen have been together for over 20 years — and most of that time was spent deep in addiction. Alcohol was the center of everything, until Katherine’s body started to shut down. After a series of serious physical scares, she finally got help in November 2023 - eventually working within the community that helped save her life. She and Stephen are now in recovery together, rebuild...

Adam works for the George Steinbrenner of Off-Strip Casinos Owners. Adam sits down with Dave Yeager, an 11-year US Army veteran and author of the book "Fall In: A Veteran with a Gambling Addiction." Dave shares his powerful story of how a compulsive gambling habit took root during his military service - and how he found his way to recovery. 

Content Warning:

This episode contains discussions of suicide and mental health, wh...