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🗓️ 28 February 2025
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Matt D. is a good friend of Paul's who shares his story of starting over after a divorce, a career change, and getting sober—while owning a weed store in California. He also talks about the surprising joy he finds in living in a sober community.
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0:00.0 | Get the injury special at McDonald's now. |
0:02.0 | Let's break it down. |
0:03.1 | My favorite barbecue sauce, American cheese, crispy bacon, pickles, onions, and a sesame |
0:08.1 | seed bun, of course. |
0:09.8 | And don't forget the fries and a drink. |
0:11.5 | Sound good. |
0:12.4 | I'm participating restaurants for limited time. |
0:15.7 | Welcome to episode 737 with my guest, Matt D. |
0:20.0 | If you're new to the podcast, this is a place for honesty about all the battles in our heads |
0:24.9 | from medically diagnosed conditions, past traumas, and sexual dysfunction, to everyday |
0:30.4 | compulsive negative thinking, and this show is not meant to be a substitute for professional |
0:35.1 | mental counseling. |
0:36.3 | I am not a therapist. |
0:38.9 | The website for this show is metalpod.com. |
0:42.0 | Metalpod, also the social media handle that you can follow us at. |
0:46.9 | I got to be honest, I have been very inactive on Twitter, X, whatever you want to call it. |
0:55.9 | I just can't stomach. |
1:00.3 | I just can't stomach knowing who owns it. |
1:04.4 | He just, he looks like his wet dream is to play air guitar at poor people. |
1:10.6 | I, I, I, I, so check us out on Instagram. |
1:17.0 | We got a Facebook page. |
1:20.3 | Why are the people who own social media just so god awful? |
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