In Episode 13, Coach James and White Belt Zach record their second episode of the day in record-breaking Brazilian heat, immediately abandon shirts, and ask the real questions—like why drinking hot coffee in 100° weather somehow feels correct, and whether mushroom coffee is medicine or just expensive dirt with an attitude.

From there, things get real.

We talk about dating and loving “normies”—those mysterious people who can have one drink, forget it exists, and not spiral into chaos. How do you stay sober in a relationship where your partner drinks casually? Is it hot? Is it scary? Is it a red flag? (Spoiler: if they hate your sobriety, run.)

Buckle up, because this episode has more mood swings than a toddler who skipped nap time.

James and Zach kick things off by fueling their crippling caffeine addictions and pretending to be film scholars. Then, things get physical: Zach is getting ready to test for his Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belt, which means he can technically kill you (but gently). Meanwhile, James recounts the time his sciatica hurt so bad his brain decided to go on a little vacation—yes, we’re talking full-blown psychosis.

It sounds heavy, but we promise it’s wholesome. We navigate the thin line between "having a mental breakdown" and "having a breakthrough," discuss why we need more diverse friends, and argue about music.

This week we got a good friend of the show and Rolling Sober member Nicky Hollywood on the podcast! Nick recounts his Jiu Jitsu and sobriety journey, and we get into some topics like sex and love addiction, high bottoms, and of course we debate and make fun of A.I. a bit.

We’re back babyyyy, crashing into your ears like two caffeinated toddlers in a bounce house. It’s James and White Belt Zach, still proudly rocking his participation ribbon in jiu-jitsu. This episode of Rolling Sober isn’t your grandma’s recovery podcast (unless your grandma’s into armbars, emotional meltdowns, and AI overlords).

We’re chopping it up about our sobriety journeys, how not to cry during warmups, and why community is basically the duct tape holding our lives together. Expect questionable jiu-jitsu “techniques,” unsolicited life advice, and us oversharing personal stories like it’s free therapy.

And of course, because we’re degenerates who found sobriety but not moderation, we sprinkle in some AI talk—because nothing screams recovery like wondering if a robot would tap us faster than a purple belt.

So buckle up, buttercup. We’ve got community, emotional awareness, a splash of jiu-jitsu sweat, and the kind of banter that makes you wonder how we’re still allowed to have microphones.

Andrew S, lovingly referred to as Coach Andrew round these parts, is a purple belt under Kron Gracie and a long-time member of Rolling Sober. Andrew and the boys talk BJJ in street fights, healing from societal pressure to live up to an idea of masculinity, sobriety, the value of sponsorship, and walking a spiritual path.

White Belt Zach is back from Brazil because of a visa snafu. We will talk visas, learning Portuguese, doing BJJ in the motherland, and of course coffee. We stayed Clean and Sober one more day because we're ROLLING SOBER!

White Belt Zach moved to Brazil?! He's getting his JiuJitsu from the source, yea. And who should step up to the co-host plate? Why, it's none other than our favorite guest of all times, Seth Hale. All hail Seth. So sayeth James.

James is depressed. Seth is going through a breakup. We don't drink about it–– we open up and discuss our issues and we grow together and the rest we can work out on the BJJ mats. We're ROLLING SOBER.

This week James and White Belt Zach have themselves a little off the record two-hander in the backyard of the For The Record house, and they gab about all things from A.I. to fantasy novels and of course Jiu Jitsu and being sober dudes.