Get a Grip Podcast
Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes
Conversations · Ongoing · ~77 min · Explicit
Taste attributes: documentarytalk-showbiographyslowunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedemotive & stirringempowerment/personal growthhuman spirit/resilience/survivaltroubled leads
Boxlist takeA grounded conversation podcast that is weighty, stirring and unhurried. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About this podcast
Get a Grip Podcast is hosted by Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes, both in recovery from addiction and alcoholism. In each episode, they share their unfiltered stories of overcoming addiction, time in prison, and struggles with mental health—mixing raw honesty with humor. The podcast gives a voice to the…
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- Publisher
- Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes
- Format
- Ongoing
- Typical episode
- About 77 minutes
- Latest episode
- 9 November 2026
- Categories
- Society & Culture, Personal Journals
- Taste scores
- How we score
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