After Hours with Jimmy Thistle
Join Jimmy Thistle for After Hours — the brutally honest, funny and heartwarming podcast that dives deep into alcohol, addiction, and recovery.
Each week, Jimmy sits down with real people who’ve faced the highs, lows, and hangovers of drinking culture. Through unfiltered conversation, laughter, and raw honesty, they explore what happens when we start questioning our relationship with alcohol — and what life looks like on the other side.
Whether you’re sober, sober-curious, or just wondering if alcohol’s got too much of a grip, this show is for you. Expect real stories, a few laughs, and plenty of lightbulb moments from people who’ve been there.
Recorded in the UK and Isle of Man but shared worldwide, After Hours is here to prove that recovery can be real, relatable, and even a little bit funny.
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https://www.instagram.com/recovery_jimmy
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After Hours with Jimmy Thistle
Episode 50 - Will Gordon
Will Gordon is an emergency liver and kidney transplant survivor who spent 15 years as a middle and high school teacher, shaping young minds while quietly battling a secret that almost ended him: alcohol addiction that left him with just two weeks to live at age 35. Hiding bottles and spiraling into isolation, he lost friends, his job, and nearly everything. Until a miracle transplant gave him a raw second chance.That rock bottom became a turning point, where he learned that recovery isn't a straight line or a highlight reel; it's about facing the hard truths, leaning on support when you're at your weakest, and rebuilding with honesty and patience, one day at a time.
Today, Will hosts The Willpower Podcast; dropping raw, unfiltered episodes every Friday on YouTube, where guests like athletes, mentors, and fellow survivors share their real stories of grit, trauma, and finding strength in sobriety when life feels overwhelming. He's created a global sober-mentoring program that's supported over 100 people through their most challenging moments, speaks at schools and events about transforming vulnerabilities into quiet resilience, and offers one-on-one coaching with the straightforward empathy he's gained from his own journey.
Catch the pod on:
YouTube @TheWillpowerPodcast
Instagram @thewillpowerpodcast
TikTok @thewillpowerpod
X @thewillpowerpod,
or reach out with “SOBER” for sober mentorship. Will's story is a reminder that we're all in this together, and small steps forward can lead to something truly meaningful.
My Instagram is:
https://www.instagram.com/recovery_jimmy
And you can find all my other links at:
https://linktr.ee/jimmythistle
Buy me a coffee…
https://buymeacoffee.com/afterhourswithjimmyt
My Instagram is:
https://www.instagram.com/recovery_jimmy
And you can find all my other links at:
https://linktr.ee/jimmythistle
Buy me a coffee…
https://buymeacoffee.com/afterhourswithjimmyt
Donate:
https://motiv8.im/donate/
https://nacoa.org.uk/get-involved/donating/donate/
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