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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Episodes
53 episodes
Episode 52 - Alicia Butler
Alicia Butler began drinking at 16, initially for confidence and belonging. What started as social drinking gradually became a way to switch off, manage stress, and escape her own thoughts. For years, alcohol felt like a relief, until it quietl...
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1:30:44
Episode 51 - Jimmy Thistle
Jimmy was a rock bottom kind of drunk, vodka for breakfast was the way he started his days at the end and mostly before he'd even opened his eyes. Alcohol was his friend, his best friend and he would shun, push away or even be downright horribl...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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1:55:01
Season 3 - Teaser Trailer
Even more amazing and incredible guests coming your way in 2026!From heartbreaking stories to triumphs and hope, you wont want to miss out! Get ready on New Year's Day 2026 for the first episode drop!
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Season 3
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1:53
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 we...
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Season 2
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Episode 25
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1:38:21
Episode 49 - Beth
Beth began drinking as a teenager in the 1990s, using alcohol to ease the social anxiety she had felt for as long as she could remember. What started as a way to feel confident and connected quickly became a pattern that followed her into adult...
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Season 2
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Episode 24
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1:28:46
Episode 48 - Kim
Kim began drinking around the age of 14. From the very start, she sensed that alcohol and she wouldn’t mix well. Still, she loved the way it made her feel—less awkward, more confident, and seemingly more comfortable in her own skin. Yet even ea...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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1:21:20
Episode 47 - Will Edwards
Will began drinking at a young age, using alcohol as a way to cope long before he had the tools to process life’s challenges. Even as he matured and became a father, he found that moderation never quite clicked — he didn’t always know when enou...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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1:38:04
Episode 46 - Jen Hirst
Jen Hirst works to empower women to feel their best in sobriety and boost their confidence from day one by integrating 6 science-backed habits to make sobriety stick. She’s the founder of Lighthouse Sobriety, a supportive community where women ...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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1:25:02
Episode 45 - Ryan Kennedy
Ryan Kennedy is someone who’s lived both sides of life — from addiction and chaos to peace and purpose. After years of battling his demons and rebuilding from rock bottom, he’s now sober and living a life he once thought was impossible. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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1:42:25
Episode 44 - Oli Stringer
Oli, 36, from Bedford, grew up with a life shaped by alcohol from a young age. He drank to fit in, to socialise, and because he believed it was what he needed to truly be himself. Working in construction, he was surrounded by a stron...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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1:27:29
Episode 43 - Tom MacLeod
Tom is a Toronto based filmmaker. After decades of daily drinking, he finally put the bottle downin late 2022. With a rigorous recovery program, he spends much of his time helping others getand stay sober. In early 2025 he launche...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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1:31:51
Episode 42 - Lexie
From a young age, Lexie was always a sensitive soul—an over-thinker who constantly felt misunderstood. As a child, the world often felt overwhelming, and as she grew older, those feelings only intensified. By the age of 16, she turned to alcoho...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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1:03:57
Episode 41 - Amber Hughes
"In 2017, Amber's sister Hannah passed away after battling alcohol addiction and experiencing homelessness. She was 38 years old. Hannah previously had her own flat, worked in childcare and had completed her degree in Early Years Foundation...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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1:28:33
Episode 40 - Craig Hewins
Craig used to spend most of his time down at the pub, drinking to escape reality. Beer became his answer to everything—feeling anxious? Have a pint. Feeling low? Have two. Before Craig knew it, he was stuck in a spiral where the only thing he w...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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1:07:04
Episode 39 - Mike Longthorn
Mike Longthorn is the Alcohol-Free Introvert, a professional coach and qualified counsellor supporting those who want to change their relationship with alcohol and become aligned with who they are and live a life of meaning and full potential. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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1:27:45
Episode 38 - Jodi Clark
Jodi Clark is the founder of Sober Flourish, a powerful coaching platform and community supporting women who want to change their relationship with alcohol and reclaim their clarity, energy, and purpose. After spending two dec...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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1:27:16
Episode 37 - Lucy Norfolk
In 2022, Lucy lost her partner, Daniel, whose life was tragically cut short by the effects of alcoholism. Navigating the grief of his passing, she has found strength in sharing their story to raise awareness about the hidden impact of addiction...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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2:14:39
Episode 36 - Kristen Bear
Kristen Bear is the founder of Creative Sobriety, a multi platform resource for anyone looking to change their mindset on alcohol and its place in their life. As a writer and actor, she sees sobriety as the key ...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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1:22:29
Episode 35 - Ashton Sheppard
Ashton has spent most of her adult life escaping reality with addiction to alcohol and drugs.When she hit 30 years old she realised her life had to change, now 6 months sober and still working as a bar manager, working with pu...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:05:02
Episode 34 - Tash
Tash is 39, and she’s been sober for 7½ years. Tash started drinking at 13, and by her late 20s, she was drinking daily, passing out most nights, and battling drug addiction, failed relationships, financial struggles, and even periods of homele...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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1:35:03
Episode 33 - Rickey Franks Jr.
Rickey Franks lives in Alabama. His sobriety date is 9/21/22 and has been in some stage of addiction his entire adult life. Alcohol is a liar! Rickey found himself waking up to drink at 2 A.M. every morning because he would have started withdra...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:32:40
Episode 32 - Victoria Vanstone
Victoria Vanstone is the host of Sober Awkward, a popular comedy podcast.Victoria became a renowned over-sharer on her blogdrunkmummysobermummy.com.Originally from Reading in the UK, Victoria now lives on the Sunshine Coast...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:26:04
Episode 31 - Luke Jones
Luke Jones is a sober transformation coach, ICF-accredited Life Coach, and NLP Master Practitioner who helps dads quit alcohol for good and become the role models their kids deserve. After a wake-up call from his son, Luke made the...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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1:27:38
Episode 30 - Marcus Jones
Marcus Jones – Alcohol-Free Coach, Ultra Runner, and Mental Health AdvocateFollowing a turbulent divorce and years of using alcohol to cope, Marcus Jones turned his life around through sobriety, discipline, and relentless se...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:43:45
Episode 29 - Adriana Cavallo
Adriana, is the voice behind The Adge of Sobriety. She started drinking when she was 15, and by 30, Adriana had almost died from liver failure and was diagnosed with cirrhosis. Even that wasn’t enough for her to stop. She kept struggling on and...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:09:34
