Evive Live is a conversation series at the intersection of gambling harm and behavioral health. Hosted by Adam Lyons (The Modern Meeting) and Christina Cook (The Broke Girl Society), each episode features clinicians, researchers, treatment providers, peer specialists, and people in recovery having the honest conversations the field needs — about what gambling disorder really looks like, what treatment actually works, and what it takes to build a recovery that lasts.
The founder and CEO of Evive Sam Demello sits down with Adam and Christina for a wide-ranging update on where the platform is headed — and doesn't shy away from the elephant in the room: whether the recovery space should accept money from the gambling industry. Sam lays out exactly how the newly launched Evive Foundation is funded, what guardrails he's put in place, and why he believes taking industry money through the right structure actually protects Evive's independence rather than comprom...
1 Sept 2026
Dr. Wiley Harwell | Executive Director, OAPGG
Dr. Wiley Harwell has run the Oklahoma Association for Problem Gambling and Gaming for nearly two decades. When he started, Oklahoma had zero Gamblers Anonymous meetings and no certified gambling counselors. Today, it's one of the most respected problem gambling programs in the country. He talks through how he ended up in this work after a career as a hospital chaplain and ordained minister, why the field's own neutrality toward the gambling industry is more strategic than it looks from the ...
18 Aug 2026
Kitty Martz | Voices of Problem Gambling Recovery
Kitty Martz, Executive Director of Voices of Problem Gambling Recovery in Oregon, joins Adam and Christina on this episode of Evive Live to talk about what she calls "ideological biodiversity" — the idea that no single recovery path works for everyone, and that the field needs room for all of the different approaches to coexist. Kitty also breaks down why she considers prediction market apps one of the most dangerous, least regulated forms of gambling available today. The episode close...
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