Get a Grip Podcast
Hosted by Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes · Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes
4.8from 328 ratings
- 243
- Episodes
- 120
- Transcribed
- 328
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
- 1M
- YouTube views
About Get a Grip 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 underdog, breaking down the stigma surrounding addiction and recovery. Through candid conversations and real-life experiences, Louis and Aaron inspire others on their journey, showing that while recovery is challenging, it’s possible. Tune in for laughter, hope, and stories of transformation.
- Publisher
- Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes
- Category
- society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 22 Oct 2024
- Latest episode
- 7 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
120 of 243 episodes have a transcript.
7 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
How My Heroin & Crack Addiction Landed Me in Prison for 9 Years | Ep 233
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
How I Survived 45 Years of Crack, Alcohol & Opiate Addiction | Ep 232
2 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
How Prescription Painkillers Led Me to Heroin, Speedballs & Robbing Houses | Ep 231
Inside a recent episode
How My Heroin & Crack Addiction Landed Me in Prison for 9 Years | Ep 233
Published 7 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Eight years in prison. Yeah, that's crazy. I can't believe that. Was there anything, like, were you pretty far out of the way where you didn't get in a fight? So I had got, after I completed Tapestry, I moved back in there as an alumni. […]
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Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Shawna Nelson
- Andy Diggs
- Carrie Ann
- Amber Ray
- Amanda Gayler
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 1,469,958
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 131 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 197 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 95 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 98
- Social presence
- 90
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 91
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Who hosts Get a Grip Podcast?
Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes host the show. Published by Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Get a Grip Podcast take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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