Let's Get Real - A Talk Show for Guys

About Let's Get Real - A Talk Show for Guys

Let’s Get Real is a weekly live call-in talk show for men dealing with addiction and recovery, divorce, fatherhood, grief, anxiety, and the pressure to keep it all together. This podcast brings you the best segments: real guys calling in with real stories, and honest answers with no judgment. Hosted by Michael Sharkey (“Shark”) and “Spanish”, the show covers everything from sobriety and relapse to marriage, parenting, work stress, mindfulness, and spirituality. Michael brings over 7,000 hours of coaching experience and 25 years in talk radio. Together they talk about what most guys have trouble saying out loud, and what getting better actually looks like. If you’re stuck, struggling, or just want to hear that you’re not alone, start with any episode. Want to be part of the show? Call 1-800-771-1025 during the live broadcast. Currently airing Thursday nights at 10p ET and Friday nights at 9p ET. Let’s Get Real airs live on 102.5 The Bone in Tampa Bay and streams at www.theboneonline.com (http://www.theboneonline.com).

Publisher

Michael Sharkey

Category

health & fitness · health & fitness · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

21 May 2024

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

163 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   13 Oct 2026

   Alcohol Recovery: "I Drank Right In Front Of My Son"

   “My last relapse, I drank right in front of my son.” Andy called the show at nine months sober, 41 years old, with his six-year-old in the car on the way to the fair. He talks about three DWIs by age 25, the moment he admitted his love for his kids couldn’t beat his addiction, detox and treatment, and why getting honest changed everything. Michael opens the segment with a Sober October conversation about recovery and why picking up the phone can be the first step. Andy’s takeaway:...

2. 

   10 Oct 2026

   Functional Alcoholic: "I Hate Drinking. I Want To Quit."

   A caller who works six days a week and agrees he’s basically a functional alcoholic says what a lot of guys never say out loud: “I hate drinking. I want to quit.” He’s a veteran, and he’s been trying to manage it by drinking later in the evening instead of stopping. Michael doesn’t lecture him. He points out that picking up the phone was already a first step, talks about why recovery is a lifetime of thinking about it and not doing it, and calls out the rationalizations we use to keep d...

3. 

   14 Sept 2026

   "I Was a Cranky Moody Bitch" — Guys, Here's How to Let Go of Anger

   Spanish used to be, in his own words, "a cranky moody bitch." Then sometime around the start of the year, something shifted...and Shark wanted to know exactly how. Not the highlight reel version. The real one, with the boring, hard days included. Spanish breaks it down step by step. He made a decision to embody unconditional love, then treated every uncomfortable emotion as a doorway instead of a problem to push down. Angry? That usually meant a boundary he wasn't enforcing...with an ex, wit...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

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