Rising from Upper Bottom: What have we learnt from our podcast journey?

To mark episode 40, co-hosts Ollie and Cess have a heart-to-heart about the progress of the podcast, which began in February. They've packed a lot in the last nine months, spoken about their troubles and interviewed the great and the good in this space – but has it all been a form of therapy, albeit in a public forum?The soul-searching comes as listener numbers are stubbornly not rising – but does that matter? What's next for Upper Bottom? Have Ollie and Cess been cured? Or is that when complacency sets in?Watch this space ... Booze News items:Newcastle Chronicle: Newcastle nightclub packed out as top DJ hosts city's first ever sober rave (https://uk.news.yahoo.com/newcastle-nightclub-packed-top-dj-124051796.html) The Grocer: Alcohol industry rages as duty set to go up in line with inflation (https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/alcohol-industry-rages-as-duty-set-to-go-up-in-line-with-inflation/697266.article)Daily Mail: Ozempic could be dished out to help curb boozing and prescription drug addiction(https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13974337/Ozempic-dished-help-curb-boozing-prescription-drug-addiction.html)The Telegraph (via MSN): Dear Richard Madeley: My recently sober friend blames me for his drinking behaviour (https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/celebrity/dear-richard-madeley-my-recently-sober-friend-blames-me-for-his-drinking-behaviour/ar-BB1qIMNI)#soberjourney#sobercurious#soberadvice#sobriety#UpperBottomPodcast#NoLowDrinkTrends#sobermovement