S1: E2 "Queer, Sober, and Academic: Unmasking Alcohol's Hold on the Ivory Tower, a Chat with Dee"

In Season 1, Episode 2 of Queer Stories of Recovery, Dr. Dani sits with Dee, a genderqueer sociology scholar and sober academic, to discuss how alcohol use disorder is recognized as a disability and how academic culture normalizes drinking, overwork, and exclusion. They unpack the harm of alchogenic institutions, the challenges of being queer and sober in a Midwest Catholic university, and the limits of traditional recovery models. Together they share personal journeys, strategies for creating queer and sober community in academia, and visions for reimagining higher education to prioritize well-being and accessibility.