Be Here For A While, Episodes 191 & 192

Matt Hahn and Rachael O'Brien discuss addiction, crime, prison, and redemption.

It’s been awhile since last posting here. Some of that is life, you know, just the general busy-ness of things. And some of that is because I’ve been trying to direct the energy of writing towards my book. This won’t, however, stop me from saying “yes” to an interview.

Join me for a conversation with Rachael O’Brien, stand-up comedian and all-around awesome human, as we discuss drug addiction, teenage years, crime, and loss in this episode of “Be Here For Awhile”. Some of the story will be familiar to those of you who’ve listened to the Sword & Scale episodes, but I had the opportunity to fill in a lot of blanks during this conversation with Rachael. Plus, there’s a little bit of levity here. I mean, as much levity as drug addiction, crime, prison, and lament can accommodate. This will be a two-part episode, the second of which will be released on December 26th, 2019.

Rachael O’Obrien can be found at Rachael O’Brien Comedy and her podcast “Be Here For A While” can be streamed wherever you listen to your podcasts.

iTunes link, Episode 191: click here

iTunes link, Episode 192: click here

Part 1

 

Part 2

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