The Problem Gambling Podcast

In this episode of the podcast, Tony and Barry discuss the Serenity Prayer and the concept of taking recovery 'One Day at at Time'.Co-hosted by addiction counsellors Barry Grant and Tony O'Reilly, fro...

17 Feb 20211h 4min

Interview with gambling reform campaigner, James Grimes, from the UK organisation, 'The Big Step' - a charity project that was founded in 2019 by a recovering gambling addict and by Gambling with Live...

10 Feb 20211h 1min

In this episode of the podcast, Barry and Tony try to demystify some of the reasons why gambling can be so addictive. This is based on a blog post, which can be found here. Co-hosted by addiction co...

3 Feb 20211h 4min

Interview with Julie Hynes, Executive Director of the Oregon Council on Problem Gambling and a member of the Board of Directors of the U.S. National Council on Problem Gambling. We discuss problem ga...

27 Jan 20211h 17min

Interview with Oisin McConville, All Ireland winning Gaelic Footballer, with Armagh and addiction counsellor with Sporting Chance. Oisin has been one of the strongest advocates for recovery from gamb...

20 Jan 20211h 31min

Interview with Poet and former Mayor of Youghal, Eoin Coyne, discussing Eoin's lived experience of gambling addiction and recovery. Check out a video of Eoin's live performance of his spoken word poe...

13 Jan 20211h 7min

Interview with Stephen Cashman, discussing his research into gambling among undergraduate students in a Dublin University. This is the first study of its kind, in Ireland, looking at gambling and pro...

4 Des 20201h 3min

Interview with Paul Buck, CEO and Founder of EPIC Risk Management. Paul discusses his own recovery from gambling addiction, as well as his gambling harm-prevention work with EPIC. We also discuss th...

1 Des 20201h 13min