{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Upper Bottom","title":"Key learnings from 50 episodes of Upper Bottom: Which one is your favourite?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3024,"description":"With Upper Bottom hitting a half-century of episodes – woo hoo!! – Ollie and Cess list their top 50 learnings from their sobriety journey. These are listed below – with links to relevant episodes. (Booze News and Just the Tonic return next week.)  1. \"Upper Bottom\" may raise eyebrows as a podcast name, but it a conversation starter that perfectly captures the essence of alcohol consumption that requires explanation and context. Episode 1: What is an “Upper Bottom”? 2. Britain's relationship with alcohol has reached crisis levels. Government statistics show alcohol-specific deaths in England rose 63.8% from 2006 to 2023, reaching a record high of 15 per 100,000 population.3. The UK faces a particularly concerning trend with youth drinking, especially among girls. England ranks highest globally for child alcohol use, with 11 and 13-year-olds being the most likely to have tried alcohol compared to 44 other countries surveyed.4. Both governments and corporations bear responsibility for enabling alcohol harm in pursuit of economic growth. The cancer-causing effects of alcohol were known for nearly a decade before becoming widely publicised.5. The British relationship with drinking is reflected in its expansive vocabulary, with 546 documented words for drunkenness. From \"trolleyed\" to \"steampigged\", these colourful terms reveal how deeply alcohol is woven into the cultural fabric. Episode 4: What is a “Dry Drinker”?6. Stopping drinking is merely the beginning of the sobriety journey. The societal narratives about needing alcohol for relaxation and socialising are deeply ingrained but fundamentally false.7. There's a growing trend towards moderate drinking in the UK, according to the latest Drinkaware statistics. Nine in ten drinkers are now attempting to moderate their consumption, up from 84% in 2018. Episode 35: Drinkaware research indicates a sobering trend: But are UK drinkers binning the booze? 8. Society's attitude towards alcohol reveals stark contradictions,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/bV4aTjfURgiCRNfnJRYEAeNCN9taKhRTSmdiQmcDilU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQ5NTEwLzE3MDcz/NDM5MDQtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}