{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Upper Bottom","title":"Festive party season: How to deal with ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2711,"description":"In the final episode before Christmas – the hosts will take a break on December 24 – Cess and Ollie consider embarrassing drinking tales from work dos in the past. They also contemplate how to ensure a sober person can enjoy themselves during the especially boozy party season, and offer some tips and tricks.Given the time of year, there is also a reflection on the last 12 months – and the pair have crammed a lot into 2024. Needless to say, this would not have been possible had they been still drinking.Happy festive season to all Upper Bottom listeners – the next episode will run on December 31, focusing on preparing for Dry January.Bonus Link: A runner in Toronto has fun: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DDPe-lgsEHH/?igsh=MTE5ZzdzOHJkZ2l3ZQ== Booze News items:BBC: Nightclub stickers over smartphone rule divides the dancefloor (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gpn44pyz9o)i: I save £7k a year not drinking – how I do party season sober (https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/save-7k-year-not-drinking-party-sober-3410475?ico=most_)Guardian: ‘I’d always enjoyed alcohol – but my mother’s sudden, violent death made me a heavy drinker overnight’ (https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/dec/08/id-always-enjoyed-alcohol-but-my-mothers-sudden-violent-death-made-me-a-heavy-drinker-overnight)#soberjourney#sobercurious#soberadvice#sobriety#upperbottompodcast#christmasparty#christmasdrinking#drychristmas","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}