Stephen Baldwin says cocaine was “the devil” for him. Long before The Usual Suspects and Bio-Dome, he was already drinking, using cocaine, and finding himself in places where even a drug dealer once told him it was “time to go home.” In this episode of American Recovery, Stephen Baldwin sits down with Aaron Prager for a candid conversation about addiction, Hollywood, Alcoholics Anonymous, faith, family, and the decisions that changed the course of his life. Stephen traces his story from growing up as the youngest of the Baldwin brothers on Long Island to being exposed to a Hollywood culture where drugs and alcohol were often treated as normal. He remembers finishing a gram of cocaine before his high school prom, eventually…
Aaron Prager and PragerU CEO Marissa Streit discuss the crisis facing young men, the rise of figures like Andrew and Tristan Tate, and why fake masculinity often disguises victimhood as personal responsibility. Drawing from his own journey through addiction and recovery, Aaron explains why real growth requires accountability, struggle, faith, ambition, and the refusal to blame others for your problems. They also discuss why young men are drawn to online communities that offer shortcuts and what parents can do to raise sons who are strong, responsible, and hopeful. 00:00 Aaron Prager on Recovery and Responsibility 04:12 Responsibility vs. Accountability 07:10 Growing Up with Dennis Prager’s Values 11:00 How Parents Can Reach Struggling…
After years of trying to control her drinking, Kathryn Burgum found herself alone when a thought entered her mind: "Maybe you should ask for help." In this excerpt from American Recovery, Kathryn–now a Senior White House Adviser for Addiction and Recovery — traces her alcoholism back to the toxic shame instilled by an abusive Catholic school and a drinking household, and walks through eight years of relapse before the single moment that changed everything. Watch the full episode https://l.prageru.com/4h2trPB
He was an NCAA Division I champ, went to the Olympics, was a champion in both Bellator and ONE, competed in the UFC at the end of his career, and capped off all of that by losing BOTH OF HIS LUNGS, getting a DOUBLE LUNG TRANSPLANT, and coming back for one more wrestling match after that: Does this mean Askren won every fight? Not at all. In fact, later in his career, he had a couple of particularly humiliating defeats. He lost to Jake Paul in a boxing match early in his career, back when pretty much nobody realized Paul had at least SOME SKILLS as a boxer: Worse yet, Askren was on the receiving end of one of the most iconic knockouts in UFC history. A brutal flying knee from Jorge Masvidal right at the beginning of the fight. It set a…Open
One of the biggest problems most people have is that they ask the wrong questions about their life.
Guess what happens when you ask the wrong questions? You spend a lot of time trying to figure out the answers to things that don’t matter or that you shouldn’t be thinking about in the first place. That’s because if you try to ask your brain a question, it will try to come up with an answer, and some of those answers may be irrelevant, very damaging, or even put you in a no-win situation. For example, should you be asking yourself, “Why am I always such a loser?” No, because even if you’re the most successful person on earth, when you ask yourself a question like that, your brain will try to ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. You want your brain to focus on questions that will help you build a better life for yourself, not questions that…Open
She had a DUI published in the local newspaper. She was suicidal at the end of her drinking. She's been sober for 24 years — and now she's a Senior White House Adviser for Addiction and Recovery. Kathryn Burgum — former First Lady of North Dakota, founder of Recovery Reinvented, and Co-Chair of the White House Great American Recovery Initiative alongside RFK Jr. — joins Aaron Prager for one of the most policy-meets-personal conversations American Recovery has ever aired. Kathryn and Aaron also discuss: • Alcohol addiction and blackouts • Toxic shame and childhood trauma • Asking for help • 24 years of sobriety • Faith and spiritual awakening • Finding God after rejecting religion • Gratitude versus victimhood •…
