The Payoff - Stories of Sobriety

Pete Sousa

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Booking Overview

The Payoff explores the life-changing path from addiction to sobriety through real personal journeys. It’s hosted by Pete Sousa and offers PR-friendly human-story angles around recovery, leadership, and rebuilding after “admitting defeat.”

Metrics

Episodes: 202

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

YouTube: 11.4k subscribers

Instagram: 11.0k followers

Contact Information

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Host

Pete Sousa - Host of The Payoff - Stories of Sobriety, focusing on the life that awaits in sobriety and the “madness” of addiction first. Episodes are presented as talks with guests about their sobriety journeys.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Personal experience with addiction and sobriety; many guests also have a public-facing or leadership-oriented role (e.g., artist, organizational founder/leader)
Required Achievements:  
Credited public work or professional platform (e.g., performance work), Founded or leads an organization or strategy/cultural firm, Demonstrated leadership in social issues (e.g., cross-racial relations)

Recent Guest Discussions

Andrew Keane - Sobriety Recovery Journey And Overcoming Major Life Challenges

John Bukaty - Journey Of Sobriety And His Work As A Live Performance Artist

Kelly Croce Sorg - Sobriety Journey From Alcohol At Age 14 Through Founding The Opt-in And Leading Cross-racial Relations

Recent Topics

Sobriety, Addiction, Recovery, Mental Health, Rebuilding

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Payoff - Stories of Sobriety
:

Andrew Keane Payoff with Pete

April 27, 2026

Andrew Keane has used recovery to conquer some of his biggest challenges in his life but before he could fight for his recovery, he had to admit defeat at an early age. This is an amazing comeback.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

John Bukaty: Live Performance Artist

December 18, 2025

Pete talks to John Bukaty, a live performance artist of his journey of sobriety. Check more of John's work at www.johnbukaty.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kelly Croce Sorg

November 18, 2025

Pete talks to Kelly about her sobriety journey from her first taste of alcohol at 14, to becoming a leader in cross-racial relations through founding The Opt-In, a cultural strategy firm in Philadelphia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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