5 podcasts to get through Dry January

Dry January has been running for over a week now and we know that from now on it will become increasingly difficult to stick to your set goals. To help you get through Dry January, today we are introducing you to 5 podcasts that deal with the topic of “alcohol-free living” and provide helpful food for thought and inspiration. Why exactly podcasts? Podcasts are indispensable these days. You can play it anywhere and at any time: while cooking, cleaning up or even mixing non-alcoholic drinks.

1. Try Dry: the podcast

The official Try Dry podcast provides additional inspiration and ideas to help you get through Dry January. Each week in January, host Lauren Booker, author of “Try Dry: The Official Guide to a Month Off Booze,” is joined by a guest to talk all things alcohol has to do and will guide you through your dry January. Go ahead and listen - you can find the podcast here!

2. ex&hopp – Alcohol-free Challenge

On the ex&hopp podcast, the creators, Tim Chimoy, Anna Tereschüren and Martin Eckardt, talk to different people about alcohol and abstinence from alcohol. It's about conscious alcohol breaks, inspiring experiences and scientific information about the topic of "alcohol-free". Listen on iTunes and Spotify

3. Without alcohol with Nathalie

In the podcast “Without Alcohol with Nathalie” by Nathalie Stüben, people who no longer drink alcohol have their say. She also speaks to people who have increased Nathalie's understanding of the consequences that alcohol has on our economy, health and society. The podcast will change the way you think about alcohol and perhaps encourage you to drink less or go alcohol-free. The podcast can be found here.

4. Sober Curiosity – happy without alcohol

In recent years, a trend against alcohol consumption has developed. “Sober Curiosity” is the name given to it by the Future Institute. Literally translated, it means “curiosity about sobriety.” WDR 5 reporter Anita Horn found out exactly what that looks like and who is dry or trying to do so. You can easily listen to the podcast here.

5. Smarter living - living alcohol-free: How Susanne Kaloff learned to be high even when sober

In this episode of the Spiegel podcast “Living Smarter”, author Susanne Kaloff talks about the numerous reasons for an alcohol-free lifestyle and gives tips on how to get drunk without alcohol. In Susanne's latest book, "Looking at it soberly, it wasn't that intoxicating when drunk," she tells us what life tastes like sober and what moods feel like without anesthesia or amplifier. You can listen to the podcast on iTunes and Spotify!

Is it possible to go alcohol-free with full flavor?