341: How Much Does America Really Drink? With Mike Marshall
Soberful
Veronica Valli
4.8 • 628 Ratings
🗓️ 18 March 2026
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of the Soberful podcast, Veronica Valli interviews Mike Marshall from the US Alcohol Policy Alliance. They discuss the pervasive influence of alcohol in society, the power of the alcohol lobby, and the need for better public health policies regarding alcohol consumption. Mike shares his personal journey of sobriety and highlights the significant harms associated with alcohol, including its links to cancer and violence. They also explore generational shifts in drinking habits, the impact of cultural norms, and the importance of educating policymakers and the public about the risks of alcohol. The conversation concludes with a call to action for better regulation and awareness around alcohol consumption.
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| 0:00.0 | I dreamt that you were twisting through seven sons of gold and the gypsy was insisting |
| 0:10.1 | that his story must be told I came two in the morning but I took it as a warning |
| 0:19.1 | that you might be a treasure. |
| 0:22.5 | I could touch but never hold. |
| 0:27.6 | Hi, everybody. |
| 0:28.8 | You are listening to the Soapult podcast. |
| 0:30.6 | It's Veronica Valley, and I'm joined today by Mike Marshall. |
| 0:34.5 | Hi, Mike. |
| 0:35.4 | Hey, Veronica. |
| 0:36.2 | How you doing? |
| 0:37.0 | Good. |
| 0:37.2 | Now, Mike is from the U.S. Alcohol Policy Alliance. |
| 0:42.6 | Now, stay with me because there is some really, really interesting stuff that Mike is going to talk about |
| 0:49.9 | that I think is going to blow my mind and certainly blow everyone's mind who's listening. |
| 0:54.7 | Because as we were talking before, there's a lot that we really, really don't understand |
| 1:01.3 | about alcohol and how it affects our culture, our society, all of that kind of stuff. |
| 1:07.7 | But first of all, tell us a little bit about you and how you got involved with the organization. Yeah. Well, thanks for having me on here. And I do love to have the |
| 1:16.5 | opportunity to talk about policy and about alcohol, particularly for an audience like yours, |
| 1:21.1 | who are alcohol-free, sober, because we are not as cognizant, even as a community of the harms that alcohol creates, right? |
| 1:29.8 | We know how they affect us and our families. |
| 1:32.7 | So my best qualification for this, I suppose, is that this Thursday, so tomorrow, I will have 18 |
| 1:39.3 | years of continuous sobriety. |
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