Last Sunday, in lieu of a regular episode, I released the first ever Sunday Digest on Substack.

Some Sunday reads, things I saved over the week, and even a secret launch of a Sunday

Scaries hat that sold out in under two hours. To subscribe to get future editions of the Sunday

Digest, head to the link in the description of this episode. But without further ado,

my name is Will DeFrees, and this is a Sunday Scaries podcast, your cure for the Sunday Blues.

This week we're doing listener questions. Let's dive right in.

Our first, what are your thoughts on dry January? Any thoughts on damp January when you can drink,

but not go out? Admittedly, I have completed a dry January before. Have I done a January whole

30 before as well? Yes, and have I tried both of them and failed miserably before? Again, yes.

Overall, I will say that dry January is a noble cause after the holidays. Do I have any desire to

dry January this year or other years moving forward? Well, I guess sure, but a lot of circumstances

can kind of take me out of it. Earth days, work events, vacations, a lot of things just kind of pop

up in January, and I don't always think it's worth sticking to that regimented plan of not drinking.

If you would enjoy yourself more if you would just drink. If you're not familiar with damp January,

don't feel bad, I wasn't really either. It's defined, I looked it up somewhere, I don't remember

where I looked this up, but it's defined as, for those looking to reduce their consumption without

avoiding booze completely, damp January was conjured up. For members of the wine and

spirits industry, this is often a time when drinking less, but better is the mantra. Enjoy

good glass of wine, craft beer, mixed drink, and for those who are looking to temporarily embrace

sobriety later in the year. There's always sober October. I've never done a sober October as

October is probably one of the best months to actually drink beers and red wine in, but I do kind

of love the idea of damp January. It's the perfect excuse not to go out but still enjoy yourself,

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