# Music of the Mat Remix: Personal Demons

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/voices-of-wrestling-podcast-network-904841/music-of-the-mat-remix-personal-demons
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/voices-of-wrestling-podcast-network-904841/music-of-the-mat-remix-personal-demons.md
Podcast: [Voices of Wrestling Podcast Network](https://stenobird.com/podcast/voices-of-wrestling-podcast-network-904841)
Published: 2026-06-23T19:12:34+00:00
Episode link: https://redcircle.com/shows/d51cb2eb-abff-45ea-a4dd-4d41d2c58710/episodes/7020f444-0cd7-489d-9413-78b1ab94a426
Audio file: https://audio4.redcircle.com/episodes/7020f444-0cd7-489d-9413-78b1ab94a426/stream.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/voices-of-wrestling-podcast-network-904841/episodes/music-of-the-mat-remix-personal-demons
Duration seconds: 8715

## Resource

When reading up about pro wrestlers and their lifestyle choices, you might come across the phrase "personal demons." It's a euphemism for drug and alcohol problems, which sadly are a common occurrence when you look at wrestling and its history of premature deaths. On this episode, Andrew and returning guest Cola the Lodger exorcise some personal demons by playing songs about drugs and alcohol, whether they're positive, neutral, or negative about the substances. Artists played include Primus, Hank Williams III, The Pharcyde, KRS-One, George Michael, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Kyuss, Melle Mel, and many more. This episode is definitely not passing a drug test. Theme song: "Hemispheres" by Silent Partner Bluesky: @MusicoftheMat / @justandrew All VOW podcasts, articles, previews, and reviews: VoicesofWrestling.com Join the VOW Discord to discuss Music of the Mat and other shows/topics: VoicesofWrestling.com/Discord Donate to Music of the Mat and other VOW podcasts: VoicesofWrestling.com/Donate Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/voices-of-wrestling-podcast-network-904841/episodes/music-of-the-mat-remix-personal-demons/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/voices-of-wrestling-podcast-network-904841/music-of-the-mat-remix-personal-demons.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.