{"podcast":{"title":"Get a Grip Podcast","slug":"get-a-grip-podcast-7141471","podcast_index_feed_id":7141471,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/f9cdd698/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://linktr.ee/officialgetagrippodcast","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/41810166/41810166-1742665156512-51f4e5b811028.jpg","author":"Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes","episode_count":193,"summary":"Get a Grip Podcast is hosted by Louis Essig and Aaron Garnes, both in recovery from addiction and alcoholism. In each episode, they share their unfiltered stories of overcoming addiction, time in prison, and struggles with mental health—mixing raw honesty with humor. The podcast gives a voice to the underdog, breaking down the stigma surrounding addiction and recovery. Through candid conversations and real-life experiences, Louis and Aaron inspire others on their journey, showing that while recovery is challenging, it’s possible. Tune in for laughter, hope, and stories of transformation.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T10:19:52.913714+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-a-grip-podcast-7141471"},"episode":{"title":"How I Ended Up in LA \"Prison\" After Heroin Took Over My Life... Then Came the Extradition from Hell | Ep 187","slug":"how-i-ended-up-in-la-prison-after-heroin-took-over-my-life-then-came-the-extradition-from-hell-ep-187","published_at":"2026-07-12T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-a-grip-podcast-7141471/how-i-ended-up-in-la-prison-after-heroin-took-over-my-life-then-came-the-extradition-from-hell-ep-187","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-a-grip-podcast-7141471","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/officialgetagrippodcast/episodes/How-I-Ended-Up-in-LA-Prison-After-Heroin-Took-Over-My-Life----Then-Came-the-Extradition-from-Hell--Ep-187-e3m08un","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO5208659711.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Get a Grip Podcast, Aaron Garnes sits down with Lynn Vetum for a powerful conversation about addiction, incarceration, relapse, and the long journey to lasting recovery. Lynn's story begins with what appeared to be a normal childhood, but everything started to change after leaving private school and entering a new environment. Like many people, her first experiences with alcohol seemed harmless at the time, but they quickly escalated into a lifestyle of partying, substance abuse, and increasingly dangerous choices.After being kicked out of college, Lynn found herself bartending, where cocaine, Vicodin, and Percocet became part of her daily life. What started as recreational drug use soon evolved into a full-blown opioid addiction, eventually reaching the point where she was taking 8 to 10 Percocet 30s every day just to function. As prescription pills became harder to find, heroin entered the picture. Lynn shares the terrifying progression from swallowing pills to injecting heroin, working at a gentlemen's club while battling addiction, and the moment she crossed a line she never imagined she would. She also opens up about overdosing, being arrested, and entering rehab for the first time—only to discover that recovery would be much more complicated than simply stopping the drugs. The conversation takes several unexpected turns as Lynn discusses attending the world-renowned Passages Malibu treatment center, being arrested there by the U.S. Marshals, and being extradited from California back to Ohio. She also shares the remarkable story of her mother's chance encounter with former Ohio Governor John Kasich during one of the darkest periods of her life. Even after finding recovery, the battle wasn't over. Lynn explains how fentanyl changed the landscape…","meta_description":"In this episode of Get a Grip Podcast, Aaron Garnes sits down with Lynn Vetum for a powerful conversation about addiction, incarceration, relapse, and the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4404,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/get-a-grip-podcast-7141471/episodes/how-i-ended-up-in-la-prison-after-heroin-took-over-my-life-then-came-the-extradition-from-hell-ep-187/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/get-a-grip-podcast-7141471/how-i-ended-up-in-la-prison-after-heroin-took-over-my-life-then-came-the-extradition-from-hell-ep-187.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}