https://simplecast.com Blockbuster Recovery is a podcast about what the movies can teach us about surviving hard things, rebuilding our lives, and becoming who we were meant to be. Through iconic films, honest conversations, special guests, and lived experience, Nate McGill and Sam Johnson explore addiction, trauma, faith, resilience, redemption, and personal transformation. It is a show for anyone who believes recovery is not simply about what we leave behind. It is about the life we choose to build next. 2026 Nathaniel Thomas McGill en Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:58:19 +0000 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:58:29 +0000 https://blockbuster-recovery-fa71fdf6.simplecast.com https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/4b1542cb-732e-4280-8cc8-790ca4ddb695/d2e39a2d-cf82-4886-bf96-e61a2b0514de/3000x3000/blockbuster-20recovery-logo.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://blockbuster-recovery-fa71fdf6.simplecast.com episodic Blockbuster Recovery is a podcast about what the movies can teach us about surviving hard things, rebuilding our lives, and becoming who we were meant to be. Through iconic films, honest conversations, special guests, and lived experience, Nate McGill and Sam Johnson explore addiction, trauma, faith, resilience, redemption, and personal transformation. It is a show for anyone who believes recovery is not simply about what we leave behind. It is about the life we choose to build next. Nathaniel Thomas McGill, 13 Oaks Creative, Sam Wages Johnson true https://feeds.simplecast.com/G6x1yamO actor,addiction,alcholics,alcoholic,avengers,bagel,binge,binge watch,channel,detox,devotional,drugs,fighting,film,habits,i am rocky,marvel,recover,recovery,rehab,rocky,stallone,substance abuse,treatment center,withdrawals Blockbuster Recovery info@13oakscreative.com c200b685-3063-4eb4-9af5-f62586902561 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:58:19 +0000 info@13oakscreative.com (Trey Lewis, Good Landing Recovery) https://blockbuster-recovery-fa71fdf6.simplecast.com/episodes/the-reality-of-addiction-recovery-with-trey-lewis-blockbuster-recovery-ep-4-hrTl_6_3 The Reality of Addiction & Recovery with Trey Lewis | Blockbuster Recovery Ep. 4 Trey Lewis, Good Landing Recovery 00:53:21 Nate and Sam sit down with Trey Lewis, CEO of one of the largest single-location addiction treatment centers in the United States, for an unfiltered conversation about addiction, treatment, recovery, relapse, families, business, faith, and what actually happens when someone finally asks for help. Trey has spent years on the front lines of addiction and recovery, and this conversation goes beyond slogans and easy answers. We talk about the realities families face, what treatment can and cannot do, and what it takes to build a life worth staying sober for. This is one of the most personal and important conversations we’ve had on Blockbuster Recovery. Nate and Sam sit down with Trey Lewis, CEO of one of the largest single-location addiction treatment centers in the United States, for an unfiltered conversation about addiction, treatment, recovery, relapse, families, business, faith, and what actually happens when someone finally asks for help. Trey has spent years on the front lines of addiction and recovery, and this conversation goes beyond slogans and easy answers. We talk about the realities families face, what treatment can and cannot do, and what it takes to build a life worth staying sober for. This is one of the most personal and important conversations we’ve had on Blockbuster Recovery. rocky balboa, good landing recovery, comeback, trey lewis true full 4 1 f541e8ea-c3ee-4fcb-a32b-07fcedfb79b1 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:54:48 +0000 info@13oakscreative.com (Blockbuster Recovery) https://blockbuster-recovery-fa71fdf6.simplecast.com/episodes/rocky-iii-iv-v-what-happens-after-you-win-blockbuster-recovery-ep-3-um5gyegJ Rocky III, IV & V: What Happens After You Win? | Blockbuster Recovery Ep. 3 Blockbuster Recovery 00:52:18 Getting sober is one fight. Staying sober when life starts getting good again can be another. Nate and Sam continue their journey through the Rocky saga with Rocky III, Rocky IV, and Rocky V—three movies filled with lessons about ego, complacency, loss, grief, identity, friendship, and starting over. What happens when Rocky loses the hunger that made him a champion? What can Apollo teach us about the people who help us find our fight again? And what happens when everything you built suddenly disappears? Sometimes recovery isn’t about winning the fight. It’s about remembering why you started fighting in the first place. Getting sober is one fight. Staying sober when life starts getting good again can be another. Nate and Sam continue their journey through the Rocky saga with Rocky III, Rocky IV, and Rocky V—three movies filled with lessons about ego, complacency, loss, grief, identity, friendship, and starting over. What happens when Rocky loses the hunger that made him a champion? What can Apollo teach us about the people who help us find our fight again? And what happens when everything you built suddenly disappears? Sometimes recovery isn’t about winning the fight. It’s about remembering why you started fighting in the first place. iamrocky, iplayrocky, addicition, recovery, treatment, aa true full 3 1 36965a1d-f8b6-4447-b6d1-64b3c02aeb4c Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:43:58 +0000 info@13oakscreative.com (Buff Bagwell, Nathaniel Thomas McGill, Sam Wages Johnson) https://blockbuster-recovery-fa71fdf6.simplecast.com/episodes/buff-bagwell-addiction-fame-fighting-his-way-back-blockbuster-recovery-ep-2-bBWQTj3T Buff Bagwell: Addiction, Fame & Fighting His Way Back | Blockbuster Recovery Ep. 2 Buff Bagwell, Nathaniel Thomas McGill, Sam Wages Johnson 01:33:06 Marcus “Buff” Bagwell was one of the most recognizable personalities of professional wrestling’s biggest era. But behind the fame, money, and larger-than-life persona was a very real battle with addiction. In this in-depth conversation, Buff sits down with Nate and Sam to talk openly about the highs, the crashes, the consequences, and what it has taken to rebuild his life in recovery. This isn’t just a wrestling story. It’s a story about identity, addiction, accountability, and discovering who you are when the spotlight goes away. Blockbuster Recovery is about finding recovery lessons in the stories we watch—and the very real stories people live. Marcus “Buff” Bagwell was one of the most recognizable personalities of professional wrestling’s biggest era. But behind the fame, money, and larger-than-life persona was a very real battle with addiction. In this in-depth conversation, Buff sits down with Nate and Sam to talk openly about the highs, the crashes, the consequences, and what it has taken to rebuild his life in recovery. This isn’t just a wrestling story. It’s a story about identity, addiction, accountability, and discovering who you are when the spotlight goes away. Blockbuster Recovery is about finding recovery lessons in the stories we watch—and the very real stories people live. nwo, boxing, rocky, wcw, recovery, wrestiling, buff bagwell true full 2 1 3a60323a-b166-4ded-a675-c8379ef9dcc0 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:27:45 +0000 info@13oakscreative.com (Nathaniel Thomas McGill, Sam Wages Johnson) https://blockbuster-recovery-fa71fdf6.simplecast.com/episodes/rocky-1-2-what-rocky-balboa-teaches-us-about-addiction-recovery-never-giving-up-TH8mOP3i Rocky 1 & 2: What Rocky Balboa Teaches Us About Addiction, Recovery & Never Giving Up Nathaniel Thomas McGill, Sam Wages Johnson 00:48:10 In the very first episode of Blockbuster Recovery, Nate and Sam step into the ring with Rocky and Rocky II to uncover what these iconic movies can teach us about addiction, recovery, resilience, and finding purpose. Rocky Balboa’s story isn’t really about winning a boxing match. It’s about getting back up. It’s about the people who get in your corner, learning to believe you’re capable of more, and discovering that sometimes victory simply means going the distance. In Rocky II, that struggle continues as Rocky wrestles with identity, family, failure, money, purpose, and the decision to fight again. Nate and Sam talk through the movies from the perspective of recovery, pulling out the moments that hit differently when you’ve experienced addiction, setbacks, or the difficult work of rebuilding your life. Because recovery isn’t about never getting knocked down again. It’s about learning how to get back up — one more round. In the very first episode of Blockbuster Recovery, Nate and Sam step into the ring with Rocky and Rocky II to uncover what these iconic movies can teach us about addiction, recovery, resilience, and finding purpose. Rocky Balboa’s story isn’t really about winning a boxing match. It’s about getting back up. It’s about the people who get in your corner, learning to believe you’re capable of more, and discovering that sometimes victory simply means going the distance. In Rocky II, that struggle continues as Rocky wrestles with identity, family, failure, money, purpose, and the decision to fight again. Nate and Sam talk through the movies from the perspective of recovery, pulling out the moments that hit differently when you’ve experienced addiction, setbacks, or the difficult work of rebuilding your life. Because recovery isn’t about never getting knocked down again. It’s about learning how to get back up — one more round. true full 1 1