One of the goals of our Podcast is to get people talking.

Here’s what they are saying.

  • Feedspot Best Alcoholic Podcasts

    FeedSpot announced their list of the 35 best alcoholic podcasts and Champagne Problems was named #18!

  • Best of the Best - Local Podcast

    Charlotte Magazine announced their annual “Best of the Best” awards and Champagne Problems won Best Local Podcast - Runner Up!

  • Robbie Shaw Explores Alcohol and Wellness on Podcast

    YouTube (The Charlotte Observer): Robbie Shaw applies wellness while discussing alcohol on his podcast Champagne Problems.

  • NC Man in Recovery Explores Alcohol and Wellness on Podcast

    US News & World Report: Robbie Shaw records his podcast, Champagne Problems, at Queen City Podcast network on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, in Charlotte, N.C. The podcast explores the effects of alcohol and alcohol culture on people's mental and physical well-being.

  • ‘You’re not alone.’ Charlotte man in recovery co-hosts top-rated podcast - about alcohol

    The Charlotte Observer: Robbie Shaw is in the middle of trying to articulate a definition of the term “alcoholic” for a visitor to his Dilworth home. And by his own admission, the 45-year-old Charlotte native — who by any measure would have been considered a raging alcoholic when he was a younger man — is having a tough time.

  • Podcast 'Champagne Problems' helping people live an alcohol-free lifestyle

    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Spectrum Local News) — Alcoholism can be a taboo topic and a hard one for people to open up about. One group hopes to change that with a new podcast.

  • Champagne Problems Podcast Episode #2

    We had a great conversation Steven Scanlan, M.D. who is Board Certified in both General Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine and currently owns and runs Palm Beach Outpatient Detox in South Florida. Dr. Scanlan is an expert in psychopharmacology, which is the study of substance-induced changes in mood, sensation, thinking, and behavior. Hear us discuss the effects alcohol have on the brain in Episode 2!

  • Breaking the Barriers

    July 13, 2021 – “If you are talking to someone who drinks consistently, maybe doesn’t even have any problems, but you are talking about alcoholism, there is always a wall that goes up, an offense taken,” recovery and wellness coach Robbie Shaw said.

    Shaw is trying to break those barriers. He hopes the name of his podcast will attract people, instead of scaring them away.