The Hosts
Two cousins.
One story worth telling.
They grew up apart — their fathers had a falling out that lasted over a decade. They found each other later in life. This podcast is what came out of that reconnection.
Josh Taylor has been incarcerated since 2015 for DUI manslaughter — a crime he has never minimized, explained away, or run from. He took a life. He has spent every year since trying to become someone worthy of the time he has left.
"I know the path I took could be used to prevent someone from making those same mistakes. That's what this podcast is for."
Josh grew up in a home shaped by his father's alcoholism — a Vietnam veteran who carried the weight of multiple tours and brought it home. The cycle of addiction wasn't invisible to Josh. It just didn't feel stoppable until it destroyed something that couldn't be rebuilt.
From his first days in county jail, he opened the AA Big Book and didn't put it down. What followed was over a decade of deliberate, documented transformation.
He earned two Associate of Arts degrees and a Certificate in Addiction Studies from Cuesta College while incarcerated. He trained service dogs for veterans and first responders. He was granted parole by a panel that had zero hesitation — no deliberation. The Governor's office signed off. He had a release date.
Then a lawsuit stopped it. He's still waiting.
The podcast is his way of being useful while the courts decide. He wants to talk about what alcohol does to families, what recovery actually looks like day to day, and what happens when the system grants you freedom and then takes it back.
Blake is Josh's cousin — and for a stretch of their childhoods, a stranger. Their fathers are brothers who stopped speaking for over a decade. Blake and Josh didn't grow up together. They found each other as adults, and built something from scratch.
"Josh and I didn't have the years most cousins have. We're making up for lost time. This podcast is part of that."
Blake runs OYE Creations, a small creative company based in Montevideo, Uruguay. He's not a podcaster by trade. He's someone who heard Josh's story, saw what Josh had built inside those walls, and thought the world needed to hear it — before Josh had a chance to tell it himself from the outside.
He's the one on the outside while Josh is on the inside. He handles production, handles the site, handles the pieces Josh can't touch from a prison phone call. When Josh eventually walks out, Blake will hand him the mic — for real this time.
Until then, he's showing up to the call.