Don McLeese – a former University of Iowa professor - opened up about his struggles with alcoholism in his latest book, Slippery Steps: Rolling & Tumbling Toward Sobriety (Ice Cube Press, 2022). His honest approach will resonate with our listeners. Sometimes, sobriety and talks about it in the media can feel very out of reach. Before Don entered the classroom, he worked as a professional journalist and popular music critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, Austin American-Statesman, and was a columnist and critic for Rolling Stone. He’s interviewed artists from Bob Dylan to Celine Dion.A native Chicagoan who lives in West Des Moines, Iowa, he continues to follow the Chicago Cubs more avidly than anyone who isn’t paid to do so.Get ready for a candid conversation about the realities of life after getting sober — and what advice Don has for someone who’s questioning their relationship with alcohol.

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