Outside Issues

A Seattle-based social worker and an LA-based creative navigate their personal recoveries from drugs and alcohol, domestic violence and mental disorders amidst encroaching political turmoil and social decay. Hosts Audrey Comber and Patrick Newman attempt ...more

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About the Show

A Seattle-based social worker and an LA-based creative navigate their personal recoveries from drugs and alcohol, domestic violence and mental disorders amidst encroaching political turmoil and social decay. Hosts Audrey Comber and Patrick Newman attempt to bridge the divide between recovery and world events, recognizing that we live in a society and these dynamics feed each other.

Guests from the world of politics and organizing, psychology and 12-step recovery, disability activism and more will supplement an ongoing conversation between two friends seeking to heal the world as they heal themselves. In a time when the environment, democracy and vulnerable populations are under siege, Outside Issues offers education and solidarity across class and identity lines, advocating for the dignity and value of every person.

Main show theme is “Strangers” by Midnight Prisms
Music and lyrics by Alicia Beck
Music and production by Max Foreman
Mastering by Little Castle Sound
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Logo art by Graffiti Fucks (@graffitifucks on Instagram)

Meet our Hosts

Audrey Comber

Audrey Comber

Audrey is a licensed social worker associate whose background stems from interpersonal violence (sexual assault, domestic violence, teen dating violence). Graduated from UCLA’s Master of Welfare program in 2022 with experience in the mental health field for nearly 10 years. Herself an interpersonal violence survivor, she specializes in working with people diagnosed with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder. Her motto is: coping is one thing, healing is another.

Patrick Newman

Patrick Newman

Writer, filmmaker and recovering person, living in Los Angeles.