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The Rich Roll Podcast · August 31, 2026 · 1h 33m

Hunter Biden Is Out Of Secrets: A Story of Recovery, Exposure & Amends

Hunter Biden

Rich Roll speaks with Hunter Biden, a writer, painter, and lawyer, about the decade he spent being publicly dissected. The conversation explores the trauma beneath his addiction, the anatomy of relapse, and the difference between guilt and shame. Hunter reflects on what changed when his covers were pulled so completely that nothing held power over him anymore. Seven years sober, he calls the worst years of his life a gift.

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Canon

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The Trauma Beneath the Addiction
Rich and Hunter explore the trauma that sits beneath Hunter's addiction.
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Highlights

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The Anatomy of a Relapse
The episode breaks down the anatomy of a relapse.
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Guilt vs. Shame in Recovery
Hunter and Rich distinguish guilt from shame in the context of addiction.
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No Secrets Left: When Exposure Removes Power
The episode examines what happens when your covers are pulled so completely that nothing holds power over you anymore.
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Editorial

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Seven Years Sober: The Worst Years as a Gift
Seven years sober, Hunter calls the worst years of his life a gift.
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Misc

✧Hunter Biden has been sober for seven years.
✧He calls the worst years of his life a gift.
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