MPR News with Angela Davis

Are you sober curious?

Two images of mixed drinks.
MPR News host Angela Davis talks about being "sober curious" and gets recommendations for mixing your own non-alcoholic drinks, like this twist on the classic painkiller cocktail (left), with coconut and pineapple minus the rum, and a mocktail (right) with non-alcoholic tequila, guava juice, lime juice and club soda.
Courtesy Alyssa Heim

Have you been thinking about what your life might look like with less alcohol?

Whether it's for health, mental clarity or out of just plain curiosity, more people are choosing to rethink why they drink alcohol.

MPR News host Angela Davis explores what it means to be “sober curious.”

Guests:

  • Alexandra Zauner is the owner of Lucille’s Bottle Shop, a St. Paul business that sells non-alcoholic drinks and organizes alcohol-free events for the sober and “sober curious.” 

  • Alyssa Heim stopped drinking five years ago at age 25 and now runs the Instagram page talkthemock where she shares non-alcoholic drink recipes and promotes a sober lifestyle.  

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Alyssa Heim (left), creator of the Instagram page "talkthemock," and Alexandra Zauner, owner of Lucille’s Bottle Shop, pose in the Kling Public Media Center in St. Paul on Wednesday.
Nikhil Kumaran | MPR News

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