Falling From The Top and Losing I...
Falling From The Top and Losing It All
Everyone is Addicted by Jasmine Bootle
S1 · E50
Nov 4, 2025
01:08:32
Episode notes

Today we are joined by Beth McDonough, a duPont Columbia and Emmy award winning investigataive tv reporter who spent three decades covering some of the country's biggest news stories, from the Jayme Closs abduction, to the 35W bridge collapse, and the death of rockstar Prince. But Beth lost everything when she was fired from Fox News for getting her second DUI. Waking up in a drunk tank after a 36 hour black out, only to hear the other women in lock up listening to the news. The news was reporting about her. After the massive public humiliation and losing everything she including her home, she took accountability for her actions and got herself sober through a 12 step program. She started from scratch as a dog walker because no one would hire her, not even the local grocery store. She grew her business and eventually sold it. She got a second cha ... 

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