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Josh Brolin and Theo Von find common ground in sobriety

An excerpt from This Past Weekend episode 690 anchors Theo Von Clips' nine-upload week.

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Theo and Josh Brolin Talk About Sobriety

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0:39Brolin explains how nonalcoholic drinks can preserve the social ritual of opening a can without drinking alcohol.
3:07Theo says his drinking was a pretext for getting cocaine.
8:00Theo reflects on working the 12 steps and struggling with self-resentment.
8:48Brolin shares Anthony Hopkins' advice about giving intense drive and creative energy direction.

Josh Brolin makes a distinction early in the conversation: "I don't really talk about AA, but I talk about sobriety a lot." On Theo Von Clips, that discussion became the week's most-watched new upload, reaching roughly 568,000 views.

"Theo and Josh Brolin Talk About Sobriety" is an excerpt from This Past Weekend, not a separate interview. It starts with a small, recognizable detail: how a nonalcoholic drink can preserve the social ritual of opening a can. Theo describes opening soda cans in bed for the sound alone. From there, the conversation moves into what drinking meant to each of them, with Theo explaining that alcohol was a pretext for getting cocaine.

Later, Theo discusses working the 12 steps and struggling with self-resentment. Brolin shares advice Anthony Hopkins gave him about finding direction for intense creative energy. In the comments, viewers mark their own sobriety milestones, from early days to years, and discuss the work of staying sober.

Brolin appears across several of the week's uploads, including stories about his mother and a discussion of fame. The sobriety excerpt remains the channel's busiest video right now, followed by "Josh Brolin's Mom Was a Legend." A newer childhood-story exchange with Luke Bryan also has momentum, while Joey Diaz's excerpt brings Austin and GTA streaming into the mix.

Across the channel, the week added about three million views, a similar weekly audience to The Connect: With Johnny Mitchell. Subscribers were unchanged, and daily viewing is below its usual level. Within that slower stretch, Brolin's conversation has continued drawing viewers well beyond its opening day.

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It’s like an older brother bonding with a younger brother about a mutual enemy.
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Josh Brolin has to be the most down to earth, approachable actor in the world. He just sits and speaks like a normal fella. Great guy.
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