{"id":386235,"date":"2026-10-09T13:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T12:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-sobriety-the-new-flex-engagement-party\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T13:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T12:00:10","slug":"is-sobriety-the-new-flex-engagement-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/is-sobriety-the-new-flex-engagement-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Sobriety the New Flex? | Engagement Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/6weoQJyJn6w\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Is Sobriety the New Flex? | Engagement Party\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6weoQJyJn6w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Former Gawker editor A.J. Daulerio got sober before \u201csober-curious\u201d was trending. 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