Based on Robert B. Routt's memoir, Almost Gone: A True Story of Survival, Coma, and a Second Chance, the podcast shares his true story of survival, faith, family, recovery, and second chances.
Almost Gone Podcast
A NEW CHAPTER BEGINS
With the release of the expanded 2026 edition of Almost Gone, the podcast is starting the story again from the beginning. New episodes will follow the memoir's journey—from Robert's Kentucky upbringing to the experiences that shaped him: a medical crisis, a coma, recovery, faith, and a second chance that changed his life.
The original episodes remain available in the Almost Gone podcast archive below.
NEW SERIES — THE 2026 EDITION
Coming Soon
The new series will begin at the beginning of Robert's story and follow the expanded 2026 edition of Almost Gone in chronological order—from his Kentucky upbringing and family roots through the events that ultimately changed his life.
ORIGINAL EPISODES — ARCHIVE
Before the 2026 relaunch of Almost Gone, Robert recorded six episodes focusing on prescription medication dependence, the events that nearly took his life, and the recovery that followed. These original episodes remain available as part of the Almost Gone podcast archive.
Episode 1 — The Prescription That Changed Everything
Episode 2 — The Florida Pill Mill Era
Episode 3 — When My Family Knew Something Was Wrong
Episode 4 — The Day My World Stopped
Episode 5 — Waking Up to a Second Chance
Episode 6 — Learning to Live Again
