Sober Cast: An (unofficial) Alcoholics Anonymous Podcast AA

Carla R of CA, Paddy P of South Africa, Judi O of VA.  This was recorded at AA International in Atlanta, so it sounds a bit hollow because of the huge space.

Harriet R in Florida, a Navy woman who signed up for a tour of duty in North Africa in 1942. AA is a lot like sex, if your not enjoying it, your not doing it right.

Earl H talking about the first 2 steps. At some point I have to live it! This ends a little abruptly, it is part of a workshop on the steps.

Leslie is a very funny guy that carries a great message about learning to live the steps. Is he gay or just european?

Joshua H. from Toronto, Canada speaking at the North Shore Roundup in Vancouver, Canada - 2009 It was the small actions.

Mickey B a pretty funny guy from the UK, who puked on the queens lawn and puked on a lawn in queens! So is the cat! This is a fair quality recording, it sounds a bit fuzzy and I have cleaned up the tone as best I can. 

Casey R. gives a great talk at an ICYPAA convention, she is an excellent speaker who "does well in institutions" "We have discovered a common solution, a way out on which we can absolutely agree"

Joshua H. - Telling his story about being young in AA at a ICYPAA confrence, I really liked what he has to say about the willingness to change. Are you trying to tell me your name is dick head?

Chris S & Peter M, each giving a pretty good talk about sponsorship in AA, each of them does about 30 min. "Outline the program of action"

Solis R. telling his story at the Living Sober Roundup, he is a very funny guy and even provided a powerpoint! "Wanting and willingness are not the same thing."

Her dream as a child was to be a bitter drunk - her dream came true! Impending doom is not womans intuition and not everyone hates her afterall.

Panel meeting about Controversial Issues in AA. 1st: Dating in early sobriety. 2nd: Mental health & medication in sobriety. 3rd: Talking about drugs in meetings. Q&A for the last few min (there are a number of inaudable questions and answers, I have removed 4-5 min. of silence and left in the parts that you can hear), this also ends fairly abruptly.  

Great talk on the inventory process around Fear and Sex. 

I first heard Robyn at the Living Sober Western Round Up, his story was one that has always stuck with me. I really wanted to include him in this podcast & spent a few hours looking through the archives at the Living Sober website trying to find the year he spoke in the old programs. I could not remember his last initial or where he was from, but I did remember his first name, eventually I found it in the archives and was able to find this speak from 2000 in Houston. Im listing the audio quality as a 3, it's a 4-5 in the first 2/3's of the recording but the last third has background noise, I have cleaned it up as best I can, and overall it is a 3.

Joe McQ and Charlie P met in 1973, they instantly discovered their mutual fascinations with AA's basic textbook, Alcoholics Anonymous commonly called "The Big Book". They would frequently meet to discuss The Big Book, often driving 225 miles to meet in each other's homes. In 1977, some AA members met in a Tulsa, Oklahoma hotel room for a discussion on The Big Book. One member asked Joe and Charlie to come to his home group to present a program on The Big Book. A taping of that presentation was made and called "The Big Book Study". Through the circulation of these audio tapes throughout the Fellowship, Joe and Charlie received invitations to present the Study at AA conventions, roundups and special events. At the AA International Convention in New Orleans in 1980, Wesley P, organized a lunch for 1,500 AA members from all over the world and gave away 100 Joe & Charlie tape sets as door prizes. Invitations exploded, and within a couple of years Joe & Charlie were presenting about 36 seminars a year worldwide. These seminars struck a deep chord within the AA members. This is a later recording from around 1999 and the audio quality is quite good.