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AA was NOT founded in 1935 — the early years were hidden.

In this episode, we unpack AA’s “hidden years” — when the group wasn’t AA at all, but was still operating entirely inside the authoritarian Oxford Group cult religion.

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00:00 AA cult religion origins intro

01:01 OG "AA" meetings

04:19 Bill's split from Oxford Group

07:12 Crafting AA's 12 steps

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