Podcast Episodes

Not for Applause [Season 8, Episode 24]

Season 8 Episode 24

Annita tells Olis and Sam about the chaos in her life while drinking and finding AA. She found the laughter and smiles kept her coming at first, and …

1 year, 1 month ago

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Out of Options [Season 8, Episode 23]

Season 8 Episode 23

Andrew from Australia tells Olis and Don how the Doctor's Opinion and Bill's Story in the Big Book opened his mind to being useful rather than correc…

1 year, 2 months ago

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The Day Hope Arrived [Season 8, Episode 22]

Season 8 Episode 22

Jeffrey tells Don and Sam about his experience in prison and how he picked up a Grapevine magazine by mistake, and then later the Big Book found him …

1 year, 2 months ago

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Stick and Stay [Season 8, Episode 21]

Season 8 Episode 21

Kelsey and Julie both talk to Don and Sam about their recovery from alcoholism and then all four discuss the Hot Topic of Anonymity.

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1 year, 2 months ago

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Learning to Fly [Season 8, Episode 20]

Season 8 Episode 20

Kevin tells Don and Sam about his home group called "One Paragraph at a Time." Kevin relates how his sponsor's loving acceptance gave him a feeling o…

1 year, 2 months ago

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We're Your Friends [Season 8, Episode 19]

Season 8 Episode 19

Don and Sam start this episode with a conversation about sponsorship. Laura joins and tells them how she got sober at a special school for troubled k…

1 year, 2 months ago

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Differences Fall Away [Season 8, Episode 18]

Season 8 Episode 18

DeEtte, whose article "Nursery Rhymes" appears in the May 2025 issue of Grapevine, tells Olis and Sam that she felt different in her early days of AA…

1 year, 3 months ago

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Suffering Transmuted [Season 8, Episode 17]

Season 8 Episode 17

James tells Olis and Don that while active he felt he didn't have a drinking problem, just occasional legal trouble. Now, sober many years, he's lear…

1 year, 3 months ago

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The Gift of Desperation [Season 8, Episode 16]

Season 8 Episode 16

Caitlin had false starts, but was told by a woman n AA "I'm here when you're ready." Those words stuck and when desperation hit Caitlin jumped into A…

1 year, 3 months ago

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Get in the Car [Season 8, Episode 15]

Season 8 Episode 15

Mark tells Olis and Sam that finding a home group really made the difference for him in making sobriety enjoyable. The three also discuss working the…

1 year, 3 months ago

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