Podcast Episodes

Right on Time [Season 8, Episode 14]

Season 8 Episode 14

Polly, whose article appears in the April 2025 issue of Grapevine, talks with Olis and Don about getting sober just before the pandemic hit and meeti…

1 year, 4 months ago

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Sober at 16 [Season 8, Episode 13]

Season 8 Episode 13

Susie talks to Don and Sam about coming into AA while in high school, and some of the attitudes she learned to change. Only in AA, she says, did she …

1 year, 4 months ago

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Amends Set Me Free [Season 8, Episode 12]

Season 8 Episode 12

Mack recalls being told early on that "you will never have to sober up again," and those words stuck with him and helped him commit to AA. Mack, Don …

1 year, 4 months ago

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God Moments [Season 8, Episode 11]

Season 8 Episode 11

Stephanie tells Olis and Sam about going to an AA website after a particularly bad binge and taking "The Quiz." Qualifying, she took it again just to…

1 year, 4 months ago

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Let's Work on a Power Greater than You [Season 8, Episode 10]

Season 8 Episode 10

Chris joins Olis and Sam and says that when he accepted help, little by little his life got better. Chris carries the message by going with other mem…

1 year, 5 months ago

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Welcome Home, Mary [Season 8, Episode 9]

Season 8 Episode 9

Mary, whose story appears in the March issue of Grapevine Magazine, shares that she got serious about AA when alcohol stopped working for her. She te…

1 year, 5 months ago

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If I'd Just Taken Suggestions [Season 8, Episode 8]

Season 8 Episode 8

Cindy spent a long time dry in AA meetings while not working the Steps, and it wasn't always pleasant. She wonders now how she did not go out. Eventu…

1 year, 5 months ago

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Whatever is Asked of Me [Season 8, Episode 7]

Season 8 Episode 7

Don and Sam start us off with a conversation about the difference between "rigorous honesty" and "brutal honesty." Jeff joins the discussion saying t…

1 year, 5 months ago

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A Beautiful Light Inside [Season 8, Episode 6]

Season 8 Episode 6

Theresa began AA with gratitude for the Traditions, finding she could be herself in the fellowship without concern. An early AA friend helped her see…

1 year, 6 months ago

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Brighter Days [Season 8, Episode 5]

Season 8 Episode 5

Michelle, whose article appears in the February 2025 issue of Grapevine, talks to Olis and Don about her awakening of not wanting to drink anymore. A…

1 year, 6 months ago

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