Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchI Said I'm Fine for 40 Years and Never Meant It Once - AA Speaker - David L.
Episode 324
David spent every Saturday planning how to drown himself and 22 years smiling and saying "I'm fine" — until a sponsor gave him two lines to say to hi…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
My Brain Was the Problem, Not Just the Drinking - AA Speaker - Peter M.
Episode 323
Peter went through seven treatment centers, got drunk two days after the fifth one, and was dying in a hallway on the Lower East Side before he found…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
I Put Beepers on My Beer Because I Kept Losing It - AA Speaker - Tami F.
Episode 322
Tami went to treatment to quit drugs but told her husband she'd leave the car at 65 mph if he suggested she quit drinking — then a tin cross, Psalm 2…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Save Me a Seat Were the Last Words I Said to My Sponsor - AA Speaker - Mike M.
Episode 321
Mike was a street drunk, a junior high dropout, and a petty criminal who once demanded 100 cheeseburgers at hammer-point — until a guy named Dan sho…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The First Time I Told the Truth I Didn’t Catch Fire - AA Speaker - Tony K.
Episode 320
After years of drinking, hiding, and trying to outsmart alcoholism, Tony K. found hope through his sober brother, a first AA meeting he didn’t want …
5 months, 4 weeks ago
I Loved Blackouts Because I Was Neither Dead Nor Really Alive - AA Speaker - Damon G.
Episode 319
Damon was a militant atheist who chased blackouts as his only escape from a life he didn't want — the steps didn't just get him sober, they sent him…
6 months ago
I Got Fired Twice From the Same Job in 24 Hours - AA Speaker - Josh H.
Episode 318
Josh got sober at 19 after a carbon monoxide attempt, a psych ward, and getting fired twice from the same job in 24 hours — and discovered that the …
6 months ago
The Bomb Went Off at 16 Years and the Only Thing Left Was the Meeting - AA Speaker - Steve B.
Episode 317
Steve B. never got one sober day before AA, tried his own plan of drinking three days and giving four to the program, and 28 years later still has a…
6 months ago
Seven Years of Walking Into AA for Cake and Walking Back Out - AA Speaker - Larry T.
Episode 316
Larry T. started drinking Four Rose Whiskey at 11, bounced around with lowriders, and spent seven years walking into AA for cake and walking back ou…
6 months ago
Everyone Said My Case Was Too Special for the Regular Program - AA Speaker - Susan D.
Episode 315
Susan D. survived four treatment centers where everyone agreed her case was too special for the regular program — until a man with an eye patch told…
6 months ago