Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Captain Who Had to Start From the Ground Up - AA Speaker - Lyle P.
Episode 429
Lyle’s last drunk became national news, but the more remarkable AA story is what followed: treatment, federal prison, a repaired family, and an impos…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
I Belonged in the Universe Again - AA Speaker - Michael B.
Episode 428
At his first AA meeting, Michael looked past seven older men in polyester plaid pants and recognized in their eyes the peace he had last known as a f…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
From a Hospital Bed to a Ph.D. - AA Speaker - Dave D.
Episode 427
Dave returned to Alcoholics Anonymous at 22 from a hospital bed, unable to move and given little hope, then used the same AA actions that kept him so…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Match Calamity with Serenity - AA Speaker - Mary T.
Episode 426
At 19 years sober, Mary realized she knew the Big Book well enough to keep everyone away from her, and AA asked her to trade a God of reason for a Go…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The War Was Over. I Lost. Thank God. - AA Speaker - Rick M.
Episode 425
Rick reached Alcoholics Anonymous from a cable-equipped tent beside the Russian River, where even the town drunks had begun looking at him with pity,…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Rottweilers That Kept Me in AA - AA Speaker - Don L.
Episode 424
At six months sober, Don had decided Alcoholics Anonymous did not work and was ready to quit; then two loose Rottweilers chased him down a hill, put …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
After 46 Years, the Prison Still Smelled Like Fear - AA Speaker - Johnnie H.
Episode 423
Johnnie returned to the Folsom cell where he had lived 46 years earlier, then crossed the old mess hall to carry the Alcoholics Anonymous message to …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
I Don’t Drink Alcohol, I Drink Life - AA Speaker - Lila R.
Episode 422
Lila arrived at a basement meeting called the Hole in the Ground planning to stay for a few weeks; 25 years later, she is still learning that the har…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Thank God It Didn’t All Happen in the First Year - AA Speaker - Pat L.
Episode 421
Pat’s recovery did not arrive as one tidy awakening. It unfolded through hard-won amends, fatherhood, sponsorship, 25 years of meetings, and a trip t…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Your Misery Is Refunded at the Door - AA Speaker - Eileen F.
Episode 420
At 17, Eileen stood at the edge of AA waiting for someone to sell her on sobriety. The pitch never came. Instead, the people, the Big Book, and the w…
1 month, 4 weeks ago