Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBill Wrote the 12 Steps in 40 Minutes After His Wife Said You're Gonna Get Drunk - AA Speaker - Jay S.
Episode 308
The 12 Steps were written in 40 minutes on a cot under the stairs — but the ideas in them had been circulating for decades. This AA history talk trac…
3 months ago
I Was Drunk in 12 Hours After Begging God to Save My Daughter - AA Speaker - Keith L. - San Diego, CA
Episode 307
Keith L. is one of the funniest AA speakers you'll ever hear — but underneath the stories about mutant rosary beads and grocery store meltdowns is a …
3 months ago
Today I Have a Much Better Childhood Than I Used to Have - AA Speaker - Sandy B. - Alexandria, VA
Episode 306
Sandy B. flew fighter jets in the Marine Corps with one hand on the ejection seat, built an entire world out of stories that weren't true, and spent …
3 months ago
Someone Burglarized My Garage and Stole All My Stolen Stuff - AA Speaker - Rick B. - Saint Paul, MN
Episode 305
Rick spent years trying to build his empire, control every outcome, and force life to go his way — until AA taught him that the things he needed most…
3 months ago
I Stole a Hearse Then Rode a Bus for 8 Months to Get My Life Back - AA Speaker - Vince Y.
Episode 304
Vince spent three and a half years sober in AA without taking a single step, lost his medical license stealing Demerol, and ended up in an $11-a-week…
3 months ago
The Obsession Hit Me at 30,000 Feet - AA Speaker - Tom I. - Edisto, SC
Episode 303
Tom I. found Alcoholics Anonymous inside a Michigan penitentiary and built a recovery so powerful that the prison system hired him back — 44 years la…
3 months, 1 week ago
One Sip After Three Years and I Was Drunk That Night - AA Speaker - Larry V. - Cleveland, OH
Episode 302
After three and a half years without a single drink, one sip at a party lit the fuse — and a football coach's long losing streak against alcohol fina…
3 months, 1 week ago
The Morning the Colors Came Back - AA Speaker - Joe M. - Joplin, MO
Episode 301
Joe grew up hitchhiking to a criminally insane ward to visit his alcoholic father — and left those visits having decided he didn't need God, people, …
3 months, 1 week ago
I Relapsed After 17 Years Sober - AA Speaker - Tom P. - Plano, TX
Episode 300
Tom came to Alcoholics Anonymous at twenty-three, but it took a painful relapse years later for him to finally understand the real solution described…
3 months, 1 week ago
You Can’t Think Your Way Into a New Life: AA Speaker - Jeanette S. - Waitsburg, WA
Episode 299
Jeanette arrived in Alcoholics Anonymous convinced her life was manageable, but the steps showed her the truth and led her to a freedom she never tho…
3 months, 1 week ago