Sober Cast: An (unofficial) Alcoholics Anonymous Podcast Aa

Speaker Potluck - I grabbed four random 15 min speakers from the Sunday Night speaker meeting in Seattle. Without listening to them in advance I created this audio. The result is speaker potluck, just like at a real meeting to dont know what you are going to get until you hear it.  These are all from 2015. (NSFW) Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Email: sobercast@gmail.com Sober Cast has 2900+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

I was in a zoom meeting today, the speaker was unable to make it and the secretary suggested a quick group consensus about playing this recording at the meeting thinking it would make a good discussion topic. As it turned out it did. I did notice the part where Barry plays a recording of Bill W speaking on the 3rd tradition was muddy so I went back at it and managed to improve Bills audio quality enough I thought it worth a new upload. Barry L sober in 1945, speaking about the origin of the 3rd tradition at the 50th World Conference in Montreal in July 1985. He was (arguably) the first openly gay member of AA.  Tradition 3 - The only requirement for A.A. membership is a desire to stop drinking. Barry passed away 3 weeks after this speak. Barry is the author of the book Living Sober and was a great friend of Bill W and his wife Lois. In 1978 Lois gave the original manuscript of the big book to Barry, and in 1979 Barry signed a notarized letter gifting the manuscript to A.A. World Services. In exchange, he aske

Bob A gives this speak on the topic, Fault Finder at a meeting held in Hollywood Ca in July 1996, he speaks for the bulk of the hour with some Q& A toward the end. Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Email: sobercast@gmail.com Sober Cast has 2900+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Carole D is telling her story at the Primary Purpose Group, this meeting was held in May of 2015. I removed the first 30ish seconds of this. Lots of mike bumping was taking place and it was painful to listen to, she begins with "both of them", she is referring to her parents. Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Email: sobercast@gmail.com Sober Cast has 2900+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

I dont know where this was recorded, it was Feb of 2014 and apparently really nasty weather had the monthly speaker bail, this is the result. The members decided to have 4 homegroup folks go through all 12 steps in an hour.  Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Email: sobercast@gmail.com Sober Cast has 2900+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Tom I from Southern Pines NC telling his story at the 2011 Woodstock of AA South. Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Email: sobercast@gmail.com Sober Cast has 2900+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Joel B from Baltimore MD speaking at an unknown meeting. Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Email: sobercast@gmail.com Sober Cast has 2900+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Bob S, sober in 1975 conducts a 2.5 hour workshop on AA History in July of 2014. Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Email: sobercast@gmail.com Sober Cast has 2900+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Hilda F from Studio City CA speaking at the Crested Butte Mountain Conference in 2010 in Mount Crested Butte Colorado. Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Email: sobercast@gmail.com Sober Cast has 2900+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Ray O is speaking on the topic of How it Works Our - Primary Purpose, this is part two of two. Ray became sober in 1965 and is speaking with 30+ yrs sober 1996 in Virginia Beach, he spoke on this topic a number of times over the years. Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Email: sobercast@gmail.com Sober Cast has 2900+ episodes available, visitSoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Ray O is speaking on the topic of How it Works Our - Primary Purpose, this is part one of two, he starts out with a bit of AA history before moving onto the main topic. Ray became sober in 1965 and is speaking with 30+ yrs sober 1996 in Virginia Beach, he spoke on this topic a number of times over the years. Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Email: sobercast@gmail.com Sober Cast has 2900+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Astrid H quickly became one of the speakers I really enjoy listening to, she is sharing at an unknown meeting and time. Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Email: sobercast@gmail.com Sober Cast has 2900+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

We have two speakers from the 75th Anniversary of The Big Book in Tarrytown NY in 2014. The first speaker is Luis A, telling his story he is followed by NYCYPAA Speaker Erika R, she became sober in 2005. Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Email: sobercast@gmail.com Sober Cast has 2900+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Mark H and Joe H do a 4th step exercise called "Theater of the Lie" where they shine some light on the thoughts that go on inside our heads. This was recorded in 2001 at an unknown event. This ends a little abruptly, I have another version of this from a few years earlier but the sound quality is very poor compared to, so I went with an abrupt ending. Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Email: sobercast@gmail.com Sober Cast has 2900+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Sarah L. from New York speaking on the topic of Clean House at the Westfield Big Book Workshop of the Spiritual Awakenings Group in Westfield, NJ - January 29th 2012. Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Email: sobercast@gmail.com Sober Cast has 2900+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

The full title of this topic meeting is - Facing Indecision: Ask God Then Relax and Take It Easy. From the July 2016 AusYPAA roundup in Beenleigh Queensland Australia. FYI, there was a speak in the middle of this recording that for whatever reason was almost impossible to hear so I removed it. Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Email: sobercast@gmail.com Sober Cast has 2900+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Bob D conducts a workshop on the 12 Steps, this was held at The Monastery in August of 2012 in Adelaide South Australia. Bob D conducts these workshops all over the world and this one runs 11 hours in one episode. If you have any recordings of Leslie you would like to share with us please email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Email: sobercast@gmail.com Sober Cast has 2900+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Jule L & Mike B share on the topic, The Doctors Opinion Am I a Real Alcoholic at the 42nd Atlanta Mens Workshop at Rock Eagle Georgia in 2002. Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Email: sobercast@gmail.com Sober Cast has 2900+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Leslie J from Los Angeles giving an Al-Anon speak in 2013 at an unknown event. Leslie also a member of AA passed away in an auto accident a couple of years ago, he was a very funny person. NSFW If you have any recordings of Leslie you would like to share with us please email: sobercast@gmail.com Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Email: sobercast@gmail.com Sober Cast has 2900+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

Doug R telling his story at the Limpopo AA Rally South Africa Nov. 2012. Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Email: sobercast@gmail.com Sober Cast has 2900+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com