Sober Cast: An (unofficial) Alcoholics Anonymous Podcast AA

Barry L sober in 1945 speaking about the origin of the 3rd tradition (LGBTQ)

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 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 asked only to be able to keep it in his possession until his death.

Somewhere between 1979 and Barry's death in 1985, everyone at A.A. World Services apparently forgot about this arrangement. The whereabouts of the manuscript remained unknown until it reappeared at an auction house in 2004, sold by a “Joseph B.” for $1.5 million. It was auctioned again in 2007 to Alabama resident Ken Roberts for $992,000.  A few months later, according to court documents, A.A. World Services rediscovered Barry's notarized letter.  

In 2018 the manuscript was once again auctioned off, this time for $2.4 million.

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Topic: The Spiritual Experience -- Bill W

Bill W. one of the founders of AA speaking (in 1966) on the topic of the Spiritual Experience -- A Matter of Grace.

This had a nasty bit of a hissing in the background but I was able to get the majority of it out, its quite listenable for an older recording, it ends abruptly during the Q&A.

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How it works: Read by Bill W

How it works read by Bill W has been the x-mas episode for the last few years and here it is once again. I hope you have a very nice holiday.

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Marty M: The (probable) first woman in AA sober since 1939

Marty M the first woman in AA sober since 1939 speaking in New York at the Greenfield Hill Group in 1980.

She was the author of the story - Women Suffer Too - in the 2nd edition of the big book.

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Topic: The History of AA

Mitchell K speaking on the topic of The History of AA at 9th. FOTS Queens NY. Aug.2007. This speak ends abruptly. 

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The Creation of AA: Dr Bob S - AA Founder

Dr Bob, one of the founders of AA is speaking in December of 1948 in Detroit Michigan about the founding of AA. Most of the recordings of Dr Bob are really poor quality and its obvious this was recorded on a really old microphone.

That said, I was able to get out a nasty hum and it is the clearest recording that I have heard. It does get a little tinny/muddy right toward the end.

2 New Events added to the event list, the 70th Annual Tri-State Assembly held in Chautauqua New York at the end of Sept. Details: https://scast.us/tri

The Manitoba Keystone Conference held in Manitoba Canada in November. Details: https://scast.us/mkey

Coming up soon is the S.E. Regional Conference of Young People in Norfolk Virginia and the Sever cAAmpvention in Gloucestershire UK, visit the event list for full details.

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ESH: Sybil C - 50 Years - Sober in 1941 Speaking in 1981

If you have never heard Sybil C you are in for a bit of a treat. Sybil was the first female AA member on the West Coast, she got sober in March of 1941. Sybil carries a no-nonsense message laced with wit and humor, she also shares great insight into the early days and development of AA. Most of the recordings of Sybil are pretty bad, this is the best quality I have heard and it cleaned up really well.

Coming Up Soon: 8/16/24 -The 18th Annual Mountain AA Conference held in Big Bear California. Details: https://scast.us/mount

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Al-Anon: Barbara L

Al-Anon member Barbara L is telling her story at the 2014 Serenity by the Sea Conference. 

Coming up soon: 8/16/24 -The 18th Annual Mountain AA Conference held in Big Bear California. Details: https://scast.us/mount

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AA History: How the 12 Traditions Were Born - Sybil C sober in 1941

Sybil C had been sober for 39 years at the time of this speak, she is from of Los Angeles and is speaking on the subject of How the Traditions Were Born, a topic she lived while working in the AA office in New York at the time of their creation.

Sybil got sober in 1941 after trying for 17 years, at her first meeting she was asked to wait out in the hall because it was a closed meeting and they thought she was one of the wives, not one of the drunks, she was also the first woman AA member on the East coast. I was a bit shocked at how well this cleaned up considering how it sounded on my first listen. Repost from mid 2022.

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A New Pair of Glasses: Chuck C (Part 1 of 6)

I have had a number of requests to repost the speaks that became the book "A New Pair of Glasses". I originally posted this series in 2017, after 2600 Sober Cast episodes I am a bit better at audio cleanup, so I have gone back through and reworked the files a bit to improve the quality.  Part 1 of 6.

Chuck C. was born in 1902, and got sober in A.A. in January 1946.

In these 1975 recordings of Chuck C. at the Pala Mesa Men's Retreat, Chuck shares his experience, strength and hope about recovering from alcoholism. He tells how he recovered from being a "tongue-chewing, babbling idiot drunk".

The Pala Mesa Men's Retreat had 64 AA men attending, these recording were made by one of these men on a small tape recorder, and the recording quality isnt fantastic but it is listenable. 

This series of talks was eventually transcribed into the book "A New Pair Of Glass" The book is still available if you would like a copy https://scast.us/npog

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