Sober Cast: An (unofficial) Alcoholics Anonymous Podcast AA

Joe and Charlie Big Book Workshop Part 1 of 8 (Repost)

Joe McQ and Charlie P met in 1973, they instantly discovered their mutual fascinations with AA's basic textbook, Alcoholics Anonymous commonly called "The Big Book". They would frequently meet to discuss The Big Book, often driving 225 miles to meet in each other's homes.

In 1977, some AA members met in a Tulsa, Oklahoma hotel room for a discussion on The Big Book. One member asked Joe and Charlie to come to his home group to present a program on The Big Book. A taping of that presentation was made and called "The Big Book Study". Through the circulation of these audio tapes throughout the Fellowship, Joe and Charlie received invitations to present the Study at AA conventions, roundups and special events.

At the AA International Convention in New Orleans in 1980, Wesley P, organized a lunch for 1,500 AA members from all over the world and gave away 100 Joe & Charlie tape sets as door prizes. Invitations exploded, and within a couple of years Joe & Charlie were presenting about 36 seminars a year worldwide. These seminars struck a deep chord within the AA members. This is a later recording from around 1999 and the audio quality is quite good.

Workshop: Emotional Sobriety

Polly P conducting a workshop on emotional sobriety in 2006 she got sober in 1977. This workshop is just under 2 hours long.

  

Multiple speakers: The Road to Recovery Plymouth UK

Three speakers at the Road to Recovery Plymouth UK, Mike D then Catherine C open the meeting with about a 10 min speak each and the bulk of the time goes to Bob D from the US (unknown date).

Workshop: Johnny H on the AA Promises and Service (Repost from 8/2)

Johnny H from Los Angeles presenting a workshop on the Promises and Service, in Stockholm Sweden in 2004. This workship is two sessions totaling just under 2 hours. Repost from 8/2

Topic: Steps 1-3 (Mickey B)

Mickey B. from London, UK speaking about steps 1, 2 and 3 at the Men Among Men Group's first conference in Copenhagen, Denmark - August 2009

Barry L speaking at the Gay Lesbian convention in Minneapolis 1985 (LGBTQ)

Barry L. from New York, NY speaking at the Gay Lesbian convention in Minneapolis MN - June 29th 1985. Barry is the author of the book, Living Sober

Workshop: Steps 1- 3 by Mickey B (Repost from 7/1)

A workshop on steps 1,2 and 3 presented by Mickey B from the UK, hes a pretty amusing guy with a great message.

WACYPAA15 in Las Vegas in 2012

If you want to hear a bit more from Mickey look for our 4/20 episode. This is a repost from 7/1.

Workshop: The 12 Steps - Earl H

Earl H talking about the 12 steps at a Columbus Isle workshop in 2003. This was conducted over 2 sessions that have been joined into this one audio file running about an hour forty.

 

Dave P. from Birch Way WA

Dave P. from Birch Way WA. telling his Story at Woodstock of AA in Cocoa Beach FL. May 2010.

Mickey B. from London UK (repost from 4/20)

Mickey B a pretty funny guy from the UK, who puked on the queens lawn and puked on a lawn in queens! So is the cat! Repost from 4/20.

This is a fair quality recording, it sounds a bit fuzzy and I have cleaned up the tone as best I can.