Sober Cast: An (unofficial) Alcoholics Anonymous Podcast AA

Topic: Spiritual Experience - Bill W (1968)

Bill W is sharing on the topic of Spiritual Experience at an unknown meeting in April of 1968.

Many of the Bill W recordings are very bad quality, this one was just ok. I did manage to clear out a large amount of background noise and adjusted the tones to make it more listenable. The first half is cleaner than the second half. Overall its not an unpleasant listen but it may not be for everyones ear. Regardless I think its important to keep Bill's speaks out there.

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Early Member: Clarence S sober since 1938 (2.5 hrs)

Clarence S sober since 1938 speaking about the steps at an unknown event. This runs just under 2.5 hours and there are questions and answers toward the end.

The recording was in two pieces that I joined into one file, there is a bit of time missing between the two files. I put a bit of clicking in the spot where they were joined to identify the missing audio.

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Searcy W an early AA member sober in May of 1946

It is difficult to find recordings of very early members of AA, that are good enough to actually use, we got lucky with this one of Searcy W, sober in May 1946. He is speaking in Minneapolis in June of 2000, he is a funny guy and I really enjoyed the bits of AA history he mentions during his speak.

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ESH: Ann C

Ann C. got sober in 1948 and had 28 years sobriety at the time of this speak in 1976 where she is telling her story.

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Ebby: The man Bill W referred to as his sponsor

Ebby T was an old drinking friend of Bill W and later his sponsor in AA. He is credited with introducing Bill to the initial principles that AA would soon develop, such as one alcoholic talking to another.

If you would like to learn more about Ebby there is a very good book about him "Ebby: The Man Who Sponsored Bill W."

He sparked the creation of AA but was unable to maintain long term sobriety. Bill always called Ebby his "sponsor," and even though he had returned to drinking, Bill looked after his friend's welfare for the rest of his life. Ebby struggled on and off with sobriety over the years, and ultimately died sober in 1966.

This is the best quality recording I have found of Ebby and I have cleaned it up as much as I can. He is speaking in 1958 in Memphis TN.

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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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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.

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