Sober Cast: An (unofficial) Alcoholics Anonymous Podcast AA

Ernie G sober in 1939 (AA member 78)

Ernie G sober 22 years at the time of this speak given in Chicago in 1961 - DOS 05 1939 he is AA member 78.

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.

 

Early Member: Sybil C sober in 1941

Sybil C from Los Angeles sober in 1941 speaking approx 2001. She is a very funny lady, this is a really great speak.

Ed B telling his story (recorded sometime in the 1950s) he is a very funny guy

Ed B speaking at a conference in Charlotte NC at an unknown date, this was recorded sometime in the 1950's. Very good recording quality for the time.

ESH: Henry W sober in 1949

Henry W sober in 1949 speaking at an unknown meeting, sober 25 years at the time this was recorded.

Marty M author of the chapter - Women Suffer Too

Marty M author of the chapter - Women Suffer Too, sober in 1940, she is one of the first female members of AA and was the first lesbian member of AA. This is her last talk given in 1960, she passed away in 1980.

I had to do much processing to this audio file to remove heavy background noise, as a result the voice is much cleaner, however that type of processing makes the applause sound like a jet flying overhead, there were a couple of places the applause was sustained, I shortened those applause sections.

Wikipedia page about Marty M: https://goo.gl/6j6NX4

Ruth Hock: AAs 1st secretary on the early history of AA

This one is not really a speaker meeting, this is a recording from 1978 of Ruth Hock, AAs 1st secretary talking about Bill W and the early history of AA and the creation of the Big Book.

I highly recommend if you are a bit of an AA history geek, and even if you are not.

There is a Q and A at the end, you cant hear the questions but most are repeated back,fyi... this ends a little abruptly when the meeting leader is calling on her sponsor Cliff. Recorded in Glendale AZ 3-12-78.

Oldtimers Topic Meeting: How I stay sober today

Oldtimers Meeting at the 52nd. Florida State Conv. in Fort Lauderdale 2008. Multiple speakers all speaking on the topic of - how I stay sober today.

 

AA founder Bill W speaking in Atlanta in 1951

Bill W speaking in Atlanta July 1951, this is an hour and 20 min long and covers many topics, a great bit of AA history.

This is very listenable for a 1951 recording, I managed to get most of the hum out, youll notice a few artifacts and there are a couple of sections with a wierd buzz, but those only last a few seconds.

Bill W speaking on the history of the AA Big Book in 1953

Bill W speaking on the history of the Big Book in 1953. This was a very poor recording to start with, it had a really nasty hum & I was able to get out most of the background noise. Bill's voice is much clearer (a bit sharp) however the filtering I had to do makes the laughter from the audience sound a bit strange but listenable.