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An AA meeting in a Podcast. Sober Cast is an (unofficial) Alcoholics Anonymous podcast featuring AA speaker meetings and workshops. This is not a discussion podcast, simply speaker meetings and workshops in a podcast format.
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Saturday Sep 20, 2025
Saturday Sep 20, 2025
Kelsey (2 years), Mia (2 years) and Matt (3 years) share on the topic of LGBT Relationships in Sobriety in a panel format meeting at the 55th ICYPAA (International Conference of Young People in AA) held in Phoenix AZ in July of 2013.
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Thursday Jul 31, 2025
Thursday Jul 31, 2025
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 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 and tried to legally regain possession, they failed.
In 2018 the manuscript was once again auctioned off, this time for $2.4 million.
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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
Monday Jul 14, 2025
Monday Jul 14, 2025
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
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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
Monday Jun 30, 2025
Monday Jun 30, 2025
Aubu speaking at the Big Apple Roundup in November of 1994. I particularly liked the story about what he did that got him to go to his first meeting of AA. LGBTQ
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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
Thursday Jun 05, 2025
Thursday Jun 05, 2025
Multiple speakers sharing on the topic of - Happy Joyous and Gay - at the WACYPAA 15 Roundup held in Las Vegas Nevada in 2012.
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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
Sunday Feb 23, 2025
Sunday Feb 23, 2025
Four Speakers sharing on the topic of Lesbians-Gays in AA-Being a Part of AA as a Whole, from the AA International 2015 held in Atlanta Georgia.
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Email: sobercast@gmail.com
Event List: https://scast.us/event
Roundup, retreat, convention or workshop coming up? List the event on the Sober Cast website. Visit the link above and look for "Submit Your Event" in the blue box.
Sober Cast has 2700+ 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
Thursday Feb 13, 2025
Thursday Feb 13, 2025
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.
Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate
Email: sobercast@gmail.com
Event List: https://scast.us/event
Roundup, retreat, convention or workshop coming up? List the event on the Sober Cast website. Visit the link above and look for "Submit Your Event" in the blue box.
Sober Cast has 2700+ 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
Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
Tuesday Dec 17, 2024
The People of Color Workshop at the 43rd Western Living Sober LGBTQ Roundup in 2018. Norma opens this meeting, she is celebrating her 21st sobriety birthday that day. Raymond is the second speaker with 10 months sober. Erica is next she has been sober for just under a year.
Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate
Email: sobercast@gmail.com
Event List: https://scast.us/event
Roundup, retreat, convention or workshop coming up? List the event on the Sober Cast website. Visit the link above and look for "Submit Your Event" in the blue box.
Sober Cast has 2700+ 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
Thursday Jul 18, 2024
Thursday Jul 18, 2024
Lias M is telling her story at the 2024 Sobriety Under the Sun Convention held in Puerto Vallarta Mexico. LGBTQ NSFW
I just added 1 new event to the event list.
The 35th Annual 35th Annual Mackinac Island Fall Weekend Oct 6-9. Details: https://scast.us/mac
Coming up this month: The Washington State Conference for Young People in AA - WSCYPAA VII. In Tacoma WA. July 26-28. Details: https://scast.us/wscypaa7
The 32nd Annual Fellowship of Spirit Conference in Estes Park Colarado July 25-28. Details: https://scast.us/fotsco
If you have any AA or Al-Anon event coming up let me know I am happy to help get the word out. https://scast.us/event
Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate
Email: sobercast@gmail.com
Roundup, retreat, convention or workshop coming up? List the event on the Sober Cast website. Visit the link above and look for "Submit Your Event" in the blue box.
Sober Cast has 2600+ 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
Tuesday Jun 18, 2024
Tuesday Jun 18, 2024
This is an LGBTQ panel meeting led by Ted R, Gina B and Tom J at the 53rd ICYPAA YPAA convention held on Saturday September 3 2011 in San Francisco California. Repost from Aug 2021.
If you have any AA or Al-Anon event coming up let me know I am happy to help get the word out. https://scast.us/event
Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate
Email: sobercast@gmail.com
Roundup, retreat, convention or workshop coming up? List the event on the Sober Cast website. Visit the link above and look for "Submit Your Event" in the blue box.
Sober Cast has 2600+ 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