Sober Cast: An (unofficial) Alcoholics Anonymous Podcast AA

TJ at the living sober roundup in San Francisco in 2014 (LGBTQ)

Being the end of pride month, I thought we might end it with a couple of LGBTQ speakers. Today's speaker is TJ, the closing speaker at the living sober roundup in San Francisco in 2014 he got sober in 1986.

This year is the 43rd living sober western round up to be held in San Francisco, it is is the longest running LGBTQ roundup in the world. 

This year it will be held on labor day weekend Aug 31-Sept 2 There is still time for you to regsiter at https://livingsober.org 

If you have any speakers from living sober you can share with us: sobercast@gmail.com

Lisa W at the living sober roundup in San Francisco in 2014 (LGBTQ)

Being the end of pride month, I thought we might end it with a couple of LGBTQ speakers. Today's speaker is Lisa W speaking at the living sober roundup in San Francisco in 2014 she got sober in 1994.

This year is the 43rd living sober western round up to be held in San Francisco, it is is the longest running LGBTQ roundup in the world. 

This year it will be held on labor day weekend Aug 31-Sept 2 There is still time for you to regsiter at https://livingsober.org 

If you have any speakers from living sober you can share with us: sobercast@gmail.com

Al-Anon: Leslie J from Los Angeles (LGBTQ)

Leslie J from Los Angeles giving an Al-Anon speak in 2013 at an unknown event. Leslie is also a member of AA and is one of my favorite speakers. If you have any recordings of Leslie you would like to share with us please email: sobercast@gmail.com

Topic: Happy Joyous and Gay WACYPAA 15 (LGBTQ)

Debbie, Christy and Craig speaking at WACYPAA  15 all sharing on the topic of Happy, Joyous and Gay

Topic: I Didn't Want to Come to AA (LGBTQ)

Spencer P speaking on the topic of - I Didn't Want to Come to AA - LGBTQ

This audio sounds slightly muffled, it is clearly understandable but you might need to crank the volume a bit

Ron N speaking at A Bit Off-the-Wall (LGBTQ)

Ron N (sober 14 years) speaking at A Bit Off-the-Wall in 2009, he is a pretty funny guy - LGBT.

This sounds a bit hollow but its listenable, the sound quality is better in the first half than the second half. I had to do lots of noise removal on this one so the voice is ok, but it did make the applause sound a bit wierd.

 

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

Brenda J. sober 17 years, from Tampa FL. speaking at the Womens Serenity Weekend Fall Conf.(LGBTQ)

Brenda J. sober 17 years, from Tampa FL. a recovering "lesbian - hispanic - catholic - alcholic - drug addict", speaking at the Womens Serenity Weekend Fall Conf. in Cocoa Beach FL. 2007.

This recording has popping sound going on, that if I removed it, made the sound way too muddled its noticable but not enough to make this unlistenable, and she is a wise, funny and humble woman with a speak that should be heard.

Julie L - An amusing Irish woman that is a very happy customer (LGBTQ) Repost 4/30

Julie L - An amusing Irish woman that is a very happy customer. Repost from 4/30, this is another that deserves a wider audience

The locals used to call it maggots corner. 

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