Sober Cast: An (unofficial) Alcoholics Anonymous Podcast AA

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.

Multiple speakers at the Spiritual Panel meeting of the 33rd. Michigan Conference in 1985

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

Chelsea speaking at a North Oakland meeting in 2017, she is the 10 min opening speaker followed by Few sharing for the remainder of the meeting.

 

Two speakers at the 75th Anniversary of The Big Book in Tarrytown NY in 2014. First up is an Al Anon Speaker Joan L (Suffolk) and AA Speaker Steve S from the AA General Service Office.

Taxi Paul got sober in 1985 and he is speaking at the Road to Recovery group in Plymouth UK in 2015 followed by Ginge speaking at the same meeting in 2012.

The sound on Paul's speak drops out off in the last few min. of him sharing, its slightly annoying but its just at the end.

We start with Joan from Las Vegas speaking at the 2010 International Convention, on the topic of Unity - I am Responsible. She is followed by Don and then Roy.

First we have Reece, she got sober in 2009 and is speaking in 2015 at the Sunday Night Speakers meeting in Seattle followed by Jerry speaking at the same group on his 27th AA birthday in Jan of 2017.

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Gabby (speaking for 10 min) then Lee speaking at the N Oakland AA speaker meeting in Feb of 2010. This is our 300th episode!

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Three speakers at an Old Timers Panel, speaking at unknown location or date. Jim H starts the meeting followed by "conference junkie" Lady, the last speaker is Jim T, all the speakers got sober in the 70's.