Podcasts

Mark L. - A sober stand up comic, brings his unique comedy to AA events. He will make you laugh and you may not even notice the serious bits he tosses in about alcoholism. Another earlier post that deserves a wider audience, he is very funny! (repost)

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Mel sober in 1948, Bill sober in 1962 and a quick wrap up at the end from Tom G, all speaking as part of the Oldtimers Panel at the 14th. Annual National Archives Workshop in Macon GA. in Sept of 2010.

Pat Y from Palm Desert CA telling her story at the Live at Pine Lake Speaker Meeting held every Saturday Night in Seattle in Dec of 2016

Part 4 of a 4 part workshop on steps 1,2 & 3 conducted by Angie P from Cincinati OH at an unknown event in 2013.

Part 3 of a 4 part workshop on steps 1,2 & 3 conducted by Angie P from Cincinati OH at an unknown event in 2013.

Part 2 of a 4 part workshop on steps 1,2 & 3 conducted by Angie P from Cincinati OH at an unknown event in 2013.

Part 1 of a 4 part workshop on steps 1,2 & 3 conducted by Angie P from Cincinati OH at an unknown event in 2013.

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 an early member of AA 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.

Danny (sober 2.5 years) opens the meeting as the 10 min speaker followed by Jordan as the main speaker at the North Oakland AA Open AA speaker meeting in March 2014.

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Joe & Charlie: The Big Book Comes Alive

This is a transcript of a Big Book workshop that Joe and Charlie have done around the world.

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The Joe & Charlie Journey to Recovery in "THE BIG BOOK COMES ALIVE" is a book that you'll want to read for your own recovery as well as get one for your friends too.

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Ebby: The Man Who Sponsored Bill W.

This is book is both a fascinating history of the formative years of AA, as well as the bitter-sweet tale of the troubled man Bill W. always referred to as "my sponsor."

Available in paperback & for kindle

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The Little Red Book

In 1942, Ed W. began teaching the “Twelve Step Study” classes that helped the Minneapolis Group achieve their 75% recovery rate. Then in 1946, he and Barry C. (The first sober A.A. in the state) published the lectures used for these classes as a book. Initially titled The Twelve Steps, it was affectionately nicknamed “The little red book.”

Back in print for the first time in more than 65 years, the original 1946 edition reveals firsthand how some of A.A.’s earliest members made the program their way of life. Everyone from newcomers to oldtimers will find a wealth of practical experience in this comprehensive guide to the Twelve Steps.

The Study Edition of The Big Book

I have one of these and it is one of my favorite items, a really excellent and useful for book study meetings or as a gift to a newcomer who is going to be heading to one.

The First 164 pages of The Big Book with lined blank pages opposite each page of text for note taking.

Includes the original Foreword
The Doctor's Opinion
Dr. Bob's Story.
Bound in black bonded leather.

Paragraph numbers along side the text for easy reference. Entire Original Manuscript (about) including the stories. Easy to read retyped version. Includes paragraph numbers corresponding to the modern text for easy comparison.

Footnotes explaining historical and obscure references in the text.

Footnotes documenting all 79 differences between the modern text and the original 1st printing text of the 1st 164 pages (about). Yes, believe it or not, the basic text has been changed 79 times since it was first published.

Two place keeping ribbons. Special "lay flat" binding.