AA Grapevine's Podcast

Stay Sober, Help Others [Season 10, Episode 23]

Pedro from Portugal tells Olis and Sam about drinking in the discos of Long Island on weekends — that could last 2 or 3 or 4 days. He didn't know that binging qualified him, but in AA he learned there...

2026-06-08

Downloaden

Lessons Learned [Season 10, Episdode 22]

Bill, whose article appears in the June 2026 issue of Grapevine, tells Olis and Don that he had to learn to do what AA asks you to do. In the beginning he did not get the ideas of alcoholism as an all...

2026-06-01

Downloaden

You Are Doing Enough [Season 10, Episode 21]

Tammy tells Don and Sam that she came into AA following a tragic car accident and felony conviction. She attended meetings long enough, for fear of consequences if she didn't, that she began to hear w...

2026-05-25

Downloaden

Widening the Doorway — The Plain Language Big Book [Season 10, Episode 20]

Melody and Eric join Don and Sam to share their experience, strength and hope in recovery from alcoholism, and their recent experience with the Plain Language Big Book. Melody says even as an atheist ...

2026-05-18

Downloaden

A Crack in the Window of Grace [Season 10, Episode 19]

Leslie recalls being hospitalized and a doctor giving her a meeting book. She tells Olis and Don that people smiled at her at the first meeting and remembered her name at the second meeting and she ke...

2026-05-11

Downloaden

The Best Day of My Life [Season 10, Episode 18]

It's a new Month and Don and Sam welcome Tracy to share about her recovery and her article, The Best Day of My Life, in the May issue of Grapevine magazine. Tracy's boss brought her to her first meeti...

2026-05-04

Downloaden

More God, Less Me [Season 10, Episode 17]

Josh, the creator of the Get the App Rap joins Olis and Sam on this week's episode. Despite 22 visits to detox, Josh had lost family and jobs and was living under a bridge, bringing him to his breakin...

2026-04-27

Downloaden

Hot Topic: Surrender to a Power Greater than Ourselves [Season 10, Episode 16]

Carol and Alex join Don and Sam to discuss their understanding of a power greater than themselves, and the process of surrender. Carol was viewed as too sick to help at one treatment center; Alex's dr...

2026-04-20

Downloaden

Brown Bagger [Season 10, Episode 15]

Allan got sober while in the military, three days before his 39th birthday. He tells Don and Sam that he was free from alcohol after a profound spiritual experience, but had to work the spiritual prob...

2026-04-13

Downloaden

The Love of Service [Season 10, Episode 14]

Mike, whose article appears in the April issue of Grapevine Magazine, describes his first drink to Olis and Sam. He felt a radiant warmth inside and a feeling of connection to the group. But drinking ...

2026-04-06

Downloaden

Be of Service [Season 10, Episode 13]

Julie tells Don and Sam about a tragedy she experienced as a teen that kicked off her drinking. Though drinking did much damage, Jule now feels that with the help of AA her relationships have healed, ...

2026-03-30

Downloaden

Getting Sober When You're Older [Season 10, Episode 12]

Lois talks to Olis and Don about getting sober at the age of 70. She thought she had it hidden (she would toss her bottles in other's garbage cans) but her family caught up to her. Her daughter confro...

2026-03-23

Downloaden

Contrary Action [Season 10, Episode 11]

Emily describes to Olis and Sam the terrible consequences of her drinking and the repeated promise to "never do that again." It took Emily a while to admit to herself "maybe I do have this problem," a...

2026-03-16

Downloaden

Isn't Every Hour Happy Hour? [Season 10, Episode 10]

Tina tells Olis and Don that she was living in a sports car and had to drink whether she wanted to or not. Alcohol was like a magic elixir and made her willing to give up everything in her life that m...

2026-03-09

Downloaden

Just Like Dad [Season 10, Episode 9]

Geoff, whose article appears in the March 2026 issue of Grapevine Magazine, shares with Don and Sam about starting drinking early, and though this behavior got him in trouble, he was always eager for ...

2026-03-02

Downloaden

Embrace Who I Am [Season 10, Episode 8]

Courtney joins Olis and Sam and tells them about shying away from drinking as a teen, but then taking to it around her graduation from high school. With the progression, it got to the point where she ...

2026-02-23

Downloaden

Progression and Obsession [Season 10, Episode 7]

Sean tells Don and Sam about getting sober at 15, never having had a legal drink. Sean's early exposure to AA was through a rehab. He remembers going to a meeting which was just the leader and the oth...

2026-02-16

Downloaden

Mustard Seed [Season 10, Episode 6]

Deb tells Don and Sam about being a blackout drinker at an early age. Over the years she became hopeless, not knowing about a way out. A suicide attempt brought Deb to a hospital and that brought her ...

2026-02-09

Downloaden

We Can Stay Sober Through Anything [Season 10, Episode 5]

Susie tells Olis and Don about coming into AA as a young person. She was a tough girl in the back of the room, fighting the program, until someone asked, "how is your way working? After several years ...

2026-02-02

Downloaden

God!? Fine, I'll Try It [Season 10, Episode 4]

Martha joins Olis and Don and shares about getting sober at the height of party season. Martha's home group recently shut down, and she describes what she's looking for in home group as she visits man...

2026-01-26

Downloaden

AA Grapevine's Podcast

Afleveringen (247 afleveringen)

Gerelateerde Podcasts