AA Grapevine's Podcast

Hi Marissa, It's Jack [Season 11, Episode 4]

Marissa sits down with Don and Sam on her 13th sober anniversary. Lots of troubles followed Marissa into sobriety, and she says she learned slowly in AA that by taking actions, never alone, that she c...

2026-07-27

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Crutches and Casts [Season 11, Episode 3]

Scott started drinking at 11, and says that alcohol was at the foundation of all he did. He chose to attend college in a party town, and it took seven years to get a bachelor degree. He is grateful th...

2026-07-20

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My Operating System Was Broken [Season 11, Episode 2]

In his drinking years Leonard felt like life was punishment. He tells Olis and Don how a woman kindly asked him if he thought his drinking was a problem, and he soon found his way to an AA meeting. He...

2026-07-13

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The No Matter What Club [Season 11, Episode 1]

Nina, a self-described raging alcoholic, tells Don and Sam that she did not understand that she could not stop and had no conception of the obsession or allergy of the body. She thought everyone drank...

2026-07-06

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This is Alcoholism [Season 10, Episode 26]

Even though Dana experienced anxiety, perfectionism, self hate, depression, loneliness and no hope with drinking, taking the suggestion of a therapist to try AA did not hit, because that would mean no...

2026-06-29

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You Don't Know Me, But You Know Me [Season 10, Episode 25]

Trevon was born into alcoholism and suffered through a chaotic childhood. He tells Don and Sam that when he first drank he felt like he could breathe for the first time. Trevon's alcoholism brought tr...

2026-06-22

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I Wanted to Always Feel That Way [Season 10, Episode 24]

Jenna tells Olis and Sam that after a trauma at the age of 16 she tried drinking and that fixed it for her. But as an alcoholic she wanted to feel that way all the time. In AA she learned how to have ...

2026-06-15

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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