AA Grapevine's Podcast
de AA Grapevine, Inc.
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AA Gatherings [Season 11, Episode 17]
AA Gatherings [Season 11, Episode 17]
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AA members Don, Olis and Sam interview other AA members about their experience, strength, and hope in recovering from alcoholism. Expect both humor and inspiration as these AA members share their stories.
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- AA Gatherings [Season 11, Episode 17] · 40 min · Sezonul 11 Episodul 17Don and Olis discuss the many types of AA gatherings, including assemblies, conferences, conventions, forums, workshops. Don describes his recent experience at the Southeast…
- Planting Seeds [Season 11, Episode 16] · 40 min · Sezonul 11 Episodul 16Rito tells Don and Sam that he played the blame game in prison — everyone else was at fault for him being locked up. He did go to AA meetings while doing time because they had…
- Hot Topic: Sponsorship [Season 11, Episode 15] · 31 min · Sezonul 11 Episodul 15Meg and Leslie join Don and Sam and describe their recovery from alcoholism. The four then discuss different approaches to sponsorship — from giving 1000 chances to practicing…
- The Right Door [Season 11, Episode 14] · 30 min · Sezonul 11 Episodul 14Christina, whose story appears in the October 2026 issue of Grapevine, tells Olis and Don that when drinking she saw everyone else living these normal lives, but it never…
- In AA We Talk Truth [Season 11, Episode 13] · 32 min · Sezonul 11 Episodul 13Rachel tells Don and Sam that drinking was a big part of her family life and she too followed that path. While friends were starting families, going to college, getting full-time…
- Gated Communities [Season 11, Episode 12] · 32 min · Sezonul 11 Episodul 12Matt tells Don and Sam that he came to his first AA meeting at 17, but needed several more years of drinking before the internal bankruptcy and demoralization brought him to…
- Endless Bottles [Season 11, Episode 11] · 32 min · Sezonul 11 Episodul 11Tiombe found sobriety at a young age and was blessed to find a group of caring young people who helped her. They were the type who if you couldn't read the Big Book, they'd read…
- New Freedom [Season 11, Episode 10] · 33 min · Sezonul 11 Episodul 10Allison felt like a late bloomer starting drinking at 14, her friends were already at it. She tells Don and Sam that her first drinks were part of her people pleasing tendencies…
- Two Way Prayer [Season 11, Episode 9] · 35 min · Sezonul 11 Episodul 9Father Bill tells Olis and Sam about hitting a botttom and intentionally living in a shelter for a year. He stresses the importance of prayer and meditation in his sober journey…
- No More "On My Own" [Season 11, Episode 8] · 30 min · Sezonul 11 Episodul 8Ann tells Olis and Don that fear drove her, and that she tried to control her drinking — often unsuccessfully. A marriage counselor told her to look at her own drinking, and she…
- Stick with Us [Season 11, Episode 7] · 35 min · Sezonul 11 Episodul 7David tells Don and Sam that he was very shy, but with booze in him he would offer to sing to women. David was a full blown alcoholic at 24—when hung over he learned to drink and…
- Struck Sober [Season 11, Episode 6] · 35 min · Sezonul 11 Episodul 6Heidi tells Olis and Sam that she thought she'd found the solution early on, and didn't need all the tools found in the twelve steps. She learned later that alcoholism is a…
- Mother Earth, Father Sky, God & Me [Season 11, Episode 5] · 32 min · Sezonul 11 Episodul 5Ronnie, whose article appears in the August 2026 issue of Grapevine magazine, tells Don and Sam how drinking was a solution for him to hide away from his emotions. He stopped…
- Hi Marissa, It's Jack [Season 11, Episode 4] · 32 min · Sezonul 11 Episodul 4Marissa 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…
- Crutches and Casts [Season 11, Episode 3] · 28 min · Sezonul 11 Episodul 3Scott 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…
- My Operating System Was Broken [Season 11, Episode 2] · 37 min · Sezonul 11 Episodul 2In 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…
- The No Matter What Club [Season 11, Episode 1] · 32 min · Sezonul 11 Episodul 1Nina, 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…
- This is Alcoholism [Season 10, Episode 26] · 33 min · Sezonul 10 Episodul 26Even 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…
- You Don't Know Me, But You Know Me [Season 10, Episode 25] · 29 min · Sezonul 10 Episodul 25Trevon 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…
- I Wanted to Always Feel That Way [Season 10, Episode 24] · 27 min · Sezonul 10 Episodul 24Jenna 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…
