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Sober Sunrise - AA Speaker Podcast

Sober Sunrise
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Sober Sunrise brings you AA Speaker Tapes from around the world. Rather than an AA discussion podcast, Sober Sunrise brings you speakers who share step-work, workshops, and general fellowship discussion points. We are not affiliated with AA in anyway.

  1. 18H AGO

    Sober 17 Years—Then Finally Recovered: AA Speaker - Tom P. - Mesquite, TX

    Tom P. from Dallas, TX speaking at the Freedom Group of Alcoholics Anonymous in Mesquite, TX - September 17th 2006 Visit our merch and help support the channel🧡 Sober Sunrise Merch Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Tom shares how he stayed sober for 17 years while slowly dying inside Alcoholics Anonymous, mistaking meeting attendance and slogans for recovery, until a relapse forced him to finally understand Step One at a gut level; through clear, uncompromising explanation of the physical allergy, the mental obsession, and the complete loss of the power of choice, Tom explains why fear, memory, willpower, and “thinking through the drink” never worked for real alcoholics like him, and how working the Twelve Steps quickly and precisely as written—especially through service and sponsorship—produced the spiritual awakening that gave him lasting freedom, purpose, and a life devoted to carrying a solution instead of opinions. Music: Deep by KaizanBlu

    52 min

  2. 1D AGO

    A Solution That Never Fails: AA Speaker - Paul G. - Prescott, WI

    Paul G. from Cambridge, MN speaking at Western Wisconsin traveling intergroup speaker meeting in Prescott, WI - March 15th 2008 Visit our merch and help support the channel🧡 Sober Sunrise Merch Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Paul shares a powerful Big Book–centered message that cuts through watered-down recovery and returns Alcoholics Anonymous to its original purpose: a program of action that produces a real spiritual awakening; drawing from homelessness, violence, repeated incarcerations, and devastating loss, Paul explains alcoholism as true powerlessness—of mind, body, and spirit—and shows how only a vital spiritual experience, achieved through the Twelve Steps as written, removed his obsession to drink forever and for good, transforming him from a hopeless drunk into a man of humility, service, integrity, and purpose who now carries a message of depth and weight to save lives, not comfort egos. Music: Deep by KaizanBlu

    1h 18m

  3. 2D AGO

    I Didn’t Relapse—But I Was Losing the Program: AA Speaker - Charlie P. - Las Vegas, NV

    Charlie P. from Austin, TX speaking at the Specific Group in Las Vegas, NV - March 22nd 2007 Visit our merch and help support the channel🧡 Sober Sunrise Merch Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Charlie shares a powerful, Big Book–grounded AA story that moves beyond wild drinking into the deeper danger of long-term sobriety run on self-will, describing how years of meetings without real step work left him restless, self-centered, and spiritually flat until service, sponsorship, and returning to the book sparked a profound awakening at 17 years sober; his message is a clear reminder that Alcoholics Anonymous is not just fellowship, but a program of action that offers real freedom, lasting purpose, and a life far better than anything alcohol—or ego—ever promised. Music: Deep by KaizanBlu

    53 min

  4. 4D AGO

    I Tried to Drink Myself to Death in Mexico: AA Speaker - Joe G. - Beaumont, TX

    Joe G. from Pearland, TX speaking at the South East Texas Area 67 convention in Beaumont, TX - January 20th-22nd 2006 Visit our merch and help support the channel🧡 Sober Sunrise Merch Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Joe shares a brutally honest, often humorous, and deeply spiritual journey that begins with his first drink as a child, races through blackout drinking, violence, homelessness, near-death experiences, a crazy Mexico trip, and complete emotional collapse, and ultimately arrives at lasting recovery through Alcoholics Anonymous and the Big Book; he describes losing all control at an early age, mistaking alcohol for manhood and freedom, repeatedly choosing death over sobriety, and finally surrendering when every other option was gone, showing how rigorous step work, gut-level honesty, sponsorship, amends, and service transformed him from a desperate, broken teenager into a man with peace, gratitude, purpose, and a life rebuilt from the inside out—proving that AA didn’t just help him stop drinking, it gave him mercy instead of justice and a life worth living. Music: Deep by KaizanBlu

    51 min

  5. 5D AGO

    From the Streets to a Life Worth Living: AA Speaker - Peter M. - Queens, NY

    Peter M. from Union, NJ speaking at the Hardheads 20th group anniversary in Queens, NY - March 2003 Visit our merch and help support the channel🧡 Sober Sunrise Merch Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Peter M. shares a gripping, often humorous, and deeply spiritual journey from a painfully isolated childhood, early relief found in alcohol, and years of escalating chaos—homelessness, repeated rehabs, family devastation, and despair—to full recovery through the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous; with clarity and urgency, he explains why meetings alone were never enough for a real alcoholic like him, how surrender, sponsorship, inventory, amends, and spiritual awakening restored his dignity and family bonds, and how AA ultimately freed him from lifelong shame and inner torment, allowing him to live with peace, purpose, and a commitment to carrying the message to others. Music: Deep by KaizanBlu

    1h 6m

  6. 6D AGO

    The Fight I Couldn’t Win With Alcohol: AA Speaker - Don C. - Silver Creek, CO

    Don C. from Colorado Springs, CO speaking at the Fellowship of the Spirit in Silver Creek, CO - July 25th 1998 Visit our merch and help support the channel🧡 Sober Sunrise Merch Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Don shares his journey from repeated defeat by alcohol to lasting sobriety through surrender, cultural healing, and rigorous Big Book work, weaving Native American traditions with the Twelve Steps to show how true recovery comes from humility, honesty, and a lived relationship with the Creator; through vivid stories—including his unforgettable boxing-ring battle with alcohol—Don illustrates how acceptance of powerlessness, sponsorship, inventory, amends, and service restored his family relationships, healed deep trauma, and ultimately led to a life of purpose, freedom, and service to entire communities through his work with Native American recovery, proving that AA doesn’t just help individuals stay sober—it can heal generations Music: Deep by KaizanBlu

    1h 7m

  7. JAN 21

    When Willpower Finally Failed Me: AA Speaker - Stephen B. - Provo, UT - 2025

    Stephen B. from Los Angeles, CA speaking at the SNL speaker meeting in Provo, UT - August 16th 2025 Visit our merch and help support the channel🧡 Sober Sunrise Merch Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Stephen shares a deeply grounded and hopeful AA story that traces a loving childhood in small-town Louisiana, an early and devastating loss of control once alcohol entered his life, and more than a decade of failed attempts to quit on his own before finally finding lasting sobriety through Alcoholics Anonymous in 1987, where the Big Book, the Steps, sponsorship, and honest connection gave him hope he never believed possible; he describes how AA not only kept him sober but restored relationships, healed family wounds through amends, reshaped his understanding of God into something loving and accessible, and taught him how to live with integrity, humility, and service, allowing him to show up as a trusted friend, a present father, and a steady source of love for his family right up to walking his mother through her final days, which he sees as one of his greatest life accomplishments and a direct result of the spiritual principles of AA—proof, in his words, that Alcoholics Anonymous didn’t just save his life, but gave his life meaning. Music: Deep by KaizanBlu

    53 min

  8. JAN 20

    When the Power of Choice Is Gone: AA Speaker - Dave P. - Barnegat, NJ

    Dave P. from Elkton, MD speaking at Barnegat Saturday night speakers meeting in Barnegat, NJ - August 1st 2009 Visit our merch and help support the channel🧡 Sober Sunrise Merch Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Dave shares a gripping firsthand account of repeated relapses, devastating consequences, and ultimate freedom through fully surrendering to the Big Book program as written, explaining with urgency and clarity what it means to be a “real alcoholic” who has lost the power of choice; drawing from prison, addiction, physical catastrophe, and spiritual awakening, Dave highlights how half-measures, watered-down programs, and intellectual debate nearly cost him his life, while rigorous step work, sponsorship, and service to others restored dignity, purpose, and peace—demonstrating how true recovery averts misery and death and leads to a life guided by God rather than self-will. Music: Deep by KaizanBlu

    59 min
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Sober Sunrise brings you AA Speaker Tapes from around the world. Rather than an AA discussion podcast, Sober Sunrise brings you speakers who share step-work, workshops, and general fellowship discussion points. We are not affiliated with AA in anyway.

Information

  • Creator
    Sober Sunrise
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    101
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2025 Sober Sunrise
  • Show Website
    Sober Sunrise - AA Speaker Podcast
  • Provider
    Benjamin Shepherd

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