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Sober Sunrise - AA Speaker Podcast

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.

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AA Speaker - James T. - Manitoba, Canada - 2013

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2025/10/15

James T. from Auburn, CA speaking at the 39th Winter Conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - February 1st 2013 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com James shares with humor, heart, and humility how Alcoholics Anonymous transformed his life from restless self-centeredness into peace, gratitude, and service. After quitting drinking but clinging to marijuana, he arrived at AA not yet convinced he belonged, until the warmth and love of the fellowship broke through his defenses. Guided by his sponsor,

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158:49

AA Speaker - Kenny D. - Santa Fe, NM - 2006 - Part 1

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2025/10/14

Part 1 - Kenny D. from Seattle, WA doing a 12-step spiritual retreat in Santa Fe, NM - December 8th 2006 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Kenny shares a deeply moving account of his descent into alcoholism and his eventual recovery, showing how grace and service replaced years of self-destruction. Born into chaos and addiction, he began drinking at twelve, quickly spiraled through violence, homelessness, and IV drug use, and nearly died in motel fires and dark alleys, spiritually and physically

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105:09

AA Speaker - Cindy M. - Dallas, TX - 2009

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2025/10/13

Cindy M. from Dallas, TX speaking about the 12 step at the Primary Purpose Group in Dallas, TX - January 2009 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Cindy shares a powerful journey of recovery that began after years of denial, relapse, and self-deception, despite growing up in a loving, church-centered family untouched by alcohol. From her first drink at fifteen, she chased the feeling that alcohol gave her worth and confidence, leading to decades of chaos, broken marriages, and self-justification

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48:16

AA Speaker - Chris S. - Playa Guiones, Costa Rica -...

Sober Sunrise - AA Speaker Podcast ·

2025/10/12

Chris S. from Bedminster, NJ speaking on the topic of "Evolution of the Big Book experience" at the Nosara Big Book Workshop in Nosara Playa Guiones, Costa Rica - March 23rd 2012Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Chris recounts moving from blackout drinking and violence to a Big Book–centered spiritual recovery, insisting that chronically sick alcoholics need thorough step work—not meetings alone—to stay sober. He spotlights a modern AA “renaissance” that treats the Big Book as a true

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AA Speaker - Don L. - Edmonton, Canada - 2010

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2025/10/10

Don L. from Bellingham, WA speaking at 10th annual beef dinner of the Mystic Knights of Sobriety group in Edmonton, Canada - June 9th 2010 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Don’s story is a powerful testament to the transforming grace of Alcoholics Anonymous — from a life ruled by denial, destruction, and hopeless drinking to one anchored in faith, humility, and service. After years of rationalizing his pain and hurting those who loved him, he finally surrendered, found a sponsor who challenged

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53:35

AA Speaker - Kent L. - Montgomery, AL - 2013

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2025/10/08

Kent L. from Montgomery, AL, USA speaking at the 5th Anniversary of the Happy Hour Group in Montgomery, AL - June 5th 2013 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com From a high-achieving yet fear-driven alcoholic whose drinking destroyed ambition, marriage, and career in the Army, to a man who embraced AA’s program of action, sponsorship, and daily spiritual disciplines to build a life of freedom and service. He rebuilt his education, earning degrees and a strong career with the Air Force, made peace

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52:20

AA Speaker - Edie C. - Sacramento, CA - 2000

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2025/10/07

Edie C. from Sacramento, CA at Sacramento Spring Fling, Sacramento, CA - February 18th 2000 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Edie shares her journey of survival and recovery, marked by a childhood of trauma, abandonment, and witnessing alcoholism destroy her mother and guardian. Despite being told she’d never succeed, she found Alcoholics Anonymous at 24, where fellowship, sponsorship, and service gradually healed her wounds. Through hard work, she transformed from a broken, angry young woman

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59:23

AA Speaker - Dave A. - Lake Jackson, TX - 2009

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2025/10/06

"Blind" Dave A. speaking at the 14th Annual Mouth of the Brazos Conference in Lake Jackson, TX - May 15th 2009 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com After decades of alcoholism, relapse, and failed attempts to quit on faith alone, Dave finally surrendered to Alcoholics Anonymous in 1998 and discovered that God could reach him through the fellowship and the Big Book. He described powerful spiritual experiences, including a fifth step that lifted a lifelong burden, moments where God intervened to keep

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43:20

AA Speaker - David R. -Raleigh, NC - 2006

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2025/10/04

David R. from Atlantic Highlands, NJ speaking on steps 1-12 at the NCCYPAA Young Peoples Conference in Raleigh, NC - September 2nd 2006Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com David shares how he grew up in a broken and violent home, found alcohol at 14, and quickly spiraled into decades of destruction, losing jobs, relationships, and even his health—eventually ending up drinking mouthwash, homeless, and pronounced dead before being revived. His first attempt at AA failed when he coasted without

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AA Speakers - Bill L. & Mike L. - Albany, NY - 2002

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2025/10/03

Bill L. from Dunellen, NJ and Mike L. from West Orange, NJ speaking at a workshop titled "Maintaining Conscious Contact During the Holidays" in Albany, NY - December 6th 2002 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Barefoot Bill and Mike L. from New Jersey shared their journeys of discovering that simply not drinking was not enough—both described the misery of untreated alcoholism despite time sober, until they embraced the 12 steps and a spiritual solution that changed everything. They spoke of how

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AA Speaker - Travis A. - Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada...

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2025/10/02

Travis A. from Spruce Grove, Alberta speaking at the Lethbridge & Southern Alberta Roundup in Lethbridge, Alberta - April 9th 2010 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Travis shares his journey from a troubled youth and early alcoholism—marked by chaos, crime, treatment centers, and homelessness—to finding lasting sobriety at age 22 through the program of Alcoholics Anonymous. He spoke of the powerlessness he felt, the transformation that came from working the Steps, and how service, honesty,

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53:23

AA Speaker - Kerry C. - Windsor, Ontario, Canada - 2010

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2025/10/01

Kerry C. from Tannersville, PA speaking at the Windsor conference in Windsor, Ontario, Canada - July 25th 2010 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Kerry shares her journey of getting sober at 18, growing up fearful, insecure, and restless, and finding in AA both a spiritual solution and a true home. She described how the steps transformed her from a dishonest, angry, isolated girl into a woman of faith, service, and presence, with a marriage, four children, and deep ties to her fellowship. Through

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AA Speaker - Bill L. - Westfield, NJ - 2012

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2025/09/30

Barefoot Bill L. from Westfield, NJ speaking on the topic of Help Others at the Westfield Big Book Workshop of the Spiritual Awakenings Group in Westfield, NJ - August 19th 2012 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Bill shares passionately about the importance of helping others in AA, emphasizing that true service flows only after trusting God and cleaning house. He highlighted how the Big Book repeatedly stresses being of maximum service, not just for relief but for transformation, and that

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AA Speaker - Sean A. - Edmonton, Canada - 2008

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2025/09/29

Sean A. from Vancouver, Canada speaking at West Edmonton Beef dinner in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada - June 11th 2008 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Sean shares his journey with honesty and humor, describing how drinking and drugs once consumed his life despite outward success in acting, real estate, and appearances of stability. After hitting bottom, he was 12-stepped into AA in 1974, where he found safety, identification, and a path through the steps that helped him rebuild from despair. He

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AA Speaker - Scott P. - North Ridgeville, OH - 2005

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2025/09/28

Scott P. from Elyria, OH speaking at the North Ridgeville Sunday Night Men's group in North Ridgeville, OH - December 4th 2005 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Scott shares a raw and powerful account of his life shaped by alcoholism, beginning with early drinking, blackouts, and growing up in a family where dysfunction felt normal. His drinking escalated into broken relationships, jail time, and deep shame, until a DUI and moment of clarity pushed him to seek real help in AA. He described

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AA Speaker - John K. - Laguna Niguel, CA - 2012

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2025/09/27

John K. from Dallas, TX and Myers R. from Dallas, TX speaking on step 1 at the 2nd Annual Stay Sober For Keeps Workshop in Laguna Niguel, CA - January 21st 2012Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com John K. shares his experience of being a grateful recovered alcoholic (sober since 1999) and emphasizes how the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous is a textbook with precise instructions for recovery rather than just stories or opinions. He contrasts the old AA approach—rapidly taking newcomers through the

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AA Speaker - Tara R. - Las Vegas, NV - 2012

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2025/09/26

Tara R. from Sedona, AZ speaking at the Connect the Dots group in Las Vegas, NV - November 19th 2012 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Tara shares a powerful arc from early bullying and self-loathing to a first drink at 12 that “saved” her life but led to years of chaos, two marriages, and profound shame—then a turning point after her husband’s death when, despite 19 years dry, desperation nearly took her back out. Guided through the Big Book line-by-line, she experienced a true Third Step

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AA Speakers - Audrey C. & Michael K. - Dallas, TX - 2011

Sober Sunrise - AA Speaker Podcast ·

2025/09/25

Audrey C. from Dallas, TX and Michael K. from Dallas, TX speaking on steps 1-3 at a sponsorship and 12 Step workshop in Dallas, TX - March 2011 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Audrey C. and Michael K. (seasoned Big Book teachers co-leading a Dallas 2011 workshop) share lived, long-term sobriety marked by heavy sponsorship and service, and they translate that experience into a crisp roadmap: Step One’s honest self-diagnosis (body “allergy” + mind “obsession”), Step Two’s practical hope in a

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AA Speaker - Jerry J. - Melbourne Beach, FL - 2005

Sober Sunrise - AA Speaker Podcast ·

2025/09/24

Jerry J. from Lake Whitney, TX doing the steps at the Space Coast Roundup 2005 in Melbourne Beach, FL - February 2005 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Jerry spoke with humor and humility about nearly losing everything to alcohol before finding lasting sobriety on January 1, 1973, through the grace of God and the steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. He shared stories from his Texas upbringing—like his bulldog Patches and the “cattle trucks” of life—to illustrate the insanity of alcoholism and the

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AA Speaker - Desmond T. - Grapevine, TX - 2002

Sober Sunrise - AA Speaker Podcast ·

2025/09/23

Desmond T. from New York, NY at North East Texas Area Fall Convention - September 21st 2002 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Desmond hid behind white shirts, ties, and miniature bottles—until the love of AA finally broke through his defenses. Despite early slips and arrogance, he kept coming back, drawn to the honesty and realness of the people, who welcomed him, carried him past bars, and showed him what surrender looked like. Over time, he discovered the power of meditation, the truth of

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