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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 - Jay S. - Hobbs, NM - 2006

Sober Sunrise - AA Speaker Podcast ·

2025/09/09

Jay S. from Redondo Beach, CA speaking at the 26th annual Tumbleweed Conference in Hobbs, NM - September 15th 2006Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Jay shares a life reclaimed: a 1979 sobriety date, decades free from the “front drink,” and a journey from blackout living and DUIs to spiritual action, amends, and service. He frames alcoholism as allergy + obsession + soul sickness—and recovery as complete abstinence, prayer/meditation, and working all 12 steps. Key wins: he stayed sober when the

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47:27

AA Speaker - Carl P. Conyers, GA - 2014

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2025/09/08

Carl P. from Atlanta, GA speaking at the Fellowship of the Spirit in Conyers, GA - April 6th 2014 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Carl traces a restless childhood—constant moves, isolation, and a mind that never felt comfortable—into full-blown addiction where alcohol and cocaine became the only reliable relief and then the wrecking ball for every job, home, and relationship he touched. He shows how “white-knuckle” stints in treatment and halfway houses failed because mere sincerity and

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63:54

AA Speaker - John K. - Dodge City, KS - 2008

Sober Sunrise - AA Speaker Podcast ·

2025/09/07

John K. from Primary Purpose Group in Dallas, TX speaking at the SW Kansas AA Conference in Dodge City, KS - January 2008 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com John shares his story of going from a straight-A, gifted athlete with everything on paper, to a hopeless alcoholic who cycled through jobs, relationships, treatment centers, and blackouts until Labor Day 1999, when he finally surrendered and found a sponsor who laid out the truth of the Big Book. He explains in his own words how Step 1 hit

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51:53

AA Speaker - Rick K. - British Columbia, Canada - 2008

Sober Sunrise - AA Speaker Podcast ·

2025/09/05

Rick K. from Edmonton, Canada speaking at Parksville Rally in Parksville, British Columbia, Canada - June 14th 2008Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Rick shares a funny-raw arc from blackout drinking (early DUIs, a seizure, a marriage on the brink, dyslexia shame, and career chaos) to long-term sobriety (8/8/1985) built on service, sponsorship, and trusting God; he found purpose making coffee, stacking chairs, and “living like it might work,” then working the steps with a paint-salesman

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AA Speaker - Joshua H. - Vancouver, Canada - 2009

Sober Sunrise - AA Speaker Podcast ·

2025/09/04

Joshua H. from Toronto, Canada speaking at the North Shore Roundup in Vancouver, Canada - April 12th 2009Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com From early chaos—drinking at 10, homelessness, jail, psych wards, and years of relapse—Joshua reached a bottom at 19 where alcohol stopped working and only AA remained. Guided by sponsors, steps, and service, he found freedom in admitting powerlessness, seeking a higher power, and using his painful past to help others. Despite trauma, loss, and struggles

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48:04

AA Speaker - Rick W. - La Jolla, CA - 2010

Sober Sunrise - AA Speaker Podcast ·

2025/09/03

Rick W. from Oxnard, CA speaking at the Old Town speakers meeting in La Jolla, CA - Oct 2010Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Rick W. from Oxnard shares a humorous, raw, and deeply grateful account of a life transformed by Alcoholics Anonymous: after early trauma, chaotic drinking, DUIs, accidents, and a low point at Camarillo State Hospital (lured first by coffee, cookies, and H&I Marlboros), he discovered AA, recognized his alcoholism, and—sober since July 1977—built a daily practice of

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63:47

AA Speaker - Tim T. - Edisto, SC - 2007

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2025/09/02

Tim T. from Brooklyn, OH speaking at the Edisto Roundup in Edisto, SC - April 13th-15th 2007Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Tim's share reflects pain transformed into purpose: the son of an alcoholic father who got sober in 1946, Tim grew up in chaos—cycling through step-parents, over 20 schools, jails, prisons, and failed marriages—before reaching his bottom on June 23, 1982, when loneliness and despair nearly consumed him. His early life was marked by running from responsibility and

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02:15:31

AA Speaker - Don C. - Albuquerque, NM - 1994

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2025/08/31

Don C. from Colorado Spring, CO speaking at the 4 Seasons Workshop at the 1st NM Indian AA Convention in Albuquerque, NM - April 1st 1994Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Don shares a deeply spiritual message blending Native tradition with recovery. He spoke of prophecies marking a new springtime for Indigenous people, a stirring where hidden gifts would surface and healers would emerge after walking hard personal roads. Drawing on the medicine wheel, he reframed the Twelve Steps as a circle of

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AA Speaker - Ralf S. - Copenhagen, Denmark - 2009

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2025/08/30

Ralf S. from München, Germany speaking at the Men Among Men Group's first conference in Copenhagen, Denmark - August 8th 2009 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Ralf, a German mathematician, blends humor, intellect, and honesty. He described how childhood trauma left him people-pleasing and empty, and though he built success and wealth worldwide, he lived as an “empty suit,” disconnected from himself and relying on alcohol to survive. His drinking spiraled in Miami until even alcohol stopped

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01:06:05

AA Speaker - Kerry C. - Seattle, WA - 2010

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2025/08/29

Kerry C. from Tannersville, PA speaking at Live At Pine Lake in Seattle, WA - May 2010 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Getting sober at just 18, Kerry spent her entire adult life learning to live through the 12 steps, guided by strong sponsors and a commitment to honesty. She recounted a chaotic childhood, early drinking, and destructive relationships, but also the miracle of willingness that brought her to AA. Kerry became known as a “big book thumper,” unapologetically teaching recovery

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02:38:23

AA Speaker - Valerie D. - Santa Fe, NM - 2007

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2025/08/28

Valerie D. from Richmond, VA doing a workshop titled "The Spirit of the 12 Steps" in Santa Fe, NM - October 26th-28th 2007Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Valerie’s story is one of chaos transformed into purpose: raised in a violent alcoholic home, she always felt different and disconnected until her first drink at 14 gave her a false sense of belonging. From stealing toys as a child to juvenile detention, treatment centers, and years of bouncing in and out of AA, her life spiraled through

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AA Speaker - Todd S. - Bozrah, CT - 2015

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2025/08/27

Todd S. from Keene, NH speaking at Area 11 Soberfest in Bozrah, CT - June 5th 2015Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Growing up in a working-class family, Todd began drinking at 14 and eventually drank himself out of the Navy. His life spiraled into five DWIs across three states, countless arrests, and even a devastating crash after fleeing police. Yet the turning point came when, faced with his wreckage, he finally turned to AA, where the fellowship embraced him and mentors like Red guided him

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01:44:24

AA Speaker - Kort K. - Saint Paul, MN - 2008

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2025/08/26

Gisli "Kort" K. from Minneapolis, MN speaking on the topic of "Working With Others" at The Firing Line Group of Alcoholics Anonymous in Saint Paul, MN - June 2008Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Kort shares how his sobriety, beginning in 1999, grew from despair into lasting recovery through working the Twelve Steps directly from the Big Book. He described failed early attempts to stay sober with routines like swimming and reading, until he embraced sponsorship and spiritual action that led to

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01:08:30

AA Speaker - Vaughan Q. - Scarborough, Ontario,...

Sober Sunrise - AA Speaker Podcast ·

2025/08/25

Vaughan Q. from Toronto, Ontario, Canada doing a 12 step seminar at St. Teresa's Church in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada - January 22nd 1994 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Vaughan shares his experience with humor and deeply moving accounts, blending his perspective as a Roman Catholic priest with his own recovery journey. He described how alcoholism left him walled off despite outward charm, and emphasized that the real gift of AA lies not just in fellowship but in the internalization of the

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AA Speaker - Steven V. - Honolulu, HI - 2010

Sober Sunrise - AA Speaker Podcast ·

2025/08/23

Steven V. from Honolulu, HI speaking at the Hawaii State Convention in Honolulu, HI - November 6th 2010Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Steven talks on the theme of responsibility by reflecting on his 24 years of sobriety since getting sober at age 22 in Honolulu. He described his early struggle with alcoholism—drinking heavily through high school and into his early 20s—until professional help brought him into AA, where he immediately felt a weight lift. His long journey emphasized two key

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01:39:26

AA Speaker - Tom I. - Vancouver, Canada - 2010

Sober Sunrise - AA Speaker Podcast ·

2025/08/22

Tom I. from Southern Pines, NC speaking at the 22nd Annual Mens Fall Retreat in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - September 17th-19th 2010Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Tom shares his story of redemption, walking into his first AA meeting in 1957 at just 24 years old. At first unable to identify, he slowly came alive through the steps, sponsorship, and service, transforming from a broken young man into one of dignity, integrity, and leadership. He went on to build a 39-year career in

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AA Speaker - Bob D. - Concord, CA - 2017

Sober Sunrise - AA Speaker Podcast ·

2025/08/21

Bob D. from Las Vegas, NV speaking the topic of "Ending Loneliness using the 12 Traditions" at the Unity and Service conference in Concord, CA - August 19th 2017Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Bob D. from Las Vegas shares with raw honesty how his journey from a broken man in 1978 to nearly four decades of sobriety was shaped by stubborn resistance, painful relapses, and eventually deep surrender to AA’s principles. He highlights the critical role of action—showing up for his home group,

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AA Speaker - Deandre M. - Simi Valley, CA - 2008

Sober Sunrise - AA Speaker Podcast ·

2025/08/20

Deandre M. from Lancaster, CA speaking in Simi Valley, CA - April 20th 2008Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Deandre shares his powerful recovery story, sober since May 29, 1991. Growing up in Watts, he found early escape in alcohol, which led to dishonesty, chaos, and self-destruction. Rehab introduced him to AA, where through painful resistance he began working the steps, especially the Fourth and Fifth, uncovering resentments, fears, and secrets that blocked him from connection. Guided by

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AA Speaker - Mike S. - San Diego, CA - 2002

Sober Sunrise - AA Speaker Podcast ·

2025/08/19

Mike S. from Riverside, CA speaking at the 25th San Diego Spring Roundup in San Diego, CA - March 30th 2002Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Mike shares his experience & journey from chaos to recovery. Marked by alcoholism, drug use, and repeated relapses until surrendering to AA in 1980. Growing up in a turbulent alcoholic household, his drinking quickly spiraled into blackouts, violence, and despair, leaving him broken despite outward successes. His turning point came through a series of

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01:12:33

AA Speakers - Dustin B. & Kelly B. - St. Peter, MN -...

Sober Sunrise - AA Speaker Podcast ·

2025/08/18

Dustin B. from Saint Paul, MN and Kelly B. from Saint Paul, MN doing a workshop on "Questions and Answers on Sponsorship" for Area 36, District 23 in St. Peter, MN - October 25th 2008 Visit our website - Sober-Sunrise.com Dustin and Kelly share a heartfelt story of recovery, rooted in gratitude, accountability, and the power of sponsorship. Dustin, after being dragged back by a state commitment, admits his early struggles with relapse, atheism, and anger, but found freedom by fully working the steps

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