Watch out for resentments, and while growth is Chicago is slow it kept going. https://archive.org/download/20171121HeSoldHimselfShortPart3/20171121_He_Sold_Himself_Short_Part_3.mp3

The early meetings in Akron featured the 6-step program taken from the Oxford Groups. But he got going right away and took AA back to Chicago. https://archive.org/download/20171114HeSoldHimselfShortPart2/20171114_He_Sold_Himself_Short_Part_2.mp3

AA in the early days matters because “if you do what we did, you will get the results we got.” So this fellow from Chicago went to Akron to find out what they were doing. https://archive.org/download/20171031HeSoldHimselfShortPart1/20171031_He_Sold_Himself_Short_Part_1.mp3

After his last drink, Doctor Bob calls Sister Ignatia. And how you need to want the program to succeed. https://archive.org/download/20171024DoctorBobsNightmarePart3/20171024_Doctor_Bobs_Nightmare_Part_3.mp3

Doctor Bob meets Bill, who says the right thing. And then he goes on his last bender. https://archive.org/download/20171017DoctorBobsNightmarePart2/20171017_Doctor_Bobs_Nightmare_Part_2.mp3

Doctor Bob started drinking heavily almost from the start. At first, he could stop when he needed to, but he descended into full-blown alcoholism. https://archive.org/download/20170926DoctorBobsNightmarePart1/20170926_Doctor_Bobs_Nightmare_Part_1.mp3

As AA grew, it cooperated with the professional community. We all need professionals who understand this disease. https://archive.org/download/20170829AVisionForYouPart5/20170829_A_Vision_For_You_Part_5.mp3

Early growth of AA, family involvement in recovery, and New York gets going. https://archive.org/download/20170822AVisionForYouPart4/20170822_A_Vision_For_You_Part_4.mp3

The importance of carrying the message, the chain of recovery, and the early growth of AA. https://archive.org/download/20170815AVisionForYouPart3/20170815_A_Vision_For_You_Part_3.mp3

How Bill and Doctor Bob met, Doctor Bob’s last bender, Sister Ignatia, and Bill Dotson. https://archive.org/download/20170808AVisionForYouPart2/20170808_A_Vision_For_You_Part_2.mp3

In 1939, we didn’t have AA everywhere. So the Big Book was written to spread the word. https://archive.org/download/20170725AVisionForYouPart1/20170725_A_Vision_For_You_Part_1.mp3

Step 11 promises, and what conscious contact really means. https://archive.org/download/20170718IntoActionPart10/20170718_Into_Action_Part_10.mp3

Step 11 is all about establishing a relationship with God. https://archive.org/download/20170711IntoActionPart9/20170711_Into_Action_Part_9.mp3

Step 10 is really about practicing the whole program on a daily basis. https://archive.org/download/20170627IntoActionPart8/20170627_Into_Action_Part_8.mp3

Making amends to yourself, and The Promises. https://archive.org/download/20170620IntoActionPart7/20170620_Into_Action_Part_7.mp3

Making amends to the family means repairing relationships and restoring them to what they should have been if possible. https://archive.org/download/20170613IntoActionPart6/20170613_Into_Action_Part_6.mp3

Making different kinds amends, and how to handle financial reparations. https://archive.org/download/20170530IntoActionPart5/20170530_Into_Action_Part_5.mp3

Doctor Bob’s last drink, and why he thought amends were so important. https://archive.org/download/20170516IntoActionPart4/20170516_Into_Action_Part_4.mp3

Steps 6 & 7 are discussed in the context of working the program on a daily basis. https://archive.org/download/20170509IntoActionPart3/20170509_Into_Action_Part_3.mp3

Step 5 finishes up, and a discussion of Sponsorship. https://archive.org/download/20170418IntoActionPart2/20170418_Into_Action_Part_2.mp3

Why Step 5 is necessary, and why the Big Book does not mention your sponsor here. It is not because they are against it. https://archive.org/download/20170411IntoActionPart1/20170411_Into_Action_Part_1.mp3

We conclude our look at the inventory by looking at the two other lists: Fears, and Sex Situations. Then we look at what it means to say we seek progress rather then perfection. https://archive.org/download/20170328HowItWorksPart6/20170328_How_It_Works_Part_6.mp3

We look at a detailed example of how to do an inventory of Resentments. Then we discuss that resentments are fatal. https://archive.org/download/20170321HowItWorksPart5/20170321_How_It_Works_Part_5.mp3

Step 3 can have little permanent effect unless at once followed by Step 4. The Big Book is always telling us to move forward. https://archive.org/download/20170314HowItWorksPart4/20170314_How_It_Works_Part_4.mp3

WE look at the Step 3 prayer, and that the Big Book says we should move irght away to Step 4, the inventory. https://archive.org/download/20170228HowItWorksPart3/20170228_How_It_Works_Part_3.mp3

The Big Book says some very unexpected things. One of them is that alcohol is just a symptom, and that self-centeredness is the root of all of our problems. https://archive.org/download/20170214HowItWorksPart2/20170214_How_It_Works_Part_2.mp3

WE present the classic excerpt that is used to open so may AA Meetings all over the world. But when something is frequently recited it can become something you don’t think about. That would be a mistake. https://archive.org/download/20170131HowItWorksPart1/20170131_How_It_Works_Part_1.mp3

Reason v. Faith is something Bill likes to discuss, and he does so here. Then we look at where we find God. https://archive.org/download/20170124WeAgnosticsPart3/20170124_We_Agnostics_Part_3.mp3

The Big Book says we need to be open-minded. What does that mean, and why is it important? https://archive.org/download/20170117_We_Agnostics_Part_2/20170117_We_Agnostics_Part_2.mp3

If we are powerless (and we are) where do we find power? Well, there is one who has all power. https://archive.org/download/20161227WeAgnosticsPart1/20161227_We_Agnostics_Part_1.mp3

The story of Fred, and how he learned that self-discipline is no match for alcoholic insanity. https://archive.org/download/20161220MoreAboutAlcoholismPart5/20161220_More_About_Alcoholism_Part_5.mp3

The famous jay-walking metaphor is covered, and Bill calls our behavior “insane”. https://archive.org/download/20161213MoreAboutAlcoholismPart4/20161213_More_About_Alcoholism_Part_4.mp3

The crux of the problem: the mental state preceding the first drink. That is what we mean by alcoholic insanity. https://archive.org/download/20161129MoreAboutAlcoholismPart3/20161129_More_About_Alcoholism_Part_3.mp3

Willpower is not the answer either. That is the significance of the concept of alcoholic insanity. https://archive.org/download/20161122MoreAboutAlcoholismPart2/20161122_More_About_Alcoholism_Part_2.mp3

We begin the chapter that examines the mental part of the disease, which I term “alcoholic insanity”. And we discuss the idea of a progressive illness. https://archive.org/download/20161115MoreAboutAlcoholismPart1/20161115_More_About_Alcoholism_Part_1.mp3

Just a little discussion of the spiritual solution to alcoholism. Also some history of how Roland is linked to Bill. https://archive.org/download/20161108ThereIsASolutionPart7/20161108_There_Is_A_Solution_Part_7.mp3

We look at the story of Roland Hazard, a key person in the history of AA. https://archive.org/download/20161025ThereIsASolutionPart6/20161025_There_Is_A_Solution_Part_6.mp3

The solution is now discussed, and Appendix II is referenced. https://archive.org/download/20161018ThereIsASolutionPart5/20161018_There_Is_A_Solution_Part_5.mp3

What is a real alcoholic? Why does the alcoholic behave the way he does? It is not a matter of how much you drink. https://archive.org/download/20160927ThereIsASolutionPart4/20160927_There_Is_A_Solution_Part_4.mp3

What do we mean when we use the term “alcoholism”? What does it mean to be a disease? https://archive.org/download/20160913ThereIsASolutionPart3/20160913_There_Is_A_Solution_Part_3.mp3

We discuss the principle of one alcoholic talking to another alcoholic. And how non-alcoholics just don’t understand this disease. https://archive.org/download/20160830ThereIsASolutionPart2/20160830_There_Is_A_Solution_Part_2.mp3

We begin Chapter Two, There Is A Solution, where the solution turns out to be relying on God. But the main idea of this chapter is that knowledge alone won’t get the job done. https://archive.org/download/20160823ThereIsASolutionPart1/20160823_There_Is_A_Solution_Part_1.mp3

At long last, we finish Bill’s story. And discuss the importance of carrying the message. https://archive.org/download/20160816BillsStoryPart9/20160816_Bills_Story_Part_9.mp3

Bill learns about the essential need for the alcoholic to carry the message to others. https://archive.org/download/20160809BillsStoryPart8/20160809_Bills_Story_Part_8.mp3

Bill is introduced to the Oxford Movement’s program in the hospital. https://archive.org/download/20160726BillsStoryPart7/20160726_Bills_Story_Part_7.mp3

Bill experiences identification that changes his mind. And is hospitalized for proves to be the last time. https://archive.org/download/20160719BillsStoryPart6/20160719_Bills_Story_Part_6.mp3

The inner conflict rages inside Bill. But it will have an important outcome. https://archive.org/download/20160628BillsStoryPart5/20160628_Bills_Story_Part_5.mp3

An old friend comes to visit, and creates a quandary for Bill. https://archive.org/download/20160621BillsStoryPart4/20160621_Bills_Story_Part_4.mp3

On his way down, Bill experiences alcoholic insanity. He takes Step One, but is not enough to stop drinking. https://archive.org/download/20160614BillsStoryPart3/20160614_Bills_Story_Part_3.mp3

Bill’s drinking is getting bad, and it has consequences. https://archive.org/download/20160531BillsStoryPart2/20160531_Bills_Story_Part_2.mp3

A young man goes to war, comes home, and makes a name for himself on Wall Street. But pay close attention to his grandiosity. https://archive.org/download/20160524BillsStoryPart1/20160524_Bills_Story_Part_1.mp3

This concludes our discussion of The Doctor’s Opinion. We summarize the main points of this reading, and look at the types of alcoholic. https://archive.org/download/20160517DoctorsOpinionPart4/20160517_Doctors_Opinion_Part_4.mp3

More on the physical nature of the disease of alcoholism. https://archive.org/download/20160510DoctorsOpinionPart3/20160510_Doctors_Opinion_Part_3.mp3

Alcoholism is not a simply a problem of mental control. It is a physical disease. And this means you need to give careful attention to physical recovery and good medical care. https://archive.org/download/20160426DoctorsOpinionPart2/20160426_Doctors_Opinion_Part_2.mp3

The Doctor’s Opinion by Dr. William Silkworth is very important because it establishes just what we mean when we say that alcoholism is a disease. The physical nature of this disease is discussed in this piece. https://archive.org/download/20160412DoctorsOpinionPart1/20160412_Doctors_Opinion_Part_1.mp3

We finish our look at the Foreword to the Second edition, and pick a few comments out of the other introductory material. https://archive.org/download/20160329AAHistoryPart4/20160329_AA_History_Part_4.mp3

We continue our look at the early history of AA. https://archive.org/download/20160322_AA_History_Part_3/20160322_AA_History_Part_3.mp3

We continue our look at the early history of AA. https://archive.org/download/20160315_AA_History_Part_2/20160315_AA_History_Part_2.mp3

The Foreword to the Second Edition contains a lot of historical information so we will will spend several programs looking at it. When the first edition was published in 1939 people didn’t think such an historical review was really necessary for what seemed to them like very recent events. But by 1955 when the Second Edition was published much had…

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In this introductory program we look at some background about The Big Book to set us up for in-depth study. https://archive.org/download/20160223_Introduction_to_The_Big_Book/20160223_Introduction_to_The_Big_Book.mp3