Boiled Owl AA Recovery Podcast
The Boiled Owl
The Boiled Owl is hosted by Don and Sam, both members of Alcoholics Anonymous who like listening to other alcoholics’ experience, strength, and hope. We both do this often via podcasts and speaker tapes (well, CDs and MP3s) while working or driving. While there are many recordings of speaker meetings, we found locating podcasts a bit more difficult. So...... Rather than just complaining about it (you know we did!), we decided to take action. We both attend a Saturday morning men’s AA meeting and go to coffee afterward. Sometimes it’s just the two of us, though often it’s several more. The conversation there is always wide-ranging and invariably full of recovery. The Boiled Owl is our attempt to recreate the environment of the coffee shop meeting-after-the-meeting. Since it’s not completely ad-hoc, we have to structure it a bit, but soon the flow of conversation takes hold and it then goes where it goes. We start with a little banter, introduce our guest, and then ask them a question about why they’re in AA. This one question kicks off the conversation and we chat for 20-30 minutes. We close the podcast with “Ask the Old-timer,” where a question is posed to Don. For our initial episodes, we made up the question. The goal is for YOU to ask a question! Send us your question via [email protected]. New episodes are posted on the 1st and 15th of the month.
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Owl 070 Michelle
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02/01/20 • 62 min
Michelle got a DUI. 6 Months later, her drinking was worse. IOP led to AA. Fun story about a goat dealer! She is agnostic on her best days and atheist on her worst. We chat about mental healthcare and AA. Michelle's sobriety date is 18JUN2018 and her home group is Keeping It Green in Greensboro, NC.
Owl 067 Gabi
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12/15/19 • 62 min
Gabi spent one and a half years picking up white chips. That kept her close to the program for when she was ready. She was in MacArthur Park in LA to buy drugs when her car was impounded. She was homeless and panhandling to get her car back. She stalked her second sponsor. She talks a lot about unmanageability. Here's her spiritual music playlist of unusual songs: 1. Fire and Rain: James Taylor 2. Let It Be: Beatles 3. Surrender: Cheap Trick 4. Beauty Mark: Rufus Wainwright 5. Drift Away: Dobie Gray 6. Good Vibrations: Beach Boys 7. Chicago: Sufjan Stevens 8. Black Water: Doobie Brothers 9. Boy in the Bubble: Paul Simon 10. What’s Up: 4 Non Blondes Gabi got sober on 12AUG2008 and her home group is the No-Name Group somewhere in central NC.
Owl 063 Tommie
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10/15/19 • 56 min
As a doctor, Tommie would come in at 12:30PM. Awake at 4AM, she was not OK with drinking then because that would be morning drinking, so she prescribed sleeping pills to herself. Oddly, there were times when many of the pills were missing. Clients would step over her passed out body in the bar. She had LOTS of blackouts. She went to her first meeting in 1985 "to help clients." She didn't think she was an alcoholic for 2-3 years after starting AA. Now at 31 years sober, she goes to meetings daily. Tommie's home group is the Jamestown Group in Jamestown, NC. Her sobriety date is 02NOV1987.
Owl 062 Drew
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10/01/19 • 57 min
Drew got sober at 24. He sneaked airplane bottles into a 7th grade dance, equated fun with drinking, and alcohol preceded everything he did. His DUIs led him to treatment to avoid jail. Drew shares about a major health issue where he was facing death at 30 and how even that didn't stop his drinking. The science of alcoholism was the first inroad to him "getting it." Drew's sobriety date is 25FEB2008 and his home group is 16th Street in Greensboro, NC.
Owl 058 Greg
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08/01/19 • 57 min
Greg got sober in Tampa, Florida. Daily Prayer and meditation is a big part of his recovery. He had a relapse after 2 1/2 years. The only furniture in his apartment when he got sober was a bed. His most pivotal moment was realizing the wall he held between himself and his children. That enabled him to surrender and return to AA. Greg's sobriety date is 06JUL1993 and his home group is Summit Fellowship Men's group in Greensboro, NC.
Owl 043 Jean
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12/15/18 • 59 min
Jean started drinking at 15 and stopped at 45. She was home alone often and her body would scream for alcohol. She drank wine from a coffee mug. She was miserable when her husband was home because she had to be sober then. Her last drink wasn't her choice. She went to a 28-day program and then a long-term recovery center for 3 months. She went to a meeting daily for 2 years. Speaker meetings were important in her early recovery - "Identify, don't compare." Jean's sobriety date is 12MAY1983 and her home group is It's In The Book in Greensboro, NC.
Owl 042 John
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12/01/18 • 61 min
John started with drugs at 13. In middle and high school, his friends could just do weekends but John couldn't stop. At 14, he went to his first meeting (NA), did 90 in 90, got 6 months and did some stepwork. He tried many other times to get sober, but it never stuck. At 16, he was in treatment for 6 months and got drunk and high within 2 weeks of leaving. He considered suicide for a year and gave AA one more try. His 4th Step was a particularly powerful experience. John's sobriety date is 22JUN2013 and his home group is Young People in Greensboro, NC.
Owl 039 Molly
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10/01/18 • 63 min
Molly just completed another 4th Step and is meeting one of her sponsors to do a 5th Step right after recording this episode. A DUI in 2002 led her to getting sober 2 months later. Years before getting sober, she had a boyfriend in AA and, by living the AA program, he showed her what a sober life in AA can be like. A musician, Molly regained access to her talent at about 2 years sober and now is "performing behind enemy lines" frequently. Step 3 and the St. Francis prayer are very present in her life right now, particularly with the current political happenings. Molly's home groups are the weekly jail meeting and Women’s Experience, Strength & Hope in Greensboro, NC. Her sobriety date is 28OCT2002.
Owl 038 Buddy
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09/15/18 • 55 min
Buddy was in and out of AA for 6 years prior to getting sober. His alcoholic drinking started in his late 20s. Religion prevented earlier drinking. Drinking saved his life. A major health issue threatened his life and he quit drinking but with no program, he resumed. Ultimately, a DUI led to his coming to AA. He didn't know anyone who drank like him; in AA, he heard a guy who did. Making amends to his first wife was a big moment in his recovery. Buddy got sober on 10NOV2008 and his home group is Sunday Morning Sharing & Caring in Cartersville, GA. We know Buddy through www.dailyaaemails.com.
My Name is Ebenezer S. Special (Encore Repost)
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12/07/20 • 58 min
It's 2020 and that alone is plenty of reason to publish another special. Here's an encore presentation of our 2019 production of "My Name is Ebenezer S." We wish you all a sober, safe and healthy holiday season! The owl just made some weird hooting sound - make it mean whatever you will. 🦉 "My Name is Ebenezer S." is a ghostly 12th-Step call play that's been presented by members of AA in Greensboro, NC, for many years. The script for "My Name is Ebenezer S." is available for free by request at [email protected]. We encourage you to put together your own production of this fun holiday play and to put your own local flavor into it.
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How many episodes does Boiled Owl AA Recovery Podcast have?
Boiled Owl AA Recovery Podcast currently has 115 episodes available.
What topics does Boiled Owl AA Recovery Podcast cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on Boiled Owl AA Recovery Podcast?
The episode title 'Owl 080 Mat' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Boiled Owl AA Recovery Podcast?
The average episode length on Boiled Owl AA Recovery Podcast is 57 minutes.
How often are episodes of Boiled Owl AA Recovery Podcast released?
Episodes of Boiled Owl AA Recovery Podcast are typically released every 14 days, 4 hours.
When was the first episode of Boiled Owl AA Recovery Podcast?
The first episode of Boiled Owl AA Recovery Podcast was released on Mar 29, 2017.
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