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Browse hundreds of Alcoholics Anonymous speaker meetings from around the world — full-length recovery talks focused on the 12 Steps, spiritual awakening, and long-term sobriety.
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Sober Sunrise is a curated archive of full-length AA speaker meetings from around the world. Each recording features members of Alcoholics Anonymous sharing experience, strength, and hope through personal recovery stories that highlight the practical application of the 12 Steps.
This searchable library includes AA speaker tapes focused on the 12 Steps, step work and inventory, sponsorship, spiritual awakening, Big Book study, hitting bottom, and surrender and acceptance, along with long-term sobriety themes. Whether newly sober or decades into recovery, these Alcoholics Anonymous speaker recordings offer insight into living the principles of the program in everyday life.
New AA speaker meetings are added regularly, making this one of the most comprehensive online archives of recovery talks available. Browse by topic, search by keyword, or explore the latest episodes below to find experience, strength, and hope that speaks directly to your journey.
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1 HR 8 MIN
I Slept on the Big Book Like a Pillow - AA Speaker - Patti L.
Patti L., an AA speaker, details her descent into addiction from age 16 through her 40s, including years in prison, five marriages, and near-fatal health col...
Oct 10, 2026
44 MIN
God, Human Folly, and Laughter - AA Speaker - Jay S.
Jay S. shares how he arrived at AA with a physical allergy to alcohol, an obsession of the mind, and no idea he was different from 90% of the population. He ...
Oct 9, 2026
1 HR 1 MIN
The Job, the Girl, and the Car Are an Illusion - AA Speaker - Myers R.
Myers R., an AA speaker from Dallas, explains how he spent seven years in discussion meetings without working the steps, believing that sobriety and external...
Oct 8, 2026
1 HR 11 MIN
I Couldn't Even Manage a Fishbowl - AA Speaker - Jerry J.
Jerry J. shares his story of being a high-functioning alcoholic lawyer who couldn't stop drinking despite his success, his wife's Alanon involvement, and a f...
Oct 6, 2026
54 MIN
From Armed Robbery to a Purple Schwinn - AA Speaker - Jim B.
Jim B. describes his progression from early social anxiety and low self-esteem to using alcohol as a solution, then into serious criminal behavior including ...
Oct 5, 2026
1 HR 15 MIN
I Didn't Know the Problem Was in My Hand - AA Speaker - Bob C.
Bob C. describes his drinking as a gradual infiltration of his family life that brought guilt, shame, and remorse, which he medicated with alcohol in an endl...
Oct 4, 2026
59 MIN
I Needed a Drink Long Before I Ever Got One - AA Speaker - Dustin B.
Dustin B., an AA speaker, describes growing up in an alcoholic family, experiencing severe trauma and abuse, and developing a spiritual awakening while in tr...
Oct 2, 2026
55 MIN
The More I Tried to Stay Sober, the Sicker I Got - AA Speaker - Joseph G.
Joseph G., an AA speaker, shares his story of sobering up in prison and initially resisting sponsorship and step work because he believed he already understo...
Oct 1, 2026
50 MIN
Stoned to Death With Fridge Magnets - AA Speaker - Sean A.
Sean A., sober 33 years, shares his transformation from a cocaine-addicted Broadway actor to a committed member of Alcoholics Anonymous, walking through how ...
Sep 30, 2026
1 HR 1 MIN
Nobody Will Know. God Will Know. - AA Speaker - Pat R.
Pat R. describes growing up with alcoholic parents in Brooklyn, drinking from age 15 to numb her feelings of emptiness and disconnection, and eventually hitt...
Sep 29, 2026
53 MIN
I've Been Around Airports for 50 Years. I Still Can't Fly - AA Speaker - Tom K.
Tom K., sober 45+ years, shares his journey from active alcoholism, suicide attempt, and discovery of AA in Portsmouth, Ohio, to decades of service work and ...
Sep 28, 2026
1 HR 16 MIN
I Didn't Know AA Had a Skybox - AA Speaker - Charlie P.
Charlie P., an AA speaker with 39 years of sobriety, describes decades of untreated alcoholism within the rooms of AA, despite attending meetings and working...
Sep 25, 2026
1 HR 32 MIN
The Pink Cloud Was Never Supposed to Turn Gray - AA Speaker - Chuck C.
AA speaker Chuck C. explains that true sobriety is emotional and spiritual, not just physical abstinence, and that the initial happiness of early recovery sh...
Sep 24, 2026
46 MIN
The Martini Became a Coffee Cup - AA Speaker - Michael D.
Michael D. is an AA speaker who shares his story of becoming a successful but deeply alcoholic advertising executive, detailing his descent from martini conn...
Sep 23, 2026
1 HR 10 MIN
We Don't Want Change. We Want Relief. - AA Speaker - Bob B.
Bob B., sober since 1967, shares his 31-year recovery story centered on surrender and spiritual transformation. He describes hitting bottom at a young age, h...
Sep 22, 2026
51 MIN
My Higher Power Has a Substation in My Computer - AA Speaker - Paul O.
Paul O. is an AA speaker with 30 years of sobriety who emphasizes that both meetings and step work are necessary for lasting recovery—neither alone is enou...
Sep 21, 2026
58 MIN
You Won't Stand Any Closer to God Than This - AA Speaker - Tom L.
Tom L., an AA speaker with over 25 years sober, shares his journey from hitting bottom in New Orleans to finding spirituality through sponsorship and becomin...
Sep 19, 2026
52 MIN
I Have More Time Sober Than I Did Drunk - AA Speaker - Laila M.
Laila M., sober since 1992, shares her 10-year journey from hitting bottom at 16 with suicidal ideation to building a stable recovery through the steps, spon...
Sep 18, 2026
41 MIN
Sponsorship Is the Cake - AA Speaker - Chad B.
Chad B. describes his bottom as a young man—blackouts, DUIs, and the obsession to drink—and how he finally got willing to work the steps after hitting ro...
Sep 17, 2026
53 MIN
I Found AA in a State Mental Hospital - AA Speaker - Rachel L.
Rachel L. is an AA speaker who shares her story of early childhood trauma, a family history of alcoholism spanning generations, and a descent into street lif...
Sep 16, 2026
1 HR 19 MIN
He Didn't Make Me Famous. He Made Me Anonymous - AA Speaker - Paul O.
Paul O., an AA speaker with 22 years of sobriety, explains that acceptance isn't resignation—it's choosing to be the hero in your own life story instead of...
Sep 15, 2026
1 HR 11 MIN
Hopelessness Made the Big Book Exciting - AA Speaker - Lee Y.
Lee Y. shares how complete hopelessness and exhaustion with himself—not just alcohol—became the doorway to recovery. His AA speaker story covers finding ...
Sep 14, 2026
36 MIN
The Party Was Over, But I Kept Trying to Restart It - AA Speaker - Bob D.
Bob D. describes his lifelong struggle with the disease of alcoholism, from his first drink at age 12 through decades of failed attempts to recapture the ear...
Sep 12, 2026
39 MIN
The Shattered House Became the Promises - AA Speaker - David O.
David O., an AA speaker, shares his story of recovery after 20 years of alcoholism destroyed his family and brought him to the brink of suicide. He details h...
Sep 10, 2026
1 HR 7 MIN
The Traditions Made My Steps Come Alive Again - AA Speaker - Wesley P.
AA speaker Wesley P. describes how after eight years sober he experienced spiritual complacency and began pulling away from meetings until his sponsor interv...
Sep 9, 2026
1 HR 26 MIN
Two Years Sober and Still a Two-Stepper - AA Speaker - Jack H.
Jack H. recounts his journey from a Tennessee boy introduced to alcohol at age 15, through his wild years in the Navy and a booming business that nearly dest...
Sep 8, 2026
53 MIN
Help Somebody Before Four O'Clock - AA Speaker - Sarah L.
Sarah L. describes how service to others became central to her recovery, moving from self-centeredness and fear to becoming an active sponsor, meeting facili...
Sep 7, 2026
52 MIN
Sit Down, Cowboy - AA Speaker - Chris R.
Chris R., an AA speaker with 21 years of sobriety, describes hitting bottom through depression, failed therapy, and a suicide attempt before finding recovery...
Sep 6, 2026
53 MIN
I Caught Fire at Seventeen Years Sober - AA Speaker - Charlie P.
Charlie P., an AA speaker with long-term sobriety, explains the difference between abstinence-based recovery and a spiritually grounded program, sharing how ...
Sep 3, 2026
1 HR 20 MIN
I Went Back to My Neighbor Instead of the Store - AA Speaker - Carla R.
Carla R. is an AA speaker with 26+ years of sobriety who shares her story of coming to recovery after experiencing homelessness, violence, family trauma, and...
Sep 2, 2026
1 HR 9 MIN
55 Years Sober, 10 Minutes Emotionally Sober - AA Speaker - Mel B.
Mel B. describes his path to sobriety starting at age 14 when he discovered his father's wine in Nebraska, through years of drinking in California oil fields...
Sep 1, 2026
52 MIN
I Called AAA Looking for Alcoholics Anonymous - AA Speaker - Martin S.
AA speaker Martin S. recounts his catastrophic bottom and the critical moment he called for help, accidentally reaching AAA before finding his way to Alcohol...
Aug 31, 2026
59 MIN
The 12 Steps Were Numbered for Screwballs Like Me - AA Speaker - Wesley P.
AA speaker Wesley P. discusses why the 12 steps must be followed in their written sequence, describing them as a progressive process of "deflation of ego" th...
Aug 30, 2026
54 MIN
I Asked for a Sponsor and Never Drank Again - AA Speaker - Sean C.
Sean C. is an AA speaker with 35 years of continuous sobriety since May 8th, 1990, when he asked a sponsor to guide him through the Big Book. He describes hi...
Aug 29, 2026
1 HR 17 MIN
I Get to Have Another Day - AA Speaker - Reid M.
Reid M., sober since 2001, describes his journey from suicide and psychiatric hospitalization to recovery through intensive work with other alcoholics and Bi...
Aug 26, 2026
36 MIN
It's an Inside Job - AA Speaker - David M.
David M., with nearly 22 years sober, shares his story of childhood resentment, decades of drinking that nearly cost him his marriage and life, and his trans...
Aug 25, 2026
1 HR 12 MIN
I Was Out of Plans - AA Speaker - Scott R.
Scott R. qualifies as an alcoholic who came to AA after years of drug use, therapy, and a moment of absolute desperation when his therapist said only Alcohol...
Aug 24, 2026
54 MIN
I Wanted to Know How You Stopped Starting - AA Speaker - Jeff W.
Jeff W. shares 27 years of sobriety after hitting severe bottom on Brooklyn streets, in hospitals, and panhandling with other alcoholics. This AA speaker tap...
Aug 21, 2026
1 HR 13 MIN
I Thought I Was Empty, but I Was Full of Me - AA Speaker - Peter M.
Peter M., an AA speaker with 18 years of sobriety, describes spiritual awakening as experiencing God through silence and presence rather than thinking. He em...
Aug 20, 2026
1 HR 8 MIN
5,200 Pages Before the Big Book Made Sense - AA Speaker - KC R.
KC R. describes her early sobriety and long-term treatment experience, explaining how reading 5,200 pages of the Big Book in treatment meant nothing until sh...
Aug 19, 2026
50 MIN
I Spent Seven Years in AA Without the Program - AA Speaker - Chris R.
Chris R., an AA speaker from Texas, describes his 7-year period of attending meetings without actually working the steps or engaging with the program. After ...
Aug 18, 2026
1 HR 9 MIN
The Diamond Watch That Led Me to AA - AA Speaker - Stan G.
Stan G. shares his 24+ year sobriety story, from a childhood of feeling different and apart to a drinking career that escalated through jobs in jewelry store...
Aug 17, 2026
54 MIN
From Dirty Snow to Happy Destiny - AA Speaker - Ernie R.
Ernie R., a prominent criminal defense attorney, shares his story of high-functioning alcoholism that spiraled into losing his family, finances, and self-res...
Aug 15, 2026
1 HR 3 MIN
Stop Trying to Be So Cool - AA Speakers - Lindsey & Nate F.
Lindsey F. discusses her pattern of controlling her drinking and needing approval, including incidents where trying to manage situations led to harmful behav...
Aug 13, 2026
52 MIN
They Said Don't Come Back. You Said Keep Coming Back - AA Speaker - Don C.
Don C. describes his multiple attempts to stay sober before finally surrendering in 1978 and committing to AA with a sponsor who taught him the Big Book step...
Aug 12, 2026
48 MIN
The Woman I Didn't Like Became My Sponsor - AA Speaker - Liz Y.
Liz Y. describes her journey from teenage drinking and legal troubles to a devastating moment at work where an intervention gave her a choice: treatment or b...
Aug 11, 2026
2 HR 38 MIN
Bottom Is a Feeling, Not a Place - AA Speaker - Frank M.
In this AA speaker talk, Frank M. defines hitting bottom as an emotional state of hopelessness and surrender, not a physical circumstance like jail or treatm...
Aug 10, 2026
1 HR 11 MIN
What AA Gave My Mother Was Half a Quart of Milk - AA Speaker - Billy N.
Billy N., sober since January 5, 1990, describes growing up in a family that denied alcoholism despite generational addiction, violence, and chaos. He shares...
Aug 9, 2026
51 MIN
God Wrote Himself Into My Story - AA Speaker - Norma A.
Norma A. is an AA speaker who shares her 24-year recovery story, beginning with her bottom as a depressed young woman in Austin, progressing through early so...
Aug 7, 2026
1 HR 12 MIN
The Captain Who Had to Start From the Ground Up - AA Speaker - Lyle P.
Lyle P., a celebrated airline captain, was arrested after flying under the influence and faced federal charges, prison time, and the loss of his career, medi...
Aug 6, 2026
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