Alcoholics Anonymous Alive: Recent Episodes
Alcoholics Anonymous Alive
Humor, Facts, Freedom! Recovered members of Alcoholics Anonymous discuss Living AA as a Way of Life.
S15E13 In the Season Wrap Up, Shank and Wayne review what works and what doesn't and why it matters. In Meeting Shrapnel they discuss "Willingess without action is just fantasy", "There's nothing worse than a belly full of alcohol and a head full of AA" and "If the cure is working, why question the diagnosis"? Have a suggestion or comment? Email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S15E12 Shank and Wayne discuss who gets to speak for Alcoholics Anonymous. In Meeting Shrapnel they look at "Religion is for people that don't want to go to hell, Spirituality is for those that have been to hell", "A good speaker ends on time and a great speaker ends 5 minutes early" and "What makes a good AA talk? About 40 minutes." If you have a comment, suggestion or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S15E11 Shank and Wayne discuss modernization in AA. In Meeting Shrapnel they discuss "They don't call them spirits for nothing, they're evil spirits", "The message never changes, only the methods" and "We need to meet people where they are". If you have a comment, question or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S15E10 Shank and Wayne discuss Old-Timers in AA. In Meeting Shrapnel they look at "I'm still here because of the ISM, Incredibly Short Memory", "What other people think of me is none of my business" and "This is how we've always done it". If you have a question, suggestion or comment you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S15E9 Shank and Wayne discuss Safety in AA. In Meeting Shrapnel they dive into "I was so sick I thought I was alright when I got here", "I need the program a lot more than it needs me" and "This is about protecting the fellowship". If you have question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S15E8 Shank and Wayne discuss the popular AA term from Tradition 10, "Outside Issues". Meeting Shrapnel looks at "Do or Do Not, there is no Try", "That's an Outside Issue" and "We need to be relevant". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S15E7 Shank and Wayne discuss all the alternative material surrounding the book Alcoholics Anonymous. In Meeting Shrapnel they look at "Read the black part, not the white part", "Just do what the book says" and "There's a worksheet for that". If you have a comment, question or suggestion you can email Alcoholic Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S15E6 Shank and Wayne discuss whether meetings point alcoholics to the program or something else? In Meeting Shrapnel they look at "The second mouse gets the cheese", "If you spot it, you got it" and "Normal is a setting on a washing machine". If you have a comment, suggestion or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S15E5 Shank and Wayne discuss the sacred Group Conscience. In Meeting Shrapnel they explore "The Group Conscience has spoken", "That's not how we do it here" and "Trust the Process". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S15E4 Shank and Wayne discuss myths about Sponsorship in AA. Meeting Shrapnel dives into "Call your sponsor everyday", "I have a sponsor who has a sponsor who has a sponsor" and "Get a sponsor, a home group and a service committment". If you have a comment, suggestion or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S15E3 Shank and Wayne discuss many of the myths heard and believed in AA. Meeting Shrapnel takes a look at "I didn't want to modify my drinking, I wanted to modify my consequences", "I came for my drinking but stayed for my thinking" and "The person who discovered water wasn't a fish." If you have a comment, question or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S15E2 What does Conference Approved really mean and does it have Spiritual Authority in AA? Meeting Shrapnel includes "I'd rather sit here thinking about having a drink than being drunk thinking about being sober", "Stick with the winners" and "KCB (keep coming back)". Send questions, comments or suggestions to freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S15E1 Is it Alcoholics Anonymous or Recovery Culture? Shank and Wayne discuss the difference in the Season 15 opener. In Meeting Shrapnel they look at some AA favorites "Meeting Makers Make It", "Take What You Want And Leave The Rest" and "Feelings Aren't Facts". If you have a comment, suggestion or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
Before kicking off Season 15, we wanted to release this special episode on the results of the 76th General Service Conference. In this episode, we review what happened, what became Advisory Actions, and a few of the decisions and themes that stood out to us. This is not a full conference report, but a short look at the some outcomes and what they may mean going forward. Its concluded by a rapid fire Meeting Shrapnel round. Send suggestions, comments and questions to freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S14E13 Shank and Wayne reflect on Season 14 and the items on the 76th GSC Agenda. In Meeting Shrapnel they discuss "T.R.U.S.T - Try really using Step 3", "W.A.I.T. - Why am I talking" and "AA is a lifeboat, not a houseboat". You can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S14E12 Shank and Wayne discuss Archives, International Conventions/Regional Forums, and Inventory Implementation. In Meeting Shrapnel they review "I didn't come into AA to learn how to be happy, I came into AA to learn how to be unhappy", "P.A.U.S.E. Prolong Action Until Serenity Comes" and "If I don't change my sobriety date will". Email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S14E11 Shank and Wayne review some of the Trustees agends items for the GSC in New York. In Meeting Shrapnel they discuss "Your higher power will move mountains for you...but don't be surprised if you wake up next to a shovel", "We are not a glum lot" and "Bumper sticker AA is not a substitute for working the steps". You can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S14E10 Shank and Wayne reveiw the Treatment and Accessibilities agenda items for the upcoming General Service Conference in New York. In Meeting Shrapnel they discuss "Alcoholics are bad at math. We try to solve all our problems at one time, instead of one at a time", Non-alcoholic beer is for non-alcoholics" and "If I'm not the problem, then I'm not the solution". Send comments, questions or suggestion to freedom@alcohlicsalive.com
S14E9 Shank and Wayne review the Policy and Admission and Report and Charter items for the upcoming GSC. In Meeting Shrapnel they discuss "Alcoholic Addict", "Maybe you need to do some more research" and "I have a sponsor who has a sponsor who has a sponsor". If you have a comment, suggestion or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S14E8 Shank and Wayne discuss the Public Information items for the upcoming General Service Conference. In Meeting Shrapnel they look at P.R.I.D.E "Primary Reason I Die Early", "Meetings are my medicine" and "Just because your in a garage doesn't mean you're a car" If you have a suggestion, comment or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S14E7 Shank and Wayne discuss the Literature Agenda Items for the upcoming GSC. In Meeting Shrapnel they discuss "You can only coast downhill", "I woke up this morning with a clear head, in a dry bed" and "You can't be hateful and grateful at the same time". If you have a suggestion, comment or question you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S14E6 Shank and Wayne look at the Grapevine agenda items for the upcoming General Service Conference. In Meeting Shrapnel they discuss "Seven days without a meeting makes one WEAK", "There's one thing your going to have to change. Everything" and "No matter how deep of a hole you've dug for yourself, it only takes 12 steps to get out". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S14E5 Shank and Wayne discuss the Finance Items for the upcoming General Service Conference. In Meeting Shrapnel they look at "I've got good news and bad news. The good news is our steps are suggestive only, the bad news is we have no other suggestions", "If'n yer lookin' to get laid in AA, the odds are good... but then again the goods are odd." and "If you got one foot in yesterday and one in foot in tomorrow, you're peeing on today". If you have a comment, suggestion or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S14E4 Shank and Wayne review the Corrections Agenda Items for the 76th General Service Conference. In Meeting Shrapnel they discuss "Treat em and Street em", "Unless you have screwed a moose on the moon, you are not as unique as you think you are!" and "I don't know about you but I'm here to stay sober". You can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S14E3 Shank and Wayne discuss the Cooperation with the Professional Community Agenda items. In Meeting Shrapnel they discuss "GIFT - God Is Forever There", "I don't always take inventory but when i do its yours" and “Is he/she one of us?”. If you have a comment, suggestion or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S14E2 Shank and Wayne discuss the Agenda Committee items for the upcoming General Service Conference. In meeting shrapnel they look at "You can't think of someone else and yourself at the same time", "You can start your day over at any time" and "YAY GOD". If you have a question, comment of suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S14E1 Shank and Wayne discuss some financial and grapevine issues from the recent GS Board Meeting. In Meeting Shrapnel they discuss "Change is a process and an event", "Progress not Perfection" and "Sobriety isn't owned its rented". If you have a comment, question or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S13E13 In the Season 13 wrap up Shank and Wayne discuss the orgin and history of giving out chips at AA meetings. They also look at if there helpful, harmful, necessary or a waste of time. Is there Chip Culture in AA? If you have a comment, question or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S13E12 John C. tells his story. In Chip Shrapnel they discuss "This is the most important chip - because without this one, you never get another one", "The banana chip for six months, you're in the right bunch" and "Silver token- Made from recycled beer cans". If you have a suggestion, comment or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S13E11 Eric B. tells his story. In Chip Shrapnel, Shank and Wayne discuss "The grass is starting to grow between your house and the liquor store", "Got a green light to continue on" and "Starting to get a little green in your pocket". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S13E10 Lori L. tells her story. In Chip Shrapnel they discuss classics like "If you were out there nipping while we were in here chipping, come get a clean white chip", "Yellow chip, this is called the urine chip, cause your in the right place" and "The judge said 90 days". If you have a comment, suggestion or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S13E9 Lisa S. tells her story. In Chip Shrapnel they discuss "If your tired of the high cost of low living", "The butterscotch chip for 60 days, life's getting pretty sweet" and "Anyone got 18 months? (That's 1.5 years for the drug addicts) If you have a suggestion, question or comment you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S13E8 Tate W. tells his story. In Chip Shrapnel Shank and Wayne discuss "Chips aren't rewards or awards but they'll keep you out of the psych ward", "Now its time for the heavy metal" and "The garnet chip for 30 days and what feels like 3000 nights. If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S13E7 Vikki D. tells her story. In Chip Shrapnel they discuss "If you slip, don't slide. Just come back and get another chip", "If you're feeling too high or too shy, you can come get one from me after the meetig", "The brown chip for a shi**y attitude". If you have a suggestion, question or comment you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S13E6 Alex P. tells his story. In Chip Shrapnel, Shank and Wayne discuss "We're not rewarding you for being good, we're celebrating that you didn't die", "Red chip for 90 days blood and guts", and "Green chip for 9 months you're pregnant with the program". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicalive.com
S13E5 Nancy H. tells her story. Chip Shrapnel dives into "We don't stay sober from chip to chip, we stay sober day to day - but it's fun to celebrate", "Gold chip - your future's already brighter than your past" and "Purple chip - royalty now; we knight you a trusted servant". If you have a comment, suggestion or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S13E4 Ravi S. tells his story. In Chip Shrapnel they discuss "You've gone from "I'm not sure" to "maybe this thing does work", "Ninety days - now we stop clapping and start handing you service positions" and "Six months - congratulations, you've survived the pink cloud, the gray funk, and a few holidays". Contact Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S13E3 Mike B. tells his story. In Chip Shrapnel they discuss "This chip is heavy - its full of all our hope for you", "Thirty days - welcome to the miracle club", and "Nine months - long enough to grow a baby, you've been growing a new life". If you have a suggestion, comment or question you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S13E2 Christmas letter to the AA membership from Bill Wilson in 1944. Bob S. from Charlotte NC tells his story. Chip Shrapnel dives into "I am your Chipmunk tonight", "Give up the fight pick up a white" and Chips aren't rewards or awards but they will keep you out of the psych ward". If you have a comment, suggestion or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S13E1 John M. tells his story. In Chip Shrapnel they discuss "My name is...I'm your Alcoholic Chip Concierge", "If you want to join AA for the first time we offer the white chip" and "Silver Chip for 24 hours, made out of melted down handcuffs so we won't forget where we came from". If you have a comment, question or suggetion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S12E13 Shank and Wayne discuss what stuck and what didn't from Season 12 slogans. The author of Living Sober, Barry L., shares his experience on Tradition 3 at the AA International Convention in 1985 held in Montreal Canada. If you have a comment, suggestion or question you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S12E12 Another AA classic slogan, "You can't keep it unless you give it away", is discussed. In Living Sober Shrapnel, Shank and Wayne look at "a clear head and a steady heart", "alcoholism is an extremely serious human condition" and "on the path of a happy, healthy destiny". Email all comments, suggestions or question to freedom@alcholicsalive.com
S12E11 Shank and Wayne discuss the classic AA statement "Stick With The Winners". In Living Sober Shrapnel they review "living sober", "sick problem drinkers", "wrenches the bones" and "hope that makes the heart sing". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S12E10 Shank and Wayne discuss the old time saying "Take the cotton out of your ears and put it in your mouth." In Living Sober Shrapnel they discuss "the unvarnished facts", "an ailment characterized especially by egocentricity" and "an insincere gesture." If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S12E9 One of the most popular statements in AA jargon is discussed by Shank and Wayne: "It works if you work it". Living Sober Shrapnel includes "more misinformation than truth", "all your teeth wearing tiny sweaters" and "explore recovery ideas at great depth".
S12E8 Shank and Wayne discuss the very popular AA statement: "Take what you want and leave the rest." Living Sober Shrapnel includes "pathway to recovery", "booze-fighters" and "all comers". Contact Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S12E7 Listen as Shank and Wayne discuss if "There Best Thinking Got Them Here". In Living Sober Shrapnel they look at "When all else fails, Follow Directions", "hopless drunkards" and "the would be helper". You can contact Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S12E6 Shank and Wayne discuss the very popular saying "Keep Coming Back". In Living Sober Shrapnel they take another look at the Investment Counsel Poem from page 81. If you have a suggestion, comment or question email them to freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S12E5 Shank and Wayne discuss the popular statement "My Sponsor Said...." In Living Sober Shrapnel they look at "online meetings available on the internet", "alcoholism is expensive" and "climb out of the hole". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S12 E4 The popular statement "Sit down, shut up and listen" is examined by Shank and Wayne. In Living Soberr Shrapnel they discuss "the sober years go by", "distance, or weather, or illness, or business, or guests, or being broke, or the hour, or anything else" and "canoe, camel, helicopter, jeep, truck, bicycle or sleigh". If you have a comment, suggestion or quetion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S12E3 Shank and Wayne discuss the popular statement "Fake it till you make it". Living Sober Shrapnel discusses "AA Slogans", "applications of the AA program" and "king-size AA gatherings". If you have a suggestion, comment or question you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S12E2 Don't drink no matter what. Shank and Wayne disuss this popular AA saying and if an alcoholic and actually do this. In Living Sober Sharpnel they discuss "alcoholic or not", "Diversity of opinion" and "some contentment, peace of mind, solutions to problems, zest for living". If you have a comment, suggestion or question you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S12E1 Do meeting makers really make it? Shank and Wayne discuss this classic AA saying while comparing it to what the AA literature says. In Living Sober Shrapnel they discuss "eyeball-to-eyeball sharing", "stay away from a swamp full of mosquitoes" and "recovered, happy, nondrinking alchoholics". If you have a comment, question or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S11E13 Shank and Wayne wrap up Season 11 with an overview of the 12 Concepts for World Service. Living Sober Shrapnel discusses "addressed to special interest groups", "drunkards, bums, or fanatic, dried-up teetotalers" and "A.A is a reflection of the larger society around us." If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com.
S11E12 Shank and Wayne discuss Concept 12 of World Services. Living Sober Shrapnel takes a look at the "Big Book", "The Twelve Steps, guides to individual growth" and "courageous, once-hopeless former drunkards." If you have a comment, question or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S11E11 Great discussion on Concept 11 of World Services. In Living Sober Shrapnel, Shank and Wayne discuss "Getting wasted", "Alcohol is a drug" and "Wine, Women and Song". If you have a suggestion, comment or question you can contact Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S11 E10 Shank and Wayne discuss Concept X. In Living Sober Shrapnel they ponder "face-to-face, confidential revelation", "leave, no matter what" and "days of wine and “Sweet Adeline”. If you have a comment, question or suggestion you can email Shank and Wanye at freedom@alcoholicalive.com
S11 E9 Shank and Wayne discuss the importance of good leadership in Alcoholics Anonymous. Living Sober Shrapnel explores "it is futile to bemoan that fact", "swilling a cola" and "necessary lubrication for the smooth operation of society". If you have a comment, question or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S11E8 Shank and Wayne discuss Concept 8 of World Services. Living Sober Shrapnel explore "if it rains in Spain or the stars fall on Alabama", "the whispered reservation", "to please a boss or doctor or judge or creditor". If you have a comment, suggestion or question you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S11E7 Shank and Wayne discuss Concept VII and the difference between spiritual influence and legal power. Living Sober Shrapnel looks at "The giddy rapture", "an emotional entaglement", and "premature liasions are crippling recovery". If you have a question, commment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S11E6 Shank and Wayne discuss Concept VI and the distribution of responsibilites within Alcoholics Anonymous. Living Sober Shrapnel discusses "orgy of self-pity", "a good meal a-coming" and "morass of self pity". If you have a question, suggestion or comment you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S11E5 Shank and Wayne discuss Concept V and the importance of listening to the Minority Opinion. Living Sober Shrapnel discusses "Self-pity is an inticing swamp", "a great ticket to a barroom" and "a weird flair". If you have a comment, suggestion or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S11E4 - Shank and Wayne have a great Plain Language discussion about AA's Concept 4. Living Sober Shrapnel disects "all those assorted smokes", "skip such risky brushes" and "chemically triggered urge for immediate satisfaction". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S11E3 Shank and Wayne discuss Concept 4 for World Services. Living Sober Shrapnel explores "meth, barbiturates, crack, cocaine, oxycodone, vicodin, acid, tranks, ecstasy, heroin, poppers", "oral magic" and "dittos under that tale". If you have a suggestion, comment or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S11E2 Join Shank and Wayne for a great discussion on Concept 2. Living Sober Shrapnel discusses "We think the drink all the way through", "music and gay laughter" and "an exquiste surge of bliss". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can contact Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S11 E1 Shank and Wayne discuss Concept 1 in Plain Language :) Living Sober Shrapnel looks at "formal, institutionalized sessions of peace", "mindless polyanna-ism" and "rage in grief and anger". If you have a quesiton, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicalive.com
S10E12 Shank and Wayne review some of the requests from the fellowhsip that never made it to conference committees. Living Sober Shrapnel discusses "nonalcoholic high", "easy does it", and "bitten off more than even a hippo could chew". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S10 E11 Shank and Wayne discuss Items that were consider by Conference Committees but never make it to the 75th General Service Conference for Consideration. Living Sober Shrapnel discusses "treated shabbily or unjustly", "boil inside fruitlessly", and "escape drinking". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S10E10 Shank and Wayne review the Advisory Actions from the 75th GSC. Living Sober Shrapnel discusses "a program of dream interpretation", "jar us like a thunderbolt" and "make it a triple play: Don’t let yourself get too tired, too hungry, or too lonely". If you have a question, commment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alchoholicsalive.com
S10E9 Shank and Wayne take a look into AA's finances from the 2024 finanical statements and 2025 budget. Living Sober Shrapnel discusses "AA Jargon", "Sex and Sponsorship", "Given a Bum Steer" and "Sponsors Can Goof". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S10E8 Shank and Wayne discuss if AA is really Self Supporting through its own voluntary contributions. Living Sober Shrapnel discusses "Bootlegger", "Hot-Buttered-Rum-Guzzlers" and "Fat Driving". If you have a question, suggestion or comment you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S10E7 Shank and Wayne discuss how literature price hikes and addtional pamphlets did not help AA's bottom line. Living Sober Shrapnel discusses "fatigue, hunger, loneliness, anger and overelation", "round-the-clock-winesippers" and "off the sause". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S10E6 Shank and Wayne take a look at AA's pamphlet distribution and discuss if they are worth the effort, do they fulfill our primary purpose or destract? Living Sober Shrapnel discusses "restful convalescence", "bridge, macrame, the opera, tropical fish, cabinetmaking, needlework, baseball, writing, signing, crossword puzzles, cooking, bird-watching, amateur acting, leathercraft, gardening, sailing, the guitar, movies, dancing, marbles, bonsai, collecting something or other" and "Serenity is like a gyroscope". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S10 E5 Shank and Wayne discuss agenda items from the 75th General Service Conference for the Treatment and Accessibilites, Trustees, Archives and International Coventions/Regional Forum Committees. Living Sober Shrapnel takes a look at "Sitting in a hen house makes you a hen", "at the KP" and "unbelievably fertile powers of imagination". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S10 E4 Shank and Wayne discuss agenda items for the 75th General Service Conference from the Policy/Admissions, Public Information and Report and Charter Committees. Living Sober Shrapnel discusses "Weddings and Barmitzvahs and Christenings, and Holidays, and Football Games and Cocktail Parties and Business Lunches", "Recovered Alcoholics" and "Healthy Respect for Alcohol, Healthy Respect for Cyanide, Iodine or any other Poison, A Skull and Crossbones". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S10 E3 Shank and Wayne discuss agenda items for the 75th General Service Conference from the Grapevine, La Vina and Literature Committees. Living Sober Shrapnel discusses "Distilled Spirits" "A Pickle Can Change Itself Back Into a Cucumber" and "Free Trial Period". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S10 E2 Shank and Wayne discuss some of the agenda items for the 75th General Service Conference from the CPC, Corrections and Finance Committees. Living Sober Shrapnel discusses "Cafeteria Style", "Balanced Diet of Ideas" and "Just Don't Pick Up That First Drink". If you have a suggestion, comment or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S10E1 Shank and Wayne review the 75th General Service Conference items for the Agenda Committee. In Living Sober Shrapnel they discuss "Thick Tongues", "Grim, Wet Blanket Experience" and "The Twelve Steps Offered as a Program of Recovery in the Book Alcoholics Anonymous". You can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S9E13 Shank and Wayne do a wrap up of the 12 Steps and discuss upcoming Season 10. If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S9E12 Karen shares her experience with step 12 and Carrying the Message. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "BOSTON - Be of service to others now", "Service is gratitude in action", and "The only thing worse than my problems are my solutions". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S9E11 Clay F. shares his experience with Prayer and Meditation. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Meditation is an opportunity to witness what's around me", "We get down on our knees to get back on our feet", "If you pray without action you are just begging" and "We get in a circle because we no longer do lines". If you have a comment, suggestion or question you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S9E10 Melissa shares her experience with continuing to take inventory and Step 10. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "FEAR - Frustration, Ego, Anxiety and Resentment", "You received without cost, now give without charge" and "If your not working on your recovery, you're working on your relapse." If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can reach Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S9E9 Matt shares his experience with Making Amends and taking Step 9. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Alcoholism is the only disease that treats loneliness with isolation", "Easy does it - but do it", and "If I'm not the problem, then there is no solution". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S9E8 Ricky shares his experience with working Step 8 in Alcoholics Anonymous. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Willing doesn't mean wanting", "SLIP - Sober Living isn't a Priority", and "You're only late for your first meeting". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S9E7 Lyn S. shares her experience with Step 7. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Bless Them, Change Me", "When you get run over by a train, it's not the caboose that kills you", and "Not every share at a meeting is meant for me to hear". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S9E6 Earl R. shares his experience with Step 6. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Listen like you have no opinion", "I'm allergic to alcohol - everytime I drink I break out in handcuffs", and "It is what it is". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S9E5 Juli shares her experience with Step 5. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "ISM - I Seek Misery", "Fear is a mile high and a mile wide - but paper thin", "There are no victims, only volunteers". If you have suggestion, question or comment you can reach Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S9E4 Bentley shares his experience with Step 4. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Expectations are premeditated resentments", "You will never get ahead as long as you keep trying to get even" and "Emotions are not instructions!" If you have a comment, suggestion or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S9E3 Hugh shares his experience with Step 3. In Meeting Shrapnel we discuss "God - Grace Over Drama', "Don't tease the disease:, and "If you don't do the work the only thing that will change is your sobriety date". Send comments, suggestions and questions to freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S9E2 Stephanie shares her experience with Step 2 and Coming to Believe. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Listen to learn and learn to listen", "Play the tape all the way through", and "I'm not responsible for the first thought that pops into my head but I am responsible for what I do with it". Contact Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S9E1 Eileen shares her experience with Step 1 and being Powerless and Unmanageable. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Don't count the days, make the days count", "In times of trouble don't take a nip, take a nap", and "If I don't have a problem, I don't need a solution". Contact Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S8E13 Shank and Wayne read some excerpts from Into Action from the Plain Language Big Book and give their final analysis of the much debated book. If you have a question, comment or suggetion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S8E12 Shank and Wayne discuss the explanation of the 12 steps in the Plain Language Big Book. Meeting Shrapnel aka. Cliche Carnage looks at the terms "Higher Power" and "God as we understood/understand God" from the Plain Language Big Book Glossary. If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S8E11 Tatiana shares her experience with the difference between a Group and a Meeting. Meeeting Shrapnel discusses "Open Discussion Meeting", "Speaker Meeting" and "Newcomers Meeting". If you have a question, suggestion or comment you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S8E10 Shawn shares his experience with the differences in the book Alcoholics Anonymous and the Plain Language Big Book. Meeting Shrapnel is translated into "Cliche Carnage" and we discuss the words "Dry/Dry Drunk", "Craving" and "Fellowship" from the PLBB Glossary. If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S8E9 Lauren shares her experience on Alcoholism and Alcoholics Anonymous. In Meeting Shrapnel we look at "My disease wants me dead", "Alcoholics Anonymous is more powerful than alcoholism" and "AA is not where you wind up - its where you start over". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Anonymous at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S8E8 Shank and Wayne give an update on the new Plain Language Big Book. If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S8E7 Marcie shares her experience on High Bottoms and Low Bottoms. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "YET - You're eligible too", "You don't have to wait till the basement to get off the elevator" and "Recovery doesn't open the gates of heaven and let you in - recovery opens the gates of hell and lets you out." If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S8E6 Marty shares his experience on the Step 10 and Step 11. Meeting Shrapnel explores "Its never to late to work a step with a "1" in it", "Frog - Fully Rely On God" and "Your faith is in your feet". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S8E5 John shares his experience with readings from Bill W and Dr. Bobs stories from the book Alcoholics Anonymous. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "If you took a nip, you need a chip", "To be teachable I need to be reachable", and "Expectations are resentments waiting to happen". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S8E4 Holly shares her experience with Spiritual Experiences vs Spiritual Awakenings. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "If you put God in one hand and AA in the other, you can't pick up a drink", "AA has no side effects", and "Sobriety isn't owned its rented". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S8E3 Carrie B shares her experience with the differences in the AA Program and the AA Fellowship. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "I go to meetings to see what happens to people that don't go to meetings", "Simple program for complicated people" and "You can't think of someone else and yourself at the same time". If you have a question, comment of suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S8E2 Graham shares his experience on Alcoholism being an Illness versus a disease. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "I have a threefold disease: mind, body and spirit", "You are not responsible for your disease, but you ARE responsible for your behavior", "Dis-EASE", and "AA is a selfish program". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S8E1 "24 Hour John" shares his experience with being Recovered vs Recovering in Alcoholics Anonymous. Meeting Shrapnel explores "If I say I'm recovered I may drink again", "Grateful Recovering Alcholic", and Grateful Recovered Alcholic". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S7E13 Shank and Wayne wrap up season 7 with a discussion about Dr. Bob's Nightmare from the book Alcoholics Anonymous. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Are you a friend of Bills?" If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S7E12 Trey M. shares his experience with a reading from the chapter A Vision For You from the book Alcoholics Anonymous. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Nobody gets here by mistake", "More will be revealed" and "Alcoholism is to give up one thing for everything". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S7E11 Julie M. shares her experience with a reading from the chapter To Employers from the book Alcoholics Anonymous. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "We get a front row seat to the greatest show on earth", "Attitude of Gratitude" and "My mind is a bad neighborhood, I don't go there alone". If you have a quesiton, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S7E10 Heather shares her experience with a reading in the The Family Afterward from the book Alcoholics Anonymous. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "This AA thing is more than alright", "Pigeon Meeting" and "I can't think my way into good living, I have to live my way into good thinking". If you have a suggestion, question or comment you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S7E9 Dawn L. shares her experience with a reading from To Wives in the book Alcoholics Anonymous. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "When you know better you do better", "The spiritual side of the program" and "There are only two meetings you should go to - the one you don't want to go to and the one you do want to go to". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S7E8 Otis shares his experience with a reading from the chapter Working With Others from the book Alcoholics Anonymous. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "A grateful drunk never drinks", "You may be the only copy of the Big Book someone else reads" and "You can start your day over at any time". If you have a question, comment of suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S7E7 Jana shares her experience with the chapter Into Action from the book Alcoholics Anonymous. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "I never wanted to stay sober this long when I got here", "Serenity is being ok with where I'm at", and "You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S7E6 Ian shares his experience with the chapter How It Works from the book Alcoholics Anonymous. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "The man takes a drink, the drink takes a drink, the drink takes the man", "Stick with the winners", and "Secrets die in the light". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S7E5 Kristi shares her experience with the chapter We Agnostics from the book Alcoholics Anonymous. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Sober up a horse thief and you still have a horse thief", "Restrain of thumb and send" and "If God brought me to it, God can bring me through it". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S7E4 Tom shares his experience with the chapter More About Alcoholism from the book Alcoholics Anonymous. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "AA is not where you wind up, its where you start over", "Alcoholics all drink for the same reason - Any Reason!", and "The world record for sobriety is 24 hours". If you have a question, suggestion or comment you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S7E3 Maggie shares her experience with the chapter, There is a Solution, from the book Alcoholics Anonymous. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Utilize, don't analyze", "An AA member is just a drunk with a conscience", and "If you spot it, you got it". If you have a question, comment, or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S7E2 Dan shares his experience with Bill's Story from the book Alcoholics Anonymous. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "TIME - This I Must Earn", "Carry the message, not the mess", and "1000 lb Telephone". If you have a question, suggestion or comment you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S7E1 Mrs. Jones shares her experience with a reading from the Doctor's Opinion from the book Alcoholics Anonymous. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Seven days without a meeting makes one weak", "Service is God's rock tumbler", and "Pigeon Meeting". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S6E13 Shank and Wayne share their experience on Season 6 and Grapevine Books. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "I've got a built in forgetter", "The goal is not to think less of myself but to think of myself less", and "Half measures availed us nothing". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S6E12 Brie shares her experience with Sponsorship. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "You can only keep what you have by giving it away", "In the rooms" and "SLIP (sobriety losses its priority). If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
Shank and Wayne discuss some Grapevine history, personal experience, relevance and financial condition. If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S6E11 Chris shares his experience with coming to believe. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "I came, I came to, I came to believe", "Give your higher power a hand for the chips that you hold", and "ISM - I sponsor myself". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S6E10 Steve shares his experience with Long Term Sobriety. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "A check up from the neck up", "An alcoholic on his own is terrible company" and "There's only two things you have to do to become an old timer: Don't drink and don't die". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S6E9 Tom shares his experience with Making Amends. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "I'm making living amends", "Everything happens for a reason" and "There are no coincidences in AA". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
Special Episode - Shank and Wayne discuss the approved Advisory Action from the 74th General Service Conference relating to the PLBB:
The committee recommended that the draft manuscript “Plain Language Big Book: A Tool for Reading Alcoholics Anonymous” be approved with minor editorial changes to include:
• Relocation of the “A.A. Steps Table” to constitute an Appendix (on the Twelve Steps) at the back of the new publication.
• Replace the references to “addiction” and “addicted” with language related to alcoholism.”
• FINAL VOTE: 129 Votes (2/3=86) Yes-91 No-38 Passed
S6E8 Katie shares her experience with "Thank you for sharing". Meeting Shrapnel discusses "You can only keep what you have by giving it away", "Act of Dog" and "I have a Sponsor who knows they are my Sponsor". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S6E7 Nick shares his experience with "Into Action". Meeting Shrapnel discusses "A member in good standing", "Grateful to be here, grateful to be sober", and "Suit up and show up". If you have a question, commment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S6E6 Tracy shares her experience with being Happy, Joyous and Free sober. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Poor Me, Poor Me Pour Me another Drink", "If you want to hear God laugh, tell Him your Plan" and "FEAR - Fight Everyone and Relapse". Email questions, suggestion or comments to freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S6E5 Jeremy shares his experience with being free while incarcerated. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "I'm allergic to alcohol - when I drink, I break out in handcuffs", "Stick with the winners", and "One more link in the chain". If you have a comment, question of suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S6E4 Julia shares her experience with being Young and Sober in AA. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "PUSH - Pray until something happens", "Whom I choose to call God" and "It works if you work it, work, work, work." If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S6E3 Dee G. shares her experience with handling adversity in sobriety. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Life on lifes terms", "In the rooms" and "There is no escalator to recovery, you have to take the steps". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
Drew shares his experience with AA in the Military. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Give up the fight, pick up a white!", "$5000 Big Book" and "Stick and Stay". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S6E1 Carmack shares his experience with Fun in Sobriety. Epic meeting shrapnel segment explores "Has anyone told you they love you today?", "Progress not perfection", and "Change is a process not an event." If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S5E13 Shank and Wayne share their experience on the 12 Traditions during the Season 5 wrap up. If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S5E12 Suzi shares her experience with Tradition 12. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Yay God, "Put the hearse in reverse" and "I would lie when the truth would suffice". If you hae a quesiton, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S5E11 Graham shares his experience with Tradition 11. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "I'm recovering out loud" "Grateful recovering alcoholic" and "Just another bozo on the bus". If you have a suggestion, comment or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S5E10 Courtney shares her experiene with Tradition 10. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "I have a sponsor, who has a sponsor, who has a sponsor", "The big meeting in the sky" and "Do a fourth or you'll drink a fifth". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S5E9 Kevin shares his experience with Tradition 9. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "God's got this", "One day at a time" and "One is to many and a thousands not enough!" If you have a question, comment of suggestion email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S5E8 Carrie B shares her experience on Tradition 8. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Drop the Rock", "First Things First" and "Try it for 90 days - if you are still miserable we will refund your misery". Send quetions, comments or suggestion to Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S5E7 Matt shares his experience with Tradition 7. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Nobody gets here by mistake", "I've got to balance the gifts the program has given me" and "Because of you people and the rooms". If you have a questions, suggestion or comment you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S5E6 Amy shares her experience with Tradition 6. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Stick and Stay", "I didn't get into trouble everytime I drank, but everytime I got into trouble I was drinking", and "I'm just a garden variety drunk". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email it to freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
David F shares his experience with Tradition 5. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Me and My Recovery", "I got a God size hole inside, and only God can fill it", and "AA is for those that want it, not those who need it". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S5E4 Tammy shares her experience with Tradtion 4. Meeting Shrapnel Segment discusses "I've been sober a few 24 hours", "You gotta clean up what you messed up", and "I'm not a bad person trying to get good - I'm a sick person trying to get well". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S5E3 Billy shares his experience with Tradition 3. Meeting Shrapnel segment looks at "Powder form of alcohol", "My disease is an inside job" and "I have alcohol-ism not alcohol-wasim". If you have a comment, suggestion or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S5E2 Shelley shares her experience with Tradition Two. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Acceptance is the answer to all my problems", "Your sitting on a drink" and "Sobriety is the deadly aspect of my alcoholism". If you have a question, comment of suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S5E1 John M shares his experience with Tradition 1. Meeting Shrapnel looks at "The problem is Me, Solution is We", "The high cost of low living" and "The door swings both ways". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Alcoholics Alive at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S4E13 Shank and Wayne discuss: "Are these extravagant promises? We think not. They are being fulfilled among us - sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always materialize if we work for them." In Battle of the books the last page of the 12 by 12 goes up against Page 164 in book Alcoholics Anonymous.
S4E12 Pam shares her experience with "We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves". In Battle of the Books pg 89 from Alcoholics Anonymous goes head to head with pg106 from the 12 by 12. If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S4E11 Blake shares his experience with "We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to baffle us." In the Battle of the Books Page 86 in the Big Book goes head to head with page 102 in the 12 by 12. If you have a question, suggestion or comment you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcholicsalive.com
S4E10 Sarah shares her experience with "Fear of people and of economic insecurity will leave us." Battle of the Books page 84 in the Big Book spars with page 93 in the 12 by 12. If you have a question, comment, or suggetion email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S4E9 Bob shares his experience with "Our whole attitude and outlook upon life will change." In the Battle of the Books page 87 in the 12 by 12 tries to win a round againist page 83 in the Big Book. You can contact Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcohlicsalive.com
S4E8 Christy shares her experience with "Self-seeking will slip away." In the "Battle of the Books" we had a draw with page 76 from the Big Book and pages 81-82 in the 12 by 12. Please send us which one you prefer so we can break the tie! You can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S4E7 Justin shares his experience with "We will lose interest in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows." In Battle of the Books page 76 in the Big Book goes head to head with page 76 in the 12 by 12. Email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com if you have any questions, comments or suggestions.
S4E6 Ariana shares her experience with "That feeling of uselessness and self-pity will disappear". Battle of the Books pits page 76 from the Big Book againist page 68 in the 12 by 12. If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S4E5 Rick shares his experience with "No matter how far down the scale we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others" Page 75 from the Big Book and Page 62 from the 12 by 12 go head to head in the Battle of the Books! If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S4E4 Punky shares her experience with comprehending the word serenity and knowing peace. In the Battle of the Books, round 4, page 70 in the Big Book goes up againist pages 42-43 in the 12 by 12. If you have a comment, suggestion or question you can contact Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S4E3 Chris shares his experience with not regretting the past nor shutting the door on it from page 84 in the book Alcoholics Anonymous. In the Battle of the Books the 3rd step pray from page 63 in the Big Book goes up against the serenity prayer from page 41 in the 12 by 12. If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S4E2 Marcie shares her experience with Knowing a New Freedom and a New Happiness through the first nine steps of the program of action. Round 2 of The Battle of the Books includes a reading from page 47 in the Big Book vs a reading from page 33 in the 12 by 12. If you have a questions, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S4E1 Aloha Bill shares his experience with "Being Amazed Before We Are Half Way Through"from page 83 in the book Alcoholics Anonymous. Battle of the Books compares readings from page 30 in the Big Book vs page 21 in the 12 by 12. If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S3E13 Shank and Wayne discuss the translation of the book Alcoholics Anonymous into Plain and Simple Language.
S3E12 Sarah shares her experience with "One night in the pokey" from page 219 in the book Alcoholics Anonymous. Big Book Sharapnel discusses"Joykiller, Nag, Wet Blanket", "Fourth Dimension" and "Every day is a day". If you have a quesiton, suggestion or comment you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S3E11 Graham shares his experience with a reading from page 227 in the book Alcoholics Anonymous. Big Book Shrapnel discusses "Glum Lot", "Holier Than Thou" and "Promise of the New Land". If you have a question, comment or suggestion, email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S3E10 Katie shares her experience with The Hideous Four Horesemen from the chapter A Vison for You. Big Book Shrapnel discussus "King Alcohol", "Heavenly Father" and "Spheres Really Had Their Music". Send questions, comments or suggestions to Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcolholicsalive.com
S3E9 Matt shares his experience with Contempt Prior to Investigation from page 568 in the book Alcoholics Anonymous. Big Book Shrapnel discusses "Czar of the Heavens", "These Bedevilments" and "Fell Off Like a Ski Jump". If you have a suggestion, comment or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S3E8 Mrs. Jones shares her experience with the phrase "Animals on a treadmill" from page 106 in the book Alcoholics Anonymous. Big Book Shrapnel discusses "Still Woozy", "Kitty Hawk" and "Like a Tiger". If you have a suggestion, comment or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S3E7 Mike shares his experience with coming to believe. Big Book Shrapnel discusses "The Bella Donna Treatment", "No Real Infidelity", and "A Teetotaler". If you have a suggestion, comment or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S3E6 Rachel shares her experience with the importance of identification, helping others and staying spiritually active. Big Book Shrapnel discusses "To Flagging Spirits", "Lunacy Commission" and "Love Thy Neighbor as Thyself". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcholoicsalive.com
S3E5 Jason shares his experience on a paragraph from Bill's Story. Big Book Shrapnel discusses "Plain ordinary whoopee parties, "Triumphant Arch" and "Steerage to Captains Table". If you have a comment, suggestion or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S3E4 Debbie discusses her experience with the sex portion of step 4. Big Book Shrapnel looks at "The imperious urge", "The grouch and the brainstorm" and "I packed my grip". If you have a suggestion, comment or question you can contact Shank and Wayne at freedom@alchoholicsalive.com
S3E3 Otis shares his experience with being given a limitless lode of freedom and the importance of helping others. Big Book Shrapnel discusses "State of Mental Goose Flesh", "We've got a Corker" and "The So-Called Beer Experiment". If you have a comment, suggestion or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S3E2 Lili shares her experience with how reasoning and people appealing to her emotions did not help get her sober. It took the Steps and God. Big Book Shrapnel discusses "They suspect father is a bit balmy", "Scoff and be damned" and "The devil-may-care chap". If you have a suggestion, comment or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S3E1 - Dixon shares his experience with self-knowledge, will power and circumstances being insufficient to overcome alcoholism. In our new segment "Big Book Shrapnel" we discuss "I became a lone wolf", "I made a host of fair-weather friends" and "We have indulged in spiritual intoxication". If you have a suggestion, comment or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S2 E13 Twelve Meeting Shrapnel Excerpts from Season 1. If you have a suggestions, comment or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S2 E12 Shank and Wayne review some history and timelines of AA pamphlets and evaluate the relevance of the eleven pamphlets discussed in Season 2. Its a must listen! If you have a suggestion, comment or question you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S2 E11 Debbi shares her experience with the pamphlet "A Member's Eye View". Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Move a muscle, change a thought", "The steps help me to prevent suicide, the traditions help me to prevent homicide", "Suit up and show up!". If you have a comment, suggestion or question email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S2 E10 Greg shares his experience with the pamphlet Understanding Anonymity. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "What you see here, let it stay here, Hear Hear!!", "There's a journey from "me" to "we", and "You either get locked up, covered up, or sober up!" If you have a comment, suggestion or question email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S2 E9 Cathy shares her experience with the pamphlet The "God" Word, Agnostic and Atheist Members in AA. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "EGO=Easing God Out", "I can't let your outsides determine my insides" and "God is dog spelled backwards". If you have a question, comment or suggestion email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S2 E8 Dwight shares his experience with the pamphlet "Behind the Walls: A Message of Hope". Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Jails, Institutions and Death", "Let us love you until you can love yourself" and "I got here with a nudge from the judge". If you have a question, comment or suggestion email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S2 E7 Kym shares her experience with the pamphlet "Do you think you're different?". Meeting Shrapnel discusses "If you hang out in the barbershop long enough, you'll get a haircut", "Its better to give a resentment than get one", "Look for the similarities, not the differences". If you have a question, comment or suggestion email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S2 E6 John shares his experience with the pamphlet "The AA Group...where it all begins". Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Meeting makers make it", "I spilled more liquor than you drank" and "Fake it till you make it". If you have a question, comment or suggestion email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S2 E5 Suzi shares her experience with the leaflet "This is AA". Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Easy does it", "The principles behind each step", "Always say yes to every AA request". If you have a question, comment or suggestion email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S2 E4 Chad shares his experience with being a Newcomer. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "Take what you want and leave the rest", "If you are an alcoholic, your first thought is always wrong", and "I come here to get my medicine". If you have a question, comment or suggestion email Shank and Wayne at freedeom@alcoholicsalive.com
S2 E3 Erich shares his experience on Sponsorship in AA. Meeting Shrapnel explores "Take the cotton out of your ears and put it in your mouth", "AA is a We program", and "Live and Let Live". Send questions, comments and suggestions to Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S2 E2 Jennifer shares her experience with "Many Paths to Spirituality". Meeting Shrapnel discusses "I can't, He can, I think I'll let Him", "But for the Grace of God, Go I" and "Whoever woke up the earliest today has been sober the longest". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S2 E1 Maxwell shares his experience with "Problems Other Than Alcohol". Meeting Shrapnel discusses "If Your Ass Falls Off Pick It Up And Take It To A Meeting", "Some Have To Die For Others To Live" and "God Doing For Me What I Couldn't Do For Myself". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
Shank and Wayne respond to questions, comments and suggestions from the listeners. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "AA is for those that want it not those that need it", "You don't know what you don't know" and "Drugs are a part of my story". Send comments, suggestions or questions to Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S1 E13 Joyce shares her experience with taking the 12 Steps. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "AA will give you a life beyond your wildest dreams", "Keep coming back" and "Time takes time". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S1 E12 Tony shares his experience with Step 12. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "AA will ruin your drinking", "If you don't take the first drink you won't get drunk" and "The time to call your sponsor is before you take a drink not after". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S1 E11 Amanda shares her experience with Step 11. Meeting Shrapnel discusses "The newcomer is the most important person in the room", "I may have another drunk in me, but I dont have another recovery" and "God looks out for drunks and children". If you have a question, comment or suggestion you can email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S1 E10 Marty shares his experience with Step 10. Meeting Shrapnel examines "HALT", "Going To Any Lengths To Stay Sober" and "For Free And For Fun". If you have a commment, suggestion or question email Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S1 E9 - Stef shares her experience on Steps 8 and 9. Meeting Shrapnel examines "My Worst Day Sober Is Better Than My Best Day Drinking", "The High Cost Of Low Living" and "Take What You Want And Leave The Rest". Send comments, suggestions and questions to Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S1 E8 - Graham shares his experience on Step 7. Meeting Shrapnel examines "My Disease Made Me Do It", "Sick and Tired of Being Sick and Tired" and "Egomaniac With an Inferiority Complex". Send comments, suggestions and questions to Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S1 E7 - Debbie shares her experience on Step 6. Meeting Shrapnel examines "Pink Cloud", "It Works If You Work It" and "When you take the alcohol out of the alcoholic, you still have the "ick". Send comments, suggestions and questions to Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S1 E6 - Dr. Drew shares his experience on Step 5. Meeting Shrapnel examines "Your Ego Is Not Your Amigo" "Some Are Sicker Than Others" and "If I Can Get Sober Anyone Can". Send comments, suggestions and questions to Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
S1 E5 - GG shares her experience on Step 4. Meeting Shrapnel examines "Think Think Think", "Fake it till you make it" and 'Being Triggered". Send comments, suggestions and questions to Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsalive.com
Otis shares his experience on Step 3. Meeting Shrapnel discussion is on "It's a Selfish Program, "Taking Back my Will" and "Group of Drunks, Good Orderly Direction". Help us decide to keep or scrap "Group of Drunks, Good Orderly Direction" send your vote to keep or scrap to Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsanonymous.com
Tammy Z shares her experience on Step 2. Meeting Shrapnel discussion is on "Using a Door Knob as Your HP", Don't Drink No Matter What and that dreaded Burning Desire :). Send comments, suggestions and questions to Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsanonymous.com
24 Hour John shares his experience on Step 1. Meeting Shrapnel focuses on Putting the Plug in the Jug, Playing Tapes All the Way Through all while Your Disease is doing push ups in a parking lot. Send comments, suggestions and questions to Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsanonymous.com
S1 E1 - Shank and Wayne share their experience with what works and what doesn't work. Send comments, suggestions and questions to Shank and Wayne at freedom@alcoholicsanonymousalive.com
Welcome to Alcoholics Anonymous Alive Season 1! This trailer has a few excerpts from a conversation with Shank and Wayne. Join them next week for Episode 1 titled "What AA is and is Not"