life-j is a friend of both AA Beyond Belief and AA Agnostica. He has written several articles for both sites and was also published in the AA Grapevine. In this podcast, life-j shares his story, and we’ll talk about his article on the Sinclair Method, his thoughts on recovery, his thoughts about AA, present and […]

This podcast features a conversation with Ernie P, who spoke at the 2018 Northeast Regional AA Service Assembly on the topic “Is God a Requirement for AA Membership?” Ernie will talk about his experience preparing for and delivering the talk, as well as the reaction he received from the audience. Transcript John S: This is […]

In this episode, I'll be speaking with Lee from London, England, a member of Overeaters Anonymous. We'll talk about her experience with binge eating and drinking, as well as her perspective on recovery. Welcome, Lee. It's nice to have you here. Transcript 00:00 John: This is episode 87 of AA Beyond Belief the Podcast, and […]

This podcast is a recording of the monthly anniversary meeting at We Agnostics Kansas City. Marty K. celebrated three years of sobriety and Julie K. celebrated thirty years. The group’s sense of humor is quite evident in the recording as is the seriousness with which we approach recovery and the care and concern we have […]

In today’s episode, we’ll meet Dan from London, England. Dan helped found the first agnostic AA meeting in London. He’ll share his story and give us his thoughts on AA, secular, and otherwise. Transcript 00:00 John S: This is Episode 85 of AA Beyond Belief the podcast, and I’m your host, John S. [music] 00:27 […]

Three women share their stories on the topic of safety in AA. Sarah J. from Johannesburg, South Africa talks about her experience with emotional exploitation. Lisa X. from Rochester, New York recalls a relationship that could have driven her from AA altogether, and Jennifer W. from Toronto, Ontario shares a story about how the men […]

Today’s episode is the first of two episodes addressing the topic of sexual predation and harassment in Alcoholics Anonymous and features a conversation with Heather B. from Indianapolis, Indiana, and Bethany B. From Jacksonville, Florida. We’ll talk about the problem from their perspective and possible solutions. Podcast Transcript 00:00 John: This is Episode 83 of […]

Parallel Universes: The Story of Rebirth is a new book, a recovery memoir written by David B. Bohl. Today, AA Agnostica published a review of the book written by Thomas B. while here at AA Beyond Belief, we are posting a podcast featuring a conversation with David. I won’t go into a lot of detail […]

In today’s podcast, we meet Andrew A. from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma who discusses his experience with starting a secular AA meeting in the very buckle of America’s Bible Belt. What follows is an essay that Andrew was kind enough to write and submit for inclusion with this podcast.  Secular AA In the Buckle of the […]

This is a special edition podcast about the Widening the Gateway Conference. A conference of secular AA members from the Pacific Northwest and Beyond. This is a special edition podcast about the Widening the Gateway Conference that will take place on March 31, 2018, in Tacoma, Washington. Widening the Gateway is a conference of secular […]