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Alcoholics Alive
by Shank and Wayne
Alcoholics Anonymous members sharing real-life experiences, insights, and a little humor about living AA as a way of life. Listen on your favorite podcast platform. New episodes every Tuesday.
Episodes
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The AA Home Group: Why Does It Matter?
What makes an AA Home Group important? In this episode of Alcoholics Alive, Shank and Wayne share their experience with being members of an Alcoholics Anonymous Home Group and discuss the role the Home Group plays in their sobriety and the AA Fellowship. In Meeting Shrapnel, they discuss three...
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What is a Spiritual Experience?
Shank and Wayne discuss Spiritual Experience. Meeting Shrapnel dives into "If God seems far away, who moved?", "It's not fake it till you make it, it's act as if" and "We can be positive that are drinking was negative". Email Shank and Wayne at [email protected]
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Ten, Eleven, Twelve: The Daily Program
Shank and Wayne share their experience with steps 10, 11 and 12. In Meeting Shrapnel they discuss "You can do any step with a 1 in front of it everyday", "I work the steps to keep my spiritual lights on" and " I need to continue to continue". If you have a comment, question or suggestion you can...
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Amends: More Than Saying Sorry
Shank and Wayne discuss making direct amends. In Meeting Shrapnel they reveiw "Keep it short, sweet and don't re-break their nose", "Make amends, not a reenactment" and "Don't start a new tab while your paying of the old bar". You can email Alcoholics Alive at [email protected]
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Self Examination and Confession: Steps 4 & 5
Shank and Wayne discuss Steps 4 and 5. In Meeting Shrapnel they look at "When you are going through hell, don't stop to set up camp", "Out of the head and into the open" and "Defects are like accessories, I lose one and I find another". If you have a comment, suggestion or question you can email...
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Why The Steps Work
Shank and Wayne discuss why the steps work. In Meeting Shrapnel they look at "Willingness without action is futile", "P.I.G.S - Person Interested in Growing Spiritually" and "H.O.G.S - Helping Others Grow Spiritually". Email Alcoholics Alive at [email protected]
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The First Drink
Shank and Wayne talk about The First Drink. In Meeting Shrapnel they discuss "Stinking thinking precedes the drinking", "The man takes a drink, the drink takes a drink, the drink takes the man" and "I get a daily reprieve from the thinking that precedes the drinking". Email Alcoholics Alive at...
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One Alcoholic Talking to Another
Shank and Wayne explore the importance of one alcoholic talking to another alcoholic. In Meeting Shrapnel they discuss "If they're ready you can't say anything wrong, If they're not you can't say anything right", "You are helping me more than I'm helping you" and "My selfishness gets treated by...
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Does AA Work
In the Season 16 Kick Off Shank and Wayne discuss how AA has worked for them. In Meeting Shrapnel they discuss "AA is a simple program of complicated people", "Simple but not easy" and "Come all the way in and sit all the way down". You can email Alcoholics Alive at [email protected]
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Whats AA, Whats Not and Why it Matters
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…
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Who Gets To Speak For AA?
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...
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Should AA Modernize?
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...
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The Old-Timer Problem
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…
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Safety in AA: Help, Hype or Something Else?
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...
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AA and Outside Issues
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...
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The Big Book and Everything Built Around It
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...
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Do Meetings Still Point To The Program?
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...
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Group Conscience or Group Politics?
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 [email protected]
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The Sponsor Problem
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...
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Fellowship Myths That Won't Die
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…
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Conference Approved...So Now What?
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...
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AA or Recovery Culture?
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...
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Special Episode: What Came Out of the 76th General Service Conference
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,...
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Too Much Business - Not Enough Message
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 [email protected]
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Inventory Aftermath
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...
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Who Leads, Who Decides, Who Gets Trusted?
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…
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Bridging the Gap, Removing Barriers
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...
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How AA Governs Itself
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...
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Can AA Be Seen Without Being Promotional
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…
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Literature at the Crossroads
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...
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Grapevine: Tool, Money Pit or Both?
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...
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The Basket, the Reserve and the Workbook
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...
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Behind the Walls, Beyond the Page
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...
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Can AA Explain Itself Clearly?
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…
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Voice, Process and Participation
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...
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Strain and Suport in AA Service
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…
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Chip Culture in AA
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...
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John C.
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...
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Eric B.
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...
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Lori L.
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,...
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Lisa S.
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...
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Tate W.
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…
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Vikki D.
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...
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Alex P.
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...
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Nancy H.
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...
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Ravi S.
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...
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Mike B.
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...
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Bob S.
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…
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John M.
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...
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Living Sober
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...
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Alcoholics Anonymous members sharing real-life experiences, insights, and a little humor about living AA as a way of life. Listen on your favorite podcast platform. New episodes every Tuesday.
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