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Episodes By Day of Week

Latest 30 episodes

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Saturday – Ep: 172 – There is a Solution – Pages 27-9 – What seemed at first a flimsy reed has proved to be the loving and powerful hand of God – Appendix II – Spiritual experience – Pages 567-8

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Saturday – Ep: 171 – There is a Solution – Pages 25-27 – Sept 8. 2021 – Roland Hazzard receives the solution from Dr. Jung – Roland to Ebby to Bill to Dr. Bob to us today!

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Saturday – Ep: 170 – There is a Solution – Pages 20-24 – I have no defense against the first drink! My defense must come from God! Every Alcoholic has to understand and accept from his own experience the truth expressed on page 24 if they are going to seek the spiritual solution!

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Saturday – Ep: 169 – There is a Solution – Pages 20-23 – What has become of his common sense and willpower? The main problem of the alcoholic centers in his mind!

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Saturday – Ep: 168 – There is a Solution – Pages18-20 – If you are an alcoholic who wants to get over it, you may already be asking— what do I have to do? It is the purpose of this book to answer such questions specifically!

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Saturday – Ep : 167 – There is a Solution – Pages 17-18 – We share a common peril but the cement that binds us is the common solution – The 12 steps of AA! A way out upon which we all can agree!

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Saturday – Ep: 166 – Bill’s Story – Pages 11-16 – Simple but not easy, a price has to be paid! The destruction of self centeredness! I must turn in all things to the Father of Light! Bill W Has a spiritual experience in Towns Hospital and begins to carry the message!

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Saturday – Ep: 165 – Bill’s Story – Pages 11-13 – Bill W opens his mind and enters the fourth dimension of existence! He takes the steps in towns hospital! Powerful!

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Saturday – Ep: 164 – Bill’s Story – Pages 7-11 – Bill and Ebby in Bill’s kitchen Nov 1934 – The Hand of God!

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Saturday – Ep: 163 – Bill’s Story – Pages 4-8 – Bill’s progressive alcoholism and his complete defeat – Aug 7, 2021

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Saturday – Ep 162 – Bill’s Story – A Message of Hope and Salvation – Pages 1-3 – Aug 4, 2021

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Saturday – Ep: 161 – Drs. Opinion – Pages xxix- xxii – The Drs. final words and hope for us!

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Saturday – Ep 160 – Drs. Opinion – Pages xxviii-xxix – Phenomenon of craving – The obsession of the mind – The spiritual malady – The disease of alcoholism

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Saturday – Ep 159 – Drs. Opinion – Pages xxvii-xxix – Loss of control and loss of choice – Why we are powerless over alcohol! Maybe these pages should be read at every meeting

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Saturday – Ep 158 – Drs. Opinion – Pages xxv-xxvii – I must know what my problem is before I can understand what is the solution – What is wrong with my body and my mind?

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Saturday – Ep: 157 – AA approved literature what does this mean? False pride what does it have to do with my spiritual malady? See also in thoughts on recovery no. 2 and 4

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Saturday – Ep 156 – July 18, 2021 – Purpose of the book Alcoholics Anonymous and forward to the first edition

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Sat – Ep 155 – July 14. 2021 – Beginning the Book Alcoholics Anonymous Again for the 13th time- Introduction

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Saturday – Ep 154 – A Vision for You – Pages 163-164 – July 10, 2021 – The final thoughts and directions for living a spiritual life and being in the Fellowship of the Spirit!

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Saturday – Ep 144 – The family afterward – Pages 132-5 – Part 6 – First things first! Live and let live! Easy does it! What does these sayings mean? What is their scriptural basis?

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Saturday – Ep 153 – Dr. Mike speaks at the Sat night meeting July 10, 2021

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Saturday – Ep 152 – A Vision for You – Pages 160-163 – AA in the beginning – A Fellowship of the Spirit

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Saturday – Ep 151- A Vision for You – Pages 158-160 – A review of going from hopeless to recovered – Bill W in Akron to Dr. Bob to AA no. 3 to us today – The hand of God!

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Saturday – Ep 150 – A Vision for You – Pages 155-7 – Bill W meets Dr. Bob in Akron May 1935 – The birth of AA

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Saturday – Ep 149 – A vision for You – Pages 154-5 – Bill W in the lobby of the mayflower hotel May1935 – Alcoholic death or spiritual life what was his choice to be? – The moment that changed history!

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Saturday – Ep 148 – A Vision for You – Pages 152-55 – Recorded June 2021 – The Power of the Fellowship of the Spirit – Discovering the Joy of Living!

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Saturday – Ep 147 – A vision for you – Pages 151-2 – Recorded June 2021 – Their vision is for a life of purpose and service and Inner peace! Powerful concluding chapter!

No matter how many times I have gone thru these pages they make me realize the hand of God in my life and fill me with gratitude

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Saturday – Ep: 146 – Step 3 – Carry this Message – Part 2 -Relationship between selfishness and alcohol and the decision in step 3

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Saturday – Ep: 145 – Step 3 – Carry this Message – Part 1 – The basic instincts of life – What makes up self will – How does this relate to my alcoholism?

Essential information to understand what and why I am deciding in step 3 and what is the purpose of step 4

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Saturday – Ep 143 – The family afterward – Pages 130-133 – Part 5 -The spiritual life is not a theory! How do I live it especially with those I love!

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