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Peyton tells Olis and Sam about getting sober with two months left in the military. She was being put out of the Army because of her drinking. In AA, she says her life is still crazy, but with the program and fellowship she's stayed sober through serious difficulties. In the Ask it Basket Peyton, Olis and Sam discuss a question from Pat about the 11th Step. Wake asks about the Grapevine stories…
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269 episodes 11 seasons
AA members Don, Olis and Sam interview other AA members about their experience, strength, and hope in recovering from alcoholism. Expect both humor and inspiration as these AA members share their stories.
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Weekly open meeting, In English
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Each week AA Grapevine holds an open virtual AA meeting with a host and two speakers. We record the meeting to create this podcast.
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Weekly open meeting, In Spanish
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Live on Zoom: Thursdays
Each week we record our online open meeting and create this podcast.
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S11 · E1931 minNewDownload size: Played From your link
Peyton tells Olis and Sam about getting sober with two months left in the military. She was being put out of the Army because of her drinking. In AA, she says her life is still crazy, but with the program and fellowship she's stayed sober through serious difficulties. In the Ask it Basket Peyton, Olis and Sam discuss a question from Pat about the 11th Step. Wake asks about the Grapevine stories…
La Viña Open MeetingS1 · E155 minNewesDownload size: Played From your link
In this podcast of La Viña, you will listen to the recording of our open meeting of AA in Spanish of November 5, 2026. We meet every Thursday at 12:00 noon, Eastern time, and we hope you can join us. The Zoom code is 871 2036 8287 and the password is 238047. The meeting is recorded and will later be available on all podcast platforms. This …
Grapevine Weekly OpenS2 · E1955 minNewDownload size: Played From your link
In this AA Grapevine podcast, you'll hear a recording of Grapevine's open AA meeting, held on November 4, 2026. We meet every Wednesday at Noon Eastern and hope that you will join us. The code on Zoom is 871 2036 8287 and the password is 238047. Each meeting is recorded and distributed as a podcast. This week meeting leader Vera welcomes speakers Bonnie and Kathi, who share their experience…
S11 · E1828 minNewDownload size: Played From your link
Beth tells Olis and Sam that in her drinking years impending doom became the norm. Trips to jail didn't scare her, she just blamed everyone else. In AA she learned not to believe everything she thinks and to watch her thinking. Beth wonders why she sometimes believes that God is going to drop her, when God has never dropped her. Steve shares his love for the Grapevine Daily Quote. You can find…
Grapevine Weekly OpenS2 · E1855 minNewDownload size: Played From your link
In this AA Grapevine podcast, you'll hear a recording of Grapevine's open AA meeting, held on October 28, 2026. We meet every Wednesday at Noon Eastern and hope that you will join us. The code on Zoom is 871 2036 8287 and the password is 238047. Each meeting is recorded and distributed as a podcast. This week meeting leader Don welcomes speakers Nate and Debbi, who share their experience…
S11 · E1740 minDownload size: Played From your link
Don and Olis discuss the many types of AA gatherings, including assemblies, conferences, conventions, forums, workshops. Don describes his recent experience at the Southeast Regional Forum, and he interviews several participants including Jennifer, Kim, Kyle and Sonia. Sam visits the National AA Technology Workshop in Concord, CA, and demonstrates how we put the AA Grapevine Half Hour Variety…
Grapevine Weekly OpenS2 · E1757 minDownload size: Played From your link
In this AA Grapevine podcast, you'll hear a recording of Grapevine's open AA meeting, held on October 21, 2026. We meet every Wednesday at Noon Eastern and hope that you will join us. The code on Zoom is 871 2036 8287 and the password is 238047. Each meeting is recorded and distributed as a podcast. This week meeting leader Don welcomes speakers Kenneth and Liz, who share their experience…
S11 · E1640 minDownload size: Played From your link
Rito tells Don and Sam that he played the blame game in prison — everyone else was at fault for him being locked up. He did go to AA meetings while doing time because they had coffee and donuts, and that's where the seeds of recovery were planted. Now 34 years sober, Rito tries to plant the seeds of recovery in others, in prison and outside the walls. Even if the seeds don't take root, Rito stays…
Grapevine Weekly OpenS2 · E1655 minDownload size: Played From your link
In this AA Grapevine podcast, you'll hear a recording of Grapevine's open AA meeting, held on October 14, 2026. We meet every Wednesday at Noon Eastern and hope that you will join us. The code on Zoom is 871 2036 8287 and the password is 238047. Each meeting is recorded and distributed as a podcast. This week meeting leader Don welcomes speakers Steve and Karen, who share their experience…
S11 · E1531 minDownload size: Played From your link
Meg and Leslie join Don and Sam and describe their recovery from alcoholism. The four then discuss different approaches to sponsorship — from giving 1000 chances to practicing tough love. James shares about subscribing to Grapevine because he reads an article to start every day. While we provide the podcast at no charge, we do have expenses. Grapevine is the only AA entity that does not accept…
Grapevine Weekly OpenS2 · E1554 minDownload size: Played From your link
In this AA Grapevine podcast, you'll hear a recording of Grapevine's open AA meeting, held on October 7, 2026. We meet every Wednesday at Noon Eastern and hope that you will join us. The code on Zoom is 871 2036 8287 and the password is 238047. Each meeting is recorded and distributed as a podcast. This week meeting leader Don welcomes speakers Christopher and Olis, who share their experience…
S11 · E1430 minDownload size: Played From your link
Christina, whose story appears in the October 2026 issue of Grapevine, tells Olis and Don that when drinking she saw everyone else living these normal lives, but it never occurred to her that alcohol was messing with her life. Christine tells the story that after judges, psych wards, losing relationships, she mysteriously found herself in the Vancouver Intergroup Office and talked to a woman who…
Grapevine Weekly OpenS2 · E1450 minDownload size: Played From your link
In this AA Grapevine podcast, you'll hear a recording of Grapevine's open AA meeting, held on September 30, 2026. We meet every Wednesday at Noon Eastern and hope that you will join us. The code on Zoom is 871 2036 8287 and the password is 238047. Each meeting is recorded and distributed as a podcast. This week meeting leader Jeff welcomes speakers Eileen and Marcheta, who share their experience…
S11 · E1332 minDownload size: Played From your link
Rachel tells Don and Sam that drinking was a big part of her family life and she too followed that path. While friends were starting families, going to college, getting full-time jobs Rachel was going to jail, moving closer to bars so she didn't have to drive, and watching TV shows about interventions while drinking. She tried for years to avoid herself. Now in AA, Rachel is facing life on life's…
Grapevine Weekly OpenS2 · E1351 minDownload size: Played From your link
In this AA Grapevine podcast, you'll hear a recording of Grapevine's open AA meeting, held on September 23, 2026. We meet every Wednesday at Noon Eastern and hope that you will join us. The code on Zoom is 871 2036 8287 and the password is 238047. Each meeting is recorded and distributed as a podcast. This week meeting leader Jeff welcomes speakers Camille and Joe, who share their experience…
S11 · E1232 minDownload size: Played From your link
Matt tells Don and Sam that he came to his first AA meeting at 17, but needed several more years of drinking before the internal bankruptcy and demoralization brought him to surrender. Matt found an AA member in prison who helped him on his journey. Matt helps others in prison as a volunteer too. His friend summed it up nicely: "I come to prison to stay out of prison." In Listener Feedback Don…
Grapevine Weekly OpenS2 · E1256 minDownload size: Played From your link
In this AA Grapevine podcast, you'll hear a recording of Grapevine's open AA meeting, held on September 16, 2026. We meet every Wednesday at Noon Eastern and hope that you will join us. The code on Zoom is 871 2036 8287 and the password is 238047. Each meeting is recorded and distributed as a podcast. This week meeting leader Jeff welcomes speakers John and Dan, who share their experience…
S11 · E1132 minDownload size: Played From your link
Tiombe found sobriety at a young age and was blessed to find a group of caring young people who helped her. They were the type who if you couldn't read the Big Book, they'd read it to you. She tells Olis and Don about learning that she not only had to give up drinking, but also the lifestyle she'd built to survive. Tiombe also talks about being a seeker through meditation. In the feature Using…
Grapevine Weekly OpenS2 · E1152 minDownload size: Played From your link
In this AA Grapevine podcast, you'll hear a recording of Grapevine's open AA meeting, held on September 9, 2026. We meet every Wednesday at Noon Eastern and hope that you will join us. The code on Zoom is 871 2036 8287 and the password is 238047. Each meeting is recorded and distributed as a podcast. This week meeting leader Jeff welcomes speakers Beth and Mike, who share their experience…
S11 · E1033 minDownload size: Played From your link
Allison felt like a late bloomer starting drinking at 14, her friends were already at it. She tells Don and Sam that her first drinks were part of her people pleasing tendencies, but she stayed lonely nonetheless. Later, friends told Allison she needed to get help, and recommended AA. At her first meeting Allison felt welcomed — the group made it a First Step meeting and asked her to come back…
Grapevine Weekly OpenS2 · E1053 minDownload size: Played From your link
In this AA Grapevine podcast, you'll hear a recording of Grapevine's open AA meeting, held on September 2, 2026. We meet every Wednesday at Noon Eastern and hope that you will join us. The code on Zoom is 871 2036 8287 and the password is 238047. Each meeting is recorded and distributed as a podcast. This week meeting leader Jeff welcomes speakers Ray and Dario, who share their experience…
S11 · E935 minDownload size: Played From your link
Father Bill tells Olis and Sam about hitting a botttom and intentionally living in a shelter for a year. He stresses the importance of prayer and meditation in his sober journey and explains "two way prayer" as he understands it. Father Bill talks about hearing the AA program boiled down to three words: connection, correction and direction. He says that in his guided life part of his job is too…
Grapevine Weekly OpenS2 · E951 minDownload size: Played From your link
In this AA Grapevine podcast, you'll hear a recording of Grapevine's open AA meeting, held on August 26, 2026. We meet every Wednesday at Noon Eastern and hope that you will join us. The code on Zoom is 871 2036 8287 and the password is 238047. Each meeting is recorded and distributed as a podcast. This week meeting leader Kimberly welcomes speakers Sheri and John, who share their experience…
S11 · E830 minDownload size: Played From your link
Ann tells Olis and Don that fear drove her, and that she tried to control her drinking — often unsuccessfully. A marriage counselor told her to look at her own drinking, and she shared that with her mother. Ann's mother in turn invited Ann to join her at a meeting. Ann instead tried on her own, again unsuccessfully. When she finally went to her first meeting, Ann felt her life was over. She did…
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La Viña · in Spanish
Stories of AA members, told aloud in Spanish, in videos from La Viña — AA Grapevine's Spanish-language magazine. Each playlist opens on our Watch page; a video plays only when you tap it.
84 videos · about 8 hours in all
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