# AA History: Bill W and Lois Speaking in 1960

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Podcast: [Sober Cast: An (unofficial) Alcoholics Anonymous Podcast AA](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sober-cast-an-unofficial-alcoholics-anonymous-podcast-aa-517742)
Published: 2026-04-24T12:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Bill W one of the founders of AA speaking in California in Jan. 1960 this includes a brief speak by his wife Lois W. This runs 90 min, the first 30 the audio is ok but not great. If you want to skip to about 30 min in the audio is much improved. I cleaned this up quite a bit but at a point its diminishing return. Support Sober Cast: https://sobercast.com/donate Email: sobercast@gmail.com Sober Cast has 3200+ episodes available, visit SoberCast.com to access all the episodes where you can easily find topics or specific speakers using tags or search. https://sobercast.com

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