# I Paid Half a Million Dollars for a Big Book - AA Speaker - Adam T. Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/sober-sunrise-aa-speaker-podcast-7161561/i-paid-half-a-million-dollars-for-a-big-book-aa-speaker-adam-t Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/sober-sunrise-aa-speaker-podcast-7161561/i-paid-half-a-million-dollars-for-a-big-book-aa-speaker-adam-t.md Podcast: [Sober Sunrise - AA Speaker Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sober-sunrise-aa-speaker-podcast-7161561) Published: 2026-06-06T14:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://sober-sunrise.podbean.com/e/i-paid-half-a-million-dollars-for-a-big-book-aa-speaker-adam-t/ Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/qh3ja952uq5s798i/AdamT-Podcast.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sober-sunrise-aa-speaker-podcast-7161561/episodes/i-paid-half-a-million-dollars-for-a-big-book-aa-speaker-adam-t Duration seconds: 4296 ## Resource Adam went through treatment 28 times before a sponsor cut through the badge of honor: it did not make him an alcoholic. It meant he had paid half a million dollars for a Big Book. โ˜€๏ธ Sober Sunrise Episode ArchiveMore AA speaker tapes and recovery stories:https://sober-sunrise.com/episodes ๐Ÿงก Sober Sunrise MerchShirts, mugs, and recovery-inspired gear:https://sober-sunrise.com/merch ๐ŸŒด Sober Sunrise NewsletterWeekly AA speaker picks, recovery reflections, and updates:https://sober-sunrise.com/newsletter Adam spent 17 years in and around Alcoholics Anonymous, picking up chips, coming to meetings drunk, cycling through treatment centers, and still not understanding why alcohol was not really his problem. In this sharp, funny AA talk, he breaks down the difference between the fellowship and the program, the problem drinker and the real alcoholic, and the outer wreckage versus the inner spiritual condition that kept taking him back. Once a sponsor took him through the Big Book and into action, Adam found the missing link in inventory, service, sponsorship, and carrying the message to another alcoholic. Adam T. from Los Angeles, CA speaking at Recovery On The Rock in Hamilton, Bermuda - November 28th 2014Music: Deep by KaizanBlu ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sober-sunrise-aa-speaker-podcast-7161561/episodes/i-paid-half-a-million-dollars-for-a-big-book-aa-speaker-adam-t/transcription-requests` โ€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/sober-sunrise-aa-speaker-podcast-7161561/i-paid-half-a-million-dollars-for-a-big-book-aa-speaker-adam-t.md` โ€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.