{"podcast":{"title":"Sober Sunrise - AA Speaker Podcast","slug":"sober-sunrise-aa-speaker-podcast-7161561","podcast_index_feed_id":7161561,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/sober-sunrise/feed.xml","website_url":"https://sober-sunrise.com/","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/20053233/GoldBestSSLOGO.png","author":"Sober Sunrise","episode_count":422,"summary":"Sober Sunrise brings you AA Speaker Tapes from around the world. Rather than an AA discussion podcast, Sober Sunrise brings you speakers who share step-work, workshops, and general fellowship discussion points. We are not affiliated with AA in anyway.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T00:18:24.208639+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sober-sunrise-aa-speaker-podcast-7161561"},"episode":{"title":"I Was Stupid Enough to Follow the Instructions - AA Speaker - Ray M.","slug":"i-was-stupid-enough-to-follow-the-instructions-aa-speaker-ray-m","published_at":"2026-05-26T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sober-sunrise-aa-speaker-podcast-7161561/i-was-stupid-enough-to-follow-the-instructions-aa-speaker-ray-m","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sober-sunrise-aa-speaker-podcast-7161561","url":"https://sober-sunrise.podbean.com/e/i-was-stupid-enough-to-follow-the-instructions-aa-speaker-ray-m/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/7hj33876pgd5mu68/RayM-Podcast.mp3","summary":"Ray came in young, separate, and sure he was smarter than the room, then found out AA worked best when he was finally willing to follow directions. ☀️ Sober Sunrise Episode ArchiveMore AA speaker tapes and recovery stories:https://sober-sunrise.com/episodes 🧡 Sober Sunrise MerchShirts, mugs, and recovery-inspired gear:https://sober-sunrise.com/merch 🌴 Sober Sunrise NewsletterWeekly AA speaker picks, recovery reflections, and updates:https://sober-sunrise.com/newsletter Ray starts with a New Year’s resolution to try sobriety for one year, then admits he was amazed when he made it through the first day. Growing up around alcoholism, feeling apart from other people, dropping out young, and trying to escape through the same old patterns, he landed in AA unsure whether he belonged with the “real pros.” What changed was simple and uncomfortable: an old-timer helped him identify, a sponsor pushed him through the steps, he got on his knees without knowing what he believed, and service gave him a way to fit in. Years later, Ray is honest about slipping away from the basics and trying to return to the book, prayer, inventory, sponsorship, and the kind of 12-step work that keeps the program alive. Ray M. speaking at the regular weekly speaker meeting in Bryan, TX - 2007Music: Deep by KaizanBlu","meta_description":"Ray came in young, separate, and sure he was smarter than the room, then found out AA worked best when he was finally willing to follow directions. ☀️ Sob…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2990,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sober-sunrise-aa-speaker-podcast-7161561/episodes/i-was-stupid-enough-to-follow-the-instructions-aa-speaker-ray-m/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sober-sunrise-aa-speaker-podcast-7161561/i-was-stupid-enough-to-follow-the-instructions-aa-speaker-ray-m.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}