Best The 13th Step Film Podcasts (2024)

1
The Lies in the AA Big Book disected, discussed, debated. 1:00:00

3y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

A discussion about Chapter 5 which is usually read before every AA meeting. What is truth and what parts are outright lies. Monica and Evelyn tear it up !By stop13stepinaa

1
What happens when you're in AA, leave and now you have no friends? 40:00

3+ y ago40:00

40:00

30 min show about when you leave AA, but all you had were stepper friends. Join Monica Richardson for a live show.By stop13stepinaa

1
Steven Slate author of Freedom Model 1:11:00

3+ y ago1:11:00

1:11:00

Steven Slate author of Freedom Model, The Fredoom Model for addictions : Escape the Treatment & Recovery. join Monica RIchardson - Host- filmmaker of The 13th Step documentary, blogger and podcaster.By stop13stepinaa

1
The 13th Step- A film exposing the dark side of Alcoholics Anonymous 1:03:00

3+ y ago1:03:00

1:03:00

The 13th Step is a ground breaking documentary film released in 2016 on AMAZON Prime. The 13th Step appeared in Cannes and was exibited in the Documentary Corner in 2015. The film won best Documentary in The Beverly Hills Film Festival. A story that uncovers sex offenders, violent offenders and old timers who prey on innocent, vulnerable, AA member…

1
AA 's entry into Hollywood, The Lost Weekend, The Days of Wine and Roses 1:02:00

3+ y ago1:02:00

1:02:00

Marty Mann, the first successful woman in AA already was living a life of the rich and famous . Marty was in the marketing and adversting business and... her lover , Priscilla, worked at Vogue. Many connections were made for Marty and Bill Wilson through this high society , wealthy hook ups. Still, long after they were gone, Hollywood was still pus…

1
The stupid things AA sponsors say- are there any "good " sponsors? 53:00

4y ago53:00

53:00

Did your sponsees or sponsors get mad when you left AA? What is the triggering factor? Join Monica Richardson for a 1 hour show -By stop13stepinaa

1
More about Alcoholism, Chapter 3 of the Big Book, tearing it up again 1:01:00

4y ago1:01:00

1:01:00

AA 's Big Book has alot of tall orders in it. This chapter maybe is the most confusing and strange. Join Monica Richardson for a live show as we tear it apart.By stop13stepinaa

1
Working with Others tearing up just one more chapter of The Big Book 1:29:00

4y ago1:29:00

1:29:00

Join host Monica Richardson for an hour of talk radio, and you too can call into Blog Talk Radio, Safe Recovery to disect the truth about AA Big Book and whats true and what is not. Share your ideas, opinions and criticisms.By stop13stepinaa

1
Into Action What kind of lies are in the Big Book of AA 1:07:00

4y ago1:07:00

1:07:00

Into Action - as we dive into Chapter 6 of the Big Book of AA we find a wee bit more lies. Join us with callers from around the world as we tear up the BB of Alcoholics Anonymous. Join Monica Richardson and many other ex steppers who have left and are free from the tides that bind one who joins the 12 step giant.…

1
Tearing up the AA Big Book just one more time - where are the lies 1:18:00

4y ago1:18:00

1:18:00

Join Monica Richardson for a new 2021 Podcast discussing the problems in the 1935 AA Alcoholics Anonymous Big Book.By stop13stepinaa

1
Were you harmed in Rehab, Sober Living or AA sexually harassed or assaulted ? 43:00

4+ y ago43:00

43:00

Join Us for a 1 hour show - call in live to speak with host Monica RIchardson to speak up and out - Joining forces to get legal action going to fight back Rehab and Sober Living run and operated by Two Hatter AA / NA members - No more - will we stay silent . #metoo, #TIMESUP, #exposeAA, #quietNoMORE,…

1
Pilot authors a Book about HIMS PROGRAM Forced to attend AA meetings for life 59:00

4+ y ago59:00

59:00

The HIMS Nightmare is a practical guide to surviving the “Human Intervention Motivation Study” program for pilots who are in recovery from substance abuse, or who are sucked into the program despite not being addicted to mood-altering substances. The HIMS program is not what it is portrayed to be. Developed in 1974 as a means for returning substanc…

1
Lawyers, Pilots and being forced to AA and speak AA speak - Is that a thing ? 46:00

4+ y ago46:00

46:00

Lawyers discuss the reality of being forced to attend AA - AA based rehab and even forced to talk their "talk" so they can fly. How is this possible. Listen in for the facts behind the madness. A Lawyer from Cleveland, Ohio will join me to discuss the new movement to push back and stop teh coercion. The FAA just made it a requirement that all pilot…

1
Zach Rhoads author and addiction specialist - 1:02:00

4+ y ago1:02:00

1:02:00

Zach Rhoads- author Addiction Specialist. Monica Richardson is a host of podcast Safe Recovery. Zach is an author and educational consultant working with families in Vermont. He is also an addiction coach in Stanton Peele’s Life Process Program His book Outgrowing Addiction: With Common Sense Instead of “Disease” Therapy (with Stanton Peele) will b…

1
Is AA Highly effective ? Stanton Peele author debates NOT so fast ! 1:00:00

4+ y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Blog Talk Radio Safe Recovery podcast created by Filmmaker, activist, victims advocate, Monica Richardson hosts this 1 hour show- this week with author Stanton Peele. Join us as we take on the Addiction Recovery Industry. Stanton Peele, Ph. D., J.D., is a licensed psychologist, attorney, practicing psychotherapist and the author of books and articl…

1
Professionals forced to Alcoholics Anonymous - pilots, nurses and doctors 32:00

4+ y ago32:00

32:00

In this 30 minute show, Monica Richardson, filmmaker and victims advocate will discuss how to stop all coercion. How can you fight back . Recently a nurse in Vancouver fought back and won that fight. Pilots, nurses and doctors all over the country and coming toegther to stop coercion to a 1930's religious lay person support group , with a 5 % succe…

1
Episode 4: Hallo?!day Special: A Black Christmas Marathon

5y ago

—

“Hallo!” and welcome to the stoney baloney holiday special episode of Every Movie Marathon! We plopped our jolly butts and stuffing in our seats and watched all three Black Christmas movies. Don’t sit on your chestNUTZ. These movies Sleigh (SIC!), Santa baybays! Don’t screw the reindeer and skip on watching these movies. GO SEE BLACK CHRISTMAS (201…

1
Episode 3: Bad Hats: A Step Up Marathon

5y ago

—

Slap together a “Tatum” sandwich and chase it down with a vodka gatorade slushie cuz the ding dongz are gonna dance their way through the Step Up movies. BWA BWA BWAAAAAAAAA!!!! Join your hosts Luke, Travis, and Andrea as they do headspins ‘til they puke out sentences that mostly pertain to the Step Up franchise. Hey! You wanna find out how to avoi…

1
LifeRing with Byron Kerr 35:00

5y ago35:00

35:00

Join Monica Richardson for a 30 minute podcast with Board Member from LifeRING- Byron Kerr has been active in LifeRing for approximately 8 years. He has served on the LifeRing Board of Directors for almost 6 years. He has served as executive director for one year and was recently appointed to another one year term. Life RING is a non 12 step self h…

1
AA, Scientology and EST How they changed American culture 30:00

5+ y ago30:00

30:00

AA is an ideology? How has this affected our society as a whole in America. Scientology and EST also experienced a huge boost of members in the late 60's to mid 1970's. There are similarities within these groups -cults. In this episode we will take a look at the similarities and the group think and how these and the "Human Potential Movement" chang…

1
Episode 2: Magic is Fun! A Harry Potter Marathon

5+ y ago

—

The ding dongs are back with a cavalcade of funny guests to marathon watch the Harry Potter series. The long awaited by few, Ep Two! Crack some boozy butter beers (five or six should do it) and take a wiz in the Wizarding World. Listen to hosts Luke, Travis, and Andrea (and special guests!) stumble through plot points and rant about a character, on…

1
US of AA - How the 12 Steps Highjacked the Science of Alcoholism by Joe Miller 1:05:00

5+ y ago1:05:00

1:05:00

A one hour show with host Monica RIchardson and author and Professor Joe Miller. COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) - April 2, local author and associate professor of English at Columbus State University, Joe Miller has released a new book, US of AA: How the Twelve Steps Hijacked the Science of Alcoholism. Miller is the author of 2006's Cross-X: The Amazing True…

1
EVO Health and Wellness - Founder Koorosh Rassekh 1:01:00

5+ y ago1:01:00

1:01:00

Join us for a one hour show - about EVO - and incredible Intensive Out-Patient Clinic in Venice , CA- Founder Koorosh Rassekh offers compassion , Science and Harm Reduction for many sustance use issues. Koorosh Rassekh, MMFT Founder “Our work is to remain curious about the human experience and unlocking our individual and collective possibilities.”…

1
Rehab Reform Revolution with Guest Wendy McEntyre Victims Advocate 1:14:00

5+ y ago1:14:00

1:14:00

Monica RIchardson and Wendy McEntyre will discuss the rotten rehab Industry and take some calls from around the USA> JarrodsLaw.Org was established to create awareness of dangers those facing addiction face and to pave the way for real change in providing oversight and accountability in the addiction treatment industry and safe sober living homes. …

1
Rehab- counselors -Sober Living Fraud - ask questions 40:00

5+ y ago40:00

40:00

10 top questions to ask when you or a loved one goes to inpatient rehab and sober living. Wendy McEntyre Public Safety Advocate Facebook.com/Wendy.McEntyre.5 www.JarrodsLaw.Org and my dear friend will join Monica RIchardson for a 30 min show on questions to ask when deciding on a rehab - IOP or Sober Living. We will break down what is Sober Living …

1
Leaving AA-How does one deprogram from AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) 1:01:00

5+ y ago1:01:00

1:01:00

Join host -Monica Richardson to discuss how to deprogram from AA and its thinking- From Chapter 5 from the Big Book of AA, the preamble, and the 12 traditions which are read at every meeting. Over and over again you listen to something that was written by one man in 1935- published in 1939. There were only 100 members. So why in 2019 are the same t…

1
Jim Breslo creator of The Hidden Truth Show - AA Kills 1:00:00

5+ y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Jim Breslo creator of The Hidden Truth Show joins Monica Richardson - host, creator of Podcast Safe Recovery and Filmmaker of The 13th Step discuss Jim's show on his deep dives into AA, The Las Vegas shooter, The Transgender Movement and the failure of the Bullet Train in California and much more. Jim is a former civil rights attorney, public compa…

1
REHAB Lies- What Parents need to know - Part 1 with Addiction Intake Specialist 18:00

5+ y ago18:00

18:00

A show about the Addiction Treatment Industry- facts about how dangerous most rehabs and sober livings can be - They are engaged in the body brokering, illegal drug testing, insurance fraud and much more. With expert Danielle and host Monica Richardson we cover the basics in part 1.By stop13stepinaa

1
Exposing The Sober Living Scam in Southern California from Covina to Malibu- 1:08:00

5+ y ago1:08:00

1:08:00

Every day in California someone checks into a Sober Living. Some think they are going to get "treatment" . Some know all that is happening there is a bed and a roof over ones head. But if you are a vulnerable man or woman , some darker trades are happening below the surface. Sex Exploitation, trading sex for rent, and abusing power of AA "time" . B…

1
Teresa Rodden, Life Coach, Author of The Primed Drinker and Wholly Sober 1:02:00

6y ago1:02:00

1:02:00

In 2010, with seven years of struggle-free sobriety, Teresa knew that the traditional path of getting and living sober was not helping enough people. She auditioned for the Oprah Winfrey Network to create a show traveling the country to learn and share how others got and lived in recovery without twelve steps and alcoholics anonymous. Oprah didn’t …

1
Rehab , Body Brokering - Exposing the lies and Corruption of todays rehab 31:00

6y ago31:00

31:00

Part 2 of rehab series on what to look for when sending a loved one to rehab or going there yourself.Daniel and Monica Richardson explore the pitfalls and dangers of 98 % of all rehab in the USA , and the UK . Make sure the rehab is in a Commercial Zoned location . Has a Doctor and nurse on location 24/7 if you need a detox from alcohol or Benzos. …

1
Maia Szalavitz author of Unbroken Brain- Journalist- 45:00

6y ago45:00

45:00

Maia Szalavitz is the author of the New York Times bestseller, Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction, which is widely recognized as an important advance in thinking about the nature of addiction and how to cope with it, personally and politically. Her book, Help at Any Cost: How the Troubled Teen Industry Cons Parents a…

1
Why People leave Alcoholics Anonymous - from the mouths of babes themselves _ 57:00

6y ago57:00

57:00

A one hour show with Monica Richardson and ex AA members calling in to tell us how and why they left. How were they treated. Why did they leave. Did they lose some freinds? Is life Better. Do we drink or not drink now. How can we change rehab riddled with 12 step "ism". How can we get Science and MAT to help those addicted and get religious ideolgy…

1
When Old Timers Leave AA- why we leave - how we leave- 12 steps to Freedom 1:02:00

6y ago1:02:00

1:02:00

Join Host and Filmmaker Monica Richardson for a one hour show . Monica and an ex stepper Steve will talk about what its like to leave AA after decades.By stop13stepinaa

1
LAST STOP a Documentary film by TJ Nilssen with Activist Mark Babitz 1:02:00

6+ y ago1:02:00

1:02:00

Todd is a graduate of the Film program at Full Sail University. While in school he found his niche in editing and post production. He currently works in New York City as a professional editor – working on projects that range from advertisements, music videos, short films and documentaries. The Last Stop is his first journey into writing, producing …

1
Hollywoods Love Affair with AA and how many this has harmed 31:00

6+ y ago31:00

31:00

A one hour show about the history of AA and Hollywood. Marty Mann's mission to get everyone to try AA used her connections at high end Magazines where her lover worked. This connection led to the famous Jack Alexander article in The Saturday Evening Post, which gave AA its first big growth spurt. But deep inside Hollywood, inside their bubble, we h…

1
Episode 1: Every Friday the 13th on Friday the 13th

6+ y ago

—

If you are saying to yourself, “Every Friday the 13th movie?! That’s a fuck ton of movies!”, yeah, you aren’t wrong. For the first episode of Every Movie Marathon, your hosts binge watch the entire Friday the 13th movie series. 12 movies to be exact! This episode is just shy of 4 hours of post-movie commentary with a cavalcade of special guests: Ju…

1
How Can we stop Court ordering to religious AA meetings 1:01:00

6+ y ago1:01:00

1:01:00

A group of activists both current and ex AA members are trying to stop all court ordering to AA meetings. This is a known violation of our 1st Amendment rights. Pilots, Nurses and Doctors are forced to go to AA, AA rehabs and made to believe in the AA ideology against their will. Join us for a one hour show discussing the intense cause and effect o…

1
How AA got so BIG- Harry Anslinger, Marty Mann and Rockefeller money 30:00

7y ago30:00

30:00

A one hour show to explore how and why AA got SO big- so ingrained in America, Media, Medicine - or not. How Marty Mann one of the first successful AA women, single handidly moved AA into some of the Biggest Magazines of her time (1940's) How Marty Mann, a HIgh Society Woman Helped Bill Wilson meet the biggest players in American Business. How our …

1
ZACH RHOADS - Addiction Coach Science Writer Young Justice Podcasts 1:00:00

7y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Join Monica Richardson for a one hour show with Podcaster, Addiction Coach, Behavioral Specialist, Zach Rhoads from Vermont. Talking Alternatives to AA. Zach Rhoads is a human behavior specialist, addiction coach, and science writer with a focus on addiction and mental health. He is currently the host of the Young Justice Podcast-- a show about hum…

1
Sexual Harassment = 13 Stepping in AA Will you come forward To speak out. 30:00

7y ago30:00

30:00

This is a 30 minute show to discuss the problem of sexual harassment in AA, its meetings and culture . How and why it has been swept under the rug for so many decades. How we can expose this. How can we change this. Tune in for one more show with filmmaker activist for safety, Monica Richardson. Watching the film on AMAZON and VIMEO.…

1
Sexual Harassment and AA- how the Harvey Weinstein Scandal will help expose AA. 31:00

7y ago31:00

31:00

Join me for a short show about how all this is unraveling and how it can help this story I have been working on to expose the Sexual predators in AA since 2009. Monica Richardson. The Make AA Safer movement. The Make AA Safer Workshops I started in April 2010. My Film The 13th Step was the beginning. It was my story and many other stories documente…

1
VO Actor Kevin Richardson does voices of AA Slogans and silly ideology - 15:00

7y ago15:00

15:00

This is a quick short show to hopefully make you laugh! Host Monica Richardson does a quick show with genius Voice Over Actor Kevin Michael Richardson- you have to guess who. I have wanted to do this for a while. Enjoy! Voices of Cleveland Jr, American Dad Principal Lewis, Guest Stars on The Simpsons, Static Shock, TMNT, BLAZE, Lilo and Stitch, How…

1
Steven Slate and Mark Scheeren from St Judes Retreats 47:00

7y ago47:00

47:00

Join Host Monica Richardson with guests Steven Slate and Mark Sheeren for a "live" interview to discuss the opiate problem in the US and what we can do to improve things by helping the person and their families. Steven Slate is an expert in the field of Addiction, and has currently just finished writing a book called The FREEDOM Model. Mark Sheeren…

1
Wendy McEntyre Founder of Jarrod's Law 1:00:00

7y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

Join Monica Richardson for a one hour show with Mother , activst Wendy McEntyre. Very sadly December 1, 2004, at the young age of 23, Jarrod left this world. While residing at a sober living home, Called “THE SAFE HOUSE”. Roommates had brought drugs into the residence. Later on Jarrod was discovered deceased from a heroin overdose. Unfortunately, h…

1
Mock AA meeting to air our Grievances. 40:00

7y ago40:00

40:00

THIS is a show that gives a voice to ex steppers after we have left about any issue we may have. Join Host Monica Richardson for a live CALL IN show for our group Deprogramming from AA on FACEBOOK .By stop13stepinaa

1
Another ex stepper tells their story Live Podacst 1:01:00

7y ago1:01:00

1:01:00

Join Monica Richardson and a long time ex stepper who left AA after 30 years. The Salad Years : Monica and Steve discuss their long-time associations with AA. Steve Clark spent nearly 30 years in AA after being "diagnosed" as a teenager by a family member. Throughout what should have been his most productive years he barely ever got above water bot…

1
Shira Goldberg from The Addiction Show 46:00

7y ago46:00

46:00

Join Host Monica Richardson with Shira Goldberg on Addiction.By stop13stepinaa

1
MOCK AA meeting for Exsteppers to vent as if they were in a meeting 1:00:00

7y ago1:00:00

1:00:00

This will be a LIVE show where in ex 12 steppers can call in and speak for 3 minutes each, Each person will pretend we are at an AA, NA or OA meeting saying what ever you would like to say . I think that in deprogramming, some move on...but some have things to say. We should be able to have 15 ex members to call in and speak their minds !…

1
Dr Ed Wilson from Non 12 Step 57:00

7y ago57:00

57:00

Dr. Edward Wilson, Clinical Director Edward Wilson, Non 12-Step Program Director, did his graduate and post graduate work at St. Marys University of Minnesota with an emphasis on Alternative Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Treatment. Ed is also a California Master Registered Addictions Specialist and a Nationally Certified Master Addictions Counselor.…

Podcasts Worth a Listen

The 13th Step Film Podcasts

Podcasts Worth a Listen

Quick Reference Guide