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b"When Bill Wilson met Dr Robert Smith on 12th May, 1935, they could not have known that the 12-step plan they\\u2019d devised for treating addiction would spawn the world\\u2019s largest support group.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nDespite their initially low success rate, they persisted to aid recovering alcoholics and their names went down in history - to the extent that A.A. members still sometimes identify each other by asking, \\u2018...are you a friend of Bob?\\u2019.\\n\\xa0\\nIn this episode, Olly, Rebecca and Arion review the current trajectory of \\u2018mindful drinking\\u2019 amongst millennials, consider why the number \\u201812\\u2019 still features prominently in listicles, and reveal the ingredients of the cocktail that got Wilson hooked on booze in the first place...\\n\\xa0\\nFurther reading:\\n\\u2022 Bill Wilson tells his story in 1965: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9oNOrTcOzM\\n\\u2022 Take a virtual tour of Wilson\\u2019s home, \\u2018Stepping Stones\\u2019, in Katonah, New York:\\xa0\\nhttps://www.steppingstones.org/tours.html\\n\\u2022 What is AA? Alcoholics Anonymous (USA)\\u2019s current website:\\nhttps://www.aa.org/pages/en_US/what-is-aa\\n\\xa0\\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit Patreon.com/Retrospectors\\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/Retrospectors\\n\\xa0\\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\\n#30s #Person #Invention #White #US\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"