Alcoholics Anonymous Goes to Hollywood
On the Media | Feb 9, 2018
In the 1940s, Alcoholics Anonymous began to appear in Hollywood films, leading millions of movie-goers to learn about the relatively young organization and to envision it as both cultural protagonist and solution. But as much as Hollywood may love a redemption narrative, A.A.'s results have hardly ever matched its popular reputation.
Journalist Gabrielle Glaser published "The Irrationality of Alcoholics Anonymous" in The Atlantic in 2015. She joins Brooke to describe the history — and P.R. mechanics — of A.A.
