7 Years 11 days Sober - Ask Boyle

7 Years 11 days Sober - Ask Boyle

What are the common struggles and victories in addiction recovery? This episode drops you straight into a chaotic, darkly funny, and brutally honest Q&A with Australian comedian David Boyle, now 7 years and 11 days sober. In his regular “Ask Boyle” segment, he tackles what might be the wildest listener question he’s received so far: can alcohol push someone to cross moral lines they’d never go near while sober?

A listener from the US sends in a jaw-dropping story involving blackout drinking, a married man, a friend’s 16-year-old daughter, a brutal beating, a gun, and a desperate attempt at staying alive long enough to face the fallout. From there, Boyle unpacks the bigger question: how much can anyone really rely on their morals and ethics once booze takes over?

You’ll hear Boyle argue, in his usual no-filter style, that “your morals and ethics aren’t worth shit” if they’re not anchored to something bigger, like God. He talks about “pure evil”, fear, and why he thinks faith can be the only real shield when life gets truly horrific. At the same time, he keeps it grounded with his own experience of blackout drinking and the kind of “heinous shit” heavy drinkers quietly carry around in their past.

The episode blends gallows humour, spiritual reflection, and a sharp warning: drinking can open “the portal to the dark side”, especially for people who appear to be “good” and tightly controlled on the surface. Boyle also wrestles with forgiveness, karma and justice, and where responsibility sits when someone’s drunk but still chose the first drink.

If you’re sober, sober-curious, or just questioning what alcohol does to your character, this raw five-minute hit might leave you asking: how strong are your values once the drinks start flowing?