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I'm Quitting Alcohol
Comedian David Boyle reads a vividly written listener story about a drunk bike trip, a missing family raft and a helicopter rescue, mixing dark humour with recovery reflections. The episode also nudges listeners to share their own chaotic past drinking tales for future Fucked Up Fridays.
17:59•2 Oct 2026
Fucked Up Friday: Bike Trips, Beer, and a Midnight River Rescue
Episode Overview
- Short, daily episodes show an honest, sweary view of recovery from an ex-heavy drinker.
- Ryan’s story highlights how drunk choices can lead to real danger, even on a "fun" adventure.
- Quick thinking and a call to emergency services help a grandfather reunite with his stranded family.
- Boyle stresses that lives and careers can change fast with focus and talent, using his friend Sam as an example.
- Listeners are urged to send in their own wild drinking stories as part of the Fucked Up Friday tradition.
“"If you're all such Alcoholics then prove how bad you were pussies."”
Get ready to be moved by real-life accounts of chaos, comedy and recovery as "I'm Quitting Alcohol" hits another Fucked Up Friday. Australian comedian David Boyle kicks off by chatting about winding up the week, nearly a year in the U.S., and catching up with his mate Sam Kisserjookian – a once "down and out" artist who now sells paintings like hot cakes and fills 3,500-seat venues.
It’s a quick reminder that, as Boyle puts it, "you can turn it around quick if you put your mind to it". Then it’s over to regular contributor Ryan from Rochester, New York, whose emails Boyle rates so highly he’s reading him again.
Ryan fires a hilarious challenge to the audience, saying he’s "over it" and refuses to keep answering the "Boil bat signal" unless more people send in their own wild stories: "If you're all such Alcoholics then prove how bad you were pussies." Ryan’s story this time is less pure degeneracy and more cinematic road-trip drama.
At 36, drunk and alone on a bike ride across America, he hits a Montana bar, downs a stack of beers, and ends up trying to find a secret campsite in the dark with 50 pounds of gear and no real directions.
Instead, he stumbles into a genuinely tense situation: a worried grandfather, Jerry, whose family raft is overdue by two hours, no one knowing how to use mobile phones, and a midnight call to 911 that leads to helicopters, park rangers and a rescue. Boyle reads the tale with obvious pleasure, praising Ryan’s writing as "a portrait of a landscape" packed with texture and colour, even if it "just lacked a little degeneracy" compared with classic Fucked Up Friday filth.
The episode mixes humour, danger and the strange clarity that comes from looking back on drunk decisions. If you like short, sweary, honest slices of recovery life, this one’s worth your five minutes – and maybe it’ll nudge you to send in your own story next.
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