7 Years 182 days Sober - FUF7 Years 182 days Sober - FUF
I'm Quitting Alcohol
Comedian David Boyle checks in at 7 years and 182 days sober, talks about his latest health and sleep experiments, and reads a wild listener story involving Miami, strip clubs, a military party and a stolen Hillary Clinton cut-out. The episode blends recovery reflections with swearing, humour and chaotic memories from drinking days.
8:19•13 Nov 2026
Seven Years Sober, Electrolytes, and a Thieving Lesbian Friend
Episode Overview
- Sobriety can coexist with humour, frustration and everyday family responsibilities.
- Exercise and steam rooms are used by Boyle as part of his recovery and sleep routine.
- Electrolytes helped his sleep and recovery, but overdoing them made him feel wired.
- Listener stories highlight how alcohol can lead to risky, chaotic situations.
- Shared anecdotes from drinking days show the contrast with a long-term sober life.
“"The Boyle can't handle two electrolytes anymore, imagine that two electrolytes just sends me fucking off the rails."”
What are the common struggles and victories in addiction recovery? This short, punchy episode of "I'm Quitting Alcohol" keeps things fast, funny, and brutally honest, as Australian comedian David Boyle checks in at 7 years and 182 days sober. Boyle kicks off with the chaos of everyday dad life, racing to a parent–teacher interview and grumbling about how it wrecks his carefully planned exercise routine.
You’ll hear him laugh at his own obsessive habit of hammering out "a fucking one hour zone two fucking marathon" and share a new sleep "hack" that involves electrolytes, steam rooms and, apparently, going off the rails after having two sachets in a day.
As he puts it, "the Boyle can't handle two electrolytes anymore, imagine that two electrolytes just sends me fucking off the rails." Then it’s time for his weekly "Ask Boyle" segment, where he reads a listener story sent in for "Fucked Up Fridays". This week, it’s "Anonymous chick" from the USA, dropping two connected tales from her drinking days in 2017.
The first covers a New Year’s trip to Miami with a much older marine captain, ending in roaring drunkenness, beach-side peeing, and a visit to what she calls the best strip club she’s ever seen, complete with a private room encounter with a stripper. Part two shifts to a military inauguration party, a six-foot lesbian best friend, a sad divorced man, and a doomed attempt to "save" a life-sized cardboard cut-out of Hillary Clinton from the base.
Security steps in, everyone gets kicked out, and the night finishes back on a college bar dance floor. This episode mixes sober reflection, crude humour and messy memories, giving a raw taste of the kind of booze-soaked mayhem Boyle is processing day by day. If you like recovery stories wrapped in swearing, sleep hacks and wild listener confessions, this one’s worth your five minutes—what wild tales from your own drinking days would you send in?
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