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I'm Quitting Alcohol
Comedian David Boyle shares a listener story from Kev in Toronto, who is nearly five years sober but ends up way too high on a joint during a run. The episode blends raw humour with genuine recognition of how strange, funny and meaningful life can feel after quitting alcohol.
13:15•19 Jun 2026
High, Sober and Freaking Out: A Fucked Up Friday with David Boyle and Kev
Episode Overview
- Sobriety doesn’t automatically mean good judgement around other substances, and that’s part of the learning curve.
- High anxiety often starts when you focus too much on your heartbeat and breathing instead of letting your body do its thing.
- Physical fitness and a strong “rig” don’t equal high tolerance for drugs or alcohol.
- Reaching milestones like five years sober is worth noticing and feeling proud of, even if it feels awkward to say.
- Humour and shared stories can make the ups and downs of recovery feel less isolating.
“"Just caffeine and confidence. Neither of which are recognised electrolytes."”
Curious about how others navigate their sobriety journey? This fast, foul-mouthed instalment of *I’m Quitting Alcohol* lands right in the sweet spot between comedy and recovery real talk. Australian comedian David Boyle records on the fly from a New Jersey car park, riffing on grungy hotel pools, oversized swimmers and the strange charm of India Square before shifting into his regular “Fucked Up Friday” segment.
The tone is loose, unfiltered and full of swearing, but underneath the jokes sits a very real picture of life after booze. The featured story comes from Kev in Toronto, a long-time friend of the show who’s coming up on five years sober. Kev isn’t drinking, but he has a “little party” with edibles now and then.
After bumping into a mate on a run, he talks himself into a few “real alpha dog style tokes” from a joint, confident his fitness and tolerance will carry him through.
What follows is a hilariously paranoid slog home: time-warped running trails, panic about his heartbeat and breathing, and the classic mistake of “manually operating systems that have successfully run themselves for 49 years.” It’s funny, relatable, and a reminder that changing your relationship with alcohol doesn’t magically make you a substances genius.
Amid the chaos, Kev has a quiet moment of pride about almost five years without a drink, and Boyle backs him up, calling five years “wild” and something he should be proud of. The banter is rough, the language is strong, but the message is clear: sobriety can be messy, funny and still something to celebrate.
If you’re into short, brutally honest snapshots of sober life with a heavy dose of dark humour, this one might have you laughing and wincing in equal measure.
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