7 Years 36 days Sober - Vineland

7 Years 36 days Sober - Vineland

Get ready to be moved by real-life accounts of sobriety told in the most unexpected way – through jet-lag, kids’ sport and a dodgy soccer result. In this short, punchy episode of *I’m Quitting Alcohol*, Australian comedian David Boyle checks in from “some town in bumfuck nowhere, New Jersey” called Vineland, 7 years and 36 days into life without booze. Boyle’s style is exactly what long-term sobriety often isn’t portrayed as: sweary, funny, a bit grumpy, and very human.

He jumps from ranting about Australia’s loss to the USA in the World Cup – “What can I fucking say besides Australia fucking stink? Thank God I’m American” – to describing small-town America, Princeton University, and the strange charm of driving between “buttfuck nowhere” spots.

If you’re sober or sober-curious, you’ll recognise the way everyday life becomes the story: kids’ soccer tournaments, parents “getting fucking tanked” downstairs while he heads off to “save my wife”, and late-night reflections after the game. It’s sobriety woven into normal chaos rather than a polished recovery sermon.

You’ll also hear Boyle’s take on America as “a land of contrast or paradox”, from stunning Princeton – “Fuck it’s nice out there” – to places where he jokes you “need a bulletproof vest just to get some chick-fil-a.” The humour is rough around the edges but grounded in genuine curiosity and lived experience.

This episode is a good fit if you like recovery content that’s raw, unfiltered, and makes you laugh while still reminding you that staying off the booze happens one very ordinary, very real day at a time. If you want sobriety chats that feel like catching up with a mate who swears too much but never lies, this one’s worth a listen. What everyday bits of your life are quietly proving you can stay sober today?