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I'm Quitting Alcohol
Comedian David Boyle reads a listener’s wild Whistler party story while reflecting on sobriety and fresh starts, mixing crude humour with candid commentary. The episode also touches on moving to Australia and why Newcastle might beat Sydney for someone rebuilding life after drinking.
9:09•17 Jul 2026
Bus-Riding Stripper Tales and Sobriety Wins on Fucked Up Friday
Episode Overview
- David Boyle maintains his daily sober podcast commitment despite jet lag, lack of sleep and a dying recorder battery.
- Derek from Canada shares a wild Whistler story involving blackout drinking, a makeshift stripper act and a bachelorette party.
- The story highlights how heavy drinking can lead to surreal situations that remain memorable long after quitting.
- Derek, now a year and a half sober, is planning a move to Australia and seeks advice on where to live.
- Boyle recommends starting in Newcastle over Sydney due to cost, lifestyle and its strong party and beach culture.
“I just like that you caught the bus to this fucking bachelorette party and then got naked.”
What drives someone to seek a life without alcohol while still telling the most chaotic party stories? This episode of "I'm Quitting Alcohol" hooks you in with exactly that mix: long-term sobriety and absolutely outrageous past behaviour. Comedian and host David Boyle, seven years and sixty-three days sober, is battling jet lag, a dying recorder battery and parent duties, yet still cranks out another "Fucked Up Friday".
His style is fast, abrasive and unfiltered, so you'll get comedy and carnage rather than polished self-help. He leans heavily on listener stories, bluntly saying, "I need stories cunts, get stories in," and then proves why they’re worth sending. This week’s tale comes from Derek in Canada, who spent a decade in Whistler – or "Whistralia" thanks to all the Aussies – where the main attractions were booze, drugs and wild parties.
Derek recalls a blackout-fuelled night where he answered a bachelorette party’s desperate need for a stripper, joking that the "high-end" performer arrived by bus. Boyle can’t stop laughing at that detail, saying, "I just like that you caught the bus to this fucking bachelorette party and then got naked," as Derek’s story escalates into hookups, surprise wedding invitations and an absurd amount of leftover booze. The episode isn’t just chaos though.
Derek is now a year and a half sober and thinking about a fresh start in Australia after a breakup. Boyle offers surprisingly practical advice about starting in Newcastle instead of pricey Sydney, calling Newcastle "a great place to start" with hard partying, beaches and a bit of real Australian life still intact.
If you’re sober, sober-curious, or just need a brutally honest, sweary laugh about life before quitting alcohol, this short, punchy episode shows how wild memories and a sober present can sit side by side. Which old stories from your drinking days would you dare to send in?
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