Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction
Dopey Podcast is the world’s greatest podcast on drugs, addiction and dumb shit. Chris and I were two IV heroin addicts who loved to talk about all the coke we smoked, snorted and shot, all the pills we ate, smoked, all the weed we smoked and ate, all the booze we consumed and all the consequences we suffered. After making the show for 2 and a half years, Chris tragically relapsed and died from a fentanyl overdose. Dopey continued on, at first to mourn the horrible loss of Chris, but then to continue our mission - which was at its core, to keep addicts and alcoholics company. Whether to laugh at our time in rehab, or cry at the worst missteps we made, Dopey tells the truth about drugs, addiction and recovery. We continually mine the universe for stories rife with debauchery and highlight serious drug taking and alcoholism. We also examine different paths toward addiction recovery. We shine a light on harm reduction and medication assisted treatment. We talk with celebrities and nobodies and stockpile stories to be the greatest one stop shop podcast on all things drugs, addiction, recovery and comedy pathfinding the route to the heart of the opioid epidemic.
Episodes
🧷 Show Notes (Teaser):
Dave’s on vacation in the Rockies, losing sleep and dreaming hard
Doug thinks group conscience is sacred — unless he doesn’t like the chairperson
The “prison walk” AA escape plan explained
Bobby Lee controversy & Reddit backlash gets a nod
Ray the Clammer's sandwich wisdom returns
Doug wants stilettos and a thong; Dave wants out of the meeting
Outro includes the classic Dopey song + shoutouts
💔 Emergency Dopey Episode from vacation in Montana
🕊️ Remembering Don Renz aka DJ – friend, guest, Dopey Nation member
📞 Don’s sister calls Dave from his hospital bedside
🚨 LAPD investigating Don’s death after an alleged assault in Koreatown
📣 Please share Don’s brother Maxwell’s Facebook post
👮♂️ Don's final days: fear, paranoia, and meth-induced delusions that turned out to be tragically real
📼 Classic 2016 Dopey: Don, Chris, ...
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📓 Episode Notes
Dave’s prepping for a huge family vacation to Utah → Lava Hot Springs, Yellowstone, and the Grand Tetons (mispronounced as Tetones).
A brutal East Islip dance recital leads Dave to declare: “Kicking heroin is better than this.”
Susan’s performance was great — but spaced out by 3 hours of toddler dance hell.
Revelation: No more long-ass Dopey events. DopeyCon will be...
Dave opens the show with a shoutout to Stephanie Roberts (7 years sober), Patreon plugs, and a cereal relapse story (Quaker Oatmeal Squares with chocolate chips).
Listener email highlights reactions to the Bobby Lee episode and Reddit backlash.
New Zealand listener Lily calls in with an epic pill-shelving story that ends in her robbing herself.
Musical guest Adam David performs Needle and the Damage Done.
Dave brings out comedian Moshe...
📝 Episode Notes:
Dave's up at 5:30 AM with no sleep aids but hopelessly hooked on s’mores
Father's Day gift: a $40 crackhead s’mores hot plate from his daughter
Microwave s’mores vs. monstrosity s’mores — full breakdown
Massive processed sugar binge: Rice Krispie s’mores, Yaso bar, and Linden’s cookies
Full Dopey morning: prayer, meditation, AA, garbage duty, and Susan’s lunch rescue
A teaser for the Damon Baker episode (photograph...
NOTES:
Listener emails: brutal black tar vein damage stories (toes, dick, and yes, arteries) plus a chilling NJ dope shack bust and snowstorm cigarette hike
Dad’s odd updates on protests, bad golf, AI school drama, and swampy lakes
Behind-the-scenes Dopey studio chaos, show length fights, and hyped DopeyCon 10-year party plans with Sam Miller confirmed
Bobby Lee jumps in: stealing beers from his dad, shooting meth at 12, and that unfor...
🧾 Show Notes:
Doug’s back! In the Subaru, in the parking lot.
Dave’s depressed because his dehumidifier sucks.
Reddit trolls say the teaser and YouTube are trash.
Dave reads feedback, gets defensive, then promotes Patreon.
Harley Flanagan story: punk rock prodigy, molested, violent, stabbing at CBGBs, Rikers, Cro-Mags beef.
Dave fantasizes about reuniting Harley and John Joseph on Dopey.
Doug critiques AA meetings, newcomers double...
Dopeywood!
Note about Todd
A voicemail from a listener in Mexico: “¿Qué pasó David?”
Email about a guy sober off weed and a listener who relapsed on shrooms and weed.
Dave reflects on the cyclical pain of relapse in the Dopey Nation.
Jessie G Segment
“I formed like a make-believe relationship with him [Chris].”
Jessie first listened to Dopey while working hotel jobs in 2018.
“Early recovery sucks no matter which way you cut it.”
...
📝 SHOW NOTES (for post description):
Mid-century modern hotel confusion
Jason Cabello returns! Recovery Unplugged + Toxicology podcast
Magic Mind and mushroom mishaps 🌿🍄
Kraboxone™: Kratom + Suboxone fusion 🧪
Dopeywood recap: triumphs, drags, tech fails
Dave’s LA meth story and forgotten tribute to Todd 💔
The Stash Word disaster (and why it’s still fun)
DM from a coke addict trying to detox 💬
A musical finale + shoutout to Sc...
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ABBEY:
Postpartum anxiety and getting prescribed benzos
Her first time using heroin — in sober living
Moving back to Pittsburgh with her dad to get her life together
Building a YouTube following with her daughter Myla
Dealing with fame, trolls, and the dark side of "sober influencer" culture
Why she stopped posting her daughter online
Setting boundaries in co-parenting
The emotio...
Doug’s back in the kitchen after nearly dying from a TCI (mini-stroke)
Dave compares Doug’s Memorial Day scare to Ray the Clammer’s UTI-induced brain fog
Ray heads to rehab; Dave wants to publish a book of Ray quotes
Doug calls the meeting a “beginner’s asylum”; Dave defends the newcomers
Rule 62, “start your day over,” and other Rayisms get debated
Dave reflects on dirt, struggle, red cardinals, and the poetry of recovery
Bagel store co...
Fentanyl vs. Heroin: "Trash high"—no legs, not the same rush, felt grateful when heroin disappeared
First Shot: A friend made him do it for free—"Misery loves company"—then couldn't stop
OD Stories: OD'd twice in one day—once behind the wheel on FDR, once after snorting Bronx bags, woke up in hospital, ripped tubes out, lied about asthma
Mom's Heart Attack: 4 days after OD, mom has a heart attack from stress
Hustles: Selling weed, flip...
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🎸 Steve Poltz returns! From meth psychosis to music on the mountain
🧠 Touring with Shane MacGowan and snorting meth off his thumbnail
🏨 Destroying hotel rooms across Australia (banned from Quest Apartments!)
💡 20 years in recovery: why Steve stopped going to meetings
🎤 Using music and stage time to carry the message
😡 Dave and Steve debate Bob Weir and John Mayer (spoiler: Dave hates Bobby)
💩 Dorm blackout story: naked in the hall...
🚗 Taped live from Doug’s Subaru in front of Dave’s house
📬 Sarah’s amazing weed and recovery email
🏀 Dave curses out Celtics fans at a recovery music festival
🍩 Entenmann's, gout, and Doug’s ongoing battle with saturated fat
📢 Heart Attack Doug refuses to share in meetings but Zooms all over the West Coast
🎸 Shout outs to Steve Poltz, Anders Osborne, and the ghost of Billy Strings
🧈 Too much butter, not enough cardio
🤡 Dave bombs ...
🏥 Doctor shopping on the UWS, Florida pill mills, and the $300/week FedEx Oxy plan
🧬 Coke, klonopin, benzos, nodding out mid-Xbox match, screaming at his roommate
📦 Upper West Side methadone clinic and snorting dope on the Staten Island ferry
📸 Starting “@immaeatthis” on a subway ride—going viral, getting paid, and staying sober
🧸 Emotional amends, dumb lies (Blackwater contractor? really?), and hope through service
🎉 Dave celebra...
Knicks vs. Celtics playoff madness
Dave vs. “New York City Dave”
Shout out to Boston Dave G (but still, fuck Boston)
Is The Last of Us now just lesbian Eat Pray Love?
Getting recognized on the street (and overstaying the moment)
Ray's Grindr adventures: “I clean toilets and give BJs”
Anti-aging meds, eye lifts, and midlife crisis merch drops
Music segment: “Good So Bad” live from the studio
Dopey Wood lineup updates: Darrell Hammond OUT, t...
🏀 Knicks Playoff Fever: Dave opens the show celebrating the Knicks’ win over the Celtics and his deep attachment to the team.
🌸 Family Time: Dave spends the day with his daughter Susan, planting flowers and reflecting on fatherhood.
🧂 Mustard Seed Parable: Conversation with Mike’s Amazing Mustard leads to a deeper discussion about hope in recovery.
🚨 Josh C. Update: Following a drug task force raid, former Toodles for Chris schola...
Whats on Patreon:
Adam’s chaotic childhood, bullying, and getting high at 12
Smoking weed with an abusive friend’s stepdad
Getting beat with wrenches, sent to institutions, and almost stabbed
Dropping acid at school, zeroing hits, playing in bands
Coke binges in L.A. writing sessions — snorting lines off Beyoncé plaques
Spiritual bottom after playing South by Southwest and weeping during Elf
Recovery Unplugged, NA, and finding purpose thr...
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