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Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

A Listener $h!ts himself on a Carnival Ride After Doing Fake Cocaine. PLUS Hasnie the EMT/Belly Dancing Alcoholic, Pills, Recovery

Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

Dave & Chris

Comedy, Mental Health, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 β€’ 2.9K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 9 April 2026

⏱️ 121 minutes

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Summary

TIME STAMPS 00:00 – Dopey intro + setting up Greatest Hits episode 01:19 – Dave introduces Hasi episode + Dopey Wood talk 02:00 – Listener email: β€œKing” dealer story begins 03:43 – King moves to new hotel + gets sloppy 05:00 – Police raid + King jumps out window β†’ brutal injuries 06:09 – King crashes car doing whippets into someone’s living room 07:00 – Spotify comments on Diddy episode 10:36 – Listener comments + recovery shoutouts 12:02 – Ray + Matt on show, Matt wants to relapse 14:16 – Matt talks money stress, toys, relationship tension 16:29 – Matt admits urge to use out of anger 18:41 – Matt calms down, decides not to use 21:03 – Credit card + meth talk + consequences 23:26 – Matt origin story with Dopey 26:13 – Matt buys Ray Taco Bell gift card 27:00 – Talking Matt off the ledge recap 28:34 – NyQuil talk + getting β€œhigh” from it 30:58 – Transition to Hasi interview 🎀 HASI INTERVIEW 33:24 – Hasi intro (belly dancer, Albania, Muslim background) 35:45 – Identity, recovery, and representing immigrants 37:57 – Early drinking + chaotic teenage years 40:15 – Cousin dies from heroin + spiritual moment with coin 44:42 – Family background (Albania, Islam, communism) 47:08 – First drunk + dangerous situations with older men 49:34 – Alcohol progression + trauma + first responder work 51:48 – Addiction escalates (pills, alcohol, sex, chaos) 54:09 – Knee surgery β†’ pills β†’ wanting to stay high forever 56:24 – Rock bottom: sends kids away, alone using 58:51 – Decides to go to rehab (moment of clarity) 01:00:57 – Detox + first AA meeting (β€œjar of awesome sauce”) 01:03:21 – Early sobriety + Gay AA saving her life 01:07:49 – SLAA + using people as substances 01:12:31 – Learning parenting + emotional connection 01:17:15 – Marriage in AA + codependency + divorce 01:21:43 – Getting daughter back from Ukraine during war 01:24:00 – Parenting in sobriety + talking about drugs with kids 01:28:38 – Fear of kids inheriting addiction 01:31:00 – Letting kids have their own experience 01:33:25 – Sobriety allows her to function as first responder 01:35:35 – COVID trauma + staying sober through chaos 01:38:03 – Finding purpose in helping people 01:40:22 – Sobriety, spirituality, and gratitude 01:42:48 – Back to Dave + Ray wrap-up 01:43:30 – Listener email: carnival ride diarrhea disaster

Transcript

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0:00.0

You feel like no one understands your affliction.

0:07.0

When you feel like no one's home, so alone,

0:10.0

and your addiction.

0:13.0

Well, if your deal lives left,

0:17.0

then put your headphones on and walk to the right.

0:26.6

Because there's a nation out there. Keep you safe. Keep you clean.

0:29.6

At least for tonight. So pay attention, dobination. The affected one to reminisce.

0:35.6

To pay attention

0:39.0

Dober Nation for a fallen brothers

0:41.5

Todd and Chris

0:42.9

True

0:44.0

life seems like a curse

0:47.7

With the hoarse in reverse

0:49.3

Put a smile on your face

0:51.4

At last

0:52.5

So hey attention

0:54.4

dopy nation

0:55.4

it's time for the dopey

0:57.5

podcast

0:58.2

stay strong

1:02.1

doping nation

1:03.0

time for Dave

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