Cold Open & Intro Dave kicks off the new year reflecting on 2025 blessings (Steve Poltz's enduring impact on Dopey and his life) while teasing whether he'll stick with the punishing "Five Days of Dopey" schedule ("I'm going to do it until I don't want to fucking do it"). Personal Reflections Dave recounts meeting Poltz at the 2023 Park City Song Summit (thanks to a tip from Dave Margulies of High Sierra Festival), calling it a "blessing" despite initial skepticism. He ranks Poltz in the top tier of Dopey guests (poll results: #3 behind Chris prison stories and Jessa Reed collab). Plugs for emails/voicemails ([email protected]) for recovery tips, stories, or a potential "Five Days of Dopey" song parody (12 Days of Christmas style—Dave starts with meth pee and crack heads). Listener Comments & Emails Reads Spotify comments from last replay (praise for community feel during holidays, Foxy Voodoo's wild meth pee/vomit story). Australian listener shares white-knuckle sobriety struggles (booze/microdosing pot, past speed IV/ecstasy) and memories of drunk parenting horrors. Main Feature: Classic Steve Poltz Interview Replay (September 2023) The legendary singer-songwriter gets raw in his first Dopey appearance (recorded in Dave's trashed Park City hotel room): altar boy wine thefts, early guitar lessons, Rugburns wildness (head-smashing beams, 56 stitches, destroying bars), cocaine obsession, mushroom-fueled job interview escape, Europe street busking, co-writing "You Were Meant for Me" with Jewel (full origin story in Baja Mexico), Ramones opener chaos, crack spiral after friend's murder, rehab surrender. Ends with Poltz's favorite E.E. Cummings gratitude prayer and reflections on flow, heroes' journeys, and staying sober. Wrap-Up Dave gushes over Poltz's storytelling mastery, urges recovery outreach, shares quick tips (meetings, calls, sponsor, steps, service, meditation/prayer/exercise). Family update: Linda's mom's 80th birthday lasagna duty, outdoor playdate in freezing cold.