Dopey 546: Anders Osborne on a Morphine, Dilaudid, Cocaine Cocktail, Butt Cheeks Full of Perks & Bill Taylor remembers Hurricane Katrina

Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

Dave & Chris

Comedy, Health & Fitness, Health & Fitness:mental Health, Mental Health, Alternative Health

4.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2025

⏱️ 119 minutes

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Summary

Spotify comments reacting to IDGAF Foods episode Personal story: Dave teaches Susan to ride a bike → recovery metaphor Listener letter: Montana, writing from prison, dodges cops with dope hidden in his ass Listener voicemail: “Gay for Crack” hustling story in Baltimore Interview with Anders Osborne & Bill Taylor Meeting during Hurricane Katrina’s chaos Drugs, lawlessness, survival, community, music in flooded New Orleans Anders’ bug-collecting coke dealer & BMX bike mission Bill’s alcoholism bottom, vodka mornings, and Anders guiding him to recovery Recovery spirituality → fear, asking for help, service Anders’ Red Rocks moment with Jerry Garcia’s guitar Creation of “Send Me a Friend” to support sober musicians High Sierra story → Anders dosed unknowingly, morphine, coke, LSD, ecstasy, stripping naked, running as a butterfly Connection to his mother’s passing and butterfly symbolism Closing with Howard Beach Buxbaum hijinks, Lux/AI music, Othello cookies!

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0:00.0	Here we go.
0:08.0	Here we go. I'm I'm I'm
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0:35.6	I'm nervous, I'm sweaty, I hate to make am mess
1:00.9	Bunch of opinions but I'm always on a fence
1:05.6	Pissed off and sad at the same time
1:10.2	Please somebody save me from my crazy mind
1:16.6	I try to read the big book but I can't see the words and every time I meditate the whole thing's a blur
1:34.3	panic attacks and short of breath I try to get things done when my body needs to rest.
1:45.0	I've been living in the mind of a junkie, thinking my junky thoughts.
1:56.0	I'm putting out my selfish aspirations.
2:07.6	Oh, not letting God into my heart.
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