Dopey 559: Charlotte McKinney Takes Homemade Quaaludes and uses Candy Flip Spray, THANKSGIVING SPECIAL! PLUS Steve Poltz on the Mysterious Life and Death of Todd Snider RIP!

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

🗓️ 27 November 2025

⏱️ 154 minutes

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Summary

NOTES: Jimmy Cliff tribute Billy Strings episode reviews Charlotte McKinney Interview 45 days sober, nervous about committing Comedy as a private escape Heavy past weed use; quitting cold turkey Partying with men as an excuse to use Realizing she was returning to “darkness” from high school Craziest drug moments: taking LSD and going to family dinners / holiday events completely high Codependency, intimacy issues, celibacy experiment Dave shares his own early AA story and obsession with his ex Sponsor talk, boundaries, women’s meetings Rapid-fire game: mushrooms, Prince, heroin vs meth, Pilates vs ketamine Steve Poltz Segment Backstage hotboxed with Todd Snider & Evan Dando Going onstage at the Ryman baked on contact high Todd’s decline, pneumonia, sepsis, frustration, confusion, death Memories of touring, chaos, funny and heartbreaking moments Gratitude Messages Messages from John Bukaty, Aurora, Jake, Anders from Greensky Bluegrass, Ray, Margaret Cho, Tuan, Katie B, Papa Smurf, Suki Jones, Heart Attack Doug, Selby Dave encourages holiday voicemails for Christmas/New Year’s Linda Segment Chicken meatballs from Uncle Giuseppe’s Thanksgiving dessert Dave “not letting her on the show” Thanksgiving family chaos

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0:00.0	Happy Thanksgiving, Dopey Nation. Thanksgiving has always been significant in my life. I got out of a 10-year stint the day before Thanksgiving. And that always was very symbolic to me about gratitude. And, you know, Thanksgiving is the one day the squares have to be grateful. Well, we have every day to be grateful.
0:23.6	No one said it was going to be easy, but it sure is fun.
0:26.6	Happy Thanksgiving, dope fiends.
0:29.6	Happy Thanksgiving.
0:31.6	I don't need that heroin.
0:38.3	And I don't need that cocaine.
0:43.3	I don't shoot no acid in my eyes.
0:49.3	I'm not bathing here in light of cane.
0:52.3	I ain't robbing no pharmacy.
0:55.0	I don't do any more harm to me.
0:58.0	I ain't drinking up any alcohol.
1:01.0	I ain't wondering if this powder contains any fentanyl.
1:06.0	I'm not smoking crack and directing traffic in an intersection naked.
1:12.3	I don't need to get some weird infection.
1:15.1	I'm not puking in my neighbor's sink.
1:17.5	I'm not crushing up some Vicod in in a sausage link and shoving it in my...
1:23.1	I'm just listening to Dopee.
1:25.9	It's a podcast.
1:35.3	Always available, like the memories of my past. I'm just listening to Dopee
1:38.3	24-7-7 days away,
1:41.3	365 days a year. Tles to Chris good so bad
1:48.0	It's so fucking bad it's good so bad
	...

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