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Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

Dopey 566: James Frey! The Crack! The Booze! The Rage! The Tao! The Genius! The Recovery! & the true Story Behind A Million Little Pieces

Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

Dave & Chris

Alternative Health, Comedy, Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.82.8K Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2026

⏱️ 162 minutes

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Summary

Timecode Notes (approximate, based on transcript flow): 00:00–02:00 — Opening song snippet + Friday welcome 02:00–05:00 — Sponsor (Oro Recovery) + life updates (Tony’s celebration prep, car drama) 05:00–10:00 — Sober milestones (Jennifer Jimenez 20 yrs, Janine Coulter 11 yrs) + Patreon/Zoom plugs 10:00–15:00 — Spotify comments + listener love (Hank Azaria praise, Justin B’s 7-OH progress) 15:00–20:00 — Sponsor block (Mountainside, Link Diagnostics) + Taylor’s 7-OH voicemail update (detox/relapse → Suboxone) 20:00–25:00 — Oscar (Sweden) email: Oxy → IV heroin → methadone stability 25:00–30:00 — Anonymous blackout cooking story + sponsor (Orchard on the Brazos) 30:00–45:00 — James Frey intro + childhood (rage, ear surgeries, Cleveland → Michigan fights, early booze/smoking) 45:00–01:00:00 — Teenage years (“White Boy James” in Benton Harbor, stealing booze/speed, first crack/coke) 01:00:00–01:15:00 — College coke dealing (Denison/Kenyon), Paris wild years, North Carolina crack descent 01:15:00–01:30:00 — Hazelden arrival (face injuries, brother’s Tao gift), Taoism as sobriety foundation (meditation, balance) 01:30:00–01:45:00 — Writing A Million Little Pieces (artistic choices, addict rhythm), fame explosion (Oprah, 700k/week sales) 01:45:00–02:00:00 — Oprah fallout (“punk” backlash, pedestal → villain), ongoing struggles (rage, suicidal ideation, hockey fights) 02:00:00–End — Sponsor reminders (SafeSpot hotline, custom stickers) + extended acoustic cover of “Wanna Be Good So Bad” (raw, emotional finish)

Transcript

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0:00.0

Trying to score from the plug today, I sure could use a shot.

0:12.0

Zanis are helping, but I need more.

0:15.0

Guess I'll smoke some pot.

0:19.0

I'm about to go insane

0:21.9

sometimes I need to go

0:27.5

where everybody does cocaine

0:30.5

and we always find a vein

0:36.7

I want to fix and do some blow

0:40.3

The troubles will go away

0:43.3

I wanna be where everybody does cocaine

0:47.3

You should you dope

0:50.3

I'll smoke some crack

0:52.3

Junkies are all the same i want to be where everybody does cocaine

0:59.0

hey, hey, hi.

1:15.5

It's time for dope.

1:18.2

And I want to sing a song for you.

1:22.7

Damn Chris going to show you a finger too.

1:28.3

You'll have some fun now with me and all the gang.

1:32.3

Learning from each other, while we do our thing.

1:37.3

Nah, nah, nah, go to hell good time.

1:40.3

Yeah, hey.

1:41.3

Na, nah, nah, nah, gonna hell get time.

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