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Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

Dopey 577: Andy Frasco: Cocaine, Mushrooms, Sex Addiction & The Party That Almost Killed Him, Jam Bands

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 3 April 2026

⏱️ 125 minutes

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Summary

⏱️ TIMESTAMP NOTES 00:00 – Dopey intro, listener song + Oro Recovery ad 03:10 – Dave intro + Dopeywood LA lineup hype 04:30 – β€œ28 Years Later” zombie movie + opiate cure metaphor 07:57 – Listener email: heroin/meth use, pregnancy, recovery 10:12 – Dave responds + Dopey Zoom + community push 11:30 – Spotify comments + nitrous + crust punk chaos 14:53 – Mountainside + BetterHelp ads 17:00 – More listener reactions + punk scene discussion 22:05 – Orchard on the Brazos ad 23:00 – Prison IV Suboxone story (neck shot, shared needle) 26:59 – Harm reduction talk + β€œflash shooting” reference 29:23 – Patreon + crust punk lifestyle + heroin house story 31:45 – Guest intro: Andy Frasco 34:00 – Frasco as β€œglue guy” + family dynamics 36:00 – Early music hustle + booking shows as a teenager 45:00 – Building a band with Craigslist musicians 48:00 – Touring the Bible Belt + learning live 50:40 – First cocaine experience (entire 8-ball) 53:00 – Sex addiction + early behavior patterns 01:00:00 – Teacher relationship + betrayal + trust issues 01:07:00 – Coke use + band dynamics + burnout signs 01:12:00 – Discovering jam/folk scene + identity shift 01:16:00 – Party lifestyle vs longevity tension 01:19:00 – Mushrooms + mental health awakening 01:23:00 – Panic attack + physical burnout 01:26:00 – Breaking from rockstar lifestyle 01:30:00 – Band conflict + guitarist departure 01:34:00 – Coke story with Bernie Worrell 01:37:00 – Feeling like an outsider in jam scene 01:39:00 – Depression + using humor as coping 01:41:00 – Current use: drinking + occasional cocaine 01:44:00 – Creative routine + life on tour 01:48:00 – Jewish identity + doing the Hora on stage 01:53:00 – Therapy, self-worth, and growth 01:57:00 – AA suggestion + spirituality discussion

Transcript

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0:00.0

It's dope.

0:13.4

A podcast show and a lot of love for recovering.

0:20.6

It talks about shit

0:21.9

Sometimes it's really dumb

0:23.6

It's dope it

0:25.6

We've all been waste deep in a pool of drugs

0:29.5

Sometimes we really want to get jokes

0:32.5

Sometimes the podcast is just enough

0:35.5

To stay clean

0:37.8

nothing does it the way that you help my anxiety

0:43.3

Dave and Chris they were a magical team

0:47.3

I loved dope

0:50.3

In my ears and on my screen

0:53.3

I love dope

0:55.5

and I especially love

0:58.2

it's dope it's dopey

1:02.0

a podcast show and a lot of love for recovery

1:07.4

it talks about shit sometimes it's really dumb

1:11.6

It's dope

1:13.6

We've all been waste deep in a pool of drugs

1:17.6

Sometimes we really want to get shows

1:20.6

Sometimes the podcast is just enough

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