DOPEY in The Family Replay: Linda! Destroying and Saving a family, Drinking, Coke, Xanax, Crazy Crack Email!

Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

Dave & Chris

Comedy, Mental Health, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2026

⏱️ 114 minutes

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Summary

Timecode-based notes (approximate, based on transcript flow): 00:00–03:35: Intro chaos—episode takedown drama, Popeye metaphor ("I am what I am"), gratitude vs. resentment in recovery. 03:35–06:03: Sponsor issues, daily life frustrations, teaser for upcoming guests, core message: fear/frustration answered by love/gratitude/service. 06:03–08:29: Listener emails (glitch notice, Rob V's recovery story), Patreon push, decision to replay Linda episode without telling her. 08:29–10:47: Critical email on Bob Forrest appearance/interruptions, Spotify comments read. 10:47–17:58: Minnesota Matt's powerful crack/coke/seizure/OD story, reflections on craving vs. family protection. 17:58–20:24: More Spotify comments, intro to replay with Indio voicemail clip. 20:24–22:45: Firecracker rap verse for Dopey Nation. 22:45–end: Full replay of classic episode #152-ish with Linda—meeting via Todd, early romance/coke/Ativan, pregnancy discovery, hidden heroin use during pregnancy/birth, rock-bottom confrontation (needle discovery), separation, supervised visits, Dave's worsening addiction, eventual sobriety/reconciliation, family rebuild, reflections on Todd/Chris deaths, Dopey’s impact.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Bobby, I'm face down on the floor
0:07.0	Lobby, please can I have some more
0:11.0	Noobie said Novi
0:15.0	It was good for a wharf,
0:21.6	Noobie, we've done the jokes for off,
0:26.6	Noobie, I said, noo be, I'm on a highway to my next stop. I'm gonna tip my truck.
0:39.3	I see my mouth.
0:41.3	Say give me take it back.
0:43.3	He's gonna ask goodbye.
0:45.3	Nobody.
0:46.3	I'm going all the way.
0:49.3	I'm going all the way.
0:52.3	Novi. Because it's my birthday
0:56.0	Dope
0:57.6	And my name
0:59.7	I'm Dope
1:01.6	And my name is Dave. And
1:14.8	we've lost the five days of Dopee in a horrible, horrible confluence of events. The interview,
1:22.9	the show from yesterday I posted, but then the woman who was on the show got cold feet and had me take it down.
1:30.9	I feel like it's, I don't know how in 10 years that could be the first episode I've ever taken down.
1:40.7	Maybe in the past, I don't remember ever taking one down before.
1:45.1	I think I've taken them down, taking some shit out, put him back up.
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