Dopey Total Replay Episode 17 - Joe Shrank Vomits a ton of Curly Fries on his date! Plus Drugs, addiction and dumb shit!

Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

Dave & Chris

Alternative Health, Mental Health, Comedy, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2026

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Timestamp Notes 00:00 Classic Dopey intro and drug roll call 01:13 Dave introduces the Total Dopey Replay of Episode 17 with Joe Schrank 02:00 Dave talks about how Dopey accidentally became a recovery podcast 03:30 Dave reflects on how doing Dopey helped his own recovery 04:40 Dave talks about upcoming Dopeywood at The Comedy Store in LA 07:10 Shoutouts to other recovery podcasts and Dopey Nation 10:40 Spotify comments about Chris’s acid story and Boxer City 13:00 Listener voicemail from Sweden about addiction and recovery 17:50 Swedish listener shares story of heroin addiction and methadone recovery 22:35 Start of the original Episode 17 replay with Chris and Joe Schrank 24:00 Joe Schrank introduction and recovery community discussion 26:50 Joe talks about intervention work and extracting addicts from bad situations 29:10 Discussion about Intervention the TV show and treatment success rates 31:20 Joe talks about addiction treatment philosophy and relapse 33:40 Joe explains how he started sober living houses in Williamsburg 38:20 Discussion about relapse rules in sober living 42:30 Debate about relapse, chronic addiction, and treatment approaches 45:10 Chris and Joe debate spirituality, AA, and medication-assisted treatment 49:20 Discussion about Bill Wilson, AA philosophy, and spirituality 52:40 Joe talks about drug policy and the failure of the war on drugs 55:30 Debate about legalization, addiction treatment, and harm reduction 57:20 Discussion about whether Dopey is irresponsible for the recovery community 59:30 Dave talks about his daughter and telling drug stories publicly 01:02:00 Joe talks about alcoholism and missing drinking 01:07:40 Joe’s college drinking days at USC 01:10:10 Joe tells the Cajun curly fries puke story 01:13:30 Discussion about sobriety, family, and fatherhood 01:18:00 Joe talks about writing and TV work 01:20:20 Closing conversation and Chris roasting Alex 01:22:00 Dave reflects on Chris and early Dopey chemistry 01:23:40 Dave plugs Safe Spot overdose hotline and Patreon 01:24:30 Outro message to Dopey Nation 01:26:00 Outro song

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0:00.0	You're obviously a drug addict.
0:03.6	I took a lot of Xanax and cocaine.
0:06.2	Alcohol and heroin.
0:07.8	Fetobarbital.
0:08.9	Methadone.
0:09.6	We don't ask.
0:11.3	We are going around getting I doing our thing.
0:14.2	If you are on drugs right now, I don't have a judgment call that to you?
0:17.7	Absolutely not.
0:18.8	Chris is a total bottomed out, junky, alcoholic drug fiend.
0:23.7	And I am a drug addict myself.
0:26.9	And I'm so grateful to be able to talk about drugs.
0:31.5	Addiction.
0:32.1	And dumb shit.
0:32.9	What's wrong with you?
0:36.1	Reckless drug use.
0:39.3	S.M. S.M.
0:41.3	Is it a to be drugs?
0:44.3	Not very good.
0:46.3	If you're doing drugs, enjoy them.
0:51.3	Let your freak flag fly.
0:53.3	And if you're not, stay strong, my brother, and sisters and recover.
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