Drug Dealer Confessions

Tales of Taboo

Ali Weiss

Society & Culture

4.8 • 725 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Ever wonder what it’s really like to be a DRUG DEALER?

This week’s anonymous confessors operate(d) throughout a variety of countries and circumstances. One lived in a house with 100 weed plants, and distributed to dispensaries in California before recreational legalization. Another sold Molly to club partiers — including an unnamed famous DJ and Vice President’s son (!!). A husband & wife, LSD-dealing duo talk about providing their kids with a privileged life, but wrestling with what happens if they get arrested. And a former sorority girl-turned-coke dealer reflects on redefining the role of “social chair.”

All speak candidly about greed and guilt, as well as the physical and emotional highs. Some of our dealers got into the business wanting to protect their communities from poisoned drugs; others simply wanted money and clout. But all of them agree — not all drug dealers are dangerous. And as with each topic on this show, one size (or story) does not fit all.

~ Tales of Taboo is produced and narrated by Ali Weiss. Follow Ali on Instagram & TikTok @aliweissworld. Audio production by Zoe Kuhlkin. Theme song by Chris Stathopolous. Cover photo by Erika Flynn. Cover art by Kristen Montenegro. GOT A SECRET TO GET OFF YOUR CHEST? Share your own confession - or thoughts and feedback - at [email protected].

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0:00.0	On fucking jure, my degenerateate angels and welcome back into your mommy's arms your return to the womb
0:28.2	your only place where you truly feel safe another episode of tales of taboo for those of you who
0:35.5	are new here my name is ali weiss. I am a Z-list performer and writer
0:40.8	born and raised in downtown New York City who has an obsession with any and all people,
0:47.5	ideas, or experiences that make society freak out, seek God, and or call the police. In other words, this show is an
0:58.3	exploration and illumination of the subjects that most people would rather avoid, but we do it
1:04.5	through anonymous stories from our listeners all over the world who have actually experienced
1:10.7	these things and so can talk
1:12.6	about them firsthand. My goal is to present you with slices of life that we've been taught are bad
1:20.6	and encourage you to reconsider why exactly we give them that label. I seek to erase shame from the conversation, but also explore the idea of anonymity in the digital
1:35.9	age and how most of us desperately want to be heard, just not seen.
1:43.3	So let's get into it. My old drug dealer had the most interesting background.
1:53.7	I don't want to give too much away because they might send someone after me, but they were in a sector of the medical field.
2:04.3	Like they absolutely would have been considered a frontline hero.
2:09.7	And simultaneously, they and their friends were doing drugs recreationally, and they became
2:17.3	really interested in where it was all coming from.
2:21.9	Especially with the rise of fentanyl, they felt more and more that sourcing shouldn't be left
2:28.6	in someone else's hands. So they took it upon themselves to familiarize themselves with the deepest, darkest
2:38.0	depths of the internet, quit their job, and became a full-time drug sorcerer, tester,
2:45.6	and dealer whose clientele came only from personalized referrals.
2:51.0	And how do I put this?
2:53.1	Most of those clients were very successful people in another very illegal field.
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