Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction and Recovery

This week on Dopey! It's beginning to look a lot like ChrisMiss - AGAIN! It is a Dopey Day episode to remember Chris and get some Dopes into the act!!! I am currently at the Park City Song Summit with tons of cool folk and am doing a lab tomorrow with Anders Osborne, Anders Beck, and Matt Warren. DopeyCon 2025 is coming! The lineup includes: Brace Belden Ian Fidance, Sam Miller, Jake from WV, Aaron Carr, Ray Brown, Dave’s dad, Linda, Brandon Novak, Hank Azaria and maybeJason Biggs. Join Patreon, buy DopeyCon tickets, and observe Dopey Day by putting the Dopey logo over their eyes to honor those who’ve died. It's seven years since Chris’s death and we plays voicemails and emails from fans remembering Chris and sharing updates. I got 10 years in recovery, celebrates Madeline’s discovery of an old Chris story, and we read a note from Rick in Baltimore about learning of Chris’s passing while in rehab. Next, Chris’s ex‑partner Annie calls in. Now a surgeon, married, living in California with a son (and pregnant with another), she reflects on her life since losing Chris, his legendary kindness and humor, the difficulty of relapse in a fentanyl‑laced world, and the importance of caring for yourself and others. They trade memories—including the infamous story of expressing their dog Sammy’s anal glands—and discuss grief, guilt, and healing. Dave then shares updates on Fentanyl Jay (alive and in treatment thanks to Justin Cambria and Sunrise Detox), plays greetings from listeners like Jake (63 days sober), Erin Khar, Ishmael, Ray, and several celeb shout‑outs (Margaret Cho, Aurora, Hank Azaria, Mick, Katie B), and plugs MountainSide, Oro Recovery, Recovery Unplugged, SafeSpot (1‑800‑972‑0590), and custom stickers. Listener Kelly calls in with a wild early‑recovery story: she bought a ball of Molly, meth, and heroin, used toilet water to shoot up in a motel bathroom, passed out, was revived, and got busted on multiple charges—including “defrauding a motel.” Dave thanks her and sends socks. In a nostalgic twist, Dave plays a clip from Dopey 104 with Chris: they read a tragic email from Troy—who later overdosed—and discuss how dangerous relapse can be, especially with fentanyl and carfentanil. They swap drug‑test tricks (bleach, Tide with Bleach Alternative, rubber ducks tied to your privates) and laugh over memories of shooting meth in a Bakersfield brain‑injury clinic while trying to hide clean urine. The show wraps with Dave’s reflections on grief, his favorite Dumbledore quote (“Help will always be given to those who ask for it”), and a reminder that recovery works if you do it.

Transcribed - Published: 15 August 2025

This week on the teaser! Dave’s day takes a darkly funny turn when his septic tank explodes into the shower. Between wrangling plumbers and hanging at the family beach club, he plugs the upcoming Park City Song Summit, where he’ll talk songwriting in and out of addiction with Anders Osborne, Anders Beck, and Matt Warren. He also drops big names for DopeyCon 6 (Ian Fidance, Sam Miller, Jake from West Virginia, Aaron Carr, Ray Brown, Dave’s dad, Linda, Brandon Novak, Hank Azaria, Jason Biggs, and more) and reminds everyone to grab tickets on Patreon. After reading a few pointed Spotify comments (“teasers are bullshit, Dave — we have to buy our heroin!”), he urges us to put the Dopey logo over our eyes on Dopey Day (Aug. 16) to honour Chris and all who’ve died. Then he teases his chat with Heart Attack Doug: they riff on being a Dopey legend, finger-picking vs. finger-banging, Doug’s cowboy persona and love of cop shirts, and a list of topics from Leonardo da Vinci to gender fluidity. The full conversation (with all the juicy bits) is on Patreon. www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast

Transcribed - Published: 12 August 2025

This week on Dopey! We remember our friend and super special Dope, Annie Ellie on the one‑year anniversary of her death. We play some old messages to keep her still with us! Then we celebrate Travis's 9 years and read his disturbing codependent email! Then we are joined by the great Rachel Elizabeth Slocum dto talk about relapsing, volunteering at Texas flood sites, waking up with depression and guilt, discovering disturbingly skinny PhotoBucket pics from her oxy days, and why she hates being called an “influencer.” We talk about Instagram suspensions, old people vaping weed at concerts, and the addictive charm of the game “Grow a Garden” on Roblox. Dave even invites her to try stand‑up at DopeyCon. Then Doug Bopst — felon‑turned‑fitness‑trainer — enters the ring to debate weed vs. Ozempic, reminisce about Billy Joel’s dark documentary, and reboot the Dopey Fitness Challenge with protein, push‑ups, and warnings about vaping. Dave tests Doug’s knowledge of Elton vs. Billy vs. Zeppelin, and even argues that fatherhood is better than any high. All that and more on a super fun and funny new episode of the good ol' dopey show.

Transcribed - Published: 8 August 2025

This wee on the Tuesday teaser,! Dave shares on the upcoming DopeyCon 6, crash keto diets, and getting mistaken for Ted Cruz at the Outlaw Music Festival show at Jones Beach. We get updates on recovery, Dopey Day (August 16th — Chris’s birthday), and a Patreon-only conversation with returning guest Erin Khar, aka the “strung out author.” Erin talks about winning an election, public stigma, her recovery, and what it’s like to be gotcha’d in NYC politics. Plus, Dave reviews the Outlaw Music Fest (Wilco ruled, Dylan sucked, and Willie was old but lovable), vents about smelly sandwiches and weed vapes, and throws out a call for another great woman guest at DopeyCon.

Transcribed - Published: 5 August 2025

This week on Dopey! We welcome legendary tattoo artist and author Jonathan Shaw for a deep and crazy conversation about his turbulent life and career. Before the interview, we read listener emails and voicemails highlighting warnings about dangerous new synthetic kratom products and some serious dopey business. Jonathan shares his upbringing amidst Hollywood royalty shadowed by addiction and violence, the legacy of his father Artie Shaw—a tortured genius jazz musician—and how his early exposure to drugs and trauma shaped his path. They explore Jonathan’s decades-long relationship with ayahuasca ceremonies and spiritual healing, his raw and unfiltered tattoo career spanning global underground scenes, and the brutal realities of addiction, overdose, and survival on the streets — from starting Fun City tattoo shop in NYC’s punk scene to his wild years battling addiction and near-death overdoses. He talks about his first real prayer, hitting rock bottom, and how 12-step sobriety slowly brought him peace despite early struggles with anger and restlessness. JS also opens up about his powerful experiences with plant medicines like ayahuasca and ibogaine in Brazil and Mexico, describing how these ceremonies connected him to his ancestors, a higher power, and a deeper spiritual path. The conversation wraps with wild stories involving Hunter S. Thompson and Johnny Depp, and JS’s belief that recovery and healing come through service and surrender.

Transcribed - Published: 1 August 2025

This week on the Tuesday Patreon teaser: Aurora’s back! Fresh off the island (literally — Fiji), we catch up on her work producing Love Island, Nora’s hilarious obsession with the show, and whether or not the crew is secretly hooking up behind the scenes. We also talk about DopeyCon (aka DopeyCon 6, but maybe just DopeyCon from now on), the Meta takedown backlash, missing voicemails, and what this whole Dopey thing even means. The full episode on Patreon gets deeper — breakup trauma, sponsor resentment, North Carolina AA weirdness, and yes, cake rejection shame. But for now, enjoy this sweet little Tuesday teaser and sign up to hear the rest.

Transcribed - Published: 29 July 2025

Dave explains why the Dopey Instagram was deleted and reinstated Shoutouts to Justin Cambria, Sour Linus, Ian Geller, Margaret Cho, and Amy Dresner Quaker Oats Squares email and UK “pink” drug report (coke/ketamine/ecstasy mix) Listener Jake story: paid $400 for “hash oil” that was actually honey; resold as cookies Dave debates karma of reselling bunk drugs DopeyCon 6 and Dopey Day updates — send in art, music, videos Will De Los Santos full interview: Childhood: statutory rape birth, fireman stepdad’s failed suicide Lived with coach in high school, discovered real father was entertainer "Tiki Santos" First drugs: freebasing coke with half-brothers, then crank Found crank while making UCLA film reel — led to Spun Crank gave him creative focus; he taught himself guitar on it Real-life meth cooks inspired Spun characters Got high during meetings, lit up in Schwartzman’s trailer Bob Dylan story: lit Will’s cigarette outside a café he secretly owned Spun cast notes: Brittany Murphy delivered lines exactly, Mena Suvari was original pick Arrogance, chaos, and instability in Hollywood fueled by meth Relapsed during COVID after 8 years sober Relationship with Weiwei unraveled; lied, isolated, used Jay Mohr helped him get into Oro → then Betty Ford New script Spaghetti written during relapse, now his redemption project Currently 8 months sober (Nov 22, 2024), working the steps, going to meetings daily

Transcribed - Published: 25 July 2025

Dave returns from vacation, which was planned by Linda and included national parks, wildlife, and family time. Don “DJ” Rentz passed away the first day of the trip. Dave reflects on their friendship and the impact Don had on the show and the community. Ozzy Osbourne passed away just days after his farewell concert. Dave reflects on his cultural impact and the timing of his death. Meta permanently deleted the original Dopey Instagram account after repeated community guidelines violations. The appeal was denied. Dave reads the harsh takedown message and reflects on what the page meant. A new account is up: @thedopeypodcast DopeyCon 6 announced: October 4, 2025, in NYC. Celebrating 10 years of Dopey. Tickets available via Patreon first. The full Patreon episode features: More on Don’s death and legacy Vacation stories and fan encounter in Yellowstone Selby’s one-time black tar heroin experience Billy Joel documentary discussion DopeyCon planning and behind-the-scenes chaos Kimber’s episode controversy mid-trip

Transcribed - Published: 22 July 2025

This week on Dopey! It's ChrisMiss Time Again - and we remember Chris and think about what we've lost in our latest ChrisMiss episode. We are joined by Ted and Colin—two of Chris’s closest friends—for a long, emotional, laugh filled but ultimately tragic journey through grief, memory, relapse, recovery and death. They recount wild and deeply human stories of Chris: his powerful magnetism, his “whatevs” persona, and the time he hugged a drunk driver who had just killed someone. Then, we go deep into Chris’s relapse, the shame that may have surrounded it, and the fear of losing connection. From Mountainside to Katz’s Deli, from a poetry slam to the drunk tank, from legacy to myth to bionic legs traded for heroin—this episode is everything that made Chris unforgettable. PLUS: a classic Dopey voicemail from Tim in Philly involving coke, Cookie, and crackhouse head, and a replay of Episode 71 with Chris. It all ends with the classic version of “Bad Card” and a full-circle Dave and Chris musical outro. Stay strong Dopey Nation, and fucking toodles for Chris.

Transcribed - Published: 18 July 2025

This week on the teaser, we are fried, packed, and in full meltdown mode while prepping for a 15-day family trip to the Rocky Mountains. We made five episodes in a row and says the quality is “diminishing”—but luckily, Kimber King jumps in to save the day. They discuss Real ID panic, junkie holiday cravings, energy drink addiction, and a heavy moment on the most recent Patreon Zoom: a well-known Dopey Nation member relapsing and seeking treatment. This teaser has it all: micromanaging in-laws, Red Bull peach cases, Jolt soda nostalgia, trip chaos, relapse realism, and Dave wondering if he’ll be eaten by a grizzly. Also: Did Kimber shoot coke last Christmas? You gotta join Patreon to find out.

Transcribed - Published: 15 July 2025

This week on Dopey! It’s the long-awaited episode with Chasing Heroin host Jeanine Coulter, recorded live at Jeremy’s house during Dopeywood!Janine tells the full, raw, and very dopey story of her descent into addiction: from being a straight-A Supreme Court hopeful, to getting obsessed with exercise and binge eating, to discovering coke in a redneck bar in Georgia, all the way to living in an abandoned cell phone store in Oceanside, California smoking heroin off foil. Janine talks about doing meth that was pink, accidentally getting strung out at 30, and finding herself in a cinderblock junkie jungle gym run by tweakers. She reflects on her arrest record, her failed attempts at controlled drinking, and how it all somehow led to a decade of recovery, a podcast, and a damn TED Talk on post-traumatic growth. www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast Dave reads a Guitar World story about Kurt Cobain calling Sepultura for heroin tips in Brazil Listener email: outrunning the cops in Michigan with a pocket full of coke and pills Dave confesses he's losing interest in meetings and needs to triple down on spirituality Voicemail from Rebecca in Humboldt County: 90s NYC, Skaw at Wetlands, and a summer of PCP Dave’s memory of turning down PCP at SUNY Purchase Shoutout to Mountainside and Recovery Unplugged Janine interview begins (at Jeremy’s house in LA) Early life: straight-A student, youth group leader, nerdy, argyle-wearing overachiever Parents' divorce at 17 sent her into a total tailspin First time doing coke at a redneck bar in Athens, Georgia (Bird Dog Tavern) Moved to LA to become an actress, got certified to teach bar fitness Pink meth from Armenian gangs in 2002 — Dave wants to know: WTF was it? How she accidentally became a heroin addict at 30 after dating a Marine with a habit Smuggling Suboxone into rehab, getting kicked out, getting arrested 4 times Living in an abandoned cell phone store, eating stolen food, sleeping on cinder blocks Her mom literally prays her way to the crackhouse to find her Eventually gets clean, starts the Chasing Heroin podcast, and does a TED Talk Explains “Post-Traumatic Growth” — and why addicts might actually get better than beforePLUS: a touching email from a listener who outran the cops with a trunk full of weed and somehow lived to tell the tale. A beautiful PCP voicemail and much much more on a brand new epiksode of that good ol Dopey Show! Don’t forget: DopeyCon 6 tickets are out on Patreon. Leave a review. Send a voicemail. And follow us on youtube!

Transcribed - Published: 11 July 2025

This week on Dopey! It’s the long-awaited episode with Chasing Heroine host Jeannine Coulter, recorded live at Jeremy’s house during Dopeywood!Jeannine tells the full, raw, and very dopey story of her descent into addiction: from being a straight-A Supreme Court hopeful, to getting obsessed with exercise and binge eating, to discovering coke in a redneck bar in Georgia, all the way to living in an abandoned cell phone store in Oceanside, California smoking heroin off foil. Jeannine talks about doing meth that was pink, accidentally getting strung out at 30, and finding herself in a cinderblock junkie jungle gym run by tweakers. She reflects on her arrest record, her failed attempts at controlled drinking, and how it all somehow led to a decade of recovery, a podcast, and a TED Talk on post-traumatic growth. www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast Dave reads a Guitar World story about Kurt Cobain calling Sepultura for heroin tips in Brazil Listener email: outrunning the cops in Michigan with a pocket full of coke and pills Dave confesses he's losing interest in meetings and needs to triple down on spirituality Voicemail from Rebecca in Humboldt County: 90s NYC, Skaw at Wetlands, and a summer of PCP Dave’s memory of turning down PCP at SUNY Purchase Shoutout to Mountainside and Recovery Unplugged Jeannine interview begins (at Jeremy’s house in LA) Early life: straight-A student, youth group leader, nerdy, argyle-wearing overachiever Parents' divorce at 17 sent her into a total tailspin First time doing coke at a redneck bar in Athens, Georgia (Bird Dog Tavern) Moved to LA to become an actress, got certified to teach bar fitness Pink meth from Armenian gangs in 2002 — Dave wants to know: WTF was it? How she accidentally became a heroin addict at 30 after dating a Marine with a habit Smuggling Suboxone into rehab, getting kicked out, getting arrested 4 times Living in an abandoned cell phone store, eating stolen food, sleeping on cinder blocks Her mom literally prays her way to the crackhouse to find her Eventually gets clean, starts the Chasing Heroin podcast, and does a TED Talk Explains “Post-Traumatic Growth” — and why addicts might actually get better than beforePLUS: a touching email from a listener who outran the cops with a trunk full of weed and somehow lived to tell the tale. A beautiful PCP voicemail and much much more on a brand new epiksode of that good ol Dopey Show! Don’t forget: DopeyCon 6 tickets are out on Patreon. Leave a review. Send a voicemail. And follow us on youtube!

Transcribed - Published: 11 July 2025

This week on the teaser we feature the one and only Heart Attack Doug — everyone's favorite sleep-deprived curmudgeon. Dave’s got a neck kink, no sleep aids, and a storm knocked out the AC. Meanwhile, Doug wants to do prison walks during AA meetings and talk about stilettos, thongs, being MAGA, and Bobby Lee. 🧠 Group conscience (a total sham?) 🇺🇸 Doug's accidental MAGA identity 💌 Emails, voicemails, and Abby Fickley fallout 🎭 Bobby Lee, DopeyCon, and Doug’s lack of sponsees 🍑 Doug's homoerotic leanings + Ray the Clammer wisdom

Transcribed - Published: 8 July 2025

This is an emergency episode - I am on vacation in Montana and got a call from Don 'DJ' Rentz's sister, telling me that Don was being kept alive on life support and if I wanted to say goodbye to him. I did and later that day, on July 4th Don passed away. I wanted to make sure everyone in our community knew about Don's passing. The tragedy was seemingly not an overdose - instead his death has been determined a homocide. The Rentz family are devestated and looking for more information - so if anyone has any - please send information to [email protected] This episode is meant to let you guys know what happened and to be a tribute for Don. He was a beloved member of our community and a tragic, tragic loss. If you’re struggling, please reach out for help. Rest in peace, Don we love and will miss you always.

Transcribed - Published: 7 July 2025

Episode Notes Ian’s ska roots in Delaware: straight edge, punk, X’s on hands, no drinking Early drinking: first blackout after Beastie Boys concert Lost his job and dignity over vodka, coke, and computer duster Huffing duster and fishing out in front of his mom Getting drunk on Christmas, giving away his stash, relapsing 2 hours later DUI with fish filet in the car, leg out the window Romantic rehab tales: Phillies hats, making love to Lux Being gay, Catholic guilt, and straight edge shame Getting denied heroin multiple times (God’s plan?) From Oxford House to Joe Rogan with Dave Attell Dry vs. sober: struggles with long-term program commitment Big program talk: Higher power, meetings, shame, recovery service Comedy origin: bombing, podcast beginnings, Jordan Jensen love Howie’s AI girl group Lux and the Lux freakout Ian’s new comedy album, recovery story, Dopey love

Transcribed - Published: 3 July 2025

Episode Notes Ian’s ska roots in Delaware: straight edge, punk, X’s on hands, no drinking Early drinking: first blackout after Beastie Boys concert Lost his job and dignity over vodka, coke, and computer duster Huffing duster and fishing out in front of his mom Getting drunk on Christmas, giving away his stash, relapsing 2 hours later DUI with fish filet in the car, leg out the window Romantic rehab tales: Phillies hats, making love to Lux Being gay, Catholic guilt, and straight edge shame Getting denied heroin multiple times (God’s plan?) From Oxford House to Joe Rogan with Dave Attell Dry vs. sober: struggles with long-term program commitment Big program talk: Higher power, meetings, shame, recovery service Comedy origin: bombing, podcast beginnings, Jordan Jensen love Howie’s AI girl group Lux and the Lux freakout Ian’s new comedy album, recovery story, Dopey love

Transcribed - Published: 3 July 2025

This week on the new TUESDAY TEASER!!!! We hear a little about Susan's Dance Recital - and I make my pledge never to make a live show longer than 2 hours. Plus farmer's market sunday - with a little midlife mortality check thrown in. We hear about the horrors of childhood dance numbers, why Dopey events will never be too long again, a $4 energy bar that took out Dave’s tooth, sampling guilt at the farmer’s market, and a philosophical detour into Life of Pi and midlife dental decay. Plus: updates on upcoming Patreon episodes, a nod to Dopey Zoom, the official Dopey holiday calendar, and a final hit of classic Grand Street nostalgia — chain-smoking reds and watching Life of Pi on heroin.

Transcribed - Published: 1 July 2025

This week on Dopey - it's Dopeywood! Dave takes the Dopey Podcast to Los Angeles for our first ever west coast live show, sponsored by Oro Recovery. We kick things off with the usual Patreon beg, cereal obsession, and listener stories—including an epic voicemail from New Zealand’s Lily, who got so high she accidentally robbed herself. Musical performances by Adam David, Jake from West Virginia and Shane Enholm!. Comedy sets from Moshe Kasher and Annie Lederman! Serious Dopey with Rich Roll, Jack Osbourne, Amy Dresner, Bob Forrest, and Erin Khar, as they discuss ayahuasca, sobriety, and whether ghosts are real. my wears a bike helmet to shoot coke. Annie wants a baby with Down syndrome. Jack went into the k-hole. Moshe jerked off to a ghost. Bob Forrest drops the dopey recovery bombs. And of course—Stashword all in all a gloriously dopey trainwreck. All that and much more on this mostly live new episode of that good old Dopey show! This week on Dopey - it's Dopeywood! Dave takes the Dopey Podcast to Los Angeles for our first ever west coast live show, sponsored by Oro Recovery. We kick things off with the usual Patreon beg, cereal obsession, and listener stories—including an epic voicemail from New Zealand’s Lily, who got so high she accidentally robbed herself. Musical performances by Adam David, Jake from West Virginia and Shane Enholm!. Comedy sets from Moshe Kasher and Annie Lederman! Serious Dopey with Rich Roll, Jack Osbourne, Amy Dresner, Bob Forrest, and Erin Khar, as they discuss ayahuasca, sobriety, and whether ghosts are real. my wears a bike helmet to shoot coke. Annie wants a baby with Down syndrome. Jack went into the k-hole. Moshe jerked off to a ghost. Bob Forrest drops the dopey recovery bombs. And of course — THE Stashword - a gloriously dopey trainwreck through and through. All that and much more on this mostly live new episode of that good old Dopey show!

Transcribed - Published: 27 June 2025

This week on the Dopey Tuesday Patreon teaser! Dave’s melting in 100-degree heat on Long Island, ranting about s’mores addiction, processed sugar relapse, and his chaotic yet weirdly productive morning routine (featuring pushups, AA, AC installations, and a surprise drop-in from mother-in-law). Then it's on to the Reddit Roundup with beloved mod Selby, where they dive into the now-deleted Bobby Lee thread that accused Dave of being racist for asking Bobby to do a Korean accent. They shoot the shit about Reddit drama, solstice parades, yard work pride, and whether Selby uses a skin-smoothing filter (he swears it’s just good genes). Plus, a live performance of the full original Dopey intro song '(if im not home)I'm out walking around'

Transcribed - Published: 24 June 2025

This week on Dopey! We finally get comedy and podcast legend Bobby Lee! Meth-fueled childhood chaos, Korean family trauma, and the weird, painful grind of relapse and recovery. Bobby tells it all: stealing beers, and jerking off in a medical book , early sobriety at 17, MADtv fame — and that infamous moment he shit his pants on set during Vicodin withdrawal. He gets brutally honest about porn addiction wrecking relationships, relapsing after his dad’s death, and finding strange peace floating in the ocean. Throw in some AA weirdos, “This or That” game, and a bit of the dopey. PLUS emails and voicemails and my DAD on this brand new episode of the good old dopey show.

Transcribed - Published: 20 June 2025

This week on Tuesday! Doug’s back in the car with Dave for a chaotic Dopey Tuesday, covering everything from YouTube hate to AA business meeting beefs. Dave reads brutal Reddit and email feedback about the teaser intros, his dad’s centrism, YouTube clickbait, and listener frustrations about Fentanyl Jay. They talk about Harley Flanagan’s gnarly backstory, the Cro-Mags reunion fantasy, CBGB stabbings, and John Joseph beef. Dave also rants about his broken dehumidifier, cake-serving politics at the Friday meeting, and making zucchini spaghetti “meatballs.” Doug shares ice cream recipes, pork shoulder crockpot tips, and critiques newcomers sharing on step meetings. Oh—and Dave yells at Pete for stealing his AA share time and demands his “God morning” text. All this plus shoutouts to Selby, Kitty Cat Collins, and the guy who got booed by senior citizens for forgetting Sinatra lyrics stoned.

Transcribed - Published: 17 June 2025

This week on Dopey! Old School Dope, Jessie G is on with a brutally honest relapse story, tracing her path from early recovery to acid and heroin and sober living. Plus probation violations, using cross country on COVID dollars, and finally crashing in Kensington. She talks about being alone with her foils, detoxing off methadone, and her desire to build a new life. PLUS emails, a crazy Mexican voicemail and the return of DK to pay a hazy tribute to Todd! All that and way much more on a brand new episode of that good old Dopey Show!

Transcribed - Published: 13 June 2025

This week on the Dopey Tuesday Teaser! Dave kicks it in a mid-century modern suite with Jason Cabello from Recovery Unplugged and the Toxicology podcast. They break down the Dopeywood live show – what worked, what dragged, and how Dave forgot to honor his old friend Todd. LISTEN TO FULL EPISODE AT www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast Jason slugs down a sketchy “Magic Mind” drink, Dave dreams up “Kraboxone” (a kratom-suboxone hybrid), and the infamous Stash Word game show gets roasted for being both charming and chaotic. Plus, they riff on hotel design, gas station mushrooms, and a heartfelt message from a struggling coke user trying to get clean. All that and more on this little teaser of the good old teaser of the tuesday patreon show.

Transcribed - Published: 10 June 2025

This week on Dopey! DOPEY WOOD IS COMING!!!! SICK EMAILS AND VOICEMAILS! LSD AND MUSHROOMS, RECOVERY AND MORE! Abby Fickley returns for part two of her wild and heartfelt story. From postpartum benzos and relapsing in sober living… to becoming a sober mom influencer and facing brutal internet backlash, Abby opens up about parenting, co-parenting boundaries, and why she stopped posting her daughter Myla online. Emotional, raw, and real. Then we pay tribute to n amazing spirit of recovery - the one and only Ray the Clammer, a legend in Long Island recovery died very early Thursday morning.. We play a classic 2023 conversation they had in his car at the Sayville dog park. Ray tells it all: freebasing for days, living in the Port Authority tunnels, the clamming hustle, homelessness, near suicide, 12-step redemption, and ultimately, dying with 30 years sober. REST IN PEACE RAY! THANK YOU ABBEY! ALL TTHAT AND MORE ON A BRAND NEW EPISODE OF THAT GOOD OLD DOPEY SHOW!

Transcribed - Published: 6 June 2025

This week on Dopey! DOPEY WOOD IS COMING!!!! SICK EMAILS AND VOICEMAILS! LSD AND MUSHROOMS, RECOVERY AND MORE! Abbey Fickley returns for part two of her wild and heartfelt story. From postpartum benzos and relapsing in sober living… to becoming a sober mom influencer and facing brutal internet backlash, Abbey opens up about parenting, co-parenting boundaries, and why she stopped posting her daughter Myla online. Emotional, raw, and real. Then we pay tribute to n amazing spirit of recovery - the one and only Ray the Clammer, a legend in Long Island recovery died very early Thursday morning.. We play a classic 2023 conversation they had in his car at the Sayville dog park. Ray tells it all: freebasing for days, living in the Port Authority tunnels, the clamming hustle, homelessness, near suicide, 12-step redemption, and ultimately, dying with 30 years sober. REST IN PEACE RAY! THANK YOU ABBEY! ALL TTHAT AND MORE ON A BRAND NEW EPISODE OF THAT GOOD OLD DOPEY SHOW!

Transcribed - Published: 6 June 2025

This week on the Dopey Patreon—Heart Attack Doug’s back from near death after a Memorial Day TCI (a fancy word for a mini-stroke), and somehow still complaining about how our meeting has too many newcomers. We check in on Ray the Clammer, who’s heading to rehab after a gnarly UTI went septic and scrambled his brain. Doug mocks Ray’s wisdom, I defend him, and we argue about Rule 62 like two idiots in a bagel store. I reflect on red cardinals, muck, and my own weird-ass poetry. Then I go full Reddit meltdown and read the comments tearing apart the Dopey teasers. Ads? Too many. Content? Not enough. Muffin in a Bad Mood? MVP. Also: a change to the teaser format, some Zoom updates, birthday hints, and I close with a raw, homemade track: “I Wanna Be Good So Bad.” Stay strong, Dopey Nation. Fucking toodles for Chris.

Transcribed - Published: 3 June 2025

This week on Dopey,! Dave sits down with Zack, a musician, writer, and treatment professional who shares his wild ride through addiction, recovery, and redemption. Before the interview, Dave dives into listener emails and voicemails, answers a controversial Dopey Nation Facebook post about his interviewing style, and reflects on the balancing act of being raw, honest, and funny while tackling heavy topics like addiction and sexual trauma. Plus, some Knicks talk, shoutouts to the Dopey team, and a sneak peek into the behind-the-scenes chaos of the Dopey podcast. From Staten Island ferry drug runs to fentanyl horror stories, festival acid freakouts, and the broken methadone system, this episode is packed with raw, real, darkly hilarious stories of addiction, insanity, and survival.

Transcribed - Published: 30 May 2025

This week’s Patreon Teaser is fucking nuts. Dave and Ray team up to record a teaser for an episode with Ray, making it a true Dopey inception moment. Ray gives the raw, unfiltered scoop on his life: toilet blowjobs, AIDS, Grindr meetups, and Civil War-era dining habits. They talk about the true price of a sleeper car on an Amtrak, the possibility of sex in sleeper cabins, and how much it would cost to get Ray on a train to California. Dave also teases upcoming Patreon shows, Dopey Wood selling out (with a surprise Moshe Kasher appearance), and how Ray technically pays for Patreon but can't figure out how to use it. Plus, Dave's dad crashes the teaser for some classic kvetching. This is a teaser for the real Dopey heads—don’t miss it. Sign up for the full uncut Dopey at patreon.com/dopeypodcast.

Transcribed - Published: 27 May 2025

This week’s Patreon Teaser is fucking nuts. Dave and Ray team up to record a teaser for an episode with Ray, making it a true Dopey inception moment. Ray gives the raw, unfiltered scoop on his life: toilet blowjobs, AIDS, Grindr meetups, and Civil War-era dining habits. They talk about the true price of a sleeper car on an Amtrak, the possibility of sex in sleeper cabins, and how much it would cost to get Ray on a train to California. Dave also teases upcoming Patreon shows, Dopey Wood selling out (with a surprise Moshe Kasher appearance), and how Ray technically pays for Patreon but can't figure out how to use it. Plus, Dave's dad crashes the teaser for some classic kvetching. This is a teaser for the real Dopey heads—don’t miss it. Sign up for the full uncut Dopey at patreon.com/dopeypodcast.

Transcribed - Published: 27 May 2025

This week on Dopey! Dave catches up with the joyful madman, guitar-slinging lunatic, and folk hero Steve Poltz. Broadcasting from a hotel room in Vermont, they talk meth psychosis, drug-fueled chaos in Australia, destroying hotel rooms, and snorting meth off Shane MacGowan’s filthy thumbnail. Steve reflects on 20 years in recovery, talks openly about not going to meetings anymore, and shares raw truths about love, humility, and gratitude. Plus: tour madness, positivity armor, snortable caffeine products, a Jewish Seder meltdown in Nashville, and a live performance of “Shine On.” Also: Knicks fan rage with Dave’s friend Devan, naked dorm blackout stories from NC, amazing listener emails, and voicemails. One of the dopiest episodes of all time.

Transcribed - Published: 23 May 2025

This week on Dopey! Dave catches up with the joyful madman, guitar-slinging lunatic, and folk hero Steve Poltz. Broadcasting from a hotel room in Vermont, they talk meth psychosis, drug-fueled chaos in Australia, destroying hotel rooms, and snorting meth off Shane MacGowan’s filthy thumbnail. Steve reflects on 20 years in recovery, talks openly about not going to meetings anymore, and shares raw truths about love, humility, and gratitude. Plus: tour madness, positivity armor, snortable caffeine products, a Jewish Seder meltdown in Nashville, and a live performance of “Shine On.” Also: Knicks fan rage with Dave’s friend Devan, naked dorm blackout stories from NC, amazing listener emails, and voicemails. One of the dopiest episodes of all time.

Transcribed - Published: 23 May 2025

his week on the Dopey Tuesday Patreon Show: Dave and Heart Attack Doug are back — broadcasting from Doug’s 2017 Subaru parked outside Dave’s house like two washed-up radio hosts without a studio. They run through a “Doug’s Life” category game: mindset, politics, health, diner food, bad meetings, new country personas, and insane butter intake. Doug blames newcomers for ruining their homegroup, while Dave begs him to stop lurking in bike shorts and start sponsoring again. Doug dodges questions, brags about Zoom fame, and denies eating like a heart attack waiting to happen — while actively eating like a heart attack waiting to happen. We also get deep: a heartfelt email from listener Sarah on quitting weed, depression, and finding herself again through Dopey, plus a second message about love, family, and Linda saving Dave’s life. Dave breaks down his Vermont music festival adventure: introducing bands, bombing as MC, and yelling "fuck the Celtics" to a cheering crowd. There's piggish overeating, Entenmann's nostalgia, dopey wisdom, emotional truth bombs, and the reminder that love is the answer — and that butter might kill you. www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast

Transcribed - Published: 20 May 2025

This week on Dopey! From methadone in Manhattan to 20 million views on TikTok, Ian Martin aka @ImmaEatThis sits down with Dave to tell his insane, deeply New York junky-to-food-influencer story. Ian talks about growing up on the Upper West Side, getting into private school via the UN, and how heartbreak, Vicodin, and a crooked doctor launched him into a full-blown Oxy addiction. From snorting pills in the Staten Island ferry bathroom to overdosing on heroin in his apartment, Ian shares it all—including dealer BBQs, screaming matches with roommates, and insane benzo blackout stories. Dave and Ian compare notes on NYC methadone clinics, dumb excuses, painful amends, and the surreal highs of going viral after years of getting high in the dark. They also talk recovery, AA, social media addiction, and reconnecting with life and family. Plus: Dopey Nation emails, a beautiful birthday duet with Dave and Susan, and lots more dumb shit from the Dopeysphere. www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast

Transcribed - Published: 16 May 2025

This week on the Tuesday Teaser, it’s Deli Dave live from his dad’s apartment after witnessing the Knicks destroy the fucking Celtics at the Garden. Dave’s ranting, grateful, full of rage, and maybe a little too high on spite and salt. He tells the tale of being surrounded by Boston fans, why he might be losing his mind over the NBA playoffs, and how a man with a salt-and-pepper beard stole his nickname. Then: Ray Brown is back to dish out Dopey’s hottest topics — Grindr cleaning offers, premature fan interactions, Botox for your soul, and Ray’s anti-aging sex life. Plus: a real heartfelt moment from the street, and the return of Dave’s paranoia that this whole thing isn’t even a real podcast. Oh yeah, and they butcher “Our Lips Are Sealed” and crush “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.” www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast

Transcribed - Published: 13 May 2025

This week on Dopey! Dave welcomes comedian Sam Miller, who opens up about his chaotic journey from childhood gas huffing to meth addiction at a puppy mill in Washington State. Sam shares jaw-dropping stories of selling liquid LSD drops, being tied to a chair by his best friend over a stolen car, and the darkly hilarious moments of surviving as a homeless addict in Seattle. From suicidal thoughts to a life-changing intervention, Sam’s journey is a raw, unfiltered look at addiction, recovery, and finding redemption through stand-up comedy. Plus, Dave talks about Knicks playoff fever, a new Toodles for Chris scholarship update, and a grim voicemail about needle sharing in prison. Stay strong, Dopey Nation. 💥💉🌪️ www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast

Transcribed - Published: 9 May 2025

This week on the Teaser! Adam David from The Voice!!!! This week on Dopey! We’re joined by singer-songwriter and The Voice contestant Adam David, who shares his wild ride from early trauma and coke-fueled music sessions in L.A. to hitting bottom, getting clean, and using music to stay sober. From getting high off Beyoncé’s platinum plaques to crying during Elf on a Spirit Airlines flight — Adam’s story is brutal, hilarious, and full of heart. PLUS: He performs his original recovery anthem Savior live on the show! 🔥🎸 👉 Hear the full back catalog and bonus episodes on www.Patreon.com/DopeyPodcast

Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2025

This week on DOPEY! Jessica Kent is back—and before we get to her huge announcements, we take a wild trip down Jessica Kent memory lane: from slinging heroin at 13 to giving birth in shackles in an Arkansas jail. Meth binges, magazine crew scams, trap house chaos, and a jailhouse detox while pregnant—her story has it all. After prison, she blew up on YouTube and TikTok, told her truth, fought to get her daughter back, escaped domestic violence... and even launched an OnlyFans. But after brutal backlash, a painful breakup, and a hard look in the mirror, she’s back in abstinence-based recovery and telling us what she found. Drugs, jail, trolls, parenting, fame, and starting over—PLUS emails, voicemails, and more on a brand new classic of the good old Dopey Show! www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast https://podcast.feedspot.com/drug_addiction_podcasts/?feedid=5211465&_src=f2_featured_email

Transcribed - Published: 3 May 2025

In this chaotic Tuesday teaser, Dave gears up for another legendary Raytreon — this time joined by Ray Brown and Dave’s furious father Allen, freshly returned from Florida. Before the madness kicks off, Dave spirals through Knicks playoff dreams, The Last of Us revenge fantasies, a heartfelt apology for pushing sketchy mushrooms, and the start of his “Summer of Fitness, Fashion & Wellness” (spoiler: it’s not going well). Then it’s full-on family dysfunction as Dave’s dad crashes the studio to complain about everything: the furniture, the lighting, the loss of his office, and of course, Dave’s entire childhood. Ray barely survives. Dave blames heroin. Allen kind of makes a point. Classic Dopey — a mess, a miracle, and somehow kind of sweet.

Transcribed - Published: 29 April 2025

This week on Dopey! We are joined by David Funes — aka Bipolar Guy Loving Life — who brings the Dopey with an insane true story of mania, madness, coke binges, and total chaos. He had half a million dollars, a club in Austin, a stripper girlfriend, a guest room full of Siroc Boys — and a drug dealer named Ciroc Papi living under his roof. Car theft, club raids, fist fights, heartbreak, manic highs, and lives to tell the tale! Plus emails, dopey music and the time Suzy Carnes had sex with a little (big) person. All that and more on the newest in new of that good old Dopey Show!

Transcribed - Published: 25 April 2025

In this epic Patreon episode, we welcomes Mike Ahern from Wellbridge—a dude with a “punchable face” and the outreach job to match. Mike shares his wild ride from preteen gravity bong hits in White Plains to frat house Oxy meltdowns, heroin in the Bronx, and finally a come-to-God breakdown off the side of I-95. Now 12 years sober, Mike’s in the biz helping other junkies find their way. Along the way, Dave confesses his latest battle—with gout—and the Dopey Nation gets the inside scoop on Kratom, the evils of weed ice cream trucks, and a deep dive on the Flying Dutchman episode of SpongeBob.

Transcribed - Published: 22 April 2025

This week on Dopey!!! Meet one of our greatest Dopey Legends of all time - Shane Enholm: bank robber, junkie, tattoo historian, prison pull-up champ, and a poet of the underworld. In this epic episode, Shane takes us through his wild journey—robbing banks with his kids in the backseat, getting tear-gassed by a dye pack, shooting dope in prison with a keistered "safe," and surviving hepatitis C. From running a heroin hustle inside to getting clean on methadone and rescuing his daughters from a nightmare foster home, Shane’s story is one of brutal lows and miraculous redemption. He closes it out with a heartbreakingly raw original song, Mud Pies. It's Dopey at its dopiest. PLUS emails, Voicemails and Songs!!!! On the newest in new of the good old Dopey Show!

Transcribed - Published: 18 April 2025

This week on the Teaser for Patreon: Martin Johnson from Boys Like Girls drops in for one of the rawest, realest Dopey episodes yet. We’re talking benzo blackouts, self-staged interventions, rockstar burnout, grief, recovery, and the surprising clarity that came sitting in a sauna with 75 prescriptions in a backpack. Plus: Spring break chaos, Katz’s updates, doctors who ignore screams, and the existential dread of no Wi-Fi in an exam room. 🚨 Hear the full episode ONLY on Patreon! www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast

Transcribed - Published: 15 April 2025

This Week on Dopey! Andy Roy celebrates 5 years clean and brings along Angelo and Bobby from New Origins—the sober living home that’s keeping them grounded and inspired. We hear wild tales from the past (jerk-off contests??), what makes recovery actually work, and why the crew plans to stick around and give back. “The love is real, bro.” This one’s about brotherhood, resilience, and turning chaos into a calling. Then Dave dives in deep with Dopey spiritual consigliere Thuan from Mountainside 🧘‍♂️ on: The trap of workaholism in recovery! Why it's so hard to just sit still What happens when you lose your sponsor (RIP) Can you be too spiritual to need a sponsor? And why love, presence, and stillness can be the medicine 🎧 Plus: Dopey poet Ian drops a killer verse, and Dave gives a shoutout to Safe Spot and CustomStickers.com (use code Dopey20 to get 20% off your own stickers!). 💌 Got a thought on Andy or New Origins? Write in: [email protected] 🧦 Want a sticker? Hit us up. Or join us on Patreon for tons of bonus content + goodies: 👉 patreon.com/dopeypodcast ❤️ Stay strong, Dopey Nation 🖕 Fucking toodles for Chris

Transcribed - Published: 11 April 2025

Patreon Teaser Summary – April 2025 Dave kicks off with a raw and real response to a brutal comment from longtime Dopey listener James DeHart, who called him out for failing to deliver promised merch—seven times. Dave owns it, apologizes (again), and commits to sending James a proper package “out of principle.” He also reminds fans: don’t join Patreon for the merch—join because you love Dopey. Then: 💥 A new Patreon episode drops featuring Garrett aka Sloppy Jones, Dave’s old friend from Purchase. Together they take a wild stroll down memory lane—touching on: Their days selling acid out of their college suite Smoking weed and running hustles with a dorm-dealing legend named Joey D A not-so-hot take on the new season of White Lotus (Dave calls it "garbage")

Transcribed - Published: 8 April 2025

This Week on Dopey! The Big 3/11 Live show with Margaret Cho at Joe's Pub!!!! Dopey hits the big stage in this absolutely unhinged live episode from Joe’s Pub in NYC! Dave hosts a night of laughter, heartbreak, and junky brilliance with performances from Ray Brown and Chloe LaBranche, a chaotic round of Stash Word with Carl Radke, Abby Fickley, and Brace Belden, and a hilarious, heavy-hitting panel with Margaret Cho, Dr. Nzinga Harrison, and Ask Erin’s Erin Carr. We get a voicemail from Finland, a tribute to Val Kilmer, a tragic update on Onyx the cat, and a jaw-dropping heroin smuggling story (featuring one very brave butthole). Also: sexsomnia, self-d**k-sucking, workaholism, shit stories, and more. This is Dopey Love. This is Dopey Nation. Toodles for Chris. Video is up at www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast

Transcribed - Published: 4 April 2025

Raytreon is here! I have strep throat and feel like shit! I watched the Ricky Powell Doc this morning and talk about it then i play a classic talk with the one and only ray brown! PLUS MORE! www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast

Transcribed - Published: 1 April 2025

This week on Dopey! Dave sits down with best selling author, keynote speaker and criminal justice professor, Damon West, a former Division I quarterback who went from college star to meth addict to high-level burglar—and somehow came out the other side with a crazy uplifting message of hope. Damon tells the jaw-dropping story of how he fell in love with meth, ran a burglary operation across Texas, and got sentenced to 65 years in a maximum-security prison. Inside, he faced violence, gangs, and despair—until a fellow inmate shared a strange but powerful metaphor that sparked his transformation: “Be a coffee bean.” From smoking meth and robbing houses to finding faith, purpose, and redemption behind bars, Damon’s story is wild, raw, and full of real Dopey energy. www.patron.com/dopeypodcast www.damonwest.org

Transcribed - Published: 28 March 2025

HERE IS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE EPISODE: (not the teaser) If you want to hear it go to www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast ✍️ Episode Summary: In a rare and revealing turn, Dave hands over the mic to longtime friend and artist John Bukaty for a deep-dive interview that peels back the layers of the man behind Dopey. From early childhood trauma and bar mitzvah breakdowns to fake depression and failed Nirvana plans, this is the raw, unfiltered, sometimes hilarious, and often emotional true story of Dave and the birth of Dopey. Bukaty doesn’t hold back — and Dave opens up about family, addiction, spirituality, fear, humor, legacy, and the real meaning of Dopey. If you think you’ve heard it all before, think again.

Transcribed - Published: 25 March 2025

This week on Dopey! In one of the possibly most powerful and emotional episodes of Dopey ever, Dr. Nzinga Harrison returns to the show to tell a story she’s never shared before—despite being around the show for over five years. Her older brother, Kofi (aka Debo), has spent the last 30 years in prison for a triple homicide he didn’t commit. This episode is about injustice, resilience, heartbreak, and family—and how one letter from the foreman of the jury might change everything. Dave and Nzinga also dive into the weirdness of recovery, cursing in front of kids, pajama pants in public, kratom, Suboxone, the alt recovery movement, and the absolute madness of how this documentary (Born Friday) came to life. Plus: a classic voicemail from Anthony involving methadone, clonopin, and a botched tire swap in the snow. An emotional listener email about recovery and redemption. Dopey Nation shoutouts. And a huge update from Nzinga at the end of the episode.

Transcribed - Published: 21 March 2025

This week on the teaser we get into some weird territory - someone on Reddit supposes that before Chris died - he and I used together. Listen to the Patreon episode with me, Selby and the Great Cormac to learn the truth about what actually happened. join patreon at www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast

Transcribed - Published: 18 March 2025