Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

🧾 Show Notes: Doug’s back! In the Subaru, in the parking lot. Dave’s depressed because his dehumidifier sucks. Reddit trolls say the teaser and YouTube are trash. Dave reads feedback, gets defensive, then promotes Patreon. Harley Flanagan story: punk rock prodigy, molested, violent, stabbing at CBGBs, Rikers, Cro-Mags beef. Dave fantasizes about reuniting Harley and John Joseph on Dopey. Doug critiques AA meetings, newcomers double/triple dipping. Dave freaks out about not getting full share time. Pete gives “God morning” texts to everyone except Dave. Dave volunteers to bring cake but refuses to serve it. Ice cream talk: Ninja Creamy, protein sorbet, and Ghirardelli brookies. Email shoutouts: Esteban the weed-brained Sinatra singer, Kitty Cat Collins, and Lou on Fentanyl Jay. Final thoughts: you can't get someone sober unless they want it, and Dave didn't take sleep aids for one night.

Dopeywood! Note about Todd A voicemail from a listener in Mexico: “¿Qué pasó David?” Email about a guy sober off weed and a listener who relapsed on shrooms and weed. Dave reflects on the cyclical pain of relapse in the Dopey Nation. Jessie G Segment “I formed like a make-believe relationship with him [Chris].” Jessie first listened to Dopey while working hotel jobs in 2018. “Early recovery sucks no matter which way you cut it.” “I was doing kratom and still eating acid in sober living.” She felt totally alone — “My roommates were gone, I was just in my house.” “I had to threaten suicide one night to get help.” “I think I would make a fine crackhead.” “I was just in my room with my foils.” “I was on probation… and doing really well… but using at the same time.” “I ended up getting arrested in Scranton.” “The methadone detox was the easiest of my life.” “I got a new number and was like, perfect.” “I was living a double life — one part spiritual, one part crazy.” “I was like, just give me a fucking bag.” Describes traveling while using: “I could see in my mind’s eye the hotel we were in.” “COVID made it easy to disappear.” “Kensington was a wake-up call.” “I want a real life.” Todd Curry Tribute with DK “He was just a spark, man… I love Todd a lot and I miss him.” “He personified fun. If fun was a person, it was Todd on drugs.” “Do you think I beat a dead horse with Todd? I just can’t stop honoring him.” Dave introduces the term “Todd Shot” — Dopey Nation’s version of a “God Shot.” DK agrees to come back next year with stories of getting high with Todd. Dave invites listeners to submit Todd memories or tributes. Outro Reflections on the importance of recovery: “It’s the greatest thing I have in my life.” Outro song: “One More” by Rocker T “Stay strong Dopey Nation and fucking toodles for Chris.”

📝 SHOW NOTES (for post description): Mid-century modern hotel confusion Jason Cabello returns! Recovery Unplugged + Toxicology podcast Magic Mind and mushroom mishaps 🌿🍄 Kraboxone™: Kratom + Suboxone fusion 🧪 Dopeywood recap: triumphs, drags, tech fails Dave’s LA meth story and forgotten tribute to Todd 💔 The Stash Word disaster (and why it’s still fun) DM from a coke addict trying to detox 💬 A musical finale + shoutout to Scott Wick the rap god 🎶

Episode Notes! DOPEYWOOD COMING! AWESOME EMAILS AND VOICEMAILS! ABBEY: Postpartum anxiety and getting prescribed benzos Her first time using heroin — in sober living Moving back to Pittsburgh with her dad to get her life together Building a YouTube following with her daughter Myla Dealing with fame, trolls, and the dark side of "sober influencer" culture Why she stopped posting her daughter online Setting boundaries in co-parenting The emotional side of recovery, relapse, and internet backlash Her evolving relationship with recovery, privacy, and motherhood 🦪 Part 2: Ray the Clammer – A Tribute Growing up on the South Shore, catching clams with his feet First time freebasing: “My heart exploded. I fell to my knees. It was great.” Ten years of coke dealing, freebasing, and losing everything Smoking away all the product, burning bridges, losing his union job Homeless in NYC, sleeping under Port Authority, working “security” for a pimp named Otis Suicidal thoughts in the subway tunnels The moment he didn't jump, and got back on the train to Long Island Brought home by police as a missing person Finds NA, relapses, gets honest — and stays sober from 1993 until his death Devoted to service: rides, hotlines, detox speaking, always showing up Passed away with 30 years clean — this recording was his goodbye gift to Dopey Nation

Doug’s back in the kitchen after nearly dying from a TCI (mini-stroke) Dave compares Doug’s Memorial Day scare to Ray the Clammer’s UTI-induced brain fog Ray heads to rehab; Dave wants to publish a book of Ray quotes Doug calls the meeting a “beginner’s asylum”; Dave defends the newcomers Rule 62, “start your day over,” and other Rayisms get debated Dave reflects on dirt, struggle, red cardinals, and the poetry of recovery Bagel store confrontation: Dave rolls his eyes and almost gets whacked Reddit backlash: Dave reads Dopey Nation critiques of teaser format Fans on Reddit defend the show and say the $5/month is worth it Dave tweaks the teaser style and explains his morning social media ritual Mentions of Dopey Zooms and upcoming Patreon Zoom night Dave teases birthday content for a future episode Shoutout to Scott Wic aka The Rap God

Fentanyl vs. Heroin: "Trash high"—no legs, not the same rush, felt grateful when heroin disappeared First Shot: A friend made him do it for free—"Misery loves company"—then couldn't stop OD Stories: OD'd twice in one day—once behind the wheel on FDR, once after snorting Bronx bags, woke up in hospital, ripped tubes out, lied about asthma Mom's Heart Attack: 4 days after OD, mom has a heart attack from stress Hustles: Selling weed, flipping Suboxone, scamming friends, "like a credit card"—balances, fronts, juggling Jam Band Scene: Heavy on acid, ketamine, nitrous, Calvin Klein (coke + K), LSD handling mishap at Camp Bisco led to paranoia for a week Methadone Clinic Madness: Working in the clinic, finding crack pipes, wild characters, hustles in the waiting room Recovery Pivot: Got clean after the ferry breakup, went to White Deer Run, cut methadone taper on day 3, Old Testament-level detox, started working the 12 steps, counselor Heath changed his life Working in Treatment: From the methadone clinic to Ascendant, saw the whole spectrum Writing: Wrote Slingshot Diaries in Maryland, self-published hundreds of copies, found purpose Reflection: Raw honesty, doesn’t glorify but doesn’t hide it either—“thank God for grace and mercy”

👉 Sign up for Patreon at www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast Get bonus episodes, access to Dopey Zooms, exclusive merch, and support the Dopey mission. It’s cheap, it’s fun, it’s how we keep this sick show going. $5 a month = stickers + bonus shows. $8 = ad-free shows. $10 = video extras. $15 = stickers, socks, Ray Brown’s pubes (kidding… maybe). Be a Dopey patron, stay strong, and fucking toodles for Chris.

🎸 Steve Poltz returns! From meth psychosis to music on the mountain 🧠 Touring with Shane MacGowan and snorting meth off his thumbnail 🏨 Destroying hotel rooms across Australia (banned from Quest Apartments!) 💡 20 years in recovery: why Steve stopped going to meetings 🎤 Using music and stage time to carry the message 😡 Dave and Steve debate Bob Weir and John Mayer (spoiler: Dave hates Bobby) 💩 Dorm blackout story: naked in the hallway 💌 Emails from South Africa, 10-year sober milestones, kratom struggles 🏀 Knicks fan rant with Devin, post-loss meltdown 🕍 Jewish guilt, moil trauma, and the power of a Nashville Seder 🎵 Poltz performs “Shine On” live + bonus track at the end 📦 Shoutout to Poppasmurf for shipping Dopey merch 📣 Thanks to Oro Recovery, Mountainside, Recovery Unplugged, Safe Spot, and CustomStickers.com (use code DOPEY20) 🎨 Dopey art shoutouts: Brita, Piz, Edward, James Glennie, Chrissy, and all the Dopey Nation Zoomers

🚗 Taped live from Doug’s Subaru in front of Dave’s house 📬 Sarah’s amazing weed and recovery email 🏀 Dave curses out Celtics fans at a recovery music festival 🍩 Entenmann's, gout, and Doug’s ongoing battle with saturated fat 📢 Heart Attack Doug refuses to share in meetings but Zooms all over the West Coast 🎸 Shout outs to Steve Poltz, Anders Osborne, and the ghost of Billy Strings 🧈 Too much butter, not enough cardio 🤡 Dave bombs as an MC, then redeems himself with “fuck the Celtics” 🌈 Love is the answer, let your freak flag fly, and fuckin’ toodles for Chris

🏥 Doctor shopping on the UWS, Florida pill mills, and the $300/week FedEx Oxy plan 🧬 Coke, klonopin, benzos, nodding out mid-Xbox match, screaming at his roommate 📦 Upper West Side methadone clinic and snorting dope on the Staten Island ferry 📸 Starting “@immaeatthis” on a subway ride—going viral, getting paid, and staying sober 🧸 Emotional amends, dumb lies (Blackwater contractor? really?), and hope through service 🎉 Dave celebrates Susan’s 7th birthday with a musical performance 📨 Emails from Montreal bus drivers, Bayshore pill seekers, and Dopey lifers 🧦 Send in a voicemail = socks? Maybe. Stickers? Definitely.

Knicks vs. Celtics playoff madness Dave vs. “New York City Dave” Shout out to Boston Dave G (but still, fuck Boston) Is The Last of Us now just lesbian Eat Pray Love? Getting recognized on the street (and overstaying the moment) Ray's Grindr adventures: “I clean toilets and give BJs” Anti-aging meds, eye lifts, and midlife crisis merch drops Music segment: “Good So Bad” live from the studio Dopey Wood lineup updates: Darrell Hammond OUT, the rest still IN Come to DopeyWOOD!— tickets are free!

🏀 Knicks Playoff Fever: Dave opens the show celebrating the Knicks’ win over the Celtics and his deep attachment to the team. 🌸 Family Time: Dave spends the day with his daughter Susan, planting flowers and reflecting on fatherhood. 🧂 Mustard Seed Parable: Conversation with Mike’s Amazing Mustard leads to a deeper discussion about hope in recovery. 🚨 Josh C. Update: Following a drug task force raid, former Toodles for Chris scholarship recipient Josh Clark is arrested for meth, LSD, and DMT but secures a scholarship to Divided Sky rehab in Vermont. 🤖 AI Frustrations: Dave vents about ChatGPT fabricating a story about Chris smoking crack out of a shrimp shell – a made-up detail that cost him money in clip production. 📞 Prison Voicemail from Polly: Shocking account of sharing needles with hundreds of inmates, smuggling ass tobacco, and the grim reality of hepatitis spread in prison. 🎤 Sam Miller’s Story: Childhood trauma and gas huffing at age six. Selling liquid LSD drops at 15, including putting acid directly into his eyes. Meth addiction while working at a puppy mill, witnessing a MRSA outbreak that killed puppies. Suicidal thoughts and a near-death experience involving a stolen car and being tied to a chair by a best friend. Clarity moment: Waking up under a tarp, realizing his life was in shambles, and walking miles to his mom’s house to beg for help. Early recovery: Living in a trailer, reading books by the light of a Game Boy, and attending multiple 12-step meetings daily. Sam’s rise in comedy, the first open mic feeling like the first high, and the healing power of storytelling. Friends lost to overdose, including the haunting phone call from Justin pretending to shoot himself. 🎭 Sam on Comedy: Finding the sweet spot between dark humor and trauma, and how comedy became his new addiction. 🚀 Dopey Wood Announcement: Dopey Wood event in four weeks – tickets are free for Dopey Nation. 🧦 Dopey Merch & Sponsors: Shoutout to customstickers.com, where Dopey Nation can get 20% off using code Dopey20. 🔥 Closing Segment: Dave reminds listeners to leave a review, join Patreon, and stay strong, Dopey Nation. Toodles for Chris.

Whats on Patreon: Adam’s chaotic childhood, bullying, and getting high at 12 Smoking weed with an abusive friend’s stepdad Getting beat with wrenches, sent to institutions, and almost stabbed Dropping acid at school, zeroing hits, playing in bands Coke binges in L.A. writing sessions — snorting lines off Beyoncé plaques Spiritual bottom after playing South by Southwest and weeping during Elf Recovery Unplugged, NA, and finding purpose through music A live performance of his song Savior The Elsewhere program and recovery on the road His thoughts on music, God, and staying clean through service

📓 Episode Notes: Jessica Kent returns for a deep and hilarious check-in Her early life selling heroin at 13 in upstate New York Getting addicted to Oxy, then heroin, and eventually meth Life on the run with a sketchy traveling magazine crew Getting locked up in Arkansas, detoxing while pregnant Giving birth to her daughter while shackled Losing custody and the fight to get her child back Getting out and blowing up as a sober influencer Launching OnlyFans, backlash, trolls, and public scrutiny Her recent painful breakup and struggles with internet fame Why she left harm reduction and returned to abstinence-based recovery Parenting, ADHD, self-worth, and starting over again Dave reads wild listener emails Bonus voicemails and raw Dopey banter as always A full tilt rollercoaster of pain, redemption, and dumb shit

📝 Episode Notes / Highlights 🗣️ Dave forgot to record a teaser and is now scrambling 🎤 Raytreon returns — Ray and Allen join the chaos 🧠 Childhood trauma hits: walkie-talkies, soapbox derby sabotage, “thank God I had heroin to escape” 🧳 Allen’s back from Florida and hates everything about the new Dopey Studio 🎭 Knicks playoff hype, Last of Us grief, and a deep love of revenge 🧘‍♂️ Summer of Wellness / Summer of Fashion begins (with shame and holes in jeans) 🍄 Public apology for sketchy Amanita muscaria mushroom ad 📢 Ray, Dave, and Allen yell over each other about cleanliness, furniture, and fantasy basketball 💡 Reddit calls Dave “a needy pussy,” and he leans into it

🗒️ Episode Notes (for the "Notes" section): Blowing $500K on coke, strip clubs, and a doomed after-hours club How Ciroc Papi moved into his spare bedroom (and took over his life) Meth Head David steals his car and wears all his clothes Running a nightclub like Scarface meets Trailer Park Boys Homelessness, dollar menus, and losing it all Bipolar mania, addiction, and the road back to sanity A wild cast of characters: Shelby the bowling ball bouncer, Old Girl, T-Rex, Bones, and more How David got sentenced...and didn't go to prison after 9 years hanging over his head How he built Bipolar Guy Loving Life — and what’s next

📝 NOTES: 🎶 Big love to Trinity for the amazing Dopey theme song up top 🚨 Dave’s got gout and might become the poster child for rich man’s foot disease 🧬 Mike starts using at 12, snorting Oxy by 19, full-blown heroin addict by 21 😱 Sells drugs, ruins every family event, finally breaks down in the Bronx 💉 First-time dope sick without knowing he was dope sick 🍄 Eats way too many shrooms and spirals into a poop loop with SpongeBob 💔 Sees his roommate making out with his girl while tripping, main character style 📦 Kicks at home, checks into rehab, finds his people, builds a new life 🌱 Kratom, weed candy, fake nitrous, and scary-ass psychosis trends in the field 🤝 Now works in treatment and still wonders how the fuck he made it

📝 Episode Notes: 💣 Robbing banks with dye packs exploding mid-getaway 😷 Hooping dope in prison and dealing with the "safe" 🏋️ Becoming the pull-up champ in federal prison 🎨 Obsession with antique tattoo machines and publishing books 🧒 Rescuing his daughters from a cat piss hellhouse 💉 Methadone maintenance, recovery, and giving back 🎶 Ending with his haunting original song Mud Pies 🕊️ Plus: Gary Gilmore, Sonny Barger, Flea, Hep C treatment, and the dirty white boys

In this Patreon teaser, Dave shares a clip from his deeply honest and hilarious conversation with Martin Johnson, frontman of Boys Like Girls. Martin opens up about fear, fame, and the moment in a sauna that changed his life — when a stranger challenged him to define anxiety. Martin talks about: Why he hates the word "anxiety" Staging a self-intervention while still on meds His crushing fear of not being good enough — as a person, as a singer, as a frontman The performative madness of early fame Taking 12–14 Xanax bars a day while chasing success Losing huge chunks of time in a benzo fog The overwhelming desire to be seen — even if it meant eating ants or wearing crazy outfits Dave opens the teaser with some classic Dopey flavor — spring break parenting chaos, Katz’s Deli updates (including a pastrami smoothie?), and a weirdly triggering doctor visit that brought back memories of detox. Also in this episode: Dopeywood news! Tickets available now — free for patrons! Upcoming music & wellness events The Dopey Fitness Challenge returns Shoutouts to the $100-tier dopes and all our loyal patrons And, of course, “Fucking Toodles for Chris.”

📝 Episode Notes (with emojis, links & vibes): 🔥 Dopey 526: Andy Roy, Angelo, Bobby & Tuan 🎉 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. 🛹 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 Tuan 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 are 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: dopeypodcast@gmail.com 🧦 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