Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

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Dopey Podcast is the world’s greatest podcast on drugs, addiction and dumb shit. Chris and I were two IV heroin addicts who loved to talk about all the coke we smoked, snorted and shot, all the pills we ate, smoked, all the weed we smoked and ate, all the booze we consumed and all the consequences we suffered. After making the show for 2 and a half years, Chris tragically relapsed and died from a fentanyl overdose. Dopey continued on, at first to mourn the horrible loss of Chris, but then to continue our mission - which was at its core, to keep addicts and alcoholics company. Whether to laugh at our time in rehab, or cry at the worst missteps we made, Dopey tells the truth about drugs, addiction and recovery. We continually mine the universe for stories rife with debauchery and highlight serious drug taking and alcoholism. We also examine different paths toward addiction recovery. We shine a light on harm reduction and medication assisted treatment. We talk with celebrities and nobodies and stockpile stories to be the greatest one stop shop podcast on all things drugs, addiction, recovery and comedy pathfinding the route to the heart of the opioid epidemic.

  1. Yellow Balloons Saved My Life – How Sober Hippies Built Secret Recovery Tables at Phish, Dead & Billy Shows! Heroin! Coke! Disco Biscuits! Widespread Panic!

    1 DAY AGO

    Yellow Balloons Saved My Life – How Sober Hippies Built Secret Recovery Tables at Phish, Dead & Billy Shows! Heroin! Coke! Disco Biscuits! Widespread Panic!

    This week on Dopey! Dave dives headfirst into the surprisingly powerful world of Yellow Balloon groups — sober support tables that have become lifelines for recovering addicts and alcoholics at jam-band shows. The episode blends personal stories, history, and community vibes with guests Benji Rosenzweig (Storied Podcast, One Show at a Time) and Jen Dawson (Alia Health Group, hardcore Fellowship member). We hear the origin of Wharf Rats (Grateful Dead sober scene), how Fellowship (Phish-focused) branched off, and how dozens of similar groups now exist for bands like Goose, Billy Strings, Umphrey’s McGee, Tyler Childers, and more. Dave shares his own outsider curiosity as someone who used shows purely as open-air drug markets, while Benji and Jen describe how the yellow balloon became a beacon in chaotic concert environments. It’s part recovery fellowship, part parking-lot hang, part set-break gratitude circle, and — for many — the place where real connection replaced isolation. ALL THAT AND MORE ON THE BRAND NEW HIPPY CENTRIC EPISODE OF DOPEY! “Yellow Balloons Saved My Concert Life” – How Sober Hippies Built Secret Recovery Tables at Phish, Dead & Billy ShowsFrom Drug-Seeking to Hug-Seeking: The Insane Story of Yellow Balloon Groups“You’re With Family Now”: The Grateful Dead Sober Scene That Spread to Every Jam BandChasing the Yellow Balloon: How Fellowship & Wharf Rats Keep Addicts Sober at ShowsSober Raging at Dicks: The Secret Society of Jam-Band Recovery Tables Exposed  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    1h 51m
  2. Raytreon Teaser! Heart Attack Doug! Trump! Heroin! Dumb Shit!

    1 DAY AGO

    Raytreon Teaser! Heart Attack Doug! Trump! Heroin! Dumb Shit!

    LISTEN TO THE WHOLE SHOW ON PATREON! www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast   Episode Summary (for show notes / description) Dave kicks off another chaotic Dopey Tuesday teaser with special guest 'Douglas Brown'!  Rival voicemails from the ever-competitive "Heart Attack Doug," and why politics shouldn't wreck recovery friendships or meetings.  Fentanyl death drops (blamed on Trump or natural arc?) Family holiday stress (yelling at kids, car fails) The Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime (cinematic flex for Latin expansion vs. stadium spectacle fail), and outrage over Spanish lyrics. Listener comments roast tough times and acronym chaos, plus Dave belts out a raw acoustic tune about bad desires and shadows. Classic Dopey mix of dumb shit banter, recovery reflections, and teases for the full Patreon episode—drugs, addiction, holiday madness with Ray and Alan. Sign up at patreon.com/dopeypodcast for the uncut version. And a bit more on that good old raytreon show!   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    27 min
  3. Total Dopey Replay Episode 11: Nose Punch, Fired, Destruction, DETOX, Rehab, Recovery, Dope, crack, heroin, trauma, Grief

    2 DAYS AGO

    Total Dopey Replay Episode 11: Nose Punch, Fired, Destruction, DETOX, Rehab, Recovery, Dope, crack, heroin, trauma, Grief

    Listen without Ads at www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast This week on TOTAL DOPEY REPLAY!   The core replay is the full original Dopey Episode 11 (from ~2016), where Dave and Chris banter about AA vs. NA meetings, stereotypes in fellowships, early recovery quirks, listener feedback, random tangents (Damn Daniel viral video, gym routines, therapy at cafes), and Chris's wild story: Relapsing with a girl named Ashley in a Westin hotel (funded by his dad), getting punched in the nose during drunk play, trashing the room with blood on the ceiling, destroying it further, getting confronted by hotel security/police, losing his upcoming night auditor job at the same hotel, and dodging charges by paying for damages. The episode mixes raw addiction tales (heroin, crack, booze, trauma), humor, self-deprecation, early podcast growing pains, and light recovery talk. PLUS super impactful email about grief, and a crazy voicemail about benzos! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    1h 8m
  4. Dopey 569: We Robbed Houses, Used Sugar Daddies & Filmed Ourselves Shooting Heroin… for Dr. Phil, The Amanda Crossley Show!

    5 DAYS AGO

    Dopey 569: We Robbed Houses, Used Sugar Daddies & Filmed Ourselves Shooting Heroin… for Dr. Phil, The Amanda Crossley Show!

    Show without Ads on Patreon:www.patreon.com/dopeypodcastThis week on Dopey!  We get  a flood of enthusiastic Spotify comments about a previous Jed Payne episode! We hear a listener voicemail on getting a pickline and reads an email from a listener in Michigan who rebuilt their life after heavy meth/heroin use.    The main interview is with Amanda Crossley (from the Sober Girls group chat), who shares a raw, detailed story of her descent into opioid addiction: stealing massive amounts from her pharmacy job, transitioning to IV heroin in Camden NJ, robbing houses as a getaway driver, sugar-daddy arrangements with much older men, family chaos with her two addicted sisters, and ultimately writing to Dr. Phil herself at 23. The 2014 Dr. Phil episode (filmed while high) led to treatment, and she's been sober since early 2015 (now ~11 years).  We close with our NEVER RELEASED 1999 EP from our band The Ulti Scrub Hustle: If I'm Not Home(I'm out Walkin Around), Girl of Mine and (I wanna be) Good So Bad. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    2h 24m
  5. Dopey Replay: Chuck Negron of Three Dog Night! (RIP) Heroin, Seconals, Exploding Penis! Long Term Recovery!

    6 DAYS AGO

    Dopey Replay: Chuck Negron of Three Dog Night! (RIP) Heroin, Seconals, Exploding Penis! Long Term Recovery!

    Listen without Ads at www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast This week on the replay we remember supreme Dopey Legend, Chuck Negron of Three Dog Night! Chuck was a world class drug addict in the height of sex, drugs, and rock and roll debauchery in the 1960's and 1970's! He smashed his face whilst on seconals and his legendary penis exploded from too much sex with loving fans! Most importantly Chuck was a beautiful soul who helped scores of people to get better and to enjoy their lives! Rest in Peace Chuck Negron and Thank you! Also Rest in Peace to Chris who is on the show too. PLUS emails, voicemails and more on a super fun and legendary trip down memory lane! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    1h 26m
  6. 'How I Met My Wife in Rehab!' Drunk Driving, Heroin, Recovery and Managing the Unmanagable with Jason Cabello

    4 FEB

    'How I Met My Wife in Rehab!' Drunk Driving, Heroin, Recovery and Managing the Unmanagable with Jason Cabello

    Episode without Ads is at: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast This week on Dopey Wednesday! We hear a great alcoholic voicemail - go over some great emails and comments about weening and spirituality - then we are joined by Recovery Unplugged's Jason Cabello who tells us how he met his wife in rehab and tons of other nuggets on this fantastic new Wednesday show! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    1h 23m
  7. Crazy Phish Foxy Story! Disco Biscuits! Heroin! Defects! The Return of Aurora! Seltzer!

    3 FEB

    Crazy Phish Foxy Story! Disco Biscuits! Heroin! Defects! The Return of Aurora! Seltzer!

    Full show with Aurora's seriously dopey dad at: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast   This week on the Tuesday show we read Spotify shit - Patreon shit - read an amazing story full of disgusting hippy shit and so much much much more.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    28 min
  8. BOOZY Dopey Total Replay 9: Chris: Got Run Over, Punched Muggers, Lived in Puke Water for Days + "Listener's Brutal DUI: Neck Broken, Brain Aneurysm

    2 FEB

    BOOZY Dopey Total Replay 9: Chris: Got Run Over, Punched Muggers, Lived in Puke Water for Days + "Listener's Brutal DUI: Neck Broken, Brain Aneurysm

    Listen with no ads PLUS Dave comments on old episode only on Patreon!www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast Dopey TOTAL Replay,! Dave hosts from his dad's apartment!  Reflecting on Chris - INSANE DUI VOICEMAIL. DOPEY Explanation for jumping walls from Dehart. The total replay features classic Dopey Episode 9 (originally Feb 2016): Chris recounts getting mugged in Baltimore after missing a bus from an Orioles game, breaking bones in a chaotic night of college drinking, blackouts, a girlfriend flying to the wrong city, and dorm-room puke-flood disasters. ALL THAT AND MORE MORE MORE on this weeks brand new super old replay episode!   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    1 hr
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Dopey Podcast is the world’s greatest podcast on drugs, addiction and dumb shit. Chris and I were two IV heroin addicts who loved to talk about all the coke we smoked, snorted and shot, all the pills we ate, smoked, all the weed we smoked and ate, all the booze we consumed and all the consequences we suffered. After making the show for 2 and a half years, Chris tragically relapsed and died from a fentanyl overdose. Dopey continued on, at first to mourn the horrible loss of Chris, but then to continue our mission - which was at its core, to keep addicts and alcoholics company. Whether to laugh at our time in rehab, or cry at the worst missteps we made, Dopey tells the truth about drugs, addiction and recovery. We continually mine the universe for stories rife with debauchery and highlight serious drug taking and alcoholism. We also examine different paths toward addiction recovery. We shine a light on harm reduction and medication assisted treatment. We talk with celebrities and nobodies and stockpile stories to be the greatest one stop shop podcast on all things drugs, addiction, recovery and comedy pathfinding the route to the heart of the opioid epidemic.

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