Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

Dave & Chris
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Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

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. Stilettos, Thongs, Group Conscience and Homoerotic Recovery Walks with Heart Attack Doug aka MAGA Doug

    1D AGO

    Stilettos, Thongs, Group Conscience and Homoerotic Recovery Walks with Heart Attack Doug aka MAGA Doug

    🧷 Show Notes (Teaser): Dave’s on vacation in the Rockies, losing sleep and dreaming hard Doug thinks group conscience is sacred — unless he doesn’t like the chairperson The “prison walk” AA escape plan explained Bobby Lee controversy & Reddit backlash gets a nod Ray the Clammer's sandwich wisdom returns Doug wants stilettos and a thong; Dave wants out of the meeting Outro includes the classic Dopey song + shoutouts

    10 min
  2. In Loving Memory of Don Renz (DJ): Another Tragic Dopey Loss

    2D AGO

    In Loving Memory of Don Renz (DJ): Another Tragic Dopey Loss

    💔 Emergency Dopey Episode from vacation in Montana 🕊️ Remembering Don Renz aka DJ – friend, guest, Dopey Nation member 📞 Don’s sister calls Dave from his hospital bedside 🚨 LAPD investigating Don’s death after an alleged assault in Koreatown 📣 Please share Don’s brother Maxwell’s Facebook post 👮‍♂️ Don's final days: fear, paranoia, and meth-induced delusions that turned out to be tragically real 📼 Classic 2016 Dopey: Don, Chris, and Dave—one of the best ever 💊 Don’s insane story: stealing 1,000 Vicodin from a pharmacy at 17 💉 Morphine, fentanyl patches, forged scripts, rehab on his 18th birthday 🍰 Vicodin in his pocket, methadone tales, sadness and hilarity 🧠 Recovery, methadone, relapse, and deep reflections 🕯️ RIP Chris, Ryan, Todd, Annie, Troy, Brian, William... and now, Don. 🙏 If you're using or struggling, please get help.

    1h 45m
  3. Dopey 537– Ian Fidance! The Ultimate BiSexual/Straight Edge, Huffing Duster in His Mom’s House - 10 years Sober episode!

    6D AGO

    Dopey 537– Ian Fidance! The Ultimate BiSexual/Straight Edge, Huffing Duster in His Mom’s House - 10 years Sober episode!

    exclusive eps on patreon every tuesday!  www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast This week on Dopey! Up and coming Comedy and podcasting Legend Ian Fidance enters the Dopeysphere! Ian brings the old school serious alcoholic dopey. He takes us from his straight-edge ska band days in Delaware to waking up blue-faced in a pile of vomit after huffing computer duster. We hear how a fifth-grade beer led to a full-blown romance with vodka, coke, and gay bars across New York. Ian talks about his failed teaching career, multiple stints in rehab and Oxford Houses, drinking mouthwash, and why he once thought handing in his AA coins at a bar would earn him a free drink.   PLUS  ska vs. hardcore, Howie’s AI R&B girl group Lux, living in halfway houses, and relapsing in your dorm room after writing a goodbye letter. They go deep into grief, comedy as higher power, relapse logic gymnastics, and getting sober without getting spiritual—then finding your way back. Bonus points for a great round of the Dopey game (BossTones vs. Less Than Jake, LSD vs. Mushrooms), Ian’s insane DUI story, and an epic takedown of Katz's vs. Sarge’s. Plus: voicemails, God talk, stolen AA basket money, and more!   All that and much, much more on this brand new, old school episode of that good ol dopey show!

    2h 13m
  4. Kicking Heroin was easier than sitting through this Dance Recital. PLUS BUKATY IS BACK!

    JUL 1

    Kicking Heroin was easier than sitting through this Dance Recital. PLUS BUKATY IS BACK!

    GET THE FULL BUKATY AT: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast 📓 Episode Notes Dave’s prepping for a huge family vacation to Utah → Lava Hot Springs, Yellowstone, and the Grand Tetons (mispronounced as Tetones).   A brutal East Islip dance recital leads Dave to declare: “Kicking heroin is better than this.”   Susan’s performance was great — but spaced out by 3 hours of toddler dance hell.   Revelation: No more long-ass Dopey events. DopeyCon will be 90 minutes max.   Dinner with Linda, the kids, and Dave’s dad → awkward French lesson about “Tetons” = breasts.   Farmer’s market trip → meat sticks, truffle cheese, overpriced smoothies, and the dreaded $5 guilt energy bar.   Dave chips a tooth on said bar → questions mortality and suspects maybe someone else’s tooth was in the bar.   John Bucati appears to talk about New Orleans, sampling, and Life of Pi → Dave calls b******t and reminisces about watching it high on Grand Street.   Announcement: July 24th is Chrismiss in July, August 16 is  Dopey Day (Chris’s birthday).

    14 min
  5. Dopey 537: Dopeywood Live! Amy Dresner, Annie Lederman, Moshe Kasher, Jack Osbourne, Rich Roll, Bob Forrest, Shane Enholm, Jake from West Virginia, Adam David + More!

    JUN 27

    Dopey 537: Dopeywood Live! Amy Dresner, Annie Lederman, Moshe Kasher, Jack Osbourne, Rich Roll, Bob Forrest, Shane Enholm, Jake from West Virginia, Adam David + More!

    Dave opens the show with a shoutout to Stephanie Roberts (7 years sober), Patreon plugs, and a cereal relapse story (Quaker Oatmeal Squares with chocolate chips). Listener email highlights reactions to the Bobby Lee episode and Reddit backlash. New Zealand listener Lily calls in with an epic pill-shelving story that ends in her robbing herself. Musical guest Adam David performs Needle and the Damage Done. Dave brings out comedian Moshe Kasher, who goes in on ayahuasca, porn ghosts, parenting trauma, and crowd work chaos. Jason Cabelo celebrates 9 years sober and gets a Dopey coin live. Annie Lederman joins the Stashword game and later performs a hilarious and filthy stand-up set: mimosa nicknames, AA slogans, drunk driving, IVF, sperm quality, and her fiancé’s hair pills. Jack Osbourne, Moshe, and Dave discuss Bobby Lee’s no-show, ghost stories, and ayahuasca in recovery. Rich Roll, Bob Forrest, and Erin Khar debate medication-assisted treatment, trauma, psychedelics, and life transformation. Amy Dresner tells her infamous coke-and-bike-helmet story live with Dave. More Stashword, audience chaos, and Dopey Nation shoutouts. Shane Enholm performs Mud Pies. Dave ends with a singalong of I Wanna Be Good So Bad and a heartfelt farewell to Ray the Clammer.📝 Episode Notes:

    2h 19m
  6. Is Dave a Racist? Tuesday Teaser! Processed Sugar, Bobby Lee and Deleted Reddit Posts: A Teaser in 100-Degree Heat

    JUN 24

    Is Dave a Racist? Tuesday Teaser! Processed Sugar, Bobby Lee and Deleted Reddit Posts: A Teaser in 100-Degree Heat

    📝 Episode Notes: Dave's up at 5:30 AM with no sleep aids but hopelessly hooked on s’mores   Father's Day gift: a $40 crackhead s’mores hot plate from his daughter   Microwave s’mores vs. monstrosity s’mores — full breakdown   Massive processed sugar binge: Rice Krispie s’mores, Yaso bar, and Linden’s cookies   Full Dopey morning: prayer, meditation, AA, garbage duty, and Susan’s lunch rescue   A teaser for the Damon Baker episode (photographer + filmmaker)   Sweating at Katz’s and plotting the return of the Dopey Fitness Challenge   Bobby Lee Reddit drama: deleted thread accusing Dave of racism   Selby explains how Reddit mods can still see deleted posts   Solstice hippie parade recap from Selby’s island in the Pacific Northwest   Backyard lawn mowing pride and skin-smoothing conspiracies   Full Dopey intro song performance to close it out   “Stay strong, Dopey Nation, and fucking toodles for Chris.”

    19 min
  7. Dopey 536: BOBBY LEE! Meth at 16, Sh!tting his pants, Porn Addiction, Relapse, Recovery PLUS My Dad!

    JUN 20

    Dopey 536: BOBBY LEE! Meth at 16, Sh!tting his pants, Porn Addiction, Relapse, Recovery PLUS My Dad!

    NOTES: Listener emails: brutal black tar vein damage stories (toes, dick, and yes, arteries) plus a chilling NJ dope shack bust and snowstorm cigarette hike Dad’s odd updates on protests, bad golf, AI school drama, and swampy lakes Behind-the-scenes Dopey studio chaos, show length fights, and hyped DopeyCon 10-year party plans with Sam Miller confirmed Bobby Lee jumps in: stealing beers from his dad, shooting meth at 12, and that unforgettable speedball masturbation session in a medical book aisle Childhood trauma under a strict Korean roof, bullying, and how drugs became his escape hatch First rehab at 16, early sobriety struggles, and the surreal calm he found in AA meetings and art museums Finding comedy through AA shares and improv; the jump to MADtv and flopping hard The infamous Vicodin withdrawal meltdown — shitting his pants on set and all the chaos that came with it Deep dive into porn addiction, how it fucked his relationships, and the brutal relapse after losing his dad Spiritual battles — wrestling with God’s will vs self-will, plus tales of bizarre AA characters like oxygen tank old guys in Oklahoma Closing with a no-holds-barred “This or That” game: meth vs heroin, jerking off rules, and the legendary beef chip story Bobby’s raw reflections on relapse, fame, and carving out peace in a messy, fucked-up life My dad comes on to update the nation and to kind of ruin a classic episode 🔍 Searchable TermsBobby Lee relapse Bobby Lee sobriety MADtv Bobby Lee Bobby Lee Vicodin withdrawal Bobby Lee meth addiction Bobby Lee porn addiction Bobby Lee Korean family trauma Bobby Lee shitting pants story Dopey Podcast Bobby Lee Bobby Lee AA stories Bobby Lee comedy origin Bobby Lee improv Bobby Lee “This or That” game Dopey Podcast raw recovery Bobby Lee funny addiction stories David Manheim Bobby Lee interview DopeyCon 10 year Bobby Lee relapse recovery AA weirdos Oklahoma Bobby Lee beef chip story

    2h 11m
  8. Dopey Tuesday Teaser AA Beefs, Dehumidifier Rage, and Reuniting the Cro Mags

    JUN 17

    Dopey Tuesday Teaser AA Beefs, Dehumidifier Rage, and Reuniting the Cro Mags

    🧾 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.

    12 min
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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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