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Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

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

    Tuesday Teaser - Pray for Heart Attack Doug! Drama in the Dopey Nation? Fear of Never Using/Drinking Again with Aurora...

    24/03/2026 | 29 mins.
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    This week on the Dopey Tuesday teaser with Aurora! 

    Heart Attack Doug is in the hospital for an angioplasty and asks for prayers, leading to a conversation about group prayer, aging, and mortality. Aurora shares a story about a friend dying from undetected lung cancer, which spirals into both of them admitting they lied to doctors about smoking history out of paranoia and defiance.

    They shift into classic Dopey banter — procrastination, avoidance, working out, and life admin — before reading Spotify comments. Then the episode turns into a deeper recovery moment: Aurora admits she had her first real “I want to drink wine in Europe” thought in years while planning a trip to France. Dave relates with thoughts of smoking weed in Humboldt County, and they unpack FOMO in long-term sobriety.

    The conversation drifts into replacing addiction with other behaviors (shopping, work, exercise), purpose, and how recovery evolves over time. The teaser ends with a Patreon plug teasing two topics: Aurora pulling back from meetings and Dave having a strong emotional reaction to a listener.

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  • Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

    Smoking Weed on the Plane! Jeremy's First Appearance! Meth, Heroin, EZ Pass Recovery

    23/03/2026 | 1h 3 mins.
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    This week on the Total Replay we replay -  Dopey Episode 19: “Smoking on Plane”, the first appearance of his childhood friend Jeremy! Before the replay, we explain Jeremy’s history - from smoking weed and doing psychedelics together as kids in Manhattan to later doing heroin with Todd. We also talk about the Dopey Fitness Challenge, and plays a voicemail from Dade about underage drinking, Spiritualized, getting stung by a bee, vomiting on the side of the road, and getting arrested in North Carolina for driving after having consumed alcohol within 24 hours.

    In the replayed episode itself, Dave, Chris, and Jeremy joke around about Jeremy being late, EZ Pass disasters, old LA stories, blood in bathrooms from shooting dope, Todd escaping out a window to avoid Jeremy’s parents, and Jeremy’s drug history. Jeremy talks about how he did plenty of drugs but was able to stop when heroin started interfering with his acting work and life, while Dave and Chris frame that as the difference between an addict and someone who isn’t afflicted the same way. The centerpiece is Jeremy’s insane “smoking weed on a plane” story, where he rolls a joint, sneaks into the airplane bathroom before takeoff on a flight from London to New York, smokes it, gets caught by a flight attendant, lies and says it was a cigarette, then somehow gets away with it. After the replay, Dave reflects on how early Dopey was more about comedy and chaos than feelings, plugs Save Spot, stickers, Patreon, Dopeywood, and teases future merch and a possible guest named Cece.

    All that and more???? On the latest dopey total replay! Write us at [email protected]

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  • Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

    Dopey 575: Acid in the Eyes! Oxy, Kratom, DMT, and the Gobi Desert: Ken Rideout and the Other Side of Hard

    20/03/2026 | 2h 32 mins.
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    This week on Dopey we are joined by high endurance athlete and author of The Other Side of Hard, Ken Rideout! Who tells us of his super rough, tough and ultimately extremely inspiring story! From starting on the mean streets of Boston to NYC and London Wealth to DMT ceremonies, to winning crazy ultra endurance races on the Gobi dessert and being the fastest marathoner over the age of 50! All the while becoming completely addicted to opioids and his path to get off! 

    PLUS - Did a listener drink and get robbed by Chris? Acid in the Eyes! The $100 Patreon Tier uncovered and so much MORE! 

    On this brand new super robust episode of that good old Dopey Show!  

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  • Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

    OC 30's, Crack Runs, Shooting Cocaine into a Pick Line into His Heart - Chris’ Sponsor Dylan – Dopey's Greatest Hits

    19/03/2026 | 2h 8 mins.
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    notes:

    Dopey Greatest Hits intro + Patreon pitch (26 cents a day rant)

    Dave reflecting on Dopey music + Long Island accent creep

    Episode 182 setup: Dylan (Chris’ sponsor)

    Ishmael + Chopped & Screwed nostalgia

    GoFundMe origin story for Dopey gear

    Spotify comments + Dave’s obsession

    Swedish listener email:

    Amphetamine → meth → heroin

    Psychosis with voices + shotgun paranoia

    Recovery attempt + NA hesitation

    Transition to Dylan interview

    Dylan Story:

    Grew up in Cape Cod, early alcoholism

    Hits and kills a child at 16 (huge trauma)

    Years of drinking, chaos, DUIs, trucking

    Ski bum + blackout lifestyle

    Alcohol hepatitis (liver bleeding)

    First oxy → instant love → addiction

    Builds trucking company while using

    Withdrawal realization → full addiction

    Peak Dopey Insanity:

    Cross-country trucking + heroin addiction

    5-day crack run in Jacksonville

    Running out of dope in North Carolina

    Buying crack instead

    Homeless crews + chaos

    Losing partner for days

    Pissing himself in hotel

    Shooting coke + heroin

    Infection → PICC line into heart

    Shooting drugs into heart line

    Multiple overdoses, arrests, psych wards

    Recovery:

    Mountainside intake (manual labor deal)

    Jail → “dick in the dirt” prayer moment

    Spiritual shift begins

    Hardcore recovery pursuit:

    Meetings, meditation, spirituality obsession

    Living on farm caring for animals + old couple

    Gradual transformation → peace moments

    Chris Section (Heavy):

    Chris’ growth → overwhelming life

    Relapse timeline (~6 weeks)

    Discussion of pressure + identity

    Grief + aftermath

    Ending:

    Chopped & Screwed “gayest episode ever” segment

    Dave reflecting on last good night with Chris

    Review from listener about addict spouse

    Dylan appreciation + legacy talk

    “Fucking toodles for Chris”

     

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  • Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

    Heroin Dreams & Gas Station Kratom: The Dopey Kratom Deep Dive with Jana Wu

    18/03/2026 | 1h 40 mins.
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    This Week on Wednesday!

    I talk about a crazy using dream - read spotify comments and we deep dive into the world of Kratom with Jana Wu!

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About 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.
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