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Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

Dave & Chris

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.

  • 20 episodes
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Episodes20

  • Today · 1 hr 16 min

    Meth-Addicted Dog, Cocaine Dreams, Nitrous Dentists, Bloody Teeth & Drug Tests | Dopey Total Replay 40 Drug Dreams

    Timestamps 1:17 Dave introduces Dopey Total Replay Episode 40 2:17 The dog days of summer and an episode Dave says you can skip 3:45 Summerfest, extreme heat and attempting gratitude 4:48 A letter from Josh Clark about Django 5:59 Django develops a meth habit 7:11 The dog starts hiding used meth cottons 8:23 Django is forced to kick when Josh enters treatment 10:44 Send in your animals-on-drugs stories 11:03 DopeyCon tickets, guests and Patreon 12:25 Patreon comments from the Baby Back Ribs epi

  • Friday · 2 hr 57 min

    Dopey 594: From Slinging Coke to Baklava on Phish Tour with Roy Donk, Dogs on Acid, Busted snorting Ketamine at Mohegan Sun,

    Time Stamp: 00:00 – “Everybody Does Cocaine” opening song 02:06 – Oro Recovery 03:29 – Welcome to Dopey and DopeyCon ticket information 05:56 – Maddie B celebrates one year without alcohol 09:35 – Remembering Annie Ellie 11:30 – Dopey Day and the DopeyCon memorial video 13:00 – Mountainside 14:15 – Taylor’s darkly funny recovery voicemail 16:10 – Comments from the Christmas grief episode 20:10 – Workit Health 22:02 – Minnesota Matt’s crack overdose and seizure story 26:58 – California Miles on d

  • Thursday · 1 hr 37 min

    Is Diet Coke Poisonous? Plus The Wild Life and Tragic Death of Ryan Leone Part 2 | Injected 60 Hits of LSD, Crack, Fentanyl, Tommy Lee | Dopey's Greatest Hits

    Timestamps 1:08 Remembering Ryan Leone on his birthday 3:35 SafeSpot, recovery and Dave’s Diet Coke crisis 7:12 Comments on “Ghosts of ChrisMiss Past” 10:33 Remembering DJ and the people lost to addiction 11:34 DopeyCon tickets and Patreon 12:53 Introducing Ryan Leone’s second Dopey appearance 14:05 Ryan’s book and a DMT-filled party bus 15:15 What happened after Ryan’s first Dopey appearance? 16:38 A free gram of cocaine before visiting Tommy Lee 18:48 The relapse begins immediately 20:06 Find

  • Wednesday · 2 hr 18 min

    Opium in Laos, Oasis, DMT, Breaking his neck on a Frozen Pond & becoming Quadriplegic - needing to shoot heroin with his mouth, Remembering Hot Wheelz and Annie Ellie

    Timestamps: 2:12 Remembering the people Dopey has lost 4:39 Patreon comments about Kevin McEnroe 9:22 Forgiveness, family and listener reactions 11:41 Spotify comments and DopeyCon tickets 13:04 Remembering Annie Ellie 14:09 Annie joins the show 16:59 Recreational heroin and discovering recovery 19:12 Raves, ecstasy and the “after drugs” 23:13 Backpacking and smoking opium in Southeast Asia 25:27 Buying pharmaceuticals in Cambodia 26:52 Inside an opium den in Laos 29:07 Asked to smuggle opium i

  • Tuesday · 30 min

    An Ounce of Ass Heroin, the Dopey Garbage Can Meditation & Heart Attack Doug Comments | Tuesday Patreon Teaser

    Timestamps 0:00 – “Oxy’s the Blow” and Good Morning Dopey 1:16 – Welcome to Dopey Tuesday and the Reddit Roundup preview 2:00 – The August basketball wasteland and no Knicks news 2:32 – The Allman Brothers, NBA rumors and LeBron to Philadelphia 3:05 – Lena Dunham and books by people Dave can’t get on Dopey 3:50 – Feeling spiritually off and needing to do more 4:40 – DopeyCon is October 3rd 5:34 – The Dopey garbage can meditation begins 6:50 – Regret, inadequacy, self-hatred and overthinking 7:3

  • August 3 · 1 hr 21 min

    Reflections on A Garbage Bag Full of Cocaine, Chillis, The Lion Sleeps Tonight Baby Back Ribs| Dopey Greatest Hits 39

    Timestamps 00:00 – Surrealismo’s “Hey Bulldog” remix 00:23 – Welcome to Total Dopey Replay Episode 39 01:24 – Dave’s latest fitness push and the possible Dopey Fitness Challenge 02:50 – DopeyCon October 3 update and Patreon ticket access 05:15 – Catching up on Patreon and Spotify comments 07:34 – Dave’s new limited-edition Dopey merch idea 08:00 – Listener reactions to Modi, kosher weed and the blue-cheese speedball 12:19 – Trouble editing the Dopey Film Festival recording 13:33 – What replaying

  • July 31 · 2 hr 7 min

    Dopey 593: Katey Sagal: Cocaine, Acid, Heroin Husbands, Bob Dylan & Getting Sober Before Married… with Children

    Timestamps 0:00 – Opening music 1:21 – Oro Recovery 2:48 – Welcome to Dopey and introducing Katey Sagal 3:43 – Luke from Philadelphia writes about rotating drugs and losing motivation 5:16 – What is pyrazolam? 7:41 – Luke asks how to rediscover joy in early sobriety 8:15 – Dave’s advice: assess dependence, seek medical help and get involved in recovery 10:07 – DopeyCon: October 3 at the SVA Theatre 10:44 – Mountainside Treatment Center 12:28 – Celebrating Ben Croxton’s Dopey episode 13:02 – Patr

  • July 30 · 2 hr 36 min

    Robbing Banks, Shooting Heroin, Prison, Darby Crash Tattoos, The Greatest Dopey Ever? with Shane Enholm

    Timestamps 00:04 – Dave’s original song “Trouble World” 01:08 – Introducing Dopey legend Shane Enholm 02:16 – DopeyCon confirmed for October 3 02:42 – Dave predicts Dopey’s greatest year yet 03:01 – Dave’s kratom piece is published in Rolling Stone 03:36 – The story behind “Trouble World” 04:14 – Listener David’s story from Bristol, England 05:55 – Britain’s heroin epidemic and “Heroin Screws You Up” 07:06 – Returning to heroin after 12 years 07:27 – Bristol’s open-air heroin market 08:23 – Smo

  • July 29 · 1 hr 48 min

    Stealing Oxys! Uncomfortable on Vacation! Tatum's Tic Tac Obsession! The Salvation of Tennis! Kevin McEnroe Returns!

    00:00 – Dopey Wednesday theme 01:04 – Dave’s fourth Rolling Stone piece and DopeyCon news 01:45 – DopeyCon officially set for October 3 at SVA 02:27 – Legendary storyteller Mick Popham returns 03:11 – Working in an elderly cancer survivor’s home 04:20 – Mick searches her bedroom for pills while she sleeps 05:28 – Finding oxycodone, Valium and dihydrocodeine 06:40 – Replacing the stolen painkillers with laxatives 07:54 – “Funny—or am I an arsehole?” 08:40 – Gratitude for old and new Dopey listene

  • July 28 · 30 min

    Happy Birthday Heart Attack Doug Tuesday Teaser!

    TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Dopey Tuesday theme song 01:32 – Heart Attack Doug’s birthday show begins 02:05 – Doug lies about his age 03:27 – White hair, beards and looking Jewish 04:22 – Ironworker John and the mysterious barber 05:52 – Generic inspirational texts become “personalized” 07:57 – Remembering Ray the Clamour and Crosstalk Larry 09:02 – Doug’s birthday plans 10:19 – Italian food and gluten-free chicken parmesan 12:39 – Does Doug actually have a gluten problem? 13:23 – Doug returns to the be

  • July 27 · 1 hr 17 min

    Kosher Weed, a Bank Robber & the Infamous Blue Cheese Speedball | Dopey 38 with Modi

    Kosher Weed, a Bank Robber & the Infamous Blue Cheese Speedball | Dopey 38 with Modi TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 – Dopey Total Replay 38 introduction 01:40 – Remembering the original Dopey and Chris O’Connor 03:41 – Why Dave has mixed feelings about the Modi episode 04:48 – Original listener comments from ten years ago 06:48 – Mark’s story: crystal meth, touring and The Real McKenzies 08:24 – Cocaine dealing, opiate addiction and a suicide attempt 09:36 – Shannon replaces stolen cocaine with baking powd

  • July 24 · 2 hr 1 min

    Dopey 593: ChrisMiss 2026 - Remembering Chris - Overcoming Grief with Annie

    TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Chris reflects on remembering friends who died and the milestones they never got to experience 03:03 – Oro Recovery 04:26 – Eight years since Chris O’Connor’s death 05:48 – Free Narcan, fentanyl test strips and support from Dopey 06:48 – Brian celebrates six years; his brother Matt shares how Brian helped save his life 08:18 – Laren celebrates three years and Steve Schneider celebrates 14 09:14 – Jessica’s 11 years in recovery and growing alongside Dopey 11:15 – The sixth ste

  • July 23 · 2 hr 16 min

    Ghosts of ChrisMiss Past; He Left the Hospital Barefoot to Smoke Crack and Fentanyl: Relapse, Survival and Remembering Chris | Dopey Greatest Hits

    Timestamps: 00:00 Dopey cocaine theme song 01:07 Christmas week, Allman Brothers Month and recovery tools 03:34 James D. DeHart nearly buys meth after three years 07:03 Listener comments on the Michael Todd replay 11:23 DopeyCon announcement 13:09 Greatest Hits replay begins 14:05 Remembering Chris and the creation of Dopey 17:54 Why listener stories and reviews mattered to Chris 19:07 Episode 100: Dave and Chris imagine their future 21:35 Dave and Chris discuss what relapse might look like 25:

  • July 22 · 2 hr 17 min

    Allman Brother's Tour Manager Flees Drug Charges With Meth, Heroin and Syringes—Then Became Dickey Betts’ Sponsor | Kirk West

    Timestamps Notes: 00:00 Cold open 01:11 Welcome back, summer hiatus and working at Katz’s 03:36 Remembering Chris eight years after his death 03:45 Dopey voicemail: Naked Hash 08:38 DopeyCon announcement 10:58 Spotify and Patreon listener comments 15:46 Introducing Kirk West 18:10 Growing up in Iowa and discovering the Paul Butterfield Blues Band 25:10 Chicago, psychedelics and photographing live music 27:34 Shooting crystal meth for the first time 32:17 Drug dealing, the “Speed Freak” hot rod

  • July 21 · 28 min

    Heart Attack Doug is BACK! Glazing, Meeting Theft Drama, Surrealismo Beatles Remixes & Doug Roasts Dave (Dopey Tuesday Teaser)

    Timestamped Summary / Notes (for YouTube description or Patreon) 00:00 – Intro + brand new Surrealismo remix of the Dopey theme 01:20 – Tech issues, mic & headphone chaos in the garage 02:30 – Surrealismo’s Beatles remixes (Come Together, Rocky Raccoon debate) 04:10 – Dave tries to sing along / “I could definitely do that” 05:40 – Doug’s voice memos & the legendary “Glazer / Cross-Talker” comedy skit 07:50 – Doug’s anti-Semitic Dave impression (Dave approves) 09:10 – Meeting money stealing dram

  • July 20 · 1 hr 17 min

    Atrocious weed, cocaine psychosis, shooting puddle water, smuggling heroin into Jamaica, Jerry Garcia, recovery, and remembering Chris - Total Replay 37

    TIMESTAMPS 00:17 — Dopey returns from summer hiatus 01:05 — Dave’s Pacific Northwest family vacation 02:02 — Patreon Recovery Zoom and emergency DopeyCon meeting 02:34 — SVA Theatre versus the Church of the Holy Apostles 04:55 — Remembering Chris during the anniversary of his death 06:14 — Dopey, recovery, gratitude and asking for help 07:20 — Spotify and Patreon comments 09:41 — Introducing Dopey Episode 37 11:07 — Classic Dave and Chris: sobriety and sponsorship 12:07 — Working the Sixth Step

  • July 17 · 2 hr 8 min

    Dopey 592: Jerry Stahl Returns! Twin Peaks, Oprah Loved Crack, Airplane Crack Smoking & Die Hard at Katz's | Dopey

    Timestamp Chapters 00:00 Velvet Underground's Waiting for the Man opens the show 03:18 Summer hiatus, Dopey updates & new music request 06:00 MDMA-assisted therapy email from filmmaker Sylvie 09:20 Dopey Film Festival returns & DopeyCon update 10:08 Mountainside & Zen AI 11:45 Axe to the safe, Antabuse disaster & Dopey Socks 14:50 Smoking crack on an airplane with a soda can 19:30 Flesh-eating infection after shooting a goofball 26:30 Patreon, Recovery Unplugged & BetterHelp 27:45 Jerry Stahl r

  • July 16 · 1 hr 39 min

    Dabbing Crack and Tar with Duane Betts, Allman Brothers Month, Dopey's Greatest Hits

    TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – “Blue Sky” intro and the beginning of Allman Brothers Month 01:25 – Dave introduces the Duane Betts Greatest Hits episode 02:15 – A rough Patreon Zoom and the importance of keeping your mouth shut 03:50 – Dave’s favorite songs: Miles Davis, Bob Marley and “Blue Sky” 05:15 – Why Duane Betts and the Allman Brothers belong in Dopey’s Greatest Hits 06:15 – Papa Smurf sells mushrooms at an Allman Brothers show and escapes undercover cops 08:30 – A listener’s disastrous Phish trip t

  • July 15 · 1 hr 48 min

    Behind the Dopey: The Allman Brothers, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Heroin, Psychedlics, Snitching with Alan Paul

    Timestamps 01:15 – Welcome to the Wednesday Dose of Dopey 01:40 – Dave introduces author Alan Paul and declares "Allman Brothers Month" 03:15 – Australian listener shares wild first DUI story 06:40 – Dave reacts and asks for more DUI stories 07:30 – Listener email explains the difference between 2C drugs and "Tuci" 08:55 – Dave's air fryer chicken recipe and drug mixture fantasies 11:20 – Dave reflects on nearly 11 years of sobriety 11:45 – Listener comments about Ryan Leone, Chris, and

  • July 14 · 19 min

    Credit for Crack, Duster Debackle! Endless Ecstasy! & (some) Recovery Truths Tuesday Teasee!

    Timestamps 00:00 – New Dopey Tuesday song and opening 01:50 – Dave survives another workout with his sober trainer 03:15 – Walking challenge, sweating through summer, and getting humbled at the gym 04:20 – Banking episodes before vacation 05:10 – Why Dave decides to read Just For Today 05:45 – July 14 meditation: Humility 07:00 – Dave reflects on aging, fitness, and accepting being human 08:00 – James D. Hart's crack dealer story begins 09:00 – Building a crack credit line with dealer "