Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

Whats on Patreon:Adam’s chaotic childhood, bullying, and getting high at 12Smoking weed with an abusive friend’s stepdadGetting beat with wrenches, sent to institutions, and almost stabbedDropping acid at school, zeroing hits, playing in bandsCoke binges in L.A. writing sessions — snorting lines off Beyoncé plaquesSpiritual bottom after playing South by Southwest and weeping during ElfRecovery Unplugged, NA, and finding purpose through musicA live performance of his song SaviorThe Elsewhere program and recovery on the roadHis thoughts on music, God, and staying clean through service Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

📓 Episode Notes:Jessica Kent returns for a deep and hilarious check-inHer early life selling heroin at 13 in upstate New YorkGetting addicted to Oxy, then heroin, and eventually methLife on the run with a sketchy traveling magazine crewGetting locked up in Arkansas, detoxing while pregnantGiving birth to her daughter while shackledLosing custody and the fight to get her child backGetting out and blowing up as a sober influencerLaunching OnlyFans, backlash, trolls, and public scrutinyHer recent painful breakup and struggles with internet fameWhy she left harm reduction and returned to abstinence-based recoveryParenting, ADHD, self-worth, and starting over againDave reads wild listener emailsBonus voicemails and raw Dopey banter as alwaysA full tilt rollercoaster of pain, redemption, and dumb shit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

📝 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

🗒️ Episode Notes (for the "Notes" section):Blowing $500K on coke, strip clubs, and a doomed after-hours clubHow Ciroc Papi moved into his spare bedroom (and took over his life)Meth Head David steals his car and wears all his clothesRunning a nightclub like Scarface meets Trailer Park BoysHomelessness, dollar menus, and losing it allBipolar mania, addiction, and the road back to sanityA wild cast of characters: Shelby the bowling ball bouncer, Old Girl, T-Rex, Bones, and moreHow David got sentenced...and didn't go to prison after 9 years hanging over his headHow he built Bipolar Guy Loving Life — and what’s next Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

📝 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

📝 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 medsHis crushing fear of not being good enough — as a person, as a singer, as a frontmanThe performative madness of early fameTaking 12–14 Xanax bars a day while chasing successLosing huge chunks of time in a benzo fogThe overwhelming desire to be seen — even if it meant eating ants or wearing crazy outfitsDave 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 eventsThe Dopey Fitness Challenge returnsShoutouts to the $100-tier dopes and all our loyal patronsAnd, of course, “Fucking Toodles for Chris.” Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

🔥 Post Copy for Patreon🚨 NEW PATREON EPISODE OUT NOW! 🚨It's a stroll down Dopey memory lane with my old friend Sloppy Jones (Garrett)—we're talking:First time doing heroin in our Purchase suite 😳Selling LSD by the sheetWild nights with Joey D’s basement weed clubAnd… how the new White Lotus season totally sucks (IMO) 🍍Also… 💔 huge apology to Dopey OG James DeHart—I messed up the merch thing and I’m sending something special your way. If you're still waiting on merch, please hit me up: dopeypodcast@gmail.com👉 Join the Dopey Patreon for the madness: patreon.com/dopeypodcastStay strong, Dopey Nation.🖤 fucking toodles for Chris Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

📋 Notes:Live from Joe’s Pub!Ray Brown performs Dopey LoveChloe LaBranche’s killer stand-up setStash Word madness with Brace, Abby, Carl + audiencePanel with Margaret Cho, Brace, Nzinga Harrison, and Erin CarrVoicemail from Toko in Finland 🇫🇮RIP Onyx and the cats of Happy Cat Sanctuary 🐾Louis Mandrapilias tells insane heroin smuggling storyTalk of sexsomnia, self-pleasure, and how to work through codependencyGood So Bad performed live by Dave and Doug Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

GaytreonSTREP THROAT!Ricky PowellBeastie BoysSeinfeldLSDSSDN FTFC! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.