Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

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 meds His crushing fear of n...

🔥 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 sheet Wild nights with Joey D’s basement weed club And… how the new White Lotus season totally sucks (IMO) 🍍 Also… 💔 huge apology to Dopey OG James DeHart —I messed up the mer...

📋 Notes: Live from Joe’s Pub! Ray Brown performs Dopey Love Chloe LaBranche’s killer stand-up set Stash Word madness with Brace, Abby, Carl + audience Panel with Margaret Cho, Brace, Nzinga Harrison, and Erin Carr Voicemail from Toko in Finland 🇫🇮 RIP Onyx and the cats of Happy Cat Sanctuary 🐾 Louis Mandrapilias tells insane heroin smuggling story Talk of sexsomnia, self-pleasure, and how to wor...

Gaytreon STREP THROAT! Ricky Powell Beastie Boys Seinfeld LSD SSDN FTFC! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

SHOW NOTES: 🏈 Damon’s early life as a quarterback at North Texas 💨 First time trying meth — and losing control instantly 🏚️ Running burglaries out of trap houses across Dallas 🤯 Meth-induced delusions, paranoia, and total madness 🚔 Getting busted in front of his parents ⚖️ Sentenced to 65 years in a Texas prison ⛓️ Life behind bars — navigating gangs and survival ☕ The coffee bean story that...

THESE ARE NOTES ON THE EPISODE - NOT THE TEASER! 📝 Show Notes: 🧠 Childhood Chaos Born in NYC, nearly died of a staph infection Fell off a table and cracked his skull at 8 months old Walked home alone at 3 years old 💥 Deep TV addiction starts young (shoutout to MTV, Different Strokes & Give Me a Break) 🎭 Early Identity Stuff Shirt chewing, sugar binging, and fake depression for attention Didn’t...

This week on Dopey! In one of the possibly most powerful and emotional episodes of Dopey ever, Dr. Nzinga Harrison returns to the show to tell a story she’s never shared before—despite being around the show for over five years. Her older brother, Kofi (aka Debo), has spent the last 30 years in prison for a triple homicide he didn’t commit. This episode is about injustice, resilience, heartbreak, a...

🚨 NEW PATREON EPISODE – REDDIT CONSPIRACIES & CONTROVERSY 🚨 If you’re not subscribed to the Dopey Patreon , are you even a real fan? 🤔 This week, it’s a Reddit Roundup , and things got heated : 🔥 A wild conspiracy theory about me and Chris  🦋 Someone out there injected butterflies (seriously, what the fuck?) 📢 Dopey randomly mentioned in The Wall Street Journal 🐳 A debate over the Dopey mas...

This Week on Dopey! I'm super excited to have had the chance to interview PAtrick J. Pespas and Sam Lipman-Stern from The Telemarketers!  A junky/true crime/scam busting documentary series on HBO! AI wrote all the juicy nuggets below - PLUS Dove updates us! Weighing heroin bags, and Siggy's 7 years!!!! All that and more on a brand spanking new episode of the good old Dopey Show! more dopey at: www...

NEW DOPEY 'Teaser' Ray is back, and we’re diving deep into the mysteries of junkie slang, Mamoun’s falafel, and the eternal question—does coke make you gay?  Plus, the Jeff Tweedy rejection saga continues. Tune in for unhinged rants, unnecessary debates, and that sweet, sweet Dopey chaos. TO HEAR MORE RAY: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com f...

This week on Dopey! Chris's sponsor Dylan is back! We hear all about how he is doing and reminisce about Chris and his final run before recovery! PLUS Cat Greenleaf stops in to read emails and talk shit! PATREON - www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast DOPEY LOVE LIVE with MARGARET CHO AND FRIENDS: https://publictheater.org/productions/joes-pub/2025/d/dopey-podcast-live/ Episode Description: Buckle up, Dope...

ERIN KHAR is back on Patreon! She talks about her recent spiral into depression and how she has gotten out of it - plus a sort of scintillating sort of gross 'Ask Erin Question' and much much more on this brand new teaser of the dopey show! PLUS she talks Rick James and Elliott Smith and more! MORE! MORE! Patreon - www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast DOPEY LOVE TICKETS - https://publictheater.org/product...

This week on Dopey! Rejoice Lenny from the Beach is Free! Lenny from the Beach returns from being locked away! Hear all about his time away in Long Island's Jail System and then upstate for more time incarcerated before SHOCK treatment! Hear all the ins and outs of institutional living and the nature of incarcerated recovery! PLUS a crazy meth fishing voicemail and Dopey emails! All that and more...

🎧 Tuesday Teaser Alert! 🎧 Dopey Patreon Teaser with a crazy email about neighbors on METH! Plus me and Howie navigating the new tiny Dopey studio. Patreon: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast DOPEY LOVE LIVE WITH MARGARET CHO https://publictheater.org/productions/joes-pub/2025/d/dopey-podcast-live/ Yo, Dopey Nation! It’s Tuesday, and you know what that means—Patreon Teaser time! 🎉 Listen to this wild...

This week on Dopey we are joined by recovery advocate and woman in recovery, Jamie Tall! Jamie shares all about her super crazy journey on this weeks show! TRIGGER WARNING: It gets very graphic around sex and violence, so please use caution! Jamie tells it all and is now sober helping addicts and alcoholics!  Patreon is www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast DOPEY LOVE LIVE WITH MARGARET CHO, Dr. Nzinga Har...

I am in Florida! This is the Patreon Teaser! Hope you guys are great! This is not Cat Marnell. This is Cat Greenleaf - an alcoholic in recovery. Cat has done a tone of media - hosting the seminal New York City Cab Show - 'Talk Stoop'. Now she has a podcast called Soberness. All about recovery - with celebrities - i was briefly on one episode! Please write us at dopeypodcast@gmail.com and let me kn...

This Week on Dopey! Safe Spot Call Operator and Activist! Jessie B tells her insane Southern Fried Dopey Experience! Jessie tells us about how a botched asshole surgery led to her oxy addiction and then how it ultimately led her to a creer of helping people! Please write us at dopeypodcast@gmail.com and let me know what you thought! Join patreon at www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast buy DOPEY LOVE TICKE...

Patreon: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast Tickets for Dopey Love: https://publictheater.org/productions/joes-pub/2025/d/dopey-podcast-live/ #1FEEDSPOT RANKINGS:   https://podcast.feedspot.com/rehab_podcasts/   🔥 Bonus Tuesday Teaser! 🔥 Dopey Nation, it’s another Bonus Tuesday , and this one is a fucking mess —just like life. 🎧💥 Teeth yanked out 🦷 (chewing is overrated anyway) Scripps Online News...

🔥 New Dopey! 🔥 This week, we dive deep into one of the craziest Dopey stories yet with Jimmy , a next-level meth-addicted criminal mastermind turned sober success story. If you’ve ever wondered what true tweaker madness looks like, buckle up—this one’s a ride . 👀 Here’s just some of the shit Jimmy did while completely spun out: Masterminded insane receipt scams to fund his habit 💰 Pulled off f...

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This Week on Dopey! Old School Dopey Abounds! Jason Cabello brings the fucking serious Dopey - too much to describe - but lets just say that his favorite mixture - his signature blend - if you will - was: The Jason Special 🥃💉 1 cap of heroin (China White, usually in a capsule) 2 mg of Dilaudid (when he could get it) Molly (crushed and injected for a wavy rush) Crack (dissolved using vinegar or l...

Patreon Post: Tuesday Teaser – Wild Turkeys, Roadcaster Woes, and Dopey Love Updates 🎙️ What’s up, Dopey Nation?! 🎙️ This week’s Tuesday Teaser is a chaotic masterpiece full of classic Dopey vibes . You know how we do—ranting, reflecting, and always finding some way to make you laugh or cry (or both). Here's what’s in store for this teaser: 🦃 Wild Turkeys: Did you know a gang of wild turkeys is c...

This week on Dopey!!!! We are joined by Rachel Siegel of Mountainside! And she tells a crazy adventure of becoming a fentanyl addict in Tel Aviv - Israel! Rachel's story starts in Massachusetts but takes a serious turn to pure Israeli insanity! PLUS emails of cotton fever, crazy Wiley Voicemail and my Dad's 81st Birthday! Plus Elon>?????' Join Patreon at www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast 🚨 NEW DOPEY E...

The Dopey Tuesday Teaser for Patreon is up! Hear the whole thing at www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast We get the dirt on the trip to Cuba with 'Sugar Bear' John Bukaty and 'Salty/Sexy' Seth. PLUS a PCP voicemail from the Glass Bagel!     Here is what AI said: 🚨 New Dopey Patreon Teaser 🚨 Back from Cuba 🇨🇺 and there's a lot to unpack. First off, RIP to Garth Hudson from The Band —a true legend who mad...

This week on Dopey!!!!! Maia Szalavitz AND Bob Forrest are back on all sorts of stuff! Can ozempic save junkies??? And Bob updates us on what is really happening in Los Angeles! PLUS a voicemail from Australia and a few emails and much more on a brand new Dopey show!   What AI thinks:   Episode Summary In this thought-provoking episode, we’re joined by the brilliant journalist and addiction expert...