Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

This week on a very Dopey New Year's Special! We are joined by two old time Dopey  friends  in very different places in their addiction, and recovery. First up author of My Fair Junkie, Amy Dresner returns to the show to drop a little Dopey recovery on the nation. Then we are joined by Mr. Tighty Whities himself, Jeremy Turner. We  learn  all about his relapse, and his journey back toward recovery...

This year on a Very Dopey Christmas Special we are joined by my old friend Peter, we learn a bit about the old days and Peter's new show handicapping sporting events. Then we hear some classic Dopey Christmas stories from special friends of the show Bob Forrest and Andy Roy. Alan pops in briefly and we hear from some heads in the Dopey nation! Merry Christmas Dopes! Keep your fucking heads up! Hos...

This week on Dopey! Dave has a lot of company as he and his mysterious friend, R.B are joined by NFL great, Reggie Brown, friend of the show and big time journalist Emily Sullivan and Alan. PLUS we get an update from Billy Barroo, and hear some tragic awful news from a new friend of the show. All that plus voicemails, emails, an unfortunate Artie update and much much more. On a straight learning d...

This week on Dopey! The British invasion continues with Chris Dangerfield coming straight outta Cambodia and dropping Dopey like napalm on the nation. Then we hear from an old friend of the show on his recent relapse and Dave's old boss Danny shows up to document the Dopey. All that, PLUS Alan predicting the 3 million download mark, a straight fire Kiwi Voicemail, Dopey reviews, a new Dopey theme...

This week on Dopey! Television, film and Rock and Roll legend, Michael Des Barres calls in to kick around the Dopey. We hear all about coming up in the 70's, doing coke, the occult and much much more. Plus Alan pops in to wish the Dopey Nation a happy Holiday! And if you thought that was too much, Dave's college roommate Ryan calls in to talk about the time he and Dave robbed a kindly old weed dea...

This week on Dopey! Film legend Lili Taylor comes to my dad's apartment to talk about her life in active addiction, her very long term recovery and her prolific Hollywood career. Dave also talks about doing the show without Chris and what it's like on his own. Plus a voicemail about copping abroad and the Dopey email to end all Dopey emails. Plus much much more on  a domestically docile yet still...

This week on Dopey! Legendary drug addict and pro skater, the great Andy Roy calls in and delivers the Dopey. From crazy chases evading the law to home invasions, to his amazing resurgence in recovery. Andy lets it all hang out. Plus! Dave gets cut at work, sober people carrying meth and much much more. On a rooting tooting, backside 720 degree danger fest episode of Dopey!    Also check out Andy...

This week on Dopey! Aurora is back in New York City to celebrate 4 years clean! Alan returns to the show with a big announcement. English Dopey legend Mick comes through with the hard core Dopey Voicemail. Plus an Artie Lange sighting(stalking)! With emails, reviews and the humble beginnings of the alt recovery movement. All that and more on a rag tag, renegade and ragamuffin, recovery type rendit...

This week on Dopey, a very working class New York City episode with the lower east side's own Johnny Irish shining a light on the early coke copping days in the East Village. Also we recap Dopeycon and hear some emails. Plus songs, an unpredictable Artie update, drug dreams and much much more on a wonderful, wastrel and working class episode of Dopey. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See...

This week on Dopey! The legendary Cat Marnell stops by my dad's apartment proclaiming her last ever interview on drugs, addiction and dumb shit! We hear all about her sordid past, her meteoric rise, fall and rise again in the literary world. Plus Cat's thoughts on Artie Lange, her love of the NBA, TMZ, and her teen zine that started it all. All that PLUS the return of the Stash Word, emails, and m...

Allright all you Dopes out there, here's the moment you've all been waiting for DOPEYCON! On October 12th around 100 lucky Dopes got together in Manhattan to attend the first ever DOPEYCON! It was awesome featuring: Bill B. Rae, G-RAY, Namaste at Home Dad, Nick Flynn, Tim from Dank Recovery, Chris's sister, Arden O'Connor and my dad, Alan. We left we cried, we heard great music, ate black and whit...

This week on Dopey! The one and only Jack Osborne calls in to talk a bit about growing up in a famous Rock and Roll family, his addiction and his recovery. We learn why you shouldn't mix Ambien and alcohol, and how he lives with Multiple Sclerosis. PLUS Bill rejoins us to hear about his dinner with Obama, shooting meth and the devil. All that plus voicemails, Freddie Kruger and other dumb shit!  H...

This Week on Dopey! It's the Healing Appalachia Festival(Finally!) Ray and I travel down to Lewisberg, West Virginia to participate in the festival festivities. We met a ton of cool addicts and hear some wicked fiyah dopey stories as we go.  So strap yourself in for some meth making, ambulance stealing, stripper robbing, hoodie smoldering, barn burning, DMT smoking, festival emceeing, bar b cue ea...

This week on Dopey! Fan favorite and old timey friend of Dave, Peter returns to the show. We hear how his depression has developed, some gambling insights and some old material he's been wanting to try out. PLUS recovering addict, and entrepreneur of Showtime's Gigolo's, Garren James joins us on the phone with some crazy dopey stuff. PLUS! Rocker T, Voicemails, Psychedelic Debauchery and much much...

This week on Dopey! First, we get a crazy meth story from IV meth addict in recovery, and fellow Mountainside alumni, Bill Blaber.  Then we are joined by  Sopranos, and Goodfellas star, Michael Imperioli. We hear about his process playing othe Dopey Nation voted 'favorite fictional addict' Christopher. Plus beatniks, New York City, Voicemails and much much more on a robust, reenacting, ridiculous,...

This week on Dopey! The great Margaret Cho calls in to tell some of her sordid history in and out of recovery. Including her magical encounter with the ice vagina of Anna Nicole Smith. Plus Linda and Alan return to the show along with voicemails, emails and the Dopey Nation/Dopey Reddit war! All that plus Ben Anderson on his addiction and recovery, the Send Me a Friend program plus the Park City S...

This Week on Dopey! Jessa Reed returns to the show, this time in person! She revisits her meth classics and journeys into some psychedelically twisted alien terrain. Plus her take on relationships, addiction, sobriety and more dumb shit then you can shake a dead owl at. Plus much, much more! On a psychedelically disturbing episode of your favorite podcast, Serial. (Just kidding, Dopey.) Hosted by...

On a brand new spanking end of summer episode of Dopey! Aurora is back in New York City, where she meets up with Dave to finally record an episode of Dopey in person! They talk smoothies, 12 step and other dumb shit on a voice mail laden, email filled old school romp which celebrates DopeyCon, Appalachian Healing and grooming ones testicles! All that and much, much more on a silky smooth new episo...

This week on Dopey! One of Dave's oldest and best friends comes on. Devan tells how he and Dave became on-air hosts on MTV back in the day. We also hear Alan's point of view from this tale of triumph that turned into tragedy  that had Dave suspended from high school, and forced to go to summer school after he 'graduated'. Plus ACTUAL DOPEY voicemails, straggler 200TH episode voicemails, a lost Hot...

It's Chrismiss time again! On this epic, longest Dopey ever we are joined by a cavalcade of Dopey Stars, Participants, and Well Wishers including: Dr. Drew, Brandon Novak, Marc Maron, Amy Dresner, Bob Forrest, and Jamie Lee Curtis. Dave and Linda recount much of the history of the show, and we hear from tons of Dopey Nation members! We also get to hear from Alan, Sam and even Chris himself as we c...

On the new episode of Dopey! We inch toward the 200th episode also known as Chrismiss but take a layover stop in Methodonia, where we hear Alan a little rilled up. We then hear from classic Dopey caller Jesse, who actually works in a Methadone Clinic! Then TV/Film critic Devin Feraci takes a look at the crazy Dopey HBO series Euphoria! Plus voicemails, emails, DOPEYCON and much much more on a meth...

This Week on Dopey! Drag queen extraordinaire Alaska Thunderfuck calls in to talk a little dopey about her past, present and future.  We hear about her take on drag, love, drugs and sobriety. Including! Her time on RuPaul's Drag Race, and getting kicked out of a bar while kicking the dopey around. PLUS! Aurora is back from France to talk 12 steps and fuck with Dave a bit while pining away for some...

One year ago this week Chris relapsed, overdosed and tragically died. In this episode of Dopey, Dave travelled to Great Barrington to sit with some of Chris's closest friends; Dylan, Alex, Ted, Colin, and Mark to share stories and remember how special a person Chris was and how tragic and horrific his sudden death was to us all.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for i...

This week on Dopey! Dear friend Jim shows up and we take a nice stroll down memory lane, Dopey Style! We hear about some of the most classic Dopey Stories, and relive some of Jimmy's greatest trips. Plus! Questions from the Dopey Nation on Twitter, voicemails, emails, reviews and much much more on a kick off your jeans put on your pajamas special kind of loosey goosey episode of Dopey. Hosted by S...

This week on Dopey! Ex-NBA, and college basketball standout plus ridiculous junky, Chris Herren calls into the show to tell some of his incredible story. From the wilds of Fall River, Massachusetts, we hear of Chris's ridiculously dopey journey from the bottom to the top and back again. Buckle up, because it gets super dopey! PLUS! Voicemails, reviews, Dopey poetry and much much more on an extraor...