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Danny Trejo on Heroin at 12, Prison, Recovery, Robbery, God & Tacos - Dopey's Greatest Hits
Jun 25, 2026
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Tales From the Psych Ward with Amy Dresner - Epilepsy, Grief, Recovery & Staying Alive When Sobriety Still Sucks
Jun 24, 2026
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White Supremacy Rally, Injured at the Gym, Fighting with Everybody & Missing Dopey Zoom with H.A.D
Jun 23, 2026
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Leonardo DiCaprio, Amsterdam LSD Disaster, Whips, Jail & Classic Chris plus Vinnie - Dopey Replay 33:
Jun 22, 2026
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Dopey 588: Drinking Pee, Classic Alcoholic, Opanas, Shipwrecked, Mark Lanegan, School Shootings & Sobriety — Musician and Author Mishka Shubaly
Jun 19, 2026
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| 6/25/26 | ![]() Danny Trejo on Heroin at 12, Prison, Recovery, Robbery, God & Tacos - Dopey's Greatest Hits | Timestamp Notes 00:18 – Dave and Alan open the Thursday episode and explain Dopey’s Greatest Hits. 00:45 – Alan describes watching Dave struggle with broken podcast equipment. 01:05 – Dave explains the Rodecaster disasters: broken buttons, Best Buy returns, and Amazon packing gear under seltzer. 02:35 – Dave is trying to bank episodes before vacation and refuses to miss a day. 03:00 – Alan says Dave should leave equipment at his apartment. 03:25 – Alan questions Dave about missing a detail in the Mishka Shubaly interview. 04:30 – Dave asks if he often misses obvious follow-up questions during interviews. 05:20 – Alan says Dave usually explains things well, except when he assumes listeners know music references. 06:00 – Dave mentions an upcoming author interview about the Allman Brothers. 06:30 – Dopey being called the number two podcast about the Allman Brothers and number one in Venezuela. 07:00 – Dave asks Alan if he would pay for guests like Lamar Odom, Lenny Dykstra, Artie Lange, Bob Dylan, or Paul Simon. 08:50 – Paul Simon at Katz’s fantasy and discussion of Harper Simon. 09:25 – Mayim Bialik, Ben Stiller, Yiddish words, and “tumult.” 11:40 – Dave introduces the Danny Trejo Greatest Hits replay. 12:10 – Danny Trejo’s taco company and his son Gilbert’s earlier episode. 12:45 – Dave reads listener email from Brooke: seven years in recovery after a robbery that led to her boyfriend’s death. 14:00 – Alan responds to Brooke. 14:30 – Patreon comments from Nikki Sixx replay. 15:25 – Alan says he hates one Dopey intro song; Dave defends “I especially love Fentanyl Jay.” 16:00 – Motley Crue fans react to Nikki Sixx interview. 16:35 – Tesla the band vs Nikola Tesla; Alan gives a Tesla/Edison/Westinghouse history lesson. 18:00 – Listener says being an addict feels like a blessing because recovery gave him a beautiful life. 18:30 – Dave asks Alan how responsible he is for Dave’s addiction. 19:20 – Dave assigns Alan 9% of the blame and his mother 11%. 20:40 – Winnie’s screen door damage and repair. 21:10 – Safe Spot availability question and Steve Poltz shoutout. 22:20 – Alan remembers Steve Poltz’s hypnotic presence. 23:00 – Comment wanting Nikki Sixx’s unfiltered sex, drugs, and rock and roll stories. 23:40 – Patreon Zoom and possible second Zoom. 24:15 – Alan asks why the show is not being videoed from the apartment studio. 24:55 – Spotify comments: bathroom offer at 190th Street and celebrity guests vs real Dopey guests. 26:00 – Alan says his favorite kind of Dopey guest is one who brings recovery and hope. 27:15 – Alan critiques Dave’s overuse of “Dopey legend” and “the great.” 28:00 – Ray Brown’s song and Alan’s reaction. 29:25 – Alan’s breakfast: pickled herring, crackers, cereal, strawberries, cookies. 31:30 – Kidney health, spinach, potassium, and AI medical advice. 32:30 – Dave introduces Danny Trejo as a Dopey legend. Danny Trejo Interview 32:45 – Dave introduces Danny Trejo: film star, TV star, junkie star, recovery star. 33:25 – Dave talks about reading Danny’s book, watching Inmate #1, and hearing him on Howard Stern. 34:05 – Danny talks about smoking weed at eight with his uncle. 35:00 – Danny says he didn’t see it as abuse then, but does now. 35:25 – Danny remembers getting high at eight while his uncle and friends looked at Bible pictures. 36:10 – Danny talks about Uncle Gilbert as his hero, father figure, and brother-like companion. 37:20 – Danny explains the importance of giving his own kids time. 38:20 – Dave reads a passage from Danny’s book about heroin as an escape hatch from fear, regret, anger, and self-hatred. 39:35 – Danny describes violence, abuse, family dynamics, and how he understood it growing up. 41:00 – Dave relates heroin to confidence, numbness, peace, and not giving a fuck. 41:55 – Danny says prison is also “right here, right now.” 42:10 – Danny talks about robbery, drugs, adrenaline, and losing sight of what addiction is feeding. 43:30 – Technical freeze; Dave talks acceptance and expectations. 44:10 – Danny reassures Dave that the interview is going fine. 44:25 – Dave reads another passage about “the power of crazy.” 45:05 – Danny says “the power of crazy” is both a street thing and an addict thing. 45:35 – Danny says his worst heroin habit was inside Soledad State Prison. 46:20 – Danny talks about protecting a cartel-connected kid and having endless access to dope in prison. 47:00 – Danny says having all the heroin in the world only kills you. 47:40 – Prison access, knowing the system, and how some people get worse habits inside. 48:30 – Danny tells the story of relapsing after 29 days sober with Dennis. 49:15 – Danny and Dennis take pills, drink beer, find guns, and trade them for heroin. 50:30 – Danny sells fake heroin/sugar to a federal agent. 51:10 – Dennis cooperates with the feds and Danny realizes he’s in serious trouble. 52:10 – Years later, sober Danny sees Dennis dying and tells him to call if he wants help. 53:10 – Dave says that betrayal may have saved Danny’s life. 53:35 – Danny explains finally getting clean in prison after a riot and withdrawal in the hole. 54:20 – Danny says 12-step, acceptance, and finding a God he understood saved his life. 55:20 – Dave asks why Danny kept doing recovery work even after becoming a movie star. 56:00 – Danny talks about helping addicts, detox work, Western Pacific Rehab, and treatment instead of prison. 57:10 – Danny says nonviolent drug offenders should be treated, not incarcerated. 57:45 – Dave asks how Danny dealt with his own kids having addiction issues. 58:10 – Danny explains his support system and Mario Castillo helping save his son’s life. 59:45 – Dave asks about David Crosby saying he knew he could smoke weed once drug dreams stopped. 01:00:10 – Danny says his head can tell him stupid things and he knows he cannot smoke weed. 01:01:15 – Danny tells convicts that if they started with weed and ended in prison, doing it again is insanity. 01:02:00 – Dave admits he still has an old-stoner reservation in the back of his mind. 01:02:25 – Dave asks how Danny separates playing bad guys from living as a recovery person. 01:03:00 – Danny says he is not those characters anymore and doesn’t stay in character. 01:03:45 – Danny remembers Uncle Gilbert telling him to “rob me” as an acting lesson. 01:04:15 – Danny explains how street survival and prison violence became real identity, not just acting. 01:05:15 – Dave asks about Danny’s genuine self and the gift of recovery. 01:05:45 – Danny says the program gave him life and freedom. 01:06:10 – Danny talks about making a deal with God in prison. 01:06:50 – Danny remembers seeing “Fuck God” written in shit and knowing how far he had come. 01:07:15 – Dave asks about tacos, food, and helping people with pancakes instead of lectures. 01:08:00 – Danny invites Dave to Trejo’s Tacos when he comes to LA. 01:08:20 – Interview ends. 01:08:35 – Dave and Alan return; Dave teases a secret unfinished interview with a famous person. 01:09:25 – Dave plugs Dopey Film Festival tickets. 01:09:55 – Alan signs off: stay strong Dopey Nation and toodles for Chris. 01:10:10 – Outro song: “I Wanna Be Good So Bad.” | — | ||||||
| 6/24/26 | ![]() Tales From the Psych Ward with Amy Dresner - Epilepsy, Grief, Recovery & Staying Alive When Sobriety Still Sucks | Timestamp Notes 00:00 – Good Morning Dopey / Dopey Wednesday intro song. 01:14 – Dave opens the show and announces the unofficial Dopey theme song challenge. 02:20 – Film Festival is two days away; Dave encourages people to come if they still can. 02:55 – Father’s Day rant: dads texting other dads “Happy Father’s Day.” 04:20 – Dave calls his father Alan live for Father’s Day. 05:15 – Alan weighs in on masculinity, texting, and modern fatherhood. 08:30 – Dave and Alan discuss the Knicks winning the championship. 10:25 – “Post-acute Knicks withdrawal” and Dave compares fans rewatching clips to “licking the bag.” 12:35 – Knicks parade talk, Mamdani speech, Dolan, and school bus chaos conspiracy jokes. 16:10 – Knicks roster talk: Robinson, Diowara, Shamet, Clarkson, second apron. 17:45 – Alan talks about coming to the Dopey Film Festival and bringing a crew. 19:25 – Dave explains Film Festival schedule: food, Mountainside intro, films, comedians, panel, Q&A. 20:00 – Patreon comments from Todd’s sister Allie episode. 20:35 – Listener asks why Dave debated putting out the Allie episode. 21:00 – Comments about Todd, Linda, Maggie the pit bull, and dreams about Todd. 22:20 – Spotify comments about Todd’s family, the apartment, and grieving. 23:10 – Dave describes Todd’s tiny Upper East Side studio, Murphy bed, bong hits, 720, and toaster oven food. 24:35 – Dopey socks explanation: send a voicemail/email or join $15 Patreon. 25:00 – Dave introduces the live YouTube/Workit Health event with Amy Dresner. Amy Dresner / Workit Health Interview 25:45 – Max from Workit Health introduces the event and Workit’s telehealth addiction care. 27:05 – Max introduces Dave, Dopey, Amy Dresner, My Fair Junkie, and recovery storytelling. 29:30 – Dave corrects the download number: 23 million, not 10 million. 30:15 – Dave and Amy remember her first Dopey appearance with Chris. 31:30 – Todd came over during Amy’s first interview; later nodded out after using heroin. 33:00 – Amy talks about her next book proposal: long-term recovery when life still falls apart. 34:35 – Amy describes losing her father, mother, and cat, epilepsy returning, losing work/housing, and staying sober. 35:35 – Amy talks suicidal thoughts, medication changes, and checking herself into the psych ward. 37:15 – Amy’s psych ward intake: false promises of good food, coffee, and comfort. 38:15 – Amy gets a crush on a young nurse and meets seriously mentally ill patients. 39:50 – Amy as “teacher’s pet” in psych ward groups. 40:40 – Entering the psych ward with ten years sober. 41:30 – Amy takes notes because the whole thing is material. 42:25 – Rexulti, antipsychotics, medication issues, and sleeping all day. 43:30 – Amy admits she was the oldest and most out-of-control person there. 44:20 – Amy talks grief, rage, Colonel Puff, her mother, and losing too much at once. 45:25 – Amy explains the vagus nerve stimulator for epilepsy. 46:20 – Battery in the chest, choking fetish joke, and doctors not knowing what to do with her. 47:15 – Amy learns her epilepsy may not have been self-inflicted by drug use. 48:20 – Meth, coke, seizures, and why Amy shot coke but not meth. 49:05 – Classic Amy story: wearing a bike helmet while shooting coke for harm reduction. 50:45 – Dave and Amy discuss harm reduction, 12-step, MAT, and staying alive. 53:10 – Amy says addiction is not a moral issue and harm reduction keeps people alive. 54:35 – Dave talks about methadone, projection, and assuming everyone on MAT was also using. 56:20 – Amy’s UCLA epilepsy unit stay: tied to the bed, electrodes, seizure monitoring. 58:45 – Amy has multiple grand mal seizures in the hospital. 01:00:30 – Doctors restart her VNS, try Depakote, and Amy pukes all night. 01:02:00 – Isolation in Lake Hollywood, inability to drive, social anxiety, and trying to write the book. 01:03:25 – Amy’s agent pushes for a stronger proposal and more vivid writing. 01:04:35 – Writing as survival: “If you can make it into a story, you can live through it.” 01:05:35 – Amy says she blew her best stories in My Fair Junkie. 01:06:20 – Dave and Amy talk about the importance of a second book about sobriety when life stays hard. 01:07:15 – Depression, dual diagnosis, epilepsy medication, and Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drugs. 01:09:30 – Amy has a seizure while running a meeting and gets taken off the schedule. 01:10:25 – Dopeywood, epilepsy fear, and Amy winning the Stash Word contest. 01:11:00 – Dave asks how Amy gets through daily life with isolation and illness. 01:13:00 – Amy talks writing, money, body dysmorphia, and doing video work. 01:14:30 – Live chat begins; Dopey Nation and Workit Health audience join in. 01:15:30 – Question: do young people think addiction is normal? 01:16:30 – Amy talks isolation, suicidal thinking, and needing people to come over. 01:18:30 – Amy says suicidal thoughts pass and recommends therapy, medication, sleep, and support. 01:20:20 – Question about early recovery, Suboxone, drinking, and a breakup. 01:21:00 – Dave recommends meetings, connection, prayer, hobbies, walks, and getting out of your head. 01:22:00 – Question about boundaries; Amy jokes she has none. 01:23:20 – Question: what if you feel like no one can connect with you? 01:24:00 – Dave says there is definitely some weirdo out there who will connect with you. 01:25:00 – Meetings, Dopey Zoom, Workit meetings, and trying something instead of nothing. 01:26:00 – Amy explains action changing feelings and building new neural pathways. 01:26:50 – Question: how do you forgive yourself after decades of addiction? 01:27:15 – Amy talks felony domestic violence, shame, forgiving herself, and having her own back. 01:30:00 – Dave talks changing the channel in your brain through action, hobbies, TV, and recovery. 01:31:30 – Dave invites people onto the Knicks bandwagon as a form of community and joy. 01:32:30 – Question about writing: Amy recommends coaching, outlining, proposals, agents, and writing before editing. 01:35:00 – Audience member says they are homeless and desperate for help. 01:35:30 – Amy and Dave urge them to keep asking for help, go to meetings, use libraries, and tell people the truth. 01:39:20 – Question about humor in recovery and whether laughing glamorizes addiction. 01:40:00 – Dave says humor is his survival mode and release valve. 01:41:30 – Amy says there is a line between dark humor and glamorizing addiction. 01:43:00 – Amy talks not comparing herself to others and staying in the present. 01:44:45 – Max closes the live event and calls Dave and Amy “universal recovery parents.” 01:45:30 – Amy reflects on hiding out, wanting to be honest again, and coming back. 01:46:30 – Roxanne Colelo / Dopey stoner legend shoutout. 01:47:30 – Amy plugs My Fair Junkie and talks about money, disability, and trying to survive. 01:49:20 – Amy shows Bucky the rescue cat. 01:50:00 – Dave and Amy thank Workit Health and promote the Film Festival. 01:52:50 – Dave wraps the episode, plugs Patreon, treatment help, Safe Spot, CustomStickers.com, and signs off. | — | ||||||
| 6/23/26 | ![]() White Supremacy Rally, Injured at the Gym, Fighting with Everybody & Missing Dopey Zoom with H.A.D | Timestamps 0:01 – New Dopey Tuesday song and opening. 1:32 – Doug returns to Dopey. 2:00 – Patreon section preview and Dave's attack on Doug. 2:30 – Dave joins a local gym and recalls insulting his barber shop on the podcast. 3:20 – Dave's barber story comes back to haunt him. 4:00 – Meeting trainer Joe and getting assessed. 5:40 – Curling twelve-pound weights and surviving the early tests. 7:00 – Lunges destroy Dave's hamstring. 8:00 – Dave considers quitting and going home. 8:45 – Signing up with trainer Joe. 10:20 – Doug admits life has been stressful. 10:50 – Film Festival anxiety and banking ten episodes before vacation. 11:30 – Dave calls out Doug for missing meetings. 12:45 – More details about Dave's bad mood. 15:10 – Four a.m. wakeups and obsessive thoughts. 16:20 – Susan's bike ride request. 17:00 – Dave blows out Linda's bicycle tire. 18:00 – More domestic chaos. 18:50 – Patreon comments from Trinity's episode. 19:45 – Debate over voicemail amends. 21:00 – Praise for Trinity's laugh and personality. 22:15 – Listeners discuss Trinity's vulnerability and recovery. 23:45 – Fentanyl test strip appreciation. 24:30 – Problems with the YouTube channel. 25:20 – More praise for Trinity and "Good So Bad." 26:45 – Secret Cupcake hopes Doug stays away. 28:00 – Spotify comments. 29:00 – Dr. Dave moment about fear and recovery. 30:00 – More comments on Trinity and recovery. 31:30 – Patreon plug and Patreon Zoom announcement. 32:30 – Listener performs "Good So Bad" after missing Dopey Zoom to record it. SEO Keywords Dopey Podcast, Dopey Tuesday, Dave Manheim, Doug Caine, Trinity Dopey, Good So Bad, Dopey Nation, addiction recovery podcast, sobriety, AA, NA, personal training, gym injury, hamstring injury, Dopey Film Festival, Patreon Zoom, fentanyl test strips, recovery stories, DXM withdrawal, Good So Bad cover, recovery community, drugs addiction and dumb shit. | — | ||||||
| 6/22/26 | ![]() Leonardo DiCaprio, Amsterdam LSD Disaster, Whips, Jail & Classic Chris plus Vinnie - Dopey Replay 33: | TIME STAMPS: 00:18 – Dave melts in the heat after removing his air conditioners and rages about broken Rodecasters. 03:29 – Introduction to Dopey Replay #33 and memories of recording with almost no equipment. 05:51 – Dave signs up for a gym evaluation and contemplates gratitude versus suffering. 07:00 – Dopey Film Festival update and ticket warning. 08:16 – Listener email about discovering Chris after his death. 09:17 – Another emotional email from a newer listener who went back to the beginning. 12:00 – Patreon comments and memories of classic DJ episodes. 14:00 – Dave recounts the tragic details surrounding DJ Don's murder. 17:30 – Spotify comments and Knicks fandom. 19:49 – Replay begins: Dopey Episode 33. 22:00 – Vinny explains his life as a stand-up comic and hardware store employee. 25:00 – Discussion of money, laziness, and avoiding traditional work. 31:00 – Chris tells the story of a genius friend who gave away all his money before attempting suicide. 35:30 – Dave awkwardly gives Leonardo DiCaprio a Dopey card at Katz's. 41:00 – Debate about whether weed is a problem and the difference between addicts and normal people. 44:00 – Dave and Vinny remember working together and Dave borrowing fifty dollars during active addiction. 49:00 – Chris tells his horrific chocolate-cereal-and-vomit story. 57:00 – Vinny begins his Amsterdam LSD story. 1:05:00 – Tok strips naked and starts searching for his dog "Java." 1:09:00 – Tok swings at strangers and gets whipped by two random men with sex whips. 1:12:00 – Dutch police calmly handcuff Tok and put him in jail for the night. 1:16:00 – Tok wakes up with no memory and discovers the whip marks on his back. 1:23:00 – Listener emails and missing Dopey episodes. 1:28:00 – Dave remembers bombing at stand-up comedy. 1:35:00 – The legendary fifty-dollar debt is finally settled. 1:41:00 – Closing song and classic Dave and Chris banter. | — | ||||||
| 6/19/26 | ![]() Dopey 588: Drinking Pee, Classic Alcoholic, Opanas, Shipwrecked, Mark Lanegan, School Shootings & Sobriety — Musician and Author Mishka Shubaly | Timestamps 2:07 – Oro Recovery sponsorship and Bob Forrest update. 3:37 – Dave talks Dopey origins, Narcan, fentanyl test strips, Patreon and Dopey Zoom. 5:05 – Knicks championship celebration and plans for the ticker tape parade. 6:05 – Winnie the dog bursts through the screen door chasing the Amazon driver. 7:05 – Listener email about shooting heroin with blue toilet water. 8:50 – Dopey Recovery Film Festival update and guest list. 10:00 – Mountainside sponsorship and Chris meeting story. 10:48 – Janine from Chasing Heroin Podcast describes accidentally shooting fabric softener. 14:00 – Brayburn and Reframe & Reclaim documentary series. 15:30 – Patreon comments from the Brandon Novak episode. 17:54 – Dead rat stories and step work updates. 19:00 – Fake acid kidnapping story from England. 21:40 – Workit Health sponsorship. 23:20 – Spotify comments and congratulations to Emily on seven months clean. 26:10 – Dave debates changing Dopey theme songs and launches a music contest. 28:00 – Mishka Shubaly introduction. 29:45 – Mishka talks music and why he never cared about recording gear. 30:30 – Dave admits he was jealous of Mishka's success. 32:00 – Mishka discusses insecurity and self-isolation. 33:00 – Ken Rideout and writing books. 34:30 – Moving from Phoenix to rural Ohio. 36:00 – Dave's "meant to be" feeling after finishing Mishka's book. 39:15 – Helping Mark Lanegan write Sing Backwards and Weep. 41:30 – Calling Mark Lanegan a "diva cunt." 44:00 – Addiction, recovery, and not comparing alcohol to heroin. 45:30 – Mishka's seventeen years sober and views on psychedelics. 48:30 – Childhood, music, and discovering alcohol. 53:00 – Foster brother Chung and his refugee story. 57:15 – Becoming an alcoholic and leaving home. 59:30 – School shooting, parents' divorce, and drinking to numb the pain. 1:01:55 – Simon's Rock and finding misfit community. 1:04:00 – Being bullied and feeling doomed. 1:05:30 – Cough syrup culture and drugstore highs. 1:08:30 – Moving to New York and trying to become a writer. 1:11:00 – Bukowski and wanting the drunken artist lifestyle. 1:13:00 – Mishka's father abandoning the family. 1:15:30 – Discovering his father had been abused by his mother. 1:18:00 – Politics, resentment, and estrangement. 1:22:00 – Dave and Mishka discuss forgiveness and God. 1:27:00 – Getting shipwrecked in the Bahamas. 1:31:00 – Drinking urine from a hard hat while stranded. 1:36:00 – September 11 and working at Don Hill's. 1:39:00 – Discovering opioids and Opana. 1:43:00 – Deciding alcohol was worse than death. 1:46:00 – Quitting alcohol alone without rehab or AA. 1:49:00 – Becoming obsessed with running. 1:52:00 – Percocet, psychedelics, and why alcohol remained the real problem. 1:56:00 – Pink Floyd, atheism, and community. 2:03:00 – Dogs, hunting, and finding spirituality in nature. 2:11:00 – Meeting his wife and learning joy. 2:14:00 – Mark Lanegan book club plans and future collaborations. 2:16:30 – Dave reflects on Mishka and classic alcoholics. 2:18:00 – Dave performs "Good So Bad." SEO Keywords YouTube Title Ideas Drinking Pee to Survive, School Shootings, Alcoholism & Recovery with Mishka Shubaly | Dopey 587 Shipwrecked, Drinking Urine, Mark Lanegan & 17 Years Sober — Mishka Shubaly on Dopey School Shooting Survivor, Bukowski, Booze & Running 100 Miles: Mishka Shubaly | Dopey Podcast Alcohol Nearly Killed Him—Then He Ran Across the Desert: Mishka Shubaly Dopey 587: Shipwrecks, Drinking Pee, Mark Lanegan & Sobriety with Mishka Shubaly | — | ||||||
| 6/18/26 | ![]() Nikki Sixx on Heroin, Sobriety, Mötley Crüe, The Heroin Diaries & Recovery | Dopey Greatest Hits | Timestamp Notes 00:00 – Ray Brown’s “Home Sweet Heroine” opens the replay with classic Dopey parody lyrics. 01:29 – Dave introduces Dopey Greatest Hits and explains that Patreon voted for Nikki Sixx over Danny Trejo, DMC, and Hank Azaria. 02:15 – Story about getting nervous that Nikki Sixx’s team would object to Ray Brown’s Motley Crüe parody. 03:52 – Dave celebrates “Home Sweet Heroine” and calls Ray Brown the Hemingway of the Dopey world. 05:00 – Dave talks about working Step Eight with a sponsee and making amends. 06:18 – Dave jokes that his father complained he talked too much about gratitude without thanking him. 07:00 – Jules the Cocaine Bear calls in with a drunken coke-fueled party-crashing story. 08:45 – Jules offers cocaine to another guest and is accused of trying to sell drugs. 09:45 – Partygoers throw him out while smashing him into door frames. 10:45 – Fearing an attack, Jules grabs a switchblade and walks straight into a policeman. 11:40 – Police arrest him but unknowingly return his hidden cocaine inside an asthma inhaler. 12:15 – Jules flushes the coke down the jail toilet and eventually beats the knife charge. 12:55 – Kimber King joins Dave to discuss comments from her replay episode. 14:00 – Debate over whether Suboxone tastes terrible or like orange candy. 15:30 – Discussion of Dave’s infamous “peed my pants walking to Harlem” story. 17:00 – Crypto talk and warnings about gambling tendencies in recovery. 18:20 – Kimber talks about the Wednesday Dopey Zoom and singing disasters. 19:30 – Debate about ads and whether listeners complain too much. 20:00 – Kimber recalls her meth vape and saline mixture containing fentanyl, cocaine, ketamine, and Xanax. 21:30 – Dave and Kimber discuss Harvey visiting Alan at the film festival. 22:40 – AJ apologizes for criticizing Dave and says Kimber is one of his favorite guests. 23:20 – Dave celebrates the Knicks winning the championship and plans to attend the parade. 24:30 – More praise for Kimber and memories of old stories. 25:30 – Sarah comments that bingeing and purging with friends almost sounded fun. 26:45 – Dave and Kimber joke about trauma bonding and eating disorders. 27:20 – Nicotine patches and dementia prevention article. 28:00 – Kimber admits she still vapes and her daughter brings her the vape. 29:10 – Confusion over stories involving Tony Bologna and foot fetishes. 30:00 – Kimber promotes Safe Spot, the overdose monitoring service. 31:00 – Dave and Kimber say goodbye and prepare for the Nikki Sixx interview. Nikki Sixx Interview 33:10 – Nikki Sixx joins Dopey and Dave explains how The Heroin Diaries affected him. 35:00 – Nikki talks about being happiest at sixty-three with over twenty years sober. 36:30 – Raising a young daughter in long-term recovery. 38:00 – Nikki explains why he returned to rehab despite years of sobriety. 39:30 – Fame never interested him as much as being in a band. 41:30 – Moving to Wyoming inspired The First 21 and memories of Idaho. 43:00 – Nikki describes creativity and constantly recording ideas. 45:00 – Childhood memories, books, and discovering rock and roll. 46:00 – Smoking weed at six or seven after living in Mexico. 48:00 – Standing up to bullies with rocks in his lunchbox. 50:00 – Dating Richard Pryor through his mother and reflecting on childhood. 53:00 – Obsession and compulsion as the foundation of his personality. 55:00 – Selling “chocolate mescaline” capsules. 56:45 – Thoughts on hippies and why seventies music shaped him more. 58:00 – First experiences with cocaine backstage at the Starwood. 59:20 – Alcohol as his first love. 59:45 – Trying heroin for the first time and immediately getting sick. 1:01:00 – Why he continues talking publicly about addiction. 1:03:00 – Dave and Nikki discuss heroin quieting the mind. 1:04:30 – Nikki explains that moderation never worked for him. 1:06:00 – Using addictive tendencies for family, books, photography, and music. 1:07:30 – Launching children’s animation and songwriting projects. 1:09:00 – Nikki praises Dopey and recovery communities. 1:10:30 – Shame over showing the band the same song twice while strung out. 1:12:00 – Recording the audiobook for The Heroin Diaries. 1:14:00 – Raising over a million dollars for Covenant House youth music programs. 1:17:00 – Fear that rock and roll has lost its place in modern culture. 1:19:00 – His songwriting process and Vince Neil’s phrasing. 1:21:00 – Motley Crüe’s wild reputation and honesty about excess. 1:23:00 – Vince Neil’s accident and the band’s different paths to sobriety. 1:25:00 – Realizing Motley Crüe has survived forty years together. 1:27:00 – Preparing physically for another stadium tour. 1:29:00 – Addiction as a monster chained in the basement that never dies. 1:31:00 – Beatles versus Stones and why he prefers Wings. 1:32:00 – Watching the Beatles documentary changed his view of Paul McCartney. 1:33:00 – Aerosmith over Led Zeppelin and admiration for Steven Tyler. 1:35:00 – Alice Cooper over Kiss. 1:36:00 – New York Dolls versus Ramones. 1:38:00 – Sid Vicious versus Johnny Thunders. 1:40:00 – Memories of opening for the Rolling Stones. 1:42:00 – Thoughts on social media, controversy, and clickbait. 1:43:00 – Keith Richards as an early hero and meeting him backstage. 1:45:00 – The importance of receptiveness and humility. 1:47:00 – Nikki reflects on aging and protecting sobriety. 1:49:00 – Dave thanks Nikki and says they’ll save the craziest stories for another interview. 1:50:20 – Dave’s dog nearly attacks an Amazon driver and destroys the screen door. 1:50:50 – Outro and “Toodles for Chris.” | — | ||||||
| 6/17/26 | My Brother died from a Fentanyl Overdose, The Todd Shot Vol. 8 - Todd's sister Aly comes back. | 00:00 – Intro music and Wednesday Dose opening 01:10 – Dave marks eight years since Todd Curry died 02:00 – Knicks championship, summer updates, film festival reminder 03:00 – Narcan, fentanyl test strips, and listener stories 03:40 – Double D’s Tigers party bus story begins 05:00 – Free t-shirt hustle at Comerica Park 06:20 – Smoking crack behind dumpsters in Detroit 07:45 – Failed Canada trip and border search 09:30 – Getting banned from Canada 10:10 – Patreon comments on Kevin McEnroe 13:30 – Spotify comments, cigarettes, stepdaughter advice, meetings 18:45 – Allie Curry joins the show 20:00 – Remembering Todd’s first accidental Dopey call-in 22:00 – Allie talks about the anniversary of Todd’s death 23:30 – Why Todd’s birthday feels harder than the death anniversary 25:00 – Allie’s kids and what they remember about Uncle Todd 28:00 – Dave reflects on keeping Todd alive through Dopey 30:00 – Todd hiding the podcast from his family 31:30 – Todd’s denial, charm, and keeping people from worrying 35:00 – Allie remembers seeing Todd obviously high at breakfast 37:30 – Dave talks about recording with Todd while he was high 40:00 – Family denial, parents wanting to believe things were okay 43:00 – Todd after Ithaca, old girlfriends, and lost years 46:00 – Todd’s last sober-living period and his final days 48:30 – The day Todd died and Allie almost went to wake him up 50:30 – Allie’s parents, grief, and keeping Todd’s memory alive 53:00 – Young Todd stories, stealing, skiing, getting into trouble 55:00 – How Todd lives on in Allie’s kids 57:00 – Dave and Allie talk about parenting, criticism, and family patterns 1:02:00 – Dave remembers reconnecting with Todd in New York 1:05:00 – The dangerous period when Dave and Todd used together 1:08:00 – Allie talks openly with her kids about drugs and Todd’s death 1:11:00 – The tiny funeral and family shame around overdose 1:15:00 – Todd’s friends, Rob, Galoo, and the people who loved him 1:18:00 – Tough love, enabling, money, rehab, and impossible questions 1:23:00 – Todd fighting with his building over smoking 1:25:00 – Allie’s son looking like Todd 1:27:00 – Dave closes with love for Allie, Todd, and the Dopey Nation 1:28:00 – “Good So Bad” outro Summary: This week on the Wednesday Dose of Dopey, Dave marks eight years since the death of his close friend Todd Curry, who died from a fentanyl overdose. To honor Todd’s memory, Dave brings on Todd’s sister, Allie Curry, for a deeply personal conversation about grief, family, addiction, denial, and what it feels like to lose someone so loved, complicated, funny, and unforgettable. Before the conversation, Dave shares updates about the Knicks championship, the upcoming Dopey Short Film Festival, Patreon Zooms, Narcan and fentanyl test strips, and reads a classic Dopey story about winning free Detroit Tigers tickets, scamming free t-shirts, smoking crack behind a dumpster, trying to go to Canada, and getting banned from the country. Then Dave and Allie talk about Todd’s life, his Dopey appearances, his humor, his family role, his addiction, and the strange pain of remembering someone eight years later. Allie reflects on how Todd’s birthday can feel harder than the anniversary of his death, how her kids remember him, how her parents handled his addiction and death, and how family denial and shame shaped so much of the experience. Dave remembers Todd as one of the foundational characters in Dopey history: the friend who called into the show without knowing he was being recorded, the hilarious storyteller, the hustler, the lost soul, and the person whose pain and charm became part of the show’s DNA. Together, Dave and Allie explore the impossible questions around enabling, tough love, interventions, family secrets, and the strange ways grief stays alive. It’s a bittersweet episode about keeping people alive by remembering them, telling the truth, laughing when possible, and honoring the people we lost to addiction. | — | ||||||
| 6/16/26 | ![]() Fake Sober Time, DXM, Recovery & Fixing Dopey YouTube with Trinity on the Tuesday Teaser | TIMESTAMP NOTES 1:16 – Dave introduces Trinity, claiming she is somehow more famous than he is. 2:00 – Trinity explains she first came to the beach meeting while addicted to cough medicine and getting high on dextromethorphan. 2:45 – Trinity tells the story of drinking a bottle of NyQuil and discovering her first real drug high. 3:15 – Discussion shifts to Dopey YouTube. Trinity says the studio looks "like a stroke" and volunteers to help improve the channel. 4:00 – Trinity explains how she first discovered Dopey after seeing Dave and Handsome Evan recording at the beach. 4:45 – Trinity admits she was secretly using while attending beach meetings and carrying fake sober time. 5:30 – Dave teases Trinity about eye contact, autism, and becoming a Dopey Zoom regular. 6:00 – Trinity says the podcast is great but the YouTube presentation needs work. 7:00 – Discussion about treating YouTube as its own show and bringing more direct engagement to the camera. 8:00 – Trinity defends Dopey's inside-baseball style and says listeners enjoy hearing behind-the-scenes content. 8:45 – Patreon comments begin, leading to a lengthy discussion of Heart Attack Doug. 9:00 – Trinity describes Doug as looking like a mannequin and declares Tuesdays with Doug significantly gayer than Tuesdays with Ray. 10:30 – Listener comments praise Trinity, Doug, and the show's chemistry. 11:00 – Dave tells a story about learning piano while stealing Durban Poison weed in Berkeley. 11:45 – Trinity reveals she used to be the "Weed Fairy" of Huntington and sold large amounts of marijuana. 12:30 – Discussion of HBO shows, Mad Men, and listener feedback. 13:00 – Trinity admits she often listens specifically for the Doug episodes. 13:45 – Conversation shifts to Dopey Zoom and the importance of continuing to attend meetings. 14:30 – Dave gives Trinity a hard time about her recovery and reminds her she currently has 227 days sober. 15:00 – More listener comments, basketball talk, and embarrassing family stories. 16:00 – Trinity talks about playing softball as a pitcher and her failed attempts at college. 17:00 – Trinity says she could potentially see herself helping build Dopey in the future. 18:00 – More comments, Knicks discussion, dragons, and Doug forgetting Trinity's name. 19:00 – Trash-can hot dog stories and jokes about Long Island meeting characters. 20:00 – Discussion about rolling blunts, rolling machines, and Trinity's weed-dealing past. 21:00 – Spotify comments and Dave refusing to turn a family vacation into a Dopey meet-and-greet. 22:30 – Dave and Trinity read "Just For Today" on Resistance to Change. 23:00 – The reading focuses on fear, growth, relationships, and staying stuck in familiar pain. 24:00 – Trinity admits fear and complacency are major themes in her life. 25:00 – Dave points out that despite fear, Trinity has managed to build 227 days sober. 25:45 – Patreon teaser for Trinity's full addiction and recovery story. 26:30 – Trinity performs a cover of "Good So Bad," explaining it was one of the first things she heard on Dopey and helped inspire her recovery. | — | ||||||
| 6/15/26 | ![]() Dopey Replay 32:The Time DJ Stole 1,000 Vicodin from a Pharmacy, The 9/11 Story, Remembering Todd - Total Dopey Replay 32 | Timestamps 1:09 – Dave remembers Todd Curry on the anniversary of his fentanyl overdose death. 2:43 – The Knicks win their first NBA Championship in 53 years and Dave celebrates with ice cream and family. 5:03 – Remembering DJ Don Jr. Rentz and introducing one of the most beloved episodes in Dopey history. 6:11 – Listener email connects the 1999 Knicks-Spurs Finals, addiction, recovery, and the current championship run. 9:37 – Jackie Kelly celebrates 11 years sober while living out of her car. 10:16 – Dave compares Jalen Brunson, friendship, perseverance, and recovery. 13:09 – Spotify comments and reactions to last week's replay episode. 18:45 – Replay begins with Dave, Chris, and special guest DJ Don. 20:20 – DJ explains how he got his nickname and Dave tells a classic Ted story. 26:08 – DJ's addiction begins after a car accident and prescription opioids. 28:25 – Doctors prescribe fentanyl patches to a teenage DJ. 30:51 – DJ experiences opioid withdrawal for the first time. 35:25 – Forged prescriptions, fake oxy scripts, and getting caught by pharmacists. 39:00 – DJ's first rehab experience in Flint, Michigan. 43:45 – DJ lands a job at a pharmacy immediately after rehab. 49:40 – The legendary pharmacy theft story begins. 58:06 – DJ steals 1,000 Vicodin and hides them in a watch box. 1:04:53 – DJ gets caught on his 18th birthday. 1:09:35 – The aftermath, rehab, and consequences. 1:16:40 – Methadone debate and recovery discussion. 1:28:12 – Dave tells his classic 9/11 methadone clinic story. 1:37:30 – Dave's disastrous Northern California weed-trimming adventure. 1:44:20 – Recovery talk, meetings, surrender, and finding a better life. 1:50:30 – Final thoughts on recovery, friendship, and gratitude. | — | ||||||
| 6/12/26 | ![]() Dopey 587: Heroin! Porn! ACID! The Grateful Dead! Bam Margera! The Greatest Brandon Novak Episode Ever? with Joe Frantz!✨ | addictionrecovery+4 | Brandon NovakJoe Frantz | Narcanfentanyl test strips+9 | — | heroinrecovery+8 | Oro Recovery | 2h 16m 24s | |
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| 6/11/26 | ![]() Getting High with Nazi Skinheads! Certified Classic Dopey! Kimber King Returns: Fentanyl, Family Trauma & Recovery - DOPEY'S GREATEST HITS✨ | drug addictionrecovery+4 | Kimber King | Dopey Film FestivalBaldinis+3 | — | fentanylrecovery+5 | — | 2h 35m 21s | |
| 6/10/26 | Dopey Wednesday: Heroin, Tatum O'Neal, John McEnroe, Recovery & the Knicks with Kevin McEnroe✨ | addictionrecovery+4 | Kevin McEnroe | Phoenix HouseDopey Nation+2 | — | heroinrecovery+7 | — | 1h 11m 31s | |
| 6/9/26 | ![]() KnickHeartbreak, Knicks, Lost Dreams & Recovery, Tuesday Teaser with Heart Attack Doug,✨ | recoverybasketball+4 | Heart Attack Doug | DopeyDopey Nation | Long IslandNew York | Knicksrecovery+5 | — | 35m 28s | |
| 6/8/26 | ![]() DopeSick, Arrests, Jail, Prison & Touring — with Mystery Guest: JayTotal Replay:✨ | drug addictionpersonal stories+4 | Jay | Total Replay | JerusalemLower East Side+3 | drug addictionarrests+7 | — | 1h 52m 52s | |
| 6/5/26 | ![]() Dopey 586: NEW DOPEY CLASSIC! Robbing Drug Dealers! Federal Indictment! Lesbian Prison Romance! Heroin! Crack! & Single Motherhood in Recovery with Kelly P✨ | drug addictionrecovery+4 | Kelly Petro Simone | 2C-BPercocets+4 | New Haven | drug dealersfederal indictment+6 | BetterHelp | 2h 58m 28s | |
| 6/4/26 | ![]() Dopey Greatest Hits: Jakob Nowell; Son of Sublime, Bradley Nowell, Heroin, Alcoholism, Getting Sober & Carrying the Sword✨ | addictionrecovery+4 | Jakob Nowell | Sublime | — | SublimeBradley Nowell+7 | — | 1h 34m 35s | |
| 6/3/26 | ![]() ADDICTED TO THE KNICKS - EMERGENCY KNICKS PODCAST WITH KEVIN MCENROE✨ | Knicks fandomsobriety+4 | Kevin McEnroe | KnicksMadison Square Garden | — | Knickssobriety+7 | — | 44m 47s | |
| 6/3/26 | ![]() Serious Crack Smoking! Sleeping on the Subway! Rikers Island! Brownsville, Brooklyn! & 36 Years of Recovery - The Wednesday Dose of Dopey with Michael Muniz✨ | drug addictionrecovery+4 | Michael Muniz | PatreonPhish+2 | Brownsville, Brooklyn | drug addictionrecovery+5 | — | 1h 43m 31s | |
| 6/2/26 | ![]() Dopey Tuesday Patreon Teaser with Heart Attack Doug — Birthday, Euphoria, Prison, and Stickers✨ | birthdayEuphoria finale+3 | Heart Attack Doug | Katz’sEuphoria | Texas | birthdayEuphoria+5 | — | 34m 26s | |
| 6/1/26 | ![]() Dopey 30: Fake LSD Flashbacks, Tinder Karen & the Giant Pig | Timestamp Notes 00:00:18 Dave introduces Total Replay and explains why Episode 29 with Ray Brown is unavailable. 00:02:44 Tribute to Ray Brown and promotion for the Dopey Recovery Film Festival. 00:04:00 Dave reflects on how much he interrupted people in the early episodes. 00:05:00 Discussion of Chris, DJ, Todd, and other Dopey friends who have passed away. 00:06:15 Listener emails about recovery, fatherhood, Patreon, and Dopey community. 00:08:00 Patreon and Spotify comment roundup. 00:15:49 Beginning of original Dopey Episode 30. 00:16:00 Karen joins the show and explains meeting Chris on Tinder. 00:19:00 Chris and Karen's first dates and early relationship. 00:22:30 Hiking, Tinder stories, and Chris's reluctance to commit. 00:28:00 Karen explains Chris nearly ghosting her. 00:30:00 Story of Karen drunkenly inviting Chris over and passing out on the toilet. 00:34:00 Dave debates whether Karen is officially Chris's girlfriend. 00:40:00 Discussion about missing guest DJ and methadone recovery. 00:46:00 Karen talks about hearing Chris's addiction stories for the first time. 00:48:00 Chris's infamous group-jerking-off story gets revisited. 00:52:00 Oz, prison rape discussions, and jail stories. 00:59:00 Discussion about Dopey listeners, reviews, and community. 01:01:00 Chris begins telling the Silk Road / Dark Web story. 01:03:00 Ordering LSD, heroin, and cocaine through the mail. 01:05:00 Chris relapses while managing a sober living house. 01:11:00 Debate about Suboxone and maintenance medication. 01:13:00 The Wolf of Wall Street acid trip begins. 01:18:00 Chris pretends meditation triggered an HPPD flashback. 01:20:00 Tina initially believes the fake flashback story. 01:21:00 Chris confesses, retracts the confession, then confesses again. 01:24:00 The giant piggy bank story. 01:27:00 Discussion about recovery, relapse, and accountability. 01:31:00 Why addicts laugh about terrible things they once did. 01:34:00 Episode wraps with Good So Bad. Raw/Funny Title Ideas Dopey 30: I Took Acid During Wolf of Wall Street and Blamed Meditation Dopey 30: HPPD My Ass — Chris Gets Busted Tripping Dopey 30: Silk Road Acid, Tinder Love & Passing Out on the Toilet Dopey 30: The Fake Flashback Heard Round the Lower East Side Dopey 30: Chris Tries to Gaslight His Girlfriend While Tripping Balls Dopey 30: Wolf of Wall Street, Dark Web LSD & Recovery Lies Dopey 30: Karen, Tinder, Acid & the Cast-Iron Pig of Shame Dopey 30: Tripping on Acid, Faking HPPD, Getting Kicked Out Dopey 30: Silk Road LSD and Other Terrible Recovery Decisions | — | ||||||
| 5/30/26 | ![]() Dopey 585: PCP at 12, Selling Crack, Violence, Life in Prison, Freedom, The Unlikey Inspiring story of Haneef Perry | ⏱️ Comprehensive Timestamped Notes 00:00 – 02:41: Cold open + Oro Recovery sponsor read (Bob Forrest, amenities, co-occurring disorders). 02:41 – 05:06: Dave’s full intro, Dopey Film Festival plug (June 26th, Katz’s catering, celebrity guests), dog emergency room chaos story with 3 tick bites. 05:06 – 09:51: Mountainside Treatment sponsor + long listener email from Sean O (early recovery, live music, Knicks fan). 09:51 – 13:22: Recovery Unplugged sponsor + Taylor’s voicemail (meth/booze/Grinder stories, current sobriety). 13:22 – 22:26: Work at Health sponsor + Minnesota Matt’s heavy heroin memory (friends dying from overdose) + more listener comments. 22:26 – 29:35: Braeburn Pharmaceuticals sponsor (Reframe & Reclaim series) + transition into Haneef Perry interview. 29:35 – 39:14: Haneef intro, growing up in Palmer Park (Sugar Ray Leonard connection), first PCP (“Love Boat”) at age 12, running naked in the street. 39:14 – 48:47: Early drug progression (weed, PCP, drinking), selling crack at 14-15, street life in PG County, losing best friend Earl to retaliatory shooting. 48:47 – 58:14: Trauma after Earl’s death, paranoia/PTSD, starting to carry guns, the shooting incident at 18, arrest and first-degree murder conviction. 58:14 – 01:07:35: Sentencing day heartbreak (mom begging judge for mercy), arriving in prison, functionally illiterate, teaching himself to read in the law library. 01:07:35 – 01:18:27: Converting to Islam, mentorship from Sadiq, deep spiritual awakening, prison activism, trying to stop violence between inmates. 01:18:27 – 01:30:11: Life in supermax (North Branch), 23 & 1 lockdown, studying faith, becoming a leader, 20 years total served. 01:30:11 – 01:39:20: Appeal process, prosecutorial misconduct exposed, conviction overturned after 20 years, emotional release. 01:39:20 – 01:48:29: Life after prison (May 9, 2022), meeting wife on Salams app, adjusting to freedom, current peer recovery work in Baltimore. 01:48:29 – End: Haneef’s message on recovery, community work, Paul Project / Narcan efforts, Dave’s closing thoughts, outro music. | — | ||||||
| 5/28/26 | ![]() Remembering the Super Dopey Bombastic Life of Ryan Leone From Ritalin Kid to Heroin Cartel, Federal Prison & Writing "Wasting Talent" | Dopey Greatest Hits | ⏱️ Timestamped Key Notes 00:18 – 05:06: Dave intro – Thursday Greatest Hits, Ryan Leone poll winner, Ryan’s background, Wikipedia read, his death in 2022 from fentanyl/meth. 05:06 – 09:55: Dade’s wild voicemail – Naked drunk coke-fueled fight, putting feet through walls, hospital stitches + Dilaudid. 09:55 – 14:42: Patreon & Spotify comments on previous Long Island episode (Motorcycle Gang Gary). 14:42 – 21:51: More comments, Dopey updates, Ryan Leone tribute, his books (Wasting Talent, Antiheroes), documentary A Tortured Mind. 21:51 – 26:32: Start of Ryan Leone interview – Early Ritalin/Adderrall as a kid, applesauce story, feeling inadequate, first drugs (weed, drinking, LSD). 26:32 – 35:56: Wilderness programs, seeing a kid slit his wrists, expulsions, first cocaine bump at 16, rapid addiction, selling drugs. 35:56 – 44:47: First heroin (chasing the dragon at 17), China White in Massachusetts, first IV shot at gunpoint in abandoned house with dirty rig. 44:47 – 54:03: Early junkie chaos – Shooting abscesses, Hep C, toxic relationship, stealing $80k savings bonds for a kilo of coke, acid-fueled trip to confront girlfriend’s father (skateboard attack). 54:03 – 01:05:36: Stabbing the skinhead story (real life basis for Wasting Talent opening), pregnant stripper, stealing heroin & needles. 01:05:36 – 01:17:20: Big-time dealing era – Pink Floyd ticket scam, trading fake DMT (water softener pellets) for massive amounts of Molly/acid, becoming a major MDMA dealer. 01:17:20 – 01:28:34: Recruited by big cartel-connected dealer, selling kilos of Molly + heroin balloons, associate producer job, federal indictment with Mendoza Clan. 01:28:34 – 01:40:25: Girlfriend’s death, turning self in, kicking 180mg methadone + 11g heroin habit in federal prison, maximum security, running with Southsiders. 01:40:25 – 01:54:10: Prison violence (riots, stabbings, murders), writing Wasting Talent in prison, solitary confinement for 60 days, grandfather’s death, white light spiritual bottom → gets sober. 01:54:10 – 02:09:49: Post-prison success then relapse, marriage to a fan, alcoholism, second & third prison terms, missing son’s birth. 02:09:49 – 02:29:40: Final relapse stories, suicide attempt on Christmas after family rejection, trying to OD in Bank of America parking lot. 02:29:40 – End: Getting clean for good after best friend Paul’s death, current success (YouTube, Patreon, screenplays, Johnny Depp friendship), starting Paul Project nonprofit for Narcan, closing thoughts. | — | ||||||
| 5/27/26 | They Call Heroin Dog Food! Crack in Gordon Heights! Celebrating 6 Years Sober with Handsome Evan | Timestamp Notes 00:00 – Dopey Wednesday intro song 01:03 – Dave is sick, welcomes everyone, and talks Knicks/Cleveland 02:00 – Knicks community makes Dave think of Dopey Nation 02:40 – Dopey Zoom, recovery solidarity, and staying connected 03:05 – Dopey stickers and Dave’s old sticker arrest 03:24 – Rest in peace Rob Base 05:40 – Rest in peace Sonny Rollins 06:56 – Sonny Rollins, heroin, jazz, and Saxophone Colossus 08:00 – Handsome Evan preview: six years sober 08:35 – Sarah’s listener email: broken feet, 7OH/Kratom, no insurance, housing crisis 11:43 – Dave responds to Sarah and recommends meetings/connection 12:35 – Patreon comments from Skinny Vinny episode 14:05 – Spotify comments: drug dreams, Canadian bacon, Tom Shoes, Patreon tiers 16:28 – More comments: AI therapy, JD voicemail, peptides, home invasions 17:25 – Dopey Recovery Short Film Festival plug 18:00 – Handsome Evan joins Dave in the car by the bay 18:48 – Evan’s second son was born on his six-year sobriety anniversary 20:00 – Dave talks meeting politics, losing respect, and walking out with Doug 21:06 – Dave and Evan talk needing people to like them 22:15 – Anthony Spaghetti and Prince Spaghetti Day 24:35 – The Prince Spaghetti song 25:35 – Dave asks Evan to reflect on six years sober 26:00 – Jewishness, AA meetings, and Dave being called Shlomo 30:57 – Evan’s early crack story: raves, trailer parks, Gordon Heights 33:17 – “You got hard?” and meeting crack dealers 34:10 – Evan drives a dealer around for crack 35:40 – Evan lends his car to a dealer; cops show up after a chase 38:19 – Evan’s worst addiction moments: stealing, pawning, trading shoes for crack 40:42 – Evan stealing checks and lying to his parents 42:56 – Evan says the bottom didn’t get him sober 43:45 – Suboxone, weed, and becoming a counselor 45:15 – Shame, guilt, and claiming recovery while still smoking weed 46:45 – Mexico relapse: Ritalin, booze, coke, MTV Spring Break 48:35 – COVID, Zoom counseling, coke, and running a group high 50:03 – Evan’s wife catches on 51:00 – Fireball, Xanax, coke, meeting his stepdaughter, and rehab 52:17 – Weed, harm reduction, and why it didn’t work for Evan 53:30 – Evan finds the meeting during COVID 55:35 – OCD as both defect and asset 57:15 – Nurse practitioner school, new baby, new house, fear and stress 59:14 – Sponsees calling, Anthony, Bill, and Doug getting called out 1:01:00 – Dave explains reading Spotify and Patreon comments 1:03:57 – Evan talks happiness, recovery, fear, and bills 1:07:30 – Emails about SR-17 / SR-1718 and opioid withdrawal 1:13:00 – Ketamine, ibogaine, MDMA, psychedelics, and sober curiosity 1:16:35 – Anthony Spaghetti appears live 1:17:41 – Anthony explains Prince Spaghetti Day 1:20:00 – Evan’s family resentment with his sister 1:22:30 – Evan’s parenting fears and anxiety about autism 1:24:20 – Dave prepares to speak for Evan’s anniversary 1:25:50 – Closing: stay strong and toodles for Chris 1:26:17 – Closing song | — | ||||||
| 5/26/26 | ![]() Tuesday Teaser: 'The Return of Dave's Dad - Alan-on Parenting, Guilt, Shame, Blame and hope | Timestamp Notes 00:00 Intro song and opening jokes about needing another Trump episode 00:55 Dave and Alan return for Dopey Tuesday 01:20 Alan explains why they’re recording outside the Dopey studio 02:00 Discussion about Alan’s Manhattan apartment and “mutual redevelopment” 03:00 History of Howard Beach Buxbaum building the Dopey studio 03:45 Jamie Lee Curtis clips and studio production problems 04:30 Blake Mycoskie / TOMS Shoes episode discussion 05:30 Alan unveils his greenhouse meat-cloning fantasy 06:30 Indoor lobster farming memories 08:00 Alan’s failed business ideas through the years 09:50 Eclipse merchandise and Chinese knife disasters 11:00 Greenhouse land dreams continue 12:00 Dr. Graf’s son betting on the Spurs to win the NBA Finals 13:00 Gambling addiction disclaimer 14:00 Seymour spends thousands on Knicks playoff tickets 15:00 Dave realizes his father never took him anywhere 16:00 Bronx Zoo, Aquarium, museums, and nursing home childhood memories 18:30 Debate about whether expensive Knicks tickets are worth it 20:00 Dave recalls attending Knicks playoff games 21:00 Bitcoin and crypto losses 22:30 Discussion about Spotify and Patreon comments 24:00 Spotify comments section begins 24:20 Kratom sobriety success story 25:00 Vape addiction comment 25:30 Heart Attack Doug controversy comments 26:30 Dave teases emotional Patreon-only comments 27:00 Outro song | — | ||||||
| 5/25/26 | ![]() Rob Reiner, Nick Reiner, Guns, Heroin Rats, Chris, Ryan & eerie Foreshadowing on the Total Dopey Replay show episode 28 | Title Dopey Replay 28: Rob Reiner, Nick Reiner, Guns, Heroin Rats, Chris, Ryan & Weird Fucking Foreshadowing Timestamp Notes 00:17 — Dave introduces Monday Total Replay and explains the plan to replay Dopey episodes 1–143. 00:38 — Today’s replay is Dopey Episode 28, titled by Chris: “Robbery Gun Drug Dealer, First Dylan Episode.” 01:05 — Dave explains that Ryan, who designed the Dopey logo, is back for this episode. 01:28 — Dave calls the episode creepy, eerie, and full of foreshadowing. 01:52 — Dave talks about the first email from Tina Mathis, Cormac calling him “Dan,” and early insecurity around Chris getting more attention. 02:16 — Ryan’s gun-to-the-head drug story is previewed. 02:28 — Dave says the episode has a long, bizarre conversation about Nick Reiner and Rob Reiner before Nick ever came on Dopey. 03:00 — Dave reflects on Chris being gone and says the simple message: if Chris had stayed in recovery, he wouldn’t have died. 03:40 — Dave recaps Susan’s eighth birthday party at Urban Air. 04:20 — Dave gives dad-movie reviews of The Mandalorian, Hoppers, and Super Mario Galaxy. 06:00 — Dave talks about a listener complaint that the Spotify and Patreon comments are too long. 07:30 — Maddie from Australia sends in a DUI voicemail about drinking gin during delivery shifts and getting pulled over. 10:18 — Dave promotes the Dopey Short Film Festival on June 26 in NYC. 11:40 — Patreon comments from the last replay: listeners react to hearing Todd and Chris again. 13:20 — Dave talks about people coming into Zooms with cameras off and how it drives him crazy. 14:30 — Spotify comments: listeners reflect on lost friends, addiction, grief, and hearing Chris and Todd. 18:16 — Dave answers why he and Linda never got married. 20:58 — Original Dopey Episode 28 begins with Dave, Chris, and Ryan trying to do the intro. 22:00 — The guys talk about the Lower East Side, old junky New York, and the changing neighborhood. 25:30 — Chinese food arrives and the show temporarily turns into a chaotic food-ordering podcast. 29:00 — Chris talks about speaker tapes and recovery ideas. 32:30 — Dave tells the story of Cormac emailing “Dear Chris and Dan,” which crushes him. 36:30 — Dave reads the first big Dopey fan email from Tina in Philadelphia. 39:00 — Tina praises the show, Chris’s stories, Dave yelling at Chris, and the Howard Stern / Artie years comparison. 46:30 — Ryan tells the story of pretending to go buy flour but really going to buy pills. 48:50 — Ryan gets held up at gunpoint while waiting for his drug dealer. 50:50 — Ryan refuses to give up his drug money because, in his mind, it already belongs to the dealer. 51:35 — Ryan throws his phone over the robber’s head, then stays anyway because his dealer is still coming. 55:30 — Dave starts talking about Rob Reiner, All in the Family, and Rob’s son Nick. 58:00 — Dave talks about Nick Reiner’s movie, addiction, recovery, and being jealous/nervous for him. 01:00:00 — Chris explains addiction genetics and substance use disorder. 01:04:20 — Chris tells the “rat heaven / rat hell” heroin-water experiment story. 01:08:30 — Dave talks about why he can’t smoke weed: he would immediately obsess over smoking again tomorrow. 01:10:20 — Dave and Chris debate prayer, addiction, recovery, and AA. 01:15:50 — Chris’s sponsor Dylan calls in right as Dave is talking about Dylan from 90210. 01:18:00 — Dylan says he likes the show and Dave’s sponsor hated it. 01:19:00 — The guys talk about the weirdest things they sold or pawned for drugs. 01:20:30 — Chris tells the story of trying to sell his leg braces for drugs in the Caribbean. 01:23:00 — Ryan tells the story of stripping copper wire out of old power tools to sell for scrap. 01:24:20 — Dave tells the story of stealing CDs from MTV after getting fired. 01:28:00 — The episode wraps with “Stay strong, Dopey Nation” and “Toodles.” | — | ||||||
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