DopeSick, Arrests, Jail, Prison & Touring — with Mystery Guest: JayTotal Replay:

About this episode

This episode features a replay of an early episode with guest Jay, discussing drug addiction and personal experiences with recovery and arrests.

Film Festival Tickets: https://buytickets.at/thedopeyfoundation/2216905 PAtreon: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast SUMMARY This week on Total Replay! Dave opens with a heartfelt intro about the Total Replay series — replaying all early episodes with Chris O'Connor, Dave's co-creator who died of a fentanyl overdose in July 2018. Dave explains why these replays matter: listeners who came later are getting to know Chris for the first time, and can trace his recovery, his relapse, and his death in real time across 130 episodes. Dave promotes the Dopey Film Festival (June 26, SVA Theatre, NYC), reads Patreon and Spotify comments — including a standout from a listener now 1.5 years sober who used to listen while walking to cop — and recaps the Knicks NBA Finals run. The replayed episode is #30 — a two-hour classic with Dave, Chris, and a special guest called only "Jay," a musician from a prominent 90s band who remains anonymous. Jay gave Dave his first bag of weed in 1994. The episode covers: Jay's origin story (karate → weed → crack senior year of high school → speedballing → 20+ years of heroin); kicking dope in Jerusalem while on tour; copping in Austin at South by Southwest while sick…

People in this episode

Host: Dave

Guest: Jay

Topics covered

• drug addiction
• recovery
• arrests
• music
• personal stories

Keywords

• drug addiction
• recovery
• arrests
• Jay
• Dopey Podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dopey Podcast, Dopey Film Festival, Patreon, Spotify

Books & works: Total Replay

Places: Jerusalem, Austin, Lower East Side, NYC

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