Tuesday Teaser: 'Diabolical' Seymour Bought his kids Knicks Tickets and My Dad wants to clone meat in upstate NY

About this episode

Dave and Alan discuss various topics including business ideas, sports, and personal anecdotes.

FILM FESTIVAL TICKETS: https://buytickets.at/thedopeyfoundation/2216905 PATREON: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast Dave and Alan Manheim return for another classic Dopey Tuesday conversation, this time recorded outside the Dopey studio because of ongoing production issues. Alan immediately launches into a breakdown of his “mutual redevelopment” Manhattan apartment and reminisces about living there for over 50 years while Dave complains about the transformation of his childhood bedroom into the Dopey studio. The conversation drifts into Blake Mycoskie from TOMS Shoes and the Dopey Nation’s reaction to a less drug-heavy episode before Alan unveils his newest entrepreneurial fantasy: buying 30 acres upstate to create a solar-powered greenhouse capable of producing meat without animals. This naturally leads into stories about Alan’s previous failed business ideas, including indoor lobster farming, eclipse merchandise, imported Chinese knives, underwear futures, cryptocurrency disasters, and the legendary JJ and the Jelly Bean children’s books. Dave and Alan then pivot hard into Knicks playoff mania, gambling talk, and the absurdity of spending $1,000 for nosebleed seats at Madison Square…

People in this episode

Host: Dave

Guest: Alan Manheim

Topics covered

• drug addiction
• entrepreneurship
• sports
• nostalgia
• business ideas

Keywords

• drug addiction
• Knicks
• entrepreneurship
• nostalgia
• business ideas

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TOMS Shoes, Dopey Foundation

Books & works: JJ and the Jelly Bean

Places: Manhattan, upstate NY, Madison Square Garden

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