Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

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Dave sits down with filmmaker Ben Feldman, director of The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother Hillel, for a deep, funny, and emotional conversation about music, addiction, and friendship.

They get into the origins of the Chili Peppers, the insane creative scene in 80s LA, and the bond between Flea, Anthony, and Hillel Slovak. Ben talks about making the film, interviewing Flea and Anthony, and how losing his own best friend to addiction shaped the project.

Dave connects it all to Dopey—losing Chris, losing Todd, and what it means to keep going after people die. There’s talk about sobriety actually being kind of fun, the loneliness of addiction, and the weird magic of finding connection.

Plus: listener emails about cocaine and the Chili Peppers, a wild Jamaica Queens dope bust story, Spotify comments, Ram Dass, running, and a banjo cover of “Good So Bad.”

It’s Dopey meets the Chili Peppers—with grief, laughter, and a lot of heart.

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ON THE TEASER: Heart Attack Doug  AGAIN! For a chaotic Tuesday episode filled with tangents about music, meetings, and listener feedback.

The tone shifts when Dave reads a detailed email from a listener addicted to 7-OH, a potent kratom extract sold in gas stations. What starts as a mild experiment quickly escalates into full dependence, with increasing tolerance, daily use in the hundreds of milligrams, financial strain, secrecy, and failed attempts to quit—even with Suboxone.

Dave and Doug react with concern, noting the growing number of similar stories and questioning how such substances are widely available. They emphasize treatment, honesty, and community support, while pushing back against stigma—highlighting that addiction can take many forms, regardless of the substance.

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This week on the total Replay! Kicking Xylazine and other weird new compunds! Comments! Krby J explores early 80's NYC Junky stuff! Me and Chris talk Dopey TV Shows! Girls! 

All that and more! On this weeks new version of a ten year old show!

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🧠 SUMMARY

This week on Dopey! The AMAZING ANDY FRASCO comes to my dad's to record Dopey! First we read an email from a woman in recovery who used while she was pregnant. We read Spotify comments going off — crust punks, nitrous, and junkie nostalgia.

Then Andy Frasco comes on and it goes everywhere — building a band off Craigslist, having sex with 200 people in high school, hooking up with a teacher, doing an 8-ball his first time, and turning into a full-blown party frontman.

We get into cocaine, mushrooms, sex addiction, panic attacks, band breakups, and the weird line between partying and survival.

Frasco talks about trying to slow down, actually feel things, and not become another dead rock story.

All that and so much MORE! MORE! MORE! MORE! on a jammy episode of that old Dopey show.

 

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Dopey Greatest Hits! Scott Wic 6 Years! And Coked out voicemail! Spotify/Patreon Comments on Artie.

 In a whopper of a Dopey episode, we are joined by legendary meth head, Ditty and we hear possibly some of the Dopiest stories in the history of our show. From his first experiences with alcohol and cocaine to his insane crystal meth empire. With stints in rehab and jail, and coast to coast misadventures along the way! 

Plus So Much More! On the new/old Dopey show!

 

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