Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

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This week on Wednesday!

We talk music and memories, Doug is improving, a mess of KRATOM comments on Spotify - Wendy's Meth scissors and a great walk down dopey memory lane.

The main interview is with Zac Clark, who talks about Release Recovery, Chris’s old sober living days, clinicians relapsing, the line between treatment work and actual personal recovery, and why people who work in recovery still need their own meetings “for fun and for free.” Zac also talks about going to Onsite when he lost his joy, what it gave him, how therapy and recovery fit together, why he runs, what MAT means to him, and how a bank teller basically saved his life when he was at the end of his run. By the end, Dave and Zach get into competition, gratitude, social media, reality TV, running the marathon, fruit, and the Dopey Fitness Challenge, before Dave closes with updates on his own walking, pushups, Couch to 5K, and Dopeywood in LA.

All that and more! On the latest Wednesday of that old school Dopey Show.

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This week on the Dopey Tuesday teaser with Aurora! 

Heart Attack Doug is in the hospital for an angioplasty and asks for prayers, leading to a conversation about group prayer, aging, and mortality. Aurora shares a story about a friend dying from undetected lung cancer, which spirals into both of them admitting they lied to doctors about smoking history out of paranoia and defiance.

They shift into classic Dopey banter — procrastination, avoidance, working out, and life admin — before reading Spotify comments. Then the episode turns into a deeper recovery moment: Aurora admits she had her first real “I want to drink wine in Europe” thought in years while planning a trip to France. Dave relates with thoughts of smoking weed in Humboldt County, and they unpack FOMO in long-term sobriety.

The conversation drifts into replacing addiction with other behaviors (shopping, work, exercise), purpose, and how recovery evolves over time. The teaser ends with a Patreon plug teasing two topics: Aurora pulling back from meetings and Dave having a strong emotional reaction to a listener.

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This week on the Total Replay we replay -  Dopey Episode 19: “Smoking on Plane”, the first appearance of his childhood friend Jeremy! Before the replay, we explain Jeremy’s history - from smoking weed and doing psychedelics together as kids in Manhattan to later doing heroin with Todd. We also talk about the Dopey Fitness Challenge, and plays a voicemail from Dade about underage drinking, Spiritualized, getting stung by a bee, vomiting on the side of the road, and getting arrested in North Carolina for driving after having consumed alcohol within 24 hours.

In the replayed episode itself, Dave, Chris, and Jeremy joke around about Jeremy being late, EZ Pass disasters, old LA stories, blood in bathrooms from shooting dope, Todd escaping out a window to avoid Jeremy’s parents, and Jeremy’s drug history. Jeremy talks about how he did plenty of drugs but was able to stop when heroin started interfering with his acting work and life, while Dave and Chris frame that as the difference between an addict and someone who isn’t afflicted the same way. The centerpiece is Jeremy’s insane “smoking weed on a plane” story, where he rolls a joint, sneaks into the airplane bathroom before takeoff on a flight from London to New York, smokes it, gets caught by a flight attendant, lies and says it was a cigarette, then somehow gets away with it. After the replay, Dave reflects on how early Dopey was more about comedy and chaos than feelings, plugs Save Spot, stickers, Patreon, Dopeywood, and teases future merch and a possible guest named Cece.

All that and more???? On the latest dopey total replay! Write us at [email protected]

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This week on Dopey we are joined by high endurance athlete and author of The Other Side of Hard, Ken Rideout! Who tells us of his super rough, tough and ultimately extremely inspiring story! From starting on the mean streets of Boston to NYC and London Wealth to DMT ceremonies, to winning crazy ultra endurance races on the Gobi dessert and being the fastest marathoner over the age of 50! All the while becoming completely addicted to opioids and his path to get off! 

PLUS - Did a listener drink and get robbed by Chris? Acid in the Eyes! The $100 Patreon Tier uncovered and so much MORE! 

On this brand new super robust episode of that good old Dopey Show!  

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notes:

Dopey Greatest Hits intro + Patreon pitch (26 cents a day rant)

Dave reflecting on Dopey music + Long Island accent creep

Episode 182 setup: Dylan (Chris’ sponsor)

Ishmael + Chopped & Screwed nostalgia

GoFundMe origin story for Dopey gear

Spotify comments + Dave’s obsession

Swedish listener email:

Amphetamine → meth → heroin

Psychosis with voices + shotgun paranoia

Recovery attempt + NA hesitation

Transition to Dylan interview

Dylan Story:

Grew up in Cape Cod, early alcoholism

Hits and kills a child at 16 (huge trauma)

Years of drinking, chaos, DUIs, trucking

Ski bum + blackout lifestyle

Alcohol hepatitis (liver bleeding)

First oxy → instant love → addiction

Builds trucking company while using

Withdrawal realization → full addiction

Peak Dopey Insanity:

Cross-country trucking + heroin addiction

5-day crack run in Jacksonville

Running out of dope in North Carolina

Buying crack instead

Homeless crews + chaos

Losing partner for days

Pissing himself in hotel

Shooting coke + heroin

Infection → PICC line into heart

Shooting drugs into heart line

Multiple overdoses, arrests, psych wards

Recovery:

Mountainside intake (manual labor deal)

Jail → “dick in the dirt” prayer moment

Spiritual shift begins

Hardcore recovery pursuit:

Meetings, meditation, spirituality obsession

Living on farm caring for animals + old couple

Gradual transformation → peace moments

Chris Section (Heavy):

Chris’ growth → overwhelming life

Relapse timeline (~6 weeks)

Discussion of pressure + identity

Grief + aftermath

Ending:

Chopped & Screwed “gayest episode ever” segment

Dave reflecting on last good night with Chris

Review from listener about addict spouse

Dylan appreciation + legacy talk

“Fucking toodles for Chris”

 

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