Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

TIMESTAMPS Time Topic 01:14 Doug returns; Cormac was robbed; today’s ridiculous topic list 03:23 Childhood looks, “Jewberty,” Port Chester memories, and a Rhodes sold for heroin 05:40 World Yacht, summer 1997, and buying the piano for $300 07:57 Coworkers calling Dave Screech—and why it still stings 10:18 Cece’s comment about Linda; Doug’s compliments and friendship friction 12:32 The $10,000 backyard quote and Doug doing the work himself 14:46 Neck problems, overdoing it, and Dave praying for Doug 16:54 Guitar inheritance jokes; ambulance ride and hospital scare 19:13 Morphine, spiritual superiority, sponsors, and sponsees 21:34 Sponsorship discussion, Patreon cliffhanger, and love for free listeners 23:52 “Good So Bad” 26:15 End | **05:40** | World Yacht, summer 1997, and buying the piano for $300 | | **07:57** | Coworkers calling Dave Screech—and why it still stings | | **10:18** | Cece’s comment about Linda; Doug’s compliments and friendship friction | | **12:32** | The $10,000 backyard quote and Doug doing the work himself | | **14:46** | Neck problems, overdoing it, and Dave praying for Doug | | **16:54** | Guitar inheritance jokes; ambulance ride and hospital scare | | **19:13** | Morphine, spiritual superiority, sponsors, and sponsees | | **21:34** | Sponsorship discussion, Patreon cliffhanger, and love for free listeners | | **23:52** | “Good So Bad” | | **26:15** | End |

TIMESTAMP NOTES 00:14 Welcome to Total Replay 48; Dave introduces John and their musical history 02:49 John’s musical contributions; family trip to Kingston and expensive beard oil 05:02 Request for listener voicemails; Michael’s July Fourth 1995 heroin story begins 07:28 Dealer’s apartment: shotgun, showing track marks, and stripping naked 09:52 Socks or beanie for Michael; Patreon comments and Anthony from the Beach 12:15 Hannah’s Dopey tattoo, meeting encounter, and free tattoos 14:41 Trying to create Dopey’s own Howard Stern/Fred Norris dynamic 15:28 Original episode begins with John’s samples and beats 16:24 Dave, Chris, and John introduce the soundboard experiment 18:20 Explaining Fred Norris; samples derail the conversation 20:15 Freestyle rapping and trying to explain Reddit 22:08 Opiate subreddit, drug pictures, and Chris’s cravings 24:01 The drug photo Chris couldn’t stop thinking about 26:16 Soundboard overload; Dave challenges Chris’s Reddit involvement 28:40 Pre-retreat food binge, buying Benadryl, and arriving to a flooded tent 30:55 Retreat participants, 4 a.m. wake-ups, and the meditation schedule 33:17 Boredom, sneaking sleep, recorded teachings, and the Wi-Fi joke 35:26 Buddhism, craving, aversion, and Siddhartha 37:48 Teaching others and connecting spiritual service with recovery 40:02 “I crave to not have cravings”; pain, equanimity, and wanting meditation to work 42:01 Intense cocaine cravings and imagining leaving the retreat to use 43:58 Calling Alex 46:37 Dave’s approaching one-year anniversary; sponsor-prank discussion 48:10 The “I know” setup is revealed 48:43 Chris turning 32 and remembering thinking he was Jesus 50:34 Future “Doctor Chris”; throwing Dopey flyers off buildings 52:54 Sublime’s “Pool Shark” 54:06 Pusha T, recovery as a secret society, and introducing a listener letter 56:21 Chachi’s letter: years of drug use, isolation, and loving war stories 58:42 Identifying with extreme stories; being the “best worst” 01:00:55 Former Hells Angels collector’s story; Dave’s episode-publishing anxiety 01:03:21 Deli banter and repeatedly checking whether the episode posted 01:05:43 Almost manually posting it twice; letting go versus panicking 01:08:02 Food, television, and cravings after the retreat; Dave buys a vape 01:10:08 Missing cigarettes and debating whether the episode has enough drugs 01:12:07 Historical heroin headline; article about keeping pets safe from drugs 01:14:25 Rehab guarantees, self-reported success rates, and musical closing 01:16:49 Original episode goodbye 01:17:02 Present-day Dave returns; DopeyCon and Anthony from the Beach comments 01:19:28 More listener comments, Ben and Melanie shout-outs, and Patreon gratitude 01:21:50 Closing music begins

Timestamp notes Time 02:58 After DopeyCon: community, photographs, and a successful night 04:03 Making peace with Mark; construction threatens the recording 05:25 approximately Belgian listener’s follow-up: five alcohol-free days and reaching out 06:45 approximately Kyle’s story: selling the contents of a rich guy’s house 10:58 The amends—and an unexpectedly gracious response 14:30 approximately Odell’s voicemail: dope sickness, ants, and the Detroit trip 18:00 approximately Anthony from the beach comments; more Kevin O’Leary reactions 24:03 Montana’s prison update: amends, connection, and gratitude 28:26 Live-audio explanation and DopeyCon thank-yous 32:47 DopeyCon begins: Bushwick Book Club opening song 35:39 Dave welcomes the room; remembering Chris and others lost 37:30 approximately Tom Fry’s 30 years and Dave’s first experience taking someone through the steps 39:00 Stashword: Alexis Haines and Rachel versus Evan and Lenny 45:29 Anthony Varela’s comedy set 50:31 Cialis, a wake, and six minutes of extremely committed prayer 53:47 Bonnie’s recovery milestone; setting up the Medal of Freedom 55:49 Dave honors his dad—and cuts the blame to seven percent 57:21 Alan’s acceptance speech 59:48 Introducing Zac Clark and his award 01:01:06 Zac: recovery community, connection, and keeping the door open 01:06:27 Linda describes the chaos and meaning of DopeyCon 01:08:51 Introducing the memorial 01:09:46 Memorial music 01:13:27 The Dopey documentary trailer: Dave, Chris, and the community 01:18:21 Back from intermission; introducing “Mud Pies” 01:20:52 Rachel Angel and Trinity’s performance 01:24:30 Stashword returns: Amanda Crossley, Abby Fickley, LJ, and Zac 01:30:37 Tony O’Neill reads from Digging the Vein 01:36:34 “Waiting for CJ”: a fictional encounter with a dealer and Death 01:42:57 Audience Q&A begins 01:45:42 The Dopey logo’s origin and Dave’s Artie Lange update 01:46:42 Crack-pipe name tags; Zac’s flooded marathon 01:48:41 Hank Azaria answers in Moe’s voice 01:50:32 Camden, getting sober, and balancing comedy with serious stories 01:54:12 John Joseph’s vacation choice; Dave’s least-favorite guests 01:56:21 Rachel on viral videos and Meta restrictions 01:58:13 Zac on the Release Foundation and access to treatment 02:00:05 Assembling the Dopey Feud teams 02:02:20 Round one: popular ways to smoke weed 02:06:28 Round two: things people have put—or wished they’d put—up their butt 02:11:58 Round three: the worst places to trip on LSD 02:15:15 Fast Money: Aaron Carr 02:18:48 Fast Money: Abby Fickley 02:23:46 Closing thank-yous and gathering the musicians 02:24:55 Closing song: “I Wanna Be Good So Bad”

TIMESTAMPS: Time Topic 00:00 Opening theme 01:02 Recovery action, connection, Narcan, and fentanyl test strips 03:28 Merch, Patreon, and choosing the Greatest Hits replay 05:51 Axel’s voicemail: bomb threats and being sent to Argentina 08:12 Valium, stolen clothes, pills, and police at the dealer’s house 10:34 Dave reacts; harm reduction conference and listener comments 12:57 MC Serch discussion; transition into Mrs. Robinson 15:21 Meet Mrs. Robinson: teacher, advertising executive, adult performer 17:38 Getting clean in 2003; the OnlyFans proposition 19:55 Motherhood, reputation, and “go get the bag” 22:20 Her son challenges her fear of other people’s opinions 24:38 Adult-industry opportunities and recovery judgment 27:03 Why she started OnlyFans; how the platform works 29:25 Custom content and connection with subscribers 31:44 Patreon parallels, empowerment, and boundaries 34:09 Working with friends and entering mainstream porn 36:32 Behind the scenes of a porn shoot 38:57 Explicit shop talk and audience demand 41:12 First drink at 11 43:23 Teenage drinking, college, and discovering Percocet 45:46 Childhood violence and her account of Pittsburgh cocaine connections 48:08 Family secrecy and finding people she trusts 50:30 Early AA exposure, cocaine, and her father’s Quaaludes 55:08 Discovering OxyContin; the dentist’s assurances and family overdoses 57:27 Teaching on ecstasy and getting caught snorting Oxy 59:46 First rehab, drinking, and depression 1:02:09 Using drugs while believing she was sober; the bridge story 1:04:33 Her sponsee saves her life; psychiatric care and withdrawal 1:06:56 Her father gets clean; addiction while teaching first grade 1:09:10 The principal confronts her; losing her teaching job 1:11:28 Shame, appearing functional, and being drugged at a club 1:13:53 Returning to alcohol and collecting her father’s spilled cocaine 1:16:17 More detail about the bridge rescue and wanting to be loved 1:18:42 Treatment, Klonopin, and attacking her psychiatrist 1:20:59 Surrender and finally following recovery suggestions 1:23:22 Recovery houses and her husband’s relapse after dental treatment 1:25:40 Divorce, parenting, and protecting her son 1:28:04 Paying for her ex-husband’s treatment in Utah 1:30:26 Her son’s mental health, brain injury, and treatment 1:32:42 Family boundaries and putting recovery first 1:35:01 Caring for her mother; her son’s early graduation 1:37:28 OnlyFans income, flexibility, and adult-industry economics 1:39:46 Travel dreams and future plans 1:42:09 Meetings, gossip, and validation 1:44:36 Privacy, safety, and final reflections 1:46:56 Closing and outro music

Time Topic 01:20 Welcome, autumn, post-DopeyCon malaise, and listener stories 03:47 Sneaking kratom in rehab—and getting caught by a new test 06:09 “Barry”: kratom dependence, law school, and trial practice 08:16 Eighteen capsules before class and landing a clerkship 10:30 Two years off kratom; Patreon reactions to Justin Crompier 15:02 Workit Health welcomes Dave and Margaret Cho 19:20 Margaret’s love for Dopey and her relationship with weed 21:46 Opiates, benzos, kratom, and why California sober wouldn’t work for her 24:05 The Third Step as “fuck it”—replacing addiction rituals with recovery 26:30 Building a higher power and a daily meditation practice 28:53 Finding quiet, VR meditation, and TRIPP 33:36 Kratom as harm reduction versus Margaret’s personal experience 36:04 Kratom dependence and feeling constantly dope sick 38:29 7-OH, Feel Free, and treatment discussions 40:53 Rehab, withdrawal, restless legs, and benzo seizures 43:17 Two seizures at Thanksgiving, boiling fondue, and Amsterdam 45:44 Ambulance bills and the doctor who told Margaret she was dying 48:09 Stimulant obsession and the conversation turns to kava 50:27 Recovery “loopholes,” sobriety, and losses around treatment 52:54 Old recovery friends, intervention, and wanting to live 55:18 Fentanyl, remembering Chris, and drifting from recovery routines 57:42 Disappointment, meditation, pets, food, and music 1:00:04 Writing “My Dick” with Jane Wiedlin 1:02:23 Audience questions: DopeyCon, “Grippy Sock Vacation,” and mental health 1:04:51 Public recovery: accountability or pressure? 1:06:56 Weed dreams and keeping your word in sobriety 1:08:24 When kratom starts getting in the way of life 1:10:42 Harm reduction, Narcan, clean needles, and resources 1:15:13 Closing the live event; returning to Spotify comments 1:17:32 Justin Crompier reactions and listener audio complaints 1:21:36 Margaret Cho’s “Grippy Sock Vacation” 1:24:46 Closing music