Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

This week on Dopey! Former Details magazine editor-in-chief, and pill popper extraordinaire and, Dan Peres comes to my dad's apartment to bring the Dopey! We hear all about his new addiction memoir, As Needed For Pain, and his struggles with pills, career and copping heroin on skid row. Also joining us in my dad's kitchen is long time Dopey friend, Alexis Haines. Who regales us with tales of depravity, drug policy and living with trauma. Plus my dad, Alan sits in, we hear about his take with the Corona Virus, my dinner with Marc Maron, the stupid dog and much much more on a spine tingly-dingly episode of Dopey! 

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This week on Dopey. Major league Dopey guest, lead singer of The Cro Mags, Iron Man competitor, Hare Krishna devotee and all around amazing guy John Joseph comes through to hit us with the dopey. Plus Ismael pops in, emails and much, much more on a crazy hardcore, positive mental attitude, crack relapse, Hare Krishna chanting, scholarship giving away, great Karneef sighting episode of Dopey!  

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This week on Dopey! The nitty gritty on love addiction, obsession, heartbreak and relapse. We also  hear super high octane Dopey Sex stories. Bob Forrest calls in with a bad flu, to tell us about his crazy weekend playing with Thelonious Monster, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction and Fishbone. Dave talks dogs, the show, and more! Plus multiple international voicemails, emails Alan and much much more. On a very obsessive, and seriously debauched new drug store wine buying, super vodka drinking, vending machine cracked out, mile high club episode of Dopey.

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This week on Dopey! Bill Blaber is back! He and Dave reminisce on some of their experiences in treatment. Dave tells a story how he 'Nyquil-dialed' Artie Lange to less than stellar results. Alan pops in to share some of his thrifty shopping techniques. Plus emails, reviews and super Dopey comedian Be Casper tells some crazy stories about tripping and getting arrested. Plus much much more on super sober, but also tres-trippy new new new episode of Dopey! 

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This week on Dopey! In a nice change of pace we get a shorty strong Island episode. Crazy Dopey recovery Jedi type, Garrett tells his story of debauchery to recovery! We hear all about how through deep soul searching rage, anger and fear can turn into deep spiritual L-O-V-E! Plus emails, the wonders of ketosis, sponsorship and more! All that in a rock 'em, knock' em, sock' em, if it were star trek it would be spock 'em episode of your favorite podcast about dumb shit, addiction and drugs! 

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It's Alan's 76th birthday this week on Dopey! We celebrated by having the Emmy award winning actress/drug addict/alcoholic extraordinaire Kristen Johnston calling in and laying down the Dopey. We hear all about Third Rock From the Sun, succumbing to opiate addiction and the long road back to recovery. Plus Dave's old friend Robbie tells a cataclysmic mushroom story. Plus emails, voicemails, reviews and an extra dose of Alan, (the birthday boy!!!)

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This week on Dopey! First old friend and collaborator Brad calls in to stake his claim on Dopey. Then Brad and I take a walk down memory lane to recount how I fucked up our TV show and my life. After that we are joined by addict/alcoholic/podcast host/sober living owner and most importantly Rabbi, Asher G to hear his story of how his life of trauma, depression, addiction and suicidal tendencies turned to a spiritual life in recovery. And lastly, Linda finally returns to talk ketosis and to hear voicemails, read emails and reviews! PLUS a new original song by Alien Thing!!!! And much much more on a play the tape out, dope kicking, Suge Knight Blessing, Ketosis missing episode of Dopey! 

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This week on Dopey!  Dave and his mysterious cohost are joined by punk rock legend, Handsome Dick Manitoba of the world famous Dictators. Here debaucherous tales of the lower east side in the 1970's. The glorious return of Alan criticizing the show! Plus Emails, Reviews and the winner of the Mountainside Scholarship! On a punks not dead, dope sick, love sick super emotional roller coaster of a podcast episode of Dopey! You'll laugh, you'll cry you'll want to listen again and again!

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This week on Dopey! We get all Al Anonic! First we hear from my friend from work, Alex and what working with me when I was still high was like. And then we get into   the tragic overdose of his brother, Fermin. Then we hear from Stephanie Wittels Wachs the sister of comedian Harris Wittels and the host and producer of Last Day podcast. She talks about the opioid epidemic, losing her brother and the mission of Last Day. All that plus: Emails, Voicemails, review and much much more on a straight Al-anon vomiting while you run high on heroin type episode of Dopey!

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This week on a very Dopey New Year's Special! We are joined by two old time Dopey friends in very different places in their addiction, and recovery. First up author of My Fair Junkie, Amy Dresner returns to the show to drop a little Dopey recovery on the nation. Then we are joined by Mr. Tighty Whities himself, Jeremy Turner. We learn all about his relapse, and his journey back toward recovery. Plus emails, music, and a quick classic memory of Chris. All that and more on a crack smoking, finger smelling, fentanyl popping, New Years Episode of Dopey!

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