exclusive eps on patreon every tuesday! www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast This week on Dopey! Up and coming Comedy and podcasting Legend Ian Fidance enters the Dopeysphere! Ian brings the old school serious alcoholic dopey. He takes us from his straight-edge ska band days in Delaware to waking up blue-faced in a pile of vomit after huffing computer duster. We hear how a fifth-grade beer led to a full-blown romance with vodka, coke, and gay bars across New York. Ian talks about his failed teaching car...
Jul 03, 2025•2 hr 13 min•Ep. 597
GET THE FULL BUKATY AT: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast 📓 Episode Notes Dave’s prepping for a huge family vacation to Utah → Lava Hot Springs, Yellowstone, and the Grand Tetons (mispronounced as Tetones). A brutal East Islip dance recital leads Dave to declare: “Kicking heroin is better than this.” Susan’s performance was great — but spaced out by 3 hours of toddler dance hell. Revelation: No more long-ass Dopey events. DopeyCon will be 90 minutes max. Dinner with Linda, the kids, and Dave’s dad →...
Jul 01, 2025•14 min•Ep. 596
Dave opens the show with a shoutout to Stephanie Roberts (7 years sober), Patreon plugs, and a cereal relapse story (Quaker Oatmeal Squares with chocolate chips). Listener email highlights reactions to the Bobby Lee episode and Reddit backlash. New Zealand listener Lily calls in with an epic pill-shelving story that ends in her robbing herself. Musical guest Adam David performs Needle and the Damage Done. Dave brings out comedian Moshe Kasher , who goes in on ayahuasca, porn ghosts, parenting tr...
Jun 27, 2025•2 hr 19 min•Ep. 595
📝 Episode Notes: Dave's up at 5:30 AM with no sleep aids but hopelessly hooked on s’mores Father's Day gift: a $40 crackhead s’mores hot plate from his daughter Microwave s’mores vs. monstrosity s’mores — full breakdown Massive processed sugar binge: Rice Krispie s’mores, Yaso bar, and Linden’s cookies Full Dopey morning: prayer, meditation, AA, garbage duty, and Susan’s lunch rescue A teaser for the Damon Baker episode (photographer + filmmaker) Sweating at Katz’s and plotting the return of th...
Jun 24, 2025•19 min•Ep. 594
NOTES: Listener emails: brutal black tar vein damage stories (toes, dick, and yes, arteries) plus a chilling NJ dope shack bust and snowstorm cigarette hike Dad’s odd updates on protests, bad golf, AI school drama, and swampy lakes Behind-the-scenes Dopey studio chaos, show length fights, and hyped DopeyCon 10-year party plans with Sam Miller confirmed Bobby Lee jumps in: stealing beers from his dad, shooting meth at 12, and that unforgettable speedball masturbation session in a medical book ais...
Jun 20, 2025•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 593
🧾 Show Notes: Doug’s back! In the Subaru, in the parking lot. Dave’s depressed because his dehumidifier sucks. Reddit trolls say the teaser and YouTube are trash. Dave reads feedback, gets defensive, then promotes Patreon. Harley Flanagan story: punk rock prodigy, molested, violent, stabbing at CBGBs, Rikers, Cro-Mags beef. Dave fantasizes about reuniting Harley and John Joseph on Dopey. Doug critiques AA meetings, newcomers double/triple dipping. Dave freaks out about not getting full share ti...
Jun 17, 2025•12 min•Ep. 592
Dopeywood! Note about Todd A voicemail from a listener in Mexico: “¿Qué pasó David?” Email about a guy sober off weed and a listener who relapsed on shrooms and weed. Dave reflects on the cyclical pain of relapse in the Dopey Nation. Jessie G Segment “I formed like a make-believe relationship with him [Chris].” Jessie first listened to Dopey while working hotel jobs in 2018. “Early recovery sucks no matter which way you cut it.” “I was doing kratom and still eating acid in sober living.” She fel...
Jun 13, 2025•2 hr 58 min•Ep. 591
📝 SHOW NOTES (for post description): Mid-century modern hotel confusion Jason Cabello returns! Recovery Unplugged + Toxicology podcast Magic Mind and mushroom mishaps 🌿🍄 Kraboxone™: Kratom + Suboxone fusion 🧪 Dopeywood recap: triumphs, drags, tech fails Dave’s LA meth story and forgotten tribute to Todd 💔 The Stash Word disaster (and why it’s still fun) DM from a coke addict trying to detox 💬 A musical finale + shoutout to Scott Wick the rap god 🎶...
Jun 10, 2025•11 min•Ep. 590
Episode Notes! DOPEYWOOD COMING! AWESOME EMAILS AND VOICEMAILS! ABBEY: Postpartum anxiety and getting prescribed benzos Her first time using heroin — in sober living Moving back to Pittsburgh with her dad to get her life together Building a YouTube following with her daughter Myla Dealing with fame, trolls, and the dark side of "sober influencer" culture Why she stopped posting her daughter online Setting boundaries in co-parenting The emotional side of recovery, relapse, and internet backlash H...
Jun 06, 2025•2 hr 22 min•Ep. 589
Doug’s back in the kitchen after nearly dying from a TCI (mini-stroke) Dave compares Doug’s Memorial Day scare to Ray the Clammer’s UTI-induced brain fog Ray heads to rehab; Dave wants to publish a book of Ray quotes Doug calls the meeting a “beginner’s asylum”; Dave defends the newcomers Rule 62, “start your day over,” and other Rayisms get debated Dave reflects on dirt, struggle, red cardinals, and the poetry of recovery Bagel store confrontation: Dave rolls his eyes and almost gets whacked Re...
Jun 03, 2025•14 min•Ep. 588
Fentanyl vs. Heroin : "Trash high"—no legs, not the same rush, felt grateful when heroin disappeared First Shot : A friend made him do it for free—"Misery loves company"—then couldn't stop OD Stories : OD'd twice in one day—once behind the wheel on FDR, once after snorting Bronx bags, woke up in hospital, ripped tubes out, lied about asthma Mom's Heart Attack : 4 days after OD, mom has a heart attack from stress Hustles : Selling weed, flipping Suboxone, scamming friends, "like a credit card"—ba...
May 30, 2025•2 hr 18 min•Ep. 587
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May 27, 2025•13 min•Ep. 586
🎸 Steve Poltz returns! From meth psychosis to music on the mountain 🧠 Touring with Shane MacGowan and snorting meth off his thumbnail 🏨 Destroying hotel rooms across Australia (banned from Quest Apartments!) 💡 20 years in recovery: why Steve stopped going to meetings 🎤 Using music and stage time to carry the message 😡 Dave and Steve debate Bob Weir and John Mayer (spoiler: Dave hates Bobby) 💩 Dorm blackout story: naked in the hallway 💌 Emails from South Africa, 10-year sober milestones, ...
May 23, 2025•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 585
🚗 Taped live from Doug’s Subaru in front of Dave’s house 📬 Sarah’s amazing weed and recovery email 🏀 Dave curses out Celtics fans at a recovery music festival 🍩 Entenmann's, gout, and Doug’s ongoing battle with saturated fat 📢 Heart Attack Doug refuses to share in meetings but Zooms all over the West Coast 🎸 Shout outs to Steve Poltz, Anders Osborne, and the ghost of Billy Strings 🧈 Too much butter, not enough cardio 🤡 Dave bombs as an MC, then redeems himself with “fuck the Celtics” 🌈 ...
May 20, 2025•12 min•Ep. 584
🏥 Doctor shopping on the UWS, Florida pill mills, and the $300/week FedEx Oxy plan 🧬 Coke, klonopin, benzos, nodding out mid-Xbox match, screaming at his roommate 📦 Upper West Side methadone clinic and snorting dope on the Staten Island ferry 📸 Starting “@immaeatthis” on a subway ride—going viral, getting paid, and staying sober 🧸 Emotional amends, dumb lies (Blackwater contractor? really?), and hope through service 🎉 Dave celebrates Susan’s 7th birthday with a musical performance 📨 Email...
May 16, 2025•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 583
Knicks vs. Celtics playoff madness Dave vs. “New York City Dave” Shout out to Boston Dave G (but still, fuck Boston) Is The Last of Us now just lesbian Eat Pray Love ? Getting recognized on the street (and overstaying the moment) Ray's Grindr adventures: “I clean toilets and give BJs” Anti-aging meds, eye lifts, and midlife crisis merch drops Music segment: “Good So Bad” live from the studio Dopey Wood lineup updates: Darrell Hammond OUT, the rest still IN Come to DopeyWOOD!— tickets are free!...
May 13, 2025•18 min•Ep. 582
🏀 Knicks Playoff Fever: Dave opens the show celebrating the Knicks’ win over the Celtics and his deep attachment to the team. 🌸 Family Time: Dave spends the day with his daughter Susan , planting flowers and reflecting on fatherhood. 🧂 Mustard Seed Parable: Conversation with Mike’s Amazing Mustard leads to a deeper discussion about hope in recovery . 🚨 Josh C. Update: Following a drug task force raid , former Toodles for Chris scholarship recipient Josh Clark is arrested for meth, LSD, and D...
May 09, 2025•2 hr 30 min•Ep. 581
Whats on Patreon: Adam’s chaotic childhood, bullying, and getting high at 12 Smoking weed with an abusive friend’s stepdad Getting beat with wrenches, sent to institutions, and almost stabbed Dropping acid at school, zeroing hits, playing in bands Coke binges in L.A. writing sessions — snorting lines off Beyoncé plaques Spiritual bottom after playing South by Southwest and weeping during Elf Recovery Unplugged, NA, and finding purpose through music A live performance of his song Savior The Elsew...
May 06, 2025•14 min•Ep. 580
📓 Episode Notes: Jessica Kent returns for a deep and hilarious check-in Her early life selling heroin at 13 in upstate New York Getting addicted to Oxy, then heroin, and eventually meth Life on the run with a sketchy traveling magazine crew Getting locked up in Arkansas, detoxing while pregnant Giving birth to her daughter while shackled Losing custody and the fight to get her child back Getting out and blowing up as a sober influencer Launching OnlyFans, backlash, trolls, and public scrutiny H...
May 03, 2025•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 579
📝 Episode Notes / Highlights 🗣️ Dave forgot to record a teaser and is now scrambling 🎤 Raytreon returns — Ray and Allen join the chaos 🧠 Childhood trauma hits: walkie-talkies, soapbox derby sabotage, “thank God I had heroin to escape” 🧳 Allen’s back from Florida and hates everything about the new Dopey Studio 🎭 Knicks playoff hype, Last of Us grief, and a deep love of revenge 🧘♂️ Summer of Wellness / Summer of Fashion begins (with shame and holes in jeans) 🍄 Public apology for sketchy A...
Apr 29, 2025•17 min•Ep. 578
🗒️ Episode Notes (for the "Notes" section): Blowing $500K on coke, strip clubs, and a doomed after-hours club How Ciroc Papi moved into his spare bedroom (and took over his life) Meth Head David steals his car and wears all his clothes Running a nightclub like Scarface meets Trailer Park Boys Homelessness, dollar menus, and losing it all Bipolar mania, addiction, and the road back to sanity A wild cast of characters: Shelby the bowling ball bouncer, Old Girl, T-Rex, Bones, and more How David go...
Apr 25, 2025•2 hr 40 min•Ep. 577
📝 NOTES: 🎶 Big love to Trinity for the amazing Dopey theme song up top 🚨 Dave’s got gout and might become the poster child for rich man’s foot disease 🧬 Mike starts using at 12, snorting Oxy by 19, full-blown heroin addict by 21 😱 Sells drugs, ruins every family event, finally breaks down in the Bronx 💉 First-time dope sick without knowing he was dope sick 🍄 Eats way too many shrooms and spirals into a poop loop with SpongeBob 💔 Sees his roommate making out with his girl while tripping, ...
Apr 22, 2025•17 min•Ep. 576
📝 Episode Notes: 💣 Robbing banks with dye packs exploding mid-getaway 😷 Hooping dope in prison and dealing with the "safe" 🏋️ Becoming the pull-up champ in federal prison 🎨 Obsession with antique tattoo machines and publishing books 🧒 Rescuing his daughters from a cat piss hellhouse 💉 Methadone maintenance, recovery, and giving back 🎶 Ending with his haunting original song Mud Pies 🕊️ Plus: Gary Gilmore, Sonny Barger, Flea, Hep C treatment, and the dirty white boys...
Apr 18, 2025•2 hr 42 min•Ep. 575
In this Patreon teaser, Dave shares a clip from his deeply honest and hilarious conversation with Martin Johnson, frontman of Boys Like Girls . Martin opens up about fear, fame, and the moment in a sauna that changed his life — when a stranger challenged him to define anxiety. Martin talks about: Why he hates the word "anxiety" Staging a self-intervention while still on meds His crushing fear of not being good enough — as a person, as a singer, as a frontman The performative madness of early fam...
Apr 15, 2025•14 min•Ep. 574
🔥 Post Copy for Patreon 🚨 NEW PATREON EPISODE OUT NOW! 🚨 It's a stroll down Dopey memory lane with my old friend Sloppy Jones (Garrett) —we're talking: First time doing heroin in our Purchase suite 😳 Selling LSD by the sheet Wild nights with Joey D’s basement weed club And… how the new White Lotus season totally sucks (IMO) 🍍 Also… 💔 huge apology to Dopey OG James DeHart —I messed up the merch thing and I’m sending something special your way. If you're still waiting on merch, please hit me...
Apr 08, 2025•12 min•Ep. 572
📋 Notes: Live from Joe’s Pub! Ray Brown performs Dopey Love Chloe LaBranche’s killer stand-up set Stash Word madness with Brace, Abby, Carl + audience Panel with Margaret Cho, Brace, Nzinga Harrison, and Erin Carr Voicemail from Toko in Finland 🇫🇮 RIP Onyx and the cats of Happy Cat Sanctuary 🐾 Louis Mandrapilias tells insane heroin smuggling story Talk of sexsomnia, self-pleasure, and how to work through codependency Good So Bad performed live by Dave and Doug...
Apr 04, 2025•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 571
Gaytreon STREP THROAT! Ricky Powell Beastie Boys Seinfeld LSD SSDN FTFC!
Apr 01, 2025•14 min•Ep. 570
SHOW NOTES: 🏈 Damon’s early life as a quarterback at North Texas 💨 First time trying meth — and losing control instantly 🏚️ Running burglaries out of trap houses across Dallas 🤯 Meth-induced delusions, paranoia, and total madness 🚔 Getting busted in front of his parents ⚖️ Sentenced to 65 years in a Texas prison ⛓️ Life behind bars — navigating gangs and survival ☕ The coffee bean story that changed everything 🧠 Finding faith, structure, and recovery 📚 Rebuilding his life and helping othe...
Mar 28, 2025•2 hr 30 min•Ep. 569
THESE ARE NOTES ON THE EPISODE - NOT THE TEASER! 📝 Show Notes: 🧠 Childhood Chaos Born in NYC, nearly died of a staph infection Fell off a table and cracked his skull at 8 months old Walked home alone at 3 years old 💥 Deep TV addiction starts young (shoutout to MTV, Different Strokes & Give Me a Break) 🎭 Early Identity Stuff Shirt chewing, sugar binging, and fake depression for attention Didn’t want a bar mitzvah: “It’s not your party, it’s my party.” Too insecure to get lifted in the cha...
Mar 25, 2025•14 min•Ep. 568
This week on Dopey! In one of the possibly most powerful and emotional episodes of Dopey ever, Dr. Nzinga Harrison returns to the show to tell a story she’s never shared before—despite being around the show for over five years. Her older brother, Kofi (aka Debo), has spent the last 30 years in prison for a triple homicide he didn’t commit. This episode is about injustice, resilience, heartbreak, and family—and how one letter from the foreman of the jury might change everything. 💥 🎥 Support Nzi...
Mar 21, 2025•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 567
