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Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

by Dave & Chris

Dopey Podcast is the world’s greatest podcast on drugs, addiction and dumb shit. Chris and I were two IV heroin addicts who loved to talk about all the coke we smoked, snorted and shot, all the pills we ate, smoked, all the weed we smoked and ate, all the booze we consumed and all the consequences we suffered. After making the show for 2 and a half years, Chris tragically relapsed and died from a fentanyl overdose. Dopey continued on, at first to mourn the horrible loss of Chris, but then to continue our mission - which was at its core, to keep addicts and alcoholics company. Whether to laugh…

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Dopey's Greatest Hits episode features Mrs. Robinson, a former teacher and advertising executive who became an adult content creator on OnlyFans at 50. The episode chronicles her decades-long struggle with addiction across multiple substances—cocaine, Quaaludes, OxyContin, MDMA, and alcohol—beginning in childhood with…

Worth it if you're interested in raw addiction memoirs, recovery stories, or the Dopey podcast's established dark-comedy-meets-serious-recovery format, and you're comfortable with explicit adult content and unfiltered discussion.

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Dopey Wednesday features comedian Margaret Cho in a live conversation hosted by Workit Health, discussing her experiences with addiction and recovery. Cho provides brutally honest accounts of her struggles with weed, opiates, benzos, and kratom—including harrowing incidents like two seizures on Thanksgiving, a seizure…

Worth it if you appreciate Margaret Cho's comedy, are interested in addiction narratives and recovery philosophy, or follow the Dopey podcast's established tone of irreverent but ultimately recovery-positive storytelling.

Dopey Tuesday is a conversational episode centered on themes of recovery, validation, and the show's evolving identity. Host Dave returns from DopeyCon with reflections on an EMDR therapy session and addresses listener concerns about the show's direction, specifically whether a Kevin O'Leary interview represents…

Worth it if you're drawn to raw, unfiltered stories of addiction and survival from real people, and you're comfortable with conversational pacing over structured education.

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