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A Listener $h!ts himself on a Carnival Ride After Doing Fake Cocaine. PLUS Hasnie the EMT/Belly Dancing Alcoholic, Pills, Recovery
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- Apr 9, 2026
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- 7284
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Summary
TIME STAMPS 00:00 – Dopey intro + setting up Greatest Hits episode 01:19 – Dave introduces Hasi episode + Dopey Wood talk 02:00 – Listener email: “King” dealer story begins 03:43 – King moves to new hotel + gets sloppy 05:00 – Police raid + King jumps out window → brutal injuries 06:09 – King crashes car doing whippets into someone’s living room 07:00 – Spotify comments on Diddy episode 10:36 – Listener comments + recovery shoutouts 12:02 – Ray + Matt on show, Matt wants to relapse 14:16 – Matt talks money stress, toys, relationship tension 16:29 – Matt admits urge to use out of anger 18:41 – Matt calms down, decides not to use 21:03 – Credit card + meth talk + consequences 23:26 – Matt origin story with Dopey 26:13 – Matt buys Ray Taco Bell gift card 27:00 – Talking Matt off the ledge recap 28:34 – NyQuil talk + getting “high” from it 30:58 – Transition to Hasi interview 🎤 HASI INTERVIEW 33:24 – Hasi intro (belly dancer, Albania, Muslim background) 35:45 – Identity, recovery, and representing immigrants 37:57 – Early drinking + chaotic teenage years 40:15 – Cousin dies from heroin + spiritual moment with coin 44:42 – Family background (Albania, Islam, communism) 47:08 – First drunk + dangerous situations with older men 49:34 – Alcohol progression + trauma + first responder work 51:48 – Addiction escalates (pills, alcohol, sex, chaos) 54:09 – Knee surgery → pills → wanting to stay high forever 56:24 – Rock bottom: sends kids away, alone using 58:51 – Decides to go to rehab (moment of clarity) 01:00:57 – Detox + first AA meeting (“jar of awesome sauce”) 01:03:21 – Early sobriety + Gay AA saving her life 01:07:49 – SLAA + using people as substances 01:12:31 – Learning parenting + emotional connection 01:17:15 – Marriage in AA + codependency + divorce 01:21:43 – Getting d…