# Dopey's Greatest hits:  Steve Earle Got High at 11, Heroin, Prison, the Wire, PLUS the Return of My Dad

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Podcast: [Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dopey-on-the-dark-comedy-of-drug-addiction-422100)
Published: 2026-04-16T18:48:11+00:00
Episode link: https://www.dopeypodcast.com
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⏱️ FULL TIMESTAMPS (WITH END) 00:00 Dopey intro song + Dave in overheated apartment 02:30 Dopey Greatest Hits + Steve Earle wins Patreon poll 03:30 Dave’s dad returns + weather + life talk 06:30 Childhood memories + teaching + bowling trophy 09:00 Apartment, food, money, and aging rant 11:30 Studio vs dining room + setup talk 12:30 Dopeywood trip begins (flight, airport chaos) 16:00 Travel stories continue (upgrade, food, hotel) 18:30 LA wandering + Tar Pits + getting lost 21:00 Finally gets to Dopeywood 22:30 Entering Comedy Store + crowd + seating 24:30 Show breakdown + Steve Poltz + comedians 26:30 Criticism: raunchy humor + confusion 27:30 Crowd + Dopey Nation + turnout 29:30 Spotify comments segment 30:30 Listener email about politics + “kill ICE” discussion 34:00 More comments + Matt story reaction 35:00 Intro to Steve Earle replay 36:00 Knicks + Miles Davis tangent 41:00 Dopey Film Festival plug 44:00 Transition to Steve Earle episode 🎸 STEVE EARLE INTERVIEW 46:30 Dave introduces Steve Earle 48:00 Dopey setup + broken computer + life updates 50:00 Meetings + recovery mindset 52:00 Poppy seed email (pods + “vomit tea”) 55:00 Poppy seed voicemail (UK story, addiction escalation) 01:02:00 Sponsor read 01:04:30 Steve Earle intro (long-awaited guest) 01:06:00 Music, Dylan, Beatles, songwriting 01:09:00 Touring, band breakup, solo work 01:12:00 Theater + creative process 01:14:00 First drug use — age 11 01:15:00 Family addiction + AA roots 01:16:00+ Early music influences + uncle + guitar ~END (~1:20–1:25 depending on version) End of episode 🎯 SEO KEYWORDS (cut + paste) dopey podcast, steve earle interview, addiction podcast, recovery stories, heroin addiction, poppy seed tea addiction, opioid withdrawal, aa recovery, music and addiction, steve earle drugs, country mu…

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