{"podcast":{"title":"Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction","slug":"dopey-on-the-dark-comedy-of-drug-addiction-422100","podcast_index_feed_id":422100,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/OC5bZYjc","website_url":"https://www.dopeypodcast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/2946d116-c208-4c76-b441-a9811c7f3897/acf047d3-e50b-4379-a3f3-e35e02dc75c1/3000x3000/rsz-1rsz-dopey-again-7.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Dave & Chris","episode_count":799,"summary":"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 at our time in rehab, or cry at the worst missteps we made, Dopey tells the truth about drugs, addiction and recovery. We continually mine the universe for stories rife with debauchery and highlight serious drug taking and alcoholism. We also examine different paths toward addiction recovery. We shine a light on harm reduction and medication assisted treatment. We talk with celebrities and nobodies and stockpile stories to be the greatest one stop shop podcast on all things drugs, addiction, recovery and comedy pathfinding the route to the heart of the opioid epidemic.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T18:17:38.778026+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dopey-on-the-dark-comedy-of-drug-addiction-422100"},"episode":{"title":"Dabbing Crack and Tar with Duane Betts, Allman Brothers Month, Dopey's Greatest Hits","slug":"dabbing-crack-and-tar-with-duane-betts-allman-brothers-month-dopey-s-greatest-hits","published_at":"2026-07-16T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dopey-on-the-dark-comedy-of-drug-addiction-422100/dabbing-crack-and-tar-with-duane-betts-allman-brothers-month-dopey-s-greatest-hits","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dopey-on-the-dark-comedy-of-drug-addiction-422100","url":"https://www.dopeypodcast.com","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/injector.simplecastaudio.com/2946d116-c208-4c76-b441-a9811c7f3897/episodes/a03aa578-c74e-4f7c-8246-3be12e34e97f/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2946d116-c208-4c76-b441-a9811c7f3897&awEpisodeId=a03aa578-c74e-4f7c-8246-3be12e34e97f&feed=OC5bZYjc","summary":"TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – “Blue Sky” intro and the beginning of Allman Brothers Month 01:25 – Dave introduces the Duane Betts Greatest Hits episode 02:15 – A rough Patreon Zoom and the importance of keeping your mouth shut 03:50 – Dave’s favorite songs: Miles Davis, Bob Marley and “Blue Sky” 05:15 – Why Duane Betts and the Allman Brothers belong in Dopey’s Greatest Hits 06:15 – Papa Smurf sells mushrooms at an Allman Brothers show and escapes undercover cops 08:30 – A listener’s disastrous Phish trip through North Carolina 11:30 – Getting wasted, kicked out of the show and trapped in a literal “Maze” 13:20 – Lost at the campground, arrested for weed and sentenced to AA meetings 15:40 – Dave and Todd take acid at a Grateful Dead show and drive home to Manhattan 17:25 – The original Duane Betts interview begins 18:05 – Duane’s record Wild & Precious Life and staying grateful as an artist 20:25 – Growing up as the son of Dickey Betts 22:50 – Dave explains how deeply Dickey Betts and “Blue Sky” affected his life 24:10 – Duane’s first experiences with alcohol and drugs 25:15 – Hodgkin lymphoma, surgery and discovering IV Dilaudid 27:40 – Childhood with Dickey Betts and life inside the Allman Brothers family 30:00 – Switching from drums to guitar and learning on the road 32:20 – Mescaline, LSD and a deeply uncomfortable psychedelic trip 34:45 – Malibu, Molly, cocaine and the Knights of the Spinning Round Table 37:10 – Backbone 69, White Star and the Malibu rock-and-roll scene 39:35 – Living at Cher’s house and growing up between Malibu and Florida 41:55 – The death of bandmate Chris Williams and the end of Backbone 44:15 – Duane tries black tar heroin for the first time 46:55 – Dickey Betts’ warning: skull and crossbones on heroin and crack 49:20 – Old Malibu, beach cottages and th…","meta_description":"TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – “Blue Sky” intro and the beginning of Allman Brothers Month 01:25 – Dave introduces the Duane Betts Greatest Hits episode 02:15 – A rou…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5969,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dopey-on-the-dark-comedy-of-drug-addiction-422100/episodes/dabbing-crack-and-tar-with-duane-betts-allman-brothers-month-dopey-s-greatest-hits/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dopey-on-the-dark-comedy-of-drug-addiction-422100/dabbing-crack-and-tar-with-duane-betts-allman-brothers-month-dopey-s-greatest-hits.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}