{"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":752,"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":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dopey-on-the-dark-comedy-of-drug-addiction-422100"},"episode":{"title":"Dopey 581: Zoe Hansen;  Heroin, Sex Work, Shooting Speedballs, The Chelsea Hotel & Dying in Nancy Spungen’s Bed","slug":"dopey-581-zoe-hansen-heroin-sex-work-shooting-speedballs-the-chelsea-hotel-dying-in-nancy-spungen-s-bed","published_at":"2026-05-01T17:53:55+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dopey-on-the-dark-comedy-of-drug-addiction-422100/dopey-581-zoe-hansen-heroin-sex-work-shooting-speedballs-the-chelsea-hotel-dying-in-nancy-spungen-s-bed","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/9ca481ff-de6f-4ee1-b483-3265413e647f/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2946d116-c208-4c76-b441-a9811c7f3897&awEpisodeId=9ca481ff-de6f-4ee1-b483-3265413e647f&feed=OC5bZYjc","summary":"Full Episode Timestamps 00:00 Dopey intro song and sponsor read (Oro Recovery) 02:17 Dave opens show / Friday Dopey begins 02:45 Single parenting chaos, school pickups, tutoring, dance class disaster 04:40 Dave announces Dopey Recovery Short Film Festival 05:05 Anonymous listener email begins 05:30 Listener discusses early internet porn, chat rooms, compulsive sexuality 09:30 Shame, addiction, therapy, SLAA, suicidal thoughts 11:50 Dave responds compassionately to the email 13:00 Mountainside sponsor read 14:13 Wild voicemail about Alzheimer's patient triggering dope-fiend memories 14:50 Cocaine psychosis story: naked with fork hunting bugs 16:00 Friend arrives wearing pheasant hat selling condoms 17:00 Dave awards Dopey socks / talks sticker contest 17:45 Braeburn sponsor read 18:50 Spotify comments from Andy Dick episode begin 19:00 Fans call Andy annoying / praise interview / criticize Dave 21:10 Listener celebrates one year sober 22:00 More reactions: brain injury, chaos, comedy, body-shaming comments 24:30 Marilyn Manson talk / Tim Ryan mention 26:00 Jake from West Virginia update 27:00 Workit Health sponsor read 28:30 Patreon comments on Andy Dick episode 31:00 Dave introduces Zoe Hansen 32:35 Zoe Hansen interview begins 33:00 Zoe married to Jerry Stahl / memoir Going Down in Gotham 35:00 Zoe grew up in Chelsea, London in wealthy dysfunctional home 36:30 Kicked out of boarding school / no emotional support at home 38:00 Punk rock London / Sex Pistols era / King’s Road 39:00 Started using weed, speed, heroin young 40:00 First heroin shot at 15 42:00 Why UK heroin was tar / heady vs NYC powder heroin 43:00 London in the early 80s: punk, homemade fashion, rebellion 45:30 Moves to NYC at 17 / hair salon in Soho / MTV styling 47:00 Finds heroin on Lower East Side agai…","meta_description":"Full Episode Timestamps 00:00 Dopey intro song and sponsor read (Oro Recovery) 02:17 Dave opens show / Friday Dopey begins 02:45 Single parenting chaos, s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7237,"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/dopey-581-zoe-hansen-heroin-sex-work-shooting-speedballs-the-chelsea-hotel-dying-in-nancy-spungen-s-bed/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/dopey-581-zoe-hansen-heroin-sex-work-shooting-speedballs-the-chelsea-hotel-dying-in-nancy-spungen-s-bed.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}