{"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 584:  Natanya Ross on Heroin! Betrayal! Trauma! The 90's! 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Discovers she was adopted 10 years ago. 44:45 – 52:41: Adoption bombshell, biological parents died before meeting, adoptive mother stole money, gaslighting, \"Mommy Dearest\" dynamic. 52:41 – 59:44: Early fame (Gerber baby commercials at 6 months), Oakwood Apartments party scene, weed/drinking as teen on Alex Mack. 59:44 – 01:08:57: Post-Alex Mack, heavy pill use (Mexico runs), meets Manu (Star Trek actor), first IV Oxy → heroin. 01:08:57 – 01:20:41: Full junkie relationship, lost everything, living in car with Manu + Blake (first love), American Hotel on Skid Row. 01:20:41 – 01:34:41: Hustles, Brad Renfro relationship, his overdose death while she was in bed with him (turning point). 01:34:41 – 01:55:43: Details of Brad’s death, aftermath, final heroin use, spiritual dream that led to sobriety. 01:55:43 – 02:13:30: Blake’s later death, resentment work toward mother, marriage/divorce, current life in recovery + treatment field. 02:13:30 – End: New podcast We're Still Here Babe, book Red Hair Blue Eyes Incorporated, closing thoughts, Dave outro.","meta_description":"⏱️ Timestamped Key Notes 00:00 – 05:07: Dave intro + Dopey Film Festival plug (June 26th, NYC), Narcan/fentanyl test strips offer, Knicks fandom = drug ad…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":9404,"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-584-natanya-ross-on-heroin-betrayal-trauma-the-90-s-brad-renfro-s-death-recovery/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-584-natanya-ross-on-heroin-betrayal-trauma-the-90-s-brad-renfro-s-death-recovery.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}