{"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":"Dopey 593: ChrisMiss 2026 - Remembering Chris - Overcoming Grief with Annie","slug":"dopey-593-chrismiss-2026-remembering-chris-overcoming-grief-with-annie","published_at":"2026-07-24T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dopey-on-the-dark-comedy-of-drug-addiction-422100/dopey-593-chrismiss-2026-remembering-chris-overcoming-grief-with-annie","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/374ca4cb-e53c-4b8b-bb19-ac3f93315f93/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2946d116-c208-4c76-b441-a9811c7f3897&awEpisodeId=374ca4cb-e53c-4b8b-bb19-ac3f93315f93&feed=OC5bZYjc","summary":"TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Chris reflects on remembering friends who died and the milestones they never got to experience 03:03 – Oro Recovery 04:26 – Eight years since Chris O’Connor’s death 05:48 – Free Narcan, fentanyl test strips and support from Dopey 06:48 – Brian celebrates six years; his brother Matt shares how Brian helped save his life 08:18 – Laren celebrates three years and Steve Schneider celebrates 14 09:14 – Jessica’s 11 years in recovery and growing alongside Dopey 11:15 – The sixth step and why character defects keep growing back 12:15 – Wiley wants more Dopey socks 13:38 – DopeyCon announcement and Mountainside 15:30 – Patreon and Spotify reactions to Dr. Reef Kareem 18:24 – Meth, sex drive, ayahuasca and listener reactions 20:44 – Workit Health 21:55 – Justin explains how Dopey helped him enter treatment 24:00 – Justin’s West Chester arrest and hunt for cocaine and crack 25:25 – Waking up in jail with a stranger’s bare feet rubbing his head 27:45 – Honoring Chris, Dopey Day and Recovery Unplugged 30:06 – Annie joins Dave eight years after Chris’s death 31:54 – Why losing Chris feels both recent and like another lifetime 34:21 – Annie’s life today as a surgeon and mother of two 36:40 – The life with Chris that was never lived 37:30 – Did Chris want to become a father? 38:57 – Chris’s nephews and Dave’s relationship with the O’Connor family 41:25 – When should you stop pursuing a one-sided relationship? 43:30 – Why Chris’s family may experience Dopey differently 45:52 – Why Annie could not build a career treating substance use disorder 47:00 – Did Dopey’s success make Chris’s absence more painful for his family? 48:15 – Recording the episode immediately after Chris died 49:20 – Why Annie agreed to describe what happened 50:37 – Dopey, secrecy and the O’Connor…","meta_description":"TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Chris reflects on remembering friends who died and the milestones they never got to experience 03:03 – Oro Recovery 04:26 – Eight years…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7285,"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-593-chrismiss-2026-remembering-chris-overcoming-grief-with-annie/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-593-chrismiss-2026-remembering-chris-overcoming-grief-with-annie.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}