{"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":"Remembering the Super Dopey Bombastic Life of Ryan Leone From Ritalin Kid to Heroin Cartel, Federal Prison & Writing \"Wasting Talent\" | Dopey Greatest Hits","slug":"remembering-the-super-dopey-bombastic-life-of-ryan-leone-from-ritalin-kid-to-heroin-cartel-federal-prison-writing-wasting-talent-dopey-greatest-hits","published_at":"2026-05-28T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dopey-on-the-dark-comedy-of-drug-addiction-422100/remembering-the-super-dopey-bombastic-life-of-ryan-leone-from-ritalin-kid-to-heroin-cartel-federal-prison-writing-wasting-talent-dopey-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/acaf9fc6-6b9c-4d68-88d0-de3248d0ef1b/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=2946d116-c208-4c76-b441-a9811c7f3897&awEpisodeId=acaf9fc6-6b9c-4d68-88d0-de3248d0ef1b&feed=OC5bZYjc","summary":"⏱️ Timestamped Key Notes 00:18 – 05:06: Dave intro – Thursday Greatest Hits, Ryan Leone poll winner, Ryan’s background, Wikipedia read, his death in 2022 from fentanyl/meth. 05:06 – 09:55: Dade’s wild voicemail – Naked drunk coke-fueled fight, putting feet through walls, hospital stitches + Dilaudid. 09:55 – 14:42: Patreon & Spotify comments on previous Long Island episode (Motorcycle Gang Gary). 14:42 – 21:51: More comments, Dopey updates, Ryan Leone tribute, his books (Wasting Talent, Antiheroes), documentary A Tortured Mind. 21:51 – 26:32: Start of Ryan Leone interview – Early Ritalin/Adderrall as a kid, applesauce story, feeling inadequate, first drugs (weed, drinking, LSD). 26:32 – 35:56: Wilderness programs, seeing a kid slit his wrists, expulsions, first cocaine bump at 16, rapid addiction, selling drugs. 35:56 – 44:47: First heroin (chasing the dragon at 17), China White in Massachusetts, first IV shot at gunpoint in abandoned house with dirty rig. 44:47 – 54:03: Early junkie chaos – Shooting abscesses, Hep C, toxic relationship, stealing $80k savings bonds for a kilo of coke, acid-fueled trip to confront girlfriend’s father (skateboard attack). 54:03 – 01:05:36: Stabbing the skinhead story (real life basis for Wasting Talent opening), pregnant stripper, stealing heroin & needles. 01:05:36 – 01:17:20: Big-time dealing era – Pink Floyd ticket scam, trading fake DMT (water softener pellets) for massive amounts of Molly/acid, becoming a major MDMA dealer. 01:17:20 – 01:28:34: Recruited by big cartel-connected dealer, selling kilos of Molly + heroin balloons, associate producer job, federal indictment with Mendoza Clan. 01:28:34 – 01:40:25: Girlfriend’s death, turning self in, kicking 180mg methadone + 11g heroin habit in federal prison, maximum security, running w…","meta_description":"⏱️ Timestamped Key Notes 00:18 – 05:06: Dave intro – Thursday Greatest Hits, Ryan Leone poll winner, Ryan’s background, Wikipedia read, his death in 2022…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":10782,"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/remembering-the-super-dopey-bombastic-life-of-ryan-leone-from-ritalin-kid-to-heroin-cartel-federal-prison-writing-wasting-talent-dopey-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/remembering-the-super-dopey-bombastic-life-of-ryan-leone-from-ritalin-kid-to-heroin-cartel-federal-prison-writing-wasting-talent-dopey-greatest-hits.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}