Behind the Dopey: Hillel Slovak and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, LA, Crack ,Jane's Addiction, Heroin, Death, Recovery with B. Getz

⏱️ TIME STAMPS 00:00 – Dopey Wednesday intro + song + Dave sets up Chili Peppers/Hillel doc 02:30 – Dave explains doc + Ben Feldman coming on next episode 03:30 – Spotify comments intro + sticker pitch 04:00 – Dopey 5K idea + community fitness talk 05:00 – Crack paranoia sneaker story → relapse → OD 06:30 – Audio complaints + Patreon plug (no ads) 07:00 – Suboxone/MAT debate + judgment in recovery 08:00 – Dopey fitness + running + Strava talk 09:30 – LSD lake story + Phil Collins nostalgia 10:30 – Dopey Nation engagement + emails/voicemails importance 12:30 – Patreon plug + recovery Zoom talk 14:00 – B. Getz intro + Behind the Dopey setup 15:00 – Kratom update → B quitting daily use + fatherhood shift 17:00 – Becoming a dad → “soberest I’ve ever been” 18:30 – Dave/B origin story → Vice beef + Dopey influence 21:00 – Dopey vs other recovery pods + “laugh to keep from crying” 23:00 – Fatherhood vs identity → “if I’m not there, who am I?” 25:30 – Parenting as recovery transformation 27:30 – Chili Peppers doc discussion begins 30:00 – Early Chili Peppers + LA scene + funk/punk origins 34:00 – Hillel vs Anthony addiction paths 37:00 – LA 80s chaos: punk, hair metal, hip hop influence 40:00 – Brotherhood of the band + Hillel decline 42:00 – Hillel death → Flea turning point 45:00 – Frusciante enters → Blood Sugar Sex Magik era 48:00 – Frusciante spiral → heroin → near death 51:00 – Under the Bridge discussion + emotional impact 54:00 – Chili Peppers identity vs Jane’s Addiction 58:00 – Navarro era + relapse chaos 01:02:00 – Layne Staley vs Frusciante (why one survived) 01:04:00 – Love + brotherhood as survival mechanism 01:06:00 – Rolling Stone writing + jam band recovery scene 01:08:30 – Bob Weir guitar story 01:11:00 – Behind the Dopey concept + future ideas 01:13:00 – Outro + call for emails + toodles for Chris

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