Dopey 559: Charlotte McKinney Takes Homemade Quaaludes and uses Candy Flip Spray, THANKSGIVING SPECIAL! PLUS Steve Poltz on the Mysterious Life and Death of Todd Snider RIP!
NOTES: Jimmy Cliff tribute Billy Strings episode reviews Charlotte McKinney Interview 45 days sober, nervous about committing Comedy as a private escape Heavy past weed use; quitting cold turkey Partying with men as an excuse to use Realizing she was returning to “darkness” from high school Craziest drug moments: taking LSD and going to family dinners / holiday events completely high Codependency, intimacy issues, celibacy experiment Dave shares his own early AA story and obsession with his ex Sponsor talk, boundaries, women’s meetings Rapid-fire game: mushrooms, Prince, heroin vs meth, Pilates vs ketamine Steve Poltz Segment Backstage hotboxed with Todd Snider & Evan Dando Going onstage at the Ryman baked on contact high Todd’s decline, pneumonia, sepsis, frustration, confusion, death Memories of touring, chaos, funny and heartbreaking moments Gratitude Messages Messages from John Bukaty, Aurora, Jake, Anders from Greensky Bluegrass, Ray, Margaret Cho, Tuan, Katie B, Papa Smurf, Suki Jones, Heart Attack Doug, Selby Dave encourages holiday voicemails for Christmas/New Year’s Linda Segment Chicken meatballs from Uncle Giuseppe’s Thanksgiving dessert Dave “not letting her on the show” Thanksgiving family chaos
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Show Notes
This Week on Dopey! Our annual Thanksgiving episode opens with a Dopey holiday song and gratitude messages from the Dopey Nation. We remember the brilliant Jimmy Cliff and play a few tunes. We read Billy Strings reviews and talk shit about AI! PLUS DOPEY NATION GRATITUDE before introducing guest Charlotte McKinney.
Charlotte joins at around 45 days sober. She talks about early sobriety, feeling scared to fully commit, and using comedy as her “secret life.” She opens up about her old weed habit, quitting cold turkey, partying with boyfriends, and chasing drugs through different phases of her life. She shares some of her craziest stories — including taking LSD and going to family dinners and spending holidays totally high. She and Dave talk recovery, meetings, codependency, boundaries, and finding sober community. They end with Dave’s rapid-fire game (mushrooms vs acid, Beatles vs Stones, heroin vs meth, etc.).
Next, Steve Poltz drops in with a story about the late Todd Snider. He describes getting hotboxed backstage with Todd and Evan Dando at the Ryman, being blasted on secondhand smoke, and going onstage dazed. He recalls Todd’s health decline, his death, and their long friendship.
All that and more on this brand spanking new - post Billy Strings episode of that good old Dopey Show!
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