Dopey NYE Special: Playing My Wednesday Dose of Dopey: Dave's Story, heroin, benzos, weed, Recovery, One Show at a Time Collab!
It’s been a “rough fucking week” on the home front Despite that, he’s grateful to be sober and alive heading into 2026. Unsure about continuing “Five Days of Dopey” in January — part of him wants to, part doesn’t. Plugs Patreon heavily: $5/month gets Wednesday recovery Zooms + Patreon Zoom + Tuesday show + sticker; higher tiers = ad-free, more stickers, socks, beanie. New Year’s resolutions (not usually his thing, but for fun): restart Dopey Fitness Challenge, continue daily meditation/prayer, start a writing practice, explore Tai Chi for fitness (joints worry him about running). Listener Email: Craig Marsden Old-timer Craig (listening since <10 episodes existed) encourages Dave to keep five days a week for community growth. Loves the show’s development, believes full-throttle effort could get Dave “out of the deli for good.” Appreciates Dave’s interviewing style evolving post-Chris. Defends listening with ads (helps revenue); notes weird gambling/alcohol ads slip through (Dave says he told networks no booze/gambling). Hopes someone has the “lost early episodes” (2, 4, maybe 6, 8, 10 missing). Main Feature: Dave’s Share on “One Show at a Time” Podcast Dave plays his recent guest appearance on the hippie/Yellow Balloon recovery podcast One Show at a Time (hosted by Benji, Lauren, Eric Papa Smurf). Rapid-fire qualification: childhood staph infection, codependency as first “drug,” early drinking disasters, weed love, acid at Grateful Dead, college expulsion for dealing, first heroin (loved it), career highs/lows (TV production, MTV, firing after detox), California meth/heroin spiral, mom’s leukemia death, relapse while girlfriend pregnant, supervised visitation shame, begging to smoke weed, finally desperate in AA at 41. Key moments: obsession lifted, taking suggestions (90-in-90, sponsor, steps, prayer), starting Dopey with Chris, losses (Dave Marshall, Todd, Chris), gratitude/service as antidotes. Post-share: attendees shower Dave with love/gratitude (Ivan Neville & Anders Osborne pop in randomly). Dave felt embarrassed but deeply grateful. Post-Share Discussion with Hosts Dave, Benji, Lauren, and Eric Papa Smurf debrief the share: Why clinician’s “you’re young, you’ll be okay” was the wrong message. Codependency as first addiction (childhood sleepovers = safety). Preferring AA over NA despite being a drug addict (went to AA fully desperate). Medication/shame stories (mom’s Percocets, cat’s liquid Xanax, post-hernia opiates). Sponsoring a kid who smokes weed medicinally (Dave’s open-minded take). Surrender = joining the winning side; recovery as “reverse strip poker” (layer protection) or subtraction (remove blocks). New Year’s Eve Wrap-Up Dave & daughter Susan watched an 8 PM ball drop/fireworks in Patchogue, ate cheeseburgers/fries, peanut-butter brookies, hot chocolate. Home update: 3D printer gift confusion, Harry Potter audiobook, Knicks game ahead. Grateful for 2025 highs (Rolling Stone feature, big guests, community) despite lows (deaths, Nick Reiner fallout). Final message: reach out if struggling, stay strong.
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This week on Dopey! Dave rings in New Year’s Eve with a raw, reflective Wednesday dose amid a “rough fucking week” on the home front, admitting family struggles (including Linda’s dad’s health) have him questioning whether to keep the grueling Five Days of Dopey schedule into 2026 while teasing resolutions like restarting the infamous Dopey Fitness Challenge, daily writing, and maybe even Tai Chi to save his creaky joints. He reads a heartfelt email from old-timer Craig begging him to go full-throttle for the community’s sake, then drops the full replay of his recent guest spot on the hippie Yellow Balloon podcast One Show at a Time—a rapid-fire qualification packed with childhood staph infections, codependency as his first “drug,” heroin-fueled career crashes, supervised visitation shame, and the desperate AA surrender that finally stuck at 41. The share ends with an avalanche of love from the Zoom crowd (random cameos from Ivan Neville and Anders Osborne included), leaving Dave both embarrassed and deeply grateful as he closes out 2025 counting blessings, overeating brookies with Susan at Patchogue’s early ball drop, and reminding the Nation: if you’re struggling tonight, reach out—tomorrow’s a new day.
All that and more on this weeks collab show with the one show at a time podcast!
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