Podcasts about Dopey

Dopeywood Tickets: https://www.showclix.com/event/dopeywood-2026 Patreon: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast  This week on Dopey we are joined by high endurance athlete and author of The Other Side of Hard, Ken Rideout! Who tells us of his super rough, tough and ultimately extremely inspiring story! From starting on the mean streets of Boston to NYC and London Wealth to DMT ceremonies, to winning crazy ultra endurance races on the Gobi dessert and being the fastest marathoner over the age of 50! All the while becoming completely addicted to opioids and his path to get off!  PLUS - Did a listener drink and get robbed by Chris? Acid in the Eyes! The $100 Patreon Tier uncovered and so much MORE!  On this brand new super robust episode of that good old Dopey Show!   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

DOPEYWOOD 2 TICKETS: https://www.showclix.com/event/dopeywood-2026 PATREON: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast notes: Dopey Greatest Hits intro + Patreon pitch (26 cents a day rant) Dave reflecting on Dopey music + Long Island accent creep Episode 182 setup: Dylan (Chris' sponsor) Ishmael + Chopped & Screwed nostalgia GoFundMe origin story for Dopey gear Spotify comments + Dave's obsession Swedish listener email: Amphetamine → meth → heroin Psychosis with voices + shotgun paranoia Recovery attempt + NA hesitation Transition to Dylan interview Dylan Story: Grew up in Cape Cod, early alcoholism Hits and kills a child at 16 (huge trauma) Years of drinking, chaos, DUIs, trucking Ski bum + blackout lifestyle Alcohol hepatitis (liver bleeding) First oxy → instant love → addiction Builds trucking company while using Withdrawal realization → full addiction Peak Dopey Insanity: Cross-country trucking + heroin addiction 5-day crack run in Jacksonville Running out of dope in North Carolina Buying crack instead Homeless crews + chaos Losing partner for days Pissing himself in hotel Shooting coke + heroin Infection → PICC line into heart Shooting drugs into heart line Multiple overdoses, arrests, psych wards Recovery: Mountainside intake (manual labor deal) Jail → “dick in the dirt” prayer moment Spiritual shift begins Hardcore recovery pursuit: Meetings, meditation, spirituality obsession Living on farm caring for animals + old couple Gradual transformation → peace moments Chris Section (Heavy): Chris' growth → overwhelming life Relapse timeline (~6 weeks) Discussion of pressure + identity Grief + aftermath Ending: Chopped & Screwed “gayest episode ever” segment Dave reflecting on last good night with Chris Review from listener about addict spouse Dylan appreciation + legacy talk “Fucking toodles for Chris”   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dopeywood 2 Tickets: https://www.showclix.com/event/dopeywood-2026 PATREON LISTEN WITHOUT ADS: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast This Week on Wednesday! I talk about a crazy using dream - read spotify comments and we deep dive into the world of Kratom with Jana Wu! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dopeywood 2 Tickets: https://www.showclix.com/event/dopeywood-2026 Ad free on Patreon: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast This week on the great hits! Chris's friend Alex comes through to tell us all about how he drank piss and toook DXM - plus lots of psychedelics and DMT too! Plus emails about how to make friends at meetings and tripping at Grateful Dead and Goose shows! Plus lots lots more shenanigans of this old episode of this new dopey show! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michael shares his experience attending the runDisney Princess Half Marathon Weekend, including tributes to Jeff Galloway, the Brooks runDisney shoe craze, and Princess race weekend drama (or lack thereof). The crew debates whether the LA Marathon made the right call offering an 18-mile option on a brutally hot race day. Plus, a massive Goal Getters segment featuring listener updates on NYC Marathon lottery wins, the Rome Marathon, Dopey training, stress fractures, and more. And Diana is officially tapering for the Virginia Half Marathon!​​TOPICS: ​• runDisney Princess Half Marathon Weekend 2026 recap• Jeff Galloway tribute — his legacy and impact on everyday runners• LA Marathon hot weather controversy: was the 18-mile option the right call?• Brooks runDisney shoes — Moana, Rapunzel & Belle editions: are they still available?• Goal Getters: NYC Marathon lottery wins, Rome Marathon, Dopey 2, stress fractures & more• Diana's Virginia Half Marathon taper — race day coming up!• Michael's Marin Ultra Challenge preview: 50K trail race in the Bay Area• Daylight saving time struggles for runners• Running in heat: how to adjust pace and avoid race day disaster• New Fourth of July 5K/10K race at Lake Elkhorn, Columbia MD• Something Good: Count of Monte Cristo (PBS), The Bride (film), Hello Goodbye & Early November concert, Hoop Tea season​​Come laugh with us as we share our running experiences and talk about everything from our favorite beer runs to our chafing nightmares. Tell us what YOU run for... Email us or leave a voice memo at WillRunForPodcast@gmail.com Find us on Facebook and Instagram @WillRunForPodcast Tag your pictures and stories @WillRunForPodcast and help grow our community.

Dopeycon 2 tickets: https://www.showclix.com/event/dopeywood-2026 Listen without ads on patreon tier $8 and up: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast This week on Dopey! Dave returns from Madison, Wisconsin after recording for Recovery.com and recounts a miserable night wandering the airport like a sleep-deprived junkie without benzos. After reading Spotify comments about the Jamie Lee Curtis episode, Dave plays a wild listener voicemail about smoking crack in Chicago and jumping out of a moving car. Then an email about meth, toads, and a nearly poisoned dog leads Dave to discover the word anhedonia. The episode's main event is a raw interview with Faith Hill (not the country singer)—a former meth dealer from Missouri who started smoking meth at 14, sold half-pounds while carrying guns, survived a suicide attempt with fentanyl-pressed Xanax, and ultimately rebuilt her life after losing all her teeth to addiction. Faith shares stories of violence, loss, paranoia, and how she finally found recovery. ALL THAT AND MORE MORE MORE! on a brand new spanking non country music episode of dopey!   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dopeywood 2026 Tix: https://www.showclix.com/event/dopeywood-2026 LISTEN WITH NO ADS ON PATREON $* tier or up: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast This week on Dopey Thursday Greatest We go back to my classic interview with George Jung from Blow. Before that I read a totally insane email about meth, acid, tweaker camps, and a weird little church in Texas, plus Spotify comments, a voicemail from Kirby about stealing Valium from a  poodle! PLUS we end the show Ray and my Dad. ALL THAT AND MORE!!!! on the new DGH!   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Tokyo Marathon looks like a postcard until you remember one detail that can change everything: the cutoffs are based on gun time. We sit down with several of our friends fresh off a plane from Japan to get the kind of Tokyo Marathon recap runners crave, the stuff you can't learn from a highlight reel. They share how they got in (lottery vs charity), how they handled jet lag, what the expo is really like, and the cultural surprises that made Tokyo feel so different from any other World Marathon Majors weekend.Then we get into race morning reality: navigating to the start, corrals, bathrooms that are somehow both legendary and organized, hydration rules, and what it feels like to run with strict checkpoints hanging over your head. You'll hear the strategies that helped them stay calm, the moments that made the course memorable, and why that final stretch can feel like the longest kilometer of your life. There are PRs, happy tears, and a lot of respect for the planning it takes to finish strong.We also zoom back to runDisney life with Marathon Weekend registration coming up, a candid talk about whether your first Dopey Challenge should also be your first marathon, and a timely charity spotlight with the Special Forces Foundation on how their runDisney charity bibs work plus practical fundraising ideas. If you're mapping out your next big race goal, this one is packed with travel tips, training truth, and community support.Subscribe, share this with a running friend who's eyeing a major, and leave a review if the Rise and Run family has helped your journey. What's the one race you'd fly across the world to run?Send a textSupport the showRise and Run Podcast is supported by our audience. When you make a purchase through one of our affiliate links, we may earn a commission. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.Sponsor LinksMagic Bound Travel Stoked Metabolic CoachingRise and Run Podcast Cruise Interest Form with Magic Bound Travel Affiliate Links The Start Line Co.Fluffy FizziesMona Moon Naturals Rise and Run Amazon Affiliate Web Page Kawaiian Pizza ApparelGoGuarded

Dopeywood 2026 tix:  https://www.showclix.com/event/dopeywood-2026 LISTEN WITHOUT ADS: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast On this week's Wednesday Dose of Dopey! Tim Ryan and Jennifer Gimenez. Jen talks Blow, their friendship with George Jung, and helping Andy Dick get sober. Tim tells the brutal story of losing his son, working interventions, and why he thinks the recovery industry is full of bullshit. We also get into Kratom, harm reduction, fentanyl, and why recovery is life or death. Plus listener stories, Spotify comments, and lots of Dopey Nation love. PLUS MUCH MORE ON the wednesday DOPEY!   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

As the country begins to worry about the prices at the gas pumps, the media and the democrats try to heighten people's fear. However, one speech by President Trump guaranteeing oil passage through the Strait of Vermouth automatically saw the price of oil tumble down. While the administration focuses on Iran, whispers of Cuba being next has got the island saying they want no takeover and would accept a "friendly takeover". Plus, Lindsey Graham is playing President with his latest comments, the Dems DHS shutdown is beginning to affect American travels but more dangerously it could affect our safety with possible terror cells, James Carville rant is going viral, and how is it the Dems backed Talarico in Texas over Crockett especially when we play back Talarico's greatest hits of ignorant, yet scary, beliefs. This and more on your Conservative Circus show.

DOPEYWOOD 2026 Tickets! https://www.showclix.com/event/dopeywood-2026 Ad free Dopey - www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast   This week on the Total Dopey Replay we go way back to Episode 17 with the great Joe Schrank. Me, Chris and Joe get into addiction policy, sober living, relapse, harm reduction, AA, and whether Dopey is actually bad for the recovery community. It gets smart, stupid, and very old school Dopey. Plus Joe tells an all-time disgusting story about getting hammered at USC and puking Cajun curly fries all over some poor girl. If you like early Dopey with me and Chris figuring it out in real time, this is a good one.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dopeywood 2 Tickets: https://www.showclix.com/event/dopeywood-2026 Patreon: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast JAMIE COMES ON ABOUT 30 Minutes in! This week on Dopey! Jamie Lee Turner is BACK! And so is JEREMY TURNER! We read emails, play a crazy whale watching tripping voicemail, a kicking kratom email and then we get to the amazing and fabulous Jamie Lee Curtis! Jamie brings the recovery!  Her awakening, daily routine (3 daily readings + 3 gratitudes/fears/attribute texts to chains), defects (people-pleasing/fawning/fear/confrontation avoidance), agency from sobriety, ideas/production success (Scarpetta series with Nicole Kidman, Blumhouse deal, Mother Nature eco-horror). She praises Dopey as profound/Nobel-level work, critiques self-deprecation as humiliation (Hannah Gadsby quote), and shares Bear role insights (Donna's sobriety arc). She was super great! Jeremy Turner (Oregon by way of Louisiana) calls in: meth mites (not mental, from gorse plant?), recent DUI/car tow in Vegas, heavy drinking relapse after 8 sober months, current meth use (snorting/smoking, no shooting), new Long Island sponsor "on break," job painting, girlfriend losing hope, fentanyl panic after intentional test puff, desire for abstinence but chasing tail cycle. Dave urges sleep, sponsor reconnection, Dopey Zoom check-ins. ALL THAT AND MORE< MORE, MORE!!!! on this weeks BRAND NEW EPISODE of that GOOD OLD DOPEY SHOW!     Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dopeywood 2 Tickets: https://www.showclix.com/event/dopeywood-2026 LISTEN WITHOUT ADS: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast This week on "Dopey's Greatest Hits" replay of episode 240 with Jessica Kent (prison YouTuber and recovering addict), recorded during the early pandemic from Dave's attic. Dave opens with current (2020-era) updates: promoting an upcoming Dopey Wood 2 comedy show in LA (featuring Marc Maron, Bobby Lee, Margaret Cho, etc.), the Dopey Foundation, Patreon perks, free Narcan/test strips offers, and the ongoing Dopey sticker contest. He reads recent Spotify comments praising/recapping previous episodes (Brace Belden, nitrous stories, etc.), plays a listener voicemail about teenage nitrous abuse, then transitions into the main replay. The core interview covers Jessica Kent's life: early alcohol/pill use starting at ~12–13 in upstate New York, progression to IV heroin at 17, selling drugs (weed → heroin → meth), magazine subscription sales crews while on the run, $30k+ dealer debts, robberies by partners, running from charges, accidental meth introduction in Arkansas, pregnancy and arrest (3 weeks pregnant, 2 oz meth + gun charge), giving birth in prison while in leg chains, fighting for custody of her daughter Micah post-release, white-knuckle sobriety driven by DHS requirements/hair-follicle tests, eventual full custody, and building a new life (YouTube, podcast, degree). She describes prison violence (fights over petty things like 50¢ pizza sauce, beating a child sex offender), disdain for 12-step culture in her experience, identity crisis after getting clean, and how motherhood became her anchor (not 12 steps or traditional recovery programs). Dave closes with his father (the recurring "sweet father" segment) reading iTunes reviews, kvelling over rankings, discussing privilege critiques, financial responsibility in recovery, and playing Bob Forrest's “Comfortably Numb” cover + “Good So Bad” to end. ALL THAT MORE MORE MORE on the newest Old replay episode of that good old dopey show... Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dopey wood Tickets: https://www.showclix.com/event/dopeywood-2026 Ad free dopey: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast On this Dopey Wednesday, I read some Dopey Nation emails + Spotify comments, play a killer voicemail from Mick Popham (dope-sick train ride, shitting in a stairwell, 20 years later: gratitude), and then I'm joined by returning guest Hannah Sward (Strip / “Summer of Men”). Hannah gets super real about trauma, dissociation, and how old stuff gets triggered—plus how meth took over in LA (dealers, chaos, dark nights, “Speed in the Bushes,” all of it). We also get into her steamy Substack and the whole question of casual sex in recovery—what feels free, what feels risky, and what it costs. PLUS MORE! All that and much much  more on today's Wednesday Dose of Dopey!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dopey wood tickets: https://www.showclix.com/event/dopeywood-2026 Full Episode: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast On this Dopey Tuesday, Dave and Heart Attack Doug remember Cross Talk Larry — the vegetarian, money-collecting, sweat-soaked meeting staple who felt like he'd always been there… until he wasn't. They talk about the fleeting nature of lifein AA, the uncomfortable debate about flowers and donations, and whether sobriety protects you from dying (spoiler: it doesn't). Plus: The air fryer conspiracy. Raw chicken legs. A relapse email that hits hard. The realization that your mind can still try to destroy you — even sober. And Dave puts Doug on the spot about sponsorship, step work, and what's actually keeping him sober now. AI NOTES AND GRAPHICS - SORRY EVERYONE!   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dopey wood tickets: https://www.showclix.com/event/dopeywood-2026 Full Episode: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast   On this Dopey Tuesday, Dave and Heart Attack Doug remember Cross Talk Larry — the vegetarian, money-collecting, sweat-soaked meeting staple who felt like he'd always been there… until he wasn't. They talk about the fleeting nature of life in AA, the uncomfortable debate about flowers and donations, and whether sobriety protects you from dying (spoiler: it doesn't). Plus: The air fryer conspiracy. Raw chicken legs. A relapse email that hits hard. The realization that your mind can still try to destroy you — even sober. And Dave puts Doug on the spot about sponsorship, step work, and what's actually keeping him sober now. AI NOTES AND GRAPHICS - SORRY EVERYONE! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Listen without Ads: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast Dopeywood 2 tix: https://www.showclix.com/event/dopeywood-2026   A Monday Dopey Total Replay where Dave sets up classic Dopey Episode 16—the one with Chris's legendary “city in my boxers” LSD trip and Mark's long, chaotic prank call to a detox intake. Along the way Dave reads Spotify comments (including kratom taper talk and new listeners coming from the Billy Strings episode), shares a voicemail story about meth, a blow-up with in-laws, and a late-season Sonoran Desert toad that leads to a 5-MeO-DMT “purge.” The replay captures early Dopey's exhausted, bickering chemistry—cookies vs donuts, quitting cigarettes, Gloucester “chowder” nonsense—and Dave closes by reflecting on the early origin of “toodles,” asking for voicemails, problems, and more phony phone calls.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    This week on DOPEY! We welcome Philly Junky, Artist, Book and Game Designer Dave Marques! We start reading the Jenni Spotify comments. Play Allison voicemail (paramedic blowjob in ambulance post-Christian rehab relapse), Miles voicemail (veins wrecked by crack run, imaging lab vein scan horror, switched to sniffing/smoking/femoral). Reads Dana email (using while listening to dopey, Philly trank/xylazine hell, 10-year heroin/PCP run, funny bad gas station robbery story). Dave connects deeply, offers help (Dopey Nation socials/Zoom, 25 meetings/week), we stress that recovery is doable. Dave Marquez (Philly artist, inventor of Relapse vs Recovery game/activity book, ~10 years sober 6/9/16). Dave Marquez interview highlights (starts ~27:52): Early life/family addiction — Kindergarten stealing at Nativity school, mom prison check fraud/coke/heroin, dad PCP/meth/LSD chemist (horse dewormer contract, biker gang supplier), Moonies kidnapping half-brother Jesse, parents split kids no custody, dad took Dave after mom prison/grandma rehab/aunt binge, dad sober then full alcoholic (nice sloppy drunk, Eagles yelling). Teen years/drugs — Pot/PCP 7th grade (~12), "love boat" blunts, rainy days romance, graffiti start 97–98 (SEV/Shiva tag), stabbed kid 8th grade (utility cutter), juvie Pittsburgh 18 months (school + D&A program, "yes them" to get out). High school fall — Ankle bracelet 9th grade, friend OD heroin, vice principal fight on PCP, multiple expulsions ($80k graffiti damage), umpiring/job purpose lost to girl/drugs. Adult spiral — Daughter born 2004, dad death 2007 heart attack (no 911 to save ambulance cost), inherited $30k → oxy dealer → heroin, escort driving (pinching bags, chaos), scams (Dave & Buster's tickets, college copper theft, steak return scam with mom, fake bills), lost everything, daughter's mom left after needles found. Jail/fentanyl era — Multiple arrests (shoplifting, attempted carjacking hiding in dryer), fentanyl OD in jail (snorted 2 bags, turned purple, lawyer visit saved him, pre-Narcan), worst detox Montgomery County (puking bile, shitting bunk, Ativan shower), 3 weeks hole (disoriented, makeshift chess/solitaire). Bottom & recovery — Turned down free bag in Gen Pop (first "no" in 20 years), parole home, 3 months clean no detox spot, self-made meeting papers judge accepted, mom helped (attic, toiletries), reconnected daughter at 16–18, good relationship now. Sober life/art — Car painting job via Ray (wash → prep), murals/barber shops, enamel pins/coloring books, Relapse vs Recovery game (card game from New Year's inspiration, recovery/12-step jargon humor, Instagram @relapsevsrecoverygame, gamecrafter.com, Amazon/Meta struggles drug content). Ends grateful for purpose/creativity in sobriety, teases Patreon video game play. Safe Spot overdose line (1-800-972-0590), customstickers.com MORE MORE MORE on the world's greatest podcast on drugs addiction and dumb shit. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Listen without ads here: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast Tickets for Dopeywood 2: https://www.showclix.com/event/dopeywood-2026 This week on Dopey's Greatest Hits! Brace Belden's first episode (Patreon poll winner). We share Ray Brown's "Home Sweet Heroin" parody origin (Nikki Sixx drama), Dopey music history (UltiScrub, Good So Bad, Fentanyl J, Damon), and teases the NEW Spotify page. Plays old voicemails: Matt Wiedemeier Carroll (Waiting for Tonight 5-year anniversary, 117 days sober) and Kimber King (ketamine freakout, 20 months sober). Reads Spotify comments on Fentanyl Jay ep (love/hate, prison update, negative "murderer" email). Eric Poppismurff responds (benzo info, resources).  Then the highlights of Brace: a raw, wide-ranging conversation with Brace (punk rocker, communist, podcaster of TrueAnon, heroin/meth addict in recovery). Brace opens up about his life: early punk obsession (Black Sabbath to Ramones/Misfits at 12), first drug use (salvia at 11–12, hill fire/arrest, weed soon after), mom's suicide at 6 (coke addict, depression), compartmentalization as coping mechanism. Teen years in continuation school (smoking allowed, flower shop credits), first opiates (Vicodin/Percocet at 17), OxyContin discovery after moving out, transition to heroin in Tenderloin ($10 high), Dr. Z dealer (SRO, pigeon shooting, jail), Jacques (MS heroin dealer), stealing from flower shops/girlfriend, arrest for $9 meth buy, rehab cycles, basement apartment gutter snipes/clonidine kick. Later Syrian resistance (2015–2016, 7 months fighting ISIS with Kurds, no opiates there, ketamine for wounds), return (lied to everyone), brewery job/union campaign, TrueAnon start (2019), ongoing sleep struggle (melatonin bullshit, trazodone dreams, Benadryl suggestion). All that and tons and tons more on a brand new episode of that good old dopey show! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Listen without ads at www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast Dopeywood 2 tickets https://www.showclix.com/event/dopeywood-2026 Today on Dopey Wednesday! Dave (still shaking off a cold, snowed in on Long Island) pays tribute to Larry (“Crosstalk Larry”) — a beloved meeting  guy who recently passed away. Larry was a kind, positive soul who yelled “keep coming!” at every meeting's end, welcomed newcomers, collected the basket for personal contact, showed up in hospitals and court, attended three DopeyCons and the Margaret Cho show, and lost his son to murder years ago. Dave reflects on missing Larry's kind heart and vows to try to be kinder. Lots of Spotify Bob talk! The main talk is a powerful, emotional return with Kevin Jack McEnroe (author, former nightlife figure, son of Tatum O'Neal). Kevin opens up about his family's addiction legacy: Tatum's lifelong struggles (childhood coke from Ryan O'Neill, celebrity enabling, stroke/coma in 2020), Ryan's estrangement, Kevin's own heroin/coke/vodka spiral, liver failure, treatment, Suboxone, and the infamous Christmas visit where Tatum smoked weed in the hotel room while Kevin was newly sober. He shares the deck-the-halls-with-mom's-Suboxone story, codependency/survivor guilt, boundary-setting (“I can't keep convincing you to live”), and how the stroke/facility humility saved her life. Kevin reflects on being a bad liar, ring secrecy with Fern, Sergio the blind heroin dealer, and how recovery brought peace, blended-family wedding moments, and hope.  All that and MORE! on a brand new Wednesday episode of that good old Dopey Snow - i mean show. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Listen to the whole episode at www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast Buy Dopeywood 2026 Tickets at https://www.showclix.com/event/dopeywood-2026 Today on Dopey! THIS WAS RECORDED PRE-BLIZZARD - Dave (still shaking off a cold) welcomes back Heart Attack Doug for a classic Tuesday Teaser — Upcoming storm hype, English-speaking country rankings (America/Australia top, Canada/England/South Africa debated), Australian Bush Mechanics docu-series rec, Dopey sticker sightings, and Doug's new band (cowboy hats, KKK rally jokes, bald head denial). Dave plugs Dopeywood 2026 (April 12 Comedy Store LA), Patreon (ad-free + Wednesday Zoom), Narcan/test strips, custom stickers (code DOPEY20), reads Spotify comments, talks Rolling Stone Yellow Balloon article (with Papa Smurf/Erin Khar help and more! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Listen without Ads at www.patron.com/dopeypodcast Dopeywood 2 Tickets! https://www.showclix.com/event/dopeywood-2026 Dopey podcast, Episode 15 replay, Knicks Madison Square Garden sneak, Chris interruption love, stay strong origin, Breaking Bad rewatch, Kevin McEnroe Spotify comments, coke paranoia voicemail, shadow people crack, Narcan test strips, Mountainside sponsor, Oro Recovery sponsor, Orchard on the Brazos sponsor, Recovery Unplugged sponsor, Dopeywood 2026, Good So Bad cover, dopeypodcast@gmail.com     Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

listen without ads at www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast buy tickets for dopey wood 2026 at https://www.showclix.com/event/dopeywood-2026 Today on Dopey! this week on Dopey — We reconnect with Jenni G. Rochester rave survivor, Purchase/White Plains running buddy via Aurora. They unpack decades: Jenni's attic stoner days, early acid/coke/ecstasy raves (Toronto runs, Sputnik parties, Rabbit in the Moon Doors cover), PCP bong hits, heavy heroin spiral (via Dave/Todd/DK circle), Brooklyn dope-sick chaos (doom sessions, Afrin-bottle tar smoking), California sober shift (mushrooms epiphany, divorce, working out), and current North Carolina life (California sober, thrifting, no heroin/ecstasy since kids). Jenny opens up about childhood trauma (abusive junkie dad, sexual abuse), brother's $300K safe heist gone wrong, jail/probation dodging, and cold-turkey quit post-pregnancy. Dave reflects on linked timelines (heroin origins, shared friends, Southern roots insight), misses Todd, plugs sponsors (Oro, Mountainside, Orchard, Recovery Unplugged), reads Spotify comments on Kevin McEnroe ep, teases Dopeywood 2026, and closes with listener's raw “Good So Bad” cover. Nostalgic, intense, hopeful — stay strong/toodles.   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Listen without ads at www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast Today on Dopey's Greatest Hits!! Confessions of a Fentanyl Dealer! Jay opens up about his wild past: seventh-grade turkey scam hustle for his first ounce of weed, early fights and assaults building a violent rep, slug life gang brawls, first juvie (Westbury JDC horrors: Jenny Craig food theft, toothbrush shank), group home connects, escalating from weed to major coke dealing (quarter keys, cut with lidocaine/Nestlé), crooked cop stories, body brokering in Florida/California (paying addicts thousands to hit private detoxes for insurance cash), fentanyl pill empire (3k pills + loose quarter kilo hauls), Arizona Mexi connects, Ohio traffic stop bust (canine, massive fentanyl load), and rock-bottom overdose in Jamaica, Queens. Dave reflects on J's talent/magnetism, never giving up hope, current jail status, and pulls for him hard. Spotify comments read (Philip your dad on WTF nostalgia/tear-up banjo cover, Ray warning on free-lapsing/nitrous danger, Minnesota Matt praising persistence/family rebuild, Upyar questioning socks gimmick, Sean/Shawna/Kirby/Mr. Jason shoutouts), Dopeywood 2026 plug (April 12 Comedy Store LA — Maron, Bobby Lee, Cho, Hammond, No Towers, Makovsky, Miller — tickets flying), Patreon ad-free love, Nora's 16th birthday emotional spoil, and "Good So Bad" close.AND MORE!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What if every step you took felt like a small miracle you could share? That's the energy running through this episode as we move from Princess Weekend prep into one of the most inspiring stories we've ever hosted. We kick things off with training touchpoints, expo strategy, and course notes for the Run Disney Princess 5K, 10K, and Half Marathon—plus our meetup details, virtual queue tips, and the can't-miss Main Street moment for first-timers. If you're mapping out corrals, merch runs, or yoga logistics, we've got your plan.Then we sit down with Amanda Ferrin—The Walking Miracle—whose life with a rare autoimmune disease didn't end her story; it sharpened it. Amanda shares how a spontaneous 7K in Denver led to a last-minute Disneyland 10K, a Dopey bib through charity, and a season of marathons from London to New York. She explains scleroderma's impact with honesty and warmth, talks about living with constant pain, and how moving—often dancing—through miles brings relief, dopamine, and community. Her signature sequin jacket isn't a costume; it's a choice to celebrate every day she gets.This conversation holds more than race talk. When Amanda needed specialized surgery and IV antibiotic therapy, the runDisney community rallied overnight to fund it—turning hope into action and a bill into a lifeline. We hear what recovery looks like now, the races she's eyeing next (Rome, Paris, London, and the New York City Half), and why joy, presence, and kindness matter more than pace. Along the way, we share a polished Princess Weekend guide—expo hours, Brooks drops, transport windows, photo tips—and a lively Race Report packed with PRs, scenic routes, runway 5Ks, and hot chocolate finishes.Subscribe for weekly stories, race guides, and real talk from a community that runs on heart. If this episode moved you, share it with a friend and leave a review—what moment will you carry into your next run?Amanda's Fundraising SiteRise and Run LinksRise and Run Podcast Facebook PageRise and Run Podcast InstagramRise and Run Podcast Website and ShopRise and Run PatreonRunningwithalysha Alysha's Run Coaching (Mention Rise And Run and get $10 off)Send a textSupport the showRise and Run Podcast is supported by our audience. When you make a purchase through one of our affiliate links, we may earn a commission. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.Sponsor LinksMagic Bound Travel Stoked Metabolic CoachingRise and Run Podcast Cruise Interest Form with Magic Bound Travel Affiliate Links The Start Line Co.Fluffy FizziesMona Moon Naturals Rise and Run Amazon Affiliate Web Page Kawaiian Pizza ApparelGoGuarded

Listen without ads at www.patreon.com/dopeypodcastToday on Dopey!  We promote Dopeywood 2026 tickets (April 12 at Comedy Store LA with Marc Maron, Bobby Lee, Margaret Cho, Darrell Hammond, Sam Miller, Allie Makovsky, Zach Noe Towers.Tickets For Dopeywood 2026: https://www.showclix.com/event/dopeywood-2026Also if you want free Narcan/fentanyl test strips write us at dopeypodcast@gmail.com  We Read glowing Spotify feedback on the "Yellow Balloon" episode (jam band recovery groups like Much Obliged), including shoutouts to Benji, hippie Earl's gratitude lists/Secret Santa, and defends five-days-a-week Dopey. Shares Dana's email/story: Philly trank/xylazine struggles, listening while using (sad/lonely but less alone), hilarious failed gas station robberies with an oxy coworker (no masks/weapons, polite denials, eventual $300 haul for pills/McDonald's). Then dives into a marathon convo with Bob Forrest (Don't Die podcast, Celebrity Rehab, Thelonious Monster): Bob's anti-device/oligarch rant (Elon Musk/Jeff Bezos/curated feeds as modern Matrix, Bob Marley money quote, fight fake reality, turn off phones, go outside), social media dividing people (Gaza/Pizzagate/Epstein conspiracies as distractions from economic rape), drug market shifts (meth in fentanyl to preserve customers post-Narcan, cocaine resurgence over crazy-making meth, Kratom ubiquity as "non-addictive" supplement denial), modern addicts numbing vs. old-school enhancement, generational hopelessness (kids glued to iPads, no humor/alive feeling), AA tough love vs. today's softness, economic insecurity fearlessness in recovery, personal racism persistence, unity/civility over war, and life's joy in helping addicts. Ends with Mike Martt/Nick Thorpe's "Good So Bad" cover!SEO Search Terms: Suggested Title: Today on Dopey! Wednesday Dose: Bob Forrest Rants Oligarchs/Social Media Matrix, Fentanyl Meth Shifts, Unity Over Division + Nora's Sweet Sober Dad Moment (Valentine's 2026) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

FIREY FULL EP www.patreon.com/dopeypodcastToday on Dopey! Dave and new co-host Doug Brown kick off a banked Tuesday Patreon episode from Sayville (prepping for Florida trip, five-days-of-Dopey debate: 30 fans love it, 1 says it's too much). Dave reflects on negativity bias (2 bad comments haunt more than 98 good ones), aging roasts ("you're so old" from Ingrid Casares), sugar/carb break progress, processed food blame for modern misery (WWII San Diego streets clip), John Joseph shoutout (Chrome Ags, upcoming book, Ken Rideout hookup). Mostly mailbag: Minnesota Matt's epic Peru travel relapse tale (23yo, 30 days sober → heavy drinking on flight → cheap pure Peruvian coke from pool-hall connect, $10/gram clean lines, numb throat euphoria, dilemma on 3 leftover grams before La Paz flight to Bolivia, drug-dog risks, coke-fueled threesome tease — cliffhanger for Patreon). Matt now 8 months sober, praises Dopey tipping point, family rebuild, Chris/Todd tribute. Ends with "Good So Bad" playout and toodles for Chris. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

ADD FREE @ www.patreon.com/dopeypodcastToday on Total Dopey Replay! We are replaying the classic 2016 Episode 13: "Tales from the Plug" — raw early Dopey with Dave and Chris swapping dealer horror stories, rip-offs, close calls, and dumb shit. ). Listener voicemails shine: James Dehart's wild crack-reverse-overdose tale (eye-reset magic), and Haley Shell's epic Mississippi meth-tweak chaos (self-Cheddar-Bob gunshot, swallowing shards in cop car, dirty towel compress, jail sweat puddle). Ends with Dave's song snippet and plugs for emails, Spotify comments, Patreon, Wednesday Zooms, stickers, and more Dopeycon/YouTube love.All that and MORE! on this brand new 10 year old Dopey Episode! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

LISTEN WITHOUT ADS: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcastThis week on Dopey! We have the great Kevin Jack McEnroe, son of John McEnroe and (world class heroin addict-in recovery) Tatum ONeil! We start with emails and voicemails and spotify comments - Dustin on his Kratom Replapse and Leroy's crazy finding and flushing heroin on acid! Then we get to the meat of the show with Kevin McEnroe: Kevin McEnroe grew up in a house where everyone already knew his last name. In this unguarded conversation with David Manheim, Kevin talks about being the son of two famous parents while managing fear, secrecy, and responsibility far beyond his years. He describes protecting his mother through her addiction, learning early how to split public image from private truth, and eventually becoming the very thing he swore he wouldn't: a full-blown addict.From opiates and alcohol to liver failure, pancreatitis, and waking up in a hospital bed at 33, Kevin walks us through from denial to collapse. He opens up about selling his first novel while secretly drinking, faking composure, and the humiliation of being known but not respected — recognized as “McEnroe's kid,” but unsure who he was as an individual.This is a conversation about inherited chaos, codependency, ego, shame, and what happens when you finally stop trying to outrun your story. It's about service. About humility. About the strange relief of admitting you don't know what to do.Kevin is sober now. He teaches tennis and he writes every day. He's building a life that feels like his own.ALL THAT AND MORE!!!!!! on this week's brand new episode of that good old Dopey Show!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

www.patreon.com/dopeypodcastThis Week on Dopey's Greatest Hits! We go back in time to our first episode with Marc Maron at the Ludlow Hotel. Born from a chance street encounter after a big cancellation.  Interspersed are listener voicemails (classic DC crack misadventure), Spotify comments, a sober dental encouragement email, Dopey Wood 2026 hype, and a heartfelt banjo cover of Dave's song. The Maron talk covers deli obsession, early drug fears, cocaine psychosis, heroin flirtations, recovery persistence, podcast origin, and soulful interviewing—ending with gratitude for Maron's role in Dopey's survival and credibility.All that and MORE MORE MORE on the brand new yet many years old episode of that good old Dopey Show! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A good mantra can change a season, and ours hits different: earn it in the winter, win it in the spring. We start with a candid weather check and slide straight into the nuts and bolts of racing life—updated Wine & Dine registration flows, random queue placement, why sellout times barely budged, and how our community rallied with Zoom rooms, phone trees, and charity backups  We map out Princess Weekend long runs, Springtime Surprise magic miles, and the kind of speed work that shakes off a post-Dopey lull and brings your spring fitness back online.Then everything sharpens into one story. Heather, a push-rim athlete many of you know, takes us inside the Donna 110—eight laps Saturday and a marathon Sunday—finished in historic Florida cold with frozen hydration lines and sheets of ice. She shares how triple-stack long runs, bike guides, a coach pacing a late lap, and a brand-new custom chair made the difference. The result: the first wheelchair finisher in race history, the only woman finisher this year, and a heady mix of grit, humor, and joy that included communion at mile one and counting dogs to stay present. Her perspective on adaptive sport is powerful and refreshingly inclusive: we're all out here doing hard things, visible or not, and the win is showing up with purpose.We round things out with Loopy Looper team interest surging, Tom's strength challenge for accountability and smarter training, and Fluffy Fizzies returning to the Expo with upgraded foot care, themed bath bombs, and easy preorder pickup. The race report delivers a streak of firsts and PRs—from stadium sprints to donut runs and frigid New England grit—that remind us how many ways there are to measure progress. Subscribe, share with a running friend, and drop your spring goal in a review—what are you earning this winter so you can win in the spring?Rise and Run LinksRise and Run Podcast Facebook PageRise and Run Podcast InstagramRise and Run Podcast Website and ShopRise and Run PatreonRunningwithalysha Alysha's Run Coaching (Mention Rise And Run and get $10 off) Send a textSupport the showRise and Run Podcast is supported by our audience. When you make a purchase through one of our affiliate links, we may earn a commission. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.Sponsor LinksMagic Bound Travel Stoked Metabolic CoachingRise and Run Podcast Cruise Interest Form with Magic Bound Travel Affiliate Links The Start Line Co.Fluffy FizziesMona Moon Naturals Rise and Run Amazon Affiliate Web Page Kawaiian Pizza ApparelGoGuarded

This week on Dopey!Dave dives headfirst into the surprisingly powerful world of Yellow Balloon groups — sober support tables that have become lifelines for recovering addicts and alcoholics at jam-band shows. The episode blends personal stories, history, and community vibes with guests Benji Rosenzweig (Storied Podcast, One Show at a Time) and Jen Dawson (Alia Health Group, hardcore Fellowship member). We hear the origin of Wharf Rats (Grateful Dead sober scene), how Fellowship (Phish-focused) branched off, and how dozens of similar groups now exist for bands like Goose, Billy Strings, Umphrey's McGee, Tyler Childers, and more. Dave shares his own outsider curiosity as someone who used shows purely as open-air drug markets, while Benji and Jen describe how the yellow balloon became a beacon in chaotic concert environments. It's part recovery fellowship, part parking-lot hang, part set-break gratitude circle, and — for many — the place where real connection replaced isolation.ALL THAT AND MORE ON THE BRAND NEW HIPPY CENTRIC EPISODE OF DOPEY!“Yellow Balloons Saved My Concert Life” – How Sober Hippies Built Secret Recovery Tables at Phish, Dead & Billy ShowsFrom Drug-Seeking to Hug-Seeking: The Insane Story of Yellow Balloon Groups“You're With Family Now”: The Grateful Dead Sober Scene That Spread to Every Jam BandChasing the Yellow Balloon: How Fellowship & Wharf Rats Keep Addicts Sober at ShowsSober Raging at Dicks: The Secret Society of Jam-Band Recovery Tables Exposed  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Listen without Ads at www.patreon.com/dopeypodcastThis week on TOTAL DOPEY REPLAY!  The core replay is the full original Dopey Episode 11 (from ~2016), where Dave and Chris banter about AA vs. NA meetings, stereotypes in fellowships, early recovery quirks, listener feedback, random tangents (Damn Daniel viral video, gym routines, therapy at cafes), and Chris's wild story: Relapsing with a girl named Ashley in a Westin hotel (funded by his dad), getting punched in the nose during drunk play, trashing the room with blood on the ceiling, destroying it further, getting confronted by hotel security/police, losing his upcoming night auditor job at the same hotel, and dodging charges by paying for damages. The episode mixes raw addiction tales (heroin, crack, booze, trauma), humor, self-deprecation, early podcast growing pains, and light recovery talk.PLUS super impactful email about grief, and a crazy voicemail about benzos! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Eighteen rehab stays. Unlimited resources. Two parents who showed up for every therapy session while other wealthy families sent handlers. And it allegedly ended with Rob and Michele Reiner stabbed to death in their Brentwood home.Everyone wants to talk about what failed Nick Reiner—the system, the medication changes, the revolving door of treatment centers. But what if nothing failed him? What if he simply refused to let anything work?True Crime Today examines Nick Reiner's own words across nearly a decade of interviews. On the Dopey podcast, he admitted to throwing a rock through a window specifically to "prove he was crazy" and manipulate staff into giving him drugs. He co-wrote a film—Being Charlie—that blamed his father for his failures, and convinced Rob Reiner to direct it. He got his parents to publicly apologize for listening to doctors.Then we hear from Danny Spilar, who shared a rehab room with Nick when both were 15. According to Danny, the hatred was already there. Nick would stay up ranting about his parents. He was violent with other teens. He blamed everything on his parents' fame—not addiction, not mental illness.Danny says he knew instantly who killed Rob and Michele when he saw the headlines. He doesn't buy the insanity defense Nick is reportedly planning. And he thinks jurors won't either when they hear Nick's own admissions.This isn't about excusing systems or condemning mental illness. It's about examining what happens when victimhood becomes a lifestyle—when the people trying to save you become the enemy simply because they want you to live.For families living this nightmare right now—this one's for you.#NickReiner #RobReiner #MicheleSingerReiner #DannySpilar #TrueCrimeToday #InsanityDefense #BeingCharlie #Addiction #BrentwoodMurder #FamilyTragedyJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

On the Dopey podcast, Nick Reiner admitted to throwing a rock through a window specifically to "prove he was crazy" and manipulate staff into giving him drugs. That wasn't speculation from a prosecutor. That was Nick, in his own words, explaining how he gamed the system.Now he's reportedly expected to plead not guilty by reason of insanity for the stabbing deaths of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner.This episode traces Nick Reiner's cognitive architecture across nearly a decade of interviews and podcast appearances. We examine how he convinced his parents to publicly apologize for listening to doctors. How he co-wrote a film—Being Charlie—that blamed his father for his failures, and got Rob Reiner to direct it. How he chose homelessness over following rules, knowing the safety net would always be there.Then we hear from Danny Spilar, who shared a room with Nick in a $60,000-a-month Malibu rehab when both were teenagers. According to Danny, the hatred was there from the beginning. Nick would stay up after lights out ranting about his parents. He was violent—attacking another teen, getting physical with Danny. And he blamed everything on his parents' fame.This wasn't after years of drug damage. This was the baseline.Danny says he knew exactly who killed Rob and Michele the moment he saw the headlines. He doesn't buy the insanity defense. And he thinks jurors won't either—not when they hear Nick's own admissions about manipulating treatment providers.Eighteen rehab stays. Two parents who never stopped trying. What happens when addiction becomes an identity and the people trying to save you become the enemy?For families living this nightmare right now—this one's for you.#NickReiner #RobReiner #MicheleSingerReiner #DannySpilar #DopeyPodcast #InsanityDefense #BeingCharlie #BrentwoodMurder #HiddenKillers #TrueCrimeJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Show without Ads on Patreon:www.patreon.com/dopeypodcastThis week on Dopey!  We get  a flood of enthusiastic Spotify comments about a previous Jed Payne episode! We hear a listener voicemail on getting a pickline and reads an email from a listener in Michigan who rebuilt their life after heavy meth/heroin use.  The main interview is with Amanda Crossley (from the Sober Girls group chat), who shares a raw, detailed story of her descent into opioid addiction: stealing massive amounts from her pharmacy job, transitioning to IV heroin in Camden NJ, robbing houses as a getaway driver, sugar-daddy arrangements with much older men, family chaos with her two addicted sisters, and ultimately writing to Dr. Phil herself at 23. The 2014 Dr. Phil episode (filmed while high) led to treatment, and she's been sober since early 2015 (now ~11 years). We close with our NEVER RELEASED 1999 EP from our band The Ulti Scrub Hustle: If I'm Not Home(I'm out Walkin Around), Girl of Mine and (I wanna be) Good So Bad. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Listen without Ads at www.patreon.com/dopeypodcastThis week on the replay we remember supreme Dopey Legend, Chuck Negron of Three Dog Night! Chuck was a world class drug addict in the height of sex, drugs, and rock and roll debauchery in the 1960's and 1970's! He smashed his face whilst on seconals and his legendary penis exploded from too much sex with loving fans! Most importantly Chuck was a beautiful soul who helped scores of people to get better and to enjoy their lives! Rest in Peace Chuck Negron and Thank you!Also Rest in Peace to Chris who is on the show too. PLUS emails, voicemails and more on a super fun and legendary trip down memory lane! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Listen with no ads PLUS Dave comments on old episode only on Patreon!www.patreon.com/dopeypodcastDopey TOTAL Replay,! Dave hosts from his dad's apartment!  Reflecting on Chris - INSANE DUI VOICEMAIL. DOPEY Explanation for jumping walls from Dehart. The total replay features classic Dopey Episode 9 (originally Feb 2016): Chris recounts getting mugged in Baltimore after missing a bus from an Orioles game, breaking bones in a chaotic night of college drinking, blackouts, a girlfriend flying to the wrong city, and dorm-room puke-flood disasters. ALL THAT AND MORE MORE MORE on this weeks brand new super old replay episode!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Most people battling addiction never get a second chance. Nick Reiner got eighteen of them. Eighteen trips to rehab facilities reportedly costing $60,000 a month. Private yoga instructors. Family therapists. A guesthouse on a $13.5 million Brentwood estate where he could land softly every time he fell. Rob and Michele Reiner never stopped showing up for their son. On December 14, 2025, they were found stabbed to death in their home. Nick was arrested that night and now faces two counts of first-degree murder. But this story isn't just about entitlement, enabling, and what happens when love without boundaries meets zero accountability. It's about a $42 billion addiction treatment industry designed to fail. The 28-day program isn't based on neuroscience—it's based on what insurance agreed to pay in the 1970s. The brain doesn't heal in 28 days. But the invoice does. Sixty percent of patients relapse within 30 days of discharge. Luxury rehabs have no obligation to track—let alone report—whether their patients actually get better. Patients learn to game the system. Facilities profit whether they live or die. We trace Nick's trajectory from childhood tantrums that derailed family yoga sessions to violent outbursts in rehab at fifteen, from destroying his parents' guesthouse on meth to a 2020 mental health conservatorship, from allegedly terrorizing guests at Conan O'Brien's Christmas party to the murders less than 24 hours later. A rehab roommate said he "knew exactly who it was" when he heard the news. A yoga instructor wrote a children's book about his behavior. Nick made disturbing admissions on the Dopey podcast about violence, theft, and moral bankruptcy. The Reiners aren't unique. They're a pattern. Parents bankrupted by hope. Kids cycling through treatment. And an industry that takes the money regardless of outcome.#NickReiner #RobReiner #MicheleReiner #RehabIndustry #AddictionCrisis #ReinerCase #SystemFailure #BrentwoodMurder #Parricide #TrueCrimeJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

The Reiner family did everything right. They spent millions. They tried eighteen different rehab facilities—reportedly at $60,000 a month. Private yoga instructors. Family therapists. A guesthouse on a $13.5 million Brentwood estate where Nick could always come home. On December 14, 2025, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were found stabbed to death. Their son Nick was arrested that night and now faces two counts of first-degree murder. This isn't just a story about one family's tragedy. It's an indictment of a $42 billion addiction treatment industry where 60% of patients relapse within 30 days of discharge. Where the 28-day program isn't based on neuroscience—it's based on what insurance agreed to pay in the 1970s. Where facilities have zero financial incentive to track whether their patients actually get better. A bed filled is a bed billed. We examine how patients learn to game the system—what to say at intake, how to perform recovery without doing the work—while luxury rehabs take family money and deliver nothing. We trace Nick's trajectory from childhood tantrums that derailed family yoga sessions to violent outbursts in rehab, from destroying his parents' guesthouse on meth to a 2020 mental health conservatorship, from allegedly terrorizing guests at Conan O'Brien's Christmas party to the murders less than 24 hours later. A rehab roommate said he "knew exactly who it was" when he heard the news. Nick made disturbing admissions on the Dopey podcast about violence, theft, and moral bankruptcy. The Reiner family pattern isn't unique. Parents bankrupted by hope. Kids cycling through treatment. And an industry that profits whether they live or die. This is the hidden killer nobody wants to name: the system itself.#RobReiner #MicheleReiner #NickReiner #AddictionTreatment #RehabFraud #ReinerMurder #BrentwoodMurder #SystemFailure #TrueCrimeToday #FamilyTragedyJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Harvey Levin at TMZ says sources describe the crime scene where Rob and Michele Reiner were found stabbed to death as "incredibly brutal"—disturbing even to seasoned medical examiner staff. He said publicly it had "all the markings of a meth murder." Their son Nick was arrested near Exposition Park, an area known for drug activity. His documented history includes violent outbursts while "spun out on uppers," cocaine binges described on the Dopey podcast, heroin addiction, and destroying his parents' guest house while high on stimulants. He estimated eighteen rehab stints by his teenage years. The family says his medication was working—then doctors changed his prescription a month before the killings. Was he using again? We dig into the forensic research on overkill violence and what the clinical literature says about schizoaffective disorder combined with stimulant use. But this episode also examines how a family of accomplished, intelligent people stopped being able to see the danger in front of them. Former FBI Special Agent Robin Dreeke—who spent 21 years with the Bureau including serving as Chief of the FBI's Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program—analyzes the family dynamics at play. How does a family go from calling the police in 2019 to sleeping in the same house on December 13th, 2025? The Reiners had tried tough love. It hadn't worked. They blamed themselves. Nick co-wrote "Being Charlie" with his father—giving him extraordinary narrative control over how the family understood their own story. Dreeke explains how trust gets exploited and why manufactured guilt is such an effective manipulation tool.#NickReiner #RobReiner #MicheleReiner #HarveyLevin #TMZ #RobinDreeke #FBI #MethViolence #BrentwoodMurder #TrueCrimeTodayJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.

Listen without inserted ads at www.patreon.com/dopeypodcastThis week on DOPEY! We get super Dopey all the way through this insane super long  - super raw episode! First we congratualte Tom B on 6 years! Then we hear the Anders Spotify comments! Then we get into the lisener dopey! Josh's terrifying Christmas Eve meth boofing disaster and Minnesota Matt's  first crack experience. Then we go down the crazy rabbit hole of relapse and redemption with old friend of the show and OG DOPE, Jed Payne from Church and Other Drugs as he tells his FULL RELAPSE STORY! From super fucked up situation after situation to recovery and healing the fam!All that and more on a super king size episode of that good old fucked up dopey show! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Listen without ads at www.patreon.com/dopeypodcastThis week on  Dopey's Greatest Hits (originally Dopey Episode 27: "Detox, Withdrawal"), where  we rememberTodd (who died from a fentanyl overdose in 2018). We play Rocker-T's  "One More" from the 1998 album Nicer By The Hour, read listener comments/emails (including a wild intervention story from "Alex" involving his mom overdosing during his own intervention). Then we play Dopey classic epidoe 27!  Where me, Chris and graphic design Ryan are about to do an episode when out of the blue Todd calls in, freshly busted while trying to get 'weed'.We talk  a bunch of shit about community service, arrests, weed, drugs and dumb shit. Then  Ryan attempts to coachTodd toward AA/yoga/abstinence, and tells him 'not to die' in a tragicly terrifyingly sad moment. All that and more on this weeks replay of probably my favorite episode of that good old dopey show.Send in your thoughts to dopeypodcast@gmail.com  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Listen without ads at:www.patreon.com/dopeypodcastThis Week on The Wednesday Dose of Dopey!Dave kicks off this Wednesday Dose solo from his dad's house, riffing on nostalgic broke-addict snacks (Little Debbie oatmeal pies as cheap highs) and weird fridge finds, before diving into fan Spotify comments praising last week's emotional Erin Khar episode. He shares wild Miles Davis coke-paranoia excerpts from the autobiography (Ferrari abandonment, trash-room hiding, dealer tricks), and recommending Kind of Blue and In a Silent Way as sick sick records!Then we welcome Sandra Vergara (Selling Sunset star, Sofia Vergara's cousin/sister-figure). Sandra opens up about a traumatic Colombian childhood: brother's murder at age 9, raised by an aunt after her bio-mom's brain damage left her mentally stuck at 12, feeling like a "burden," early glue-sniffing experiment, near-fatal ruptured appendix/septic shock at 16, and constant walking-on-eggshells survival via art, empathy, and never taking abuse personally.In LA from 18, she dabbled in makeup/acting (Fright Night), when she began drinking heavy. Blackouts, self-harm (throwing herself through glass), and suicide ideation. followed. First rehab in Medellín (befriended staff for special treatment → false security). Post-rehab: mushrooms sparked a "psychedelic love" fling, ayahuasca faced childhood trauma head-on, but led to half-assed AA and relapses.COVID alone-time in NYC brought painting growth, but cat Stewie's death (worse than losing family) plunged her into deep  depression. Enter ketamine: started therapeutic (Mindbloom) but escalated to daily K-holes with Oculus VR for near-death/grief escapes, addictive Journey Circle weekends (MDMA/ayahuasca/mushrooms group catharsis without integration), erratic calls to mom, club blackouts, and cousin finding her passed out. Family intervention (Sophia pays, nephew packs her) lands her in trauma-focused Breathe Life rehab.She firmly rejects "California sober" as a trap—psychedelics delayed real surrender for her; true addicts can't substitute one mind-alter for another. Full AA commitment (no more a la carte) + Kabbalah (post-breakup desperation) changed everything: tikkun (soul correction via tough life choices), turning reactive impulses (anger/gossip) into proactive restriction, daily study/meditation for frequency shifts. Ties Kabbalah to quantum physics (observer effect = perception shapes reality, entanglement = we're all connected, certainty in the unknown = surrender).Sandra discusses Selling Sunset challenges (producer manipulation, ego, glamour vs. spiritual presence) and her new neuroscience/IFS/Kabbalah coaching for holistic recovery (mind stories, body regulation, spirit alignment). All that and much more on the brand new episode of that good old dopey show!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

To hear the whole thing go to:www.patreon.com/dopeypodcastThis Week on the Teaser! John 'Sugar Bear' Bukaty is back! We talk abunch of shit about drugs, addiction, woowooo stiff and more! Including: Madonna Kabbalah, spiritual intention 2026, share vs hoard, Patreon exclusive, recovery humor, sugar relapse story, 80s pop culture nostalgia, FMK game, Debbie Harry, Gwen Stefani, synesthesia art, Dopey Nation, toodles for Chris, harm reduction, sobriety stories, New Orleans artist, Jay Shetty Madonna podcast, Kabbalah wisdom, creative recovery, benzo struggles, Spotify comments Dopey, Dopeycon 2026... ANd thats just the teaser - the real dopey is on patreon:)! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Listen without ads on www.patreon.com/dopeypodcastThis week on the total replay - Chris tells the depths of his SMI - maybe the first time we discussed SMI - and Chris' reluctance to accepting the SMI mantle. This is what he wrote 10 years ago: 'Chris intentionally flips out in the psych ward to get put into a 5 point restraint... and receive an injection of Ativan and Haldol. Also, he is treated by Bob Forrest and Dr. Drew.' First though Chris makes fun of my fish tank. We had such a good time. I cooked brusell sprouts and so much more! such a good time! We miss and love you Chris!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Super sweet talk with Anders Beck! Say it with an 'ah-nders' not 'and-ers'. Anders tells us jis whole musical/drug/alcohol story! Nothing left out - including the crazy intervention and playing with phil lesh! May he rest in peace! PLUS sick email from Montana in prison! (thanks Nicole!) An amazing dildo filled voicemail from Daniel G! A nice mention from Steve from New Hampshire and so much more more more!PLUS Ander's beautiful song 'Born Again' performed by Greensky Bluegrass, Anders' bonus dobro playing, Damon's 'Dopey World' and Jake from West Virginia's classic version of 'Good So Bad'ALL THAT and more, more, more on this brand new episode of that good old Dopey Show! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

listen without ads at www.patreon.com/dopeypodcastThis week on Dopey's Greatest Hits!This replay episode features host David Manheim reflecting on personal chaos, gratitude amid frustration, powerful listener emails/stories (including a harrowing crack/coke seizure tale from Minnesota Matt), and a full classic interview with his partner Linda. They share their raw, unfiltered relationship story—from meeting via mutual friend Todd, early partying (coke, Ativan, drinking), pregnancy amid hidden heroin relapse, family destruction during active addiction, separation, supervised visitations, Dave's bottoming out, eventual sobriety, reconciliation, and rebuilding a family with two kids. Interspersed with intros, emails, Spotify comments, voicemails, and musical interludes (Firecracker rap, song snippets), it captures Dopey's signature mix of dark humor, brutal honesty, recovery insights, and "dumb shit" war stories.The episode opens with Dave navigating recent frustrations—dealing with a guest pulling an episode due to cold feet, sponsor issues, and everyday life stressors—while emphasizing core recovery principles like acceptance, gratitude, and service over resentment. He reflects on childhood influences like Popeye's "I am what I am" mantra as a metaphor for self-acceptance in sobriety, and teases upcoming substantive guests while reading heartfelt (and critical) listener feedback. The heart of the show is the replay of a classic episode featuring Dave and Linda's candid conversation, detailing the highs and lows of their relationship: from initial attraction and drug-fueled early days, through the pregnancy discovery and Dave's escalating heroin use (including nodding out during birthing classes and missing key moments post-birth), to the devastating confrontation when Linda discovered the paraphernalia and the subsequent separation.The story doesn't shy away from the pain—Linda's isolation during a complicated delivery, Dave's rock-bottom spiral involving heavy daily use, arrests, and black eyes during supervised visits with their daughter Nora—but it ultimately lands on hope and redemption. Dave credits their daughter as a major motivator for sobriety, and the couple discusses the hard work of rebuilding trust, family life, and even welcoming a second child. Reflections on the losses of close friends Todd and Chris add emotional weight, underscoring how addiction's toll extends beyond the individual. All that and More, more, more on this weeks new new new episode of dopey!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This Week on The Wednesday Dose of Dopey!Dave kicks off this Wednesday Dose solo from his dad's house, riffing on nostalgic broke-addict snacks (Little Debbie oatmeal pies as cheap highs) and weird fridge finds, before diving into fan Spotify comments praising last week's emotional Erin Khar episode. He shares wild Miles Davis coke-paranoia excerpts from the autobiography (Ferrari abandonment, trash-room hiding, dealer tricks), and recommending Kind of Blue and In a Silent Way as sick sick records!Then we welcome Sandra Vergara (Selling Sunset star, Sofia Vergara's cousin/sister-figure). Sandra opens up about a traumatic Colombian childhood: brother's murder at age 9, raised by an aunt after her bio-mom's brain damage left her mentally stuck at 12, feeling like a "burden," early glue-sniffing experiment, near-fatal ruptured appendix/septic shock at 16, and constant walking-on-eggshells survival via art, empathy, and never taking abuse personally.In LA from 18, she dabbled in makeup/acting (Fright Night), when she began drinking heavy. Blackouts, self-harm (throwing herself through glass), and suicide ideation. followed. First rehab in Medellín (befriended staff for special treatment → false security). Post-rehab: mushrooms sparked a "psychedelic love" fling, ayahuasca faced childhood trauma head-on, but led to half-assed AA and relapses.COVID alone-time in NYC brought painting growth, but cat Stewie's death (worse than losing family) plunged her into deep  depression. Enter ketamine: started therapeutic (Mindbloom) but escalated to daily K-holes with Oculus VR for near-death/grief escapes, addictive Journey Circle weekends (MDMA/ayahuasca/mushrooms group catharsis without integration), erratic calls to mom, club blackouts, and cousin finding her passed out. Family intervention (Sophia pays, nephew packs her) lands her in trauma-focused Breathe Life rehab.She firmly rejects "California sober" as a trap—psychedelics delayed real surrender for her; true addicts can't substitute one mind-alter for another. Full AA commitment (no more a la carte) + Kabbalah (post-breakup desperation) changed everything: tikkun (soul correction via tough life choices), turning reactive impulses (anger/gossip) into proactive restriction, daily study/meditation for frequency shifts. Ties Kabbalah to quantum physics (observer effect = perception shapes reality, entanglement = we're all connected, certainty in the unknown = surrender).Sandra discusses Selling Sunset challenges (producer manipulation, ego, glamour vs. spiritual presence) and her new neuroscience/IFS/Kabbalah coaching for holistic recovery (mind stories, body regulation, spirit alignment). All that and much more on the brand new episode of that good old dopey show!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.