Dopey 532: Snorting Meth Off a Shane MacGowan's Dirty Thumbnail & the Joy of Being Steve Poltz

This week on Dopey! Dave catches up with the joyful madman, guitar-slinging lunatic, and folk hero Steve Poltz. Broadcasting from a hotel room in Vermont, they talk meth psychosis, drug-fueled chaos in Australia, destroying hotel rooms, and snorting meth off Shane MacGowan’s filthy thumbnail. Steve reflects on 20 years in recovery, talks openly about not going to meetings anymore, and shares raw truths about love, humility, and gratitude. Plus: tour madness, positivity armor, snortable caffeine products, a Jewish Seder meltdown in Nashville, and a live performance of “Shine On.” Also: Knicks fan rage with Dave’s friend Devan, naked dorm blackout stories from NC, amazing listener emails, and voicemails. One of the dopiest episodes of all time.

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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.