EPISODE · Apr 29, 2026 · 1H 26M
90's Wild Child! Getting Wasted with Courtney Love, Plant Medicine, Marrying into Duran Duran & The Strokes, and Getting Sober Young with Amanda de Cadenet
from Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction · host Dave & Chris
Listen without ADS for 25 Cents a game: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast Summary This Week on the Wednesday Dose! Linda is away - single parenting is on! Shoutout to all the single parents out there! We play a nuts voicemail from Taylor in Austin about relapsing on crack after moving in with a guy from AA who turned out to be schizophrenic and deep into crack psychosis. The story escalates into paranoia, guns, police, and hooking up with your dealer. Then Amanda de Cadenet joins the show. She talks about being a teenage wild child in London, starting drugs young, hosting live TV at 16, being sexualized in the public eye, marrying John Taylor from Duran Duran, partying with Courtney Love, and nearly dying before getting sober at 22. Amanda and Dave dive deep into recovery, psychedelics, trauma healing, sponsorship, group texts, meditation, defects, gratitude, and the idea that talk therapy alone often isn’t enough. Amanda shares her daily routine, what keeps her grounded after decades sober, and why kindness and service remain central to recovery. A funny, smart, honest, and surprisingly deep Dopey episode. ALL THAT AND A TINY BIT MORE ON THIS 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.
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Timestamps 00:00 Dopey Wednesday intro song 01:00 Dave on single parenting while wife is away 02:50 Heart Attack Doug power washing and yard work 04:30 Susan goes to a meeting and breakfast after 05:15 Voicemail: crack-smoking schizophrenic roommate story begins 09:30 Dave critiques bad voicemail background noise 10:00 Spotify comments: ads complaints and Dave fights back 11:30 “Epitome” pronunciation controversy 13:00 Praise for five episodes a week 18:00 Amanda de Cadenet joins the show 23:30 Teenage addiction, validation, fame, public image 31:00 London in the 90s, Blur, Oasis, culture 35:00 Getting sober after dating addicts 38:00 Psychedelics, MDMA, plant medicine in recovery 45:00 Ex-boyfriends, overdoses, grief 49:00 Amanda changes sobriety date after pot brownies while pregnant 52:00 Photography career and leaving fame behind 58:00 What makes a good interview 1:03:00 New book on healing and failed therapy models 1:09:00 Amanda’s morning recovery routine 1:14:00 Dave on jealousy, fear, defects, gratitude 1:18:00 Service, kindness, and purpose
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