EPISODE · Sep 16, 2026 · 1H 35M
Jason Biggs on Separation, Nine Years Sober, Pink Cocaine & Psychedelics
from Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction · host Dave & Chris
DopeyCon Tickets: https://buytickets.at/thedopeyfoundation/2345507Save $15 on Patreon: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcastEpisode summaryThis week on the Wednesday Dose! Jason Biggs returns to Dopey for a funny, unusually vulnerable conversation about recovery, fatherhood, separation and learning to surrender control. Jason discusses the pressure of making his directorial debut, Untitled Home Invasion Romance, and why directing sober was one of the most stressful experiences of his life.He retraces the relapses that preceded his nearly nine years of sobriety—including secretly drinking, a major cocaine relapse and the final bottle of wine he chugged shortly after bringing his second child home from the hospital. The following morning, a chance encounter with Michael Alago helped bring him back to AA.Jason and Dave also get into Dave’s relentless pursuit of celebrity guests, Jason Mewes asking Dave to stop texting him, Steve-O, Marc Maron, pink cocaine, Quaaludes, ecstasy, underground sex parties, gambling addiction and the indignities of trying to exercise in middle age.The conversation becomes especially personal when Jason talks about navigating separation while protecting his children and remaining sober. He explains why his meeting attendance has declined, how sober friends have supported him and why accepting that he is not in control remains central to his spirituality. They finish with an honest discussion about ketamine and psychedelics in recovery, prescription painkillers, Brad Pitt’s return to drinking, Shannon Elizabeth’s OnlyFans and whether Jason might appear at DopeyCon.All that and a tiny bit more on this week'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.
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Timestamps 00:01:15 – Dave opens the show 00:03:39 – Dopey theme-song challenge and DopeyCon 00:05:53 – Dylan’s meth-sweat voicemail 00:10:33 – Shooting “recycled” meth and recovery 00:12:57 – Listener comments and Shane Enholm reactions 00:20:06 – Jason Biggs returns to Dopey 00:21:44 – Untitled Home Invasion Romance and Jason’s directing debut 00:24:02 – Directing sober and the fear of failure 00:28:49 – Why directing felt lonelier than early recovery 00:31:01 – Secret drinking, cocaine and Jason’s final relapse 00:33:25 – Michael Alago, Perry Street and the sobriety “God shot” 00:34:20 – Jason’s meaningful appearance at DopeyCon 00:35:45 – Dave’s disastrous pursuit of Jason Mewes 00:37:42 – When persistence becomes too much 00:40:06 – Steve-O, Marc Maron and the Comedy Store 00:44:24 – Dave attempts to become less of a beggar 00:46:36 – Pink cocaine, 2C and Elvis’s pharmaceutical cocaine 00:48:12 – Quaaludes, ecstasy and pure MDMA 00:50:32 – Sixties free love and Hollywood sex parties 00:52:50 – Underground sex clubs and parenting after partying 00:54:40 – Dave discovers Jason’s camera wasn’t recording 00:55:20 – Jason Biggs as Dopey’s new cohost 00:57:42 – Gambling addiction and why Jason never caught the bug 01:00:05 – Purpose, exercise and getting older 01:02:08 – Tennis, back surgery and prescription painkillers 01:04:31 – Jason’s dream of becoming a pilot 01:05:29 – Dave and Nora’s scuba-diving dream 01:06:52 – Navigating separation without drinking 01:08:56 – Why Jason’s meeting attendance has declined 01:11:08 – Protecting his children and trusting the process 01:13:34 – Resentment, spirituality and surrendering control 01:15:53 – Sponsors, higher powers and “Fully Rely on God” 01:18:09 – Ketamine, ayahuasca and psychedelics in recovery 01:22:51 – Oxycodone and recognizing the addict response 01:23:40 – Brad Pitt drinking again after seven years sober 01:25:00 – Can someone with addiction ever drink moderately? 01:26:16 – Shannon Elizabeth’s OnlyFans—and Jason’s potential career move 01:27:09 – Will Jason Biggs appear at DopeyCon? 01:29:35 – Stay strong and toodles for Chris 01:30:50 – Bonus song for Bradley Five ad-break timecodes These all land at clear subject changes: 00:29:00 – Before Jason recounts his relapses 00:46:30 – Before pink cocaine, Quaaludes and ecstasy 00:57:35 – Before the gambling discussion 01:06:45 – Before separation and staying sober 01:18:05 – Before psychedelics and ketamine
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