EPISODE · Jul 27, 2026 · 1H 17M
Kosher Weed, a Bank Robber & the Infamous Blue Cheese Speedball | Dopey 38 with Modi
from Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction · host Dave & Chris
Listen without Ads on Patreon: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast SUMMARY: This week on the Dopey Total Replay: Dopey goes back ten years to Episode 38, a strange cult-classic featuring Dave, Chris and comedian Modi. Before the replay, Dave remembers recording in his old Lower East Side apartment, reads early listener comments and shares an email from a former member of the Real McKenzies whose life moved from crystal meth and touring to cocaine dealing, opiate addiction and a suicide attempt. Dave also talks about briefly considering buying weed at the Great South Bay Music Festival, announces that DopeyCon is likely happening at SVA on October 3, and revisits listener reactions to the early Chris episodes. Then the original episode begins. Modi immediately destroys Dave’s apartment, fish tank, furniture and primitive podcast equipment. He shares his first experiences with marijuana and ecstasy, explains the growing market for kosher Sabbath edibles, and talks about performing at a Caron recovery event and appearing on The Sopranos. Chris tells the story of his father discovering his crack pipe—and then recognizing it while the family watched The Sopranos. The guys discuss Artie Lange, Greg Giraldo, sober comedians, AA, Al-Anon and whether everyone has some form of addiction. A convicted bank robber named Shamrock writes from an illegal marijuana farm in Maine, and Dave finally tells the legendary “blue cheese” story: a misunderstanding involving a Mexican man in detox, John Belushi and speedballs. The episode concludes with an old-school New York weed story involving Sheep Meadow, a paranoid elderly dealer, brown paper, a fake payment and an incredibly unlucky subway encounter. 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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Kosher Weed, a Bank Robber & the Infamous Blue Cheese Speedball | Dopey 38 with Modi TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 – Dopey Total Replay 38 introduction 01:40 – Remembering the original Dopey and Chris O’Connor 03:41 – Why Dave has mixed feelings about the Modi episode 04:48 – Original listener comments from ten years ago 06:48 – Mark’s story: crystal meth, touring and The Real McKenzies 08:24 – Cocaine dealing, opiate addiction and a suicide attempt 09:36 – Shannon replaces stolen cocaine with baking powder 11:16 – Dave considers buying weed at a music festival 12:22 – Patreon reactions to Dopey Replay 37 13:45 – DopeyCon at SVA on October 3 14:37 – Spotify comments and remembering Chris 16:13 – The missing blue cheese story 17:51 – Original Dopey Episode 38 begins 18:18 – Comedian Modi enters and roasts Dave’s apartment 20:19 – Dopey’s extremely primitive recording equipment 21:19 – Modi’s first marijuana experience with Stuttering John 22:44 – Dave lies his way onto The Howard Stern Show 24:05 – Testing the “normie” on drug terminology 25:42 – Modi takes ecstasy on a cruise ship 27:17 – Heroin is “boy,” cocaine is “girl” 28:06 – Kosher marijuana edibles for the Sabbath 30:31 – Accidentally eating an enormous dose of edibles 32:33 – Dave pitches his black-and-white cookie business 34:06 – Modi’s abandoned podcast equipment 35:19 – Dave’s camp-counselor energy 36:25 – Jewish addicts and comedians in recovery 38:03 – Modi performs at a Caron recovery fundraiser 40:02 – Chris turns against Dave 42:07 – Modi’s appearance on The Sopranos 43:26 – A comedian desperately searches for an eight ball 44:27 – Greg Giraldo, Courtney Love and a disastrous recovery event 47:10 – Chris’s father discovers his crack pipe 49:08 – Finding humor inside addiction and recovery 50:27 – Twelve-step anonymity and traditions 51:20 – Going to AA without ever drinking 53:21 – Artie Lange, addiction and performing 56:21 – Email from Shamrock, a convicted bank robber 58:04 – Dave finally tells the blue cheese story 01:02:07 – “Blue cheese” is actually a John Belushi speedball 01:04:24 – How can Dopey become a bigger show? 01:06:40 – Cigarettes, vaping and quitting smoking 01:09:22 – Dave’s elderly Upper West Side weed dealer 01:13:36 – Ripping off the dealer with an empty brown package 01:15:00 – An extremely unfortunate subway reunion 01:15:59 – Toodles and closing song
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