EPISODE · Sep 1, 2026 · 29 MIN
“My Mother Didn’t Like Being a Mother”: Christopher’s Story - Sex Work, Meth, Crack - Tuesday Teaser!
from Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction · host Dave & Chris
DopeyCon Tickets: https://buytickets.at/thedopeyfoundation/2345507 Disount $15 at Patreon! : www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast On the teaser! Dave celebrates eleven years of recovery, asks whether Dopey qualifies as art and reminds everyone that DopeyCon is coming October 3. He reads a listener’s Rolling Stones dream, considers the impossible mission of getting Mick Jagger or Keith Richards on Dopey and discusses potential episodes involving Anthony Bourdain, Mark Lanegan and legendary rock journalist Nick Kent. Dave also reads the overwhelming response to the recent Patreon episode about his own history and the possible Dopey documentary. Finally, he previews his intense Los Angeles conversation with Christopher, who describes growing up as one of eleven brothers amid abandonment, violence and abuse—before sharing his larger story of addiction, sex work and redemption exclusively on Patreon. All that and somehow still - MORE! 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 – Dopey Tuesday theme song 01:51 – Welcome to Dopey Tuesday and eleven years of recovery 03:10 – Killing a bug while preaching love and tolerance 03:35 – Is Dopey art? 04:17 – DopeyCon tickets and Christopher’s Patreon episode 04:55 – Patreon tiers, Zooms, socks and life coaching 06:45 – Teton Mike dreams about Mick Jagger 08:05 – Calling Mick “Ronnie” from the front row 09:12 – Could the Rolling Stones cover “Good So Bad”? 09:55 – Nick Kent, Legs McNeil and Please Kill Me 11:30 – Impossible Dopey guests: Pete Townshend, Lena Dunham and Paul McCartney 12:35 – Owsley Stanley, LSD manufacturing and Anthony Bourdain 13:52 – The possible Bourdain and Mark Lanegan episodes 14:15 – Reactions to Dave’s origin story and the Dopey documentary 16:17 – Patreon members want the Dopey documentary 18:43 – More listener comments and Z. Cavaricci memories 20:50 – Christopher’s story begins 21:10 – Growing up as one of eleven brothers 21:55 – “My mother did not like being a mother” 22:15 – Childhood neglect and violence 23:14 – Abandoned whenever his mother found another man 24:20 – Christopher’s full story continues on Patreon 25:08 – “Good So Bad” 29:11 – Closing reaction to the song
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