Remembering the Super Dopey Bombastic Life of Ryan Leone From Ritalin Kid to Heroin Cartel, Federal Prison & Writing "Wasting Talent" | Dopey Greatest Hits

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⏱️ Timestamped Key Notes 00:18 – 05:06: Dave intro – Thursday Greatest Hits, Ryan Leone poll winner, Ryan’s background, Wikipedia read, his death in 2022 from fentanyl/meth. 05:06 – 09:55: Dade’s wild voicemail – Naked drunk coke-fueled fight, putting feet through walls, hospital stitches + Dilaudid. 09:55 – 14:42: Patreon & Spotify comments on previous Long Island episode (Motorcycle Gang Gary). 14:42 – 21:51: More comments, Dopey updates, Ryan Leone tribute, his books (Wasting Talent, Antiheroes), documentary A Tortured Mind. 21:51 – 26:32: Start of Ryan Leone interview – Early Ritalin/Adderrall as a kid, applesauce story, feeling inadequate, first drugs (weed, drinking, LSD). 26:32 – 35:56: Wilderness programs, seeing a kid slit his wrists, expulsions, first cocaine bump at 16, rapid addiction, selling drugs. 35:56 – 44:47: First heroin (chasing the dragon at 17), China White in Massachusetts, first IV shot at gunpoint in abandoned house with dirty rig. 44:47 – 54:03: Early junkie chaos – Shooting abscesses, Hep C, toxic relationship, stealing $80k savings bonds for a kilo of coke, acid-fueled trip to confront girlfriend’s father (skateboard attack). 54:03 – 01:05:36: Stabbing the skinhead story (real life basis for Wasting Talent opening), pregnant stripper, stealing heroin & needles. 01:05:36 – 01:17:20: Big-time dealing era – Pink Floyd ticket scam, trading fake DMT (water softener pellets) for massive amounts of Molly/acid, becoming a major MDMA dealer. 01:17:20 – 01:28:34: Recruited by big cartel-connected dealer, selling kilos of Molly + heroin balloons, associate producer job, federal indictment with Mendoza Clan. 01:28:34 – 01:40:25: Girlfriend’s death, turning self in, kicking 180mg methadone + 11g heroin habit in federal prison, maximum security, running with Southsiders. 01:40:25 – 01:54:10: Prison violence (riots, stabbings, murders), writing Wasting Talent in prison, solitary confinement for 60 days, grandfather’s death, white light spiritual bottom → gets sober. 01:54:10 – 02:09:49: Post-prison success then relapse, marriage to a fan, alcoholism, second & third prison terms, missing son’s birth. 02:09:49 – 02:29:40: Final relapse stories, suicide attempt on Christmas after family rejection, trying to OD in Bank of America parking lot. 02:29:40 – End: Getting clean for good after best friend Paul’s death, current success (YouTube, Patreon, screenplays, Johnny Depp friendship), starting Paul Project nonprofit for Narcan, closing thoughts.

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