Tuesday Teaser: Raytreon! Crackheads Burned Down Chelsea! Heavy Breathing! Luxury Projects! Recovery!Tuesday Teaser: Raytreon! Crackheads Burned Down Chelsea! Heavy Breathing! Luxury Projects! Recovery!
Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction
Long Summary Ray’s old Christmas-themed parody song opens the episode Dave and Ray joke about Ray’s many fake names and old music aliases Dave says he’s running out of “hardcore drug addict” guests for Dopey Discussion about Andy Dick, fentanyl overdose, and Dave’s upcoming Rolling Stone interview piece Debate about what separates Andy Dick from “real junkie criminals” Ray talks about only getting truly drunk safely inside his apartment Story about “El Gropo,” a creepy AA guy known for excessive hugging Dave and Ray discuss a famous burned-down Chelsea building finally being demolished Dave reminisces about Chelsea in the late ‘90s during the neighborhood boom Story about Dave leveraging a fake dot-com job offer into a signing bonus Discussion about how luxury housing now borders NYC projects Ray reflects on not wanting to get caught copping drugs near his childhood neighborhood Massive rundown of Spotify and Patreon comments mocking Selby’s loud breathing Fans compare Selby to Darth Vader, a dying pug, and a guy masturbating at a shelter Discussion about asthma, Pacific Northwest weather, and inhalers Dave talks about listener backlash toward the Amanda de Cadenet episode Ray discusses hearing old stories from Dave’s Los Angeles heroin days with Jeremy Story about getting teeth pulled at a terrifying LA dental school clinic Listener emails about dentures, dental shame, and getting implants in recovery Dave says the Dopey Foundation may try helping listeners with dental work Discussion about a troubling listener email involving childhood pornography exposure Dave wrestles with whether he should contact police Patreon comments continue roasting Selby’s breathing Dave teases a meeting with a major TV director Episode closes with Dave performing “Good So Bad” Timestamp Notes 00:01 – Ray’s chaotic “Dopey Christmas” parody song 01:40 – Dave welcomes Ray to “Christmas in May” 02:30 – Discussion about Andy Dick and “hardcore addicts” 03:52 – Dave talks about writing the Andy Dick Rolling Stone piece 05:00 – Ray explains why he only got drunk alone 05:45 – “El Gropo” AA meeting story 06:10 – Burned-down Chelsea building discussion 07:20 – Dave reminisces about Chelsea in the late ‘90s 08:00 – Fake dot-com job offer story and signing bonus 09:45 – Luxury housing vs NYC projects conversation 11:00 – Long Island accent and moving to England joke 12:40 – Heart Attack Doug “beef” discussion 14:10 – Gil Scott-Heron and music talk 15:20 – Spotify comments begin roasting Selby’s breathing 16:45 – “Cursive singing” discussion 18:00 – Amanda de Cadenet interview backlash 19:30 – More brutal Selby breathing comments 22:15 – SLA emails and Patreon weirdness 24:00 – Discussion about missing teeth and dental clinics 27:00 – Dave’s terrifying LA dental school story 28:30 – Listener email about dentures and shame 29:20 – Discussion about possible pedophile listener email 31:35 – Dave teases TV pitch meeting 32:18 – “Good So Bad” performance begins Title Ideas Dopey Tuesday: Darth Vader Selby, Andy Dick & Burned Down Chelsea Selby Breathes Through the Entire Episode PLUS Andy Dick Fallout The Amanda de Cadenet Hate Mail Episode Andy Dick, El Gropo & the Death of Old Chelsea Darth Vader Does Reddit Roundup Good So Bad: Andy Dick, Missing Teeth & Selby Wheezing The Selby Breathing Controversy El Gropo at AA PLUS Andy Dick for Rolling Stone Bad Desire Is All I’ve Ever Had Dave & Ray Roast Chelsea, Selby & Themselves
36:40•12 May 2026
Crackheads, Christmas Songs and Heavy Breathing: A Dopey Tuesday Teaser
Episode Overview
- Ray describes how he kept his public drinking controlled but got heavily drunk alone at home, seeing his flat as the only place he felt safe enough to reach the level he wanted.
- Dave talks about running out of “hardcore drug addict” guests and contrasts Andy Dick’s history and allegations with the criminal behaviour of some of his usual guests.
- They joke about an AA member nicknamed “El Gropo”, highlighting concerns about boundary‑crossing and unwanted physical contact in recovery spaces.
- Dave and Ray reminisce about a famous Chelsea building with a mural and luxury penthouse that, according to a story Dave heard, was burned down by crack users and left in disrepair for years.
- Dave reads numerous comments about Selby’s loud breathing on a recent patreon episode, using the criticism as comic fuel while still acknowledging Selby’s role and health issues.
“I would nurse my one beer for an hour, and then I'd go home and get shit-faced.”
Get ready to be moved by real-life accounts of recovery, sarcasm, and a lot of wheezy background noise. This Tuesday teaser of Dopey throws you straight into Dave and Ray’s chaotic, funny, and strangely honest corner of addiction chat. Ray kicks things off with one of his old Christmas parody songs before he and Dave riff on Ray’s many fake names and past musical alter egos.
You’ll hear Dave joke that he’s “running out of really serious hardcore druggie guests”, while weighing up what makes someone a so‑called ‘proper junkie’ compared with a celebrity like Andy Dick. There’s a sharp moment where Dave admits he’s torn about whether to mention Andy Dick’s past allegations in a Rolling Stone piece, saying it makes him question how “journalistic” he’s being.
Ray brings things back to the everyday reality of drinking by talking about his old pattern of staying outwardly controlled and then going home to obliterate himself: “I would nurse my one beer for an hour, and then I’d go home and get shit-faced.” He insists he only drank alone in his flat, partly to avoid ever turning into one of the creepy huggers from his twelve‑step meetings – including the infamous “El Gropo”.
There’s also a long, nostalgic wander through Chelsea’s past and present: a beloved mural building that “crack heads… burned down”, luxury flats pressed up against old projects, and memories of mid‑90s Manhattan when Dave was a young, ambitious producer and active drug user. To round things off, Dave reads out a stack of Spotify and patreon comments, many of them roasting Selby’s heavy breathing on mic, which the show treats with typical dark humour and affection.
If you like recovery conversations that are messy, honest, and a bit wrong, this teaser might be right up your street. Which part hits you hardest – the jokes, the nostalgia, or the uncomfortable truth about how far things can go before they break?
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