Dopey 528: Bipolar Guy Loving Life or How I Blew $500K on Coke, Clubs, and Ciroc Papi with David Funes

Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

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A secret field that summons lightning. A massive spiral that disappears into a salt lake. A celestial observatory carved into a volcano. Meet the wild—and sometimes explosive—world of land art, where artists craft masterpieces with dynamite and bulldozers. In our Season 2 premiere, guest Dylan Thuras, cofounder of Atlas Obscura, takes us off road and into the minds of the artists who literally reshaped parts of the Southwest. These works aren’t meant to be easy to reach—or to explain—but they just might change how you see the world. Land art you’ll visit in this episode: - Double Negative and City by Michael Heizer (Garden Valley, Nevada) - Spiral Jetty by Robert Smithson (Great Salt Lake, Utah) - Sun Tunnels by Nancy Holt (Great Basin Desert, Utah) - Lightning Field by Walter De Maria (Catron County, New Mexico) - Roden Crater by James Turrell (Painted Desert, Arizona) Via Podcast is a production of AAA Mountain West Group.…

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🗒️ Episode Notes (for the "Notes" section):

Blowing $500K on coke, strip clubs, and a doomed after-hours club

How Ciroc Papi moved into his spare bedroom (and took over his life)

Meth Head David steals his car and wears all his clothes

Running a nightclub like Scarface meets Trailer Park Boys

Homelessness, dollar menus, and losing it all

Bipolar mania, addiction, and the road back to sanity

A wild cast of characters: Shelby the bowling ball bouncer, Old Girl, T-Rex, Bones, and more

How David got sentenced...and didn't go to prison after 9 years hanging over his head

How he built Bipolar Guy Loving Life — and what’s next

577 episodes

Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

Dopey 528: Bipolar Guy Loving Life or How I Blew $500K on Coke, Clubs, and Ciroc Papi with David Funes

Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

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published 19 days ago

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🗒️ Episode Notes (for the "Notes" section):

Blowing $500K on coke, strip clubs, and a doomed after-hours club

How Ciroc Papi moved into his spare bedroom (and took over his life)

Meth Head David steals his car and wears all his clothes

Running a nightclub like Scarface meets Trailer Park Boys

Homelessness, dollar menus, and losing it all

Bipolar mania, addiction, and the road back to sanity

A wild cast of characters: Shelby the bowling ball bouncer, Old Girl, T-Rex, Bones, and more

How David got sentenced...and didn't go to prison after 9 years hanging over his head

How he built Bipolar Guy Loving Life — and what’s next

577 episodes

#Addiction #Health and Well-Being #Comedy #Mental Health #Fitness #Alternative Health #Drug Addiction #Dave and Chris

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Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

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🏀 Knicks Playoff Fever: Dave opens the show celebrating the Knicks’ win over the Celtics and his deep attachment to the team. 🌸 Family Time: Dave spends the day with his daughter Susan , planting flowers and reflecting on fatherhood. 🧂 Mustard Seed Parable: Conversation with Mike’s Amazing Mustard leads to a deeper discussion about hope in recovery . 🚨 Josh C. Update: Following a drug task force raid , former Toodles for Chris scholarship recipient Josh Clark is arrested for meth, LSD, and DMT but secures a scholarship to Divided Sky rehab in Vermont. 🤖 AI Frustrations: Dave vents about ChatGPT fabricating a story about Chris smoking crack out of a shrimp shell – a made-up detail that cost him money in clip production. 📞 Prison Voicemail from Polly: Shocking account of sharing needles with hundreds of inmates, smuggling ass tobacco , and the grim reality of hepatitis spread in prison. 🎤 Sam Miller’s Story: Childhood trauma and gas huffing at age six . Selling liquid LSD drops at 15, including putting acid directly into his eyes. Meth addiction while working at a puppy mill , witnessing a MRSA outbreak that killed puppies. Suicidal thoughts and a near-death experience involving a stolen car and being tied to a chair by a best friend. Clarity moment: Waking up under a tarp , realizing his life was in shambles, and walking miles to his mom’s house to beg for help. Early recovery: Living in a trailer , reading books by the light of a Game Boy, and attending multiple 12-step meetings daily. Sam’s rise in comedy , the first open mic feeling like the first high , and the healing power of storytelling. Friends lost to overdose , including the haunting phone call from Justin pretending to shoot himself. 🎭 Sam on Comedy: Finding the sweet spot between dark humor and trauma , and how comedy became his new addiction . 🚀 Dopey Wood Announcement: Dopey Wood event in four weeks – tickets are free for Dopey Nation. 🧦 Dopey Merch & Sponsors: Shoutout to customstickers.com , where Dopey Nation can get 20% off using code Dopey20 . 🔥 Closing Segment: Dave reminds listeners to leave a review, join Patreon , and stay strong, Dopey Nation. Toodles for Chris.…

Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

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Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

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Dopey 528: Bipolar Guy Loving Life or How I Blew $500K on Coke, Clubs, and Ciroc Papi with David Funes 2:40:12

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🗒️ Episode Notes (for the "Notes" section): Blowing $500K on coke, strip clubs, and a doomed after-hours club How Ciroc Papi moved into his spare bedroom (and took over his life) Meth Head David steals his car and wears all his clothes Running a nightclub like Scarface meets Trailer Park Boys Homelessness, dollar menus, and losing it all Bipolar mania, addiction, and the road back to sanity A wild cast of characters: Shelby the bowling ball bouncer, Old Girl, T-Rex, Bones, and more How David got sentenced...and didn't go to prison after 9 years hanging over his head How he built Bipolar Guy Loving Life — and what’s next…

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