Dopey 530: Liquid LSD in the Eyes! Smoking Meth at a Puppy Mill and Doing Sexy Tarp Stuff on the Road to Recovery with Sam Miller

🏀 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. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.