This Week on Dopey! We are joined byt author, true crime journalist, crime fighter and recovering alcoholic Billy Jensen! We hear all about the deaths of opiate addicted sex workers in Ohio and how Billy Jensen tried to help solve the crimes! Plus Billy's own recovery from alcoholism, and how he dealt with being 'cancelled'.

PLUS my dad returns and we listen to multiple Dopey emails and Dopey Voicemails! PLUS Chris Paulson returns for the new Dopey Segment 'ASK A THERAPIST'!

ALL THAT AND MUCH MORE ON THE BRAND NEW EPISODE OF THAT GOOD OLD DOPEY SHOW!

notes : - the "perfect victim," true crime stories often centering "normal" white women - apathy of cops; crowd-sourced crime solving - parents were addicts/alcoholics - late bloomer - alcoholism began age 34 - weirdly responsible about his alcoholism - journalism and media conglomerates - writing and drinking (write sober, edit drunk) - Michelle McNamara - true crime cultural fascination - murders in the drug/sex work world - reporting factually vs. producing a good show - corrupt cops - the ohio story - drunken misconduct - suicidal ideation - infantalization in treatment - childhood sexual assault - apology - recovery

The Big Dopey Tease! Reggae Superstar Matisyahu is the first guest to drink and smoke weed on the show! We hear all about his transformation from mild mannered suburban hippie kid into Reggae Legend Matisyahu! Hear about his love of Phish, the Grateful Dead and hippie culture!

But this is only a short teaser! The full 2 plus hour episode is available only on Dopey Patreon! Join Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast

Plus a crazy Meth Story from Ivy!

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This Week on Dopey! We are super excited to be joined by legendary Geoff Rickly the lead singer of THURSDAY! Geoff takes us on his incredible rise to meteoric fame as the front man for Thursday and then the horrible decent into oxy and ultimately heroin addiction. And the unlikely turn of events when Geoff decided to take a chance at recovery through the incredible process of treatment via the ancient psychedelic substances of ibogaine and DMT! It is world class Dopey! PLUS! Dopey emails and voicemails!

geoff notes: - emo - sudden rise to fame - codeine from the vocal doctor - fentanyl lollipop - cold water extraction - doctor coming to shows with a briefcase of drugs - electrocuting himself jumping off a stage at reading - boofing heroin - morning glory and poppy seeds - martin shkreli - quotes from his book - heroin "investments" - ibogaine and the black panthers - ibogaine retreat in mexico - dmt - early recovery - selling guitars and banksys for heroin - jedd's questions