Artie Lange: Heroin, Coke, Overdose, Suicide, Howard Stern, and the Day Everything Fell Apart, Dopey's Greatest Hits Replay
Episode Description
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Dopey intro song + chaotic junkie anthem
02:20 – Dave intro from Manhattan, spring day + life update
04:40 – Listener email: heroin at 14, survival, recovery
06:30 – Dopey Greatest Hits intro + Artie Lang setup
13:10 – Artie Lang enters (chaos immediately)
15:00 – First impressions + Stern + addiction talk
17:00 – Shooting coke, early addiction, AA + redemption talk
22:00 – Santa Claus story (shitting pants in Santa suit)
29:00 – Dirty Work, Mad TV, coke chaos, jail
33:30 – Blowing movie opportunity buying coke before audition
36:30 – Norm Macdonald + gambling + $100k bookie disaster
42:00 – More gambling insanity + losing everything
48:30 – Getting on Howard Stern (origin story)
55:00 – Stern Show peak + becoming famous
01:03:00 – Vegas debauchery + strippers + chaos
01:08:00 – Heroin enters the picture
01:14:00 – Full addiction spiral + missing Stern shows
01:18:00 – Using during Stern + nodding out on air
01:21:00 – Suicide attempt + stabbing + drinking bleach
01:27:00 – Rehab, relapse, seizures, near death
01:30:00 – Comeback attempt + standup + radio deal
01:33:00 – Family impact (mom + sister)
01:37:00 – Relationship with Howard Stern + falling out
01:45:00 – Emotional reflection + father + legacy
01:49:00 – Todd story + overdose (heavy shift)
01:53:00 – Rage, humor, grief all collide
01:57:00 – Ending chaos + Artie riffing + Dopey vibes
02:02:00 – Dave outro + Chris reflection + full circle
00:00 – Dopey intro song + chaotic junkie anthem
02:20 – Dave intro from Manhattan, spring day + life update
04:40 – Listener email: heroin at 14, survival, recovery
06:30 – Dopey Greatest Hits intro + Artie Lang setup
13:10 – Artie Lang enters (chaos immediately)
15:00 – First impressions + Stern + addiction talk
17:00 – Shooting coke, early addiction, AA + redemption talk
22:00 – Santa Claus story (shitting pants in Santa suit)
29:00 – Dirty Work, Mad TV, coke chaos, jail
33:30 – Blowing movie opportunity buying coke before audition
36:30 – Norm Macdonald + gambling + $100k bookie disaster
42:00 – More gambling insanity + losing everything
48:30 – Getting on Howard Stern (origin story)
55:00 – Stern Show peak + becoming famous
01:03:00 – Vegas debauchery + strippers + chaos
01:08:00 – Heroin enters the picture
01:14:00 – Full addiction spiral + missing Stern shows
01:18:00 – Using during Stern + nodding out on air
01:21:00 – Suicide attempt + stabbing + drinking bleach
01:27:00 – Rehab, relapse, seizures, near death
01:30:00 – Comeback attempt + standup + radio deal
01:33:00 – Family impact (mom + sister)
01:37:00 – Relationship with Howard Stern + falling out
01:45:00 – Emotional reflection + father + legacy
01:49:00 – Todd story + overdose (heavy shift)
01:53:00 – Rage, humor, grief all collide
01:57:00 – Ending chaos + Artie riffing + Dopey vibes
02:02:00 – Dave outro + Chris reflection + full circle