🕒 FULL TIMESTAMP NOTES (DOPEY EPISODE)

00:00 – Dopey theme song intro (drugs, chaos, humor)
01:00 – Oro Recovery sponsor read
02:27 – Dave intro + gratitude rant about his dad
03:30 – Dopeywood lineup + Comedy Store plug
04:50 – Patreon + Zoom plug
05:30 – Dave cooking rant + Dopey Fitness Challenge
07:20 – Guest intro: Early Brunner (trans crust punk alcoholic)
08:00 – Voicemail: dead lizard funeral + buried speed story
12:00 – Dave reacts + praises voicemail
12:30 – Mountainside sponsor read
13:30 – Spotify comments: gratitude + Ken Rideout debate
16:30 – Fitness + recovery encouragement from listeners
18:30 – Suboxone/methadone debate in comments
21:00 – Orchard on the Brazos sponsor
22:30 – More comments + drug/recovery arguments
26:30 – Harsh comment rattles Dave (Ibogaine + “fanboying”)
29:30 – Braeburn recovery doc plug
31:30 – Listener email: meth + cutting jeans to masturbate
34:00 – Recovery Unplugged sponsor
35:00 – Early Brunner interview begins
36:00 – Toad story prevents relapse
38:00 – Childhood: Wisconsin + feeling like a “freak”
43:00 – Autism explained (sensory + social issues)
45:00 – First substance use (~10, beer + cigarettes)
48:00 – First real high (weed + dissociation)
50:00 – High school: stoner life + apple pipes
55:00 – Punk scene + anti-system worldview
01:00:00 – Milwaukee: drinking + whippets take over
01:05:00 – First failed attempt to quit drinking
01:07:00 – Moves to Austin to escape chaos
01:09:00 – Drinking escalates again immediately
01:10:00 – Alcohol-induced psychosis begins
01:11:00 – Tattoo shop + no sleep + instability
01:12:00 – Full mental breakdown building
01:13:00 – Leaves Austin after collapse
01:14:00 – Moves to Florida
01:15:00 – Hard drug use begins
01:17:00 – Addiction deepens + identity forms around it
01:18:00 – Total loss of control
01:20:00 – Survival mode living
01:22:00 – Fully immersed in crust punk chaos
01:25:00 – Addiction as connection + escape reflection
01:27:00 – Awareness something is wrong begins
01:29:00 – Seeds of recovery start forming
01:31:00 – Tone shifts toward reflection + meaning
01:35:00 – Discussion of recovery philosophy + individuality
01:40:00 – Early connects addiction to identity + belonging
01:45:00 – Continued life story + instability themes
01:50:00 – Deeper reflection on punk life vs reality
01:55:00 – Emotional insight into addiction patterns
02:00:00 – Recovery perspective continues developing
02:10:00 – More stories from active addiction life
02:20:00 – Discussion of consequences + survival
02:30:00 – Transition toward helping others
02:40:00 – Lead-in to EMT work + recovery work
02:45:00 – Early becomes EMT + tries helping people
02:46:00 – Duster/inhalant epidemic discussion
02:47:00 – Early describes seeing death from inhalants
02:48:00 – Shame + lack of inhalant conversation
02:49:00 – Call for Dopey Nation to share inhalant stories
02:50:00 – Early plugs Recovery Demystified
02:51:00 – Dave thanks Early + invites ongoing connection
02:52:00 – Interview ends after long conversation
02:52:30 – Dave recaps: “alcoholic, punk, trans Dopey”
02:53:00 – Encourages feedback on Early + podcast
02:54:00 – Dave spirals on angry Spotify comment
02:55:00 – Explains Sublocade vs Vivitrol
02:56:00 – Reflects on past treatment confusion
02:57:00 – Gratitude for listeners + Dopey Nation
02:58:00 – Push for Dopeywood, Patreon, reviews
02:59:00 – “Stay strong” + “toodles for Chris”
03:00:00 – Outro music plays