Timestamp Notes
00:02 – Dopey Wednesday theme song
01:03 – Dave reacts to Reddit saying he sounds like a radio announcer
02:00 – Film festival update: SVA Theatre / old Walter Reade Triplex
02:38 – Dave remembers growing up in Penn South
03:30 – Penn South flea market memories
04:35 – Dave says this is “not very dopey” and introduces Blake Mycoskie
05:45 – Traumatic Aunt Elsa flea market story
07:22 – Ian from Paris voicemail begins
08:10 – Vodka, kratom, and friend-with-benefits setup
09:31 – Kratom vomit explosion in the bathroom
11:43 – Ian praises Dopey socks
12:30 – Dave reacts to the “sexy vomit time” kratom story
14:03 – Dave asks for international voicemails
14:30 – Dave apologizes for falsely saying Chet Holmgren is gay
15:45 – Spotify comments begin
16:28 – Leah corrects Dave on Salvia and Sassafras
17:40 – Euphoria and Zach Noe Towers comments
18:00 – Amanda de Cadenet backlash
18:51 – Katz’s food and chicken soup/brisket secret
20:00 – White Claw relapse comments
21:17 – Justin Bagby recovery comment
22:20 – More Chet Holmgren corrections
23:21 – Patreon comments begin
24:00 – Rachel shares 27 days off alcohol and 7 days off coke
24:45 – Sassafras debate continues
26:20 – Lena Dunham, Girls, Knicks, and Zach Noe Towers praise
28:00 – Dave introduces Blake Mycoskie
29:10 – Blake joins; No Magic Pill and Shark Tank
30:10 – Shark Tank during COVID at the Venetian
31:30 – Dave talks about being addicted to Shark Tank
32:25 – Blake discusses psychedelics and funding Johns Hopkins research
34:20 – Blake on dopamine addiction, startups, racing, climbing, surfing
36:00 – Blake’s depression after selling TOMS
37:30 – Origin of TOMS: Argentina, polo, and shoes
40:00 – One-for-one shoe idea is born
41:00 – Dave talks about discomfort with “helping people”
42:00 – Blake explains AI therapy app Sonia
45:30 – Why TOMS took off with hipsters, Brooklyn, Vogue, and celebrities
48:00 – Blake discusses selling TOMS and moving to Jackson Hole
50:00 – Depression, shame, and chasing fixes
51:45 – Blake lists treatments he tried for depression
52:50 – Psychedelic experiences: Ayahuasca, MDMA, psilocybin, San Pedro, Ibogaine
53:40 – Ibogaine made Blake nauseous but gave no psychedelic effect
56:45 – Blake talks about getting off Abilify, Lamictal, Wellbutrin, and Klonopin
58:30 – Misdiagnosed as bipolar at a dinner party
59:40 – Blake describes suicidal depression and feeling imprisoned by his life
01:01:15 – Blake realizes he can blow up his life instead of ending it
01:03:40 – Thank God for Depression book
01:05:15 – Alternative to Meds Center in Sedona
01:06:00 – Brain zaps and pharmaceutical withdrawal
01:08:20 – San Pedro journey and discovering “I am enough”
01:10:35 – 40-day mantra meditation practice
01:12:50 – Photography project helps Blake regain connection and creativity
01:15:30 – Portrait of sober friend at the Dream Center
01:17:30 – Dave and Blake discuss photography and portraits
01:19:00 – Morning Water
01:20:00 – Enough bracelets and giving one to someone else
01:22:00 – No Magic Pill guests: Matthew McConaughey, Michael Pollan, Jewel
01:24:00 – Blake pushes back on Dave saying he doesn’t do Dopey to help people
01:26:30 – Dave jokes about MDMA and heroin with Oprah
01:27:00 – Advice for people getting off pharmaceuticals
01:28:30 – Blake stops drinking with Jasmine
01:29:30 – Psychedelics, no weed, no alcohol, quitting nicotine
01:31:00 – “Have you ever met somebody who actually was not enough?”
01:32:00 – Dave agrees to the 40-day “I am enough” challenge
01:32:35 – Dave wraps up Blake interview
01:33:00 – Dave jokes about “Great” t-shirts and Dopey vs. Phish