Michelle Esrick's guest appearances

Michelle Esrick

Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug Addiction

Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI Radio in New York

Donald Trump

Alex Gibney

Ray Isle

Karen Cooper

Marc Lamont Hill

Randy Shaw

Walt Whitman

Caitlin Zaloom

Grace Lee

Sarah Parcak

James Wilson

Orson Welles

Ed Schoenfeld

Marion Nestle

Tom Philpott

OwlTail

Erin Khar

Fentanyl Jay

This week on Dopey! We are joined by Documentary Filmmaker Michelle Esrick! We discuss her films about Darrell Hammond and Wavy Gravy and take a deep dive into her addiction and recovery! PLUS Strung Out author, Erin Khar! Dopey emails! Dopey Voicemail! And does fentanyl Jay have a guilty conscience???? Find out about all of that and more on this brand new episode of that good old Dopey Show!  More about Dopey: Dopey Podcast is the world’s greatest podcast on drugs, addiction and dumb shit. Chris and I were two IV heroin addicts who loved to talk about all the coke we smoked, snorted and shot, all the pills we ate, smoked, all the weed we smoked and ate, all the booze we consumed and all the consequences we suffered. After making the show for 2 and a half years, Chris tragically relapsed and died from a fentanyl overdose. Dopey continued on, at first to mourn the horrible loss of Chris, but then to continue our mission - which was at its core, to keep addicts and alcoholics company. Whether to laugh at our time in rehab, or cry at the worst missteps we made, Dopey tells the truth about drugs, addiction and recovery. We continually mine the universe for stories rife with debauchery and highlight serious drug taking and alcoholism We also examine different paths toward addiction recovery. We shine a light on harm reduction and medication assisted treatment. We talk with celebrities and nobodies and stockpile stories to be the greatest one stop shop podcast on all things drugs, addiction, recovery and comedy!

This week on Dopey! We are joined by Documentary Filmmaker Michelle Esrick! We discuss her films about Darrell Hammond and Wavy Gravy and take a deep dive into her addiction and recovery! PLUS Strung Out author, Erin Khar! Dopey emails! Dopey Voicemail! And does fentanyl Jay have a guilty conscience???? Find out about all of that and more on this brand new episode of that good old Dopey Show!  More about Dopey: Dopey Podcast is the world’s greatest podcast on <a href="https://dopeypodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">drugs, addiction and dumb shit</a>. Chris and I were two IV heroin addicts who loved to talk about all the <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dopey-on-the-dark-comedy-of-drug-addiction/id1077823917" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">coke we smoked, snorted and shot, all the pills we ate, smoked, all the weed we smoked and ate, all the booze we consumed</a> and all the consequences we suffered. After making the show for 2 and a half years, Chris tragically relapsed and died from a fentanyl overdose. Dopey continued on, at first to mourn the horrible loss of Chris, but then to continue our mission - which was at its core, to keep <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dopey-on-the-dark-comedy-of-drug-addiction/id1077823917" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">addicts and alcoholics</a> company. Whether to laugh at our time in rehab, or cry at the worst missteps we made, Dopey tells the truth about <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dopey-on-the-dark-comedy-of-drug-addiction/id1077823917" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">drugs, addiction and recovery</a>. We continually mine the universe for stories rife with debauchery and highlight serious <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dopey-on-the-dark-comedy-of-drug-addiction/id1077823917" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">drug taking and alcoholism </a>We also examine different paths toward <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dopey-on-the-dark-comedy-of-drug-addiction/id1077823917" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">addiction recovery</a>. We shine a light on <a href="https://dopeypodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">harm reduction</a> and <a href="https://dopeypodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">medication assisted treatment</a>. We talk with celebrities and nobodies and stockpile stories to be the greatest one stop shop podcast on all things <a href="https://dopeypodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">drugs, addiction, recovery and comedy</a>!

Dopey 394: Trauma! Quaaludes! Cocaine! Recovery! Michelle Esrick, Erin Khar and the new conscience of Fentanyl Jay!

Darrell Hammond

"Cracked Up" is a new documentary from filmmaker Michelle Esrick that recounts the incredible story of actor, comedian, master impressionist and "Saturday Night Live" veteran, Darrell Hammond. A victim of child abuse, Darrell ascended to comedy's greatest heights. Yet behind the scenes, he suffered from debilitating flashbacks, self injury, addiction and misdiagnosis until the right doctor isolated the key to unlocking the memories his brain had kept locked away for over 50 years.  Striking an inspiring balance between comedy and tragedy, "Cracked Up" (crackedupmovie.com) helps us understand the effects of childhood trauma in a new light, breaking down barriers of stigma and replacing shame with compassion and hope. On Wednesday’s “Leonard Lopate at Large” on WBAI, Michelle Esrick and Darrell Hammond join us in the studio for a look behind the mask of one of the world’s preeminent impressionists.

"Cracked Up" is a new documentary from filmmaker Michelle Esrick that recounts the incredible story of actor, comedian, master impressionist and "Saturday Night Live" veteran, Darrell Hammond. A victim of child abuse, Darrell ascended to comedy's greatest heights. Yet behind the scenes, he suffered from debilitating flashbacks, self injury, addiction and misdiagnosis until the right doctor isolated the key to unlocking the memories his brain had kept locked away for over 50 years. Striking an inspiring balance between comedy and tragedy, "Cracked Up" (<a href="http://crackedupmovie.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">crackedupmovie.com</a>) helps us understand the effects of childhood trauma in a new light, breaking down barriers of stigma and replacing shame with compassion and hope. On Wednesday’s “Leonard Lopate at Large” on WBAI, Michelle Esrick and Darrell Hammond join us in the studio for a look behind the mask of one of the world’s preeminent impressionists.

Darrell Hammond of SNL and director Michelle Esrick on their documentary "Cracked Up." (12/12/18)