Behind the Dopey: Hillel Slovak and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, LA, Crack ,Jane's Addiction, Heroin, Death, Recovery with B. Getz

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This week on Wednesday's BEHIND THE DOPEY!

The first half:

• wild Spotify comments (crack paranoia, OD stories, MAT debates)
• running/fitness talk
• LSD-in-a-lake nostalgia
• community love + Zoom + Patreon plugs

Then it shifts.

B comes on and it gets real:

• kratom → quitting → becoming a dad
• identity change → from “being at the show” to being home
• parenting as recovery

Then it goes deep into:

• the LA 80s scene (punk, funk, rap, chaos)
• Hillel Slovak’s innocence vs Anthony Kiedis’ early exposure
• how addiction hit each of them differently
• Frusciante’s rise → collapse → near death → comeback
• Jane’s Addiction vs Chili Peppers culture
• and ultimately…

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