<p>This Week on Dopey! I'm super excited to have had the chance to interview PAtrick J. Pespas and Sam Lipman-Stern from The Telemarketers!  A junky/true crime/scam busting documentary series on HBO! AI wrote all the juicy nuggets below - PLUS Dove updates us! Weighing heroin bags, and Siggy's 7 years!!!! All that and more on a brand spanking new episode of the good old Dopey Show!</p><p>more dopey at: www.patreon.com/dopeypodcast</p><h3><strong>📞 Dopey Podcast Episode Notes: The Wild Life of Pat Pespas & The Telemarketers Scam</strong></h3><p>🎙 <strong>Guest:</strong> Pat Pespas & Sam Lipman-Stern (<i>The Telemarketers, HBO</i>)<br>📅 <strong>Recorded:</strong> March 14, 2025</p><p>🔥 <strong>In This Episode:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Pat Pespas, the ultimate junkie telemarketer</strong>, takes us through his <strong>insane journey</strong>—from selling fake police stickers while nodding out to <strong>blowing the lid off a billion-dollar scam</strong>.</li><li><strong>How a scumbag telemarketing company</strong> (CDG) scammed millions from well-meaning Americans under the guise of helping cops, firefighters, and sick kids.</li><li><strong>Pat’s life in full chaos mode:</strong> Heroin, drive-up dope spots, wild scams, and barely staying employed.</li><li><strong>How Sam (a high school dropout & graffiti writer)</strong> started filming at 14 and turned this madness into an Emmy-nominated HBO series.</li><li><strong>Going undercover to expose police corruption</strong>—and how they almost got arrested at an FOP convention.</li><li><strong>Pat’s mysterious disappearance</strong> & the hunt to find him before HBO lost their minds.</li><li><strong>How politicians & the system FAILED to stop the scams</strong> (but Twitter had their back).</li><li><strong>The Emmy snub (damn you, Beckham!)</strong> & why Pat walked away from $250K in media deals.</li></ul><p>📺 <strong>Watch </strong><i><strong>Telemarketers</strong></i><strong> on HBO & Max</strong><br>💰 <strong>Support Dopey on Patreon</strong> for video & exclusive content: patreon.com/dopeypodcast<br>👕 <strong>Merch Drop!</strong> Get your Dopey gear: <a href="https://www.dopeypodcast.com/">dopeypodcast.com</a><br>📩 <strong>Send in voicemails & emails:</strong> [email protected]</p><p>🎶 <strong>Outro:</strong> A killer banjo cover of <i>Good So Bad</i> by listener Jake 🎵</p><p>🖤 <strong>Stay strong, Dopey Nation—Toodles for Chris!</strong></p>