The Dr. Junkie Show

About The Dr. Junkie Show

The Dr. Junkie Show is a podcast hosted by addicted person, convicted criminal, prison educator and college educator Ben Boyce. Topics include drugs and those who use them, media, and communication, along with an overall focus on systems of power.

Publisher

Benjamin Boyce

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

28 May 2020

Latest episode

14 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

5 of 183 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   14 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   181: Prison Stories, Yard Masks and the Value of Education and Theater in Prison (Jacob Carlock)

   This week I invited long-time incarcerated student (recently released--finally!) Jake Carlock to the show to talk about prison education, drugs in prison, recovery, the potential resexualization of prison populations, the importance of peer recovery coaches, transitional services to aid incarcerated people in reentering society, community in and out of addiction, the "warm blanket" of heroin, art and theater in prison, and lots more. This November, Jake and I will be presenting our paper, "Cr...

2. 

   30 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   180: Morality, Monogamy, and Alasdair MacIntyre's "Moral View from Nowhere"

   Host Dr. Junkie interviews guests about morality, monogamy, and Alasdair MacIntyre's "view from nowhere" concept, exploring the origins of ethical beliefs.

3. 

   25 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   179: Stuart Halls Encoding/Decoding and Breaking Bad as Full House meets Spaghetti Western (Madeline Grace)

   On this episode I introduce Stuart Hall's theory of encoding/decoding in media, and Maddy and I talk about Breaking Bad, black tar versus "China White" heroin, geographical differences in drug use, the truth of addiction versus the spectacle, patriarchy and how Breaking Bad's Walt becomes the most toxic version of it possible, and lots more. Support the show

Inside a recent episode

181: Prison Stories, Yard Masks and the Value of Education and Theater in Prison (Jacob Carlock)

Published 14 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] There is actually something called civic duty. And if your moral compass is right and you're going to provide your service to your community and do your civic duty, that's a possibility. You're not just there collecting a paycheck and living off the milk of the system and oppressing people while you're there. I know people who work in the system who are very good people who support great things, and I have to attribute some of my success to the people who were like that in my life who worked for the Department of Corrections, who empowered me to make good decisions and held me accountable when I didn't. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

39,850

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

31 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

71 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

55

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

90

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