Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBest of Depresh Mode: Cameron Esposito on Comedy, Rehab, and Bipolar Disorder
Episode 275
Cameron Esposito has many titles: hugely successful standup comedian, actor in television and film, writer, podcast host. After a recent rehab stay l…
7 hours ago
Cat Grief is Real. So is Human Grief. We’re Underestimating and Misunderstanding Both.
Episode 274
Bay Area journalist s.e. smith thinks the high school goths were right: we should be talking about death all the time. It’s underdiscussed for someth…
1 week ago
Oh, It’s Autism, Mary H.K. Choi Learned at 43. Okay, She Thought, That Explains a Lot.
Episode 273
Mary H.K. Choi compares living with her brain to just not understanding the operating system on a computer. She didn’t know if this was a result of t…
2 weeks ago
Margaret Glaspy Ends Her Instagram Addiction and Sings From Her Original Thought
Episode 272
Margaret Glaspy compares the experience she was having on Instagram to being lightly punched in the gut, over and over, for a very long time. Like it…
3 weeks ago
Depression, Loneliness, and Memory Problems Are Worse In Middle Age, But Only in America
Episode 271
For most of the world, the advent of middle age does not make depression, loneliness, and memory issues more of a problem than earlier in life. In so…
4 weeks ago
Codependency and Covid on a Tiny Boat in the Middle of the Ocean, with Angela Harger-Thompson
Episode 270
Angela Harger-Thompson had moved to Hollywood to make it big in showbiz but soon fell victim to a devastating assault. There to comfort her was her i…
1 month ago
Maybe It IS Time to Panic Over AI Chatbots and Mental Health with Maggie Harrison Dupré
Episode 269
This week, we take a look at a couple of acronyms that are soaring in popularity and ask what their widespread adoption means for mental health. Magg…
1 month, 1 week ago
Jo Dee Messina on Hard Times, Jesus, and Her First Album in 12 Years
Episode 268
Jo Dee Messina has a long career in the music industry: number one hits, platinum and gold records, many awards. She’s a country music icon. Jo Dee j…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Best of Depresh Mode: Hanif Abdurraqib on Cultivating a Support System, Depression, Anxiety, and Basketball
Episode 267
Hanif Abdurraqib is a MacArthur Fellow, accomplished poet, and critically lauded author of numerous books, including There’s Always This Year: On Bas…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
We Should Praise Addiction, Not Condemn It, Says Anthropologist Elizabeth Roberts
Episode 266
The title of Elizabeth Roberts’ new book, In Praise of Addiction, is likely to catch your attention, maybe even set off some cognitive dissonance in …
2 months ago