Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchOpen Mike Eagle, the Former Obfuscating Mike Eagle
Issues of depression and anxiety have been present in Open Mike Eagle's raps for a long time. His most played track on Spotify is "Ziggy Starfish (An…
3 years, 8 months ago
Shane Koyczan Says Sometimes “Bullying” Is Just Assault
Episode 69
Even if you’re not completely aware of Shane Koyczan’s poem “To This Day”, at least 25 million other people are. That’s how many views the YouTube vi…
3 years, 9 months ago
Jamie Loftus Wasn’t a Budding Journalist, She Had Friggin’ OCD
Episode 68
Right now, in Jamie Loftus’s childhood home in Brockton, Mass., there are dozens, maybe hundreds of notebooks in storage boxes. They’re from second g…
3 years, 9 months ago
Justin McElroy: My Anxiety, My Anxiety, and Me
Episode 67
This episode of Depresh Mode with John Moe came about as part of a challenge to our listeners: if we reached our member goal during the last Max Fun …
3 years, 9 months ago
Faith Salie Was Miss Aphrodite, Then Things Got Complicated
Episode 66
The CBS News Sunday Morning commentator, Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me panelist, and veteran actor had all the approval and validation one could want ea…
3 years, 9 months ago
Is Tim Heidecker Depressed or Does He Just Sing About It Very Accurately?
Episode 65
It’s not actually all that hard to tell when Tim Heidecker is kidding and when he’s not, but it does take a little bit of practice. When he’s perform…
3 years, 10 months ago
Stories That David Sedaris is Finally Free to Tell
Episode 64
Honestly, I really expected to call this episode “Covid Sedaris” because David Sedaris had just tested positive for COVID when we taped the interview…
3 years, 10 months ago
Ginny Hogan Has More Mental Health Issues Than a Plate of Refried Beans Does
Episode 63
Comedian and writer Ginny Hogan got interested in standup comedy when she was in her twenties and working at a tech startup in San Francisco. Soon sh…
3 years, 10 months ago
Jamie Tworkowski of To Write Love On Her Arms
Episode 62
Jamie never expected to be a mental health advocate. He was working in the industry that had always been his dream career: surfing apparel. But thing…
3 years, 10 months ago
Maggie Smith on Despair, Hope, Divorce, and Poetry
Episode 61
Right now, in our society, there is so much to be anxious about. There are many factors that could lead one to feel depressed and defeated. If one al…
3 years, 11 months ago