Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchStories That David Sedaris is Finally Free to Tell (Aired June 13, 2022)
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, 8 months ago
Kim-Joy of The Great British Bake-Off
Episode 90
On The Great British Bake-Off season nine, Kim-Joy became well known not just for how cute her baked goods were but for how meticulously, exquisitely…
3 years, 8 months ago
Holiday Survival for People With Complicated Minds
Episode 89
It’s that time of year when tv commercials and store decorations implore you to feel merry and jolly (words we only use this time of year). And if yo…
3 years, 8 months ago
Comics Creator Ellen Forney on Bipolar and a Monster Named Smedmerts
Episode 88
It wasn’t until her late twenties that Ellen Forney noticed that her friends couldn’t really keep up with her. Ellen had boundless energy that took t…
3 years, 8 months ago
The Power of Story in Shaping Mental Health
Episode 87
There is no shortage of self-help books in the world positing that the human mind can be explained, that there is a tidy order to things and a discer…
3 years, 8 months ago
The Whimsy and Depth of Depressed Cake Shop
Episode 86
I mean, even before you see the baked goods available at Depressed Cake Shop, the name alone is good for a laugh. Because what could be less depressi…
3 years, 9 months ago
Psychedelically Tripping Out For Your Mental Health
Episode 85
Granted, there have been people very high on the prospects of psychedelics for a long time as a means of achieving better mental health. But these fo…
3 years, 9 months ago
Kristin Hersh Wanted to Play Magenta Chords
Episode 84
Kristin Hersh is an acclaimed and accomplished musician and songwriter through her solo work and as part of the bands Throwing Muses and 50 Foot Wave…
3 years, 9 months ago
Jason Kander on War, Politics, and PTSD
Episode 83
Jason Kander had heard of post-traumatic stress disorder. He just didn’t think he had it. After all, he hadn’t been in any firefights while stationed…
3 years, 9 months ago
Tabitha Soren on Photography, Panic Attacks, and Overwhelming Grief
Episode 82
People are many things. Tabitha Soren became famous for her conversations with star musicians of the 90’s during her stint on MTV News. But that’s no…
3 years, 10 months ago