Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchIt’s Not You, It’s The World: Covid, Mental Health, and What Comes Next
Episode 41
There is plenty of information coming out of the CDC about COVID that has nothing to do with actual viruses in droplets. America’s mental health cond…
4 years, 3 months ago
Our Wildly Speculative and Totally Unqualified Psychological Analysis of Major Christmas Characters
Episode 40
Sure, we know Santa Claus flies around the world delivering presents, but doesn’t that seem awfully compulsive? And what’s with the meticulous list o…
4 years, 4 months ago
Bridger Winegar Had a Nervous Breakdown on a Mormon Mission, Which is Never Good
Episode 39
It’s not really the most direct route to comedy success: grow up in conservative Mormon Utah, be closeted about your sexuality even to yourself, try …
4 years, 4 months ago
Aimee Mann Couldn’t Hear Very Well or Write Songs. That’s Inconvenient Because She’s Aimee Mann.
Episode 38
Aimee Mann has a brilliant new album out called Queens of the Summer Hotel with songs about mental illness and identity, all inspired by the book Gir…
4 years, 4 months ago
Broti Gupta Would Prefer Not To Be Serious For Even One Hour, Thank You
Episode 37
It wasn’t supposed to be like this for Broti Gupta. This comedy thing. It wasn’t supposed to be happening at all. She grew up the daughter of a docto…
4 years, 4 months ago
Josh Gondelman, the Good Boy of Comedy, is Somehow Just Fine. Gary Gulman is Baffled.
Episode 36
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It would be rude to make fun of Josh Gondelman just because he’s a little strange. Or not strange. I…
4 years, 5 months ago
Ivan Maisel Wants To Tell You About His Son Max
Episode 35
Ivan Maisel’s words have been available to the general public for decades. It’s just that those words have tended to be about what’s happening with t…
4 years, 5 months ago
Let’s Get Our Minds Ready For the Gig Economy
Episode 34
You’ve seen John Ross Bowie on a screen before. I’m sure of it. Maybe it was the Big Bang Theory or Curb Your Enthusiasm or some of the other eight z…
4 years, 5 months ago
The Beautiful World of Mentally Nutritious Video Games
Episode 33
Let’s get this out of the way first: there are a LOT of video games available, including a lot of games that don’t require you to kill people and don…
4 years, 5 months ago
Lane Moore on Being Alone, and Not Swiping Right on Naked Blood-Soaked Guys
Episode 32
Forming emotional bonds with fellow human beings is one of the most basic instincts we have. There’s a primal urge to attach yourself to others, for …
4 years, 5 months ago