Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTuca & Bertie’s Lisa Hanawalt on Depression, Anxiety, Panic Attacks, and Funneling All That Knowledge Into Cartoon Birds
Episode 23
The first thing that I noticed when watching Tuca & Bertie was that there was a LOT going on. Bertie is frantically trying to navigate her magazine j…
4 years, 8 months ago
How to Express Concern About Someone’s Mental Health and When to Shut Up About It
Episode 22
It’s tricky. That’s what we found when we set out to answer a question we get a lot: “How do I approach a loved one who I’m worried about in terms of…
4 years, 8 months ago
Griffin Newman with Co-Stars Depression, Anxiety, Comedy, Lousy Bikes, The Tick, Kevin Costner, and Woody Allen
Episode 21
You’ll notice that this episode is longer than most of our episodes. That’s just the way it tends to go with Griffin Newman. Episodes of his own podc…
4 years, 8 months ago
Song Imploder with A.C. Newman of The New Pornographers feat. Anxiety and Depression
Episode 20
In this Song Imploder edition of our show (borrowing a format from the podcast Song Exploder), Carl (who records as A.C.) Newman walks us through “Wh…
4 years, 8 months ago
Depression, Anxiety, and Devil Horns: Chelsea Ursin Saves Her Soul with Rock n’ Roll
Episode 19
Rock music isn’t a cure for depression or anxiety. You can’t wail away on “Smoke on the Water” and have all your mental difficulties melt away. That …
4 years, 8 months ago
Kelly Williams Brown Has Bad Times With Mental Health, Physical Health, and Marriage But Better Times With Crafts
Episode 18
You can tell a lot about Kelly Williams Brown’s life by looking at her multiple bowls of tiny origami. Her “lucky stars” are folded in a pattern that…
4 years, 9 months ago
“Hey, Topics! You’re Not So Tough! Wait! Ow! Yes You Are!” with Anna Sale
Episode 17
It’s much easier to talk about the weather than it is about mental health. We all know this. Because it’s a lot easier to face the idea of a rainy da…
4 years, 9 months ago
Joel Kim Booster Is In A Pit
Episode 16
It’s tempting to try to look for a reason why Joel Kim Booster, ordinarily a very funny and engaging person, feels dead inside, trapped in a persiste…
4 years, 9 months ago
Eating Disorders, What We Knew Before and What We Know Now, with Alexandra Paul
Episode 15
Alexandra Paul wasn’t allowed sugar as a kid but she snuck it anyway, not for the taste but for the comfort it provided. As a teen, Alexandra’s model…
4 years, 9 months ago
Grief Feels Like You’re Losing Your Mind. But ARE You?
Episode 14
When a loved one dies, the world can become chaos. Everything has changed. The way you drive a car, the way food tastes, the way you even talk to peo…
4 years, 10 months ago