הפודקאסטים הטובים ביותר ב-How Is This Not A Movie Yet (2024)

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Channing Tatum Rainbow Road with Kit Thompson 52:00

2y ago52:00

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This episode Andrew is joined by noted Fast & Furious scholar Kit Thompson. They are both easily distracted & love Russian Doll. Kit Thompson can be found rarely and sporadically on Twitter as @WhatTheKit. Notes This episode was recorded way back in January 2021 and in February 2021 I injured my back so badly I couldn't sit in a chair long enough t…

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Dark of the Moon with Matt Wiggins 39:53

2y ago39:53

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This episode Andrew is joined by streamer, podcaster, & movie fan Matt Wiggins, who immediately takes this podcast TO THE MOON! Matt Wiggins can be found streaming over on Twitch, on Twitter as @Matt_LRR, and over on TikTok at @Wiggins_TV. Notes This episode was recorded way back in January 2021 and in February 2021 I injured my back so badly I cou…

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Introducing Depresh Mode with John Moe: Joel Kim Booster Is In A Pit 51:41

3y ago51:41

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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 persistent depressive state. His father recently died of COVID. The two hadn't been very close (Joel's dad was a conservative Christian, Joel is a gay Hollywood star) but were beginning to reconnect. You could…

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The Ol' Double Diesel with Mister Nickel 45:33

3+ y ago45:33

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This episode Andrew is joined by writer and performer Mister Nickel. They break this podcast's (barely established) *only* rule and start in space? Sounds fake, but ok. Mister Nickel can be found over on TikTok where he is currently reminiscing about the Ships of the Northern Fleet! Notes Our "sponsor" in this weeks episode is actually my friends o…

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Kessler Syndrome Space Ramp with Michael Elliott 32:43

3+ y ago32:43

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This episode Andrew is joined by writer and game designer Michael Elliott. Together they learn some uncomfortable truths about La Familia while building a space ramp to defeat capitalism. Michael Elliott can be found on itch.io, on Twitter and at notwriting.net. Notes Sorry for the audio quality issues on my end. I got too excited about my new micr…

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The Macavity Twins with Molly Lewis 40:38

4y ago40:38

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This episode, recorded on the 2020 JoCo Cruise back in March, Andrew is joined by musician & comedian Molly Lewis! They build a rich Cats-based mythology to explain how our Fast Family gets to orbit, with a little help from Idris Elba. Molly Lewis can be found at mollylewis.wtf, on Patreon, hosting The Panalysts on Youtube, and on Twitter as @Molly…

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Cameos & Railguns with Graham Stark 24:15

4y ago24:15

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Our host Andrew is joined by Graham Stark from LoadingReadyRun for the inaugural episode! They talk railguns, space cars, and celebrity cameos until they run out of things to talk about. Graham Stark can be found on Twitch, YouTube, and Twitter as LoadingReadyRun or on his personal Twitter as @Graham_LRR. Notes I forgot to mention it on the recordi…

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Movies That Get Depression Right 45:18

4+ y ago45:18

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It’s easy for movies to get depression wrong, portraying a clinical disorder as equivalent to just being bummed out and, in the case of romantic comedies, curable with a magical kiss. People with actual depression know better and appreciate films that show the truth. In this episode, our listeners, the beloved THWoD-balls, give their picks, ranging…

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Steven Page Camouflages Songs About Depression 45:28

4+ y ago45:28

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As co-founder and co-frontman for the band Barenaked Ladies, Steven Page belted out a lot of up-tempo pop hits. But if you look at the lyrics to songs like "One Week" or "Pinch Me," you can see a lot of darkness and that's an approach that has continued with his solo work. We hear about his bipolar diagnosis, his drug arrest, and his penchant for c…

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Mike Birbiglia Faces His Darkest Fears and Puts Them On Stage 41:02

4+ y ago41:02

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Monologist and comedian Mike Birbiglia has always had a mile-long dark streak. Even if he’s never been diagnosed with clinical depression, he’s recognized his own lack of capacity to feel joy and is constantly aware of a kind of existential dread that haunts him. But rather than shy away from all that, he picks at it. Mike fills us in on how he dea…

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Free Chapters of The Hilarious World of Depression: The Book: The Audiobook 42:52

4+ y ago42:52

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To celebrate the release of our book we are excited to offer you a sneak preview of the audio version, read by author and THWoD host John Moe. Hear how he started to unlock his own mental mysteries with the help of a productive relationship with a therapist, a lot of time with dogs, and some key decisions. The book is available on all platforms as …

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Emmy Blotnick Once Ate a Whole Head of Cabbage. Alone. In Silence. 47:18

4+ y ago47:18

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Standup comedian and writer Emmy Blotnick is a rising star in the comedy world. But along the path to success, she’s had to navigate a depression that manifested in some pretty unexpected ways, including culinary disasters involving pumpkin puree, kidney beans, and butternut squash soup. Thanks to some hard work, EMDR therapy, and more nutritious c…

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Lulu Miller Treats Her Depression With Fish Research, Finds Fish Don’t Exist 47:01

4+ y ago47:01

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Public radio and podcast audiences have been listening to Lulu Miller’s storytelling for years on Radiolab and on Invisibilia, a show she co-founded. Her work is generally about other people but on this episode, she shares her own story, which is by turns harrowing and triumphant. Lulu’s new book is “Why Fish Don’t Exist” (Link: https://bit.ly/2XNT…

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Dave Holmes Puts the ADHD in Dave Holmes 42:48

4+ y ago42:48

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Some people don’t have short job titles. Dave Holmes is, among other things, a writer, MTV VJ (despite losing the contest that landed him the job), TV host, actor, and even a former advertising executive. He has dealt with anxiety, depression, and a thorny time coming out as a gay man. Just before our conversation, he received a new diagnosis of AD…

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Call A Friend, Find Out How They’re Doing 33:12

4+ y ago33:12

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During this long stretch of just staying home, we decided to reach out to some friends of THWoD, hear their voices, and find out how they're holding up. Writer Ana Marie Cox is drawing strength from her sobriety, actor John Ross Bowie is balancing work and fatherhood, and comedian Solomon Georgio has found a soothing new hobby of driving to the air…

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Lori Gottlieb Has Seen All Possible Sides of Therapy 50:11

4+ y ago50:11

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Having experienced therapy as a patient, a student, and an actual therapist, Lori Gottlieb has a lot of insight into what therapy is, what it isn't, and how to get the most out of it. We hear how she ended up in the profession after repeatedly putting a UPS guy in an uncomfortable spot and how, years later, she needed more therapy herself when her …

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Jameela Jamil Has an Ambitious Goal: To Feel Things  45:01

4+ y ago45:01

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She was one of the stars of NBC’s The Good Place, a tv and radio host in England, and she’s created a popular movement aimed at celebrating body positivity, all within the past few years. But Jameela Jamil has been through enough trauma, eating disorders, depression, and other calamities that she can’t feel much of anything. She’s working to change…

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A Message From Inside John's Closet. I Mean Office. 15:43

4+ y ago15:43

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Hi, it’s John, and I’m sending you this recording from my makeshift office about what’s going on for us THWoD-balls during COVID-19, and ideas about how to get through it as best we can. You can pre-order John's book at bit.ly/HilariousWorldBook. Follow us on Twitter: @THWofD. Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/thwod. Support our show today: hilario…

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Theo Fleury: Trauma, stardom, and a downward spiral on the latest Tremendous Upside 30:45

4+ y ago30:45

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Theo Fleury hit the ice at age five. He was a hockey phenom at 14, a Stanley Cup champion at 20 and an Olympic gold medalist at 33. He was also keeping a terrible secret. As a teen, he was sexually assaulted by one of his coaches. Hockey became an escape, but it couldn’t fix everything; he faced addiction and suicidal thoughts. Today, Theo is sober…

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THWoD Special: Tremendous Upside with Chamique Holdsclaw and Metta World Peace 31:39

4+ y ago31:39

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A special episode of our new sister program from the makers of THWoD. Tremendous Upside is a bit like THWoD, but instead of John Moe talking to artists, host and basketball icon Chamique Holdsclaw talks to big-name athletes about their struggles with mental illnesses. On the premiere episode, she interviews Metta World Peace, formerly known as Ron …

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Introducing Tremendous Upside 7:19

5y ago7:19

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We are delighted to announce a brand new show coming your way from the THWoD team. Tremendous Upside is a series of interviews with athletes who have been at the top of their game and struggled with mental illness. In this mini-THWoD episode, John Moe talks with Tremendous Upside host Chamique Holdsclaw, winner of national championships, player of …

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Depression's Eleven Big Lies EXPOSED! 48:57

5y ago48:57

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It's helpful to know that depression lies to you, that it presents the world in a way that is false just to mess you up. It's even more helpful to know exactly what whoppers it tries to pull off. We enlisted our team of world-class investigative reporters, aka our listeners, aka The THWoD-balls, to blow the lid off lies about love, hard work, ignor…

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Darryl "DMC" McDaniels Finds Therapy More Helpful Than Olde English 800 46:54

5y ago46:54

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Run-DMC was about as successful as recording artists could be. Packed concerts, multi-platinum selling albums, MTV, fame, fortune, the whole thing. But Darryl McDaniels, the DMC of the group's name, was a mess. He was drinking, using drugs, and not dealing with mental health issues that he thinks had plagued him since birth. With the help of some t…

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Mark Duplass Has Two Speeds: Go and Crash 49:38

5y ago49:38

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Filmmaker and actor Mark Duplass has been prolific over the course of his career. Along with his brother and creative partner, Jay Duplass, he's made films such as "The Puffy Chair" and "Cyrus," as well as TV shows like "Togetherness" and "Room 104." Mark's also an in-demand actor, starring on "The League" on FX and "The Morning Show" on Apple TV+.…

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Angelina Spicer Wants to Say Things Out Loud About Postpartum Depression 44:36

5y ago44:36

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There's a lot of information being thrown at parents when a baby is on the way: how to make a birth plan, what kind of car seat to get, what shots the baby will need, and on and on. Comedian and actor Angelina Spicer thinks a frank discussion of postpartum depression doesn't get included in there nearly as much as it should. She recalls what happen…

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Miz Cracker Looks in the Mirror 48:55

5y ago48:55

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Max Heller’s life was falling apart. He was drinking heavily, using every kind of pill he could get his hands on, and isolating from society. He was swimming in New York’s East River, walking through subway tunnels, and hooking up with whomever he could find. Then he met Bob the Drag Queen who, after weeks of cajoling, gave Max a complete drag make…

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Charlene deGuzman Has Unsexy Stories About Sex 42:39

5y ago42:39

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Actor and writer Charlene deGuzman grew up thinking that women should be like the centerfolds her father had plastered all over the garage: alluring to men and ready for sex. As an adult, this led to a sex and love addiction where the line between sex and love got blurry. Eventually, she hit bottom amid a failed relationship, a disastrous reaction …

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Anil Dash Loves Social Media and Wants It To Change 40:32

5y ago40:32

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Can platforms like Facebook or Twitter or Instagram help with depression? They do offer a quick way to connect with other humans, after all. But then again, do they? Are you talking to a human or are you just alone and typing? Tech thinker and Glitch CEO Anil Dash has been addressing the benefits and problems of social media for twenty years, since…

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Ryan Bingham Finds a Home and Settles Down 42:06

5y ago42:06

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It took a long time for singer/songwriter Ryan Bingham to get to some stability in his life. Growing up, his parents had problems with drugs and alcohol, creating a lifestyle that kept the family constantly on the move or on the run all over the Southwest. Speaking of instability, his main outlet during childhood was riding bulls on the rodeo circu…

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Heather B. Armstrong Nearly Dies Ten Times and It Works Out Great 41:58

5y ago41:58

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Author and blogger Heather B. Armstrong (dooce.com) was in, by far, the deepest depression she had ever experienced and nothing was working to lift it. That’s when her psychiatrist told her about a study using powerful doses of the anesthetic Propofol. Heather had ten appointments where she was placed in a brief medically-induced coma. The idea is …

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Mara Wilson Had Great Opportunities and Difficult Challenges 40:09

5y ago40:09

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While it was easy for audiences to enjoy Mara Wilson as a perky child performer in movies like Matilda and Mrs. Doubtfire, the young actress had mental health issues that weren’t enjoyable at all. Mara had been dealing with severe anxiety for as long as she could remember. Her mom was diagnosed with breast cancer just before Matilda started shootin…

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Whitney Cummings Puts It Together and Stops Falling Apart 49:20

5y ago49:20

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Whitney Cummings has had a lot of success in Hollywood as a comedian, actress, writer and director, and now she's finally having success in figuring herself out. She's been making connections between the addiction and mental illnesses in her house growing up, the eating disorders she developed, the depression that has persisted, and the codependenc…

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Pete Holmes Looks for Meaning and Membership 42:19

5y ago42:19

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You might know Pete Holmes from his many standup specials, his talk show, or Crashing, the HBO series he created and starred in. You might not know the long and varied spiritual path he's traveled in his life. Pete was an incredibly devout Christian, living by the Bible and obsessed with avoiding eternal damnation. Following traumatic life events, …

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Jenny Lawson and Books That Get Depression Right 33:05

5y ago33:05

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We asked our listeners for books they've read that give an accurate depiction of the reality of depression. Happily, we got enough great suggestions to weigh down a shopping cart at the bookstore or leave a library card smoldering. A name that came up a lot was author Jenny Lawson, who happens to be a friend of the show. On this episode, we talk wi…

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The Perils and Rewards of Travel 29:48

5+ y ago29:48

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Taking a trip somewhere new can be wonderful: the new experiences, the exciting culture, the unusual foods. For people who deal with depression or anxiety, travel can also introduce a variety of problems. It necessarily involves getting out of the familiar and that can leave one feeling isolated, worried about negative possibilities, and unprotecte…

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Just the Funny Parts 40:50

5+ y ago40:50

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Look, we know that THWoD can get a little, I guess, intense at times. Depression is a heavy topic and stories about it are often packed with bummers. So in this special episode, we rounded up some of the funniest moments from our three seasons and packed them all together for a hilarity highlight reel. The laughs tend to come from unexpected places…

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Solomon Georgio Is Doing Better 48:07

6y ago48:07

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It's not easy to pinpoint where L.A.-based comedian Solomon Georgio is "from." His family is Ethiopian but he was born in a refugee camp in Sudan. The family traveled to St Louis, then on to Fresno, where he was bullied so much in 2nd grade that he threatened suicide in the middle of class. Then there were many years in Seattle where he says his pa…

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Jonny Sun Ended Up Here Somehow 47:30

6y ago47:30

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The idea was to become an engineer or maybe an architect. Jonny Sun has degrees in both, and he's a dissertation away from a doctorate in urban studies and planning from MIT. But a phenomenally humane, funny, and popular Twitter account has placed him in an unexpected comedy career. Meanwhile, he realized that this dark sad feeling he's had forever…

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Naomi Ekperigin Brings In Her Baggage, Unpacks It 48:58

6y ago48:58

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"There's a lot to unpack, John," says comedian, actor, and writer Naomi Ekperigin during the course of this interview and indeed there is. The New York native, now uneasily dwelling in Los Angeles, has dealt with anxiety, depression, a very complicated relationship with her father, as well as problems with alcohol and cutting. Comedy has been in th…

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Check-Ups on Gary Gulman, Linda Holmes, Janelle James, and “Steve.” Plus, Sock Opportunities 48:55

6y ago48:55

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Mental health is a journey. Rarely does someone have a problem, fix it completely, and never worry about it again. On this episode, we touch base with three popular guests we've had on the show to see how they're doing today. Gary Gulman has a new lease on life and a new lease on an apartment, Linda Holmes has a new friend, Janelle James is keeping…

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Aparna Nancherla Is Having a Harder Time Doing Something She’s Great At 43:54

6y ago43:54

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It's pretty easy to be a fan of Aparna Nancherla. Not only does she create incredibly funny, smart, relatable comedy, she does so in a variety of formats. You can catch her standup on Netflix or Spotify and you can see her acting work on shows like "Bojack Horseman" and "Corporate" as well as movies. But as she has become more famous in recent year…

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John Ross Bowie and Jamie Denbo Don’t Need Your Suggestions For Their Life Improv 50:38

6y ago50:38

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In a whole lot of ways, improv comedy is the opposite of depression. It requires you to be present in the moment, unconcerned about past regrets and future anxieties. It means connecting with other people and taking fun risks. And it's full of laughs. Actors and real-life married couple Jamie Denbo ("Orange is the New Black", "Ghostbusters") and Jo…

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Adventures in Therapy 37:54

6y ago37:54

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True stories of beautiful epiphanies and majestic, horrible disasters. Talk therapy is one of the most popular ways to address depression and it's one of the most effective. Still, at its root, talk therapy is a relationship between two humans -- strangers, mostly -- trying to figure out something complicated together, and that is inherently compli…

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Guy Branum Goes to Minnesota, Gets Good Internet, Finds Self 43:42

6y ago43:42

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Comedian and writer Guy Branum was expected to be a construction worker his whole life. Maybe a football player. He was large, strong, and grew up in a town more known for agriculture than metropolitan sophistication. After scoring good grades and pining for places usually seen in the movies or magazines, he moved on to college and then law school …

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The Hilarious NIGHT of Depression 1:18:26

6y ago1:18:26

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Our show took to the stage recently for a live event packed with laughter, insight, and music. We were joined by Paul F. Tompkins, Aimee Mann, Ted Leo, and Ana Marie Cox, who all shared their experience with mental illnesses as well as what it's like to be out and about in the world with people knowing what they've gone through. We spin through the…

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Words: Am We Uses Them Good At Mental Health? 45:21

6y ago45:21

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Finding and using the right words for something as complex as mental illnesses can be exasperating. And it can take a lot of effort to avoid the wrong words. In this episode, using words, we explore terms like "crazy" or "addiction" or "depression" and how they are so often abused, co-opted, and twisted. Guests include Paul F. Tompkins, Aimee Mann,…

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Scott Thompson Keeps Getting Back Up Again 53:21

6y ago53:21

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He's a writer, a stand-up comedian, and an actor, but Scott Thompson will likely always be best known as one of five members of The Kids in the Hall, one of the best sketch comedy groups ever. Scott has made a lot of people laugh, but his life has been filled with events that aren't funny at all: a school shooting, mental illness in his family, vio…

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Sharp Angles Podcast - Not Out Yet?

6y ago

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"Apologies for this going up a bit late, it's kinda what happens when one of the cast has a baby, and then that baby turns 2!" - Rich -This is a test of the feed...We'll be back soon! The next episode of Bacon Ice Cream Productions latest podcast, Sharp Angles, is almost here! Thanks for listening, and don't forget to post away here on the blog, or…

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Chris Gethard Does Not Avoid the Collision 52:57

6y ago52:57

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Comedian and actor Chris Gethard has a lifetime of experience with depression. Chris has turned moments of his life dealing with the illness into an off-Broadway show and an HBO special, which is more than one might expect from a fight-prone, often manic, kid from West Orange, New Jersey. We cover a lot of ground in this talk, including the role of…

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Figuring Out Regular Adolescent Behavior vs. Alarming Disorder with Jen Kirkman 53:23

6y ago53:23

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Young people can be morose, angry, withdrawn. It's often chalked up to being a "phase," a natural initiation ritual to adulthood. What if it's not? What if it's a mental disorder in need of help? We hear from the always-entertaining comedian and writer Jen Kirkman about her efforts to understand her head. We also talk with Jennifer Rothman, NAMI's …

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