PlayIntroducing Depresh Mode with John Moe: Joel Kim Booster Is In A PitAugust 4, 2021The writer, comedian, and actor was in a brutal depressive episode when we spoke with him. Couldn’t write, could tell jokes if they were ones he wrote a long time ago. He could probably act, he said, but his creative life was over in his estimation. Hear what depression sounds like.
PlayMovies That Get Depression RightMay 25, 2020People with actual depression know better and appreciate films that show the truth about depression. In this episode, our listeners, the beloved THWoD-balls, give their picks, ranging from sci-fi to historical drama to comedy.
PlaySteven Page Camouflages Songs About DepressionMay 18, 2020As 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, you can see a lot of darkness that has continued with his solo work.
PlayMike Birbiglia Faces His Darkest Fears and Puts Them On StageMay 11, 2020Rather than shy away from all the existential dread that haunts him, monologist and comedian Mike Birbiglia picks at it. He fills us in on how he deals with that darkness and the inner meaning of a lot of his work.
PlayFree Chapters of The Hilarious World of Depression: The Book: The AudiobookMay 4, 2020 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.
PlayEmmy Blotnick Once Ate a Whole Head of Cabbage. Alone. In Silence.April 27, 2020Standup 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.
PlayLulu Miller Treats Her Depression With Fish Research, Finds Fish Don’t ExistApril 20, 2020Lulu Miller’s work is generally about other people but on this episode, she shares her own story, which is by turns harrowing and triumphant.
PlayDave Holmes Puts the ADHD in Dave HolmesApril 13, 2020Dave 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.
PlayCall A Friend, Find Out How They’re DoingApril 6, 2020During 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.
PlayLori Gottlieb Has Seen All Possible Sides of Therapy March 30, 2020Having 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.
PlayJameela Jamil Has an Ambitious Goal: To Feel Things March 23, 2020Jameela 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 that.
PlayA Message From Inside John's Closet. I Mean Office.March 18, 2020Hi, 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.
PlayTheo Fleury: Trauma, stardom, and a downward spiral on the latest Tremendous UpsideJanuary 27, 2020Theo 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.
PlayTHWoD Special: Tremendous Upside with Chamique Holdsclaw and Metta World Peace January 13, 2020Tremendous 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.
PlayIntroducing Tremendous UpsideDecember 16, 2019We 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.
PlayDepression's Eleven Big Lies EXPOSED!December 9, 2019We 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, ignorance, staying alive, and even cookies.
PlayDarryl "DMC" McDaniels Finds Therapy More Helpful Than Olde English 800November 18, 2019Run-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.
PlayMark Duplass Has Two Speeds: Go and CrashNovember 11, 2019Filmmaker and actor Mark Duplass has been prolific over the course of his career. Depression threw a big wrench into his creative ambitions and he attempted to muscle his way through it. That doesn't work, of course, and Mark crashed hard.