"I don’t know what to do with those tossed salads and scrambled eggs..." Writer, "Thirst Aid Kit" co-host, and Niles Crane super-fan Nichole Perkins joins host Sandy Allen to dissect the immensely popular sitcom, Frasier. They discuss the Crane

The Halloween Special (w/Tracy Clayton)

Oct 31st, 2019 1h 31m

Season 1 of Mad Chat concludes with the one and only Tracy Clayton (living legend and former co-host of “Another Round”), who joins Sandy to defend a problematic fave holiday—Halloween. Along the way they talk costumes, pitfalls of being open a

Donnie Darko (w/Jonah Bossewitch)

Oct 17th, 2019 1h 38m

“Sometimes I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion!” [This episode contains the brief sound of gun shots at 1:36] Sandy and educator, technologist and activist Jonah Bossewitch ring in spooky season with a discussion of the cult classic film

Bonus

We want your spooky stories (kind of)

Oct 4th, 2019 1m 41s

Halloween has a tendency to turn madness into a horror trope. We want to hear your most problematic Halloween/mental health stories! Email a voice memo (less than a minute pls!) to [email protected].

Batman: The Animated Series (w/Yassir Lester)

Sep 26th, 2019 1h 16m

“I am vengeance. I am the night. I am Batman.” Yassir Lester — comedian and writer/actor on Showtime’s Black Monday — joins Sandy to dissect the beautifully dark and twisted Saturday morning cartoon, Batman: The Animated Series. They discuss Ar

Killing Eve (w/Sarah Kay)

Aug 15th, 2019 1h 18m

“There’s something about…the way you are…” [This episode contains the sound of brief gunshots at 4:35] Sandy chats with poet and “Sincerely, X” podcast host Sarah Kay about Killing Eve, the popular BBC series about the hunt for a supposedly psy

Dawson’s Creek (w/Esmé Weijun Wang)

Jul 25th, 2019 51m 8s

“It's a preposterous soap opera about a bunch of teenagers who talk too much." Host Sandy Allen is joined by writer Esmé Weijun Wang (author of ‘The Collected Schizophrenias’) to chat about Dawson’s Creek. Join Sandy on Thursday, August 1st at

Reefer Madness (w/Amanda Chicago Lewis)

Jul 3rd, 2019 1h 2m

Tell your children! Host Sandy Allen is joined by reporter Amanda Chicago Lewis (Rolling Stone's cannabis columnist) to discuss Reefer Madness — the old movie, the less old spoof movie musical, a recent scientifically spurious but appallingly p

Six Feet Under (w/Caroline Mazel-Carlton)

Jun 13th, 2019 49m 31s

“Your father is dead and my pot roast is ruined.” Hearing Voices movement activist, speaker, and rabbi-in-training Caroline Mazel-Carlton joins host Sandy Allen to discuss the seminal TV show Six Feet Under, how the characters respond to the vo

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (w/Meredith Talusan)

May 23rd, 2019 51m 4s

"She's so broken inside!" "The situation's a lot more nuanced than that?" Writer Meredith Talusan joins host Sandy Allen to talk about Crazy-Ex Girlfriend, how the show depicts mental illness and antidepressants, the Philippines versus America,

BoJack Horseman (w/Hannah Giorgis)

May 2nd, 2019 33m 22s

“Are you responsible for the dysfunction of others? Spoiler alert: you’re not!” Writer Hannah Giorgis joins host Sandy Allen to talk about their favorite cartoon about an alcoholic horse. Next episode of #madchatshow is in three weeks, but in t

Trailer

It's time we had a chat...

Apr 28th, 2019 1m 57s

Coming in May--Mad Chat, a podcast where we unpack what our pop culture is telling us about madness and mental health. Hosted by Sandy Allen, author of A Kind of Mirraculas Paradise: A True Story About Schizophrenia. Follow @madchatshow on Twit