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, o

Whitney Cummings Puts It Together and Stops Falling Apart

1 1 Sep 16th, 2019 49m 20s

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 ho

Call A Friend, Find Out How They’re Doing

1 Apr 6th, 2020 33m 12s

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 balanc

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

Jan 27th, 2020 30m 45s

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

Pete Holmes Looks for Meaning and Membership

1 Sep 9th, 2019 42m 19s

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 Chri

Jenny Lawson and Books That Get Depression Right

1 Aug 12th, 2019 33m 5s

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

Just the Funny Parts

May 6th, 2019 40m 50s

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

Adventures in Therapy

1 Nov 12th, 2018 37m 54s

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

Scott Thompson Keeps Getting Back Up Again

Oct 15th, 2018 53m 21s

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

Impostor Syndrome: True Tales, Tricks, and Tactics for When You’re Feeling Fraudulent

Aug 27th, 2018 38m 54s

You know the feeling, right? You finally achieve something -- a new job, a promotion, an award -- and while you know you should be proud, you just feel like a big phony who will soon be exposed. You feel like you don't really belong there and y

Jenny Lawson is Very Fond of Creepy Smiling Dead Animals and Worries Quite a Bit

1 Dec 11th, 2017 50m 50s

She's the author of bestselling books and an incredibly popular blog, but Jenny Lawson showed up to our interview wondering, at least a little, if her appearance on this show and her whole career, really, was part of some delusion. It's not. Sh

The Holiday Coping Mechanism Spectacular

1 Dec 4th, 2017 1h

We’ve gathered up a whole lot of tips, tricks, ideas, and stories to help you get through this time of year when merriness and jolliness aren’t always in abundant supply. Hear holiday thoughts from Wil Wheaton, Margaret Cho, Jenny Lawson, John

Neal Brennan Gives Ketamine and Magnetic Impulses a Try

1 Oct 9th, 2017 50m 47s

If you've enjoyed any comedy in the last 20 years, there's a good chance Neal Brennan helped make it. He's a veteran comic, writer, director, and co-creator, with Dave Chappelle, of the acclaimed Chappelle's Show. Over the past 20-plus years, h

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

Jan 13th, 2020 31m 39s

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 struggle

Depression's Eleven Big Lies EXPOSED!

Dec 9th, 2019 48m 57s

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 investigativ

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

1 Nov 18th, 2019 46m 54s

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

Mark Duplass Has Two Speeds: Go and Crash

Nov 11th, 2019 49m 38s

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

Charlene deGuzman Has Unsexy Stories About Sex

Oct 21st, 2019 42m 39s

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 betw

Anil Dash Loves Social Media and Wants It To Change

Oct 14th, 2019 40m 32s

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

Mara Wilson Had Great Opportunities and Difficult Challenges

Sep 23rd, 2019 40m 9s

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 a

The Perils and Rewards of Travel

Jul 8th, 2019 29m 48s

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

Solomon Georgio Is Doing Better

Dec 24th, 2018 48m 7s

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 tha

Jonny Sun Ended Up Here Somehow

Dec 17th, 2018 47m 30s

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 pla

Naomi Ekperigin Brings In Her Baggage, Unpacks It

Dec 10th, 2018 48m 58s

"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 com

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

Dec 3rd, 2018 48m 55s

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