Jim James of My Morning Jacket on Depression, EMDR, Gratitude, and Taking Care of Jim
“I’m very kind to Jim, I’m trying to take good care of Jim, I’m trying to love Jim,” says musician Jim James of the band My Morning Jacket. The kindness he’s showing Jim, himself, is a relatively new ...
24 Maalis 20251h 3min
BONUS CONTENT PREVIEW: Depresh Mode: The Game Show
In this bonus content edition of Depresh Mode, We’re joined by some Maximum Fun all-stars for some very light-hearted and delightfully competitive games that are as informative as they are silly. Our ...
20 Maalis 20255min
John Moe helps kick off MFD Spring Break
It’s not MaxFunDrive without a wild kickoff spectacular! Former real-life VJ and host of MTV's Spring Break 1999, Dave Holmes, takes your favorite MaxFun hosts through some wacky ‘90s- and Spring Brea...
17 Maalis 20251h 19min
J. Kenji Lopez-Alt on Food, Booze, Weed, Anxiety, Depression, and Living a Healthy Life
The alcohol, says J. Kenji Lopez-Alt, came about in young adulthood, when it solved persistent social anxiety and made him the life of the party. As Kenji found tremendous success in food writing and ...
17 Maalis 202554min
Checking in With Friends During Scary Times: Paul F. Tompkins, Ana Marie Cox, and Gary Gulman
Maybe you’re one of those people who dreads even looking at the news these days, with stories of layoffs, tariffs, upheaval in foreign policy, and a lack of knowledge as to where this is all going and...
10 Maalis 202550min
Heavy Substance Use, Heavy Depression, and Heavy Metal with Randy Blythe from Lamb of God
Lamb of God is a very popular heavy metal band with Grammy nominations, gold records, and a huge headbanging following. Randy Blythe, front man for the band and author of a new book, Just Beyond the L...
3 Maalis 202548min
Microdosing with James Fadiman and Jordan Gruber
Microdosing involves taking very small amounts of psychedelic substances such as LSD or psilocybin, maybe seven to twelve percent of a regular dose. It’s not enough to “trip out” but enough, proponent...
24 Helmi 202547min
Surviving Trauma and Having a Few Laughs with Ophira Eisenberg
Ophira Eisenberg once believed that everyone had a trauma quota, a maximum amount of hardship that a person would face in life and once that mark was hit, nothing bad would ever happen again. It was a...
17 Helmi 202548min
