Hanif Abdurraqib on Cultivating a Support System, Depression, Anxiety, and Basketball
Hanif Abdurraqib is a MacArthur Fellow, accomplished poet, and critically lauded author of numerous books, including There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension, which is now out in paperbac...
31 Mar 202548min
Checking in With Friends: Open Mike Eagle
Things are scary in this country these days for a lot of people. There is turmoil in the government, shakiness in the economy, and a deep divide over what America even means anymore. In times of uphea...
26 Mar 202520min
Welcome, New Listeners
We’ve been seeing an influx of new listeners recently. It’s very exciting. Thank you for that and we’re delighted that you’ve joined us. So we thought we’d take a moment and explain what the show is a...
25 Mar 20256min
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 Mar 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 Mar 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 Mar 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 Mar 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 Mar 202550min
