Your Vagus Nerve: Key to Depression Relief? / Actor-Writer Kit Williamson
Would you get a device the size of a Nilla wafer implanted in your body if it meant relief from treatment-resistant depression? There are big advances being made in vagal nerve stimulation therapy, a ...
10 Feb 202548min
Neko Case on Pain, Neglect, Music, and Confidence
The cover of Neko Case’s memoir features a young Neko in a swimsuit she says she wore for six months straight and she’s accompanied by a drawing of a big spiky-toothed monster who she says is there to...
3 Feb 202546min
Dr. Emily Nagoski on Sex, Long Term Relationships, and Depression
Sex is not always an easy topic to discuss. Issues like how to get what you want, how to make sure your partner is getting what they want, these are delicate conversations and often intimidating ones ...
27 Jan 202545min
Hari Kondabolu’s Life Was Transformed in Seattle
Hari Kondabolu has never been afraid to talk about sensitive topics on stage. The veteran comedian, who has appeared on Conan, Kimmel, Letterman, and NPR’s Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me mined material ab...
20 Jan 202552min
When Treating One Problem Creates A Whole Other Problem, with Alex Goldman
On the podcast Hyperfixed, host Alex Goldman sets out to solve mysteries and conundrums that listeners submit. But he’s found himself having to do some figuring out for himself. Alex finally got diagn...
13 Jan 202548min
Truly Depressing Movies with Dana Stevens, Dan McCoy, and Drea Clark
There are sad movies that nonetheless offer some sort of hope and optimism. And then there are the ones that offer no hope at all, just bleakness and despair and the cinematic versions of major depres...
6 Jan 20251h 1min
A Regular Guy, Managing Trauma, Who Happens to Be Paul Scheer
Trauma and comedy wouldn’t seem to have a lot in common but they do have one thing: Paul Scheer. You may know Paul from TV shows like the comedy The League or from his podcasts like How Did This Get M...
30 Dec 202456min
Cory Richards on Climbing Mountains, Wrestling with Mental Health, Owning Up to His Past
Writing is not what Cory Richards is best known for. No, that would be feats like being the first American to climb one of the 14 peaks in the world measuring over 8000 meters. He’s also known for his...
23 Dec 202454min
