Depresh Mode with John Moe podcast

Depresh Mode with John Moe

Join host John Moe (The Hilarious World of Depression) for honest, relatable, and, yes, sometimes funny conversations about mental health. Hear from comedians, musicians, authors, actors, and other top names in entertainment and the arts about living with depression, anxiety, and many other common disorders. Find out what they’ve done to address it, what worked, and what didn’t. Depresh Mode also features useful insights on mental health issues with experts in the field. It’s honest talk from people who have been there and know their stuff. No shame, no stigma, and more laughs than you might expect.

Join host John Moe (The Hilarious World of Depression) for honest, relatable, and, yes, sometimes funny conversations about mental health. Hear from comedians, musicians, authors, actors, and other top names in entertainment and the arts about living with depression, anxiety, and many other common disorders. Find out what they’ve done to address it, what worked, and what didn’t. Depresh Mode also features useful insights on mental health issues with experts in the field. It’s honest talk from people who have been there and know their stuff. No shame, no stigma, and more laughs than you might expect.

 

#260

Unemployment Hurts Mental Health, Horror Movies Might Help It. Really!

It’s very easy to associate your job with your own sense of self. So it makes that it can ... more

08 Dec 2025

35 MINS

35:55

08 Dec 2025


#259

Maureen Johnson Became Friends with Her Anxiety Monster

Maureen Johnson loves mysteries. Loves reading classic detective fiction and loves writing... more

01 Dec 2025

45 MINS

45:26

01 Dec 2025


#258

A Holiday Family Survival Mini-sode

Yes, the holidays are upon us. Getting together with family can be a wonderful, loving exp... more

26 Nov 2025

18 MINS

18:21

26 Nov 2025


#257

Esmé Weijun Wang’s Mind Convinced Her She Was Dead and In the Afterlife

Cotard’s delusion, also known as Cotard’s syndrome, is an extremely rare condition where t... more

24 Nov 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:49

24 Nov 2025


#256

Is Your Mental Health Diagnosis an Identity or Something More Meaningless?

You may find the charges in this episode jarring: depression is not the result of a chemic... more

17 Nov 2025

59 MINS

59:40

17 Nov 2025


#255

The Personal Side of Huge Cuts to Addiction, Suicide Prevention, and Mental Health Programs

Over half the employees at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (... more

10 Nov 2025

37 MINS

37:33

10 Nov 2025


#254

Seasonal Affective Disorder and Why It Sucks So Bad

When we went looking for information on the condition known as seasonal affective disorder... more

03 Nov 2025

41 MINS

41:09

03 Nov 2025


#253

Is Whiteness a Mental Health Problem? Dr. Jonathan Mathias Lassiter Thinks So.

It’s a question we ask a lot on this show: do you have a mental health problem or is the p... more

27 Oct 2025

48 MINS

48:00

27 Oct 2025


#252

Is the U.S. Government Going To Take Away Your Antidepressants?

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the Secretary of Health and Human Services, clearly does not like ... more

20 Oct 2025

42 MINS

42:04

20 Oct 2025


#251

P.E. Moskowitz on Whether Your Mind is Broken or the World Is

During the violent Charlottesville protests of 2017, journalist and author P.E. Moskowitz ... more

13 Oct 2025

56 MINS

56:22

13 Oct 2025


#250

Kendall Toole Gets Knocked Down, Never Knocked Out

If you are one of the many subscribers to the Peloton exercise/media network, you may alre... more

06 Oct 2025

42 MINS

42:46

06 Oct 2025


#249

Bruce Springsteen as Over-The-Counter Depression Treatment

At age 59, Anne Abel had never been to a concert. Ever. Music wasn’t part of her upbringin... more

29 Sep 2025

47 MINS

47:10

29 Sep 2025


#248

Emma Swift Had a Complete Mental Breakdown. Found Health. Made Music About It.

While the acclaimed musician Emma Swift had experienced painful periods of depression in t... more

22 Sep 2025

47 MINS

47:06

22 Sep 2025


#247

Sycophantic Chatbots and Alarming Cases of “AI Psychosis”

Are ChatGPT and other AI chatbots inducing psychosis? Or exacerbating it? Are people being... more

15 Sep 2025

50 MINS

50:41

15 Sep 2025


#246

Alex Edelman on ADHD, Grief, Infiltrating White Nationalists, and The Paper

Alex Edelman loves going to concerts but admits that he usually goes solo. That’s because ... more

08 Sep 2025

54 MINS

54:42

08 Sep 2025


#245

Better Home Design for Better Mental Health with Dr. Beverly Walpole

If you’re looking for a calm mind, do you love a room with little or nothing in it? Or do ... more

01 Sep 2025

40 MINS

40:10

01 Sep 2025


#244

Denise Winkelman: Comedian/Trans Woman/Former Pro Wrestler/Chronic Pain Sufferer

When she was growing up in conservative, evangelical rural Minnesota, she knew. When she w... more

25 Aug 2025

54 MINS

54:18

25 Aug 2025


#243

Ashly Burch Delivers Mental Health Insight Using Puppets and Swear Words

There are plenty of places online to get very serious information on mental health, delive... more

18 Aug 2025

49 MINS

49:52

18 Aug 2025


#242

Author/Comedian Tiffany Jenkins on Anxiety, Addiction, Felonies, Success, and Not Wanting to Exist

Because she racks up millions and millions of views for her viral comedy videos on social ... more

11 Aug 2025

54 MINS

54:05

11 Aug 2025


#241

We Have Two Guests This Week: Comedian Aaron Foster and His Depression

If you’ve dealt with depression, you know that it’s a disorder that speaks to you, firing ... more

04 Aug 2025

46 MINS

46:32

04 Aug 2025