The Hilarious World of Depression
By American Public Media
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Lee
Jun 4, 2019
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Description
The groundbreaking, award-winning mental health podcast is under new ownership after six years ago. Old ownership, really, since it's now run by original host John Moe.
Join John for new and classic content for frank, moving, and, yes, funny conversations with important artists who have dealt with depression and other mental health conditions. Maria Bamford, Paul F. Tompkins, Andy Richter, Open Mike Eagle, Daryl DMC McDaniels, Gary Gulman, and more. The Hilarious World of Depression is not medical treatment and should not be seen as a substitute for therapy or medication. But it is a chance to feel less alone.
The Hilarious World of Depression (THWoD) was co-created by American Public Media with support from Health Partners.
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Welcome Back to The Hilarious World of Depression. Yes, It's a New Episode. In 2026.
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Aug 19, 2026 |
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Introducing Depresh Mode with John Moe: Joel Kim Booster Is In A Pit
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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Movies That Get Depression Right
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May 25, 2020 |
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Steven Page Camouflages Songs About Depression
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May 18, 2020 |
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Mike Birbiglia Faces His Darkest Fears and Puts Them On Stage
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May 11, 2020 |
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Free Chapters of The Hilarious World of Depression: The Book: The Audiobook
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May 04, 2020 |
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Emmy Blotnick Once Ate a Whole Head of Cabbage. Alone. In Silence.
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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Lulu Miller Treats Her Depression With Fish Research, Finds Fish Don’t Exist
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Apr 20, 2020 |
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Dave Holmes Puts the ADHD in Dave Holmes
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Apr 13, 2020 |
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Call A Friend, Find Out How They’re Doing
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Apr 06, 2020 |
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Lori Gottlieb Has Seen All Possible Sides of Therapy
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Mar 30, 2020 |
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Jameela Jamil Has an Ambitious Goal: To Feel Things
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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A Message From Inside John’s Closet. I Mean Office.
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Mar 18, 2020 |
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Theo Fleury: Trauma, stardom, and a downward spiral on the latest Tremendous Upside
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Jan 27, 2020 |
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THWoD Special: Tremendous Upside with Chamique Holdsclaw and Metta World Peace
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Jan 13, 2020 |
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Introducing Tremendous Upside
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Dec 16, 2019 |
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Depression’s Eleven Big Lies EXPOSED!
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Dec 09, 2019 |
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Darryl ”DMC” McDaniels Finds Therapy More Helpful Than Olde English 800
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Nov 18, 2019 |
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Mark Duplass Has Two Speeds: Go and Crash
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Nov 11, 2019 |
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Angelina Spicer Wants to Say Things Out Loud About Postpartum Depression
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Nov 04, 2019 |
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Miz Cracker Looks in the Mirror
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Oct 28, 2019 |
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Charlene deGuzman Has Unsexy Stories About Sex
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Oct 21, 2019 |
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Anil Dash Loves Social Media and Wants It To Change
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Oct 14, 2019 |
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Ryan Bingham Finds a Home and Settles Down
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Oct 07, 2019 |
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Heather B. Armstrong Nearly Dies Ten Times and It Works Out Great
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Sep 30, 2019 |
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Mara Wilson Had Great Opportunities and Difficult Challenges
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Sep 23, 2019 |
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Whitney Cummings Puts It Together and Stops Falling Apart
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Sep 16, 2019 |
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Pete Holmes Looks for Meaning and Membership
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Sep 09, 2019 |
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Jenny Lawson and Books That Get Depression Right
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Aug 12, 2019 |
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The Perils and Rewards of Travel
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Jul 08, 2019 |
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Just the Funny Parts
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May 06, 2019 |
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Solomon Georgio Is Doing Better
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Dec 24, 2018 |
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Jonny Sun Ended Up Here Somehow
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Dec 17, 2018 |
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Naomi Ekperigin Brings In Her Baggage, Unpacks It
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Dec 10, 2018 |
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Check-Ups on Gary Gulman, Linda Holmes, Janelle James, and “Steve.” Plus, Sock Opportunities
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Dec 03, 2018 |
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Aparna Nancherla Is Having a Harder Time Doing Something She’s Great At
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Nov 26, 2018 |
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John Ross Bowie and Jamie Denbo Don’t Need Your Suggestions For Their Life Improv
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Nov 19, 2018 |
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Adventures in Therapy
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Nov 12, 2018 |
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Guy Branum Goes to Minnesota, Gets Good Internet, Finds Self
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Nov 05, 2018 |
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The Hilarious NIGHT of Depression
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Oct 29, 2018 |
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Words: Am We Uses Them Good At Mental Health?
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Oct 22, 2018 |
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Scott Thompson Keeps Getting Back Up Again
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Oct 15, 2018 |
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Chris Gethard Does Not Avoid the Collision
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Oct 08, 2018 |
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Figuring Out Regular Adolescent Behavior vs. Alarming Disorder with Jen Kirkman
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Oct 01, 2018 |
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Neko Case Leaves Bad Places, Goes to Better Places
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Sep 24, 2018 |
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Your Amazing Therapeutic Jukebox
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Sep 17, 2018 |
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Mortified’s Dave Nadelberg Presents Your Shame Live On Stage
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Sep 10, 2018 |
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Open Mike Eagle Goes Outside And Meets People
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Sep 04, 2018 |
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Impostor Syndrome: True Tales, Tricks, and Tactics for When You’re Feeling Fraudulent
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Aug 27, 2018 |
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Thom Tran Is a Regular Standup Comic Except for the Part About Being Shot in the Head in Iraq
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Aug 20, 2018 |
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Andrew Zimmern Wrecks His Life, Rebuilds His Life, and Eats Weird Food
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Aug 13, 2018 |
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Special Episode: Mental Health First Aid and Lady Gaga’s Mom
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Jun 26, 2018 |
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How to Get Help
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Jun 08, 2018 |
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Highlights From A Hilarious Night of Depression
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Mar 05, 2018 |
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Hannah Hart Gets Drunk, Tries To Make Grilled Cheese, Gets Famous, Tries To Enjoy It
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Feb 05, 2018 |
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Ted Leo Stops Beating Up File Cabinets, Songs, Self
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Jan 29, 2018 |
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Rachel Bloom Finds Her Voice, Then Uses It To Sing About Stealing Pets and Moving to West Covina, California
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Jan 22, 2018 |
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Reggie Osse Puts It Together
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Jan 15, 2018 |
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Linda Holmes Leaves Law to Concentrate On Watching TV and It Works Out Great
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Jan 08, 2018 |
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Rhett Miller Really Hates That Brass Cat
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Jan 02, 2018 |
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Mike Brown Trains as an Engineer to Prepare for Comedy
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Dec 26, 2017 |
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Janelle James Discovers She’s a Comedian and Not a Gardener
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Dec 18, 2017 |
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Jenny Lawson is Very Fond of Creepy Smiling Dead Animals and Worries Quite a Bit
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Dec 11, 2017 |
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The Holiday Coping Mechanism Spectacular
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Dec 04, 2017 |
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Ana Marie Cox Is Not Really Edited Much At All
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Nov 27, 2017 |
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Julie Klausner Builds a More Confident and Dumber Version of Herself For Our Amusement
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Nov 20, 2017 |
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Jeff Tweedy Didn’t Want to Take His Doctor On Tour Because the Doctor Was Terrible
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Nov 13, 2017 |
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Patti Harrison Figures Out Who She Is and She’s a Woman Who Likes Gross Jokes
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Nov 06, 2017 |
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Gary Gulman Is a Brilliant Comedian and an Ineffective Offensive Lineman
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Oct 30, 2017 |
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Aimee Mann Discovers That Having Feelings About Terrible Things Is Perfectly Fine
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Oct 23, 2017 |
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John Green Falls Victim to Some Bad Fiction While Writing His New Book
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Oct 16, 2017 |
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Neal Brennan Gives Ketamine and Magnetic Impulses a Try
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Oct 09, 2017 |
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Margaret Cho Works Out A Lot And Makes People Upset In New Jersey
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Oct 02, 2017 |
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Wil Wheaton Is Really Hoping It’s All Worth It
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Sep 25, 2017 |
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Episode #PREVIEW: Season 2 starts Sept. 25!
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Sep 18, 2017 |
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Episode #PLACEBO: Imagine Depression as a Person and Describe Them
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Aug 28, 2017 |
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Episode #PLACEBO: How to Get Help
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Aug 15, 2017 |
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Episode #PLACEBO: Hitting the Nail on the Head
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Jul 31, 2017 |
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Episode #PLACEBO: John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats on where all that coping music comes from
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Jul 17, 2017 |
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Episode #PLACEBO: The Things We Tell Ourselves That Help
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Jul 05, 2017 |
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Episode #PLACEBO: Vol. 2 of Listeners’ Favorite Coping Songs
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Jun 19, 2017 |
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Episode #PLACEBO: Listeners’ Favorite Coping Songs
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Jun 05, 2017 |
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Episode #PLACEBO: Coping Ideas From a Real Live Sad Clown
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May 22, 2017 |
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Episode #PLACEBO: A Conversation with Ana Marie Cox
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May 05, 2017 |
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Episode #PLACEBO: Therapeutic Ukuleles, Therapeutic Penguins, Therapeutic Yarn
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Apr 24, 2017 |
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Episode #PLACEBO: The Return of Peter Sagal
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Apr 10, 2017 |
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Episode #PLACEBO: Bonus Episode of Terrible, Thanks for Asking to Celebrate #trypod
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Mar 27, 2017 |
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Episode #PLACEBO: Billy Joel, Intrusive Thoughts Named Steve, and Nocturnal Carpentry
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Mar 13, 2017 |
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Episode #9: Paul F. Tompkins Sees Dead Grass and Has Screwed Up Relationships
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Feb 06, 2017 |
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Episode #8: Baron Vaughn and His Inadvisable All-Cheerio Diet
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Jan 30, 2017 |
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Episode #7: Jen Kirkman, Bad Therapy, Good Therapy, and Nuclear Invasion
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Jan 23, 2017 |
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Episode #6: Supershow! Eight Comedians! One Chronic Mental Illness!
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Jan 16, 2017 |
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Episode #5: Andy Richter on Youthful Melancholy and Twisted Entertainers
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Jan 09, 2017 |
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Episode #4: Dick Cavett Tells Tales of Hollywood’s Secret Shame
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Jan 02, 2017 |
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Episode #3: Sam Grittner Finds a Funny Thing Happened On the Way to Suicide
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Dec 26, 2016 |
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Episode #2: Maria Bamford Talks Bipolar II While Her Pugs Eat Nilla Wafers
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Dec 19, 2016 |
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Episode #1: Peter Sagal Opens Up
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Dec 12, 2016 |
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Episode #0: The Hilarious World of Depression — coming soon!
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Nov 30, 2016 |