First Impressions: “The Amelia Project” the Perfect Blend of Quality and Comedy

When most people think about comedy podcasts, there’s a good chance they think the sort of conversational back-and-forth that shows like My Brother, My Brother and Me have more or less perfected and so many other shows have tried, in vain, to replicate–the type of shows that established the stereotype of “people sitting around a mic, […]

Two Standout Mental Health Podcasts Return This September

This September, American Public Media’s The Hilarious World of Depression and Terrible, Thanks for Asking both return for a second season. This season of Terrible, Thanks for Asking debuts today (September 6, 2017) and will run for 16 episodes, uploaded each Monday. The Hilarious World of Depression returns September 25th and will run for 20 episodes. Upcoming guests will include Margaret […]

“The Hilarious World of Depression” an Unflinchingly Necessary Podcast on Mental Health

“Do you think depression is funny?” From the first line of this podcast, I knew it was something special. This question is the first moment of audio for each episode of The Hilarious World of Depression, followed by the featured guest’s answer–which is always some iteration of, “I think depression is absolutely funny.” The intro, punctuated by […]