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A moving, portrait of depression, from the host of the podcast The Hilarious World of Depression"This book is an excellent life raft for those of us who are so sure that we are alone in our struggles. You should read it." -- Jenny Lawson"A funny, honest book about depression, and what you can do despite it." -- Neil Gaiman"Candid and funny and intimate." -- Susan OrleanFor years John Moe, critically-acclaimed public radio personality and host of The Hilarious World of Depression podcast, struggled with depression; it plagued his family and claimed the life of his brother in 2007. As Moe came to terms with his own illness, he began to see similar patterns of behavior and coping mechanisms surfacing in conversations with others, including high-profile comedians who'd struggled with the disease.
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Check out my interview on Fresh Air - https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/05/05/850547841/humorist-lightens-depressions-darkness-by-talking-and-laughing-about-itI am the creator and host of the podcast The Hilarious World of Depression and the author of the book of the same name. The normalizing of conversation about mental illness as a way of making treatment more available and effective is my life's work. I think depression is funny in the same way Groucho Marx is funny: rude, disruptive, dangerous, but inherently comic. The human mind is Margaret Dumont in this scenario.Prior to that, I was host and head writer of the public radio program Wits, heard on stations around the country. I'm a long-time contributor to McSweeney's and my writing has appeared in The New York Times Magazine and numerous humor anthologies. I'm the former host of the national public radio programs Weekend America and Marketplace Tech Report. I live in St Paul, Minnesota with my family. God tries to ice murder all the people here every year and we always feel triumphant when/if we survive.