Humorist Lightens Depression’s Darkness By Talking (And Laughing) About It

"If we can erase some of the stigma around [depression and suicide]," says podcast host John Moe, "that person can have at least a better shot at treatment and avoiding this kind of fate."

Though John Moe’s podcast, ‘The Hilarious World of Depression’ centers on mental illness, the conversations are funny. Humor “can bust me out” of a dark place, he says, the way platitudes never would.

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Though John Moe’s podcast, ‘The Hilarious World of Depression’ centers on mental illness, the conversations are funny. Humor “can bust me out” of a dark place, he says, the way platitudes never would.