Oh, hi, John Moe here.

Hey, before we start, I wanted to let you know that our very first Depressmode merch item is available,

and it's sweatpants.

Extremely cozy sweats and a variety of colors for working out, or not really working out much at all.

Printed with the name and logo of the show.

Perhaps the name Depressmode is an explanation for why the name and logo of the show. Perhaps the name Depresh Mode is an

explanation for why you're choosing to wear the sweats. I don't know. I won't judge. The store is

open right now just in time for gift giving for the holidays. Give the gift of sweats. Check our

Twitter at DepreshPod for details or check our Facebook group

Preshies. Okay, on with the show. Amy, I've probably interviewed you half a dozen times over

the years and I've always meant to get to this and I never do, which is being in the Big Lebowski.

That was fun, right? Yeah, it was fun. Cool. Okay,

let's move on. It's Depression Mode. I'm John Moe. I'm glad you're here. Amy Mann has been

writing and recording music for decades.

She became famous in the 80s as part of the band Till Tuesday, with their top 10 single

Voices Carrie.

Amy's debut solo album came out in 1993, and she's put out many albums since, including

the 2018 album Mental Illness. A lot of people know her work from

the soundtrack for the film Magnolia, which included the song Save Me. Amy Mann has won

Grammy Awards. NPR called her one of the 10 Greatest Living Songwriters. Her new album is Queens

of the Summer Hotel, a collection of songs written for a theater

piece based on the book Girl Interrupted, which is a memoir about life in a mental hospital

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