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Depresh Mode with John Moe

Bonus Mini-Sode: A Dramatic Reading by Helen Hong and Interview with Playwright Sunny Kase

Depresh Mode with John Moe

Maximum Fun

Health & Fitness, John Moe, Interview, Comedy Interviews, Comedy, Mental Health

4.9854 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

A surprisingly artsy approach to the biggest topic on our minds right now.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Okay, really simple bonus episode here. It's Depresh Mode. I'm John Moe. I'm glad you're here.

0:05.9

We'll skip the music this time. Just imagine the Red Miller music there. Okay, a few days ago,

0:12.2

my friend Sunny Case, dear friend here in St. Paul, posted something on Facebook about

0:17.9

depression mode, about me, about becoming a member of Maximum Fund. It was very

0:23.1

moving. I shared it around with the folks at Maximum Fun. People got excited. And when

0:28.6

creative people get excited, they go make stuff. So in a minute, I'm going to talk to Sunny about

0:34.6

what she had to say and her thoughts on that.

0:42.8

But first, Helen Hong is one of the hosts of GoFact Yourself on Maximum Fun.

0:46.4

She's an actor, been in Parks and Rec, Jane the Virgin.

0:49.4

She was in Inside Lewin Davis, the Cohen Brothers movie.

0:55.6

So here's Helen presenting a dramatic reading of what Sunny said on Facebook.

1:04.2

I've been committing a crime for years.

1:08.3

And today, I'm finally coming clean.

1:17.6

For far too long, I have been freeloading off of my friend John Moe's incredible mental health podcast, depression mode, on the Maximum Fun Network.

1:20.6

And when I say freeloading, I mean really listening and laughing, learning, occasionally staring into the void.

1:31.3

And yet somehow, never once reaching for my wallet.

1:37.2

Not a single dollar.

1:40.1

A true menace.

1:42.9

Meanwhile, John is out here being an amazing host and interviewer,

1:49.0

creating thoughtful, honest conversations that I have enthusiastically recommended

1:55.0

to basically anyone who will make eye contact with me.

2:00.0

You have to listen to the Stephanie Fu episode.

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