Check-Ups on Gary Gulman, Linda Holmes, Janelle James, and “Steve.” Plus, Sock Opportunities
The Hilarious World of Depression
American Public Media
4.8 • 4.4K Ratings
🗓️ 3 December 2018
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
Mental health is a journey. Rarely does someone have a problem, fix it completely, and never worry about it again. On this episode, we touch base with three popular guests we've had on the show to see how they're doing today. Gary Gulman has a new lease on life and a new lease on an apartment, Linda Holmes has a new friend, Janelle James is keeping her ears sealed, and "Steve", the embodiment of listener Bri Traquair's anxiety, has been restrained. Also on this episode, your chance to receive cool THWoD merch and support the show! HilariousWorld.org/donate
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Cameron Espazito and I have a lot of jobs. I'm an actor. You've seen me on ABC's and a million little things. |
| 0:04.8 | I'm a stand-up comic bestselling author, but I am no expert at survival. |
| 0:08.5 | On my new podcast Survivor Diet trying, we're going to learn together from shark attacks to |
| 0:13.8 | tsunamis and bad breakups. This is your one-stop shop to prepare for the absolute worst-case scenario. |
| 0:20.0 | Join me and some special guests on Survivor Diet trying a comedy podcast that prepares you for anything. |
| 0:26.4 | Listen and follow wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:30.0 | Here's a word to get used to. It's an acronym, FWOD, the hilarious world of depression. |
| 0:35.7 | You're going to hear us say FWOD a lot today. |
| 1:00.0 | It's the hilarious world of depression. I'm John Moe and I am the host of the show, |
| 1:11.7 | but I don't really think of myself like that very much. I just consider myself a member of the |
| 1:16.8 | greater community of people connected to the show. Listeners, social media participants, |
| 1:22.3 | interview subjects, fans of those interview subjects, producers, engineers, it's all FWOD. |
| 1:28.3 | Not even FWOD nation because we hear from folks all over the world. We are all part of FWOD |
| 1:34.1 | planet. Or planet FWOD? Yeah, that sounds better. We're all part of planet FWOD. |
| 1:39.7 | On this episode, some friendly reunions with some of the voices you've heard on our program |
| 1:44.1 | and updates on how they're doing and how the show has made a difference to them. |
| 1:48.6 | Also, a chance to get some cool socks. More on that later. Gary Goldman is a hugely |
| 1:54.8 | popular, smart, and funny comedian. He does big shows, highly respected among other comics. |
| 2:00.9 | He's also dealt with depression for years and it's been really severe at times. |
| 2:06.1 | When I interviewed him in 2017, he was doing better than he had been, but not exactly doing well. |
| 2:12.4 | He was coming off an episode so severe that he couldn't work and he could barely function. |
| 2:17.9 | I made significant changes to my life based on my mood and condition |
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