Episode #PLACEBO: Billy Joel, Intrusive Thoughts Named Steve, and Nocturnal Carpentry

The Hilarious World of Depression

American Public Media

Comedy, Comedy Interviews

4.8 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2017

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

THWoD stops by to say hello with a mini-episode. A not-really-an-episode. A placebo. Instead of talking to professional comedians, host John Moe talks to some listeners of the show about their surprisingly amusing tales of struggling with depression. We hear about the power of a pair of concert tickets, a very special friend who isn’t really carbon-based, and depression hangs a door.

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0:00.0	Is depression funny?
0:01.3	Completely.
0:02.3	It's hilarious.
0:04.6	Yeah, I think it has to be.
0:06.1	Because, well, in my mind, if depression isn't funny,
0:11.0	it will consume me.
0:14.2	I think it can be, but I think everything
0:16.0	can be funny at some point, right?
0:18.1	I knew that question was coming too.
0:19.6	Ah!
0:21.2	No.
0:22.2	No.
0:23.2	No.
0:25.1	No.
0:26.1	No.
0:27.1	No.
0:28.1	No.
0:29.1	No.
0:30.1	No.
0:31.1	No.
0:32.1	No.
0:34.1	No.
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