Figuring Out Regular Adolescent Behavior vs. Alarming Disorder with Jen Kirkman

The Hilarious World of Depression

American Public Media

Comedy Interviews, Comedy

4.8 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2018

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Young people can be morose, angry, withdrawn. It's often chalked up to being a "phase," a natural initiation ritual to adulthood. What if it's not? What if it's a mental disorder in need of help? We hear from the always-entertaining comedian and writer Jen Kirkman about her efforts to understand her head. We also talk with Jennifer Rothman, NAMI's Sr. Manager for Youth and Young Adult Initiatives and Dr. Sue Swearer of the University of Nebraska. Plus, a montage of past guests trying to figure out what the hell happened in adolescence.

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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.
0:30.6	Hey, quickly before we get started, if you can get to St. Paul, Minnesota on October 13th,
0:35.9	do we are hosting the hilarious night of depression at the Fitzgerald theater with guests Paul
0:42.5	F. Tomkins, Amy Mann, Ted Leo and Annamarie Cox. It's going to be a lot of fun, jokes and songs
0:50.0	and coping. It's going to be a blast. I want to hang out with you. Tickets are available at Fitzgerald
0:55.3	theater dot org.
1:00.0	It's the hilarious world of depression. I'm John Moe.
1:29.8	Usually, if we're doing an episode that's a profile of one person, I ask them about where they
1:35.7	grew up, what their family was like when depression came knocking. I've learned that those adolescent
1:41.7	years, that's when Clinton D often shows up if it's going to show up. Or that's when something
1:47.2	shows up or something gets weird and confusing. Thing is, it is such an inopportune time for something
1:54.1	like that to happen. Kids are becoming adults. There's an urge to assert independence and to talk
1:59.5	to parents less often. So the teenager is alone more. There are physical changes, hormonal
2:05.2	differences affecting the brain. And also, on top of all that, for an adolescent, it is a small world
2:12.1	that they live in. What happened in home room can be huge and earth shattering because there are no
2:18.4	decades of wisdom to put it into any kind of context. So we got this idea of doing a show
2:25.3	about trying to figure out when something is regular, adolescent thinking and behavior.
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