THWoD Special: Tremendous Upside with Chamique Holdsclaw and Metta World Peace

The Hilarious World of Depression

American Public Media

Comedy Interviews, Comedy

4.8 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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A special episode of our new sister program from the makers of THWoD. Tremendous Upside is a bit like THWoD, but instead of John Moe talking to artists, host and basketball icon Chamique Holdsclaw talks to big-name athletes about their struggles with mental illnesses. On the premiere episode, she interviews Metta World Peace, formerly known as Ron Artest. He had a long and storied NBA career but is still best known for his involvement in a violent incident that spilled into the stands during a game. He grew up in Queensbridge, the largest housing project in the US. His home life was unstable and from an early age, he struggled with his anger. Hear how he turned things around with therapy, breathing, and meditation.

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0:00.0	Hey Thwad Balls, John Moe here. New episodes of the hilarious world of depression are on the way,
0:05.7	but in the meantime we wanted to share with you this other thing that we've all been working on here.
0:11.3	It's called Tremendous Upside, and it's kind of a sister program to hilarious world,
0:16.9	except instead of comedians and musicians and writers, it's all about athletes.
0:21.8	Big name athletes who have faced tremendous pressure, have faced game on the line,
0:27.2	kind of situations, all eyes on them, and how that gets complicated when mental illness enters the picture.
0:33.6	Not just depression, but all kinds of mental illness.
0:36.4	We've been working hard on this show. It's hosted by Shamikwa Holds' Klau,
0:40.1	who's one of the greatest women's basketball players of all time.
0:44.0	It's been so great working with her. She's really, really wonderful as a host.
0:48.2	And I think you're really like it. And so we're going to offer you the first episode of it right here in our hilarious world feed.
0:55.0	Search for Tremendous Upside in your podcast app and hit subscribe on that. All right, thanks.
1:02.4	Tremendous Upside features real talk about mental health.
1:05.6	We talk about big wins, but we also talk about some really difficult stuff.
1:09.7	And we want you to know that before we get into it.
1:13.9	I had a mental... never was breaking down, never was breaking down.
1:16.8	Yeah, on a highway, on a 90, stop the car,
1:20.8	all the way on the shoulder on the left side, not even the right side, left side.
1:24.0	I remember I was just...
1:25.8	Were you by yourself?
1:26.8	I was by myself.
1:28.6	I was by myself.
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