The Hilarious World of Depression, John Moe
The Hilarious World of Depression, John Moe
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The Hilarious World of Depression

Author: John Moe

Narrator: John Moe

Unabridged: 9 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/05/2020


Synopsis

"Inspired by his podcast of the same name, this combination memoir and informational text is narrated by its author with sincere emotional investment and subtle humor." -- AudioFile Magazine

A moving portrait of depression, from the host of the podcast The Hilarious World of Depression

"This book is an excellent life raft for those of us who are so sure that we are alone in our struggles. You should read it." —Jenny Lawson

"A funny, honest book about depression, and what you can do despite it." —Neil Gaiman

This program is read by the author, with original audio from the podcast.

For years John Moe, critically-acclaimed public radio personality and host of The Hilarious World of Depression podcast, struggled with depression; it plagued his family and claimed the life of his brother in 2007. As Moe came to terms with his own illness, he began to see similar patterns of behavior and coping mechanisms surfacing in conversations with others, including high-profile comedians who’d struggled with the disease. Moe saw that there was tremendous comfort and community in open dialogue about these shared experiences and that humor had a unique power. Thus was born the podcast The Hilarious World of Depression.

Inspired by the immediate success of the podcast, Moe has written a remarkable investigation of the disease, part memoir of his own journey, part treasure trove of laugh-out-loud stories and insights drawn from years of interviews with some of the most brilliant minds facing similar challenges. Throughout the course of this powerful narrative, depression’s universal themes come to light, among them, struggles with identity, lack of understanding of the symptoms, the challenges of work-life, self-medicating, the fallout of the disease in the lives of our loved ones, the tragedy of suicide, and the hereditary aspects of the disease.

The Hilarious World of Depression illuminates depression in an entirely fresh and inspiring way.

This program features podcast interviews with Maria Bamford, Guy Branum, Neal Brennan, Dick Cavett, Margaret Cho, Ana Marie Cox, Whitney Cummings, Mike Drucker, Solomon Georgio, Chris Gethard, John Green, Gary Gulman, Hannah Hart, Jenny Jaffe, Jen Kirkman, Jenny Lawson, Aimee Mann, Rhett Miller, Reggie Osse, Kryssy Pease, Andy Richter, Peter Sagal, Scott Thompson, Paul F. Tompkins, Jeff Tweedy, Baron Vaughn, Wil Wheaton and Mara Wilson.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press

About John Moe

John Moe is the creator and host of the acclaimed mental health podcast Depresh Mode with John Moe; he has served as host of national public radio broadcasts such as Weekend America, The Hilarious World of Depression and Wits. His writing and reporting has been heard on All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Marketplace, Day to Day, and more. He's the author of four books and his writing appears in humor anthologies, The New York Times Magazine, McSweeney’s, and The Seattle Times. He’s a much in-demand public speaker.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Danielle on March 07, 2020

This is a book everyone should read, regardless of whether they’ve listened to THWoD podcast. It has the potential to help normies have some empathy for the saddies and to remind the saddies (like me) that they are not alone in this.......more

Goodreads review by Tina on March 28, 2020

The Hilarious World of Depression by John Moe is a book that hit close to home for me. Fellow saddies where you at? I could relate to a lot of the things John discusses in this book and I really appreciated how honest he was about his feelings growing up with depression, navigating his career and de......more

Goodreads review by Kirsty on August 10, 2022

Depression is an illness that happened to you. Maybe it was from the chemicals and inherited genetic traits that appeared in your brain before you were even born. Maybe it was from a trauma that occurred and then festered in your brain. Maybe there were people with power over you who behaved in a......more

Goodreads review by Stewart on May 21, 2021

The title is certainly eye-catching. At first I wondered what could be so hilarious about depression. But it makes sense, right? We joke about things we can't change as a way of coping with them. Dark humor, whistling past the graveyard, I laugh that I may not weep, and so on. I get that. And then I......more

Goodreads review by Katie on July 02, 2020

I’d never heard of the author or his podcast; I picked this up because I liked the title and I wasn’t disappointed by the contents. Moe describes what it’s like to grow up with anxiety and depression as something that you don’t talk about, or if you do talk about it, the fact treatment can vary wild......more