<description> &lt;p&gt;It&amp;#39;s tempting to try to look for a reason why Joel Kim Booster, ordinarily a very funny and engaging person, feels dead inside, trapped in a persistent depressive state. His father recently died of COVID. The two hadn&amp;#39;t been very close (Joel&amp;#39;s dad was a conservative Christian, Joel is a gay Hollywood star) but were beginning to reconnect. You could point to the pandemic, which left Joel in an apartment he doesn&amp;#39;t like for extended periods. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;But it&amp;#39;s just as easy to point to things that aren&amp;#39;t especially depressing about Joel&amp;#39;s situation. He&amp;#39;s got movie and TV deals, he&amp;#39;s taping an hour-long Netflix special, he has recently fallen in love, and he&amp;#39;s doing well enough that he&amp;#39;s about to buy a house.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;The truth is that any of those factors might influence Joel&amp;#39;s mood and behavior but depression isn&amp;#39;t simple enough to be routinely caused or prevented by one&amp;#39;s fortune in the rest of life. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Depresh Mode host John Moe says this interview is the strongest representation of what depression is like that he&amp;#39;s done in all his years of interviewing people on the subject.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Visit Joel Kim Booster&amp;#39;s website at www.ihatejoelkim.com. For tour dates, visit his Linktree at linktr.ee/ihatejoelkim. Follow Joel Kim Booster on Twitter @ihatejoelkim and on Instagram @ihatejoelkim. Watch his Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents special here.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of Maximum Fun. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hey, remember, you&amp;#39;re part of Depresh Mode and we want to hear what you want to hear about. What guests and issues would you like to have covered in a future episode? Write us at depreshmode@maximumfun.org.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Help is available right away.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255, 1-800-273-TALK&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;International suicide hotline numbers available here: https://www.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Depresh Mode newsletter is available twice a week. Subscribe for free and stay up to date on the show and mental health issues. https://johnmoe.substack.com/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;John&amp;#39;s acclaimed memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is available here. https://read.macmillan.com/lp/the-hilarious-world-of-depression/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Find the show on Twitter @depreshpod and Instagram @depreshpod.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;John is on Twitter @johnmoe.&lt;/p&gt; </description>

The Hilarious World of Depression

American Public Media

Introducing Depresh Mode with John Moe: Joel Kim Booster Is In A Pit

AUG 4, 202151 MIN
The Hilarious World of Depression

Introducing Depresh Mode with John Moe: Joel Kim Booster Is In A Pit

AUG 4, 202151 MIN

Description

<p>It&#39;s tempting to try to look for a reason why Joel Kim Booster, ordinarily a very funny and engaging person, feels dead inside, trapped in a persistent depressive state. His father recently died of COVID. The two hadn&#39;t been very close (Joel&#39;s dad was a conservative Christian, Joel is a gay Hollywood star) but were beginning to reconnect. You could point to the pandemic, which left Joel in an apartment he doesn&#39;t like for extended periods. </p><br/><p>But it&#39;s just as easy to point to things that aren&#39;t especially depressing about Joel&#39;s situation. He&#39;s got movie and TV deals, he&#39;s taping an hour-long Netflix special, he has recently fallen in love, and he&#39;s doing well enough that he&#39;s about to buy a house.</p><br/><p>The truth is that any of those factors might influence Joel&#39;s mood and behavior but depression isn&#39;t simple enough to be routinely caused or prevented by one&#39;s fortune in the rest of life. </p><br/><p>Depresh Mode host John Moe says this interview is the strongest representation of what depression is like that he&#39;s done in all his years of interviewing people on the subject.</p><br/><p>Visit Joel Kim Booster&#39;s website at www.ihatejoelkim.com. For tour dates, visit his Linktree at linktr.ee/ihatejoelkim. Follow Joel Kim Booster on Twitter @ihatejoelkim and on Instagram @ihatejoelkim. Watch his Comedy Central Stand-Up Presents special here.</p><br/><p>Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of Maximum Fun. </p><br/><p>Hey, remember, you&#39;re part of Depresh Mode and we want to hear what you want to hear about. What guests and issues would you like to have covered in a future episode? Write us at [email protected].</p><br/><p>Help is available right away.</p><br/><p>The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255, 1-800-273-TALK</p><br/><p>Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741.</p><br/><p>International suicide hotline numbers available here: https://www.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines</p><br/><p>The Depresh Mode newsletter is available twice a week. Subscribe for free and stay up to date on the show and mental health issues. https://johnmoe.substack.com/</p><br/><p>John&#39;s acclaimed memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is available here. https://read.macmillan.com/lp/the-hilarious-world-of-depression/</p><br/><p>Find the show on Twitter @depreshpod and Instagram @depreshpod.</p><br/><p>John is on Twitter @johnmoe.</p>