Stand-up legend Patton Oswalt talks comedy, kindness, depression, loss, and traveling forward.
Aug 24
Cat Grief is Real. So is Human Grief. We’re Underestimating and Misunderstanding Both.
Bay Area journalist s.e. smith thinks the high school goths were right: we should be talking about death all the time. It’s underdiscussed for something that will literally affect us all. And in that silence, they say, things get worse: the topic becomes less approachable, inevit ... Show More
1h 4m
Aug 17
Oh, It’s Autism, Mary H.K. Choi Learned at 43. Okay, She Thought, That Explains a Lot.
Mary H.K. Choi compares living with her brain to just not understanding the operating system on a computer. She didn’t know if this was a result of trauma and neglect in her childhood, the experience of being parentified as a child, grief after the death of her father, or what. S ... Show More
1h 7m
Aug 10
Margaret Glaspy Ends Her Instagram Addiction and Sings From Her Original Thought
Margaret Glaspy compares the experience she was having on Instagram to being lightly punched in the gut, over and over, for a very long time. Like it’s not like being hit hard, just a little tap of something negative with each update you read, each comparison made, each distancin ... Show More
1h 2m
Jun 2021
Depresh Mode: Comedy and Mental Health with John Moe
Today’s guest, John Moe, is the host and creator of the podcast Depresh Mode. Before that, he hosted the award-winning hit podcast The Hilarious World of Depression, and he recently wrote and published a book by the same name. John has written for publications like The New York T ... Show More
41m 33s
Nov 2022
Patton Oswalt: It's chaos, be kind
When life hands you an unimaginable sorrow, how do you begin to recover your joy, your connection, your creative spark? In a special crossover episode with our friends at the Spark & Fire podcast, comedian and actor Patton Oswalt (you might know him as the voice of Remy in “Ratat ... Show More
20m 24s
Aug 2025
Ep 245: Patton Oswalt
Mark and Sam are joined by the always brilliant Patton Oswalt for a wild ride through comedy, cult films, and chaos. From Gallagher’s splatter zone to the genius of Team America, they cover movie obsessions, road gig nightmares, cancel culture debates, and the lost art of hanging ... Show More
1h 54m
Nov 2020
Finding the Funny – and Embracing the Pain – of Depression
John Moe took a bold step when he decided to start a podcast featuring frank, but funny, conversations about depression. Moe was recently laid off, and his show was cancelled. He tells us how he approaches ups and downs in his career, when he seeks help, and what he does to keep ... Show More
37m 46s
Dec 2024
Matinee Monday: Ladybugs LIVE! (w/ Patton Oswalt)
<p>Comedian Patton Oswalt (A.P. Bio, Mystery Science Theater 3000) joins Paul, June, and Jason to discuss the 1992 sports-comedy Ladybugs starring Rodney Dangerfield. They talk about the lady who faints in the dressing room scene, Jackee’s sub-eating technique, and Rodney breakin ... Show More
1h 22m