About John
John Moe is the host and creator of the award-winning podcasts Depresh Mode with John Moe and The Hilarious World of Depression. He is also the creator and host of Sleeping with Celebrities and the author of the critically-acclaimed best-selling memoir The Hilarious World of Depression as well as three other books.
He consults for and makes award-winning podcasts on behalf of organizations such as the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), Children’s Center, and Whitman College.
His writing has appeared in numerous humor anthologies as well as The New York Times Magazine, McSweeney's, The Seattle Times, Reader’s Digest, and many more publications. He gives speeches around the country on mental health issues.
John has hosted nationally distributed public radio programs such as Wits, Weekend America, and Marketplace Tech and his radio work has been featured on numerous national radio programs. He lives in St Paul.
Teaching - a section on misc. and link it from Speaking page
I teach classes here, mostly on memoir writing. I really love it and it’s been very successful so I try to make it pretty visible.
& Speaking - it’s own page
For many years, I have given speeches on a variety of mental health topics to groups around the country. These range from corporate events to non-profit fundraisers to colleges and universities.
Topics from speeches I have delivered recently
THE OTHER HEALING: TRAUMA AND RECOVERY AFTER COVID
The impact of COVID-19 is usually measured by infections, hospitalizations, and its economic devastation, but even those who do not personally contract COVID must grapple with long term mental health consequences. Long after a vaccine emerges and spreads, we as a society will need to deal with our trauma going forward. You simply can't go through all that depression, anxiety, despair, and disruption unscathed. In a new talk that can be presented virtually or in-person, author and podcaster John Moe explains how to understand our individual and collective suffering and what can be done about it. Drawing from his experiences and conversations around simple and complex trauma, John tries to understand what it means in the short term, what it means in the long term, and how to address it.
HOW I DISCOVERED HOW HILARIOUS DEPRESSION TRULY IS
John Moe, host and creator of Depresh Mode, and The Hilarious World of Depression podcasts, explores society’s reluctance to discuss mental illness and what needs to be done about it by tracing his own experiences with depression. That story is sometimes deeply funny, sometimes harrowing, and, more often than you’d think, both at the same time. Moe’s story is open, honest, and hopeful, as it blends in the thoughts of the numerous celebrities he’s interviewed to arrive at a positive and hopeful place. This talk also offers several simple things anyone can do to fight stigma and make the world a healthier place.
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& Writing
What Your Favorite Sad Dad Band Says About You
(McSweeney’s)
“Everclear: You died seven years ago.”
Pop Song Correspondences
at McSweeney's
MAKE ROOM FOR 10
WHY WE’RE WINNING THE BATTLE AGAINST MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA
We are in a mental health crisis in America right now. There is more of a need for mental health services than at any time in our history, available resources are inadequate to meet the demand, and it can be difficult to for people to get help. With all this happening, it can be easy to get discouraged. Don’t be. In this inspirational and surprisingly funny speech, John highlights how things are going better than you might have expected given the enormity of the challenge we face.
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MUSIC - MOVE TO MISC
Math Emergency is/was my band.
One band member is super lousy at math.
Two albums are streaming on Spotify,
Three is the magic number.