
John Moe
American writer and radio personality
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Sep 10, 2026
Depression Can Be So Funny, With John Moe
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John MoeGUEST
Well, I mean, I think if you're vigilant and, and you're, you credit your success to that, then I think you're not really hypervigilant.

John MoeGUEST
I know people with anxiety issues who can't leave the house and who can't... who find every day to be unbearable, and they're, are racked with mortal fear at all times.

John MoeGUEST
Like, I find myself talking about the disorder part of it a lot because if, if things are working and you're functioning, then maybe you're okay.
8 MINS LATER
John Moe's Story
0:43
Shankar VedantamHOST
But instead, he found himself working full time in customer service at a software company.
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0:52John MoeGUEST
It doesn't exist anymore, and it was very detailed, very dry, uh, it wasn't anything fun.
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1:01John MoeGUEST
But I had, undiagnosed, I had been dealing with depression for a long time by then, so I just had this inherent belief that other people got to do the cool things, and I had to go get a job that I hated and work there till I died.
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1:18John MoeGUEST
I had gotten to know somebody in HR, one of the recruiting people in HR, because previous to that I had worked in a temp agency assigning temps, and we had sent temps to this place, so I knew the HR department a little bit.
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1:34John MoeGUEST
And to get away from my desk, I just, you know, would go for walks around the building.
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1:39John MoeGUEST
Stopped in to see Jane, this woman in HR, and I'd just say, "Hey, how's it going?" You know, just poking in, saying hi like you do.
Feed Drop: Clint and Justin join MFD Spring Break!
74:49
28 MINS LATER

John MoeGUEST
You know, honestly, all I'm thinking in my head is, what if this is how we find out Clint McElroy has been Papa Smurf this whole time?

