Mental Illness Happy Hour

The Canadian standup (Tonight Show w/Jay Leno, Just For Laughs) and author ("So Recently Ancient", and "Ventriloquism for Dummies: Life as a Comedian") opens up to Paul about his lifelong struggle to win his father's approval and the resulting anger...

Paul talks with Andy, a listener and California policeman who opens up about the "collective PTSD" that police officers frequently accumulate over years of service.  They also talk about the tools he has to use when dealing with haunting...

What I learned growing weed and playing The Legend of Zelda. 

The NY Times Bestselling author of "Shitty Mom", tv writer (Conan), standup and sinlge Mom talks to Paul about the painful event that derailed her swimming aspirations and defined much of her late teens and twenties, before she eventually sought help.

Paul's friend opens up about being kidnapped by a motorcycle gang at 13, his success as a South Beach nightclub owner, the effect it had on his ego, the "animal" he says he became and the cocaine and heroin addiction that brought him to his knees.  

The groundbreaking comedian (Comedy Central Presents:, Comedians of Comedy, Sarah Silverman Program) and voiceover artist (Wordgirl, Adult Swim) talks about her lifelong battles with OCD, Unwanted Thoughts Syndrome, BiPolar II, and the recent hospitilization that probably saved her life.  Sounds pretty hilarious huh? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Singer/Songwriter opens up about her lifetime battles with body image, weight and food, as well as the complicated and overwhelming experience of being a part of the Twilight franchise (she wrote and performed the song "Satellite Heart" on the...

Standup comedian, writer and actor Fred Stoller opens up about his childhood with a sensitive withdrawn father and a fear-filled overbearing mother who he describes as a "Rainman Savant of bad news stories".    He and Paul talk about the...

Listener Katie Yeargain Palacio was literally a red-headed stepchild.  Though her blended family was large (7 kids), her stepfather was not Mr. Brady.  He was, in her words Machiavelli.  Attacked by a stranger at 15, something in her...

Some find actor/comedian/filmmaker Ted Lyde's honesty about being a parent refreshing, some find it off-putting.     Ted talks about the sacrafices and compromise as a father and husband, that lead him to state, "I don't recommend it and I...