My Depression's Got Jokes

By My Depression's Got Jokes

At My Depression's Got Jokes, Joi Donaldson & Montrell White are two black millennials doing the work of disarming the ashiness of mental illness through humor. They explore what makes us laugh when our brains go sad and what it looks like for people of color to overcome with mental illness. We can be dope with depression. Amazing with anxiety. Bomb with bipolar disorder. Our mental illnesses do not define us.

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Episode 53: Sorry to this Studio (with Marcus J.)

My Depression's Got JokesDec 16, 2019

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Episode 53: Sorry to this Studio (with Marcus J.)

Last week, we recorded our last show with Legacy Internet Radio. As of this posting, we are fully independent! With that said, we wanted this show to be extra special. LIR founder Marcus J. joins us live in the studio for the last time.

Dec 16, 201902:25:31

Episode 52: Dem Holiday Blues (with Jess Snyder & Phoenix Jay)

You know when friends drop by and all your plans go out the window? Consider this that type of episode.

Support us by becoming a Patron! We have 3 tiers to choose from: Listener, Fan and Couch Surfer! Donating monthly helps us keep bringing you solid ass content informed by our lived experiences and thangs. Sign up here: https://www.patreon.com/mdgjpodcast

Nov 20, 201902:14:04

Episode 51: What's Privilege Got to Do with It?!

This episode, we are joined by Red Table Talk RVA creator and The Career Cheerleader herself Cara Pressley about privilege, group support, the importance of language regarding LGBTQ peoples and how to have conversations when you don't always know where to start. We also speak on how white tears garner undeserved hugs, #DontMuteDC, Amanda Seales and the leftover bones in Azealia Banks' closet.

Oct 11, 201902:22:41

Episode 50: Hotepolypse

Somebody Get the Eye of Ra! This week we chat about the woke on woke crime that transpired between Shaun King and Deray McKesson, how "wokeness" is an overbloated term, how to not be trash to trans people and why you should leave folk alone whilst they traipse about this hellscape of a planet.

Support us by becoming a Patron! We have 3 tiers to choose from: Listener, Fan and Couch Surfer! Donating monthly helps us keep bringing you solid ass content informed by our lived experiences and thangs. Sign up here: www.patreon.com/mdgjpodcast

Sep 16, 201902:10:36

Aug 14, 201902:17:39

Episode 46: Unfollow. Block. Report to Therapy

We back! After a month's hiatus, we're back talking about how our mental health is affected by different social media sites.

Support us by becoming a Patron! We have 3 tiers to choose from: Listener, Fan and Couch Surfer! Donating monthly helps us keep bringing you solid ass content informed by our lived experiences and thangs. Sign up here: www.patreon.com/mdgjpodcast

Aug 14, 201902:05:31

Episode 45: Dey Mine

This week on the show, we talk about the crisis in Sudan and demystify the blue Avis', remembering those we lost at Pulse, allyship, spoiler alerts and homegirl hemups. Today's couch session was inspired by Brittney Cooper and her best-selling book Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower. We chat about the black women who have lovingly yoked us up and how it saved our lives.

The one year anniversary of My Depression's Got Jokes Podcast on Legacy Internet Radio is quickly approaching. And what better way to celebrate than to have a LIVE show in front of a LIVE AUDIENCE! Get your tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/mdgj-live-tickets-61579041571

Do you love us? Do you love our show? Do you love us and our show?! Join our Patreon club by donating $5/mo to keeping things running in these MDGJ streets! Check us out at www.patreon.com/mdgjpodcast.

Jun 18, 201902:22:05

Episode 44: Take Me to the Machine

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This episode, we chat about the ups and downs of success from YouTube to Crispy Chicken commercials to entrepreneurial to Black Excellence.

The one year anniversary of My Depression's Got Jokes Podcast on Legacy Internet Radio is quickly approaching. And what better way to celebrate than to have a LIVE show in front of a LIVE AUDIENCE!

Keep this date wide open on your calendars: 6/30/19.

That's the day of our live show where we'll be chopping it up in real life on the mic, bringing back some of our fave guests, showcasing dope vendors and a couple more surprises.
Tickets are only $10! Buy one or buy a few.
Come through to get real about mental illness while sharing a few laughs along the way.
#MDGJPodcast
#CombatMentalAshiness
www.eventbrite.com/e/mdgj-live-tickets-61579041571

Jun 13, 201902:08:34

Episode 43: F**ked Up, Yet Flexible

This episode, we talk about hair and internalized racism in the workplace, all skinfolk not being your kinfolk, articles being posted, Uno rules, spoiler alerts and trigger warnings, surprise guests, yoga curing all mental illnesses, and unequally yoked friendships.

Special shout to Beatrice McCarroll for this week's couch topic!

The one year anniversary of My Depression's Got Jokes Podcast on Legacy Internet Radio is quickly approaching. And what better way to celebrate than to have a LIVE show in front of a LIVE AUDIENCE!

Keep this date wide open on your calendars: 6/30/19.

That's the day of our live show where we'll be chopping it up in real life on the mic, bringing back some of our fave guests, showcasing dope vendors and a couple more surprises.
Tickets are only $10! Buy one or buy a few.
Come through to get real about mental illness while sharing a few laughs along the way.
#MDGJPodcast
#CombatMentalAshiness
www.eventbrite.com/e/mdgj-live-tickets-61579041571

Jun 03, 201902:23:00

Episode 42: The Coconut Academy

This episode, we chat about our favorite genre of movies (S/O to The Black Guy Who Tips Podcast), Game of Thrones, coconuts and how, when and why to forgive.

The one year anniversary of My Depression's Got Jokes Podcast on Legacy Internet Radio is quickly approaching. And what better way to celebrate than to have a LIVE show in front of a LIVE AUDIENCE! Get your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mdgj-live-tickets-61579041571

Do you love us? Do you love our show? Do you love us and our show?! Join our Patreon club by donating $5/mo to keeping things running in these MDGJ streets! Check us out at https://www.patreon.com/mdgjpodcast.

May 23, 201902:23:29

Episode 41: Bombs Over Bag Dat

After a couple of weeks off, we returned to simply shoot the shit.

Do you love us? Do you love our show? Do you love us and our show?! Join our Patreon club by donating $5/mo to keeping things running in these MDGJ streets! Check us out at www.patreon.com/mdgjpodcast.

May 08, 201902:12:58

Episode 40: Give Yourself Thrones

Episode 40! This episode we sit down with Dei Johnson: photographer, illustrator and, just added to the list, accomplished author of the self-care journal Give Yourself Grace.
And she's Joi's cousin. Creativity runs in the family.

We ask her about her journey to this moment, how she gives herself grace and what's on the horizon.
Support black authors by purchasing her work here: www.artsycrafdei.shop/

Montrell did the noble work of bingeing the entire Game of Thrones series ahead of the season premiere on 4/14/19. Spoiler alert right out the gate so if you're one attempting to watch the old episodes, skip the first 30 mins.
Catch Montrell and Shawnda Harper on their FB live show You Still Watchin' here: www.facebook.com/youstillwatchin/

Apr 16, 201902:09:04

Episode 39: Man, Listen (with the cast of Man, Listen)

We sat down with a few of the cast members of the new forthcoming documentary Man, Listen, a doc centered on the stories and journeys through mental health of black men.

Much gratitude to Roger Tyler, Vincent Ellis White, Terence Doctor and Nikkea Sheree for kicking it on the couch with us for this important discussion.

Do you love us? Do you love our show? Do you love us and our show?! Join our Patreon club by donating $5/mo to keeping things running in these MDGJ streets! Check us out at www.patreon.com/mdgjpodcast.

Apr 15, 201902:25:23

Episode 37 - Use Your Time Wisely, Bxtch (with Beatrice McCarroll & Shantell Chambliss)

Disclaimer: even through laughs, this week's episode focuses on loss and grief, specifically infant and elder loss, infertility and coping with mal and misdiagnoses.

So much love to Shantell and Beatrice for stopping by and giving us info on how to advocate for yourself, things NOT to say to a grieving person, how black womens' infertility and loss stories go untold and ways to stop it, being on 3-way with God and so much more.

Do you love us? Do you love our show? Do you love us and our show?! Then join our Patreon club by donating $5/mo to keeping things running in these MDGJ streets! Check us out at https://www.patreon.com/mdgjpodcast.

Apr 04, 201902:01:01

Episode 38 - Stiff Arm Handshake (with Life Coach Ashley Staples)

Purchase your tickets here: https://www.mygoldenaffirmations.com/events/group-session-healthy-boundaries?fbclid=IwAR2N0XJ5WIy_WFXNHRz3rCsTdmWVnIiaqQ49KAEzgjwfOf3lPDd9Bqu-JRs

Apr 04, 201902:18:38