I'll be honest, usually the bio part of these introductions is the easy part. I mean, for the rest of it, I try to think of some unifying theme, some kind of underlying lesson of the interview that you're about to hear, a reason why you should be listening at all, really. I don't take your ears, your attention, you're beautiful and often unusual brain for granted,

so I frame things out. And a lot of the time, that takes a while to write. So in terms of

that for this episode, well, here we go. It is good for your mental health to seek out more peace

and reduce stress, even if that means being not as famous.

Okay, well, all right, that part was easy this week.

But the bio for the guest this week is tricky.

The bio is a few lines of the guest's most notable accomplishments.

How fancy their job title is.

What TV shows and movies they've been in.

How successful their band has been.

Two or three sentences of that, then into the heart of the podcast.

The podcast?

It's Depression Mode.

I'm John Moe.

I'm glad you're here.

Music It's depression mode. I'm John Moe. I'm glad you're here. See, the type of episode this is, this week with Chris Getherd, puts me at a crossroads

in regard to the bio that I have to write. So I'm going to give you two versions.

First, the standard one that communicates that this is an important, famous person who you should

stick around and listen to. Chris Getherd is an actor, comedian, and writer. He hosted the Chris Getherd

show on cable television. He hosts the popular podcast, beautiful stories from anonymous people.

His one-man off-Broadway show, Career Suicide, became an HBO special.

It dealt with his depression and bipolar disorder, his suicide attempt.

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