Depression isn't the only form of mental illness touched upon in this episode, which doubles as a rumination on agency and affliction more generally. Fortunately, it's lot more fun than it sounds! Referenced and recommended resources include:
Quotations: "The Planet Trillaphon As It Stands In Relation to the Bad Thing" by David Foster Wallace (https://quomodocumque.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/wallace-amherst_review-the_planet.pdf), Frank Lake's Clinical Theology (https://mbird.com/theology/frank-lake-on-confession-depression-and/)
Books and Literature: The Poems of William Cowper (https://amzn.to/3PcxdVS), "The Depressed Person" (https://harpers.org/wp-content/uploads/HarpersMagazine-1998-01-0059425.pdf) by David Foster Wallace
Movies and Television: You're the Worst (2014-2019), Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Pollyanna (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNuR-wQfQAY) (2003), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Songs: “Christmastime Is Here Again” by Vince Guaraldi, “What Is Sadness” by Device, “Fear of Ghosts” by The Cure, “Give Mi Wings” by Rod Stewart, “Stop in the Name of Love” by The Supremes, “I Don’t Want to be a Freak (But I Can’t Help Myself)” By Dynasty, “Waking the Witch” – Kate Bush, “Doctor Doctor” by Thompson Twins, “Going Round in Circles” by The Keeper, “The Sun Always Shines on TV” by A-Ha, “Where There is Faith There Is Hope” by Chairman of the Board, “Please Read the Letter” by Robert Plant and Allison Kraus, “Pressure Time” by Vendetta Palace, “Baahubali” by Khoya Hain, “Dancing with the Aliens” by Fab, “Jesu Lover of My Soul”, “I Don't Want to Get Over You” by The Magnetic Fields, “Switching Off” – Elbow, “The Next Right Thing” from Frozen 2

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