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We did it! We cracked some sort of technological nut and, staring with our episode on SEX!, provide a video podcast as an alternative on both Spotify and YouTube. So, if you want to see our ugly mugs, check it out! It’s especially fun when we have guests on, like cover model Jessica Wall or…

Journalist and poet Lauren Milici recently joined us to discuss her struggles with Borderline Personality Disorder, PTSD, and the Dissociative Amnesia that comes along with it all. Also on deck is how mental illness can be channeled into creative works, feminism, and the healing property of horror movies. Check out Lauren’s site, including her fantastic…

It’s unfortunately common that the mentally ill – especially those who suffer from one of the various forms of bipolar disorder – have a difficult time maintaining relationships. Batshit’s most listened to episode by far was Bipolar Relationships, where we went in-depth as the disease’s effects on romantic relationships. In this follow-up to that most…

We’re behind in updating our episodes on this blog as they drop. But if you haven’t already, check out these two episodes from June 2023. SLEEP Sleep is an underrated aspect of mental health. For the general public, a lack of sleep (which afflicts by some estimates up to 70% of Americans) has a negative…

We have 2 episodes devoted to Listener Questions, but as our audience grew and we started receiving more and more questions, we created a regular type of bonus episode we call BATSHIT BADASSES. Dropping semi-regularly on Fridays, Batshit Badasses not only answers listener questions, but shares the stories and struggles of our some of listener.…

Donate Here: Fundraiser for Bradley Hodson by Janna Liggan : Help Brad while he seeks treatment for Bipolar 1 (gofundme.com) Hi everyone! My name is Janna, and I’d love your help supporting a dear friend, fellow writer, and all-around amazing human being while he seeks treatment for Bipolar Disorder Type I. Although you may not…

We’re over a dozen episodes into the show now, so we thought we’d compile a Best of from Episodes 1 to 6. If you’re new to the show and would like to learn who we are and what all these “Actor Brad” and “Scotch scotch scotch” jokes are, check it out. Or if you’re wondering…

We’ve had so many listeners write to us about their mental health struggles, we wanted to give them a shout out and tell them how we proud we are of them. And to thank them for listening. So we started BatShit Badasses. On Fridays, we’ll be dropping bonus content where we go through some of…

Brad here. I’ve always been an unabashed fan of Joyce Carol Oates’ writing. Her meticulous and lyrical prose. Her rich characters. The powerful themes she works with. So imagine my surprise when I saw this series of tweets from her today: Picture for a moment, if you will, someone suffering from unipolar or bipolar depression,…