<p>Despite the relatively light-hearted title of this podcast, neither Irish stand-up comic Tommy Tiernan nor myself, treat teenage depression with anything with the utmost seriousness. Here, in this fragment from an interview, we did nearly twenty years ago, Tommy talks about how the "shadow was born" in his own psyche. </p>

Despite the relatively light-hearted title of this podcast, neither Irish stand-up comic Tommy Tiernan nor myself, treat teenage depression with anything with the utmost seriousness. Here, in this fragment from an interview, we did nearly twenty years ago, Tommy talks about how the "shadow was born" in his own psyche.

<p>Despite the relatively light-hearted title of this podcast, neither Irish stand-up comic Tommy Tiernan nor myself, treat teenage depression with anything with the utmost seriousness. Here, in this fragment from an interview, we did nearly twenty years ago, Tommy talks about how the "shadow was born" in his own psyche.&nbsp;</p>

Tommy Tiernan on dealing with his teenage depression. "At 16 I was Ghandi/Mike Scott but I became a dour, bearded, penitent Russian monk!"

Joe Jackson is a journalist, interviewer, author and IMRO-Award nominated radio presenter/producer. He has interviewed roughly 1,400 people in the world of the arts, politics, and entertainment for all major media outlets in Ireland, including RTE Radio 1, The Sunday Independent, The Irish Times, and Hot Press. His articles have been published globally in magazines such as Vox, Rolling Stone, and Snoozer. His radio shows include The Years Go Pop, 26 one-hour documentaries a 26 on the history of popular culture, People Get Ready, 52 one-hour documentaries on the greatest music acts of the 20th century, and Under The Influence, which was nominated for a 'Best Music series' award. In 2018, his documentary about Elvis Presley, Conversations about the King, was nominated for an IMRO Award in the 'Best Music Documentary' category.

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Tommy Tiernan on dealing with his teenage depression. "At 16 I was Ghandi/Mike Scott but I became a dour, bearded, penitent Russian monk!"

Tommy Tiernan on dealing with his teenage depression. "At 16 I was Ghandi/Mike Scott but I became a dour, bearded, penitent Russian monk!"

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