Mental Illness Happy Hour
Hosted by Paul · Paul Gilmartin
4.8from 6,681 ratings
- 724
- Episodes
- 146
- Transcribed
- 6,681
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2012
- First episode
- 85K
- YouTube views
About Mental Illness Happy Hour
"Remarkable" - Psychology Today "A vital, compassionate gem that fills a desperate and under-addressed need in our society." - Esquire "A perversely safe place in which he and his guests talk about their fears, addictions and traumatic childhoods." - NY Times "Gilmartin makes a conscious effort to explore stories that aren’t black and white" - Slate Magazine "Praised by listeners all over the world" - Atlantic Monthly Named To Top Health Podcast List by: NY Times, Esquire, Slate, Oprah Magazine, Women's Health, Onion A.V. Club, Apple Podcast Staff
- Publisher
- Paul Gilmartin
- Category
- health & fitness · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 2 Dec 2012
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
146 of 724 episodes have a transcript.
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
#825 Best Of: Nora McInerney & Grief
30 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
#824 Best Of: Todd Glass
23 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
#823 Best Of - IRA Prisoner Jake Mac Siacais
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#825 Best Of: Nora McInerney & Grief
Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] It's like I never wanted Aaron to be just like a cancer story or just like a sad story because he wasn't. and I think just remembering the person, especially because the world just does move on. That's natural, and it is okay. It's okay that you went to the funeral, and then when you left, it was over for you. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Mental Illness Happy Hour
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Nora McInerney
- Todd Glass
- Jake Mac Siacais
- Kenneth Scott Burnham
- Alle Hall
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 84,861
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 5,797 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 884 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 94 / 100
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- Quality
- 95
- Social presence
- 91
- YouTube
- 85
- Engagement
- 100
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Who hosts Mental Illness Happy Hour?
Paul host the show. Published by Paul Gilmartin.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Mental Illness Happy Hour take guests?
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