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The Depression Session

by Laura Milkins

Laura Milkins is an interdisciplinary artist living in Tucson, AZ. Her work explores vulnerability, intimacy, and cultural norms, using variety of media: online-interactive performance, video, drawing, painting, and live radio/podcasting. Through storytelling, her work focuses on community and social interactions, and the role that technology plays in both. She investigates the ways that technology connects and disconnects people in their daily lives.Her performance projects are designed to open a dialog about how community both online and in person can be integrated with technology to create safety and sense of belonging.

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Episodes

  1. The Gym - Episode 95

    This is the ninety fifth full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Angie, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. The Gym, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Becky Wilkinson, tells the story of her depression and how having anxiety and...

  2. Finale - Episode 94

    This is the ninety fourth full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Angie, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Finale, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Angie, tells the story of her depression and how getting out of an abusive...

  3. Unscheduled - Episode 93

    This is the ninety third full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, J., and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Unscheduled, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, J., tells the story of his depression and how taking psilocybin mushrooms...

  4. Generosity - Episode 92

    This is the ninety second full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Debbie Barnett, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Generosity, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Debbie Barnett, tells the story of her depression and how going to…

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  5. Lying - Episode 91

    This is the ninety first full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Neil, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Lying, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Neil, tells the story of his depression, along with anxiety, PTSD, and bipolar...

  6. Art - Episode 90

    This is the ninetieth full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Kenneth Weene, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Art, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Kenneth Weene, tells the story of depression/not depression from his book,...

  7. Healthcare - Episode 89

    This is the eighty ninth full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, John Anglin, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Healthcare, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, John Anglin, tells the story of his depression and how his struggles…

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  8. Freedom - Episode 88

    This is the eighty eighth full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Arya, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Freedom, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Arya, tells the story of her depression and how a breakup has lead to months of...

  9. New Projects - Episode 87

    This is the eighty seventh full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Kevin Charles, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. New Projects, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Kevin Charles, tells the story of his depression and struggles…

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  10. Ups and Downs - Episode 86

    This is the eighty sixth full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Liz Caraballo, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Ups and Downs, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Liz Caraballo, tell the story of her depression and how having...

  11. Crazy - Episode 85

    This is the eighty fifth full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Lauren, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Crazy, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Lauren, tell the story of her depression and illnesses, and how being smart and...

  12. Bicycling - Episdoe 84

    This is the eighty fourth full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guests, Joseph and Janiece Hartmann, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Bicycling, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guests, Joseph and Janiece Hartmann, tell the story of their...

  13. Disappointment - Episode 83

    This is the eighty third full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Kaitlin Reza, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Disappointment, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Kaitlin Reza, tells the story of her depression and how comedy,...

  14. Motivation - Episode 82

    This is the eighty second full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Jamie Moon, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Motivation, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Jamie Moon, tells the story of her depression and how recognizing that...

  15. In a Slump - Episode 81

    This is the eighty first full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Marianne Dissard, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. In a Slump, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Marianne Dissard, tells the story of her depression and her new…

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  16. Unsure - Episode 80

    This is the eightieth full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Mark Hosler, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Unsure, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Mark Hosler (co-founder of the audio-visual group Negativland), tells the…

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  17. Talkative - Episode 79

    This is the seventy ninth full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Brad Poole, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Talkative, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Brad Poole, tells the story of his depression, starting in childhood…

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  18. Insomnia - Episode 78

    This is the seventy eighth full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, M, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Insomnia, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, M, tells the story of his lifelong depression, struggles with addiction, current...

  19. Anger - Episode 77

    This is the seventy seventh full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Lance Barney, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Anger, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Lance Barney, tells the story of his depression and how leaving the…

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  20. Quitting - Episode 76

    This is the seventy sixth full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Doctress Neutopia, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Quitting, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Doctress Neutopia, tells the story of her depression and how being...

  21. Home for the Holidays - Episode 75

    This is the seventy fifth full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Sarah Litscher and Cameron Milkins, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Home for the Holidays, by host, Laura Milkins. For this Christmas special, our guests, Sarah...

  22. Breakup - Episode 74

    This is the seventy fourth full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Jeff Brennan, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Breakup, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Jeff Brennan, tells the story of his depression how having a routine…

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  23. Hopeless - Episode 73

    This is the seventy third full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Urban Scurry, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Hopeless, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Urban, tells the story of his depression and how practicing gratitude...

  24. Gray - Episode 72

    This is the seventy second full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Viola, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Gray, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Viola, tells the story of her depression and how how having depression has made…

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  25. Grief - Episode 71

    This is the seventy first full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Daniel Buckley, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Grief, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Daniel Buckley returns for the 2 year anniversary of The Depression to...

  26. Letting Go - Episode 70

    This is the seventieth full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guests, Destany and 7, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Connection, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guests, Destany and her daughter, 7, each tell the story of their depression...

  27. Connection - Episode 69

    This is the sixty ninth full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Austin, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Connection, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Austin, tells the story of his depression and how getting a sense of...

  28. Reaching Out - Episode 68

    This is the sixty eighth full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Francesca, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Reaching Out, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Francesca, tells the story of her depression and how rejecting the…

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  29. Down - Episode 67

    This is the sixty seventh full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Sara West, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Down, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Sara West, tells the story of her depression and how the judicial system still...

  30. Food - Episode 66

    This is the sixty sixth full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Dawn Keller, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Food, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Dawn Keller, tells the story of her depression and how medication, diet and...

  31. Change - Episode 65

    This is the sixty fifth full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Angela Orlando, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Change, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Angela Orlando, tells the story of her depression and a diagnosis of...

  32. Inflammation - Episode 64

    This is the sixty fourth full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Amy Weintraub, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Inflammation, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Amy Weintraub, tells the story of her depression and how practicing...

  33. Play - Episode 63

    This is the sixty third full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Amy Una, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Play, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Amy Una, tells the story of her depression and social anxiety, and how going out…

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  34. Money - Episode 62

    This is the sixty second full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Serena Freewomyn, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Money, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Serena Freewomyn, tells the story of her depression and living with…

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  35. Summertime - Episode 61

    This is the sixty first full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Suzy, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Summertime, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Suzy Murphy, tells the story of her depression and suicidal ideation, and how a...

  36. Isolation - Episode 60

    This is the sixtieth full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Molly, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Isolation, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Molly, tells the story of her depression, bipolar and suicidal ideation, and how…

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  37. Nausea - Episode 59

    This is the fifty ninth full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Carolyn King, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Nausea, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Carolyn King, is a kinesiologist and tells the story of her depression and...

  38. Hormones - Episode 58

    This is the fifty eighth full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Ross McKeachie, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Hormones, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Ross McKeachie, tells the story of his depression and how yoga and...

  39. Perseverance - Episode 57

    This is the fifty sixth full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Ceci, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Perseverance, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Ceci, tells the story of her depression and how leaving her state job and...

  40. Apathy - Episode 56

    This is the fifty sixth full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, de Vie Weinstock, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Apathy, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, de Vie Weinstock, tells the story of her depression and how…

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  41. Privilege - Episode 55

    This is the fifty fifth full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Sarah, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Episode 55: Privilege, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Sarah, tells the story of her depression and how, after living in...

  42. La Muse Writer's and Artist Retreat - Audio Journal 2

    At La Muse Writer's and Artist Retreat in Southern France, at the little chapel in Labastide Esparbairenque. Surrounded by the beautiful acoustics of this tiny church, Kerry Eielson tells some fascinating history of the chapel and the village.

  43. Anger - Episode 54

    This is the fifty fourth full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Jerry Bradley, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Episode 54: Anger, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Jerry Bradley, tells the story of his depression, his 30 year...

  44. La Muse Writers and Artists Retreat - Audio Journal 1

    Artists and writers at La Muse Writer's and Artist Retreat talk about the transformational experience of being in beautiful South of France among other creative, adventurous people. If you are an artist looking to recharge your creative batteries, or if you are dealing with a creative block, La...

  45. Brain Fry - Episode 53

    This is the fifty third full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Kati Standefer, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Brain Fry, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Kati Standefer, tells the story of her depression and how writing…

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  46. Giving - Episode 52

    This is the fifty second full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Jane Litscher, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Giving, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Jane Litscher, tells the story of her depression and how having gratitude...

  47. Time - Episode 51

    This is the fifty first full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Jason LeValley, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Time, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Jason LeValley, tells the story of his depression and how medication helped...

  48. Insults - Episode 50

    This is the fiftieth full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Halsy Taylor, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Insults, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Halsy Taylor, tells the story of her depression and how having a brain…

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  49. Busy - Episode 49

    This is the forty ninth full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Alok Appadurai, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Busy, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Alok, tells the story of his depression and how he believes that asking for...

  50. Nature - Episode 48

    This is the forty eighth full episode of The Depression Session Podcast, with guest, Montrose, and host, Laura Milkins. Also broadcast live on 99.1FM Downtown Radio in Tucson. Nature, by host, Laura Milkins. Our guest, Montrose, tells the story of his depression and how letting go of family...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Laura Milkins is an interdisciplinary artist living in Tucson, AZ. Her work explores vulnerability, intimacy, and cultural norms, using variety of media: online-interactive performance, video, drawing, painting, and live radio/podcasting. Through storytelling, her work focuses on community and social interactions, and the role that technology plays in both. She investigates the ways that technology connects and disconnects people in their daily lives.Her performance projects are designed to open a dialog about how community both online and in person can be integrated with technology to create safety and sense of belonging.

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