This week’s election of a Republican senator in Massachusetts has been widely characterized as a symbol of the anger and disappointment the public feels with the government. The public is so disenchanted with the status quo that somebody new–anybody new–so it seems, will be better than what we have. This was the same wish for a miracle we had when we elected Barack Obama and fully expected that his calm demeanor and superior intellect would make him the savior President.

Did the people of Massachusetts know anything of substance about the Republican candidate besides his high mileage truck and appearance in Cosmopolitan? Similarly, did people know anything of substance about Sarah Palin before committing to her heart and soul as the new savior of the party? What is this willingness to attach to someone virtually unknown on the mere basis of a hopeful expectation that this person can rescue us from our worry and distress?

I’m using political examples to make a larger point. Americans are getting angrier and angrier, the conversations both public and private are getting more heated and crude, and people have yet to realize that they are fueling much (not all) of their own anger and discontent by having such superficial styles of assessing people and by having such incredibly unrealistic expectations. I know, because I have been studying the phenomenon of depression in people for more than 30 years. Depression is so often a result of our unsatisfying and even destructive relationships with others. When we trust the wrong people, attach ourselves emotionally to people who can’t (or won’t) provide us with what we want, and when we are disappointed or even abandoned by people we look to for comfort, depression is a reliable consequence.

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Sooner or later, we all get down in the dumps, but that’s just part of being human. If that’s the case, have we become addicted to labeling ourselves as clinically depressed? On today’s show we’re talking to the very funny Homer Marrs- a Second City performer and Gay Co comedian.

In his new sketch comedy show “Smile, You Have Depression,” Homer and his friends take a sunny look at depression, from its early manifestations to the way it ruins relationships to the wacky cures promised by the Church of Scientology.

“Smile You Have Depression” runs Saturdays at 10pm until August 15 at The Playground Theater in Chicago.

Homer may not be a doctor but he’s got the prescription for a good time!

Listen as we talk about some quick and easy ways to cheer yourself up and why sex may be ultimate remedy.

Michael Jackson news continues to dominate our mindshare as new information comes to light about his will, the true paternity of his children and his special funeral arrangements. Will Michael be on display like his beloved Elephant Man?

Scientists are pinpointing areas of elephant ivory poaching based on elephant DNA maps.

A new study suggests that having more sex may help men solve their fertility problems.

And say hello to Minnesota’s funniest and newest Senator, comedian Al Franken. As Senator, will he be good enough, smart enough and dog gone it, will people like him?

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