Ep. 54 Thriving w/ Bipolar 1 Disorder, Stress of Producing Comedy Shows + New Podcast Co-Host
EpisodicShow Notes
We are excited to announce that TYPP! has a new cohost! It's the very funny and insightful Ben Siy-Hian. Ben is a great comedian and good friend of JFOD's. They hang out all the time and make each other laugh a lot. So why not host the pod together? Sounds like a good plan. In this episode, they introduce Ben, they talk about how John is thriving while having Bipolar 1 Disorder, they discuss the stress of producing live comedy in NYC + lots more.
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