Damn You James! A Podcast About OCD

The name grabs your attention, and the mission behind it is just as direct: it takes an average of seven years for someone with OCD to get properly diagnosed, and Joshua C. Richardson wants to close that gap through free education. He lives with OCD himself, and that personal stake gives the show an urgency that purely clinical podcasts sometimes lack. With around 29 episodes, Damn You James keeps things intentionally brief — most installments land between 5 and 12 minutes. Josh covers specific OCD topics like the role of understanding and connection in healing, what it feels like when the disorder makes you question your own character, and why traditional talk therapy often misses the mark for OCD. The short format means you can listen to several episodes in one sitting and come away with a surprisingly complete picture. Josh's narration style is personal and unpolished in the best way. He's not reading from a script or performing for an audience. He sounds like someone sitting across from you, trying to explain something that took him years to understand himself. That rawness makes the content stick. The show is particularly valuable for people who suspect they might have OCD but haven't been diagnosed yet. Josh spends a lot of time on the "wait, that's OCD?" moments — the subtypes and presentations that don't match the hand-washing stereotype most people picture. If you or someone you know is in that confusing pre-diagnosis phase, this podcast could genuinely save years of wandering.