Radio Interviews

Dr. Jessi Gold has really enjoyed all of the opportunities she has had to get involved discussing mental health on the radio, including short segments, longer segments, and answering questions live on air.

She has been regularly featured across various NPR programs including All Things Considered, The Sunday Weekend Edition,  STL on and The Air, and was even able to talk about healthcare worker mental health, including her own on an NPR 1A Episode.

The radio is a fun platform that Dr. Gold uses both locally and nationally to help explore mental health concepts in an accessible way and answer questions on people’s minds concerning topics of mental health in the news and popular culture.

For a list of topics, from coping skills, to college students and healthcare workers, to mental health and popular culture, see her about page, but feel free to reach out to Dr. Gold here, and if she cannot help, she is happy to point you towards a colleague that can.


Sarah Fenske and Dr. Jessi Gold

Dr. Gold and Sarah Fenske record STL on the air in the St Louis Public Radio studio Photo Credit: Evie Hemphill, STLPR


Most Recent Radio Interviews



NPR | August 9, 2023 | Yale settlement highlights college student mental health needs

NPR | February 17, 2023 | Depression in Stroke Survivors Like John Fetterman is Common, Experts Say

Public PBS NPR | July 24, 2023 | From therapy-speak to armchair psychology, conversations around mental health are changing

CBC | July 16, 2023 | What are the pitfalls when therapy-speak seeps into our everyday lives?

2022 Radio Interviews


NPR | December 23, 2022 | Americans are Under a Lot of Stress, But There Are Ways to Manage It

NPR | October 20, 2022 | A New Poll Reveals Americans are Stressed Out by Inflation, Violence and Politics

NPR | May 3, 2022 | New Report Reveals COVIDs Toll on the Mental Health of Frontline Doctors and Nurses

NPR | March 10, 2022 | American’s Stress is Spiking Over Inflation, War in Ukraine, Survey Finds

NPR 1A | December 1, 2022 | Most Doctors Are Anxious and Burnt Out. What Can We Do?

NPR 1A | November 2, 2022 | Getting off Adderall and Reducing Antidepressants

KMOX Total Information AM | October 4, 2022 | Should primary care doctors screen for anxiety?

Beautiful Bipolar Hour | January 27, 2022 | Through a Psychiatrist’s Lens: Trauma, our Antler Queen & the Yellowjackets Phenomenon

2021 Radio Interviews



STLPR | November 1, 2021 | We Need to Talk About Mental Health and College Kids, Wash U Psychiatrist Says

STLPR | June 7, 2021 | Big Decisions About Work Culture Face Employers – And Employees – In a Post COVID Age

Health Matters | August 7, 2021 | Dr. Fred Buckhold, Dr. JoAnn Jose, Dr. Jessica Gold, & Dr. George Daneker

Channel Q | June 25, 2021 | Britney Spears Speaks Out – The Biggest Revelations and What Happens Next

The Charlie Brennan Show With Amy Marxkors | April 20, 2021 | Whine Line with Dr. Jessica Gold 

NPR | April 17, 2021 | Does the Pandemic Have Your Brain in a Fog? Doctors Say You’re Not Alone

NPR All Things Considered | April 11, 2021 | Pandemic Burnout

KCUR 89.3 | March 24, 2021 | Very Few Have Escaped Pandemic Work Burnout 

St. Louis Public Radio NPR | March 12, 2021 | Reflections on 12 Months of COVID-19 – The Losses, The Struggles And The Lessons

Let’s Go There with Shira & Ryan | February 16, 2021 | Calling Out Sherry Pie (27 min)

High Plains Public Radio | January 27, 2021 | The Emotional Strain of the Pandemic is Taking Its Toll on Kansas Health Care Workers

IOWA Public Radio | January 14, 2021 | Public Health Workers Face Intense Pressure and Backlash While Navigating COVID-19

2020 Radio Interviews


WORT FM | September 8, 2020 | Aiming to Prevent Spread, UW-Madison Issues Strict Guidelines

St. Louis Public Radio NPR | July 6, 2020 | How to Safeguard Mental Health as Pandemic Becomes ‘A Really Long Haul’

St. Louis Public Radio NPR | March 17, 2020 | Experts Share Coping Strategies for Stressful Times

BIG 550 KTRS | December 24, 2020 | COVID-19 Stress

BIG 550 KTRS | September 15, 2020 | Being Present in the Moment

BIG 550 KTRS | August 27, 2020 | College in a Pandemic

BIG 550 KTRS | August 5, 2020 | Being Open Reduces Stigma

BIG 550 KTRS | July 27, 2020 | We Want to Know Things

BIG 550 KTRS | July 14, 2020 | Mask Anxiety

BIG 550 KTRS | June 30, 2020 | Taking on Telepsychiatry

BIG 550 KTRS | May 19, 2020 | Cannot Avoid the Realness

KCUR 89.3 | September 1, 2020 | Universities are Blaming Students for the Spread of the Coronavirus, Says One Missouri Professor

MPR News | April 24, 2020 | Matching Health Workers With Peers to Ease Stress of Fighting Pandemic

Archived Radio Interviews


St. Louis Public Radio | September 10, 2019 | Debunking The Myth Of A Link Between Shootings And Mental Illness

94.1 KPFA | August 7, 2019, KPFA Berkley | Mental Illness and Mass Shooting