April Fools Day (1986) | Episode #480

April Fools Day (1986) | Episode #480

From Victims and Villains by Victims and Villains

April 1, 2026 · 1h 8m

About this episode

The episode discusses the film April Fools Day while addressing mental health issues and featuring guests from the band Catharsis.

Is it a joke or is it for real? Only one way to tell. After a long hiatus, the our anchor ship podcast returns with our friends in Catharsis who celebrate their second album release, Died in Bloom, talk about the creative process and much more. In this episode, Chris and Zach join Josh to talk about April Fools Day, mental health stigmas & much more. If you or someone you know is reading this right now and struggling with suicide, depression, addiction, or self-harm - please reach out. Comment, message, or tweet at us. Go to victimsandvillains.net/hope for more resources. Call the suicide lifeline at 988. Text "HELP" to 741-741. There is hope & you DO have so much value and worth! This episode of Victims and Villains is written by Josh “Captain Nostalgia” Burkey. It is produced by Burkey. Music by Saint of Pine Hills , Catharsis and Purple Planet ( https://bit.ly/ppcoms ). Help us get mental health resources into schools and get exclusive content at the same time. Click here ( http://bit.ly/vavpatreon ) to support us today!

People in this episode

Host: Josh “Captain Nostalgia” Burkey

Guests: Chris, Zach

Topics covered

  • mental health
  • film
  • music
  • suicide prevention
  • addiction
  • self-harm

Keywords

  • April Fools Day
  • mental health
  • suicide
  • depression
  • addiction
  • Catharsis
  • Died in Bloom

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Catharsis, Victims and Villains, Saint of Pine Hills, Purple Planet

Books & works: Died in Bloom

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