melancholy
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, melancholy has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Stuff You Should Know (Nov 2025).
Melancholia or melancholy is a concept found throughout ancient, medieval, and premodern medicine in Europe that describes a condition characterized by markedly depressed mood, bodily complaints, and sometimes hallucinations and delusions. Besides a pathological condition, melancholy could also refer to a mood or temperament and at times it was even used as a description of the human condition in general.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Nov 2025 on Stuff You Should Know |
| Field | Psychology / History of medicine |
Who talks about melancholy on podcasts?
Josh Clark brought up melancholy; the most recent mention was Nov 2025 on Stuff You Should Know.
- Selects: How Personality Tests Work | STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW on Stuff You Should Know (Nov 2025) — Josh Clark
What is melancholy mentioned alongside?
melancholy is most often mentioned alongside George Washington University (GWU), Stuff You Should Know and Minnesota.
Mentioned together: George Washington University (GWU), Stuff You Should Know, Minnesota, sponsor, Asheville, Corporate America, iHeart Radio, iHeart Radio app, Josh Malcolm Clark, How Stuff Works