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Why We Laugh

By: Abby Wambaugh
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  • Summary

  • Science still can’t explain exactly what makes something funny- joy, surprise, insight, embarrassment, and fear can all elicit laughter, but WHYYYYY??? Host Abby Wambaugh, probably the only person in the world imprudent enough to get a degree in Humor and Social Change, will talk to comedians, writers, cartoonists, psychologists, and scientists to explore what makes us, (and them!) laugh and why. We’re doing it for science! For human understanding! And also to improve our host’s stand-up set.
    2021
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Episodes
  • Liz Miele, a Life in Comedy and Cat Politics

    Liz Miele, a Life in Comedy and Cat Politics
    Jul 13 2021

    Why Cats are Assholes, by Liz Miele

    Liz's special: Self Help Me 

    A message from our sponsor: Houseplants

    A message from our sponsor: Confidence  

    Music by Podington Bear and Scott Holmes.
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    52 mins
  • Rachel Playe and Peter Salomone laugh with Maggie the dog

    Rachel Playe and Peter Salomone laugh with Maggie the dog
    Jul 1 2021

    Confidence ad music by Scott Holmes

    Intro and outro music by Poddington Bear.

    Thanks so much to our sponsors Confidence and Bean Bag Chairs.
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    56 mins
  • Sarah Hutto is Writing Funny Stuff

    Sarah Hutto is Writing Funny Stuff
    Jun 18 2021

    Here is the article that first made me fall in love with Sarah Hutto's writing!

    Confidence Ad music is "Corporate Ad" by Scott Holmes.

    Intro and outro music is "Carefree to Careful" by Podington Bear.
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    44 mins
Social Sciences Science Comedy & Humor
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