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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 ... more
FAQs about Why We Laugh:How many episodes does Why We Laugh have?The podcast currently has 8 episodes available.
July 13, 2021Liz Miele, a Life in Comedy and Cat PoliticsLiz Miele talks about her 20 years in Comedy, why everyone but ferret people can get behind her new book, and what it's like to start as a comic when your parents chaperoning....more53minPlay
July 01, 2021Rachel Playe and Peter Salomone laugh with Maggie the dogHerb Farmer Rachel Playe, Mike Birbiglia's co-producer Peter Salomone, and tiny-waisted doggie Maggie are the cutest family in Rhode Island. They talk about what makes them laugh, Zoom-era stand-up, helicopter dog-parenting, and Pandemic giggle ratios....more56minPlay
June 18, 2021Sarah Hutto is Writing Funny StuffAbby talks to Humor Writer Sarah Hutto (From The New Yorker, McSweeney's and Reductress) about writing humor, running, not running, and the cable guy....more44minPlay
June 12, 2021Dr. Emily Anhalt is so good at TabooAbby talks to her friend, Dr. Emily Anhalt-a clinical Psychologist, founder of mental health gym Coa, and generally funny person-about Taboo (the game and the concept!), eavesdropping, and how laughter makes us feel connected....more38minPlay
June 04, 2021Dr. Madan Kataria and Laughter YogaAbby talks to medical doctor and the founder of Laughter Yoga, Dr. Madan Kataria, about the physical benefits of laughter, laughter yoga, and the difference between laughter and humor....more34minPlay
May 28, 2021Bobbie Oliver is Embracing the PausesAbby interviews Bobbie Oliver about her career in comedy and the relationship between laughter and silence. Bobbie has been a stand up comedian for over 30 years, is the author of "The Tao of Comedy, Embrace the Pause," is the owner of the Tao Comedy Studio in LA, and the organizer of feminist comedy festival, Laugh Riot Grrrl. She's no slouch!...more1h 8minPlay
May 22, 2021Start at the Very Babe-gining: Dr. Caspar Addyman on Why Babies LaughAbby interviews Dr. Caspar Addyman, Baby Laughter Scientist and Director of the Goldsmiths Infant Lab and learns about what makes babies laugh and what purposes laughter might serve....more44minPlay
FAQs about Why We Laugh:How many episodes does Why We Laugh have?The podcast currently has 8 episodes available.