In the Laughter Research Podcast, I explore the phenomenon of laughter, from the fascinating science of laughter research, to the joys of laughing until you cry. My guests vary from academics, such as psychologists and sociologists, to entrepreneurs and comedians. In each episode, with the help of my guests, I explore the role which laughter plays in our daily lives and I examine the truths and the myths around laughter. Is laughter purely a physiological response, or is it a social and cult ...
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Kumail Nanjiani (Silicon Valley, The Indoor Kids) and a guest explore their favorite cases of The X-Files. The truth is out there!
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Workplace Bullying and Laughter (Paper Review)
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This episode is a review of a research paper by Angus James McLachlan of the Federation University, Australia. The basis of the research explored in today's episode was to examine how laughter is used by people as a marker in conversation to show that the meaning of the words aren’t meant to be serious in the context that they’re spoken (when accom…
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Why is it that we laugh at stuff that's not 'funny', like walking straight into a pole? What kind of person does it make us if we laugh at someone else walking into a pole, but it's not funny when we do it? In this episode I explore how laughter is but one of a variety of tools that we use in our everyday lives to help us to cope with the unexpecte…
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Who is the Laughter Research podcast for? Maybe you're a performer and you want to understand more about why people laugh, or maybe you're a school teacher and you're wondering how laughter might benefit your students. You may be working in a dangerous or stressful environment and you're wondering if laughter can help you to buffer some of that str…
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What is the purpose of laughter? Is it simply a physiological response to humour? If so, why do people find themselves laughing at extremely 'unfunny' moments, such as when they find themselves involved in a car crash, or when watching a distressing video? In this episode, I introduce the idea that laughter is more than an expression of humour appr…
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Since the last episode (It's been a while), I've done the research on the ways in which people use laughter to help them get through the trials and tribulations of life and I earned a PhD for my troubles. I've also lived through a number of life changing challenges, including breaking my spine, and laughter has served me well. Now it's time to put …
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Today's podcast - released on none other than International Podcast Day...yes, it's a thing...is a follow up interview with Evan Jordan of Oklahoma State University. If you are a new listener to the Laughter Research Podcast, you might like to check out the previous interview HERE. Evan has been the lead investigator on a study which has been exami…
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My guest in podcast episode #15 is Merv Neal. Merv has a lengthy background in business, but a life threatening challenge to his health instigated a transformation in his approach to life. His goals switched from making money to improving the health of others and himself through the use of laughter. In this episode we explore Merv’s journey from Me…
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57 - Xthon Part 2: With Darin Morgan LIVE From Cinefamily!
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Part 2 of Kumail Nanjiani’s Xthon screening and Q & A from Cinefamily in Los Angeles! Featuring X-Files writer, Darin Morgan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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56 - Xthon Part 1: With Glen Morgan LIVE From Cinefamily!
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Part 1 of Kumail Nanjiani's Xthon screening and Q & A from Cinefamily in Los Angeles! Featuring X-Files writer, Glen Morgan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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55 - Kumail Talks To David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson on the set of The X-Files
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Kumail Nanjiani has a chat with David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson while shooting his upcoming appearance on the new season of The X-Files! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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54 - S:4::EP:17,18 "Tempus Fugit" & "Max" with Devin Faraci
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Kumail Nanjiani discusses The X-Files Season 4, Epiosdes 17 and 18 "Tempus Fugit" & "Max" with our mythology episode expert Devin Faraci. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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53 - S:4::EP:15,16 "Kaddish" & "Unrequited" with Gerry Duggan
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Kumail Nanjiani discusses Season 4, Episode 15 "Kaddish" & "Unrequited" with writer Gerry Duggan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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52 - S:4::EP:14 "Memento Mori" with Ricky Carmona
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Kumail Nanjiani discusses Season 4, Episode 13 "Memento Mori" with Ricky Carmona and the trailer for the upcoming X-Files revival. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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51 - S:4::EP:12 "Never Again" with Emily Gordon
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Kumail Nanjiani discusses The X-Files, Season 4 Episode 12 "Never Again" with Emily Gordon, author of "Super You". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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50 - S:4::EP:11 "Leonard Betts" with Claudia O'Doherty
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Kumail Nanjiani discusses The X-Files, Season 4 Episode 11 ""Leonard Betts" and Claudia O'Doherty returns to the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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49 - S:4::EP:10 "Paper Hearts" with Steve Asbell
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Kumail Nanjiani discusses The X-Files, Season 4 Episode 10 "Paper Hearts" and Steve Asbell makes his third appearance on the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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48 - S:4::EP:8 & 9 "Tunguska" and "Terma" with Devin Faraci
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Kumail Nanjiani discusses The X-Files, Season 4 Episode 8 & 9 "Tunguska" and "Terma" with our mythology episode expert Devin Faraci. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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47 - S:4::EP:7 "Musings" with Chris Weitz
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Kumail Nanjiani discusses The X-Files, Season 4 Episode 7 "Musings" with guest Chris Weitz. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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46 - S:4::EP:6 "Sanguinarium" with Rhea Butcher
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Kumail Nanjiani discusses The X-Files, Season 4 Episode 6 "Sanguinarium" with return guest Rhea Butcher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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45 - S:4::EP:5 "The Field Where I Died" with Ricky Carmona
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Kumail Nanjiani discusses The X-Files, Season 4 Episode 5 "The Field Where I Died" with return guest and fan favorite Ricky Carmona. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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44 - S:4::EP:2 "Teliko" with Claudia O'Doherty
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Kumail Nanjiani discusses The X-Files, Season 4, Episode 2 "Teliko" with Claudia O'Doherty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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Today I speak with Evan Jordan of Oklahoma State University in the U.S. about her research in to the contagiousness of positive emotions in infants, through the use of infant laughter as a stimulus. If you would like to hear about how psychologists get babies to laugh and why it is that they want them to laugh, then you'll find this episode to be f…
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43 - S:4::E:2 "Home" with Jared Logan and Emily Gordan
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Kumail Nanjiani discusses Season 4, Episode 2 of The X-Files, "Home" with Jared Logan and Emily Gordan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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42 - S:3::EP:24, S:4::EP:1 "Talitha Cumi" & "Herrenvolk"
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Kumail Nanjiani returns and recaps the end of season 3 of The X-Files and begins season 4 with Devin Faraci. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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Professor Sophie Scott is the deputy director for the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience in UCL (University College London). While the main focus of her research is the neurobiology of speech perception, her work also includes the study of the neuroscience of laughter. She also dabbles in stand-up comedy. Sophie believes that laughter is one of th…
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41 - S:7::EP:12 "X-Cops" with Max Landis
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Kumail Nanjiani flashes forward to season 7 to discuss Episode 12. "X-Cops" with director Max Landis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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The main focus of my conversation with Prof. Billig was the topic of his book Laughter and Ridicule: Towards a Social Critique of Humour (Published in association with Theory, Culture & Society) in which he explores the important role which ridicule and laughter play in shaping social behaviours. In his book, Michael takes a critical approach to th…
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40 - S:3::EP:23 "Wetwired" with Aisha Tyler
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Kumail Nanjiani discusses The X-Files, Season 3, Episode 23 "Wetwired" with Aisha Tyler. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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39 - S:3::EP:21,22 "Avatar" & "Quagmire" with Jared Logan
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Kumail Nanjiani discusses The X-Files, Season 3, Episode 21 and 22, "Avatar" & "Quagmire" with return guest Jared Logan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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38 - Interview with "Jose Chung's From Outer Space" writer Darin Morgan
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Kumail Nanjiani invites the writer of fan favorite X-Files episode "Jose Chung's From Outer Space", Darin Morgan, and goes in depth about the episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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Steve Cummins is an author, a broadcaster, a stand-up comedian, as well as being the resident host in the Laughter Lounge, Dublin's premier comedy venue. In this podcast episode (which was recorded in my kitchen - hence the echo) myself and Steve chat about his relationship with laughter and comedy and Steve proves that he can hold a conversation w…
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37 - S:3::EP:20 "Jose Chung's From Outer Space" with Dan Harmon
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Kumail Nanjiani discusses The X-Files, Season 3, Episode 20 "Jose Chung's From Outer Space" with Dan Harmon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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36 - S:3::EP:19 "Hell Money" with Max Silvestri
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Kumail Nanjiani discusses The X-Files Season 3, Episode 19 "Hell Money" with comedian Max Silvestri. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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35 - S:3::EP:17,18 "Pusher" & "Teso Dos Bichos" with Gabe Liedman
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Kumail Nanjiani discusses Season 3, Episodes 17 and 18 of The X-Files, "Pusher" & "Teso Dos Bichos" with Gabe Liedman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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34 - S:3::EP:15,16 "Piper Maru" & "Apocrypha" with Michael McMillian
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Kumail Nanjiani discusses Season 3, Episode 15 and 16 of The X-Files, "Piper Maru" & "Apocrypha" with True Blood star Michael McMillian. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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Susan Cross is a director of and a partner in a company called TellTale. TellTale is a company which helps the management and staff of cultural and heritage sites to create days out, which visitors to the sites will remember and want to return to. Susan's consultancy, mentoring and advisory service in this area has resulted in her becoming one of t…
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33 - S:3::EP:13,14 "Syzygy" & "Grotesque" with Ricky Carmona
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Kumail Nanjiani discusses The X-Files, Season 3, Episodes 13 & 14, "Syzygy" & "Grotesque" and we welcome back Ricky Carmona Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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32 - S:3::EP:11,12 "Revelations" & "War of the Coprophages" with Matt Gourley
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Kumail Nanjiani discusses The X-Files Season 3, Episodes 10 and 11 "Revelations" & "War of the Coprophages" with Superego's Matt Gourley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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31 - S:3::EP:9,10 "Nisei" & "731" with Devin Faraci
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Kumail Nanjiani discusses The X-Files, Season 3 Episode 9 and 10 "Nisei" & "731" with Devin Faraci. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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Albert Nerenberg, director of the documentary 'Laughology' is today's guest. Since the Laughology movie, which is the main topic of discussion in today’s episode, Albert has continued to embrace laughter and he is a regular international speaker and presenter on the topic of laughter. So, enjoy the episode and please remember to comment on the show…
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30 - S:3:EP:7,8 "The Walk" & "Oubliette"
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Kumail Nanjiani discusses Season 3, Episode 7 and 8 of The X-Files. "The Walk" & "Oubliette" with fan favorite Rhea Butcher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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7: Laughter Yoga: The Trouble with Research
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Laughter Yoga is a very interesting phenomenon from a scientific perspective, because it’s so challenging to study in a rigorous way. There are various reasons for this, which I get into in greater detail in this episode. I also delve into some of the existing research on the subject and I ask, to what extent is the laughter aspect of Laughter Yoga…
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29 - S:3::EP:5,6 "The List" & "2Shy" featuring Jared Logan
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Kumail Nanjiani discusses Season 3, Episode 5 and 6 of The X-Files, "The List" & "2shy" with Jared Logan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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Daniel J Lewis is the host of 'The Ramen Noodle - Clean Comedy Podcast', in addition to being the host of the award winning show 'The Audacity to Podcast'. Daniel explains how he uses laughter in his life to overcome challenges and he offers advise to listeners as to how they might invite more laughter into their life, as well as the lives of their…
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28 - Interview with X-Files writer Darin Morgan
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Kumail Nanjiani interviews one of the definitive writers of The X-Files, Darin Morgan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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Today's guest is Niall Mulvey, principal of St. Brendan's National school in the beautiful seaside town of Loughshinny, Co. Dublin, Ireland. Niall has been working in Loughshinny for 25+ years and has always embraced laughter in the classroom. In this episode we explore how to combine laughter and learning as well as the joys of working with childr…
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27 - S:3::EP: 3,4 "D.P.O" & "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" with Steve Asbell and Jack Black
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Kumail Nanjiani discussed Season 3, Episode 3 and 4 of The X-Files with return guest and producer Steve Asbell as well as a bonus interview with Jack Black. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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26 - S:3::EP:1,2 "The Blessing Way" & "Paper Clip" with Devin Faraci
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Kumail Nanjiani begins discussing Season 3 of The X-Files, Episodes 1 and 2, "The Blessing Way" & "Paper Clip" with Devin Faraci. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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25 - S:2::EP:24,25 "Our Town" & "Anasazi" with Devin Faraci
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Kumail Nanjiani discusses the final two episodes of Season 2 of The X-Files, "Our Town" and "Anasazi" with Devin Faraci Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesبقلم Kumail Nanjiani
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