{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68cc658a59fdf3f531f69c78/68cc65b9f3dd257283014a90?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why do we laugh?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68cc658a59fdf3f531f69c78/26b53dc32ecd925a2b91242972361ca3.jpg?height=200","description":"<p><strong>We’re back and we’ve got some questions. </strong>What is laughter? A joyful cackle, a nervous snort, a full-body wheeze. It’s how we react when life gets silly, or sometimes painful, or uncomfortable. We laugh to connect, to disarm and, sometimes, to survive. </p>\n<p>This week, <strong>Emma Kennedy</strong> is joined by <strong>Laura Lexx</strong>, professional comedian with an actual masters in stand up comedy and host of <em>Lexx Education</em>, to help us decode the giggle. Why do we laugh?  Is it really contagious? </p>\n<p><em>WHY? is presented by Emma Kennedy. Produced by Liam Tait and Kathleen Johnson. Edited by Dominic Delargy. Theme music by Jade Bailey. Managing editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group editor: Andrew Harrison. Artwork by James Parrett. Additional music is from </em><a href=\"https://artlist.io/\"><u><em>Artlist.io</em></u></a><em>. WHY? is a Podmasters Production.</em></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/why_thepodcast\"><u>Instagram</u></a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/why_thepodcast\"><u>X</u></a> | <a href=\"https://www.threads.net/@why_thepodcast?hl=en\"><u>Threads</u></a> | <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/whypodcast.bsky.social\"><u>Bluesky</u></a></p>\n<p> </p>\n<p><br></p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href=\"https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices\">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a></p>","author_name":"Podmasters"}