Hosted by Lucy Luneva, “Why Did I Do That?” is a podcast that explores the human condition through storytelling and some of the scientific theories behind our behavior. Sometimes, we do things that just don’t make sense to ourselves. More often than not, we’re not alone in what we think are “irregularities,” and these instances turn out to be much more common than we’d think. 

In Episode 1: Why Do We Laugh At Terrible Situations?, we hear a story from Lucy’s graduate program classmate Morgan about crying in a Domino’s, learn a bit about Stanley Milgram’s obedience experiments of the 60s, and hear some of Dr. Alex Lickerman’s theories that tie these human experiences together. We’ll see why inappropriate laughter might not be so inappropriate after all. 

Credits

Article: “Why We Laugh” by Physician Alex Lickerman
Story: Morgan Mackey
Narrator: Lucy Luneva

Music: 
- RideOut by enjo
- Happy Music from Soundtrack’s Reality Show
- Umbrella Pants by Kevin MacLeod 
- In The Hall of the Mountain King by Kevin MacLeod
- Sneaky Snooper by Audionautix
- Take Five by The Dave Brubeck Quartet 
- “(I Don't Know Why) But I Do" by Clarence "Frogman" Henry 
- African Music Instrumental - African Village by Brandon Fiechter

Sound Bites:  
- Kourtney and Kim Take New York Season 1 Episode 9 “In a New York Minute” 
- Youtube: pietrek11 “The Sirens of New York Mix Sound Effect Rumbler Sirens and Horns 2016 HD ©”
- Youtube: PsychHub "Milgram experiment 1963"
- The Psych Files Podcast Episode 97: Stanley Milgram Obedience Study Finally Replicated