Best Jim Bob Williams And Katy Bee Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 146 - The HANDOFF with Steve Wilson 36:10

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This Special Edition of Laughbox is for Steve Wilson to hand off the Internatioinal Humor Month to Drew Tarvin. Enjoy the history of National Humor Month with Larry Wilde and others in the story of how humor was proven to be the best medicine (and continues to be ). Steve Wilson, known as the “Cheerman of The Bored” and the one and only “Joyologist…

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Episode 145 - Dani Klien Modisett and Laughter on Call 51:25

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Dani Klein Modisett is the Founder/CEO of the award-winning company bringing comic relief to those facing Alzheimer’s, Laughter On Call. LOC was launched to help her mother who became depressed facing the disease. In the ensuing 6 years the company has grown to help all people feeling isolated. To date it has trained thousands of caregivers and wor…

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Andrew Tarvin Introduces International Humor Month 2025 24:37

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Andrew Tarvin is the world’s first Humor Engineer teaching people how to get better results while having more fun. He has worked with thousands of people at 200+ organizations, including P&G, GE, and Microsoft. In 2025, Andrew became Director of International Humor Month for AATH. Combining his background as a project manager at Procter & Gamble wi…

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Joy First Foundation in Miami, AZ with Joanna Twentythree 9:51

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Joy First has spent a year with Miami Arts Commission and Joanna Twentythree after the passing of her husband, Michael Twentythree. Hours of yoga, joyful moments, and programs all over the area in Gila County have worked to bring a little bit more happiness to the community. joyfirst.org to donate or contribute to the program…

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Episode 143 - Dr Sam Shay - NeuroSpicy: Love, Life, & Comedy on the Spectrum 51:28

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Dr. Sam Shay, DC, IFMCP is a functional medicine expert, speaker, and comedian who has helped countless individuals optimize their health through personalized, data-driven strategies. Specializing in energy optimization, brain health, and overcoming fatigue and stress, Dr. Sam combines his health expertise with his unique comedic perspective to mak…

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Episode 142 - Mike Goodwin, Comedian - Refreshingly Funny 44:36

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Mike Goodwin is a refreshingly funny comedian, keynote speaker, and content delivery coach. His signature bowtie represents his expectation-defying brand of comedy that leaves a variety of audiences - from churches to corporate events to swanky galas - laughing hysterically and completely inspired, without a foul or vulgar word spoken. A native of …

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Episode 141 Chris Duffy - Creative Comedian, Writer and Podcaster Extraordinaire 51:09

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We are so excited to welcome Chris Duffy, Creative Extraordinaire to the podcast! We had so much fun and we hope you get some giggles from this episode. Chris Duffy is a comedian, television writer, and radio/podcast host. Chris wrote for both seasons of Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas on HBO, executive produced by John Oliver. He’s the creator/host of…

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Episode 40 - Bea Bincze - Humor Coach, Graduating CHP, and Public Speaker 49:49

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I am an Executive Coach, Trainer, Speaker, and Humor Ambassador. I specialize in translating evidence-based techniques into actionable tools for teams. I have 25+ years of leadership experience in multinational companies and organizations. s and individuals, focusing on mindset shifts, communication, and leadership skills. I hold workshops integrat…

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Episode 139 - A Christmas Surprise with Simply St. Nick 42:55

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For over forty years, John Johnson (Simply Saint Nick) has been a character actor and historical presenter, notably bringing the role of Santa Claus to life in the most authentic way. His debut on stage (and as Santa no less) was at the age of six in an elementary school production of “Twas the Night Before Christmas.” Since then, John has gone on …

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Episode 138 - Marco Gamboa Novelist and Stand up Comedian Within Normal Limits 42:55

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Marco was born in Chicago but has also lived in Mexico City and San Antonio. He holds two bachelor’s degrees in English and Psychology, as well as a Master of Jurisprudence. With 15 years of experience in the corporate sector, his roles have spanned product management, operations, governance, and call center positions. In 2011, after the birth of h…

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Joy First Interviews John Simpson again in the Wild 15:46

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Join us as John Simpson discusses his travels and giving Joyful Moments in the wild. You too can give joyful moments simply by giving a compliment to a stranger! https://www.youtube.com/@joyfirstfoundation https://www.facebook.com/JoyFirstFoundation/ https://www.tiktok.com/@joyfirstfoundationBy Kate McGlynn aka Katy BEE

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Episode 137 - Marc Yaffee Stand-Up Comedian, Writer & Podcast Host 1:02:09

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Since his first open mic in 1999, Marc Yaffee has turned his love of stand up in to a thriving career. Stand up comedy has led Marc to perform in diverse locales far and wide around the globe. Marc’s 20 year comedic career has taken him across four continents, 11 countries and 43 states. Marc’s past performance venues includes a tool shed in Iraq, …

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Episode 136 - Brad Miller - Cancer and Comedy Podcast 52:48

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Dr. Brad Miller on the Cancer and Comedy Podcast. A month after retiring from a 43-year career as a pastor Dr. Brad Miller was diagnosed with cancer. His reaction was to laugh to keep from crying. He responded by combining his ministry experience with his doctoral degree in life transformation and his love of comedy to create the Cancer and Comedy …

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Episode 135 - Gilarious Wolf - Native American Comedian - Wolf Brown 45:43

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Wolf Brown is a native american stand-up comedy from the village of Bapchule located on the Gila River Indian Community. His style of comedy includes one-liners, story telling, and roasts. Being versatile in both comedy club and reservation humor. He is has become a rising star in the Arizona comedy scene as well as becoming a casino favorite. His …

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Episode 134 - Karyn Buxman - NeuroHumorist - and Humor Academy 51:35

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Karyn Buxman, RN, MSN, CSP, CPAE is an international speaker, successful author, master neuroplastician, brain-based coach, and neurohumorist (she lives at the intersection of humor and the brain). Karyn is the global authority on high performance humor and her undertakings include her TEDx talk—How Humor Saved the World. As a neurohumorist, Karyn’…

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Episode 133 - Chris Palmer - Author, Filmmaker Extraordinaire! 44:21

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Chris Palmer is an author, speaker, wildlife filmmaker, conservationist, educator, professor, and grandfather. He dedicated his professional career to conservation but now devotes his life to end-of-life activism. Bloomsbury will publish his 10th book, Achieving a Good Death: A Practical Guide to the End of Life, on October 1, 2024. He is a trained…

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Episode 132 - Shelia Kennison - Neuroscience of Humor 49:44

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Shelia M. Kennison is Professor of Psychology. She earned her Ph.D. in Psycholinguistics at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and bachelor’s degree in linguistics and psychology from Harvard University. She is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Psychonomic Society. She has authored numerous works including academic …

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Episode 131 Kyle Edgell CHP - Caricatures As An Experience 30:34

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Kyle Edgell started drawing caricatures in a bar. For fun. She never considered the talent she had to capture a likeness and connect with people a product to be “sold”…until a life-changing request to draw at a company picnic as entertainment allowed her to gift the drawings to her subjects and be paid for it. Her insight and ability to encourage o…

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Episode 130 - MUST LISTEN! Comedian and Speaker Mike Cotayo 41:57

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Funny Man Mike Cotayo is a comedian who knows how to take the stage by storm. His unique blend of silly, smart and dark humor leaves audiences in hysterics, while making others snarf drinks through their nose. Funny Man Mike promises to have you coming back for more. Mike Joins Jim-Bob Williams and Katy BEE to discuss comedians with disabilities, w…

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Joy First Foundation with Kyle Edgell - Caricature Artist and Humorist 36:24

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Joy First Foundation with Kyle Edgell - Caricature Artist and Humorist Join us for discussing our time together in Roanoke Virginia. Donate to the cause as we are raising $2500 dollars to show growth in 2024. The tour, the mission, and the values continue to grow and spread as far and wide as possible. https://www.joyfirst.org/donate/ Joy First Fou…

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Episode 129 - The Indonesian Humor Institute Pioneers - Danny Septriadi and Ulwan Fakhri 47:58

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Combining tax & humor? No tax authorities and practitioners implement that in the world, until Danny Septriadi starts it out! As a tax practitioner & academia, Danny has been using humor in his 30 years professional life. Experiencing humor as a resilience tool himself, he then founded the first world-record library of humor studies & Indonesian hu…

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Joy First visit with Amy Standridge in San Antonio 19:02

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The tour of joy landed in San Antonio to spend some time with Music Therapist, Amy Standridge. We had a blast breaking the mold on the "usual" joyful moment and did some improv music in the park to connect with people. It was very fun, but not only fun! How do we tell people we are a safe person as we approach? These and other questions are discuss…

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Episode 128 - Christiana Frank Applied Improvisation Consultant and Speaker 47:33

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Christiana Frank is a certified speaker, coach, consultant, program developer, and mentor. Since 1999, she has been helping corporate teams, educational institutions, and mental health facilities connect to themselves, each other, and the world at large. Founder of KidScape Productions and with a strong passion for helping all ages, you can typical…

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Jim-Bob Williams Discusses Joyful Moments at Golden Corral 37:19

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Jim-Bob Williams Discusses Joyful Moments at Golden Corral Joy First in West Virginia with Jim-Bob Williams The Tour of Joy ended up in West Virginia, near Charleston with Jim-Bob Williams. After the fact we are meeting to discuss our 48 hours together with Joy First Foundation. There are stories of bringing joyful moments to strangers, and discuss…

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Joy First Discussion with Audrey Biloon 19:02

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Joy First Foundation stopped in Savannah, Georgia to be with Audrey Billoon, retired Lawyer and Social Worker. We had so much fun improvising and creating joyful moments for her colleagues in her independent living center. Listen as we explore what seniors need for joyful moments, and how they could be more comfortable bringing the light! Follow Ka…

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Episode 127 - Stefano Iaboni Smile Solution 47:08

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Meet Stefano Iaboni, a comedic performer from Rome who turned his love for the arts into a global adventure. Starting in circus school in Holland, Stefano soon found the weather and cuisine lacking. He relocated to Barcelona, where he immersed himself in the vibrant scene of nouveau clowning, collaborating with legends like Johnny Melville and Jang…

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Laughbox Interview Repost Joy First Foundation 54:13

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Laughbox Interview Repost Joy First Foundation This originally was episode 98 of the Laughbox Podcast with the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor https://laughbox.aath.org Jim-Bob Williams, Olivia Vo, Cathy Grippi and Katy BEE discuss the first few months of Joy First giving Joyful Moments to strangers. #aath #joyfirstfoundation #joyfulm…

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Cathy Grippi Discusses Her Journey with Joy First Foundation 13:47

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Cathy Grippi Discusses Her Journey with Joy First Foundation During the first few months of the Tour of Joy, I stopped in to collaborate with Cathy Grippi, a laughter yogi and Certified Humor Professional with the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor.By katyem

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Episode 126 - Comedian Joey Gaynor - The Full Gaynor 59:27

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Known for his singing voice and impressions, Joey Gaynor is an actor, comedian and writer living in Los Angeles via Newark, New Jersey. After eight years on the road, Joey's break through came in the concert movie, "Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen" with Bill Hicks, Chris Rock and Tim Allen. A regular at the Comedy Store, Joey's performed with Richard Pryor…

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Episode 125 - Roland Thompson - The Connection Grandpa 38:46

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"After spending most of his life raising kids and working in the financial industry, Roland is spending the rest of the time here on earth focused on the Heart of the Fathers Foundation project. The foundation is focusedon helping grandparents to have an effective connection with their grandchildren. Just like FDR says, "We cannot alwaysbuild a fut…

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Episode 124 - The 2024 Conference Casserole! 24:45

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Join us as we chronicle the 2024 AATH Conference with first hand interviews, sounds from the actual conference and some opportunities to giggle and guffaw! Hear from some of the keynote speakers, breakout rooms and takeaways from this year's conference! We are unable to name all of the amazing folks that are on this, and we would like to thank all …

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Episode 123- Ros Ben-Moshe and the Laughter Effect 40:47

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Ros Ben-Moshe is a Laughter, Wellbeing and Positivity author, academic and practitioner. She is Adjunct lecturer at the School of Public Health and Psychology at La Trobe University, Melbourne, where she coordinates the Australian-first Laughter, Resilience and Wellbeing online short course for professionals. Her latest book, The Laughter Effect – …

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Episode 122 Richard Hawk Makes Safety Fun! 50:17

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Richard Hawk The Leading Expert on Making Safety Fun It’s rare to find someone who is both a safety professional and an entertaining speaker and trainer. Richard Hawk has been in the safety and health field for more than 30 years. He spent 15 of them as a safety professional in the nuclear industry and as a safety advisor on constructions projects.…

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Episode 121 Gina Ramsey and Her Burnt Gloveboxes 49:56

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Gina Ramsey, based in Superior, WI, is passionate about making a difference through humor, inspiration, and connection. Her book, "Burnt Gloveboxes: Embracing Life When It Goes Up In Flames," humorously navigates life's unexpected moments. Celebrated for her on-demand singing impersonations and love of screaming rubber chickens, Gina infuses her pr…

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Episode 120 Mike Lukas and Fine Tuning Your Funny Muscle 47:31

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Mike Lukas grew up in Cleveland and was a successful internationally touring comedian and improvisor (NBC, Comedy Central, Second City, CBS Radio, A&E) for twenty-four years before he decided to hang up his clown shoes and give writing a full time go. Now hammering his keyboard out of Dallas, Mike co-raises his two babies when he’s not pumping out …

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Episode 119 Paul Osincup and The Humor Habit 49:01

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Paul Osincup, CHP is a Keynote Speaker, Humor Strategist, and Past President of AATH. Paul's global mission for workplace happiness has provided him the opportunity to work with hundreds of organizations like the U.S. Airforce, Google, Discover, and the Harvard Kennedy School of Leadership. He's also the author of the forthcoming book The Humor Hab…

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Ep118 -REPOST- Live a Beautiful Life Podcast with Joy First Foundation and Adam Williams 49:04

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Our New Year Episode is a repost of Adam Williams of the Live a Beautiful Life Podcast interviewing Katy BEE about Joy First Foundation. https://www.liveabeautifullifepodcast.com/ photo by Nick Le A place to explore the many paths that lead to living a beautiful life. For more information on Joy First Foundation - head on over to https://www.joyfir…

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REPOST - Episode 47Jess Ruggieri, MHP, CEHC Fun as Function 48:24

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In the name of FUN and PLAY we repost Jess Ruggieri from episode 47 with Chip Lutz, Enjoy!! "Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game." - Michael Jordan Are you ready to have some fun? I am but, then again, I'm always up for having some fun. But did you know that fun can be functional in improving employee productivity and engagement? This episode's gue…

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Episode 117- Hail to the Chief Episode Roberta Gold, President of AATH 47:56

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Roberta is the 2023-2024 president of AATH! Hail to the Chief! LOL Sign up for her free weekly newsletter, Laughter Rocks! at: www.laf4u.com Roberta Gold is a Recreation Therapist and a Certified Humor Professional who founded Laughter for the Health of it in 1985 with one mission: To empower everyone to have a more positive outlook by seeing the h…

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Episode 116 - Dave Shelton Talks about Writing for National Lampoon, and Being Bitchy the Clown 57:37

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Dave, an award winning film and television writer, cartoonist, author, musician and voice actor, has had his writing compared to the likes of Ray Bradbury and David Lynch and his cartoon work to that of Charles Schulz, one of Dave’s idols. As senior writer and head of cartoons at National Lampoon, he put out two best-selling cartoon collections whi…

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Joy First Joyful Moments with Jason Carver 9:44

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Joy First Foundation is dedicated to reminding us how compliments feel, and that we all matter. Mental health, happiness, and well being are high priorities. Offering Joyful Moments to all living beings. The Tour of Joy continues into its second year, all across the United States! Follow us at Joyfirst.org and on all social media platforms! We need…

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Episode 115 - Katy Maag talks about Laughter, Resilience, and Our Inner 3 Year Old! 47:07

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Katy has always used humor to diffuse stress and anxiety of patients but was intrigued to learn more of the practice of Laughter Yoga when her work started an Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Program. She traveled three hours to participate in several programs before taking the leap into becoming a Laughter Leader, and then after a few years to bec…

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By Kate McGlynn aka Katy BEE

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Episode 114 - Steve Wilson Returns to Talk about The World Laughter Tour, History, Theories, and Joy!! 45:10

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“We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy.” —Joseph Campbell Steve Wilson returns to LaughBox with Katy BEE and Jim-Bob Williams to talk about the inception and history of laughter clubs and what “Good Hearted Living” can do for us with six practices! Since its inception, World Laughter Tour has been recognized as a sig…

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Episode 113 -The Doctor of Fun, Megan Bendtzen, Funology, and Get in the Game Show! 36:45

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Megan Bendtzen is the CEO and Founder of TheDoctorofFun.com. A former Fortune 100 Work Zombie 😆, she walked away from her 25-year corporate career to bring new life to the world she left when she discovered the Prescription for Happiness and the Cure for the Common Life! Megan’s mission is to help individuals and organizations inject more fun into …

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Episode 112 - Welcome Back Allen Klein, Jollytologist and the Laughiest Interview! 47:12

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Allen Klein is a Jollytologist® and “Ambassador of Light” who shows audience’s worldwide how to use humor and positivity to deal with life’s not-so-funny stuff. He is a TEDx presenter on the power of intention and the author of over 30 books including the best-selling book, The Healing Power of Humor, as well as Embracing Life After Loss, and The A…

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Episode 111 - Happy Birthday Nancy Norton! Tromedy Podcaster and Comedian 42:07

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Nancy Norton is an award winning comedian and keynote speaker who presents "The Power of Humor" She is the first woman to win the Boston Comedy Festival, then the very next year, placed first in the Seattle International Comedy Competition, the first woman to win that since 1985 and then, for Humility, placed 3rd in South Dakota. (LOL) She is a for…

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Episode 110 - Timothy Killilea - Firefighting, Resilience, Side Jobs, and Improvisational Creativity 47:10

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Tim is a firefighter and a curator of side jobs. From operating a Paleo bakery to implementing an electric powered, residential landscaping company, there are a lot of things he has said, "Yes, and!" to. Adding something is important to him, so is his passion to expand access to improv comedy and improvisational creativity. He is currently performi…

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Episode 109 - Way Back Time Machine -Vintage Allen Klein Interview with Chip Lutz 44:59

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This episode, we revive the Chip Lutz interview with the one and only Allen Klein! Yes, Allen, Jim-Bob and I would love to do a follow up interview with you! Meanwhile, enjoy this vintage episode one more time! Go back in time in this episode to the humble beginnings of Chip Lutz as he just started the Laughbox Podcast. Enjoy the intro, and the dee…

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Episode 108 - Humor is a Gateway Drug to Joy with Bonita Joy 54:43

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For a complementary Humor Journal with ten humor prompts to help recognize the fun and funny in daily life so that you can grow your humor muscle and experience more joy, go to https://joy.funandfunnier.com website: https://bonitajoyyoder.com https://www.facebook.com/bonita.yoder.5 https://www.linkedin.com/in/bonitajoy/ youtube handle : @bonitajoy …