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Topical Currents

A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny

05/28/14 - Why do we laugh?  Wednesday’s Topical Currents explores the psychological, cultural and emotional terrain of humor. We’ll visit with award-winning journalist, Joel Warner.  He’s the co-author of the book The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny.  Along with co-author, Dr. Peter McGraw, they set out on a far-reaching search that spanned the globe, from New York to Japan, from Palestine to the Amazon to discover the secret behind humor. Join us for Topical CurrentsWednesday at 1pm.

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WLRN Radio's Joseph Cooper says producing and hosting Topical Currents is the most rewarding experience of his long radio career, which began at the University of Missouri School of Journalism in the 1970s.