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LaughBoxEpisode 141 Chris Duffy - Creative Comedian, Writer and Podcaster ExtraordinaireWe 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 the streaming game show Wrong Answers Only, where three comedians try to understand what a leading scientist does all day, in partnership with LabX at the National Academy of Sciences. Chris is both a former fifth grade teacher and a former...2025-01-1551 min
LaughBoxEpisode 40 - Bea Bincze - Humor Coach, Graduating CHP, and Public SpeakerI 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 integrating humor and improv with psychological research to
enhance creativity, flexibility, and performance.
I hold presentations and workshops at international conferences. My
passion is helping people laugh more and complain less.
...2025-01-0149 min
LaughBoxEpisode 139 - A Christmas Surprise with Simply St. NickFor 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 to study acting with the Alban Arts Academy in Saint Albans, West Virginia. He has also attended classes taught by such artists as Pam Chibora, Leah Turley, Sean Watkins, Adam Bryan, Marlette Carter, and Kelly Strom. He h...2024-12-1542 min
LaughBoxEpisode 138 - Marco Gamboa Novelist and Stand up Comedian Within Normal LimitsMarco 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 his first daughter, Marco began to feel ill. For nine years, he was told it was anxiety, but nothing seemed to help. It wasn’t until 2020 that he was finally diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. From 2011 to 2022, Marco struggled with agoraphobia, but...2024-12-0142 min
LaughBoxEpisode 137 - Marc Yaffee Stand-Up Comedian, Writer & Podcast HostSince 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, atop a large rock in the Sierra Nevada Mountains for a Tribal celebration, and on board an Alaska Airlines flight to Fairbanks. Whether it’s a Las Vegas showroom, a cruise ship theater, or a tribal...2024-11-151h 02
LaughBoxEpisode 136 - Brad Miller - Cancer and Comedy PodcastDr. 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 Podcast designed to help people impacted by cancer (and other diseases) to heal with hope and humor. Dr. Brad launched the Cancer and Comedy Podcast in August 2023 and received the Best faith-based Comedy Podcast for 2023 Award...2024-11-0152 min
LaughBoxEpisode 135 - Gilarious Wolf - Native American Comedian - Wolf BrownWolf 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 jokes are relatable to everyone, telling the struggles of a rezzy native in a modern world. He recently went viral on tiktok. You can follow him on Facebook, Instagram and Tictok @gilariouswolf. His comedy album Gilarious (pronounced "hilarious") was jus...2024-10-1445 min
LaughBoxEpisode 134 - Karyn Buxman - NeuroHumorist - and Humor AcademyKaryn 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’s career resides at the intersection of humor and the brain, helping high performers achieve greater influence and optimum health through the art and science of applied humor. Karyn is one of 275 professionals (and one of only 62 women) in the world to be inducted into the Speaker Hal...2024-10-0151 min
LaughBoxEpisode 133 - Chris Palmer - Author, Filmmaker Extraordinaire!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 hospice volunteer and founded and runs an aging, death, and dying group for the Bethesda Metro Area Village.
He serves as Vice Chair of the Board of Montgomery Hospice & Prince George’s Hospice (MHI), is vice president of the Board of the Funeral Consumers Alliance of...2024-09-0344 min
LaughBoxEpisode 132 - Shelia Kennison - Neuroscience of HumorShelia 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 journal articles and a textbook on the development of language. Her psycholinguistic research has focused on sentence processing in English as well as a variety of other languages, including Arabic, Spanish, German, Japanese, Chinese, and Finnish.
Buy her book on Amazon
https://amzn.to...2024-08-1649 min
LaughBoxEpisode 131 Kyle Edgell CHP - Caricatures As An ExperienceKyle 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 others through her art and humor grew into a career that has spanned over 20 years.
Edgell has a gift for presentation that instigates laughter, whether in a homeless shelter or attending conferences at 5 star Resort Hotels. ...2024-08-0130 min
LaughBoxEpisode 130 - MUST LISTEN! Comedian and Speaker Mike Cotayo
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, what's funny about a TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury), and his amazing history of standup. Have a listen to this wonderful guy! He's pretty funny!
@mikecotayo on the socials
www.funnymanmike.com
2024-07-1741 min
LaughBoxEpisode 129 - The Indonesian Humor Institute Pioneers - Danny Septriadi and Ulwan FakhriCombining 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 humor institute (IHIK3). Danny wants more Indonesians use humor as a life skills, also to enhance their creativity, critical thinking, communication, & leadership skill.
Joining with Danny is Ulwan Fakhri, IHIK3's humor researcher. Both of them are the pioneers and Certified Humor Professionals from Indonesia.
Danny, Ulwan, & IHIK3 have...2024-07-0147 min
LaughBoxEpisode 128 - Christiana Frank Applied Improvisation Consultant and SpeakerChristiana 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 typically find Mrs. Frank in areas of wellness and empowerment, applying evidence-based approaches that draw from modern-day neuroscience and psychology. Since 1999 she has been designing and leading training’s with a mindful approach to collaboration, communication, and creativity. Mrs. Frank’s passion is deeply rooted in facilitating teams and individ...2024-06-1447 min
The JOY First Foundation PodcastJim-Bob Williams Discusses Joyful Moments at Golden CorralJim-Bob Williams Discusses Joyful Moments at Golden CorralJoy 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 discussions about how everyone can bring more joy to each other. #aath #joyfirstfoundation #joyful #mentalhealth #therapeuticimprov Get full access to Katy BEE Joy's Substack at katybeejoy.substack.com/subscribe2024-06-0837 min
LaughBoxEpisode 127 - Stefano Iaboni Smile SolutionMeet 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 Jango Edwards.
For a decade, Stefano thrived in Barcelona, engaging in theater, film, and street performances. He even launched his own sketch comedy cabaret. Ever eager to learn, he studied stage and film acting and taught at the "Nouveau Clown Institute-Barcelona."
Today, Stefano splits his time betw...2024-05-3047 min
LaughBoxEpisode 126 - Comedian Joey Gaynor - The Full GaynorKnown 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, the Smother's Brothers, Sam Kinison, George Lopez, Billy Gardell and many many others.
He's also appeared in the films "The Five Heartbeats", "All I Want For Christmas" with Leslie Nielson, the documentary "I am Sam Kinison" and the most popular episode of "U...2024-05-1459 min
LaughBoxEpisode 125 - Roland Thompson - The Connection Grandpa"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 focused
on helping grandparents to have an effective connection with their grandchildren. Just like FDR says, "We cannot always
build a future for our youth, but we can always build our youth for the future."
Roland's favorite place to hangout is Facebook. Follow him at the Connection Grandpa Facebook group and join him
in his journey to being a very effective grandpa. "2024-05-0138 min
LaughBoxEpisode 124 - The 2024 Conference Casserole!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 of the organizers for making this amazing conference happen!
Special thanks to INSYNC Photography and Design for their amazing photography! Our AV crew was also spectacular as usual!
For images and mo...2024-04-1624 min
LaughBoxEpisode 123- Ros Ben-Moshe and the Laughter EffectRos 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 – How to Build Joy, Resilience and Positivity in Your Life will be translated into 8 different languages. It follows her highly acclaimed first book, Laughing at cancer – How to Heal with Love, Laughter and Mindfulness. Ros is frequently sought after for her expert opinion on radio, TV and mainstream media. She has written f...2024-03-3140 min
LaughBoxEpisode 122 Richard Hawk Makes Safety Fun!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. Richard’s background also includes theater, where he toured with acting companies and wrote a musical which was produced by Emerson College in Boston. His depth of knowledge and extensive experience make for content-rich, behavior-changing learning programs that...2024-03-1750 min
LaughBoxEpisode 121 Gina Ramsey and Her Burnt GloveboxesGina 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 presentations with memorable charm. Let’s go on a journey of blending humor, positivity, and actionable strategies for manifesting success and well-being.
LINKS:
Website: http://www.ginaramseyauthor.com
Linktr.ee: https://linktr.ee/ginaramseyauthor429
2024-03-0149 min
LaughBoxEpisode 120 Mike Lukas and Fine Tuning Your Funny MuscleMike 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 sports blogs, short stories, novels, and non-fiction books that unlock the secrets of the universe.
Website: https://funnymuscle.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MikeLukas4
Youtube: https://www.you...2024-02-1547 min
LaughBoxEpisode 119 Paul Osincup and The Humor HabitPaul 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 Habit: Rewire Your Brain to Stress Less, Laugh More, and Achieve More'er which is available for preorder now and releases on April 23! Paul's work has been highlighted in the New York Times, Forbes, and on his mom's refrigerator.
Preorder The Humor Habit now!
Connect with Paul...2024-01-1949 min
LaughBoxEp118 -REPOST- Live a Beautiful Life Podcast with Joy First Foundation and Adam WilliamsOur 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.joyfirst.org/
Adam is a musician and vocalist who created this podcast to study emotions in an in depth way with high empathy and understanding. His podcast covered subjects...2023-12-3149 min
LaughBoxREPOST - Episode 47Jess Ruggieri, MHP, CEHC Fun as FunctionIn 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 guest, Jess Ruggieri, is the Director of Inclusion at the Fun Department and she specializes in helping organizations do just that...using play to enhance the culture and create places where...2023-12-1548 min
LaughBoxEpisode 117- Hail to the Chief Episode Roberta Gold, President of AATHRoberta 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 humor instead of the horror in our world.
Roberta’s Background
Roberta Gold is a Recreation Therapist and uses humor therapeutically. Her proprietary program, Laughter for the Health of it has helped...2023-12-0147 minLaughBoxEpisode 116 - Dave Shelton Talks about Writing for National Lampoon, and Being Bitchy the ClownDave, 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 while handling writing and cartooning for the flagship magazine. He was also involved with Comic Relief. His early work includes art for Tim Allen and Robert Wuhl’s HBO specials and, as cartoonist and writer for Tiger Beat's Superteen Magazine he c...2023-11-1457 minLaughBoxEpisode 115 - Katy Maag talks about Laughter, Resilience, and Our Inner 3 Year Old!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 become a Laughter Teacher. Katy is known as the Laughing Nurse. With a quick wit that creates laughter, patients and staff feel welcomed and engaged in their own journey. With a magnetic, captivating and high spirited style, participants after a session com...2023-11-0247 minLaughBoxEpisode 114 - Steve Wilson Returns to Talk about The World Laughter Tour, History, Theories, and Joy!!“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 significant global influence in the practical applications of laughter and humor for health and world peace. Steve Wilson is a very popular and talented Certified Speaking Professional, experienced educator of mental health professionals, member of key pro...2023-10-1645 minLaughBoxEpisode 113 -The Doctor of Fun, Megan Bendtzen, Funology, and Get in the Game Show!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 their lives and work so they are more engaged, energized and happier! Using her unique P.L.A.Y. to Win Approach, she teaches how to use Fun as a professional tool to increase productivity, profitability and improve overa...2023-10-0136 minLaughBoxEpisode 112 - Welcome Back Allen Klein, Jollytologist and the Laughiest Interview!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 AWE Factor, which SpiritualityandPractice.com called “One of the Best Spiritual Books” the year it was published.
(https://www.allenklein.com/books.htm)
Comedian Jerry Lewis has said that Klein is “a noble and vital force watc...2023-09-1547 minLaughBoxEpisode 111 - Happy Birthday Nancy Norton! Tromedy Podcaster and ComedianNancy 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 former Nurse who now heals with humor, her new Podcast:
Tromedy, spelled TROMEDY. (I like to spell it for obvious reasons)...is
Transmuting Trauma using Comedy.
Find Tromed...2023-09-0142 minLaughBoxEpisode 110 - Timothy Killilea - Firefighting, Resilience, Side Jobs, and Improvisational CreativityTim 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 performing with Daniel Lee White's Bring Your Own Improv in Warwick, RI. This performance group allows volunteers in their short form games. Come and Play!
https://bringyourownimprov.com/
Another project is an Instagram account called Potato Based Economy. Subjects like economics, ind...2023-08-1547 minLaughBoxEpisode 109 - Way Back Time Machine -Vintage Allen Klein Interview with Chip LutzThis 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 deep velvet voice of Chip as he interviews Allen Klein.
Allen Klein!? Yes! This week I got to talk the THE Allen Klein, CSP and AATH Lifetime Achievement Award Winner. Allen...2023-08-0444 minLaughBoxEpisode 108 - Humor is a Gateway Drug to Joy with Bonita JoyFor 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
full youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/@bonitajoy
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN_Ypu7rOnkzEPIKrWaUs8w
Instagram handle: @iambonitajoy
https://www.instagram.com/iambonitajoy/
Bonita Joy's vision is for people to experience moments of joy in their work, relationships and daily lives regardless o...2023-07-1954 minLaughBoxEpisode 107 - AATH Interviews Lynn Perreault of Laughter Business Academy!
Helloooo, I am Lynn Perreault, Ph.D., Founder of Laughter Business Academy (2010), Positive Business/Community/Health/Social Psychologist (2005), Qualified Uppiness Trainer (2022), Certified Laughter Yoga Leader & Teacher (2008), and Applied Improvisation Practitioner (1990). My mission is to raise the economy for laughter, humour and improv practitioners all around the globe.
Laughter Business Academy is an online business incubator and accelerator for therapeutic humourists, applied improv trainers, happiness consultants, freelance humourists, and laughterpreneurs who want to make a good 6-figure living. Since 2010, our programs have helped thousands of clients in 20 countries.
How to make money as a humour or laugh...2023-06-3047 minLaughBoxEpisode 106 - AATH Interviews Bobby Benavides - Clean Comic Collaboration with Taking Up Your TimeBobby Benavides has been doing comedy for several years in West Virginia. He has a wife and four kids, all of which, he practices his material on, regularly. When he isn’t doing comedy he is an air guitar enthusiast. He mainly specializes in slow jams, and will perform at weddings. He enjoys reading a good book, and drinking great coffee, but has settled for books about bears who live in a tree house, and instant coffee, as of late.
https://bobbybcomedy.com/
https://www.facebook.com/bobbythoughts
https://www.instagram.com/b...2023-06-1548 minLaughBoxEpisode 105-LaughBox Welcomes Frank Chindamo of Laugh MD for a Return VisitFrank began his media career in writing and production at SNL. He's won 30+ awards for writing/producing comedy videos for HBO, Showtime, CBS, PBS, Comedy Central and more. He launched the world’s first mobile comedy channel, featured on the front pages of Forbes, the LA Times, and in the Wall Street Journal and the NY Times. Former Adjunct Professor in Web Video at USC, UCLA and Chapman University. Certified Humor Professional through the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor.
https://www.laughmd.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/laughmd/
https://www...2023-06-0344 minLaughBoxEpisode 104 - Chip Lutz first Laughbox Episode - and 2023 winner of the Doug Fletcher Lifetime Achievement AwardDoug Fletcher Lifetime Achievement Award
We reposted the very first Laughbox episode to honor Chip Lutz as the recipient of the lifetime achievement award in 2023
Thank you, Chip!
Are you wondering about AATH? This is a brief descriptive episode about the Association of Applied and Therapeutic Humor and the pilot episode of Laughbox!
The Doug Fletcher Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to either a member or non-member in recognition of his or her
Dedication and service to AATH, and/or
A significant contribution to the understanding and application of humor and/or lau...2023-05-1704 minLaughBoxEpisode 103 - 2023 Conference MishMash - Interviews, and Sound BytesJoin Jim-Bob Williams and Katy BEE as they chronicle the 2023 AATH Conference with first hand interviews, sounds from the actual conference and some opportunities to giggle and guffaw!
Hear about some of the keynote speakers, breakout rooms and takeaways from this year's conference!
For images and more info about the conference head to
https://www.aath.org/
https://www.facebook.com/healthyhumor
2023-05-0346 minLaughBoxEpisode 102- Carla H Brown - Joy Coach, Laughter Yogi, and GriefYoga Instructor - Giggles, Guffaws, and Finding Our JoyCarla H Brown is a dynamic force for laughter, levity and joy on the planet! A self-proclaimed, recovering serious person, Carla chose to seek out more joy, after experiencing an auto-immune illness, which left her temporarily paralyzed. This slowing down gave her the opportunity to be fully present with the fear, worry, self-hatred and suffering going on in her mind, affecting her body. The experience gave her a passion and joy for living life to its fullest, knowing that life can turn on a dime.
The intention of her company, Living From Joy Coaching and Training, is to...2023-04-1553 minLaughBoxEpisode 101 - CHP Robin Phoenix Johnson Talks about Life with The Best Medicine Brigade, and Healarious! Veterans and Humor!Robin Phoenix Johnson
President, HEAL*ARIOUS, Founder Best Medicine Brigade
After more than 20 years of military service, Lieutenant Colonel Robin Johnson, USA, Ret., discovered her new mission in improving people, organizations, and communities with humor.
Level II Certified Humor Professional (Association for the Applied & Therapeutic Use of Humor
Comedy Bootcamp Instructor, Armed Services Arts Partnership
Volunteer at Charleston VA Hospital
HEAL*ARIOUS programs facilitator
Stand-up Comedian/Voted Best Charleston Comic 2022
Motivational Speaker
CEO, Best Medicine Brigade
Executive Producer
Manager for Ashley Gutermuth
https://healarious.org/
https://bestmedicinebrigade.com/
https://ww...2023-04-0346 minLaughBoxEpisode 100 - Izzy Gesell Returns with A New Book and More!Izzy Gesell is an “organizational alchemist” who helps people navigate their internal logjams
and emerge more confident, spontaneous and effective. Through keynotes, workshops and
coaching sessions, Izzy delivers meaningful material in an enjoyable way. His unique
approach to personal and organizational development is rooted at the intersection of Improv,
Facilitation and Coaching.
Among the first to use Improv Theater concepts as tools for personal and organizational
learning, he is the author of “Playing Along: Group Learning Activities Borrowed From
Improvisation Theater,” Instructional Moments: Facilitating with Applied Improv The
Resilient Caregiver: A Path to...2023-03-1959 minLaughBoxEpisode 99-Mary Kay Morrison and the Humor Academy Flashmob!
This episode is a flashmob game show starring Mary Kay and Don Morrison and members of the Humor Academy and graduate Certified Humor Professionals.
Mary Kay Morrison - Founder
Jim-Bob Williams - CHP
Katy BEE - Level 1
Don Morrison - Level 2
Fatima Ahmed - Level 1 and Peace Scholar
Roberta Gold - CHP and Advisor
Kyle Edgell - CHP
Cathy Grippi - CHP and Recruitment
Mary Jo Neil - Level 2
Joy Baldoz - Level 3
Colleen Cook - CHP2023-02-2844 minLaughBoxEpisode 98 - AATH Humor Academy Project- Discussing Joy First Foundation with Katy BEE, Olivia Vo and CHP Cathy Grippi - Joyful Moments, The Ripple Effect, and Who Needs Joy on Thursday?Kate McGlynn, aka Katy BEE is a first year Humor Academy student with AATH and the founder of a new Non-profit Joy First Foundation - https://www.joyfirst.org/ - which is dedicated to bringing, evoking, creating, and offering joy to all living beings. Joyful Moments are online and in-person spontaneous moments appreciating and being grateful to others with standing ovations, surveys, gifts, like noses, kazoos, awards, certificates, and more. Joy FIrst also offers donated clown visits to organizations supporting families, and kids in need, like senior centers, shelters, police stations, veterans services, and random people because EVERYONE needs...2023-02-1650 minLaughBoxEpisode 97 - AATH President, Jennifer Keith: Fixing Your Funny Bone and Throat Punching Your Blues Away with GRITForget flying, invisibility or teleportation – the best superpower to covet is humor. Jennifer Keith’s superpower has been and always will be humor – in many forms.
As a certified Humor Professional and current president of the international Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, Jennifer discovered the brain remembers two things – trauma and humor. Using her G.R.I.T. method of using humor to process trauma and loss, Jennifer finds ways to fix the funny bone and find the funny faster when surrounded by disappointing and upsetting events. If your brain is remembering the difficult times any...2023-02-0951 minLaughBoxEpisode 96- AATH interviews Reverend Artist Barbara Ann Michaels, Jester of the PeaceReverend Artist Barbara Ann Michaels. Jester of the Peace, is a clown theater performance artist and Ordained Interfaith Minister. Her mission is to put humor, art and love back in the medicine cabinet for generations to come. She founded an online town for humor and wellness including House of Holy Humor, the non-religious congregation for humor for wellbeing, Humor Arts Museum, for uplifting humorous art in all media, the It's Funny Now Library, a global video story bank of true tales were hard when they were happening, yet are funny to the tellers now, the Love Letter Lounge Post Office a...2023-01-2655 minLaughBoxEpisode 95 - AATH Interviews Dr. Lois Holzman Co-Founder of the East Side InstituteDr. Lois Holzman and her East Side Institute colleagues and associates bring human and community development to the forefront of culture and social change through grassroots, performance activism worldwide. Trained as a developmental psychologist at Columbia and Rockefeller Universities, Lois is a leading proponent of a social therapeutic psychology of becoming —which she’s dubbed “non-knowing growing.” She has written 8 books, including Performing Psychology: A Postmodern Culture of the Mind and The Overweight Brain: How Our Obsession with Knowing Keeps Us from Getting Smart Enough to Make a Better World. Her most recent project is a “different kind of advice column...2023-01-1353 minLaughBoxEpisode 94 - AATH joins the Lead with Levity Podcast with Dr. Heather Walker! Lighten Up - How Humor Makes the Workplace Better!The Lead with Levity Podcast shows leaders (like you!) how to create space for humanity in business so you can have a fun, safe, and supportive company that people love.
If you want to create the kind of work environment that your team can get excited about, where people feel valued and connected, then this is the show for you.
Dr. Walker has dedicated her career to helping organizations revamp their cultures to improve morale, productivity and profit. After doing this work for 10+ years, she noticed a core cultural differentiator in organizations that truly thrived…. Lev...2023-01-041h 05LaughBoxEpisode 93 - AATH Interviews Sue Stevenson - Author of ”Impossible to Possible: Neurostrategies for Healing, Humor, and a Reimagined Life”AATH's Sue Stevenson returns to the Laughbox podcast with a new book! Sue is a certified brain-based coach working with decision-makers, C-suite executives, professionals, solopreneurs, speakers, and coaches. She uses a varied and effective neuroscience-based skill set, that includes positive intelligence, applied and therapeutic humor, social learning, and peak performance strategies.
Sue is best known for facilitating learning and positive change through brain-based coaching and consulting by utilizing the latest research in neuroscience, strategic humor management, and positive psychology to help leaders realize their full potential and success.
Her new book: "Impossible to Possible: N...2022-12-1555 minLaughBoxEpisode 92 - AATH Interviews Raghu Adibhatla - Clean Comedian and Rising Star!Based out of Chicago, Raghu has been making people laugh all over the country since 2010 with his saucy comedy. He shamelessly shares the humorous side of the various roles he plays as a husband, father and son. From being an Indian American to all the nuances ( or pile on) that life brings he leaves no stone unturned. He also recently taped his first comedy special with Dry Bar Comedy.
Upcoming shows:
12/15 - 12 Comics of SNF - 8:00 pm Free Show
Two Brothers Roundhouse
205 N. Broadway Aurora, IL
12/22 - Big break Comedy
Holiday Club - 8:00 pm Free show
4000 N. Sheridan Rd. Chicago, IL
...2022-12-0744 minLaughBoxEpisode 91 - AATH Interviews Michael Kerr, The Workplace Energizer; Author and Speaker about The Importance of Humor at WorkMichael Kerr is a Canadian Hall of Fame speaker who travels the world researching, writing, and speaking about inspiring workplace cultures and businesses that leverage their humor resources to create outrageous results. He is also the author of eight books including The Jerk-Free Workplace: How You Can Take the Lead to Create a Happier, More Inspiring Workplace and The Humor Advantage: Why Some Businesses Are Laughing All the Way to the Bank. You can sign up for Michael’s weekly newsletter Inspiring Workplace at www.MikeKerr.com.
Inspiring Workplaces YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeaR...2022-11-2453 minLaughBoxEpisode 90 - AATH interviews Kathy Laurenhue of Wisernow.comKathy Laurenhue heads Wiser Now, Inc., a multi-media publishing and staff development company focused on wellbeing in aging that aims to be practical and lighthearted in everything it produces, including her award-winning e-newsletter, Wiser Now Wednesday. Wiser Now also provides dozens of online courses, webinars, and other services to a variety of clients in the U.S. and, in the past, Australia. Her brain-stimulating writing includes more than a thousand trivia quizzes, word games, discussion topics, and imaginative/ reminiscence exercises that are available in both downloadable print and themed slide show formats. She is the author of five books, inc...2022-11-1040 minLaughBoxAATH Interviews Marian Rich, Social Therapeutic Coach, Performance Activist, and Play RevolutionaryTrained as an actress and theatrical director, Marian has spent over 30 years designing and delivering playful social therapeutic workshops and programs.
An accomplished improvisational actor, Marian has performed improv comedy with This is Your Ridiculous Life and The Proverbial Loons, stand-up comedy at Caroline’s Comedy Club (NYC), and traveled to Central America exploring humanitarian clowning with her clown mentor, Dr. Patch Adams. A lifelong community organizer, and longtime builder of the nonprofit All Stars Project, Marian has taught improvisation to non-actors of all ages from the poor communities of color at the All Star’s free unive...2022-10-1955 minLaughBoxEpisode 88 - Clown without Borders USA ”Laughter is an Abundant Resource”AATH Interviews Naomi Shafer of Clowns Without Borders
Where other resources are scarce, Clowns Without Borders makes laughter abundant. These professional clowns and circus artists perform in refugee camps, conflict zones, and sites of natural disaster.
Read our take on if Laughter is the Best Medicine (https://clownswithoutborders.org/is-laughter-the-best-medicine-these-clowns-say-absolutely/
Visit our website to learn more about the transformative power of play. https://clownswithoutborders.org/
Take our Laughter Challenge to experience for yourself why laughing matters
Follow along Facebook https://www.facebook.com/clownswithoutborders.usa
Instagram https://www...2022-10-0656 minLaughBoxEpisode 87 -What is the CHIN group in AATH?Introducing the CHIN group, Creative Humorists Inspiring Noodling. These are a bunch of AATH members of all levels joining together as a result of wanting to connect creatives, humor, and community! Listen as they describe the feeling of an AATH conference, discuss their experience in the Humor Academy, try and come up with ways to solve problems with humor, and just laugh and have fun. Giggle with the CHINS!
2022-09-2639 minLaughBoxEpisode 86-AATH interviews Dicky Hardwick the King of Clean Comedy, Disney, and Corporate Comedy.Dick Hardwick, Corporate Comedian, and Clean Comedy! He has won the Gong Show twice, was a Star Search winner for one week and he talks with us about his history as an entertainer. Discussing his experience with such legends as Jerry Van Dyke, Jimmy Buffet, Reba McEntire, performing with Disney and at the Grand Ole Opry! Have a laugh and have a listen!
2022-08-3158 minLaughBoxEpisode 85 AATH interviews Serhiy Velychanskyi. How to say yes and... to war! From Applied Improvisation Network about Saying YES AND to the war in UkraineSerhiy Velichanskyi is a Ukrainian professional improviser and started Improversity as a way to help ESL teachers use improv and humor in teaching English. His plans were interrupted by the invasion of Ukraine. Here he discusses how to improvise with war and find humor in difficult situations. Katy BEE and Jim-Bob are very grateful for this interview and learned some Ukrainian language in the process!
Follow the link to learn more about Improversity! https://improversity.org/
2022-08-1350 minLaughBoxEpisode 84, AATH Interviews Dutch Martin about Comedy, Yoga, NLP, Hypnosis and DODJim-Bob Williams and Katy BEE interview Dutch Martin this month about his history as a comedian and all of his other amazing talents. Dutch Martin is in year 2 of the Humor Academy and started out running! He has studied improv, and taken many stand up classes and even added some humor to his yoga classes! He is a talented DOD professional in Northern Virginia, as well as a licensed hypnotist, yoga instructor, NLP practitioner (almost) and a great stand up comedian with an international way of looking at life.
2022-07-2647 minLaughBoxThe Handoff with Chip Lutz, Jim-Bob Williams and Katy BEEFor the past five years or so, Chip Lutz has driven the AATH into some amazing places, as past president, founder of the Humor Round Up and the man who made this Laughbox Podcast! In this episode he hands off the reigns of this glorious audio experience to Jim-Bob Williams and Katy BEE.
Chip Lutz, who is he? Well, we stole this directly from his website (link below). Listen as he describes his next life steps during this podcast!
Who is this Guy?
Lieutenant Commander Chip Lutz, USN(Ret), MSEd, CSP, is the President and...2022-07-0137 minLaughBoxEpisode 82: It's YOUR Story....TELL IT! With Johanna WalkerWe all have a story but sometimes we might not think that anyone wants to hear it OR we're scared to tell it. There's power in your story...for you and those around you.
On this episode I get to talk with story telling maven, Johanna Walker, about how to step up, step out, and step into sharing you....and your story. ENJOY!
More on Johanna....
Johanna is the fear-blasting, storytelling maven for coaches, consultants, leaders and change-makers. As a keynote speaker and workshop facilitator, she’s presented for corporations, non-profits, start-ups and comm...2021-02-0444 minLaughBoxEpisode 81: AATH Remembers Jill KnoxJill Knox was a light to the world and had a positive impact on everyone she met. She not only served as President and board member of the Association but also was critical in the development and continuation of AATH's Humor Academy. On this episode of Laughbox, AATH remembers Jill. We share some stories, some memories and even some laughs.
Jill Poole Knox
August 1, 1948 - January 16, 2021
Jill Poole Knox, 72, of Oceanside, CA, passed away on January 16, 2021 from complications related to type 1 diabetes. Jill was born on August 1, 1948 in Pittsburgh, PA, where she lived until 2007 when...2021-01-2938 minLaughBoxEpisode 80: The Awe Factor with Allen Klein, MA, CSPIf you're like me, you've had those experiences in your life where you were sure that something BIGGER was happening but it was difficult to wrap your head around it. Those are the moments were AWE was a factor...it took your breath away...it made you think...it put you in the moment that you needed to be in (perhaps at that moment).
On this episode, I talk to my good friend, Allen Klein, about his new book, The Awe Factor, and we talk about all of those moments. More importantly, we talk about how those moments...2021-01-2641 minLaughBoxEpisode 79: Keeping it Human in 2021 With Kathy Klotz-GuestWOW! What a great time I had talking with Kathy Klotz-Guest on this episode. We talk improv, we talk comedy, we talk leadership...we talk about it all! I think you'll dig her too...Check it out!
More on Kathy...
Kathy Klotz-Guest, MA, MBA combines her business and comedy backgrounds to teach leaders, teams, and professionals how to use humor to enhance their business and personal lives. A former Silicon Valley marketing executive and improv comedian for over 20 years, she has been featured in Forbes and The Huffington Post. Inc.com named her last book, “Stop Bori...2020-12-2349 minLaughBoxEpisode 78: PLAY DATE with Jeff HarryFirst, let me apologize for not putting more episodes up as of late. I started a full time school program and have been trying to get a good rhythm down on life. But....I don't get paid for this so....here we are.
This episode is rock solid. Jeff Harry is a man after our own heart. He believes in the lighter side and you'll find that out as we delve into the inner workings of his work. ENJOY!
More on Jeff:
Jeff Harry shows individuals and companies how to tap into their true selve...2020-11-3044 minLaughBoxEpisode 77: Inclusion During Seclusion With Lisa Koenecke“It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength."—Maya Angelou
Are you as tired of watching the news as I am? Then....we've got something completely different to approach on this episode of Laughbox!
On this episode, I get to talk to my good friend, Lisa Koenecke...."The Inclusion Ally!" Within our association, we do a really good job of bringing everyone into the fold but, as you know, we are a bit different as a group. Most organizations are still playing by the...2020-04-2946 minLaughBoxEpisode 76: Viral Humor Part 2: Don't Mask Your Humor With Dr. Steve Sultanoff"To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain and play with it." - Charlie Chaplin
If you're like me, you've been in the house for about a month and maybe finding the funny to cope is becoming a little harder to do. Don't fret....we at AATH have your back and have decided to bring another expert on the show to share his wisdom on how to cope during the coronavirus!
This episode brings the wit and wisdom of Dr. Steve Sultanoff. Steve has been on the show before and, if you've he...2020-04-0750 minLaughBoxEpisode 75: Homeschooling With Humor: Have Fun and Make Learning Stick!
I have four children and love them all, however, I usually loved them more when we had some time apart. I couldn't even imagine if I had to teach them something.....they'd still be in remediation.
If you're in that boat, DO NOT FRET! We, at AATH, have brought together some experts on how to get the job done, have fun, and make the learning stick (and keep your sanity in the process).
If you'd like more resources on using humor, play or laughter in the learning process, contact us on our website: www...2020-03-2549 minLaughBoxEpisode 74: Viral Humor: Combatting Coronavirus With Humor"He who laughs, lasts." –Mary Pettibone Poole
Yes, my friends, we are living in interesting times. What does the future look like? None of us know and that can be very disconcerting. One thing we know will remain is our ability to laugh.
Although life right now is anxious and uncertain, one of the interesting byproducts is how humor is helping people cope. We, at AATH, have always known that humor is the great emotional equalizer and so we've brought together some of our best and brightest to discuss not only the how of humor but al...2020-03-2045 min
LaughBoxEpisode 73: It's About Time! With Dr. David Tarvin"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin
I've titled this episode "It's About Time" because it is about time that I aired it! My own mistake. David and I had a great conversation at the conference last year and then I lost the interview. Well, actually, I misplaced it. Then....the other day...I found it! YAHTZEE!!
David and I discussed a lot of interesting humor related topics but what was most interesting is how he uses humor to engage his students and help them l...2020-02-2839 min
LaughBoxEpisode 72: Never Binge Again! With Dr. Glenn Livingston"Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food" – Hippocrates
I love to eat! What can I say? Most days, I wake up thinking about what I'm going to eat the rest of the day and (quite possibly) tomorrow!
I'm really excited to share the interview with this episode's guest, Dr. Glenn Livingston. Glenn shares his own journey with food addiction and binge eating and how you can get past that to never binge again! I know you'll love Glenn as much as I did!
ENJOY!
More on Glenn...
Glenn...2020-02-2054 min
LaughBoxEpisode 71: The Freak Factor With Dr. David Rendall "Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness.”– Allen Ginsberg
Here we go! Are you ready? Did you know we're in the fourth year of the podcast? I learn a LOT from my guests...just like you do. And, this episode is no different!
On this episode, I had the great privilege to talk with David Rendall. He's the author of four books and, although we don't talk about just one in particular, he shares his philosophies that are intertwined in them all. If you've been told to be something you're not, you have to listen to...2020-02-1354 min
LaughBoxEpisode 70: Your Brain On Humor With Dr. Heidi Hanna"Laugh as much as possible, always laugh. It's the sweetest thing one can do for oneself & one's fellow human beings." –Maya Angelou
WOWZA! I love talking to people that stretch my brain and that's what happened on this episode. It's not a surprise because our guest, Dr. Heidi Hanna, is one of the smartest people I know!
Heidi and I talk about some of the new research she is doing in the world of humor and the brain so grab something to write with and on....you're going to want to take notes!
We d...2020-02-041h 02
LaughBoxEpisode 69: Work Well Play More! With Marcey Rader"A person’s maturity consists in having found again the seriousness one had as a child, at play." -Frederic Nietsche
First things first.....are you registered for the conference? If not, WHY NOT!? If not today, WHEN!? Get it done! You don't want to miss out on the opportunity to laugh, learn, and connect!
In this episode, I had the great pleasure to talk with Marcey Rader and discuss her book, Work Well, Play More! She shares some great tips on integrating health, wellness and PLAY into your everyday life. I know you'll like it!
ENJ...2020-01-3042 min
LaughBoxEpisode 68: Train Your Brain With Ariel Garten"The human brain is a most unusual instrument of elegant and as yet unknown capacity." - Stuart Seaton
One of my New Year's goals was to spend more time in the present.....but my brain keeps getting in the way! How about you? Do you want to be mindful, meditate or just calm the monkeys in your head? If so, this episode will get you there!
This episode's guest is Ariel Garten. She is the creator of a product called, Muse, and it can help YOU train your brain. Ariel and I talk about Muse but we...2020-01-2141 min
LaughBoxEpisode 67: Mindhacking Happiness With Sean WebbSo the server asked me what I wanted and I said that I'd take a full order of happiness. It's what is on today's menu!
On this episode, I had the great pleasure to talk with Sean Webb about his books on mind hacking happiness. I won't bore you with my version of what we talked about because it PALES in comparison to the actual interview. But....you can take this to the lavatory, it is pretty awesome. He has done the research and we get to benefit from it!
ENJOY!
More on Sean...2019-10-2459 min
LaughBoxEpisode 66: The Joy of Joyology With Steve Wilson, MA, CSP, CLL“We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy.” —Joseph Campbell
We're back for season three and kicking it off strong! New intro, new outro and a great line up of guests....starting off with Steve Wilson!
Steve and I have a great conversation about his journey from psychologist to Joyologist and what joyology is all about. He shares some history about how far therapeutic humor has come and how far we have to go. I know you'll dig it as much as I did!
Also, I must give a big SHO...2019-10-0946 min
LaughBoxEpisode 65: Let's Play a Game! With Mary Couzin"It is in games that many men discover their paradise."
- Robert Wilson Lynd
Here it is...our last episode of the season. I take the summer off so I can play a bit more, which is AWESOME because we're hitting a bit of that in this episode.
In this episode, I had the great pleasure to talk with Mary Couzin. Mary is a super cool person and has it going on. She invented (yes, invented) the Chicago Toy and Game Fair and is a game developer herself. We talk about her journey in t...2019-06-0635 min
LaughBoxEpisode 64: Beyond Adversity With Shauna Bruce-Hamburger“Life keeps throwing me stones. And I keep finding the diamonds.”
– Ana Claudia Antunes
Once in a while you get the opportunity to meet people whose joy is so genuine it can't help but inspire you. That's how it was when I first met this week's guest, Shauna Bruce-Hamburger.
Shauna doesn't let anything in life hold her back. She and I talk about overcoming life's challenges and how you can bounce back and live a life filled with real joy. I had so much fun with Shauna that I didn't want the conversation to end...and...2019-05-2244 min
LaughBoxEpisode 63: Mindful Leadership With Daphne Scott
“The only thing that is ultimately real about your journey is the step that you are taking at this moment. That’s all there ever is.”
- Eckhart Tolle
Are you really busy? Do you spend most of your time thinking you don't have enough time to do all the things you want to do? Do you wish you could just take a moment to enjoy a moment when you have that moment? YOU'RE NOT ALONE!
We all live busy lives and it is becoming increasingly difficult to be present when you have the oppo...2019-05-1050 min
LaughBoxEpisode 62: My Journey With TEDx with Debra Joy Hart"Laugh as much as possible, always laugh. It's the sweetest thing one can do for oneself & one's fellow human beings." - Maya Angelou
Have you got a big thought? Have you ever contemplated taking your big thought and putting together a TEDx talk? I've mulled over both of those questions (but usually stop at the first).
On this episode, I talk to long time friend, Debra Joy Hart, about her journey with designing and delivering a great TEDx talk last fall. She shares the trials, tribulations, triumphs and how you should go about putting it all...2019-04-2739 min
LaughBoxEpisode 61: The Positive Edge With Dr. Tina Hallis“Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.” — Lyndon B. Johnson
We are just a little over a week post conference and I'm still reeling from all of the great information I learned and relationships that were built! It's hard to go back to regular life after a life altering experience like the AATH conference!
In this episode, I'm talking to my good friend, Dr. Tina Hallis. Tina is a scientist who turned her focus towards positive psychology and hasn't turned back since. We talk about her journey, easy tools you can use to...2019-04-1648 min
LaughBoxEpisode 60: Humor That Works! With Andrew TarvinHOORAY FOR HUMOR MONTH!
What are you doing to celebrate Humor Month? Me? I'm going to the AATH conference AND I'm talking with cool humor people...like my guest this week, Andrew Tarvin.
Drew has been on the show before and in this episode we talk about his new book, Humor That Works. This is, honestly, one of the best books I've read on the application of humor in the workplace. It's smart, research based, and has stuff you can use right now to make a positive difference for yourself and your team.
ENJO...2019-04-0245 min
LaughBoxEpisode 59: Rapid Rewire Your Brain With Michele Molitor"That's your best friend and your worst enemy - your own brain." -Fred Durst
What's holding YOU back? If you're like me (and I'm guessing you are) it's you. I can be my own worst enemy in doing what I need to do and getting where I need to go.
As luck would have it...my guest this week, Michele Molitor, specializes in getting at the root of the issue and helping people rewire their brain FAST...some would say rapidly.
We hit a lot during the course of our conversation and I know...2019-03-2652 min
LaughBoxEpisode 58: Technology for Mindfulness With Robert Plotkin“When we get too caught up in the busyness of the world, we lose connection with one another – and ourselves.”
– Jack Kornfield
I spend a lot of my time around technology. I've never considered myself a techno-guy but I am a consistent user. As a user, technology can also be a distraction. This week, we learn about leveraging it!
My guest on this episode is Robert Plotkin. Robert has not only a tech background but also a martial arts background, which make him uniquely qualified to put the two concepts together to show how we can use t...2019-03-1854 min
LaughBoxEpisode 57: This Is Your Brain On Humor With Ann Betz“I am a brain, Watson. The rest of me is a mere appendix.” - Sherlock Holmes
We are rolling quick into the last few weeks that are available to register for the AATH annual conference. You won't want to miss out on this opportunity to learn, laugh, and be around people who get the joke! You can get details about the conference at www.aath.org. It's the 4th through the 7th of April so hurry up and get it done!
Are you ready to get your mind blown? Then prepare....because on this episode I'm talki...2019-03-1255 min
LaughBoxEpisode 56: Embracing Life After Loss With Allen Klein, CSPWhat we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. -Helen Keller
How lucky am I? I'll answer that for you....pretty darn lucky! Not only am I going to the AATH conference in April but I also got to spend some time interviewing this week's guest, Allen Klein, about his new book, Embracing Life After Loss. Available on Amazon here: HERE
Allen is a past president of AATH and also a Lifetime Achievement Award winner! Yes, he's done it all and in this interview he sh...2019-03-0544 min
LaughBoxEpisode 55: Talky Talky With The Big O, Julie OstrowAgainst the assault of laughter, nothing can stand. — Mark Twain
Why did Julie Ostrow cross the road? To get to the AATH conference! Yes, on this episode I'm talking with Julie Ostrow about our conference experiences over the past decade AND what we're looking forward to in going to this year's conference!
This year's conference? It's the 4th through the 7th of April in Oak Brook, IL. That's right outside of Chicago. You can fly into O'hare, grab a slice of DEEP DISH pizza and then get ready to learn with your new tribe! Get onboard...2019-02-2548 min
LaughBoxEpisode 54: Women, Wine and Whiskey With Liysa Callsen“The water was not fit to drink. To make it palatable, we had to add whisky. By diligent effort, I learned to like it.” – Winston Churchill
What do you do in Wisconsin on the coldest day ever recorded? You get warmed up by talking to another Wisconsinite about humor! That's right! That's how we roll in the land of beer, brats, and cheese!
On this episode I have the pleasure of spending some time with my good friend, Liysa Callsen. She shares her own humor journey, her brand of comedy and what she do if she was stu...2019-02-1842 min
LaughBoxEpisode 53: Sow A Legacy Of Laughter With Guy Giard"A clown is like an aspirin...only he works twice as fast." -Groucho Marx
When I go to the AATH conference it's almost like sensory overload. There are so many wonderful people doing extraordinary things that's it's hard to get it all in during such a short time frame. That's what's awesome (for me) about doing this podcast. It gives me the opportunity to have the conversations that, sometimes, I don't get to have. And (lucky for you), you get to listen in!
This episode's guest is Guy Giard. He is an incredible human being. You'll...2019-02-0849 min
LaughBoxEpisode 52: Is Your Energy Dirty? With Art GiserThe energy of the mind is the essence of life. - Aristotle
I always make it a point to never trust an atom....they make up everything. But we're not making anything up on this episode of Laughbox! We're talking Energetic NLP with the master himself, Art Giser!
This interview was particularly enlightening for me. I had heard a bit (here and there) about NLP but really didn't k now much detail. Art shares some real wisdom on what it is, how it applies to you, and what may be holding you back. Further, he made...2019-01-2842 min
LaughBoxEpisode 51: Gut Check With Wade Lightheart“Health is the greatest gift.” - Buddha
Is one of your 2019 goals to live a healthier life? If so, you can do two things immediately...
Listen to this episode of the podcast
Register for the AATH conference. www.aath.org
(Those two things can be done in any order but must be done before you leave the house today).
On this episode I had the great pleasure to talk to THREE TIME natural body building champion Wade Lightheart. Within AATH, we talk a lot about how humor and laughter impact health but (as well all...2019-01-2143 min
LaughBoxEpisode 50: Laughs On Wry! With Lisa David Olson"Of course, I can get a hell of a good look at a T-Bone steak by sticking my head up a bull's ass, but I'd rather take the butcher's word for it." - Big Tom Callahan
Here we are at Episode 50 and starting our second year of the Laughbox podcast! It's cause to celebrate and so I watched the movie, Tommy Boy (thus, the quote at the top). You should celebrate too! How? By coming to the AATH conference in April. Go to www.aath.org and check it out. The investments we make in ourselves pay big div...2019-01-1539 min
LaughBoxEpisode 49: Something Smells Like Humor With Mallori DeSalle, MA, LMHC, NCC, CCMHC, MATS, CPS, MOMAre you ready to communicate better this year? Then this is the episode for you! Mallori DeSalle is my guest and she's the expert on integrating humor to make the conversations go a little bit smoother.
I had the great pleasure of spending some time with my her at the conference last year and her energy is contagious! What conference you ask? Well...the AATH conference of course! This year's conference is in Chicago and is being held from the 4th through the 7th of April. Check it out at www.aath.org!
Mallori and I talk...2019-01-0840 min
LaughBoxEpisode 48: A Ballsy Sense of Tumor With Justin BirckbichlerHappy 2019! Are you ready to make this the best year ever? I am and I know what the tipping point is going to be.....GOING TO THE AATH conference in April! You can come too! Just go to www.aath.org and get the details...then sign up. Make the investment in YOU!
We're talking testicles this time on the show. WHAT!? Yes, and I'm glad we are. My guest is Justin Birckbichler and, after getting diagnosed with testicular cancer, educating men is his mission and humor is the medium.
I know you'll enjoy Justin's sense of...2019-01-0233 min
LaughBoxEpisode 47: Fun As Function With Jess Ruggieri, MHP, CEHC"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 guest, Jess Ruggieri, is the Director of Inclusion at the Fun Department and she specializes in helping organizations do just that...using play to enhance the culture and create places where people want to be. We talk about a lot of cool stuff in this episode but, more importantly after l...2018-12-1948 min
LaughBoxEpisode 46: The Psychology of Humor With Piotr PlutaHave you registered for the conference yet? If you haven't, you should! Why? Because you'll hear more from this episode's freaky smart guest, Piotr Pluta. The annual AATH conference is the 7th through 9th of April, 2019 in Chicago! If you're serious about humor, you won't want to miss it. Go here to get more info and to register!
On this episode, we're digging deep and talking about the psychology of humor. My guest, Piotr Pluta, shares some of the research he has been doing in the area of humor profiles and gives us a "teaser" of what he'll b...2018-12-0930 min
LaughBoxEpisode 45: Get Your Wellness Jam On! With Jessika Jake"In order for the parts to be well, the whole must be well." -Plato
Are you ready to get your wellness jam on? I AM! And, this week, we're doing just that with wellness expert, Jessika Jake. She's a super smart person and she shares it all with us in this exclusive pre-conference interview!
Get ready to learn about the eight (YES, EIGHT) dimensions of wellness as we journey into the inner workings of your being. Okay, I was trying to make that sound cool and dramatic but it ended up flat. Regardless, get ready to le...2018-12-0141 min
LaughBoxEpisode 44: Suicide: Having The Conversation With Frank KingSuicide isn't something we talk about in our society. There's a stigma associated with it that keeps most of us from having the conversations that need to be had.
Frank King is the guest and suicide is the topic. Frank is a comedian and former writer for the tonight show but don't let the funny man business fool you. He's struggled with his own bouts with this topic.
He shares his own journey but also dispels the myths surrounding suicide. Most importantly, he shares about how about getting the conversation started and where to go for h...2018-11-2549 min