Well, I Laughed

Well, I Laughed

Well I Laughed Podcast

Episodes 162
Avg. Duration 2h 2m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.9 (223)
Since May 2023
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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A weekly podcast where unexpected topics turn into laugh out loud conversations. From infamous historical figures to stories we thought we understood, hosts Maia (an engineer) and Grant (a public school teacher) talk through the facts and find the laughs. Well, I Laughed… and we think you will too. New episodes every Wednesday.

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158: Who Are You?! [Kiss the Ring pt.2]

Jun 10, 2026 2h 4m

If you could be anyone in the world, who would you be? For one French peasant that question wasn't theoretical. When Martin Guerre left his village, wife, and child behind he was not missed. When he…

157: An Offer You Can't Refuse [Kiss the Ring pt.1: Operation Sting]

Jun 03, 2026 1h 52m

To catch a criminal, sometimes you have to pretend to be a criminal. That was the thought process behind "Operation Sting" the very first organized sting operation in the United States lead by Lt…

156: Listener Episode [Lawful Good pt.3]

May 27, 2026 1h 50m

These stories are good... lawfully good even (maybe?). And they come from you! Sandi writes in with her own story about the work of Judy Heumann and how it has shaped her own life. Next, Blair and…

155: Neighborly Love [Lawful Good pt.2: Officer François Clemmons, Mister Fred Rogers]

May 20, 2026 2h 49m

Do you know your neighbors? Do you want to? François Clemmons is one of America's iconic examples of neighborly love. Through the combination of the love of his neighbors and his own love of music,…

154: Lone Ranger [Lawful Good pt.1: US Marshal Bass Reeves]

May 13, 2026 1h 56m

Bass Reeves' adult life started with a crime: he ran away from the white man enslaving him. In his quest for freedom he made his way to the state of Oklahoma, learned several languages, and became…

153: Listener Episode [Righteous Resistance pt.3]

May 06, 2026 1h 26m

Most of these stories are righteous, one might be a crime, but they all came from you! Lauren talks resistance movements in daycare. Liv survives and thrives in off-air reality television. Laura is…

152: Fully Heumann [Righteous Resistance pt.2: Judy Heumann and the ADA]

Apr 29, 2026 1h 56m

In the 1970s the campers at Camp Jened in upstate New York all shared two things in common. First, that they were all living with some kind of disability. And second, they would help launch a…

151: Ladies of Liberty [Righteous Resistance pt.1: Hannie Schaft, Truus and Freddie Oversteegen]

Apr 22, 2026 2h 29m

Women are expected to be quiet and complacent. Where such an expectation would limit most women, a few have managed to use it for the greater good. When the NAZIs occupied the Netherlands during the…

150: Listener Episode [In the Dark pt.3]

Apr 15, 2026 1h 34m

This week it's YOUR episode! It's the listener episode! Some of these stories maybe should have stayed In the Dark because we have several Prime Time Crimes on deck for you as well! First, Jaime's…

149: Bear Buffet [In the Dark pt.2: Henrietta "Hank" the Tank]

Apr 08, 2026 1h 51m

Some crimes are crimes of passion. And sometimes those crimes can leave us In the Dark as to what to do. When one intruder can't get enough of the treasures locked inside the homes of local…

148: Wait For Me [In The Dark pt.1: The Carpethia]

Apr 01, 2026 2h 3m

On the night of April 15th, 1912 a ship sank in the waters of the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage. Titanic's tragedy made her infamous. But a second ship was involved that fateful evening,…

147: Listener Episode [Prime Time Crime pt.3]

Mar 25, 2026 1h 55m

These listeners are very cool, and not just because they are connected to some Prime Time Crime's! Kate is a little too cool in high school and suffers the consequences of her actions. Alicia's…

146: Princip of Peace [Prime Crime Time pt.1: Gavrilo Princip and Archduke Franz Ferdinand]

Mar 18, 2026 2h 1m

When is political violence justified? Is it ever? In a period of rapid industrialization, social strife, and weak democratic institutions one man will choose to take political change into his own…

145: If The Glove Fits [Prime Time Crime pt.1: OJ Simpson, Nicole Brown, and Ron Goldman]

Mar 11, 2026 3h 13m

The case is infamous, but the details and the controversy surrounding the OJ Simpson trial are less well known. This week, Maia unpacks the horrific murder of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman. We build a…

144: Listener Episode [Liar Liar pt.3]

Mar 04, 2026 2h 2m

These people are famous, because they've made it to the pod! This theme's listener episode includes a story from Kara, who commits a group robbery and does not regret it. Cass who has to send her…

143: Dirty Data Dump [Liar Liar pt.1: Cambridge Analytica]

Feb 25, 2026 3h 9m

Have you ever looked someone up online to get a better sense of who they are? What data did you use? Americans have thousands of data points about themselves floating online, and some companies are…

142: Entering Enron [Liar Liar pt.1: The Rise and Fall of Enron]

Feb 18, 2026 1h 56m

The company's name has become synonymous with lies and fraud, but what happened to Enron is a beautiful web of malice and mischief. The Enron scandal came to reshape expectations around corporate…

141: Listener Episode [Man's Best Friend pt.3]

Feb 11, 2026 1h 34m

Stories from the Well, I Laughed listener-verse! This week Jenni shares her brief stint living a life of crime. Amanda gets understandably nervous about passing a drug test. Bella tries to become an…

140: Hold My Beer [Man's Best Friend pt.2: Prohibition]

Feb 04, 2026 1h 55m

If man's best friend is a dog, his second best friend might just be a beer. But there was a time in our history when the government tried to cut the bond... prohibition! And while most have heard of…

139: Yorkie Doodle Dandy [Man's Best Friend pt.1: Smoky the War Dog]

Jan 28, 2026 2h 3m

Call him Smoky the bandit because he is going to steal your heart. When Bill Wynne was fighting for the US in the Pacific during World War 2 he was prepared for whatever the enemy might throw at him,…

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