Well, I Laughed

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80: Vigilante Vengeance pt.2: Final Act Nov 20, 2024

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**Spoiler Alert** This week's episode is about people and their eccentricities. It is about nepotism and vengeance and fame. It is about how truly dramatic theater people can be. This week, a podcast about John Wilkes Booth. Who was the man who killed Lincoln? Why did Booth kill Lincoln? Who was John Wilkes Booth’s family? This week we look at Booth and Lincoln’s final act!

00:00:00 Catch-Up

00:25:59 Final Act

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79: Vigilante Vengeance pt.1: Rapped Up Nov 13, 2024

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There are some who elevate their craft. Musicians, cooks, artists. In the world of modern beef battles one man reigns supreme. Why does 50 Cent hate P Diddy so much? Who knew about P Diddy's dark secrets and private life? This week, Maia gives us an entire podcast on P Diddy and 50 Cent. We might not be "Hot 97", but we're looking for answers.

00:00:00 Catch-Up

00:19:22 Rapped Up

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78: Dark Secrets pt.3: Trust Me Nov 04, 2024

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Is QAnon a cult or a conspiracy theory? How did so many people get sucked into it? Why don't they leave? How does an online belief system become so prevalent so quickly? In the second part of this two-parter, Maia goes down the rabbit hole to investigate the origin of these beliefs, who Q could be, the effect of social media algorithms, and why it is still a danger in 2024. This week, on Well, I Laughed, we look through the lenses of family members of QAnon victims, ex-QAnon members, current QAnon members, experts in high-control groups, and more!

00:00:00 Catch-Up

00:27:57 Trust Me

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77: Dark Secrets pt.2: Believe Us Oct 30, 2024

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Who joins a cult? Why do people in cults stay? How can people in cults get out? This week, in the first of a two-part episode, Maia dives deep into the world of cults and conspiracy theories. From those centered around political utopias (like Dr. Janja Lalich, a victim of the Democratic Workers Party) to religious salvation (like those involved in the Word of Faith Fellowship run by Jane Whaley), Maia covers the stories of people who found themselves living in a cult, and how they found their way out. This episode serves as an introduction and amuse bouche for next week's episode - QAnon on Well, I Laughed.

00:00:00 Catch-Up

00:18:01 Believe Us

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76: Dark Secrets pt.1: Sky Pirate Oct 23, 2024

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A DB Cooper podcast as Grant takes on a true crime story! How does the only successful plane hijacker manage to slip away in the middle of the night with the law following right behind him? Where did he go? And where is the money. This week, on Well, I Laughed we cover the case of the unsolvable sky pirate!

00:00:00 Catch-Up

00:25:10 Sky Pirate

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75: Con Me Once pt.3: Listener Episode Oct 16, 2024

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The listener episode! This week Gina talks gin, Alexis gets conned into housing a door-to-door ... vacuum salesman, Mary survives dating an Australian (kind of), and Dawn is shocked to be asked! Two anonymous listeners write in with their own stories. The first plays a game on their ex and the second breaks the heart of a hook up. All this and more, this week on Well, I Laughed!

00:00:00 Catch-Up

00:32:38 Stories start

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74: Con Me Once pt.2: Winners and Losers Oct 09, 2024

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An episode unlike any we've done before! Grant dives into the legacy of the "NSA leaker" Reality Winner. Her story, like that of so many we have covered on our show, is far more complicated and nuanced than meets the eye. In her journey we ask ourselves tough questions about patriotism and service to your country. Find out what makes this women, and this episode, so truly special. Winners and Losers, out now!

00:00:00 Catch-Up

00:24:46 Winners and Losers

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73: Con Me Once pt.1: Fool Me Twice Oct 02, 2024

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Who was the man that tried to sell the Eiffel Tower? This week, Maia takes us on a podcast journey to the Titanic (well, ships like the Titanic) and a man who knew how to sell. No need to own anything with Victor Lustig around! Fake money machines, card games, property auction, or bribery. Victor Lustig was a man would always managed to hit his mark and slip the cops, until he couldn't. This week, on Well, I Laughed!

00:00:00 Catch-Up

00:40:24 Fool Me Twice

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72: History's Mysteries pt.3: Outside Oakville Sep 25, 2024

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A special guest! Jacob, friend of the pod, join us with a special story. "Why did it rain blobs in Oakville?" That is a very good question. One we will attempt to answer, or at least speculate on. Either way we can promise you were are having a good time and, well, we laughed. Enjoy!

P.S. Maia had too much Elk Creek Water and mixed up Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic - Prokaryotes are the ones without mitochondria.

00:00:00 Catch-Up

00:45:14 Outside Oakville

01:02:00 Lab Tests & Mysterious Disappearance

01:14:15 Theory #1 Jellyfish Bombs

01:26:30 Theory #2 Blue Ice From Planes

01:29:30 Theory #3 Amphibian Spawn

01:32:30 Theory #4 Ag-Chem Cover-Up

01:35:00 Aftermath & Rabbit Holes

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71: History's Mysteries pt.2: A Soviet Secret Sep 18, 2024

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"What happened at the Dyatlov Pass?" Is one of the 20th centuries greatest historical mysteries. Dive into the chilling 1959 Dyatlov Pass saga. Picture nine seasoned hikers, led by Igor Dyatlov, slashing open their own tent in the dead of night, leaving frozen footprints, a still-glowing flashlight, and bodies ranging from textbook hypothermia to bomb-like rib breaks, singed socks, strangulation markings, missing tongues, and coffin-style snow graves. You’ll get heist-style team intros, spine-tingling diary excerpts, and a whirlwind tour of theories—paradoxical undressing, avalanches, covert Soviet weapons tests, ball lightning, UFOs, even Yeti attacks—plus no-nonsense insights from an ex-FBI agent and a Marin County coroner who flatly refuse “accident” as the answer. With key files buried, cameras torched, and NDAs locked down, every fresh clue only deepens the frostbitten mystery—six decades on, the true story of Dyatlov Pass remains entombed beneath the Ural snow in this Soviet Secret.

Our longest episode yet and we ... won't be doing this again.

00:00:00 Catch-Up

00:26:16 A Soviet Secret

00:37:04 Meet Your Characters

01:01:10 The Journey

01:47:33 Into the Mountains

02:10:10 February 1st

02:15:20 Missing

02:17:15 The Tent

02:30:50 The First 5

02:43:35 The Funerals

02:50:29 First 5 Autopsies