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Why We NEED Humor, And Not Just Now

Oregon Department of Transportation, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=43651491

Who could use a little levity about now?  Al Gini's answer might be: everyone. 

Gini ignores advice from many quarters and examines WHY humor is so important to us. 

His book is The Importance of Being Funny: Whey We Need More Jokes in Our Lives.  Gini teaches business ethics at Loyola University Chicago and delivers philosophy segments on radio.  He visits with a few jokes and the key to their importance to us. 
 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.
April Ehrlich is an editor and reporter at Oregon Public Broadcasting. Prior to joining OPB, she was a news host and regional reporter at Jefferson Public Radio.