Well, I Laughed

Revenge is a dish best served cold, or sometimes through the mail. This week, Maia covers something we can only describe as "a story like Tiger King". Full of outlandish characters and incredible quo…

This week on Well, I Laughed! Ashley goes on a girls trip and accidentally helps catch a criminal in the process. Jen shares that she might also be related to Napoleon (the general, not the dynamite)…

Jackie Chan’s best movie is hard to name. He’s been leaping off rooftops since the 1960s, but six decades of big‑screen magic still haven’t revealed his most gripping story: his family. This week we …

This week, Grant and Maia attempt to answer a big question “why do we love Romcoms so much?”. Our episode takes us through the history of romantic comedies. From the Greeks to ways Shakespeare still …

Stories from the Well, I Laughed universe! Makayla reminisces on the time she had beef with a middle-aged, high school theater teacher. Emily learns of the pitfalls of “hell yeah girl, get your…” the…

A woman who needs no introduction, but if she did she'd shout it! It's LIZA! With a Z! Born into stardom, the daughter of Judy Garland and Vicente Minnelli, Liza was born for greatness. From "Liza...…

Frank Sinatra would say, "I did it my way," and we would agree. From an early age, he lived an unusual life, raised in a mob bar by a strong-willed mother, gifted with a voice that could melt hearts …

Stories from the Well, I Laughed community as listeners write in! Shreya risks it all in the unknown depths. Rosie and Natasha fan girl over horse sized gorillas, Madi reveals her untamed family dram…

"Wild monkeys escape" might feel like a concerning headline. But if you're one inventive business owner outside of New York City, it  might be the best thing to ever happen. This week, Maia covers th…

The voice of Yzma from The Emperor's New Groove, a velvet-toned singer, passionate civil-rights crusader, and—per Orson Welles—“the most exciting woman in the world,” Eartha Kitt took a childhood of …

Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera were married lovers, rivals, and life long friends. In a life filled with pain, Frida Kahlo created art and beauty. Find out more about the artwork of Frida Kahlo, Casa A…

The story of Wicked is a beautiful, complicated tale about love, regret, power, and friendship. If your only exposure comes from the Broadway stage, prepare to step through a far heavier door. In thi…

Discover a women ahead of her time and instrumental to the women's rights movement. Discover who is Matilda Gage? From radical parents to radical children, Matilda dreamed of a better future. A futur…

Stories from the people who listen to "Well, I Laughed"! In the final installment of Rumor Has It, Maia and Grant hand the mic over to their listeners, and what follows is a hilarious, occasionally h…

Was Bridgerton's Lady Whisledown based on a real person? This week, Maia talks to us about the original Lady Whistledown, Mrs. Crackenthorpe, and whether her true identity is Thomas Baker, or, more l…

This week, Grant asks a big question, "what is a chaos bisexual?". In our quest for an answer, we meet a swashbuckling, gossip-soaked tour of 17th-century icon Julie d’Aubigny—La Maupin—whose résumé …

Settle in for a listener-led joyride through holiday chaos, international crimes, and the kind of stories that make you say, “Wait, what?!” In this finale to our “Naughty or Nice” series, Grant and M…

Grant talks love and relationships to ring in the New Year! Grant introduces Maia to Dr. Ruth Westheimer - Holocaust survivor, Israeli sniper, three-time bride, and America’s 4'7" sex-therapy powerho…

It is time for some Christmas traditions around the world! Maia explores some crucial questions like "where did Santa come from?" and "who was St. Nicholas?". Along the way we learn about ancient dra…

Listener Chaos, Served Four Ways: Grant & Maia kick things off with Bermuda-Triangle banter before diving into a quartet of jaw-dropping listener tales, a stagehand ancestor who helped John Wilkes Bo…