A.M. in the Afternoon

Cry Me a River

Episode Summary

From stories about lonely llamas to tantrums and terrible movies, why do we cry? Do women really cry more than men? And is it weird that Ange gets the giggles at funerals, while Margie has been known to sob during a commercial (no judgment)? This episode, we try to figure out why doves cry. Wait—why humans cry.

Episode Notes

From stories about lonely llamas to tantrums and terrible movies, what makes cry? Do women really cry more than men? And is it weird that Ange gets the giggles at funerals, while Margie has been known to sob during a particularly moving commercial (no judgment)? This episode, we try to figure out why doves cry. Wait—why humans cry.

Read, Watch, Listen

Need a good cry? Try these suggestions if you want to bawl.

• P.S. I love You film
• The Notebook film (also a book but we haven't read it)
• A Walk to Remember (a truly terrible Mandy Moore film)
• The Fault in Our Stars film
• My Sister's Keeper film and book (spoiler alert! The ending is different in the film but still devastating)

Other items discussed in the episode:

• The Skimm podcast interview with Joanna Coles, Head of Content at Hearst
• If You Have to Cry, Go Outside: And Other Things Your Mother Never Told You book by Kelly Cutrone
• This may be the article Ange mentioned about llamas. Read at your own risk. https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/rodney-times/102619718/bambi-the-blind-alpaca-faces-a-lifethreatening-plight-after-his-sibling-carer-is-stolen
• Headspace app for meditation https://www.headspace.com/headspace-meditation-app