Why Do We Cry?

Every Little Thing

Gimlet

Comedy, Education, Science

4.6 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2020

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Listener Lily called in about a crying shame: She thinks she cries too much. ELT investigates why we cry, and whether wet cheeks were once très chic. Ad Vingerhoets, crying researcher and clinical psychologist, and Tom Lutz, author of Crying: The Natural and Cultural History of Tears, talk through tears. Listen to the episode then vote in the poll below to let us know if you’re a mighty mister. Voting closes on Monday, October 5, 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You've reached the Every Little Thing Helpline.
0:04.0	Please pass the tissues after the tone.
0:07.0	Hi Flora, this is Lily.
0:10.0	I have a professional adulting emergency.
0:13.6	My question is, why do some people cry more easily than others?
0:20.6	I ask this from a personal interest, you know it's been a stressful couple of months and I hope
0:28.0	you can help me answer this question.
0:31.0	Thank you so much.
0:32.0	Bye. Hello?
0:36.0	Hey Lily, it's Flora from every little tear.
0:39.0	I was like wondering how long it was going to take until we got to the first joke so I'm glad it's right off the bat.
0:45.0	Maybe we should start with your vitals. What is your tier output over time, your toot?
0:55.0	Um, so, you know, it really, it depends on the situation and honestly like the stress level I was trying to like chart it out in my head
1:06.7	so maybe like a general mist is like at least a weekly if not bi-weekly occurrence.
1:14.3	Weekly for the Mist.
1:16.0	Weekly for the Mist, yeah.
1:17.3	Maybe every couple days.
1:19.3	Yeah.
1:20.0	But here's the problem.
1:22.0	Every once in a while,
1:23.6	they'll be like an actual downpour.
1:26.7	And it'll be in the most inopportune situations.
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