Episode

What makes a good dad joke? Psychology professor Paul Silvia shares the key pillars

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Weekend Edition Saturday
Published
Jun 20, 2026
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295
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https://ondemand.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/npr/wesat/2026/06/20260620_wesat_what_makes_a_good_dad_joke_psychology_professor_paul_silvia_shares_the_key_pillars.mp3?t=progseg&e=nx-s1-5837430&p=7&seg=5&d=295&size=4728416
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Summary

What's brown and sticky? A stick, of course. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Paul Silvia, a psychology professor at UNC Greensboro, about new research on what makes a good dad joke.