Jim Davies’s book
Riveted: The Science of Why Jokes Make Us Laugh, Movies Make Us Cry, and Religion Makes Us Feel One with the Universe
http://www.jimdavies.org/riveted/
was discussed on CBC Radio One’s “All In a Day” on July 28, 2014. The book was described by Sean Wilson, the Artistic Director of the Ottawa Writer’s Festival, where the book will be featured this year. Davies is an associate professor of cognitive science at Carleton University. You can hear the interview at this URL (between 4:00 and 7:09):
http://www.cbc.ca/player/AudioMobile/All%2Bin%2Ba%2BDay/ID/2478517683/