The You Gotta Laugh Podcast
By: Edgar Robledo
Language: en
Categories: Society, Culture, Philosophy, Comedy
The You Gotta Laugh Podcast is a mixtape of real life — part stand-up, part soul-searching — where each episode spins stories that hit different, because the truth is always funnier than fiction. If you have any inquiries, feedback, would like to be a guest on the podcast, or have suggestions for future topics, feel free to reach out via email at: theyougottalaughpodcast@gmail.com.
Episodes
TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - The Second Shift | Clocking In
Dec 15, 2025This short explores the unexpected origins and rapid evolution of human cloning.
Duration: 00:10:21TYGLP "Shorts" - The Early Eighties
Dec 14, 2025This short revisits America between 1980 and 1985, a moment suspended between analog innocence and digital destiny. It's a story of loud colors, quiet tension, and a country rehearsing who it wanted to become-long before it realized it was being watched.
Duration: 00:14:20TYGLP "Shorts" - Echoes From Central Islip - Part 6
Dec 12, 2025This short presents a deeply atmospheric and metaphorical description of the closing of a building named Central Islip.
Duration: 00:12:29TYGLP "Shorts" - Echoes From Central Islip - Part 5
Dec 11, 2025This short provides an overview detailing a pivotal change at the Psychiatric Center in the early 1960s.
Duration: 00:10:32TYGLP "Shorts" - The Singular Reproductive Blueprint
Dec 09, 2025This short plunges into the haunting enigma of Universal Human Fertility - a force both wondrous and impossibe to fully comprehend.
Duration: 00:11:11TYGLP "Shorts" - Echoes From Central Islip - Part 4
Dec 07, 2025This short highlights the institution's neglected mailroom, which became a silent repository for thousands of undelivered writings from the mentally ill and their concerned relatives.
Duration: 00:10:44TYGLP "Shorts" - North Hollywood Shootout
Dec 07, 2025This short offers a detailed historical account of the North Hollywood shootout, a notorious 1997 confortation between two heavily armored and armed bank robbers.
Duration: 00:13:36TYGLP "Shorts" - Identity: A Whispered Coherence
Dec 01, 2025This short illustrates that identity is not a fixed truth we inherit, but a quiet illusion we build from the inside out - a mental architecture we mistake for reality.
Duration: 00:11:51TYGLP "Shorts" - $360 Billion Disaster
Nov 27, 2025This short plunges into the staggering story behind the costliest natural catastrophe ever recorded-an unstoppable force of nature that altered a nation.
Duration: 00:11:31TYGLP "Shorts" - Because Music Says It Better
Nov 24, 2025The Three Amigos dive into the hidden architecture of music—unraveling why certain sounds move us, haunt us, and refuse to let go. To hear the full conversation, listen to Season 2: Episode 12 - Because Music Says It Better.
Duration: 00:11:31TYGLP "Shorts" - Echoes From Central Islip - Part 3
Nov 23, 2025This short centers on the unseen female workers in the basement of The Psychiatric Center.
Duration: 00:10:46TYGLP "Shorts" - Echoes From Central Islip - Part 2
Nov 19, 2025This short centers on the moral challenges within a mid-century psychiatric instituion.
Duration: 00:12:34TYGLP "Shorts" - The Turmoil and Culture of Rap Music
Nov 17, 2025This short examines the provocative idea that rap music is incapable of being truly positive.
Duration: 00:12:23TYGLP "Mini Shorts" - Déjà vu
Nov 13, 2025Déjà vu - Is it a message from the universe, or a glitch in the matrix?
Duration: 00:04:57TYGLP "Shorts" - Artık Bir Satranç Tahtası Değilsin: Sis Diyaloğu
Nov 12, 2025Bu kısa film, hayatın tanıdık yapısını kaybetmenin psikolojik etkisini inceliyor — tahtanın devrildiği, tüm eski kuralların, kalıpların ve mantığın geçersiz hale geldiği o anı.
Duration: 00:09:01TYGLP "Shorts" - The Illusion of Choice
Nov 11, 2025This short reflects on the philosophical concept of free will, arguing that many things people believe are choices—such as their family, birthplace, or generation-are actually predetermined.
Duration: 00:07:45TYGLP "Shorts" - The Listener
Nov 10, 2025This short tells the chilling story of Edgar, a podcaster whose words attract the attention of a listener who takes their obsession too far.
Duration: 00:13:07TYGLP "Shorts" - Echoes From Central Islip - Part 1
Nov 09, 2025This short explores the history of the defunct American asylum.
Duration: 00:09:26TYGLP "Shorts" - From Prison Cell to Society
Nov 09, 2025Wil and I, discuss many aspects of the correctional system in New York State. To hear the full conversation. listen to Season 4: Episode 6 - From Prison Cell To Soceity Part 1.
Duration: 00:10:31TYGLP "Shorts" - Who is Cardi B?
Nov 09, 2025Welcome to our deep dive! Today we're summarizing the sensational career of Cardi B, born Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar in New York City on October 11, 1992
Duration: 00:10:41TYGLP "Shorts" - From Prison to First Mind Tattoo
Nov 06, 2025This short features an interview with a man named Alex Braddock about his life, including his experiences with drug addiction and the nearly two decades he spent in prison for bank robbery. To hear the full conversation, listen to Season 2: Episode 10 - From Prison to First Mind Tattoo.
Duration: 00:09:34TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - 你不再是棋盘,你是迷雾
Nov 05, 2025这部短片探讨了当生活中熟悉的结构被打破时的心理影响——就像棋盘被掀翻,过去的规则、模式和逻辑都不再适用。
Duration: 00:17:07TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - Someone Flipped the Board Over
Nov 03, 2025This short examines the psychological impact of losing life's familiar structure — a moment when the board is overturned, rendering all former rules, patterns, and logic obsolete.
Duration: 00:08:33TYGL Podcast "Mini Shorts" - Where Am I ?
Nov 01, 2025A jewelry heist spirals out of control when a desperate thief takes a hostage and demands to speak with the FBI.
Duration: 00:04:53TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - A True Miracle
Oct 29, 2025This short challenges perception, viewing a tragic shooting not as an end, but as the beginning of a miracle. To listen to the full conversation, listen to Season 7: Episode 8 - A True Miracle.
Duration: 00:10:27TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - Awakening Memory
Oct 26, 2025This short explores themes of reincarnation and the cyclical nature of consciousness.
Duration: 00:11:02TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - The Magicians Handkerchief
Oct 20, 2025On this short episode - The Mind Openers with Noize, explore the truth behind illusion — because nothing is ever as it seems. To hear the full conversation, listen to Season 3: Episode 2 - The Magicians Handkerchief.
Duration: 00:09:43
TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - When They Blink Back
Oct 12, 2025This short details how dream characters remain "frozen" until the narrator interacts with them, often by saying a simple "Hey."
Duration: 00:20:46TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - The Bronx-Meets-Buddha Handbook
Oct 11, 2025This short captures Edgar Robledo's style, rooted in the South Bronx. Growing up admist noise, chaos, and unpredictable rhythm, he learned laughter was crucial for survival.
Duration: 00:10:54TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - From Prison Cell to Second Sentence
Oct 08, 2025Manuel "Manny" Morales walks out of the gates after twenty years, holding a plastic bag and a paper declaring him free. But the air outside feels sharp, and freedom feels "borrowed". This short chronicles Manny's brief and challenging reentry into the Bronx, and the hard lessons he learns about denial, consequence, and true freedom.
Duration: 00:10:29TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - Trapped at Nakatomi
Oct 08, 2025Noize and I tear into Die Hard — scene by scene, bullet by bullet — to find out what really makes it tick. To hear the full conversation, listen to Season 4: Episode 5 - Trapped at Nakatomi.
Duration: 00:08:38TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - The Girl Who Solved Time
Oct 07, 2025"The Girl Who Solved Time" follows a 17-year-old prodigy who claims to have proven that time is cyclical. When she suddenly disappears, the only clue is her handwriting scrawled across her mother's old journal.
Duration: 00:10:16TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - The Blueprint to Friendship
Oct 05, 2025We unpack what it truly means to be a friend, and the principles that make it work. To hear the full conversation, listen to Season 1: Episode 9 - The Blueprint to Friendship.
Duration: 00:08:39TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - Time Skip
Oct 04, 2025Edgar Robledo wakes to find it's twenty years later—but his house hasn't changed. Outside, a silent, futuristic world hums on without him. Has he traveled through time… or been forgotten by it?
Duration: 00:08:41TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - The Silent City: What One Man Found There Will Haunt You
Oct 02, 2025What if you woke up and your entire city had vanished—except the silence was alive?
Duration: 00:09:51TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - Do We Dream Alone?
Oct 01, 2025Dreams-are they sealed within the walls of our minds, or do they open into shared spaces we've yet to understand? Prepare to question what really happens when we close our eyes at night.
Duration: 00:11:06TYGL Podcast "90-Second Stories" - AI: The New Electricity
Oct 01, 2025Electricity once changed how we lived—AI will change what it means to live. In this episode, Edgar thought to explore how artificial intelligence could eclipse even electricity's impact, reshaping medicine, transportation, art, and the very definition of human existence. This is deep!
Duration: 00:01:42TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - Growing Up in Central Islip
Sep 29, 2025Noize and I discuss what growing up in Central Islip was like in the 1980's. To hear the full conversation, listen to Season 3: Episode 5 - Growing Up in Central Islip Part 1.
Duration: 00:10:01TYGL Podcast "90-Second Stories" - Remote Chaos
Sep 28, 2025Three friends—a superfan, a sarcastic realist, and a panicker—frenziedly search for a missing remote during the Super Bowl's final moments, only to find it in plain sight after the game ends.
Duration: 00:01:33TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - Calculated Tragedy in Harmony Creek
Sep 27, 2025This short evokes the unsettling calm of suburbia, where the stillness masks a crime so deliberate it has been called a 'calculated tragedy.'
Duration: 00:12:15TGYL Podcast "Shorts' - A New Order of Intelligence
Sep 24, 2025This short focuses on the argument that the core terror lies in the superior intelligence of Skynet. Kyle Reese described Skynet as "a new order of intelligence." This episode is real Deep!
Duration: 00:15:05TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - Jason Bourne | The Wambosi Incident
Sep 22, 2025This short centers on the pre-amnesia event where Bourne failed to execute Joanna Wambosi. This failure is seen as a "conscious act of refusal."
Duration: 00:13:50TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - Me, Myself and Mescaline
Sep 20, 2025The Mind Openers take you inside their psychedelic journeys, where perception shifts and reality bends. To hear the full conversation, listen to Season 2: Episode 3 - Me, Myself and Mescaline.
Duration: 00:15:56TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - Lady Gaga
Sep 18, 2025The Genesis, Artistry, and Enduring Influence of a Pop Culture Phenomenon.
Duration: 00:20:01TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - ¿Elegimos nuestro destino?
Sep 17, 2025En este corto desafiamos la noción del azar y exploramos la idea de que nuestros padres, nuestro lugar de nacimiento y cada detalle de nuestra experiencia humana fueron elegidos por nosotros.
Duration: 00:17:21TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - Do We Choose Our Parents?
Sep 16, 2025In this short, we challenge the notion of chance and explore the idea that our parents, our birthplace, and every detail of our human experience were chosen by us.
Duration: 00:15:46TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - The Empire Unveiled
Sep 15, 2025Noize and I dive deep into The Empire Strikes Back - breaking it apart scene by scene, uncovering hidden layers, untold details, and why this classic still defines Star Wars today.
Duration: 00:09:47TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - The Digital Mirror
Sep 14, 2025This short reflects the central argument that social media itself is "neither good nor bad."
Duration: 00:18:10TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - A Husband's Betrayal
Sep 10, 2025This short showcases skydiver Vicki Cillia's Miraculous Survival.
Duration: 00:13:37TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - Strangers We Remember
Sep 07, 2025This short explores when fleeting meetings with strangers leave timeless expressions. To hear the full conversation, listen to Season 2: Episode 11 - Strangers We Remember. https://youtube.com/shorts/zsT4JAEQZX0?feature=share
Duration: 00:13:48TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - The World of Azzi Fudd
Sep 05, 2025This short broadly covers her basketball, business, and personal life.
Duration: 00:13:48TYGL Podcast "YouTube Announcement"
Sep 05, 2025🎙️ Big news! The You Gotta Laugh Podcast is now on YouTube! 🎉 The YouTube address is - http://www.youtube.com/@TheYouGottaLaughPodcast
Duration: 00:00:26TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - Beyond the Mind
Sep 03, 2025This short describes a profound state of consciousness where the conventional act of thinking ceases. Click for Video
Duration: 00:12:54TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - American Whistleblowers Part 1
Sep 01, 2025Together, Noize and I explore the voices that shook America--the whistleblowers who risked it all. To hear the full conversation, listen to Season 4: Episode 1 - American Whistleblowers Part 1.
Duration: 00:09:36TYGL Podcast "Series" - From Here to There
Aug 31, 2025This story reflects the common sights of commuters, such as those with coffee in one hand, phone in the other, and engaged in their personal rituals.
Duration: 00:09:19TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - Bruce Lee
Aug 30, 2025This short embodies Bruce Lee's unique method for unifying thought and action into an inseparable reality.
Duration: 00:18:10TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - Dua Lipa
Aug 30, 2025Join us for an insightful dive into the remarkable journey of Dua Lipa, one of the worlds top female recording artist.
Duration: 00:12:21TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - Beyond the Alien
Aug 28, 2025On this short we'll be exploring ET's universal message of belonging. A follow up to Season 3: Episode 9 - What's Out There.
Duration: 00:09:39TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - The Lex Luthor Files
Aug 27, 2025This short explores one of the most iconic villains in comic history.
Duration: 00:10:29TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - Make a Choice to Take a Chance
Aug 25, 2025This short is a powerful maxim that encapsulates the transformative nature of decision making. To hear the full conversation, listen to Season 3: Episode 14 - Make a Choice to Take a Chance.
Duration: 00:09:56TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - National Suicide Prevention Month
Aug 24, 2025During the month of September, mental health advocates, prevention organizations, survivors, allies, and community members unite ascross the U.S. to promote suicide prevention awareness.
Duration: 00:09:46TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - An Invading Spirit
Aug 24, 2025Noize and I dive into The Exorcist, often called the greatest horror film ever made. To hear the full conversation, listen to Season 3: Episode 10 - An invading Spirit.
Duration: 00:10:01TYGL Podcast "Series" - The Barber's Chair
Aug 23, 2025In this episode of Everyday People Stories, we explore how Mr. Alvarez's barbershop, a fixture in the community for more than 40 years, has grown into something much more than a place for haircuts.
Duration: 00:09:31TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - Escaped From Iran
Aug 21, 2025This short details the six who vanished during the embassy siege. To hear the full conversation, listen to Season 3: Episode 11 - Escaped From Iran.
Duration: 00:07:41TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - A Sequence of Wonders
Aug 19, 2025In this short, we're talking strange times, weird vibes, and the kind of stories you can't quite explain. To hear the full conversation, listen to Season 1: Episode 15 - A Sequence of Wonders.
Duration: 00:07:40Quick Note for You
Aug 19, 2025TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - Vanishing Veterans
Aug 18, 2025This short is a follow-up to The Soldier Within, inspired by a listener who appreciated our podcast for addressing this important topic.
Duration: 00:07:41TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - Our Neighborhood Mom
Aug 18, 2025This short shines a spotlight on Our Neighborhood Mom. To hear the full conversation, listen to Season 2: Episode 9 - Our Neighborhood Mom.
Duration: 00:09:26TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - Alive and Home
Aug 15, 2025Papi realized that despite losing his week's pay of $287, he is still alive and able to return home.
Duration: 00:04:38
TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - The Soldier Within
Aug 14, 2025Noize and I, dive into the movie First Blood, exploring its deeper themes and the powerful message it conveys about PTSD. To hear the full conversation, listen to Season 3: Episode 8 - The Soldier Within.
Duration: 00:08:48TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - The "Queen of Cuba" 2
Aug 12, 2025Ana Montes was primarily motivated to spy for Cuba due to ideological reasons.
Duration: 00:13:52TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - The "Queen of Cuba"
Aug 11, 2025Ana Montes was primarily motivated to spy for Cuba due to ideological reasons.
Duration: 00:08:41TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - A Child is Born
Aug 08, 2025The Pizzos share their heartfelt perspective on the miracle of life. To hear the full conversation, listen to Season 2: Episode 14 - A Child is Born.
Duration: 00:08:41TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - Who's Really Running the Show
Aug 06, 2025Noize and I, have a discussion on American Events. To hear the full conversation, listen to Season 3: Episode 15 - Who's Really Running the Show * Part 1
Duration: 00:08:41TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - Who Is The You Gotta Laugh Podcast
Aug 03, 2025Noize, interviews the mind behind the podcast.To hear the full conversation, listen to Season 4: Episode 3 - Who is The You Gotta Laugh Podcast.
Duration: 00:08:49TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - From Prison Cell To Society
Aug 02, 2025Wil and I, discuss many aspects of the correctional system in New York State. To hear the full conversation, listen to Season 4: Episode 6 - From Prison Cell To Society Part 1.
Duration: 00:08:50TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - The Devil's Eyes
Aug 01, 2025Noize and I, break down the original movie Halloween. To hear the full conversation, listen to Season 5: Episode 1 - The Devil's Eyes.
Duration: 00:08:51TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - Behind The Lens
Jul 30, 2025Joel Martinez discusses how he turned his hobby into his profession. To hear the full conversation, listen to Season 3: Episode 13 - Behind The Lens.
Duration: 00:08:35TYGL Podcast "Shorts" One Secret, No Context Challenge
Jul 29, 2025Ever wondered what happens when people spill their secrets or wild stories with absolutely no context?
Duration: 00:01:26TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - What On Earth is Labubu
Jul 28, 2025This short highlights the toy's distinctive "ugly-cute" aesthetic.
Duration: 00:10:12TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - Shampoo bottle tops, Ketchup face, and Seated Vigilante
Jul 26, 2025Here's some of Edgar's most unforgettable, unexpected and laugh-out-loud moments.
Duration: 00:10:02TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - Chaos, Cucumbers, and Confessions
Jul 26, 2025Here's some of Edgar's most unforgettable, unexpected, and laugh-out-loud moments.
Duration: 00:08:24TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - Alonzo The Psychopath
Jul 25, 2025Andrew-Man and I, breakdown the movie Training Day. To hear the full conversation, listen to Season 4: Episode 15 - Alonzo The Psychopath.
Duration: 00:08:01TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - Who Owns Time
Jul 23, 2025Max Doubt aka MD and I, discuss many aspects of time. To hear the full conversation, listen to Season 4: Episode 4 - Who Owns Time.
Duration: 00:10:01TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - Beyond The Booth
Jul 19, 2025I, discuss music with the talented Rubi Mar. To hear the full conversation, listen to Season 4: Episode 13 - Beyond The Booth.
Duration: 00:07:18TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - Knicks Talk 1
Jul 09, 2025We discuss the current state of the New York Knick's tonight.
Duration: 00:09:05TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - What's Out There 2
Jul 07, 2025This podcast delves into Roy's close encounter, which is framed as a comedic alien abduction story.
Duration: 00:09:01TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - What's Out There?
Jul 06, 2025UFOs are discussed in this short. To hear the full conversation, listen to Season 3: Episode 9 - What's Out There.
Duration: 00:06:40TYGL Podcast "Shorts" - The Switch
Jul 04, 2025"The Switch" is a compelling narrative which explores a human ethical dilemma.
Duration: 00:07:18
Season 7: Episode 8 - A True Miracle
Jun 24, 2025This episode features an interview with Terry Roberts Sr., who recounts the harrowing experience of his son, Terry Roberts Jr., a professional basketball player for the Long Island Nets, being shot in Philadelphia in late February 2024.
Duration: 00:51:16Season 7: Episode 7 - El Primer Papa Americano
May 12, 2025El primer papa nacido en los Estados Unidos.
Duration: 00:08:55Season 7: Episode 6 - The First American Pope
May 12, 2025This podcast hilights his historic identity as the first US-born pontiff.
Duration: 00:12:16Season 7: Episode 5 - Evidence Speaks
Apr 15, 2025This podcast details the forensic case against Jose Ibarra for the murder of Laken Riley.
Duration: 00:21:36Season 7: Episode 4 - Be Like Water
Dec 09, 2024This podcast embodies the essence of Bruce Lee's famous quote and his philosophy of adaptability and resilience.
Duration: 00:33:53
Season 7: Episode 3 - From Cell to Civilization
Dec 04, 2024This podcast explores the rearkable journey of human evolution, the first single cell organism to Homo sapiens.
Duration: 00:16:34Season 7: Episode 2 - Mirrors and Labyrinths
Dec 02, 2024This podcast explores the profound question of "Who is God" and its intricate connection with the equally profound question of "Who am I"
Duration: 00:27:01Season 7: Episode 1 - The Dubrovka Theatre Siege
Dec 01, 2024This podcast explores the tragic events of the Dubrovka Theatre Hostage Crisis, which unfolded in Moscow, Russia, in October 2002.
Duration: 00:23:04Season 6: Episode 15 - Paraiso Perdido (Spanish)
Nov 25, 2024Este podcast analiza la compleja situation de Puerto Rico.
Duration: 00:09:25Season 6: Episode 14 - Elon Unplugged: A Deep Dive
Nov 24, 2024This podcast focuses on Elon Musk's impact on technology, social media, and popular culture.
Duration: 00:18:11Season 6: Episode 13 - The Mind's Playground
Nov 22, 2024This podcast explores the intricate connection between waking experiences and dreams.
Duration: 00:13:05