This week, Rhiannon takes inspiration from her podcasting forebears and investigates the world of tickling. We explore the science behind tickling, its use by humanity for a variety of different purposes, and, of course, its etymological background. Rhiannon discovers several new corners of the internet.
This podcast is produced and edited by me, Rhiannon. Music written and performed by our resident noisemaker, Tay Clarke. Find the show online at www.thatsnicepod.com, or follow our Instagram, @thatsnicepod.
SOURCE MATERIAL***Science***

• https://bigthink.com/robby-berman/why-we-may-love-to-tickle-but-we-mostly-hate-to-be-tickled-ourselves
• https://digest.bps.org.uk/2016/03/22/people-with-schizophrenia-like-traits-can-tickle-themselves-whereas-most-people-cant/
• https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/tit-for-tat-delusions/
• https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/02/06/the-surprising-reasons-why-we-tickle-one-another/

***Longform Tickling Investigations***

• https://allthingscomedy.com/podcasts/3---competitive-endurance-tickling
• https://www.amazon.com/Tickled-David-Farrier/dp/B01JTOBDB2

***Etymology***

• https://www.etymonline.com/columns/post/bio
• https://www.etymonline.com/columns/post/acronymphomania
• https://www.etymonline.com/word/tickle
• https://www.etymonline.com/word/tick
• https://www.etymonline.com/word/frequentative

***Miscellaneous***

• https://culturacolectiva.com/history/tickling-torture-method-can-cause-aneurysm
• https://www.flyfishingline.net/trout-tickling/trout-tickling-catching-fish-bare-hands
• https://web.archive.org/web/20070927223435/http://trout-net.co.uk/cgi-bin/weblog_basic/index.php?p=5
• https://www.woodlands.co.uk/blog/woodland-activities/trout-tickling/