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Dying Laughing with Jessimae

Jessimae Peluso

Welcome to Dying Laughing — the comedy podcast that explores grief in all its messy, magical, and mortifying glory.

Hosted by stand-up comedian, Netflix host, and professional grief reliever Jessimae Peluso aka your favorite “comedy death doula" and "griefluencer” , this show dares to laugh in the face of death, because if you’re not laughing, you’re crying in a Marshall’s fitting room while listening to Fleetwood Mac on repeat.

You’re going to lose a lot in this life: your loved ones, your job, your dog (way harder than your ex), your relationship, your mind, your appetite and yes, your favorite necklace that your dad gave you (which your toxic ex absolutely kept).

While all of that sounds brutal, it can also be beautiful. I call it brutiful.

Each week, I invite you into real, raw, and ridiculously funny conversations about how we survive loss, reclaim joy, and sometimes ugly-cry in public. Everything deserves a proper burial - even our dignity.

Welcome to Dying Laughing with Jessimae. 💀🖤

Editing by: Debbie Dellorso.🐿️

Podcast music: 🎵 "Consider Death" by Akira the Don

New show. New name. Same Jessimae. Follow @JessimaePeluso + subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts. 💀🎤

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#53
Tuesday · 35 min
Signs From The Other Side: Messages, Dreams, And Healing After Loss (Pt. 2) | Jessimae Peluso
EPISODE 53: Signs From the Other Side: Messages, Dreams & Healing After Loss (Part 2) Dying Laughing with Jessimae Are our loved ones still finding ways to reach us after death? Or does grief make us more aware of the connections we've always had? In Part 2 of Signs From the Other Side, Jessimae dives back into the incredible stories shared by nearly 1,000 people on Threads about signs they've experienced from deceased loved ones. We're talking moms seemingly popping into text messages, ladybugs and butterflies appearing at meaningful moments, songs playing when they're needed most, and parents showing up in unexpected ways just when their children need them. But this episode goes deeper than signs and synchronicities. Jessimae explores how meditation can help us navigate grief, why dreams can feel like a meeting place beyond space and time, and the complicated emotions that come with losing someone you love. She also opens up about one of her personal regrets: not being physically present when either of her parents died, and how that experience shaped her perspective on showing up for the people we love while we still can. Whether these experiences are spiritual connections, meaningful coincidences, or something we don't yet understand, they remind us that grief doesn't end our desire to stay connected. Because sometimes the people we miss most show up in the moments we need them most. Dying Laughing — Because even grief deserves a punchline. ❤️ 💀 Subscribe, rate, and tag your griefiest friend. 🎁 EMAIL US: ⁠⁠JessimaePelusoComedy@gmail.com⁠⁠ ☎️ CALL/TEXT US: 513-916-0930 Dying Laughing Sad B!tch Mix: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4oEPcojn4F8tAl93m7O8dm?si=XvGd7MXASIyUh5qSIFUcmQ&pi=fzUNvYr0SP2oG⁠⁠ 🎵 Outro music “Consider Death” by Akira The Don. 🖤 Follow @JessimaePeluso for more: YT: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimae-youtube⁠⁠ TOUR: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimaetour⁠⁠ FAN CLUB: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/JessimaePeluso-Patreon⁠⁠
#52
November 6 · 37 min
Signs From The Other Side: Coincidence or Connection? | Jessimae Peluso
EPISODE 52: Signs From the Other Side: Coincidence or Connection? (Part 1) | Jessimae Peluso Dying Laughing with Jessimae Are our loved ones really sending us signs from beyond the grave, or are we just finding meaning in extraordinary coincidences? Jessimae asked Threads one simple question: "What's a sign you've received from someone you've lost?" Nearly 1,000 people responded. In Part 1 of this two-part series, Jessimae shares some of the most incredible, heartwarming, and downright bizarre stories from people who believe they've experienced signs from deceased loved ones. A woman receives a book with her late mother's name. Hummingbirds appear at meaningful moments. License plates display familiar names. Rainbows show up at just the right time. Songs play when they're needed most. And loved ones make unexpected appearances in dreams. Coincidence? Connection? Or something we don't quite understand? Whether you're a skeptic, a believer, or somewhere in between, these stories remind us that grief doesn't end our desire to connect with the people we've lost. Because sometimes the smallest moments carry the biggest meaning. Dying Laughing — Because even grief deserves a punchline. ❤️ 💀 Subscribe, rate, and tag your griefiest friend. 🎁 EMAIL US: ⁠⁠JessimaePelusoComedy@gmail.com⁠⁠ ☎️ CALL/TEXT US: 513-916-0930 Dying Laughing Sad B!tch Mix: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4oEPcojn4F8tAl93m7O8dm?si=XvGd7MXASIyUh5qSIFUcmQ&pi=fzUNvYr0SP2oG⁠⁠ 🎵 Outro music “Consider Death” by Akira The Don. 🖤 Follow @JessimaePeluso for more: YT: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimae-youtube⁠⁠ TOUR: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimaetour⁠⁠ FAN CLUB: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/JessimaePeluso-Patreon⁠⁠
#51
October 27 · 1 hr 7 min
Can We Connect After Death? | Rachel Stewart (Part 2)
EPISODE 51: Can We Connect After Death? | Rachel Stewart (Part 2) Dying Laughing with Jessimae Can meditation help us feel connected to the people we've lost? And can healing our grief actually change what we feel in our bodies? In Part 2 of this deeply personal conversation, Jessimae reunites with Rachel Stewart, who lost her 10-year-old daughter, Kenadie, to cancer in 2018. After sharing the devastating impact of her daughter's death in Part 1, Rachel opens up about the spiritual experiences that transformed her understanding of grief and what it means to remain connected to someone after they're gone. She shares how meditation helped her feel closer to Kenadie, her 3-2-1 method for helping others explore connection with deceased loved ones, and how body-focused healing helped her overcome the physical pain she experienced after losing her daughter. Rachel also recounts giving her husband a psychic reading that challenged his skepticism, and how their shared journey inspired them to create For 11, a community dedicated to helping grieving people heal and feel connected to those they've lost. Together, Jessimae and Rachel explore the misconceptions surrounding parents who have lost children, the complicated relationship between grief and healing, and how unimaginable tragedy can lead to an unexpected sense of purpose. Because the people we love may no longer be physically here, but the love we carry for them doesn't have an expiration date. Dying Laughing...Because even grief deserves a punchline. ❤️ Rachel Stewart, For 11 Community: https://for11together.com/ IG: @for11_together 💀 Subscribe, rate, and tag your sad ass friend. 🎁 EMAIL US: ⁠⁠JessimaePelusoComedy@gmail.com⁠⁠ ☎️ CALL/TEXT US: 513-916-0930 Dying Laughing Sad B!tch Mix: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4oEPcojn4F8tAl93m7O8dm?si=XvGd7MXASIyUh5qSIFUcmQ&pi=fzUNvYr0SP2oG⁠⁠ 🎵 Outro music “Consider Death” by Akira The Don. 🖤 Follow @JessimaePeluso for more: YT: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimae-youtube⁠⁠ TOUR: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimaetour⁠⁠ FAN CLUB: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/JessimaePeluso-Patreon⁠⁠
#50
October 20 · 1 hr 3 min
A Mother's Grief: Love Beyond Loss | Rachel Stewart (Part 1)
EPISODE 50: A Mother's Grief: Love Beyond Loss | Rachel Stewart (Part 1) Dying Laughing with Jessimae Can the people we love still find ways to reach us after they're gone? In Part 1 of this deeply personal two-part conversation, Jessimae sits down with Rachel Stewart, who lost her 10-year-old daughter, Kenadie, to cancer in 2018. Rachel opens up about the devastating physical and emotional pain of losing a child, how grief transformed her family, and the impossible reality of mourning one daughter while continuing to show up as a mother to another. Once a skeptic, Rachel shares how a reading with a psychic challenged her beliefs about death and opened her to the possibility that Kenadie was still finding ways to connect with her. She also recounts her first shared death experience, a profound moment that helped set her on an unexpected path of spiritual exploration, healing, and eventually helping others navigate their own losses. Together, Jessimae and Rachel explore the unseen connections between us and the people we've lost, how meditation may help us become more receptive to those connections, and the possibility that love doesn't end when life does. In Part 2: Rachel shares more of the remarkable signs and experiences she attributes to Kenadie, and how her journey inspired For 11 and the Living Connected community. Because sometimes grief doesn't just change your life. It changes everything you believe about it. Dying Laughing...Because even grief deserves a punchline. ❤️ 💀 Subscribe, rate, and tag your griefiest friend. 🎁 EMAIL US: ⁠⁠JessimaePelusoComedy@gmail.com⁠⁠ ☎️ CALL/TEXT US: 513-916-0930 Dying Laughing Sad B!tch Mix: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4oEPcojn4F8tAl93m7O8dm?si=XvGd7MXASIyUh5qSIFUcmQ&pi=fzUNvYr0SP2oG⁠⁠ 🎵 Outro music “Consider Death” by Akira The Don. 🖤 Follow @JessimaePeluso for more: YT: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimae-youtube⁠⁠ TOUR: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimaetour⁠⁠ FAN CLUB: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/JessimaePeluso-Patreon⁠⁠
#49
October 13 · 46 min
Relief & The Leaf: Finding Peace After Grief and Trauma | Jessimae Peluso
EPISODE 49: Relief and the Leaf: Finding Peace After Grief and Trauma Dying Laughing with Jessimae Sometimes the hardest thing to let go of isn't a person. It's the chaos you've spent your entire life learning how to survive. In this deeply personal (RE-RELEASED) episode from Jessimae's original Grief Survival Guide, we go from an allegedly near-disastrous encounter with Aruba customs over some marijuana to the much deeper work of unpacking childhood trauma, family dysfunction, and the complicated emotions that surface after losing someone you love. Jessimae opens up about growing up in a chaotic household, becoming exceptionally good at managing everyone else's mess, experiences of sexual and emotional abuse, and the unexpected relief that can sometimes accompany grief. But what happens when the chaos finally stops? How do you recognize what still needs healing? And what if the peace you've been searching for was never something you could find outside yourself? Sometimes the miracle on the other side of tragedy isn't getting something back. It's discovering what you can finally put down. So ask yourself: What are you holding onto that's holding you back? From the vault. Same grief. Same bitch. ❤️ ***Content note: This episode includes personal discussions of sexual and emotional abuse. As well as a heightened emotional state due to the host being in the throes of grief. Listen with caution.*** 💀 Subscribe, rate, and tag your grieving friend. 🎁 EMAIL US: ⁠⁠JessimaePelusoComedy@gmail.com⁠⁠ ☎️ CALL/TEXT US: 513-916-0930 Dying Laughing Sad B!tch Mix: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4oEPcojn4F8tAl93m7O8dm?si=XvGd7MXASIyUh5qSIFUcmQ&pi=fzUNvYr0SP2oG⁠⁠ 🎵 Outro music “Consider Death” by Akira The Don. 🖤 Follow @JessimaePeluso for more: YT: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimae-youtube⁠⁠ TOUR: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimaetour⁠⁠ FAN CLUB: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/JessimaePeluso-Patreon⁠⁠
#48
October 6 · 34 min
The Hills I’ll Die On: Petty Opinions I Refuse to Change | Jessimae Peluso
Everyone has an opinion they’re willing to defend for absolutely no good reason. This week, Jessimae shares the Hills She’ll Die On—the petty, irrational, and occasionally completely justified beliefs she refuses to budge on. The Big Light is an act of aggression. Speakerphone in public makes your conversation everyone’s conversation. Irish goodbyes are efficient, not rude. And if you say you don’t want dessert and then reach your fork toward hers, prepare for consequences. Then Jessimae gets into YOUR submissions to decide which hills are valid, which are insane, and which prove some of you should not be allowed to make decisions unsupervised. No politics. No religion. No actual stakes. Just very strong opinions about shit that absolutely does not matter. What’s the hill you’ll die on? 💀 Subscribe, rate, and tag your griefiest friend. 🎁 EMAIL US: ⁠⁠JessimaePelusoComedy@gmail.com⁠⁠ ☎️ CALL/TEXT US: 513-916-0930 Dying Laughing Sad B!tch Mix: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4oEPcojn4F8tAl93m7O8dm?si=XvGd7MXASIyUh5qSIFUcmQ&pi=fzUNvYr0SP2oG⁠⁠ 🎵 Outro music “Consider Death” by Akira The Don. 🖤 Follow @JessimaePeluso for more: YT: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimae-youtube⁠⁠ TOUR: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimaetour⁠⁠ FAN CLUB: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/JessimaePeluso-Patreon⁠⁠
#47
September 29 · 29 min
The Death Scroll: A Postcard From Heaven, Spotify for Your Urn & RIP News | Jessimae Peluso
EPISODE 47: The Death Scroll: A Postcard From Heaven, Spotify for Your Urn & RIP News Dying Laughing with Jessimae Death has a publicist, and apparently she's been BUSY. Jessimae goes scrolling through the death side of the internet for THE DEATH SCROLL...a collection of weird, funny, touching and completely unhinged stories about death and what happens after we're gone. A postcard from dead parents arrives 26 years late. Spotify and Liquid Death create an urn that can play your music for eternity. A daughter goes to check on her sick father, finds the locks changed and ends up climbing through a window—only to discover an even stranger situation involving his home. And the death of “Barely Breathing” singer Duncan Sheik presents an unfortunate moral dilemma for comedians everywhere. Is it a sign or a postal fuckup? What's playing from your urn for eternity? And what the actual fuck is happening on the internet? Welcome to The Death Scroll. The internet remains undefeated. 💀 Subscribe, rate, and tag your griefiest friend. 🎁 EMAIL US: ⁠⁠JessimaePelusoComedy@gmail.com⁠⁠ ☎️ CALL/TEXT US: 513-916-0930 Dying Laughing Sad B!tch Mix: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4oEPcojn4F8tAl93m7O8dm?si=XvGd7MXASIyUh5qSIFUcmQ&pi=fzUNvYr0SP2oG⁠⁠ 🎵 Outro music “Consider Death” by Akira The Don. 🖤 Follow @JessimaePeluso for more: YT: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimae-youtube⁠⁠ TOUR: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimaetour⁠⁠ FAN CLUB: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/JessimaePeluso-Patreon⁠⁠
#46
September 23 · 1 hr
Marijuana & Meditation: How To Grieve And Still Live Your Life | Dying Laughing with Jessimae
EPISODE 46: Marijuana & Meditation - How To Grieve And Still Live Life Dying Laughing with Jessimae In this rereleased episode, (Part * of Grief Survival Guide miniseries) Marijuana & Meditation: How To Grieve And Still Live Life, Jessimae originally released as part of Jessimae’s Grief Survival Guide, Meditation and Marijuana goes back into the vault to answer one very simple question: How do you grieve someone you love and still live your life? After losing her mom, meditation and marijuana became part of Jessimae’s healing process, along with moving to upstate New York to be near her family, and entering the very real “I DO NOT GIVE A FUCK HOW I LOOK” phase of grief. Jessimae gets into the strange ways emotional pain can show up in the body, finding whatever helps you get through the day, Blue Zones, longevity, libations, and learning that healing doesn’t always look particularly… healed. Because there’s no perfect way to grieve. Sometimes you meditate. Sometimes you smoke a little weed. Sometimes you eat the bread. You’re still here. Keep fucking living. SIGNS book: https://a.co/d/06pAfG1b VICE article: https://www.vice.com/en/article/people-use-weed-to-deal-with-grief/ HighTimes article: https://hightimes.com/culture/unlike-rose-in-titanic-shrooms-offered-comedian-jessimae-peluso-a-door/ 💀 Subscribe, rate, and tag a friends. 🎁 EMAIL US: ⁠⁠JessimaePelusoComedy@gmail.com⁠⁠ ☎️ CALL/TEXT US: 513-916-0930 Dying Laughing Sad B!tch Mix: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4oEPcojn4F8tAl93m7O8dm?si=XvGd7MXASIyUh5qSIFUcmQ&pi=fzUNvYr0SP2oG⁠⁠ 🎵 Outro music “Consider Death” by Akira The Don. 🖤 Follow @JessimaePeluso for more: YT: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimae-youtube⁠⁠ TOUR: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimaetour⁠⁠ FAN CLUB: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/JessimaePeluso-Patreon⁠⁠
#46
September 23 · 1 hr 10 min
Marijuana And Meditation: How To Grieve And Still Live Life | Dying Laughing with Jessimae
EPISODE 46: Marijuana & Meditation — How To Grieve And Still Live Life Dying Laughing with Jessimae In this rereleased episode, (Part * of Grief Survival Guide miniseries) Marijuana & Meditation: How To Grieve And Still Live Life, Jessimae originally released as part of Jessimae’s Grief Survival Guide, Meditation and Marijuana goes back into the vault to answer one very simple question: How do you grieve someone you love and still live your life? After losing her mom, meditation and marijuana became part of Jessimae’s healing process, along with moving to upstate New York to be near her family, and entering the very real “I DO NOT GIVE A FUCK HOW I LOOK” phase of grief. Jessimae gets into the strange ways emotional pain can show up in the body, finding whatever helps you get through the day, Blue Zones, longevity, libations, and learning that healing doesn’t always look particularly… healed. Because there’s no perfect way to grieve. Sometimes you meditate. Sometimes you smoke a little weed. Sometimes you eat the bread. You’re still here. Keep fucking living. SIGNS book: https://a.co/d/06pAfG1b VICE article: https://www.vice.com/en/article/people-use-weed-to-deal-with-grief/ HighTimes article: https://hightimes.com/culture/unlike-rose-in-titanic-shrooms-offered-comedian-jessimae-peluso-a-door/ 💀 Subscribe, rate, and tag a friends. 🎁 EMAIL US: ⁠⁠JessimaePelusoComedy@gmail.com⁠⁠ ☎️ CALL/TEXT US: 513-916-0930 Dying Laughing Sad B!tch Mix: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4oEPcojn4F8tAl93m7O8dm?si=XvGd7MXASIyUh5qSIFUcmQ&pi=fzUNvYr0SP2oG⁠⁠ 🎵 Outro music “Consider Death” by Akira The Don. 🖤 Follow @JessimaePeluso for more: YT: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimae-youtube⁠⁠ TOUR: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimaetour⁠⁠ FAN CLUB: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/JessimaePeluso-Patreon⁠⁠ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
#45
September 15 · 36 min
44 Things I Know at 44 (And Some Sh*t I Still Don’t) | Jessimae Peluso
EPISODE 45: 44 Things I Know at 44 (And Some Shit I Still Don’t) | Jessimae Peluso Dying Laughing with Jessimae Jessimae turns 44 this week, and instead of pretending she’s unlocked the secrets of the universe, she’s sharing 44 things she know...or at least strongly suspects..at 44. From love, money, friendship and grief to dogs, getting older, trusting your gut, asking for more, letting people go and why nobody is thinking about you nearly as much as you think they are. Some lessons took 44 years to learn. Some have required approximately 700 reminders. And some are just the increasingly confident opinions of a woman rapidly running out of fucks. A birthday episode about getting older, getting wiser and realizing that maybe having everything figured out was never the point. 💀 Subscribe, rate, and tag your griefiest friend. 🎁 EMAIL US: ⁠⁠JessimaePelusoComedy@gmail.com⁠⁠ ☎️ CALL / TEXT US: 513-916-0930 🧡 DONATE to Hilarity For Charity:https://wearehfc.org/ Dying Laughing Sad B!tch Mix: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4oEPcojn4F8tAl93m7O8dm?si=XvGd7MXASIyUh5qSIFUcmQ&pi=fzUNvYr0SP2oG⁠⁠ 🎵 Outro music “Consider Death” by Akira The Don. 🖤 Follow @JessimaePeluso for more: YT: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimae-youtube⁠⁠ TOUR: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimaetour⁠⁠ FAN CLUB: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/JessimaePeluso-Patreon⁠⁠
#44
September 8 · 54 min
You’re Not Dead Yet: Losing His Dad on 9/11 | Host of Dead Talks podcast David Ferrugio
EPISODE 44: You’re Not Dead Yet: Losing His Dad on 9/11 | Host of Dead Talks podcast David Ferrugio Dying Laughing with Jessimae This week marks 25 years since September 11th. David Ferrugio, host and creator of DeadTalks and author of the upcoming book You’re Not Dead Yet, was just 12 years old when his father died on 9/11. David joins Jessimae to talk about growing up alongside grief, what it’s like when the entire country remembers the worst day of your life, still wanting our dead dads’ approval, and how losing someone can completely change the way you choose to live. Most importantly, they remember who David’s father was—not just how he died. Plus, two fatherless Italians talking about death. So naturally, there are laughs. 💀 Subscribe, rate, and tag your sad friend. 🎁 EMAIL US: ⁠⁠JessimaePelusoComedy@gmail.com⁠⁠ ☎️ CALL or TEXT US: 513-916-0930 Dying Laughing Sad B!tch Mix: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4oEPcojn4F8tAl93m7O8dm?si=XvGd7MXASIyUh5qSIFUcmQ&pi=fzUNvYr0SP2oG⁠⁠ 🎵 Outro music “Consider Death” by Akira The Don. 🖤 Follow @JessimaePeluso for more: YT: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimae-youtube⁠⁠ TOUR: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimaetour⁠⁠ FAN CLUB: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/JessimaePeluso-Patreon⁠⁠
#488
September 1 · 31 min
Dolly Parton: The Stories Behind Jolene, Elvis, Whitney Houston & Dollywood
EPISODE 43: Dolly Parton: The Stories Behind Jolene, Elvis, Whitney Houston & Dollywood Dying Laughing with Jessimae This week, Dying Laughing celebrates the one and only Dolly Parton, from Jolene, 9 to 5 and I Will Always Love You to Dollywood, Elvis, Whitney Houston, rhinestones, wigs, philanthropy and an incredible business empire. A loving, hilarious tribute to a woman who turned heartbreak into music, poverty into purpose and somehow made everything sparkle. 💀 Subscribe, rate, and tag your griefiest friend. 🎁 EMAIL US: ⁠⁠JessimaePelusoComedy@gmail.com⁠⁠ ☎️ CALL/TEXT US: 513-916-0930 Dying Laughing Sad B!tch Mix: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4oEPcojn4F8tAl93m7O8dm?si=XvGd7MXASIyUh5qSIFUcmQ&pi=fzUNvYr0SP2oG⁠⁠ 🎵 Outro music “Consider Death” by Akira The Don. 🖤 Follow @JessimaePeluso for more: YT: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimae-youtube⁠⁠ TOUR: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimaetour⁠⁠ FAN CLUB: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/JessimaePeluso-Patreon⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#487
August 25 · 34 min
The Greatest Fumbles in Sports & Life | Jessimae Peluso
EPISODE 42: The Greatest Fumbles in Sports & Life | Jessimae Peluso Dying Laughing with Jessimae Everybody drops the ball. This week, Jessimae tackles life's biggest fumbles, from money and missed opportunities to bad relationships, career choices, regret and the mistakes that may have actually changed our lives for the better. She looks back at some of her own questionable decisions, including the opportunities she let go, the relationships she stayed in too long and the moments when hindsight made everything look a lot clearer than it felt at the time. Plus, listeners share the balls they wish they hadn't dropped, the people they chased instead of their dreams, the grudges they held too long and the choices that seemed like failures but ultimately led them somewhere better. Because sometimes a fumble is just a fumble, and sometimes dropping one ball is how you finally get your hands free to catch another. 🙏 Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence: https://www.thesisters.org 💀 Subscribe, rate, and tag your griefiest friend. 🎁 EMAIL US: ⁠⁠JessimaePelusoComedy@gmail.com⁠⁠ ☎️ CALL/TEXT US: 513-916-0930 Dying Laughing Sad B!tch Mix: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4oEPcojn4F8tAl93m7O8dm?si=XvGd7MXASIyUh5qSIFUcmQ&pi=fzUNvYr0SP2oG⁠⁠ 🎵 Outro music “Consider Death” by Akira The Don. 🖤 Follow @JessimaePeluso for more: YT: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimae-youtube⁠⁠ TOUR: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimaetour⁠⁠ FAN CLUB: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/JessimaePeluso-Patreon⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#486
August 19 · 30 min
Funerals Gone Wild | Jessimae Peluso
EPISODE 41: Funerals Gone Wild Dying Laughing with Jessimae Funerals bring together grief, family dysfunction, exes, old grudges, religion, money, alcohol and sometimes an actual dead body, then expect everyone to behave normally. What could possibly go wrong? This week, Jessimae shares a bizarre story from her dad's funeral and dives into listeners' wildest funeral stories: family drama, inappropriate behavior, strange traditions and moments so insane you have to laugh. Welcome to Funerals Gone Wild. 💀 Subscribe, rate, and tag your griefiest friend. 🎁 EMAIL US: ⁠⁠JessimaePelusoComedy@gmail.com⁠⁠ ☎️ CALL/TEXT US: 513-916-0930 Dying Laughing Sad B!tch Mix: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4oEPcojn4F8tAl93m7O8dm?si=XvGd7MXASIyUh5qSIFUcmQ&pi=fzUNvYr0SP2oG⁠⁠ 🎵 Outro music “Consider Death” by Akira The Don. 🖤 Follow @JessimaePeluso for more: YT: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimae-youtube⁠⁠ TOUR: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimaetour⁠⁠ FAN CLUB: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/JessimaePeluso-Patreon⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#485
August 11 · 48 min
Putting the FUN in Funeral | Dan the Funeral Man
EPISODE 40: Putting the FUN in Funeral | Dan the Funeral Man Dying Laughing with Jessimae Jessimae sits down with Dan the Funeral Man, a funeral director from Salem, Ohio who's putting some much-needed personality back into death. Think hot pink caskets, leopard-print urns, custom memorials and final send-offs that actually look like the person being remembered. Dan takes us behind the curtain of the funeral industry to answer the questions everyone secretly wants to ask: What happens to our bodies after we die? What does embalming actually do? Why are funerals so expensive? What should grieving families spend money on, and what can they skip? And, of course, what are the wildest things he's witnessed at a funeral? They also explore why funeral customs are changing, how families can create more personal celebrations of life, and what spending every day around death has taught Dan about grief, regret and being alive. Because if you lived loud, why the hell should you be buried beige? 💀 Subscribe, rate, and tag your FUNeral friends. 🎁 EMAIL US: ⁠⁠JessimaePelusoComedy@gmail.com⁠⁠ ☎️ CALL/TEXT US: 513-916-0930 Dying Laughing Sad B!tch Mix: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4oEPcojn4F8tAl93m7O8dm?si=XvGd7MXASIyUh5qSIFUcmQ&pi=fzUNvYr0SP2oG⁠⁠ 🎵 Outro music “Consider Death” by Akira The Don. 🖤 Follow @JessimaePeluso for more: YT: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimae-youtube⁠⁠ TOUR: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimaetour⁠⁠ FAN CLUB: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/JessimaePeluso-Patreon⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#484
August 6 · 36 min
When Should You Say Goodbye To A Pet? | Jessimae Peluso
EPISODE.39: When Should You Say Goodbye to a Pet? Dying Laughing with Jessimae Saying goodbye to a beloved pet is one of the hardest decisions we'll ever make—but how do you know when it's the right time? In this episode, Jessimae explores the heartbreaking question every pet owner eventually faces: What makes a good quality of life, and when does holding on become holding them back? Inspired by a moving article written by a palliative care physician, she dives into the world of pet hospice, quality-of-life assessments, pain management, and why animals often hide their suffering until the very end. Jessimae also shares the deeply personal story of saying goodbye to her soul dog, Carlin, and how she ultimately knew it was time. Along the way, she discusses the emotional weight of euthanasia, the surprising similarities between human and veterinary hospice care, and why sometimes the greatest act of love is letting go on a good day instead of waiting for the worst one. Whether you're grieving a pet, caring for an aging companion, or simply want to be better prepared for one of life's most difficult moments, this episode offers compassion, practical guidance, and a reminder that loving our animals also means knowing when to say goodbye. 💀 Subscribe, rate, and tag your DOG MOM or CAT DAD friend. 🎁 EMAIL US: ⁠⁠JessimaePelusoComedy@gmail.com⁠⁠ ☎️ CALL/TEXT US: 513-916-0930 Dying Laughing Sad B!tch Mix: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4oEPcojn4F8tAl93m7O8dm?si=XvGd7MXASIyUh5qSIFUcmQ&pi=fzUNvYr0SP2oG⁠⁠ 🎵 Outro music “Consider Death” by Akira The Don. 🖤 Follow @JessimaePeluso for more: YT: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimae-youtube⁠⁠ TOUR: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimaetour⁠⁠ FAN CLUB: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/JessimaePeluso-Patreon⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#483
July 29 · 35 min
Can Jimothy Save Us All? | Jessimae Peluso
EPISODE 38: Can Jimothy Save Us All? Dying Laughing with Jessimae This week, Jessimae takes a break from the heavy stuff to embrace the wonderfully absurd. From an unbelievable sugar daddy story involving a very alive wife and a dead mouse, to sharks at water parks, AI teachers, Frankie Valli's seemingly immortal touring schedule, and the latest internet grifts, this episode explores the strange corners of modern life with humor, curiosity, and just enough existential dread. Somewhere along the way, one tiny raccoon named Jimothy emerges as humanity's best chance for survival. Because if the world keeps getting weirder... we're going to need him. 💀 Subscribe, rate, and tag your Jimothy fangirl friend. 🎁 EMAIL US: ⁠⁠JessimaePelusoComedy@gmail.com⁠⁠ ☎️ CALL/TEXT US: 513-916-0930 Dying Laughing Sad B!tch Mix: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4oEPcojn4F8tAl93m7O8dm?si=XvGd7MXASIyUh5qSIFUcmQ&pi=fzUNvYr0SP2oG⁠⁠ 🎵 Outro music “Consider Death” by Akira The Don. 🖤 Follow @JessimaePeluso for more: YT: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimae-youtube⁠⁠ TOUR: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimaetour⁠⁠ FAN CLUB: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/JessimaePeluso-Patreon⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#482
July 21 · 57 min
Holy Shit! I'm Dying. Now What? | Author & Speaker Douglas Cartwright
EPISODE 37: Holy Shit. I'm Dying, Now What? | Douglas Cartwright Dying Laughing with Jessimae What happens when death stops being a distant concept and becomes part of your daily reality? This week, Jessimae welcomes her longtime friend, former neighbor, author, life coach, and spiritual teacher Douglas Cartwright for one of the most honest conversations ever featured on Dying Laughing. Shortly after being diagnosed with terminal glioblastoma, Douglas shares how the news has transformed his relationship with identity, fear, faith, purpose, and what it truly means to be alive. Together, they explore the difference between surviving and living, discuss why so many of us postpone the lives we really want, and reflect on answers from listeners who were asked one simple question: What would you do if you found out you were going to die? This isn't a conversation about losing hope. It's a conversation about finding it in the time we have left. Doug's Book: Holy Shit! We're Alive! Now What? https://www.amazon.com/Holy-Sh-Were-Alive-What-ebook/dp/B099DH91MZ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NESWO85NCMGD&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ohePGAoLTJ17ZxDjINBvU5T1T3OqYwuQcgU3pOoMPrs.z2soya-ttktIi87NS3OMkwpXO4kdEDMJqgAbfA5-9WI&dib_tag=se&keywords=holy+shit+we%27re+alive+now+what&qid=1784672884&sprefix=holy+shit+were+alive+now+wh%2Caps%2C239&sr=8-1 💀 Subscribe, rate, and tag your friend. 🎁 EMAIL US: ⁠⁠JessimaePelusoComedy@gmail.com⁠⁠ ☎️ CALL/TEXT US: 513-916-0930 Dying Laughing Sad B!tch Mix: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4oEPcojn4F8tAl93m7O8dm?si=XvGd7MXASIyUh5qSIFUcmQ&pi=fzUNvYr0SP2oG⁠⁠ 🎵 Outro music “Consider Death” by Akira The Don. 🖤 Follow @JessimaePeluso for more: YT: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimae-youtube⁠⁠ TOUR: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimaetour⁠⁠ FAN CLUB: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/JessimaePeluso-Patreon⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#481
July 15 · 1 hr 31 min
Roast In Peace: The Internet's Greatest Fails Pt.2 | Jessimae Peluso
EPISODE 36: Roast In Peace: The Internet's Greatest Fails Pt.2 | Jessimae Peluso Dying Laughing with Jessimae The funeral disasters keep coming... In this second installment of The Internet's Funniest Funeral Fails, Jessimae shares hilarious listener submissions, unforgettable Reddit funeral fails, outrageous coffin reviews, and some of the funniest headstones ever carved into stone. From mariachi bands and funeral crashers to accidental burials and epitaphs that deserve comedy awards, this episode celebrates the beautifully imperfect moments that remind us grief and laughter often show up together. Because even our final goodbye doesn't always go according to plan—and honestly, that's kind of comforting. 💀 Subscribe, rate, and tag your griefiest friend. 🎁 EMAIL US: ⁠⁠JessimaePelusoComedy@gmail.com⁠⁠ ☎️ CALL/TEXT US: 513-916-0930 Dying Laughing Sad B!tch Mix: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4oEPcojn4F8tAl93m7O8dm?si=XvGd7MXASIyUh5qSIFUcmQ&pi=fzUNvYr0SP2oG⁠⁠ 🎵 Outro music “Consider Death” by Akira The Don. 🖤 Follow @JessimaePeluso for more: YT: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimae-youtube⁠⁠ TOUR: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/jessimaetour⁠⁠ FAN CLUB: ⁠⁠https://found.ee/JessimaePeluso-Patreon⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#480
July 8 · 32 min
The Death of Who You Used to Be | Jessimae Peluso
EPISODE 35: The Death of Who You Used to Be | Jessimae Peluso Dying Laughing with Jessimae Sometimes the most important funeral you'll ever attend is your own. In this honest, funny, and deeply personal solo episode, Jessimae explores the grief that comes with personal transformation. From saying goodbye to people-pleasing, perfectionism, over-apologizing, and the need for external validation, she reflects on the parts of herself that no longer serve her, and the unexpected joy of becoming someone new. Along the way, she asks whether our greatest personality traits are sometimes just well-dressed trauma responses, shares the lessons she learned from symbolically attending her own funeral, and explains why healing isn't about becoming someone different, it's about uncovering who you've been all along. Because sometimes the greatest loss isn't another person. It's the version of yourself you're finally ready to thank... and let rest in peace. 💀 Subscribe, rate, and tag a sad friend who needs some joy. 🎁 EMAIL US: ⁠JessimaePelusoComedy@gmail.com⁠ ☎️ CALL/TEXT US: 513-916-0930 Dying Laughing Sad B!tch Mix: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4oEPcojn4F8tAl93m7O8dm?si=XvGd7MXASIyUh5qSIFUcmQ&pi=fzUNvYr0SP2oG⁠ 🎵 Outro music “Consider Death” by Akira The Don. 🖤 Follow @JessimaePeluso for more: YT: ⁠https://found.ee/jessimae-youtube⁠ TOUR: ⁠https://found.ee/jessimaetour⁠ FAN CLUB: ⁠https://found.ee/JessimaePeluso-Patreon⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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