Dying Laughing with Jessimae
by Jessimae Peluso
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About this podcast
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
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Episodes
The newest 50 of 504 episodes
- Signs From The Other Side: Messages, Dreams, And Healing After Loss (Pt. 2) | Jessimae Peluso · 36 min · Episode 53In Part 2 of Signs From the Other Side, Jessimae shares more listener stories of mysterious texts, ladybugs, butterflies, meaningful songs, and dream visitations. Plus…
- Signs From The Other Side: Coincidence or Connection? | Jessimae Peluso · 37 min · Episode 52Jessimae asked Threads about signs from deceased loved ones—and nearly 1,000 people responded. In Part 1, she shares stories of mysterious books, hummingbirds, meaningful license…
- Can We Connect After Death? | Rachel Stewart (Part 2) · 1 h 7 min · Episode 51In Part 2, Rachel Stewart shares how meditation helped her feel connected to her late daughter Kenadie, her 3-2-1 method, a psychic reading that challenged her husband's…
- A Mother's Grief: Love Beyond Loss | Rachel Stewart (Part 1) · 1 h 3 min · Episode 50After losing her 10-year-old daughter Kenadie to cancer, Rachel Stewart experienced grief so intense she could physically feel it. In Part 1, she joins Jessimae to discuss…
- Relief & The Leaf: Finding Peace After Grief and Trauma | Jessimae Peluso · 46 min · Episode 49From an alleged marijuana mishap in Aruba to childhood chaos, trauma, and the unexpected relief of grief, Jessimae revisits a deeply personal chapter of her Grief Survival Guide…
- The Hills I’ll Die On: Petty Opinions I Refuse to Change | Jessimae Peluso · 35 min · Episode 48Jessimae shares the completely inconsequential opinions she’s willing to defend to the death, then dives into YOUR pettiest hills. Big Lights, speakerphone criminals, Irish…
- The Death Scroll: A Postcard From Heaven, Spotify for Your Urn & RIP News | Jessimae Peluso · 30 min · Episode 47Jessimae scrolls through the weird side of death news: a postcard from dead parents arrives 26 years late, Spotify makes an urn with an eternal playlist, a family inheritance…
- Marijuana & Meditation: How To Grieve And Still Live Your Life | Dying Laughing with Jessimae · 1 h 0 min · Episode 46Meditation, marijuana, moving, and not giving a fuck what you look like. Jessimae revisits the Grief Survival Guide to explore how we cope with loss—and how to keep living while…
- 44 Things I Know at 44 (And Some Sh*t I Still Don’t) | Jessimae Peluso · 37 min · Episode 45Jessimae celebrates turning 44 with 44 things she’s learned about love, money, grief, dogs, getting older, giving fewer fu*ks...and all the sh*t she still hasn’t figured out.
- You’re Not Dead Yet: Losing His Dad on 9/11 | Host of Dead Talks podcast David Ferrugio · 55 min · Episode 44DeadTalks host and You’re Not Dead Yet author David Ferrugio lost his father on 9/11 at just 12 years old. Twenty-five years later, he joins Jessimae to talk grief, dead dads…
- Dolly Parton: The Stories Behind Jolene, Elvis, Whitney Houston & Dollywood · 32 min · Episode 488EPISODE 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…
- The Greatest Fumbles in Sports & Life | Jessimae Peluso · 35 min · Episode 487EPISODE 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…
- Funerals Gone Wild | Jessimae Peluso · 30 min · Episode 486EPISODE 41: Funerals Gone Wild Dying Laughing with Jessimae Funerals bring together grief, family dysfunction, exes, old grudges, religion, money, alcohol and sometimes an actual…
- Putting the FUN in Funeral | Dan the Funeral Man · 49 min · Episode 485EPISODE 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…
- When Should You Say Goodbye To A Pet? | Jessimae Peluso · 37 min · Episode 484EPISODE.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…
- Can Jimothy Save Us All? | Jessimae Peluso · 36 min · Episode 483EPISODE 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…
- Holy Shit! I'm Dying. Now What? | Author & Speaker Douglas Cartwright · 58 min · Episode 482EPISODE 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…
- Roast In Peace: The Internet's Greatest Fails Pt.2 | Jessimae Peluso · 1 h 31 min · Episode 481EPISODE 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 Death of Who You Used to Be | Jessimae Peluso · 33 min · Episode 480EPISODE 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…
- Roast In Peace: The Internet's Greatest Funeral Fails · 32 min · Episode 479EPISODE 34: Roast in Peace: The Internet’s Greatest Funeral Fails Pt. 1 | Jessimae Peluso Dying Laughing with Jessimae What do a 200-pound Saint Bernard, a casket buried in the…
- A Masterclass in How to Die | Filmmaker Johno Verity · 56 min · Episode 478EPISODE 33: A Masterclass In How To Die | Johno Verity Dying Laughing with Jessimae What if the secret to living well is learning how to die well? This week on Dying Laughing…
- FATHER'S DAY SPECIAL: The Last Laugh: My Dad, Unfiltered | Jessimae Peluso · 52 min · Episode 477BONUS EPISODE: | JESSIMAE PELUSO Dying Laughing with Jessimae For this special Father's Day bonus episode, Jessimae opens the vault and shares a conversation recorded with her…
- 10 Ways To Celebrate Your Dead Dad on Father's Day | Jessimae Peluso · 31 min · Episode 477EPISODE 32: 10 WAYS TO CELEBRATE YOUR DEAD DAD ON FATHER'S DAY | JESSIMAE PELUSO Dying Laughing with Jessimae Father's Day can be complicated when your dad is gone. In this…
- 5 Conversations To Have Before It's Too Late | Jessimae Peluso · 33 min · Episode 476EPISODE 31: 5 CONVERSATIONS TO HAVE BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE | JESSIMAE PELUSO Dying Laughing with Jessimae Inspired by a New York Times article about conversations to have with…
- The Sound Of Grief | Guitar maker and Widower Micah Teruya · 50 min · Episode 475EPISODE 30: THE SOUND OF GRIEF with Guitar maker and widower, Micah Teruya. Dying Laughing with Jessimae Micah Teruya joins Dying Laughing to discuss losing his wife after her…
- The Art Of Going Silent | Jessimae Peluso · 29 min · Episode 474EPISODE 29: THE ART OF GOING SILENT | Jessimae Peluso Dying Laughing with Jessimae After stepping away for three months to finish her first book, Jessimae returns with an honest…
- What Happens When We Die | Hospice Nurse Julie McFadden · 1 h 5 min · Episode 473EPISODE 28: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE | Hospice Nurse Julie McFadden Dying Laughing with Jessimae Palliative care and hospice nurse Julie McFadden joins Dying Laughing for a calm…
- The Anger Stage Of Grief: Why Anger Isn't Random | Jessimae Peluso · 53 min · Episode 472EPISODE 27: THE ANGER STAGE OF GRIEF EXPLAINED Dying Laughing with Jessimae Anger gets a bad reputation, but it’s usually trying to tell you something. In this episode, I dig…
- Why We Can't Let Go of Reality | Jessimae Peluso · 33 min · Episode 471EPISODE 26: Why Humans Can’t Let Go of Reality Dying Laughing with Jessimae We’re terrible at endings. We don’t accept them, we negotiate with them. We upgrade them. We keep…
- 20 Life Lessons From 2025 | Jessimae Peluso · 38 min · Episode 470EPISODE 25: 20 LIFE LESSONS FROM 2025: Wine, Dogs, And the State of Play. Dying Laughing with Jessimae In Episode 25 of Dying Laughing, Jessimae reflects on the lessons of 2025…
- Holiday Survival Guide: Christmas Edition | Jessimae Peluso · 33 min · Episode 469EPISODE 24: DYING LAUGHING'S HOLIDAY SURVIVAL GUIDE: CHRISTMAS EDITION Dying Laughing with Jessimae The holidays come with a lot of pressure to spend, perform, and recreate…
- The Grief Of Joy | Jessimae Peluso · 28 min · Episode 468EPISODE 23: THE GRIEF OF JOY | JESSIMAE PELUSO Dying Laughing with Jessimae This episode explores what happens when joy and grief collide. In a week marked by devastating…
- DYING LAUGHING'S HOLIDAY SURVIVAL: THANKSGIVING EDITION · 30 min · Episode 467EPISODE 22: DYING LAUGHING'S HOLIDAY SURVIVAL — THANKSGIVING EDITION Dying Laughing with Jessimae In this special Thanksgiving episode, Jessimae Peluso returns to her hometown of…
- Fear & Loafing — How Grief Consumes You | Dying Laughing with Jessimae · 38 min · Episode 466EPISODE 21: FEAR & LOAFING — HOW GRIEF CONSUMES YOU Dying Laughing with Jessimae In this rereleased episode, (Part 6 of Grief Survival Guide miniseries) Fear & Loafing: How Grief…
- The Language Of Loss | Jessimae Peluso · 30 min · Episode 465EPISODE 20: THE LANGUAGE OF LOSS Dying Laughing with Jessimae This episode is about the hardest gift we ever give — letting go. Jessimae shares what she learned from planning her…
- The Stages Of Grief: Hunger & Jealousy (How Grief Eats at You) | Jessimae Peluso · 57 min · Episode 464EPISODE 19: HUNGER & JEALOUSY — HOW GRIEF EATS AT YOU Dying Laughing with Jessimae In this rereleased episode from The Stages of Grief series, Jessimae dives into the emotional…
- Life Lessons From My Pitbull | Jessimae Peluso · 48 min · Episode 463EPISODE 18: LIFE LESSONS FROM MY PITBULL : SAYING GOODBYE TO A PET Dying Laughing with Jessimae This episode is a love letter to my dog, Carlin Joseph Peluso, the happiest…
- Max Lugavere on Dementia, Brain Health & the Science of Healing | Dying Laughing with Jessimae Peluso · 1 h 6 min · Episode 462EPISODE 17: MAX LUGAVERE ON DEMENTIA, DIET & THE SCIENCE OF HEALING Dying Laughing with Jessimae (rereleased episode from December 2020) Max shares his deeply personal journey…
- Celebrating Your Dead Dad's Birthday | Jessimae Peluso · 30 min · Episode 461EPISODE 16: MY DEAD DAD’S BIRTHDAY: CHICKEN RIGGIES & FLATULENCE Dying Laughing with Jessimae Today would’ve been my dad’s birthday, and instead of ignoring the day—or crying…
- The Stages Of Grief: Sadness and Shopping | Jessimae Peluso · 54 min · Episode 460EPISODE 15: THE STAGES OF GRIEF: SADNESS & SHOPPING Dying Laughing with Jessimae (Rereleased episode from 2020) In this rereleased episode—recorded just weeks after my mom…
- The Birthday Grief Guide | Jessimae Peluso · 41 min · Episode 460EPISODE 14: THE BIRTHDAY GRIEF GUIDE Dying Laughing with Jessimae What happens when your birthday rolls around… and your parents aren’t here to call, guilt-trip, or send a check?…
- The Stages of Grief: Pain and Guilt | Jessimae Peluso · 40 min · Episode 459EPISODE 13: THE STAGES OF GRIEF: PAIN & GUILT Dying Laughing with Jessimae In this episode of Dying Laughing, Jessimae unpacks one of the heaviest stages of grief: pain and…
- The Struggle Is Real | Jessimae Peluso · 40 min · Episode 458EPISODE 12: THE STRUGGLE IS REAL Dying Laughing with Jessimae In this episode of Dying Laughing, Jessimae takes on the messy, universal theme of struggle and proves it doesn’t…
- The Stages of Grief: Day Drinking | Jessimae Peluso · 46 min · Episode 457EPISODE 11: THE STAGES OF GRIEF: DAY DRINKING In this throwback episode, I'm taking you back to 2020, just weeks after my mom died. I recorded this in my sister’s backyard with a…
- The Deaths We Don’t Bury | Kyle Creek (aka The Captain) · 1 h 8 min · Episode 457EPISODE 10: THE DEATHS WE DON'T BURY | KYLE CREEK (aka The Captain) Dying Laughing with Jessimae Peluso Not all grief comes with a casket. In this episode, Jessimae sits down…
- Denial Is a River | Jessimae Peluso · 59 min · Episode 456BONUS EPISODE 9: DENIAL (from GRIEF SURVIVAL GUIDE MINISERIES) Dying Laughing with Jessimae In this bonus throwback episode from Jessimae’s Sharp Tongue's Grief Survival Guide…
- The Stages of Grief: Denial | Jessimae Peluso · 29 min · Episode 456EPISODE 8: THE STAGES OF GRIEF: DENIAL Dying Laughing with Jessimae Peluso We’re kicking off the first stage of grief...Denial. You know… that magical headspace where you tell…
- How To Heal After Loss | Sarah Barthel (Phantogram) · 58 min · Episode 455EPISODE 7: HOW TO HEAL AFTER LOSS | SARAH BARTHEL (Phantogram) Dying Laughing with Jessimae Peluso In this powerful continuation of our conversation, Sarah Barthel opens up about…
- How Art Heals Grief | Sarah Barthel Pt. 1 · 58 min · Episode 454EPISODE 6: HOW ART HEALS GRIEF | SARAH BARTHEL (Phantogram) Pt. 1 Dying Laughing with Jessimae Peluso In this deeply personal episode of Dying Laughing, Jessimae sits down with…
- The Stages Of Grief | Jessimae Peluso · 29 min · Episode 453EPISODE 5: THE STAGES OF GRIEF Dying Laughing with Jessimae Peluso In this episode, I’m diving into the five stages of grief or as I like to call them, the emotional group chat…
