Life in Jest Turns One: Celebrating Our First Year of Laughter, Friendship & Truth

🎉 Life in Jest Podcast: One Year of Comedy, Friendship & Real Talk

Life in Jest just turned ONE—and somehow, we missed it until now! It’s never too late to celebrate, and we couldn’t let this milestone pass without thanking all of our amazing listeners. Whether you’ve been with us since our very first drop or just stumbled on this comedy podcast last week, you’ve helped us grow more than we ever imagined. 💜

To celebrate, we’re throwing it back to where it all began: our debut episode. If you’re new here, consider this your invitation to start at the beginning. If you’ve been riding with us since day one, hit replay and see what’s changed—and what’s stayed the same. (Spoiler: the laughs, the rants, the bestie cousin banter, and the unfiltered real talk are eternal.)

Show Summary

What happens when two women podcasters—best friends and cousins—grab mics and decide to spill their quirks, passions, and scars to the world? You get the very first Life in Jest episode: a cocktail of funny stories, confessions, and chaos that set the tone for everything that followed.

Selene and Pascale geek out about Shakespeare, horror flicks, Stephen King, and travel misadventures. They confess their pescetarian ways, nerd out over Bette Davis, and prove that friendship and laughter are the glue that hold this relatable comedy together.

But Life in Jest is more than laughs—it’s also real talk. They dive deep into grief, trauma bonding, and the unsettling question of why people cling to faith when tragedy strikes, even exploring the psychology of Stockholm syndrome.

And because every episode needs a WTF twist, they close by debating a bizarre Nassau County law that bans masks (no, not just the Halloween kind—literally any kind).

It’s funny. It’s raw. It’s provocative. It’s two women saying what most people won’t—and laughing anyway.

*One important note (at least, important to Selene): When she named the podcast, the quote "MANY A TRUE WORD IS SPOKEN IN JEST" was attributed to King Lear in her internet search, but ironically this isn't true. William Shakespeare actually wrote, 'Jesters do oft prove prophets,' This is often misquoted. In recent episodes, we've been correctly attributing a version of the line that appears in the Canterbury Tales. In Middle English, it's 'A man may seye full sooth (truth) in game and pley,' In modern English, it's "Many a true word hath been spoke in jest."

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