Jessimae Peluso and Justin Martindale
Wrong Turns with Jameela Jamil
Jameela Jamil
4.7 • 3.6K Ratings
🗓️ 1 January 2026
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Comedians Jessimae Peluso (Girl Code, Sharp Tongue, Dying Laughing podcast) and Justin Martindale (Just Sayin’ podcast, Gay Bash) join Jameela Jamil for a Wrong Turns episode that escalates from bad dates into full survival mode.
Jessimae shares how mistaking a walking red flag for romance led to “dating the DSM-5,” escalating behavior, and ultimately pursuing a restraining order when things turned genuinely frightening. Justin recounts a friendship-ending humiliation involving accusations that made no sense, a brutal “your dad’s a 4” assessment, and the unforgettable concept of Midwest Turtle People.
Together, they unpack why behavior that’s “normally romantic” can become alarming fast, how charm can disguise danger, and why sometimes the only correct response is calling on a trusted friend to go "full-towel, nuts out, in a bush".
No lessons. No silver linings. Just two unforgettable Wrong Turns and one very palpable vibe.
Jameela's Substack is A Low Desire To Please, you can also find her on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.
Our consulting producer is Colin Anderson.
Wrong Turns was created and produced by Jameela Jamil and Stewart Bailey.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everyone and welcome to wrong turns. This is a podcast where we celebrate disaster |
| 0:09.6 | and not for the great silver linings that you're supposed to get out of everything. Sometimes |
| 0:13.7 | life just fucking sucks and so that's why we're here. We're here to celebrate and |
| 0:17.9 | commiserate with one another. My guest today, I have a comedian, |
| 0:22.5 | a writer from shows like The Funny Dance Show, Huloo-O-Wing, drag stravaganza, and his special |
| 0:27.6 | Gay Bash. He hosts the podcast just saying, it's Bloody Justin Martindale. |
| 0:31.7 | Hello. You didn't know your own credits? You were like, oh, yeah. |
| 0:37.4 | I've done stuff. I've worked. And joining You didn't know your own credits. You were like, oh, yeah. |
| 0:54.4 | He's a Peter. I have done stuff. I've worked. And joining him is the stunning comedian writer and host known for Girl Code, Tattoo, redo, and Surviving Paradise. She's toured the world, entertaining troops with the USA and host her mental health podcast, Sharp Tongue. It's Jessamey Pallusa. Hello. Thank you. You are the two most beautifully podcast guests I have ever had in my entire life of podcasting. Wow, thank you. Happy accident. We arrived coordinated. We're auditioning for White Lotus season four. Yes. We would like that just to be filmed in our living rooms. Yeah. If that could be possible. We brought her on the Razapam. Honestly, this is just so divine. You look so wonderful for anyone who's not looking. |
| 1:14.6 | I shi. Living rooms if that could be possible. We brought her own Larazapam. We did. Honestly, this is just so divine. |
| 1:11.4 | You look so wonderful for anyone who's not looking. I changed for you. I did not. And you two have been friends for a long time. Oh yes, yes. What I'm sensing is that you're actually like there through thick and thin. Yes, I love him. Yeah, I love him. I've met my mom. I've met her parents, like we've hung out. |
| 1:27.4 | We've cried. |
| 1:28.4 | We've spent the night. |
| 1:29.4 | We've cried. |
| 1:30.1 | Yeah. |
| 1:30.4 | Traveled together. him. She's met my mom. I've met her parents. Like we've hung out. We've cried. We've spent the night. |
| 1:29.4 | We've cried. Yeah. Traveled together. Amazing. Amazing. And so you've gone through, I imagine, |
| 1:34.4 | some of life disasters together as a team. Absolutely. She knows dark secrets. And so does she. |
| 1:41.6 | There's a lot of death around us. |
| 1:45.8 | Anything could happen. |
| 1:46.9 | The light just like hits us in the head. |
| 1:49.2 | Suddenly it's the shining. |
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