Why We Can't Let Go of Reality | Jessimae Peluso

Dying Laughing with Jessimae

Jessimae Peluso

Health & Fitness, Education, Comedy, Self-improvement, Comedy Interviews, Mental Health

4.6 • 650 Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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EPISODE 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 poking them like, “Are you sure sure?” This episode is about humans refusing finality and the wildly different ways that impulse shows up in real life. From Tom Brady cloning his dog, to a woman writing her own obituary, to a dad scheduling flowers from beyond the grave, to biology reminding us it does not negotiate, and finally to what happens when refusing to let go crosses an actual line, it’s the same reality, the same discomfort, and very different coping skills. It’s funny, it’s uncomfortable, and it’s extremely human. 🎧 A new episode of Dying Laughing is out now. 💀 Subscribe, rate, and tag your griefiest friend. 🖤 Follow @JessimaePeluso for more. 🎁 Listener Prompt: Write us your obituary. (EMAIL US: JessimaePelusoComedy@gmail.com) Linda Brossi-Murphy's Self Written obit: https://mccarthyfh.com/tribute/linda-murphy-21-476/ Dying Laughing Sad B!tch Mix: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4oEPcojn4F8tAl93m7O8dm?si=XvGd7MXASIyUh5qSIFUcmQπ=fzUNvYr0SP2oG CALL/TEXT US: 513-916-0930 EMAIL: JessimaePelusoComedy@gmail.com Outro music "Breathe" by Tyler Labine & Adanac. Follow JESSIMAE: 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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0:00.0	Hey everybody, welcome back to another episode of Dying Laughing.
0:03.8	You know what I was thinking about recently?
0:05.5	I feel like we're living in a time where humans refuse finality.
0:09.9	I feel like when something ends and instead of us accepting it, we edit it, we clone it,
0:15.2	we schedule it, we rewrite it.
0:17.0	Or in one case, we absolutely cross a line.
0:20.2	Now, today's episode is a tour of modern humans responding to life's most uncomfortable word over.
0:28.6	We can't handle it.
0:29.9	We don't like the end of everything.
0:32.8	From Tom Brady cloning his dog to a woman writing her own obituary, to a dad scheduling love
0:39.6	from beyond the grave to biology reminding us it does not negotiate.
0:45.1	And finally, to what happens when we refuse finality and it turns into an obsession.
0:50.5	This isn't about grief.
0:51.8	This isn't about control.
0:53.6	It's about when reality says that's it.
0:56.1	And a shocking number of us respond with, okay, but like, what if not? What if there's a little bit more?
1:03.0	So I hope you guys enjoy today's episode, Why Humans Can't Let Go of reality.
1:18.1	Hey everybody.
1:20.7	Welcome to Dying Laughing.
1:22.1	Thank you for being here.
1:23.1	Thank you for subscribing.
1:26.7	If you want to watch the video, you can do that on my YouTube.
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