By Chance / By Choice

It is the older sibling's role to teach their younger sibling about the horrors of the world and marionette puppets??

Lauren and Sarah are back! We’re catching up on Dr. Google diagnoses, friends from out of town, and the spring closet cleanout of ‘26. Lauren is convinced she invented “shacket”, Sarah only packed for college with a few hours to spare, and Fred… !

Hosts: Lauren and Sarah Cocroft

Cover Art by Xavier Maurice

Theme Music by Evan Panzer

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Lauren on IG @you.go.glen.loco

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Another week, another musical (rev your engines, we have another one scheduled for tomorrow!). Lauren and Sarah have their annual fight™️ aftershocks on the pod and then talk about a touchy subject: chores. The alternate saying for this podcast is “roommates by choice”, through the highs, lows, and endless dishes.

Hosts: Lauren and Sarah Cocroft

Cover Art by Xavier Maurice

Theme Music by Evan Panzer

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Lauren on IG @you.go.glen.loco

Sarah on IG @sarah.cocroft

Crack open a cold one (La Croix), we’re in the heat again, and we saw a new musical! No surprises, we have a lot of opinions. A week of wins for the Cocroft sisters; Lauren is going viral, and Sarah made it to the semifinals of her online competition game.

They’re then joined by the Pla sisters: Victoria, Caroline, and Alexandra. 3 sisters AND a pair of twins, this episode has it all! Just because we’re sisters and share a birthday doesn’t make us the same. We talk dream kids birthday parties and the best swing sets you could imagine. We end with the sweetest “By Choice” segment!

If you’re in NYC, check out Victoria’s comedy show, Camp Virgo on May 4th at Caveat. Get tickets here:

https://www.caveat.nyc/events/camp-virgo-field-day--5-4-2026?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio

https://www.caveat.nyc/events/camp-virgo-field-day--5-4-2026?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio

Hosts: Lauren and Sarah Cocroft

Cover Art by Xavier Maurice

Theme Music by Evan Panzer

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Podcast on IG and TikTok @bychancebychoicepod

Lauren on IG @you.go.glen.loco

Sarah on IG @sarah.cocroft

Victoria on IG @plavator

Remember, a job is just working to get paid (and also some benefits [maybe]).

You better work! Lauren and Sarah are detailing the jobs they’ve had and the roles they’ve played. It’s never too late for us to achieve our dream jobs: being a cow and saving the ponies. Bonus!! We tell our first kiss stories.

Hosts: Lauren and Sarah Cocroft

Cover Art by Xavier Maurice

Theme Music by Evan Panzer

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Podcast on IG and TikTok @bychancebychoicepod

Lauren on IG @you.go.glen.loco

Sarah on IG @sarah.cocroft

Happy Peeps season! At least it is for Lauren... Sarah hates them (big shocker there).

Lauren and Sarah sit down to discuss what Easter is all about: Peeps & Jesus Christ Superstar. They recount some Easter stories from their religious days before getting into their "Disney Mountrushmore".

Next up, Sam and Emily join to discuss Brent Rivera, Bat Mitzvahs vs. Confirmation, and some terrible teachers... maybe if they were better, they would've gotten a visit from the Chicken Nugget Fairy!

Hosts: Lauren and Sarah Cocroft

Cover Art by Xavier Maurice

Theme Music by Evan Panzer

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Podcast on IG and TikTok @bychancebychoicepod

Lauren on IG @you.go.glen.loco

Sarah on IG @sarah.cocroft

Sam on IG/TikTok @samkochman

Sometimes you have to live to learn!

Lauren and Sarah are living a lot but still have room to grow. This week we’re talking “cannon events”, or an experience in a person’s life that comes to shape or define who they are (thanks dictionary.com!). From silly to serious, these are the stories that make us who we are today. Highlights include Lauren admitting she might be a mild kleptomaniac, Sarah mentioning she should put the scissors down, and both realizing the importance of glorp.

Lastly, it turns out it was 3 bad panna cottas in a row!

Hosts: Lauren and Sarah Cocroft

Cover Art by Xavier Maurice

Theme Music by Evan Panzer

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Podcast on IG and TikTok @bychancebychoicepod

Lauren on IG @you.go.glen.loco

Sarah on IG @sarah.cocroft

Two Sarahs? Now we’ll never know who’s talking! Lauren and Sarah are joined with Sarah and Jasmine Sulewski: sisters, dancers, classmates, and foes. They share the sentiments of sisterhood and the woes of math (seriously, we talk about math so much). 🍎+🍊=🍌???

Before all that, though, L&S discuss dates…. Again. We promise this isn’t a dating podcast. We just want to keep you up to date! This is a cinephile podcast, though, meaning we watched the Oscars. Finally, will we ever learn the story of the electric slide?

Hosts: Lauren and Sarah Cocroft

Cover Art by Xavier Maurice

Theme Music by Evan Panzer

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Podcast on IG and TikTok @bychancebychoicepod

Lauren on IG @you.go.glen.loco

Sarah on IG @sarah.cocroft

Sarah on IG @sarah_sulewski

We will add Sarah's website!

Feminism: bravely and boldly.

Hosts: Lauren and Sarah Cocroft

Cover Art by Xavier Maurice

Theme Music by Evan Panzer

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Lauren on IG @you.go.glen.loco

Sarah on IG @sarah.cocroft

I’ve got the magic in me! Or I have Channing Tatum inside me… Either way, Lauren auditioned for Magic Mike Live. We’re discussing the process, the script, and winning over the entire building.

Then we pivot and discuss THE cancer teen romance movie of cancer teen romance movies, The Fault in Our Stars. Don’t worry, we find the faults.

Hosts: Lauren and Sarah Cocroft

Cover Art by Xavier Maurice

Theme Music by Evan Panzer

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Podcast on IG and TikTok @bychancebychoicepod

Lauren on IG @you.go.glen.loco

Sarah on IG @sarah.cocroft

Welcome to our candy store! Just make sure that the candy is mint free...

Lauren and Sarah saw Heathers the Musical and talk about flavor phobias... there’s one rule in this house, and it’s run the sink!

They’re then joined by the Giles sisters, Amanda and Mackenzie, to talk about being a cool aunt, doing sister therapy, and annual trips to Thailand. They discuss cousins and water damage before Lauren shares the story of almost killing her cousin. Finally, we all agree that we got our boobs from our dads.

Hosts: Lauren and Sarah Cocroft

Cover Art by Xavier Maurice

Theme Music by Evan Panzer

Follow Us!

Podcast on IG and TikTok @bychancebychoicepod

Lauren on IG @you.go.glen.loco

Sarah on IG @sarah.cocroft

Amanda on IG @amandagcomedy

Amanda's "Everyone Watches Female Comics." hats: https://www.etsy.com/shop/AMANDAGMERCH