Life In Jest

Life In Jest

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Life In Jest episodes

  • What Are We Doing???

    In Episode Ten, Selene and Pascale discuss whether this podcast was named correctly, why bad things happen, and how to go on after the worst. How can we take life in jest?

    In a WTAF Mini Segment, Selene tells Pascale about a murder case where widespread sympathy was thrown toward the confessed killer, not the victim or her family.


    Please follow our show to help us grow. Also, tell your

    family, friends, enemies, and dental hygienist.

     

    We just joined Instagram! Please follow us so we don't look

    awkward & lonely. Selene just learned how to post episode clips, and she'll be doing it there! We'll also share pictures that add texture and insight into episodes.

    https://www.instagram.com/lifeinjestpodcast/

     

    Join our Facebook group: The Life in Jest Podcast Community:

    https://tinyurl.com/mry3wwjk

    Every member is eligible to win a monthly prize: a signed

    copy of one of Selene’s books!

     

    Check out our webpage:

    https://selenecastrovilla.com/podcast%3A-life-in-jest-1

     

    Selene and Pascale moonlight as fictional characters. Check

    us out in Selene’s novel Luna Rising:

    https://tinyurl.com/yc6udwsw

    Available in Audible, Kindle, and Paperback!

     

    Thank you for your support! We love you oh so much!!

     

    In Episode Ten, Selene and Pascale discuss whether this

    podcast was named correctly, why bad things happen, and how to go on after the
    worst. How can we take life in jest?

    In a WTAF Mini Segment, Selene tells Pascale about a murder

    case where widespread sympathy was thrown toward the confessed killer, not the
    victim or her family.


    Please follow our show to help us grow. Also, tell your

    family, friends, enemies, and dental hygienist.

     

    We just joined Instagram! Please follow us so we don't look

    awkward & lonely. We'll share pictures that add texture and insight into
    episodes--eventually, lol. Hey, we're a skeleton crew.

    https://www.instagram.com/lifeinjestpodcast/

     

    Join our Facebook group: The Life in Jest Podcast Community:

    https://tinyurl.com/mry3wwjk

    Every member is eligible to win a monthly prize: a signed

    copy of one of Selene’s books!

     

    Check out our webpage:

    https://selenecastrovilla.com/podcast%3A-life-in-jest-1

     

    Selene and Pascale moonlight as fictional characters. Check

    us out in Selene’s novel Luna Rising:

    https://tinyurl.com/yc6udwsw

    Available in Audible, Kindle, and Paperback!


    Thank you for your support! We love you oh so much!!





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    1 hr 6 min
  • Spooky Season Special: True Ghosts, Comedy Chaos & Halloween Nostalgia

    🎃 A Spooktacular Special: Ghosts, Poltergeists & Halloween Banter 👻

    Get ready for chills, laughs, and a little mischief in Life in Jest’s Halloween episode! 🎶 With quirky Halloween music setting the mood, Selene and Pascale dive into the true ghost story that inspired the movie Poltergeist, proving that reality can be creepier than fiction. They also reveal why Holy Water might not be all it’s hyped up to be, and how even harmless tchotchkes can turn into dangerous projectile missiles (plus, who decided that spelling was okay for kids in a spelling bee?!).

    In between the frights, Selene shares a warm—but troubling—childhood Halloween memory that still carries a haunting twist. Meanwhile, the bestie cousins keep you hooked with their beguiling banter, clever tangents, and unexpected “quote treats” 🍬—think of them as Snickers for your psyche.

    Tune in for a mix of spooky fun, ghostly true stories, Halloween nostalgia, and witty comedy that only Life in Jest can deliver. Your brain deserves treats too—because your mind matters! 🧠✨


    Thank you for your support! We love you oh so much!! XOXOXO

    Please follow our show to help us grow. Also, tell your family, friends, enemies, and dental hygienist.

     

    Check out our webpage:

    https://selenecastrovilla.com/podcast%3A-life-in-jest-1


    We just joined Instagram! Please follow us so we don't look awkward & lonely. We'll share pictures that add texture and insight into episodes--eventually, lol. Hey, we're a skeleton crew.

    https://www.instagram.com/lifeinjestpodcast/

     

    Join our Facebook group: The Life in Jest Podcast Community:

    https://tinyurl.com/mry3wwjk

     

    Selene and Pascale moonlight as fictional characters. Check us out in Selene’s novel Luna Rising:

    https://tinyurl.com/yc6udwsw

    Available in Audible, Kindle, and Paperback!

     



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    1 hr 11 min
  • Crazypants Dating


    Selene and Pascale discuss disastrous online dating

    experiences, from getting catfished to encountering just plain ol' garden-variety crazies. Is it possible to find happiness and sanity on Bumble? They reactivate their accounts and trek through the "Bumble Jungle."
    Selene shares a new twist in the Amityville Horror mystery: What if it wasn't the house that attracted its alleged evil presence?

     

    Please follow our show to help us grow. :)

     

    We just joined Instagram!

    https://www.instagram.com/lifeinjestpodcast/

     

     

    Join our Facebook group: The Life in Jest Podcast Community:

    https://tinyurl.com/mry3wwjk

    Every member is eligible to win a monthly prize: a signed

    copy of one of Selene’s books!

     

    Check out our webpage:

    https://selenecastrovilla.com/podcast%3A-life-in-jest-1

     

    Selene and Pascale moonlight as fictional characters. Check

    us out in Selene’s novel Luna Rising:

    https://tinyurl.com/yc6udwsw

    Available in Audible, Kindle, and Paperback!

     

    Thank you for your support! We love you oh so much!!



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    1 hr 5 min
  • Twelve Step Confessions

    Selene and Pascale discuss their unique takes on recovery, and they wonder if anyone actually recovers. Selene spills what she was in recovery for. The besties also discuss the goo that rained down on a small Washington town and caused the livestock to die. Was it aliens, random jellyfish pieces or some sinister human-made concoction? Finally, they ask: Why did people hoard toilet paper during the pandemic?


    Thank you for listening! Wherever you listen, please follow our show and help us grow.


    Visit our show's website:

    https://selenecastrovilla.com/podcast%3A-life-in-jest-1


    Join our Life In Jest Podcast Community:

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/1027653901891552


    XOXOXO






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    58 min
  • Episode 6: Analyzing Freud & Tracking Jack the Ripper

    We discuss striking aspects of our trip to London, including Freud's house--where we encountered objects that revealed clues to his psyche--and a "Ripper Vision" Tour, where we saw autopsy pictures of Jack the Ripper's victims and learned pretty solid evidence about his identity. We also share what we didn't like and why Pascale wanted to rip one tour guide's man bun off his head.


    Here is the fun store we describe:

    Hoxton Street Monster Supplies

    https://www.monstersupplies.org/


    Visit our website:

    https://selenecastrovilla.com/podcast%3A-life-in-jest-1


    We moonlight as fictional characters in Selene's novel Luna Rising! Check it out:

    https://selenecastrovilla.com/womens-fiction


    Join our Facebook group for a chance to win a prize each month:

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    Thanks for your support! We love you oh so much!!





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    59 min
  • Eerie Edinburgh

    We're back from our UK journey with so much to discuss! In this episode, we share reflections about Edinburgh's dark history and how they proudly embrace it. We compare our reactions to Edinburgh's "tough on crime" philosophy (to put it mildly) and talk about the city's many, many steps and hills and steps within hills. What a city! What cheap prices on over-the-counter pain medicine!


    Check out our NEW website! (In progress, LOL)

    https://selenecastrovilla.com/podcast%3A-life-in-jest-1


    We'll have new posts on our website soon, including pictures & info from our UK adventures!


    Please join our Facebook community:

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/1027653901891552


    Check out our origin story! (Selene wrote a book about us)

    https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Luna-Rising/dp/B0CB1P2RTH/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=


    Thank you! We love you oh so much!!











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    1 hr 1 min
  • Why Do Hoarders Hoard Things?

    In this episode, we discuss a different kind of attachment: hoarding. Selene grew up in a hoarder’s house and then fell in love with a hoarder. We discuss her experiences.

     

    We also learn about the Pooseum and the latest definition of grooming in our mini segments.

     

    Please join our Facebook group: The Life in Jest Podcast Community:

    https://tinyurl.com/mry3wwjk

    Every member is eligible to win a monthly prize: a signed copy of one of Selene’s books!

     

    Selene and Pascale moonlight as fictional characters! Check us out in Selene’s novel Luna Rising:

    https://tinyurl.com/yc6udwsw

    Available in Audible, Kindle, and Paperback!

     

     

    Check out Selene’s Amazon Author page:

    https://tinyurl.com/yeyvxj4j

     

    Check out Selene’s author website:

    https://selenecastrovilla.com/

     

    We love you oh so much!



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    1 hr 4 min
  • Attachment: Why Do Some Women Feel They Can't Live Without Their Man?

    Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Life in Jest podcast! In "Attachment," we explore why women attach themselves to men to the point where they feel they can't live without them. We discuss the 20/20 episode "The Affair," a NYT letter to the ethicist, and Selene and Pascale's experiences.

    In our mini segment "WTAF," we discuss the government's deadly fertilizer recommendation to farmers across our nation. In our mini segment "Not Just Stupid But Stupid Stupid," we ridicule Ryan Secrest for his latest money grab. Plus, we reveal the origin story of the phrase "not just stupid but stupid stupid."

    A note about Amy Robach, the 20/20 correspondent who presented "The Affair." She is indeed the person who had an affair with her co-anchor, TJ Holmes, and ABC fired both. Now they have a podcast.


    Please join our Facebook group, Life in Jest Podcast Community, for fun and wine (BYOB).

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/1027653901891552

    All members are entered into our monthly drawing for one of Selene's signed books. (Starting October, 2024.)


    Selene and Pascale moonlight as fictional characters in Selene's novel Luna Rising! Winner of the Book Excellence Award for Chick Lit. If you like to laugh, you'll love Luna Rising!

    Audiobook:

    https://tinyurl.com/54hfr2wm


    Kindle:

    https://tinyurl.com/55sbkxzn


    Paperback:

    https://tinyurl.com/35kvynrd


    Check out all of Selene's books on her website:

    https://selenecastrovilla.com/


    Pre-order Selene's latest book, George Washington's Spectacular Spectacles: The Glasses That Saved America!

     https://tinyurl.com/3vzk5h9w


    We love you oh so much!



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    1 hr 9 min
  • Red Flag Behavior

    In this episode, we discuss red flag behavior in society and

    relationships. Selene shares the red flag behavior Benedict Arnold exhibits
    that should have tipped off George Washington.

    We also learn about three interesting places to visit in

    America and Selene vents about a popular term that enrages her.

     

    Enjoy our four downloaded episodes, and comment on our

    Facebook group. You may also email us at:

    We welcome your suggestions for future episode topics!

     

     

    Please join our Facebook group: The Life in Jest Podcast

    Community:

    https://tinyurl.com/mry3wwjk

    Every member is eligible to win a monthly prize: a signed

    copy of one of Selene’s books!

     

    Selene and Pascale moonlight as fictional characters! Check

    us out in Selene’s novel Luna Rising:

    https://tinyurl.com/yc6udwsw

    Available in Audible, Kindle, and Paperback!

     

    Check out Selene’s book Revolutionary Rogues:

    https://tinyurl.com/e9eevzkz

     

     

    Check out Selene’s book Revolutionary Friends: General

    George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette:

    https://tinyurl.com/muawcjzd

     

     

    Check out Selene’s Amazon Author page:

    https://tinyurl.com/yeyvxj4j

     

    Check out Selene’s author website:

    https://selenecastrovilla.com/

     

    We love you oh so much!

     



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    1 hr 5 min
  • Detachment by Murder

    In this episode, we discuss why people who once apparently

    loved their partners make the startling and evil decisions to detach themselves
    from their relationships by murder rather than divorce.

     

    We also marvel at RFK Jr.’s questionable judgment and

    ridicule the stupid trend of raw dogging.

     

     

    Please join our Facebook group: The Life in Jest Podcast

    Community:

    https://tinyurl.com/mry3wwjk

    Every member is eligible to win a monthly prize: a signed

    copy of one of Selene’s books!

     

    Selene and Pascale moonlight as fictional characters! Check

    us out in Selene’s novel Luna Rising:

    https://tinyurl.com/yc6udwsw

    Available in Audible, Kindle, and Paperback!

     

     

    Check out Selene’s Amazon Author page:

    https://tinyurl.com/yeyvxj4j

     

    Check out Selene’s author website:

    https://selenecastrovilla.com/

     

    We love you oh so much!

     



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    59 min

About Life In Jest

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"Life In Jest" is your weekly escape from the absurdity of everyday life. Hosted by cousins and best friends Selene Castrovilla and Pascale Laforest, two battle-worn souls who have…