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Jesse vs Cancer

160 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 239 ratings

Jesse Case is a notable standup comedian who was diagnosed with stage iv colon cancer in June, 2015. He was forced to leave his home and move back in with his parents for treatment. This podcast is sort of about that. It's about a lot of other stuff too. The outcome is unknown, but either way, he's going to document it. Give it a listen. There will be dick jokes.

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Episodes

Episode 154 - August 26th, 2018

August 27, 2018 00:49 - 1 hour - 60 MB

Jesse rambles about his dad’s obsession with Beyonce, his dislike of summer, and catches up on e-mails about high-school breakups, FM synthesis, and workplace fridge thieves.

Episode 153 - August 19th, 2018

August 19, 2018 20:53 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MB

Jesse rambles about his lifelong love of Aretha Franklin, kids running businesses, roadside shrines, peeing in sinks, and getting the podcast back to weekly.

Episode 152 - July 24th, 2018

July 24, 2018 23:21 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MB

Jesse rambles about having a weird month, nostalgia for the mundane, Denzel Washington on a horse, and remembers The Godfather movie.

Episode 151 - July 9th, 2018

July 10, 2018 03:23 - 1 hour - 58.6 MB

Jesse rambles about leaf blowers, dollhouse enthusiasts, hungover pilots, and the Supreme Court.

Episode 150!

June 24, 2018 21:19 - 1 hour - 59.7 MB

This week Jesse rambles about playing a show with a band, starting a sex cult, becoming his father, yard sales, and how to help out in the humanitarian crisis at the US/Mexico border.

Episode 149 - June 13th, 2018

June 13, 2018 23:55 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MB

Jesse rambles about The Donald’s Big Dumb Week, mean ants, and meeting a girlfriend’s parents.

Episode 148 - June 6th, 2018

June 06, 2018 21:11 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MB

Jesse returns after a break and rambles about dealing with hecklers, discarded iPads, and giving gifts to colleagues.   Dedicated to Jamie Teasley.

Episode 148 Prequel

June 05, 2018 15:27 - 1 minute - 1.05 MB

New episode tomorrow and then back on schedule! It's been an...interesting...2 weeks.

Episode 147 - May 22nd, 2018

May 22, 2018 21:51 - 58 minutes - 54 MB

After technical difficulties this weekend, Jesse is back rambling about drive-thru mixups, Medieval standup comedy, Royal Wedding Indifference, and gentrification.

Episode 146 - May 13th, 2018

May 14, 2018 20:28 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MB

Jesse rambles about his new neighbors, being on drugs around family members, and depressed penguins.

Episode 145 - May 6th, 2018

May 07, 2018 00:10 - 1 hour - 55.3 MB

Jesse gets the podcast back on Sundays, and rambles about being in a band, birdhouses, reluctant messiahs, and people that don’t wear shoes to work.

Episode 144 - April 25th, 2018

April 25, 2018 17:59 - 1 hour - 62.6 MB

Jesse rambles about forgetting his birthday, murder motives, concert volume, his dad’s weird jokes, and gym crushes.

Episode 143 - April 17th, 2018

April 17, 2018 18:19 - 52 minutes - 48.5 MB

Jesse rants about his maintenance guy, Soviet hockey players, ambush comedy, and a bad movie theater experience.

Episode 142 - April 10th, 2018

April 11, 2018 01:57 - 1 hour - 58.6 MB

Jesse rambles about Facebook, wedding registries, trade wars, and bad hippie art.

Episode 141 - April 4th, 2018

April 05, 2018 22:56 - 1 hour - 55.9 MB

Jesse rambles about his new pants, hanging out with a cancer patient, and reptile bunnies. Then he gives a young man advice on having a lady over.

Episode 140 - March 28th, 2018

March 29, 2018 22:07 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MB

Jesse’s cold is brutal, so he rambles through a podcast about finding Playboys as a kid, being afraid of feelings, and creativity after cancer.

Episode 140 prequel

March 28, 2018 21:23 - 1 minute - 1.3 MB

Jesse is on so much cold medicine he thought he recorded and posted a podcast but didn’t. Jesse is stupid. New episode tomorrow.

Episode 139 - March 21st, 2018

March 21, 2018 20:26 - 1 hour - 56.1 MB

Jesse rambles about his latest CT scans, farmers, weird abs, St Patrick’s Day mixups, and rapid responses.  

Episode 138 - PART TWO

March 13, 2018 23:12 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MB

Jesse is back home, and rambles about warm cookies, his favorite New York record, trains full of Amish people, and avoiding cops. Thank you for your patience.

Episode 138 - PART ONE

March 06, 2018 22:25 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MB

Jesse is keeping his voice down in a tiny apartment, and rants about expensive jackets, abandoned train stations, and excess skin.  

Episode 138 Prequel

March 05, 2018 20:48 - 1 minute - 1.3 MB

Jesse has to go to a dumb store in New York to buy a dumb microphone because his dumb mobile rig broke because it's dumb.

Episode 137 - Part B - Mountains

February 28, 2018 03:58 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MB

Jesse is driving and ranting about trucker Jesus, pointless billboards, and furry hats.  

Episode 137 - Part A - Packing

February 25, 2018 23:05 - 21 minutes - 19.9 MB

Jesse decides to do a week of podcasts on tour, and starts by ranting about playing sports as a kid.

Episode 136 - February 19th, 2018

February 19, 2018 21:11 - 55 minutes - 50.7 MB

Jesse rambles about Waffle House, mountain hippies, right wing robot orgies, and New Wave.  

Episode 135 - February 11th, 2018

February 11, 2018 23:10 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MB

Jesse rambles about bad bagels, Olympic medal counts, Scandinavian names, and how to mentally prepare for sex robots.

Episode 134 - February 5th, 2018

February 05, 2018 22:13 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MB

Jesse rambles early cancer symptoms, his drinking days, crazy sports fans, and why you matter to the world.   Dedicated to Michael King.

Episode 134 prequel

February 04, 2018 20:26 - 1 minute - 1.55 MB

Jesse forgets it's the Super Bowl.

Episode 133 - PART ONE

January 28, 2018 22:22 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MB

Jesse rambles about body hair, slow walkers, and weird dreams.

Episode 132 - January 22nd, 2018

January 22, 2018 21:02 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MB

Jesse rambles about getting rid of cashews, hobbit music, acne, antique appraisal, and takes some e-mails about cancer stuff.

Episode 132 Prequel

January 21, 2018 22:46 - 1 minute - 980 KB

Jesse has to push everything back because of the GUV'MENT SHUTDOWN. New episode tomorrow. Apologies.

Episode 131 - January 15th, 2018

January 15, 2018 23:14 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MB

Jesse rambles about buying too many cashews, making a whole continent angry, navigating a missile crisis, MLK, and then chats with his dad, Lizard. 

Episode 130 PART TWO

January 10, 2018 22:55 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MB

Jesse rambles about the “orgasm gap”, his new arch nemesis, and yacht rock.

Episode 130 PART ONE

January 07, 2018 21:11 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MB

Jesse rambles about broken pipes, stable geniuses, his mom’s shower drain, and having a mid-day wank.

New Years Bonanza - January 1st, 2018

January 01, 2018 23:45 - 1 hour - 60.2 MB

Jesse rambles about the highlights of his 2017, rich people food, his dad’s new robot friend, and the year in music.  

Happy New Year prequel

December 31, 2017 22:25 - 1 minute - 1.57 MB

Happy New Year everybody! Stay safe and I'll see you tomorrow! 

Christmas Mini-sode!

December 25, 2017 02:27 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MB

Jesse rambles about being scared of robots, dictator haircuts, and a dumb gift he got his parents. Merry Christmas, everyone!   Sponsored by Tampax.

Episode 129 - December 20th, 2017

December 20, 2017 06:24 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MB

Jesse rambles about med school voyeurism, bathroom lighting, lady temperature preferences, and his doppelgänger.

Quick Update

December 19, 2017 02:24 - 1 minute - 1.52 MB

Jesse is sick as balls but there will be a podcast tomorrow and you don't mind the delay because you're empathetic and an adult and you will not email him complaining because that's what an insane person would do.

BONUS Jesse vs Fascism - Eyes on the Prize

December 14, 2017 04:25 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MB

Jesse rambles about fancy horse names, mall creeps, and the cost of complacency.

Episode 128 - December 10th, 2017

December 11, 2017 04:25 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MB

Jesse rambles about flooded apartments, scrotum scratching technique, and homeless newspapers.

Episode 127 - December 4th, 2017

December 04, 2017 18:48 - 1 hour - 55.3 MB

Jesse rambles about horrible banks, mystery underwear, getting dumped in public, and having to pee. 

Episode 126 - November 27th, 2017

November 27, 2017 17:43 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MB

Jesse rambles about hanging out with strangers, getting a haircut, British pee etiquette, and post-cancer mental health.

Episode 125 - November 19th, 2017

November 19, 2017 21:59 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MB

Jesse rambles about getting attacked by cats, giving a toast, old video games, and singing in the shower.

Episode 124 - PART TWO

November 15, 2017 22:35 - 40 minutes - 36.6 MB

Jesse rambles about public bathrooms, reading braille, and answers an e-mail about moving into your first apartment.

Episode 124 - PART ONE

November 13, 2017 03:01 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MB

Jesse rambles about the comedy world reeling from the Louis stuff, then he answers an e-mail about music and reads a listener response to another listener.

Episode 123 - November 5th, 2017

November 06, 2017 03:19 - 55 minutes - 50.5 MB

Jesse rants about mass shootings, taking hallucinogens, broken clocks, and getting offended at comedy.

Episode 122 - October 30th, 2017

October 30, 2017 23:21 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MB

Jesse rambles about weird handymen, bad costumes, and made up beverages.

Crappy Apartment Update

October 29, 2017 23:28 - 3 minutes - 2.82 MB

Jesse will record his dumb podcast as soon as the dumb maintenance guy fixes the dumb boiler in his dumb apartment.

Episode 121 - October 22nd, 2017

October 22, 2017 23:12 - 52 minutes - 48 MB

Jesse rambles about his dad staying hip, bad costumes, ambition in your 30s, and writing songs with douchebags.

Episode 120 - October 17th, 2017

October 17, 2017 05:29 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MB

Jesse rambles about past dating troubles, dumb cookware, and his upstairs neighbors.