OUR VOODOO DOLL’S IN THE FRIDGE Is Mercury in retrograde? Are the planets causing chaos? Or does somebody actually have a voodoo doll of us?! When it rains, it pours—and this week Samantha Santos and JC Mendoza are dealing with fleas, a broken refrigerator, spoiled groceries, a broken camera, and some seriously suspicious bad luck. Soft Launch is back after a long hiatus, and apparently life decided to welcome us home by completely falling apart. Samantha and JC try to figure out whether this is just an unfortunate string of events or if astrology, horoscopes, retrograde, negative energy, or an actual CURSE is behind everything going wrong. They talk relationship chaos, gossip, comedy, rejection, personal growth, and the strange ways you start appreciating your life when everything suddenly becomes a problem. Plus: the fridge dies, $85 worth of groceries is sacrificed, the repairman becomes the most important man in the household, the cameras stop working, and Samantha turns the bathroom into a personal spa because SOMETHING in this house has to go right. Basically: if you've ever had one of those weeks where you thought, “What did I do to deserve this?”—this episode is for you. 00:00 — Soft Launch is back after a long hiatus01:03 — One Thing About We: Somebody PLEASE stop messing with our voodoo doll03:03 — The bad-luck streak begins with fleas in the house05:22 — Cleaning everything and entering full anti-flea mode07:12 — JC discovers the joy of vacuuming09:04 — The laundry lottery and why folding clothes is apparently a man's dream10:12 — The duvet cover becomes a marriage test11:42 — Trying to defeat the flea infestation once and for all12:49 — The refrigerator breaks at the worst possible time13:19 — $85 of groceries becomes a casualty of the broken fridge14:05 — The appliance repair nightmare begins15:09 — The refrigerator technician becomes the most important person in our lives16:30 — The fridge magically starts working when the repairman arrives17:29 — No fridge, no ice, no breakfast, no peace18:21 — When bad luck starts affecting the relationship20:17 — The cursed week continues with a soupless Pad Thai21:46 — Samantha explains her customer-service strategy23:29 — Another food-order disaster: WHERE IS THE LOX?!25:54 — The cameras break right before recording26:51 — Touching Grass: Comedy starts turning around after a brutal week27:03 — Brooklyn comedy, bombing fears, and giving flowers to funny comics29:08 — Why talking shit behind people's backs is actually a love language31:17 — Men LOVE gossip too—just call it sports34:23 — Are we manifesting our own bad luck?35:07 — Dealing with rejection, disappointment, and expecting the worst36:13 — Therapy, self-worth, and being proud of your younger self36:59 — Remembering the wins when you're stuck focusing on the losses37:03 — JC opens for Damon Wayans Jr.40:03 — Aight So Boom: WHERE ARE THE PLANETS?!40:19 — Is astrology behind all this chaos? Mercury, the moon & the planets40:41 — Samantha's bathroom makeover saves the week43:37 — Creating a spa-like bathroom when everything else is falling apart44:02 — Getting way too high while renovating the bathroom46:13 — Mood lighting, eucalyptus, and turning a shower into self-care47:14 — Finding things to be grateful for after a terrible week48:42 — When summer ends and real adulthood begins49:20 — Marriage, responsibility, and learning to be proactive50:04 — Why Soft Launch is still building something special 🎙️ Soft Launch Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/softlaunch 📸 Samantha Santos: @makemelaughsam 📸 JC Mendoza: @peachfuzzpapi 📱 Soft Launch: @softlaunchpodcast 🎟️ Comedy Shows & Tickets: See Samantha and JC Live! $15 Tickets to "In Rhythm" Comedy Show Sunday 9/27 at 8pm at New York Comedy Club, East Village Location https://newyorkcomedyclub.com/calendar/coupons/4b36ddab86ac2fccffd448163f176f30b0b38d80 💌 Business & Brand Inquiries: softlaunchcomedy@gmail.com
