On this episode of NIGHTTIME BENDERS host Julia Reed Nichols is joined by comedians Katy Ipock and Jason Leonardo for a hilarious, wide-ranging conversation spanning cult-like environments, Rodeos, fat bear week, and the funny side of everyday human behavior.

Plus, Tacoma-based comedian Jaci Terjeson shares her journey from growing up on stage to stand-up comedy, including her creative process, balancing motherhood and performing, and advice for aspiring comics ready to take their show on the road.

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LISTEN: Nighttime Benders: Jaci Terjeson 🎧

by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon
October 1, 2026

<h1>LISTEN: Nighttime Benders: Jaci Terjeson 🎧</h1> <p class="byline">by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />October 1, 2026</p> <p>On this episode of&nbsp;<em>NIGHTTIME BENDERS&nbsp;</em>host&nbsp;<strong>Julia Reed Nichols</strong>&nbsp;is joined by comedians&nbsp;<strong>Katy Ipock</strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Jason Leonardo</strong>&nbsp;for a hilarious, wide-ranging conversation spanning cult-like environments, Rodeos, fat bear week, and the funny side of everyday human behavior.</p> <p>Plus, Tacoma-based comedian&nbsp;<strong>Jaci Terjeson</strong>&nbsp;shares her journey from growing up on stage to stand-up comedy, including her creative process, balancing motherhood and performing, and advice for aspiring comics ready to take their show on the road.</p> <div id="buzzsprout-small-player-tags-tom"></div> <div id="buzzsprout-small-player-episode-id-19706892"></div> <div id="buzzsprout-small-player-episode-id-19706892"></div> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-buzzsprout wp-block-embed-buzzsprout"> <div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.buzzsprout.com/2621965/episodes/19889472 </div> </figure> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/video-and-podcasts/podcasts/listen-nighttime-benders-jaci-terjeson-%f0%9f%8e%a7/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=101393&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/video-and-podcasts/podcasts/listen-nighttime-benders-jaci-terjeson-%f0%9f%8e%a7/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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