Pretty Little Episode #44

Summary

Podcast Summary: Handsome – Episode #44: Pretty Little

Release Date: June 20, 2025
Host: Headgum
Co-Hosts: Tig Notaro, Fortune Feimster, May Martin
Episode Title: Pretty Little Episode #44

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Introduction

In Episode #44 of the Handsome podcast titled "Pretty Little", co-hosts Tig Notaro, Fortune Feimster, and May Martin delve into engaging conversations fueled by listener questions. The episode is a blend of humor, personal anecdotes, and heartfelt stories, showcasing the chemistry among the hosts as they navigate various topics with their signature wit and charm.

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Listener Question 1: Bachelor/Bachelorette Party Experiences

Timestamp: [09:47] – [19:08]

The first listener, Megan from Sherman Oaks, posed the question: "Have you ever planned a bachelor or bachelorette party? If so, what did you plan? If not, what was the most memorable party you've been to?"

Tig Notaro's Story

Tig shares a memorable bachelorette party experience involving actress Lake Bell in Palm Springs. Tig recounts the chaotic yet hilarious events aboard a party bus filled with famous actresses, complete with stripper poles and an unexpected breakdown that led to the bus filling with smoke from exhaust fumes.

Tig Notaro (10:17): "We were flying down the road… everyone was dancing around stripper poles, and then the party bus breaks down because of the black smoke."

The situation escalates as the group, adorned with humorous "penis hats" and using penis-shaped straws, finds themselves stranded by the roadside. Tig lightheartedly laments that her sons, Max and Finn, witnessed her recounting this story for the first time at a vegan benefit, leading to a playful family dynamic.

Tig Notaro (12:37): "Max has no filter. He has embarrassment. He's just like, yeah, right."

May Martin's Experience

May reminisces about a bachelor party featuring her friend Camille, which took an unexpected turn when they played an X-rated game in the presence of Camille's unsuspecting mother. The game led to awkward and humorous revelations about Camille's past escapades, highlighting the fine line between fun and discomfort in such gatherings.

May Martin (15:12): "We just forgot that it was so X-rated. And her mom didn't know any of these things about her daughter."

Megan's Unique Party Idea

Megan shares her innovative approach to planning her best friend Britney's bachelorette party. She orchestrated a beekeeping experience, where the group donned bee suits and harvested honey, followed by a night out at a gay bar and Jumbo's Clown Room. This unconventional choice provided both educational and entertaining facets to the celebration.

Megan (16:03): "We did a beekeeping experience where we put on bee suits and harvested honey… but bees were the highlight."

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Listener Question 2: Items You Can't Throw Away

Timestamp: [19:32] – [24:36]

The second listener, Carrie, asked: "What's the one thing, or few things maybe, that you have moved with you all of your adult life from place to place? It could be total crap. It's not an heirloom, just something that you have moved with you that you can't seem to throw away."

May Martin's Treasures

May discusses her collection of trinkets and antique items, including a magical small brass box and a Victorian feng shui compass adorned with I Ching symbols. These items hold sentimental and mystical value for her, representing memories and a connection to the past.

May Martin (20:39): "It's a Victorian feng shui compass. I don't know how to use it, but it's got the I Ching symbols… they have a sort of power to them."

Tig Notaro's Rock Magazine Collection

Tig reveals his passion for collecting rock magazines like Rolling Stone and Spin Cream Magazine. Unfortunately, his collection suffered damage when his garage flooded, leading to mold formation. Tig reflects on the nostalgic value of these magazines, particularly iconic covers that have stood the test of time.

Tig Notaro (22:27): "I have collected rock magazines over the years… but our garage flooded and those got wet and molded."

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Personal Anecdotes and Interactions

Beyond the listener questions, the episode is peppered with humorous interactions and personal stories that highlight the hosts' personalities and camaraderie. Notably, Tig shares a touching moment about receiving a life-saving offer from actress Cameron Diaz, who provided Tig with a vacation home by the ocean during a challenging period in 2012. This gesture underscores the supportive network within their community.

Tig Notaro (17:35): "Cameron Diaz… she said, I have a house right on the ocean… I would love it if you would go stay there and have your vacation right on the water. I did."

Additionally, the hosts engage in playful banter about names, parenting challenges, and the intricacies of balancing multiple performances, such as May preparing for both music and stand-up shows in a single evening.

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Conclusion

Episode #44 of the Handsome podcast is a testament to the engaging dynamics between Tig Notaro, Fortune Feimster, and May Martin. Through sharing personal experiences and responding to listener inquiries, the hosts offer a blend of humor, sincerity, and relatability. Whether recounting wild party stories or discussing cherished possessions, the episode provides listeners with both laughs and heartfelt moments, encapsulating the essence of what makes Handsome a beloved podcast in the Headgum network.

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Notable Quotes

• Tig Notaro (10:17): "We were flying down the road… everyone was dancing around stripper poles, and then the party bus breaks down because of the black smoke."

• May Martin (15:12): "We just forgot that it was so X-rated. And her mom didn't know any of these things about her daughter."

• Megan (16:03): "We did a beekeeping experience where we put on bee suits and harvested honey… but bees were the highlight."

• Tig Notaro (22:27): "I have collected rock magazines over the years… but our garage flooded and those got wet and molded."

• Tig Notaro (17:35): "Cameron Diaz… she said, I have a house right on the ocean… I would love it if you would go stay there and have your vacation right on the water. I did."

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Stay Connected

For more insights and to join the Handsome community, listeners are encouraged to visit the hosts' websites and social media channels:

• May Martin: maymartinmusic.com | Instagram: @maymartinmusic
• Tig Notaro: tignotaro.com | Instagram: @tignotaro
• Handsome Podcast: speakpipe.com/handsomepodcast

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Transcript

[May Martin]

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[May Martin]

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[Tig Notaro]

Pretty little episode, and it's me, your friend, Tig Notaro, sitting here with my.

[May Martin]

Co host, May Pearl Martin.

[Tig Notaro]

May Pearl Martin. I always forget. Yeah, me too.

[May Martin]

Me, too. Yeah. Is it. I don't know.

[Tig Notaro]

Yeah. May Pearl.

[May Martin]

Yeah.

[Tig Notaro]

What? What. What's. What would the issue be?

[May Martin]

It's so feminine, Pearl. It's very. To me, it's like a. A blue rinse kind of. You know, I'm knitting in the old folks home.

[Tig Notaro]

I feel like you could take that back.

[May Martin]

Really? Yeah, I could make it butch.

[Tig Notaro]

Yeah. Yeah, I could see. Oh, go ahead. Tell me.

[Thomas Willette]

My grandma does go by Pearl, and she is a.

[May Martin]

She goes by.

[Tig Notaro]

She's a Butch.

[Thomas Willette]

Well, her name is Margaret, but the story goes my. My grandpa saw her on the beach in Scotland and wrote Pearl in the sand in front of her.

[May Martin]

Oh.

[Thomas Willette]

And that's how he wooed her.

[May Martin]

Whoa. He saw her and said, you just look like a little Pearl.

[Thomas Willette]

Yeah.

[Tig Notaro]

But she knew that that was for her because if somebody wrote Pearl on the sand, I'd be like, you know.

[Thomas Willette]

I guess he explained it to her that it was for her.

[Tig Notaro]

Excuse me, I'm writing Pearl in the sand here. Pardon me. Beautiful little lady.

[May Martin]

What a smooth operator.

[Tig Notaro]

Yeah, it worked because we got Thomas.

[May Martin]

Yeah. Thomas. Are you. Are you smooth like that?

[Thomas Willette]

No.

[May Martin]

Okay.

[Thomas Willette]

I met Laura on a nap.

[May Martin]

Yeah.

[Tig Notaro]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I feel like you could take Pearl back and. Because I feel like I could see a butchy character on stage that just owns the name Pearl.

[May Martin]

I'm Pearl.

[Tig Notaro]

Yeah, Pearl.

[May Martin]

It's just such a female kind of name. But I'll. I don't know. I'll figure it out. I'm gonna work, shop it. Maybe it's like P Dog or something, you know?

[Tig Notaro]

Yeah, I'm just.

[May Martin]

I just got a wave of nervousness because I got two shows tonight, and the first one is music, and I haven't played music in a couple Months or whatever. And it's like acoustic, just me and, and the guitar and I haven't thought about it. It's so much scarier than Stand up to me.

[Tig Notaro]

Is it?

[May Martin]

Yeah. Because you can't, you can't adjust or go with the flow. Like once you're committing to a song, you're in and you're earnest and you're doing your absolute best. Yeah. Oh.

[Tig Notaro]

See, as a comedian, I feel like it must be so much easier to be a musician because you just get into the song and then it's. This is how the song goes. And this is what people do is they listen to a song and then the song ends and then they cheer and then you do a little charming banter and then you move into the next song.

[May Martin]

I just can't accept that they're enjoying it because they're silent and my body thinks silence is bombing. So I'm like, I have to trust that they're. That they're enjoying it.

[Tig Notaro]

Yeah. And do you find. I always was. So. I mean, I, I know this has been discussed in the world before, but as a comedian, how much musicians kill in comedy between songs.

[May Martin]

Yeah, they kill.

[Tig Notaro]

They kill.

[May Martin]

And then like the mildest jokes, they're killing, killing.

[Tig Notaro]

And then if I toured with that mater.

[May Martin]

Yeah.

[Tig Notaro]

I'd still kill.

[May Martin]

Yeah. Yeah, you would, you would.

[Tig Notaro]

No, it's just I remember before I even got into comedy, going to see bands and musicians and just. And being like, oh, that's like such a fun little anecdote or that's. Yeah, that's funny or that's sweet or something. And. But as a comedian, I'm like, wow. Yeah. Yeah, that it's. But I guess it's also like if, if you were doing comedy and then you're, you know, fortune and then you sing in between jokes, people are like, lose their mind. It works the same way. People are like, the good Lord told me. I don't even know how religious songs go. But yeah. Yeah.

[May Martin]

I mean, I always have musical guests at Largo and. And often they'll. Often they'll tell a little story and. Yeah. And it kills. And I'm jealous. Yeah.

[Tig Notaro]

Destroys. Like people cannot believe how funny it is.

[May Martin]

Yeah.

[Tig Notaro]

And I think it's great. I mean, but it is, it's a mystery because once you are teed up as a comedian.

[May Martin]

Yeah. The bar is so high.

[Tig Notaro]

It is so high.

[May Martin]

Yeah.

[Tig Notaro]

So high.

[May Martin]

But then I got to go straight from that show to, to another show, like a stand up shot. So I got to switch gears.

[Tig Notaro]

May Pearl, you Have got quite a show ahead of.

[Carrie]

Great.

[May Martin]

Yeah.

[Tig Notaro]

Well, I'm Matteo o' Callaghan.

[May Martin]

Oh, my God, I always forget. You're Matteo Callahan.

[Tig Notaro]

Yeah, but I pronounce it Mattel. Like the name Matt. Mattiel.

[May Martin]

Yeah. Mat o Callahan. Notaro.

[Tig Notaro]

That's right. God, just call me Tig.

[May Martin]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. That's good. Did you choose eccentric middle names for Max and Finn?

[Tig Notaro]

No, not. Not. Nothing's eccentric about their names at all. No.

[May Martin]

Was it, like, family names?

[Tig Notaro]

No, we didn't do family names. Nothing like that.

[May Martin]

What are their middle names, out of interest?

[Tig Notaro]

Maxwell. Jude and Finn. Luke.

[May Martin]

Oh, God, that's good. Jude, I love.

[Tig Notaro]

Huh?

[May Martin]

You know, St. Jude.

[Tig Notaro]

I mean, not personally, but what. What do you want to say?

[May Martin]

Just He's. He's the. St. Jude is the patron saint of lost causes, and I love that often, like, at sea for sinking ships that call on St. Jude.

[Tig Notaro]

That's good to know because Max is. Who wants to be an oceanographer?

[May Martin]

He does.

[Tig Notaro]

Yeah.

[May Martin]

Oh, wow. Yeah, he's going to find all kinds of stuff with the new technology. They're finding, like, ancient cities and things like, now that they can really properly scan. Yeah.

[Tig Notaro]

Yeah. He's begging for a tadpole right now because he wants. He wants a tadpole so he can raise it to be a frog.

[May Martin]

That is pretty amazing, huh? A tadpole turns into a frog like that. That is crazy.

[Tig Notaro]

He is obsessed with frogs. I walked by, we have this room we call the chill out room in the house where they, you know, chill out.

[May Martin]

Yeah.

[Tig Notaro]

Have a couch, have a tv, walk by. And he was like, mayor, you have to come in here and see this rare frog. And I sat down with him, and this is a rare frog on TV.

[May Martin]

Like, was he just on YouTube and found it?

[Tig Notaro]

No, they don't. They're not allowed to just be on YouTube. They'll. They'll watch, like, little shows where a guy's like, come on, I'll show you. And then they, like, you know, go through the jungle and so. Yeah, so there's this one weird little rubbery frog, but he loves him a frog. I love frogs. I used to collect frogs when I was little, you know, being Huckleberry Tig and such.

[May Martin]

But collect live frogs?

[Tig Notaro]

Oh, yeah. Frogs and toads. I'd put them in a bucket, bring them home, and went through the whole rigamarole every day where my mother told me I couldn't keep them. No. Yeah. But, man, did I love them. And now I can't imagine picking up a frog.

[May Martin]

Really?

[Fortune Feimster]

No.

[May Martin]

I'd be Worried about hurting it. But I do like picking. I mean, in the. In my show that's coming out this year, there's a big toad theme. And we had a. We had a toad on set called Thomas, actually.

[Tig Notaro]

Thomas the Toad.

[May Martin]

Yeah. And he was our toad actor. And, yeah, some of the actors were much more comfortable than others, for sure.

[Tig Notaro]

Did he have his own trailer?

[May Martin]

Yeah, he had a. He had a really luxurious trailer.

[Tig Notaro]

Triple banger.

[May Martin]

But it was really. I mean, the animal safety was so intense. Like, we couldn't use, you know, like, a fog machine or atmosphere because it would upset the toad. And there was a trainer called V who was, you know, the toad wrangler.

[Tig Notaro]

And good for B.

[May Martin]

She was really on top of it. Yeah, she was. Even there was a scene where there were maggots on a. On a dead body.

[Tig Notaro]

Had to take care of those.

[May Martin]

The safety of the maggots was crucial. It was crazy. Like, she had a. A hot. Like a hair blow dryer to keep them warm between takes. Yeah.

[Tig Notaro]

I love that.

[May Martin]

Yeah. Should we hear some questions?

[Tig Notaro]

Absolutely. I was just gonna say everyone's got a job to do. It's so cool.

[May Martin]

Yeah.

[Tig Notaro]

I mean, the maggots have a job, and the maggot wrangler has a job to do.

[May Martin]

Exactly.

[Tig Notaro]

And so do we. So let's get to our first question.

[Megan]

Hello, handsomes. And, of course, that includes you, Thomas. Hey, it's your dear pal Megan from Sherman Oaks. My question is, have you ever planned a bachelor or bachelorette party? And if so, what did you plan? And if you haven't, what was the most memorable party you've been to? Bachelor, Bachelorette.

[Tig Notaro]

I got a good one. But are you.

[May Martin]

Are you allowed to share it?

[Tig Notaro]

I am. I am. Absolutely.

[May Martin]

Come on, let's hear it.

[Tig Notaro]

I have not planned a bachelorette or bachelor party, but I have been to those. And one of the most memorable ones was the actress Lake Bell.

[May Martin]

Yes.

[Tig Notaro]

In Palm Springs. And she rented a party bus. And it was full of beautiful, famous actresses and me. And we were flying down the road and, you know, talk about atmosphere. You know, all the smoke filling the. You know, had the lights blinking inside. Had the stripper poles and the smoke machine. Oh, actually, there wasn't a smoke machine. That's where the. The funny part comes in, is we're flying down the highway and the party bus starts to fill with smoke. Like black exhaust.

[May Martin]

No.

[Tig Notaro]

And everybody's, like, drinking and dancing and singing and dancing around stripper poles. And I was not one of those. Maybe a little bit, but. And so the party Bus breaks down on the way to Palm Springs. All of these beautiful, famous actresses are drinking their drinks out of penis straws. They have penis hats on the whole situation. And it was incredible because anybody could have driven by and seen, oh, Cameron Diaz with a penis hat on looking underneath the smoking party.

[May Martin]

Oh, my God. Just by the side of the road.

[Tig Notaro]

Oh, my. Yes, everybody. Because we all had to get out of the bus because it was black smoke inside of it. And so we're standing along the side of the road with penis hats on and straws. And in fact, I told that story. I was doing an afternoon vegan benefit, okay. And that was the first time Max and Finn had seen me perform. And I told that story, and that is the first time they saw me. And Max interrupted and heckled me and said, not. Yeah, right.

[May Martin]

Oh, my God, Are you kidding me?

[Tig Notaro]

No. And the whole place busts up laughing. And I was like. I said, oh, my. I. Because it never dawned on me that of course they're gonna heckle me, but.

[May Martin]

Well, would it? I mean, that's. That's. I mean, surprising to me.

[Tig Notaro]

It was surprise. Well, I was shocked, but I was also like, oh, my gosh. Max's personality. Finn was sinking in his seat. He was so embarrassed that Max was talking.

[May Martin]

Yeah.

[Tig Notaro]

Max has no filter. He has embarrassment. He's just like, yeah, right. And I had to announce. I was like, oh, my sons are here. And then people started laughing even harder. And then.

[May Martin]

So funny. Cuz also, you're. I've seen you when someone shouts something out, and you will really calmly just destroy them. Like, not in a cruel way, but you will. If someone is like, blah, blah, blah, you'll be like, I'm sorry, what was that like? And then you will not let it go.

[Tig Notaro]

Like, you get into it.

[May Martin]

You can't do that with a child.

[Tig Notaro]

But I was. What? He. He didn't believe that I was on a bus with people that had penis hats on and that's what he was pushing against, and that they were drinking out of penis shaped straws. And I. And I had to stop and go, no, no, no, Max, this is a real story. And he was like, not. And I was like. I was like, no, Max. Because he had never heard the story, and he thinks he's heard all of my stories.

[May Martin]

Yeah.

[Tig Notaro]

But anyway, so that's my bachelorette story.

[May Martin]

Not is such a good heckle.

[Tig Notaro]

It's also.

[May Martin]

It's so kind of 90s. Like, it's so.

[Tig Notaro]

It's so 90s. And just for him to be like, yeah, right?

[May Martin]

That's so good.

[Tig Notaro]

It was amazing.

[May Martin]

I mean, when kids are little enough, they're like little drunk people. Like, they're.

[Tig Notaro]

Oh, this was a. Yeah, this was a two in the afternoon vegan benefit. And. Yeah, the first time they had seen me live.

[Fortune Feimster]

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[May Martin]

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[Fortune Feimster]

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[May Martin]

I can't think of many bachelor or bachelorette parties I've been to, but the only one I'm thinking of is my friend Camille. And we were playing. It was a bunch of us, and her mom was there, and we were playing this game of. Of. Of, like, heads up. Or it was. It was a game where you hold up things but she can't see what it is. And then we describe it to her and she has to guess the thing, and we just forgot that it was so X rated. And her mom didn't know any of these things about her daughter. And we were. And Camille's like, straight and marrying a man. And then the clue came up and we're like that girl that Camille slept with, you know, when she was wasted at university and her mom's like, what?

[Tig Notaro]

Yeah, Not.

[May Martin]

Not.

[Tig Notaro]

Yeah, right.

[May Martin]

Should we hear the answer?

[Tig Notaro]

Yeah, might as well. That's why we're here, right?

[May Martin]

Yeah. I. Off. Off, pod. I gotta hear about Cameron Diaz. And she seems like a delightful person.

[Tig Notaro]

Yeah, she's great. She's really great.

[Megan]

My answer is yes. I got to plan my best friend Britney's bachelorette party, which Brittany and her wife Allie are huge fans of the pod. So shout out to those two. I wanted to make sure we did something super memorable and unique. So I actually planned for us to do a beekeeping experience where we put on bee suits and harvested honey. You know, we also went to, like, a gay bar and Jumbo's Clown Room at the end of the night, but bees were the highlight. Thanks for the podcast. It's been a real lifeline for me. Love you.

[Tig Notaro]

Amazing. That's so nice to hear.

[May Martin]

Beekeeping. I mean, that sounds Like, a regular weekend for me. Like an insane activity like that. Like, I do love a weird activity.

[Tig Notaro]

And I do love a beekeeper.

[May Martin]

Beekeeper. Yeah.

[Tig Notaro]

Just to go back real quickly, when we were teeing up this question from our listener, you said, oh, I'd love to hear about Cameron Diaz. And I said, oh, yeah, she's. She's great.

[May Martin]

Yeah.

[Tig Notaro]

I have to praise her for a second, because when Lake Bell was getting married.

[May Martin]

Yeah.

[Tig Notaro]

I had just come through all of the hell that I had gone through in 2012, and so I was just kind of getting back out into life, and she overheard me saying to somebody, I just need a vacation, you know?

[May Martin]

Yeah.

[Tig Notaro]

And she said, hey, she said, I have a house right on the ocean. And. And she said, it's the first place I ever bought, and it's not my house that I live in, but I would love it if you would go stay there and have your vacation right on the water. I did.

[May Martin]

Shut up.

[Tig Notaro]

I did. I did.

[May Martin]

Oh, my God. That's incredible.

[Tig Notaro]

Yeah. Yeah. It was really, like, unbelievable because I couldn't go anywhere. That was the other thing as I was saying is I had all of these doctor's appointments.

[May Martin]

Yeah.

[Tig Notaro]

And it just. It just. Everything was so up in the air, but it was really incredible what she did.

[May Martin]

Can I ask you if. If ever Stephanie's under the weather or there's an event that you have to go to and you need a plus one, I know I wouldn't be your first choice, but I would love to be your plus one to an event, because I feel like, you know, everyone, and I could just like, grin and soak it all up, and you could just be like, this is a little cowboy.

[Tig Notaro]

I. I know a lot of people. But then you would know all the other people. I don't know.

[May Martin]

Yeah, we'd be a good team.

[Tig Notaro]

Yeah. Because if I haven't worked with them or socialize with them, I likely don't know them.

[May Martin]

Yeah. You don't know who they are at all.

[Tig Notaro]

Yeah. Yeah. I have to be on a party bus with them or on a TV show or something. But anyway, so shout out to Cameron Diaz for the incredible life savings time away that she gave me.

[May Martin]

We should try and get a question from her.

[Tig Notaro]

Yeah, that's a good idea.

[May Martin]

Yeah, that'd be great.

[Tig Notaro]

All right, next question. Huh?

[May Martin]

Yeah.

[Carrie]

Hi, handsome. My name's Carrie, and my question is, what's the one thing, or few things maybe, that you have moved with you all of your adult life from place to place? It could be total crap. It's not an heirloom, just something that you have moved with you that you can't seem to. To throw away.

[Tig Notaro]

That is so funny.

[May Martin]

Great question.

[Tig Notaro]

It really is.

[May Martin]

And so many things for me, like, I. But. Well, not so many, actually. Do we. Can I grab it?

[Tig Notaro]

Yeah, okay, one sec.

[May Martin]

I'm just going to grab it. One sec.

[Tig Notaro]

Oh, my God. This is a YouTube highlight right now. Oh, there's me.

[May Martin]

Okay, this is not the. I'm missing half of them, but basically I have, like, trinkets, right? And. And I used to have them all displayed, but it became. It felt too crowded or something. But it's things like this magical small box. Like, at the moment, I got all these trinkets in here. So. Magical small brass box, and I've collected all these things.

[Tig Notaro]

What kind of magic?

[May Martin]

Well, it just has a certain magic to it.

[Tig Notaro]

Okay.

[May Martin]

And then this.

[Tig Notaro]

This is, by the way, showing me it again, did not prove any sort of magic.

[May Martin]

This is. Was a gift from someone. It's Baltic amber, and inside it has an insect inclusion, and it's 35 to 50 million years old.

[Tig Notaro]

Oh, my. Okay, can you leave that to Max in your will?

[May Martin]

Yes, 100%. Yeah. I mean, someone probably bought it on ebay and it could be fake, but. Yeah, just things.

[Tig Notaro]

No chance that's fake from ebay.

[May Martin]

Yeah. This is a Victorian. I found this in an antique shop when I was, like, 20. It's a Victorian feng shui compass. And I don't know how to use it, but it's.

[Tig Notaro]

Hold on to it.

[May Martin]

It's got, like, the I Ching symbols. And if you. I mean, it's not pointing north right now, but it'll show you, like. Yeah, I don't know. Things like that, that have a sort of power to them, but they're almost too powerful, like, to. To have out.

[Tig Notaro]

So put them away.

[May Martin]

I'm putting them away now.

[Tig Notaro]

Yeah. What the hell are you doing?

[May Martin]

Yeah. What about you?

[Tig Notaro]

I've collected rock magazines over the years, like Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, Spin Cream Magazine, all these different magazines. And in an unfortunate twist, though, no, our garage flooded and those got wet and molded, and they were like classic, classic, old collectible rock magazine. So I have to. Next week, I'm cleaning out the garage, and part of that is saying goodbye to my rock and roll magazine collection. It wasn't like a billion magazines. It was just like a crate full. You know those things that you've had.

[May Martin]

For so long that you just know those cover images so well, and it's nostalgic. Like, even did Your parents have National Geographic in the house? No, we had, like, National Geographic magazine, and there's just, like, a few iconic covers that are just.

[Tig Notaro]

Yeah. That woman with the green eyes.

[May Martin]

Yes, yes, yes.

[Tig Notaro]

Is that the most famous cover?

[May Martin]

I think so. Is it? Yeah. Are they different color or they're just so.

[Tig Notaro]

I think they're just so green, and her skin's very dark, and she's really beautiful, and.

[May Martin]

Yeah, yeah.

[Tig Notaro]

Everyone knows that cover.

[May Martin]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Should we hear the answer?

[Tig Notaro]

I think we should. May. Thomas, can we hear the answer, please?

[May Martin]

Thomas.

[Tig Notaro]

Thomas, please. Play it, please.

[Thomas Willette]

Okay.

[Carrie]

Since so nicely, I'm in the middle of moving from Saudi Arabia back to the States, and I'm not doing a shipment. I'm doing everything in suitcases, the same as I did when I moved here to Saudi 10 years ago. And I realized I have a scrub, like a medical top that medical professionals wear. I have one that I've moved. I've had it since college, and I've never worn it. I cannot seem to get rid of it. I feel like I'm supposed. I don't know where it came from. I have no idea. I think maybe it was my mom's, but I don't know. I suppose I could ask her. Anyway, what's your thing that you've just wagged from place to place and you can't get rid of? I look forward to hearing your answers, and thank y' all for always making me laugh.

[Tig Notaro]

Oh, my gosh. Well, first of all, we already told you. But second of all, how much did she remind me of Julia? Louis dry wife is.

[May Martin]

Oh, yeah. Now that you mention it. Yeah. Yeah.

[Tig Notaro]

She's really delightful.

[May Martin]

We don't even know if. If there are any doctors in the family. Like, it seems to me like she's. Like, maybe it was my mom's, but.

[Tig Notaro]

Like, shouldn't have a clue.

[May Martin]

She doesn't have a.

[Tig Notaro]

Shouldn't know what the hell's going on.

[May Martin]

Yeah. So what?

[Tig Notaro]

She. Classic carry man.

[May Martin]

Lugging it around.

[Tig Notaro]

Yeah.

[May Martin]

And it's a unworn doctor scrubbed.

[Tig Notaro]

Well, good luck with that.

[May Martin]

But I like what she almost said, and then she kind of stopped herself. I feel like I'm supposed to have it or like, I. It'll cut. Like, I feel like there's a superstition there, like, that's in your life for a reason. So hold on to it if you suddenly. You suddenly have to do surgery on the go or something.

[Tig Notaro]

Mm. Yeah.

[May Martin]

Well, I've always got shows coming up. You can. You can go to my Instagram and see I post about comedy shows or maymartinmusic.com I'm at Largo June 17, but maybe that's already passed. But yeah, check out maymartinmusic.com what about you Tig?

[Tig Notaro]

Well, I'[e-mail] I have some really fun shows coming up. If you're sitting around going, I would love to see Tig live. I might be headed your way. So tignotaro.com also go to speakpipe.com handsome podcast and leave us more questions. These have been so much fun to hear and answer and hear your answer and also rate. Subscribe, review the podcast, YouTube, get on there, subscribe, share an episode with friends because we really want to keep building this handsome community. Because it really is a handsome community. Am I right?

[May Martin]

Maybe 100 it's the handsomest and the most community. Ish.

[Tig Notaro]

That's true. Couldn't have said it better. And until next time, what do you say we keep it keep it pretty, pretty handsome. Yeah. Yeah.

[May Martin]

Handsome is hosted by me, May Martin, Tig Notaro and Fortune Feamster. The show is produced, recorded and edited by Thomas Willette. Email [e-mail] and please follow us on social media at Handsome Podcast.

[Tig Notaro]

What a podcast.

[May Martin]

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[May Martin]

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