Pretty Little Episode #49

Summary

Podcast Title: Handsome
Episode: Pretty Little Episode #49
Release Date: July 25, 2025
Hosts: Mae Martin & Fortune Feimster
Produced by: Headgum

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Introduction: A Cozy In-Person Episode

In this special Pretty Little Episode #49 of Handsome, hosts Mae Martin and Fortune Feimster break away from their usual trio to deliver an intimate, in-person conversation. Settling into a comfy couch, Mae and Fortune set the tone for an engaging and humorous discussion.

[00:39] Mae Martin: "Pretty little episode."

[00:41] Fortune Feimster: "Welcome to the Handsome Pod. This is a pretty little episode with me and Fortune Feimster."

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Personal Updates: Style and Self-Care

Mae and Fortune dive into personal anecdotes, starting with Fortune's newfound interest in wearing tanks on stage—a stark contrast to her usual comedic persona. Mae playfully compliments Fortune's summer look, highlighting their camaraderie and playful teasing.

[01:24] Fortune Feimster: "Thank you. It's the new. It's the new me. It's the summer me."

Transitioning to self-care, the duo shares their experiences with using depuffers and indulging in massages and facials. Fortune reveals her side gig as a registered shiatsu masseuse, adding another layer to her multifaceted personality.

[07:22] Fortune Feimster: "I know we've talked about it on the pod, but that I'm a registered shiatsu masseuse."

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Foosball Frenzy: Competitive Spirits

A spirited conversation unfolds as Fortune recounts her intense foosball battles with her friend Matt. Despite playing thousands of games, Matt remains an unstoppable opponent, leaving Fortune both frustrated and amused by his serious demeanor during play.

[02:42] Fortune Feimster: "He's an insane foosball player. Like, just misspent youth."

[03:09] Mae Martin: "Whoa. He's very good then."

Their banter underscores the fun and competitive nature of their friendship, painting a vivid picture of their playful rivalry.

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Mastering Time: Scheduling Without an Assistant

Both hosts delve into the art of time management, with Mae boasting about her ability to juggle a busy schedule using only a Google Calendar. Fortune contrasts this with her preference for visual planning tools, highlighting different strategies in managing their hectic lives.

[05:49] Mae Martin: "I think I've somehow just figured out a way to, like, slot things in and, you know."

[06:03] Mae Martin: "I don't have a physical calendar. No, it's all on my Google calendar."

Their exchange emphasizes the importance of organization and dedication in balancing personal and professional commitments.

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Upcoming Adventures: Lake Arrowhead Getaway

Fortune shares her excitement about an upcoming trip to Lake Arrowhead, where she plans to reconnect with old friends and engage in nostalgic games. Mae encourages her, showcasing their supportive friendship.

[07:53] Mae Martin: "Oh, you got a bunch of people coming."

[08:24] Fortune Feimster: "Yeah. We'll have a good time."

This segment highlights their enthusiasm for maintaining meaningful connections and creating new memories with friends.

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Listener Spotlight: Dreaming of Flying

The episode takes an introspective turn as Mae and Fortune address a listener question from Alice, Chelsea, and Debbie about dreaming of flying. The conversation explores the symbolism and psychology behind flying dreams, revealing personal impressions and differences in their dream experiences.

[08:35] Mae Martin: "When you're dreaming about flying, do you flap your arms like wings or soar like a super person?"

[09:01] Mae Martin: "I don't think so. Not that I recall."

Fortune shares her vivid flying dreams, battling schoolyard bullies and executing a unique "breaststroke" motion to stay aloft, adding humor and relatability to the discussion.

[09:19] Fortune Feimster: "And then once I'm up, I'm doing this breaststroke to kind of stay in place."

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Rants and Raves: Special Interests Unleashed

Transitioning from dreams, the hosts explore topics they're passionate about. Mae reveals her deep love for food, considering it her "love language," while Fortune expresses her fascination with the TV show Survivor and historical figures like Napoleon.

[16:10] Mae Martin: "Food is like my love language, my life. I love it way too much."

[17:13] Fortune Feimster: "I could truly talk about the beauty of the game of Survivor, the nuances of the gameplay."

Their enthusiastic discussions offer listeners a glimpse into their interests beyond comedy, showcasing their diverse knowledge and passions.

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Cult Classics and Human Evolution: Deep Dives

The conversation deepens as Fortune discusses her interest in Survivor and Napoleon, intertwining historical insights with pop culture. Mae complements this by sharing her background in studying religion and ancient history, highlighting their intellectual curiosities.

[17:25] Mae Martin: "I know my Bible stories. I've studied Old Testament in college."

[17:41] Fortune Feimster: "He's such a complex figure, but, like, I got really into him."

Their exchange underscores the richness of their conversations, blending humor with thoughtful analysis.

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Conclusion: Looking Forward

As the episode wraps up, Mae and Fortune reflect on the joy of recording in person and encourage listeners to continue sending in their questions. They share their contact information, fostering a sense of community and inviting ongoing engagement.

[22:31] Mae Martin: "Yeah. @speakpipe.com HandsomePod."

[22:34] Fortune Feimster: "Yeah, do it."

Their warm farewell leaves listeners anticipating future episodes filled with more engaging dialogues and shared experiences.

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Notable Quotes:

• Mae Martin [08:35]: "When you're dreaming about flying, do you flap your arms like wings or soar like a super person?"

• Fortune Feimster [09:19]: "And then once I'm up, I'm doing this breaststroke to kind of stay in place."

• Mae Martin [16:10]: "Food is like my love language, my life. I love it way too much."

• Fortune Feimster [17:13]: "I could truly talk about the beauty of the game of Survivor, the nuances of the gameplay."

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Handsome continues to deliver heartfelt and hilarious conversations, with Episode #49 exemplifying the hosts' effortless chemistry and diverse interests. Whether discussing competitive games, personal growth, or deep-seated passions, Mae Martin and Fortune Feimster offer listeners a rich and entertaining experience.

Transcript

[Mae Martin]

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[Fortune Feimster]

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[Mae Martin]

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[Fortune Feimster]

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[Mae Martin]

Pretty little episode.

[Fortune Feimster]

Welcome to the Handsome Pod. This is a pretty little episode with me and Fortune Feimster.

[Mae Martin]

That's right. And May and I are doing this episode in person.

[Fortune Feimster]

It's really nice.

[Mae Martin]

We've never done a prelo episode in person.

[Fortune Feimster]

It's great to be on this comfy couch with you. You're. You're looking very, very Mae Martin. Very, like, all black. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Mae Martin]

Trying to be cool like you.

[Fortune Feimster]

I just been using my depuffer and, you know.

[Mae Martin]

Yeah, I used my depuffer today.

[Fortune Feimster]

You did?

[Mae Martin]

Yeah.

[Fortune Feimster]

Okay.

[Mae Martin]

Hopefully that helped.

[Fortune Feimster]

It really does help, I think.

[Mae Martin]

And I saw the pictures you had talked about in a episode wearing a tank on stage. Saw the pics. Look good, bud.

[Fortune Feimster]

Thank you. It's the new. It's the new me. It's the summer me.

[Mae Martin]

I can't believe you haven't done it before. You seem like a tank wearing performer.

[Fortune Feimster]

Thanks. It doesn't for comedy. It seems weirdly, like, too exposed. Yeah. And too, like. You can't be. I don't know.

[Mae Martin]

Not for me.

[Fortune Feimster]

Too confident for comedy. But, you know, for music people. I feel like people want a bit of, like, swagger.

[Mae Martin]

And I saw a video. You look cool up there playing your guitar, singing.

[Fortune Feimster]

I wish. I mean, I. I wish I had a show where we were in the same city and you could come on and we could do a duet.

[Mae Martin]

I know you were talking about us maybe doing something and I think Tig was out of town and I didn't know my schedule.

[Fortune Feimster]

We'll figure it to get us the. The Handsome Band a surprise.

[Mae Martin]

The Handsome Band.

[Fortune Feimster]

I mean, we could do Ironic.

[Mae Martin]

Yeah, we could.

[Fortune Feimster]

I could be Alanis.

[Mae Martin]

You could.

[Fortune Feimster]

That would be great.

[Mae Martin]

That would be very cool.

[Fortune Feimster]

What's been going on? It's a very hot day today.

[Mae Martin]

It is. We've. We're in the thick of summer in la, which, you know, I always forget, though LA is the hottest in August and September.

[Fortune Feimster]

Oh, God.

[Mae Martin]

So this is really just a preview.

[Fortune Feimster]

Oh, my God. I was playing foosball today. I play for hours a day and I.

[Mae Martin]

By yourself?

[Fortune Feimster]

No. That would be crazy. Sprinting around in a circle.

[Mae Martin]

Because it's in your house.

[Fortune Feimster]

It's out back. Yeah. Okay. And so. And my friend Matt has moved into my back house.

[Mae Martin]

Oh, really?

[Fortune Feimster]

With his girlfriend for like six months.

[Mae Martin]

So are you liking this setup?

[Fortune Feimster]

I like. I don't like to be alone with my thoughts too much, so it's good to have them. And they're like, separate. They got their own kitchen and. Yeah, but he's an insane foosball player. Like, just misspent youth.

[Mae Martin]

Like, it's.

[Fortune Feimster]

And he loses his sense of humor when he plays. Like, he gets totally serious. And we were playing in the hot sun and I got so. I mean, I've beaten him twice and we've played maybe 6,000 games.

[Mae Martin]

Whoa. He's very good then.

[Fortune Feimster]

He's so good in the stuff that I hear myself say to him out of rage like that. I told him to burn in hell today.

[Mae Martin]

Oh, my God.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah.

[Mae Martin]

Just very competitive or is it just with him?

[Fortune Feimster]

I am in general, but with him, there's something so infuriating about the fact that he's not smiling and he's just slamming that ball in goal after goal. Thomas has seen him play. It's like. It's good. He beat me like three times in a row. Yeah. Yeah. And I had a foosball table when I was a kid, so I consider myself like a decent player. Playing anyone else, you'd be crushing them. Yeah, that's how I feel. I'm getting really good from playing him and. Yeah, but he's unstoppable. He's like. What's that?

[Mae Martin]

It's a song, but it's. I'm unstoppable.

[Fortune Feimster]

He is. He's unstoppable.

[Mae Martin]

Well, I'm glad you have that to entertain yourself with.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah, I'm getting.

[Mae Martin]

You created quite a pad between this table and your sauna.

[Fortune Feimster]

It's.

[Mae Martin]

I mean, I think you're living the life.

[Fortune Feimster]

Do you think it feels like it? I feel like it's reflective of like. Yeah. Kind of a kind of bachelor mindset. But I've always been like that. I want games and I have a.

[Mae Martin]

A multi. Kid arcade game that's like my most prized possession.

[Fortune Feimster]

Do you play?

[Mae Martin]

Yeah, it's just pretty loud because, you know, it's old school.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah, but it's.

[Mae Martin]

You just turn it on and play all these games. Pac Man Galaga. Or is that what it's called?

[Fortune Feimster]

Reshoot the airplane why is my mind totally blank? Yeah, same.

[Mae Martin]

Yeah. The airplanes that go.

[Fortune Feimster]

What is that game? Galaga.

[Mae Martin]

Yeah. Gal and the Donkey Kong. And then like Mr. Pac Man. All these things. It's great. Ms. Pac Man.

[Fortune Feimster]

Did you ever see the documentary King of Kong?

[Mae Martin]

I did not.

[Fortune Feimster]

It's like Christopher Guest made it. It like it could be scripted. It's so amazing. It's about people who are obsessed with Donkey Kong and they're trying to beat the record and they're. There's like a villain, there's a hero, there's. And their lives are falling apart because of this game. Like, they are obsessed. There's a cheat. Scandal. Like, you got King of Kong.

[Mae Martin]

Okay.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah.

[Mae Martin]

Good to know.

[Fortune Feimster]

They all have sort of mullets and. Yeah.

[Mae Martin]

It's.

[Fortune Feimster]

You would love it. Fortune. Yeah.

[Mae Martin]

I'll check it out.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah. What have you been. You've been racing around and FUBAR's out.

[Mae Martin]

FUBAR's out. Which is great. I've just been so. My whole month of June was insane. Yeah. July's better.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah.

[Mae Martin]

So.

[Fortune Feimster]

But better for you is still insane for most.

[Mae Martin]

I'm pretty busy. But I will. I think I. I think time management I'm good at.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah, you are. You don't have an assistant, which blows my mind.

[Mae Martin]

I think I've somehow just figured out a way to, like, slot things in and, you know.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah.

[Mae Martin]

It just requires, like, some real attention to the calendar and.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah.

[Mae Martin]

To details and I figure it out.

[Fortune Feimster]

Do you have a physical calendar?

[Mae Martin]

No, it's all on my Google calendar.

[Fortune Feimster]

See, I. I need it visually. Yeah. I got like an old school. Yeah.

[Mae Martin]

But I, you know, I work really hard and schedule the crap out of myself.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah.

[Mae Martin]

But then I will make time for the things I need to make time for.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah, same.

[Mae Martin]

And I will stand firm on that.

[Fortune Feimster]

Same.

[Mae Martin]

Yeah.

[Fortune Feimster]

When I got back from tour, I was like, I have to. And I'm. I'm still. I'm doing ADR and stuff and it's. But I was like, I have to get a massage. And I went to the Korean spa. I had a facial. Never have facials. It was 85 minutes.

[Mae Martin]

The facial was.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah.

[Mae Martin]

That's a long facial.

[Fortune Feimster]

And right before I went in, my friend said, hope you don't get claustrophobic. And as soon as she said that, I was like, oh, my God, I'm trapped. And then I did get claustrophobic. Yeah. And she was like, poking me, popping me.

[Mae Martin]

Yeah. And I think an hour facial is good.

[Fortune Feimster]

I think that's good.

[Mae Martin]

But I, like, I would. I don't mind an 80 minute massage.

[Fortune Feimster]

Give me 120 minutes. Yeah, walk on me.

[Mae Martin]

Oh, yeah, I like that too. Like that Thai massage.

[Fortune Feimster]

It's so good. Do they crack you?

[Mae Martin]

I don't like the cracking. Okay, I love it, but I don't mind the walking.

[Fortune Feimster]

I just like to be walked on.

[Mae Martin]

I love a massage. It's one of my favorite things.

[Fortune Feimster]

I know we've talked about it on the pod, but that I'm a registered shiatsu masseuse.

[Mae Martin]

That's right.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah. I just like to remind you, you.

[Mae Martin]

Don'T do anything with it. But you.

[Fortune Feimster]

Well, you don't know what I do.

[Mae Martin]

True. I don't know. Happens behind closed doors in your. On your dates or whatever.

[Fortune Feimster]

I'm moonlighting in a Thai massage place. Yeah, I just booked an Airbnb in August for a couple weeks in Lake Arrowhead. Oh, that'll be to like, try to. To chill out, but I'm already inviting too many people.

[Mae Martin]

Oh, you got a bunch of people coming.

[Fortune Feimster]

I'm inviting some fun randoms who. Not. Not randoms, but like, people I haven't seen in years or haven't. Haven't reconnected with. Like, I invited these two girls I went to middle school with who are still friends, and yeah, it'll be really fun. And we. We're gonna play all these games.

[Mae Martin]

Yeah.

[Fortune Feimster]

That are to do with like, the people we went to school. Like, remember all the names of everyone in our class and all our teachers that, you know, I can't let go of any thing. I'm so nostalgia driven.

[Mae Martin]

Well, that's all right.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah, it'll be good.

[Mae Martin]

You'll have a good time.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah.

[Mae Martin]

Well, should we get to some questions?

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah, we should.

[Mae Martin]

All right, let's do it. Hi, we're calling from Oakland, California. I'm Alice and this is my cousin.

[Fortune Feimster]

I'm Chelsea and this is my mom.

[Mae Martin]

I'm Debbie. And we have a question for you. When you're dreaming about flying, do you flap your arms like wings or soar like a super person?

[Fortune Feimster]

Oh, wow.

[Mae Martin]

Do you dream about flying? Constantly. You do have dreams?

[Fortune Feimster]

Yes. You don't?

[Mae Martin]

I do not know.

[Fortune Feimster]

Never had a flying dream?

[Mae Martin]

I don't think so. Not that. Not that I recall. I don't remember a lot of my dreams. Yeah, I don't know what that means.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah, we should Google what that means. No flying dreams versus flying dreams. But also. Yeah, maybe you're just not a big dreamer. I have to do like the breaststroke, so I have to get up usually by jumping, and each time I jump. Gravity gets less.

[Mae Martin]

Yeah.

[Fortune Feimster]

And then once I'm up, I'm doing this breaststroke to kind of stay in place. And usually the context is some kind of schoolyard bullies. And I'm going, think you can do this? And then. And they're like, bullshit, you can't fly. And I'm like, watch me. And then usually I do that, Larry. And then there's another version where the only way I can fly is to step off a giant building. Oh, take the risk.

[Mae Martin]

Scary.

[Fortune Feimster]

So scary. And it's just like, are you flapping.

[Mae Martin]

Your wings or are you soaring?

[Fortune Feimster]

It's still.

[Mae Martin]

It's still the thing, this movement.

[Fortune Feimster]

Well, it's very treading. Yeah. Yeah. I think that's what flying would be like, probably. Right. Breaststro not. You're going to have to still propel yourself, surely.

[Mae Martin]

The flapping of the arms feels like you're panicked. The soaring feels like you've given into it.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah.

[Mae Martin]

I wonder if there's something psychological about that.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah. If you can get high enough and let the wind just take you.

[Mae Martin]

If I were to. If I were to guess in my dream, I think I would be soaring because I'm in the dream. Hopefully I'm safe.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah. Would you ever go hand gliding?

[Mae Martin]

No.

[Fortune Feimster]

Me neither.

[Mae Martin]

I am not an adventure person. I just.

[Fortune Feimster]

I don't think I am either. I like an escape room.

[Mae Martin]

Yeah. Some people say, like, as they've gotten older or they've had kids or whatever, that they are less risk taking, you know, But I've never been. I'm a risk taker in life as far as, like moving to L. A with like 50 bucks in my pocket, you know, like, that's a risk.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah.

[Mae Martin]

But as far as like adventure risk, that's not my thing.

[Fortune Feimster]

Life's scary already.

[Mae Martin]

I don't want to jump out of a plane. I don't want to bungee jump. I don't want to hang glide.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah.

[Mae Martin]

Nothing.

[Fortune Feimster]

So you're not going to be the new Ethan Hunt in Mission Impossible?

[Mae Martin]

No.

[Fortune Feimster]

Did you see it, uh, this plane sequence, Thomas. It's amazing.

[Mae Martin]

Really.

[Fortune Feimster]

The movie. Bit of a mess.

[Mae Martin]

Yeah.

[Fortune Feimster]

Oh, sorry if that alienates people, but that sequence is one of the craziest things I've ever seen. He's. He's fighting a guy in AS he's climbing all over this plane as it flies. And he's really doing it.

[Mae Martin]

Tom Cruise.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah, he's doing it. He does it all. And he's punching the guy and he's trying to get. He's on the wing and he's hanging. And his face. It's absolutely crazy. Yeah. I was cheering.

[Mae Martin]

He loves to do his own stunts.

[Fortune Feimster]

He loves it.

[Mae Martin]

Well, I mean, he is an adventure guy, for sure. He has done a lot on planes.

[Fortune Feimster]

Do you think he dreams?

[Mae Martin]

I don't know.

[Fortune Feimster]

Does Tom Cruise? Dream is a good title for a.

[Mae Martin]

Sort of Z. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I did Google, what does it mean to not dream about flying?

[Fortune Feimster]

And it said one of the reasons is you might have moved on from the adventurous part of your life. So kind of lines up with what you're saying. Fortune. Oh, wow.

[Mae Martin]

I'm a practical gal.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah.

[Mae Martin]

You know, I. I have. I feel deeply. I have, you know, the heart stuff for sure.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah.

[Mae Martin]

I don't shy from that. But, like, in other areas of life, I'm practical.

[Fortune Feimster]

But also, like, your job is scary. Like, you don't. You know what I mean? It's not like you're bored.

[Mae Martin]

Right. Like, I'm taking no risk.

[Fortune Feimster]

And you want to get some adrenaline. Like, you get those adrenaline peaks.

[Mae Martin]

I think about that all the time. Just like being on stage in front of 3,000 people and it's just you and a mic.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah.

[Mae Martin]

And to, like, have to command the attention of those 3,000 people for an hour, it isn't easy. I mean, listen, it's not rocket science, but it's not easy.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah. And making it look easy, is that.

[Mae Martin]

Making it look like you're coming up with everything on the spot? That's the thing. But, you know, if you were to tell somebody, go do that, they probably terrified.

[Fortune Feimster]

Like, every customs official that I come over the border, they go, yeah, I was gonna do that. Or, yeah, I was thinking about. I think I might do comedy.

[Mae Martin]

Public speaking is, like, one of people's biggest fears over death.

[Fortune Feimster]

That's that Seinfeld bit, right?

[Mae Martin]

Yeah, that.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah, it's. That's insane.

[Mae Martin]

Some people just know they could save hundreds on car insurance by checking Allstate first.

[Fortune Feimster]

Like, you know, to check that. When people ask you what your favorite podcast is, you always answer handsome and send them a link to your favorite episode.

[Mae Martin]

Checking first is smart. So check Allstate first for a quote that could save you hundreds. You're in good hands with Allstate. Savings vary subject to terms, conditions, and availability. Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company and affiliates, Northbrook, Illinois. Yeah, they fear it more than death, so I don't know that they would like doing an hour of stand up in front of all those people.

[Fortune Feimster]

There's so many things I find more scary than stand up, but I don't know that.

[Mae Martin]

Well, that's because you do stand up. So.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah.

[Mae Martin]

Yeah.

[Fortune Feimster]

But should we hear this amazing trio? Yeah.

[Mae Martin]

I love this trio. This family of intergenerational lovely, lovely ladies.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah.

[Mae Martin]

My answer. This is Alice. Is when I'm flying, I flap my arms like wings, and I'm very good at it.

[Fortune Feimster]

This is Chelsea.

[Mae Martin]

I start in a squat and jump into the sky with my arms by my sides, leading with my forehead. And this is Debbie. And I jump up and start to soar, only staying about six feet off the ground because I'm really scared of heights. And then I go into a breaststroke motion. Fortune. Marie, don't even go there. Oh.

[Fortune Feimster]

We love you.

[Mae Martin]

Adorable.

[Fortune Feimster]

So I'm with Debbie because I'm usually not that high up. Yeah. And I'm breasting your breath.

[Mae Martin]

Breast. Sh. They scolded me, and I didn't even say anything dirty.

[Fortune Feimster]

They beat you to it.

[Mae Martin]

I didn't even said the word cooter or anything.

[Fortune Feimster]

Fortune.

[Mae Martin]

Well, that was a treat. I love that one.

[Fortune Feimster]

That was great. Should we hear another one?

[Mae Martin]

Yeah.

[C]

Hi, this is Lucy. Excited to send you a question. So a few episodes ago, you guys were talking about the pronunciation of the Pontius Pilate. And I just wanted to come to May's defense for a moment. I was a classics major, and so Pontius Pilate, it was the governor of the Roman province of Judea. And so in Latin, it would have been pronounced Pontius Pilate. T's were hard. And so there are other funny, like, pronunciation facts. Like Julius Caesar would have been Julius Caesar. Cicero would have been Cicero. Mark Antony was Marcus Antonius. Anyway, fun things like that. That leads me into my question. Is there a topic that you could talk forever about, regardless of anyone else's interest in that?

[Fortune Feimster]

First of all, Cicero would have been Kikaro. That's huge.

[Mae Martin]

I mean, but, like, is anyone really saying it like this?

[Fortune Feimster]

Anyone? Or also who's talking about Cicero?

[Mae Martin]

Come on.

[Fortune Feimster]

That much. Wow. But thank you for vindicating me. Pontius Pontius.

[Mae Martin]

Pontius Pontius Pilate.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah. What do you. What are your special interests that you could get on a rant about?

[Mae Martin]

I mean, I already on the radio show. I do with Tom Papa. We talk about food all the time. Food is like my love language, my life. I love it way too much. I think about it way too much. So any topic of food I could probably stay on for a while, especially snacks or apps.

[Fortune Feimster]

You would have been real fun. On the. In the tour van, we did about two and a half hours. About Favorite apps.

[Mae Martin]

Yeah.

[Fortune Feimster]

Favorite appetizers.

[Mae Martin]

I would have been right in there. I have a lot of knowledge, unfortunately.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Mae Martin]

I feel like you have a lot of topics you could go on for a while about.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah. I'm remembering times where I've kind of come out of a daze and realized all my friends look bored and that they're, like, turning around. The main ones I'm thinking of are Survivor. I could truly talk about the beauty of the game of Survivor, the nuances of the gameplay.

[Mae Martin]

Yeah.

[Fortune Feimster]

The evolution of the show as the series have gone on, things that I want them to change in the format. Like, I could really.

[Mae Martin]

You probably have some good notes for them.

[Fortune Feimster]

I have many notes.

[Mae Martin]

Yeah.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah. But huge respect as well.

[Mae Martin]

Right.

[Fortune Feimster]

And then the other one is. Is Napoleon. Like, I think I'm really. I went through a phase in the pandemic of getting really into. I mean, not into. He's such a complex figure, but, like, I got really into him.

[Mae Martin]

Yeah.

[Fortune Feimster]

He's. And it's just. There's so much rich kind of detail in his strange ascension to power. And then, like. Like he was going to be a romantic novelist. He was. He. He wrote this romantic novel. It sold at Sotheby's, like, 15 years ago and for not that much money.

[Mae Martin]

Huh.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah.

[Mae Martin]

Trying to think if there's anything I have a lot of knowledge of. I know, like, a little bit of things. Of a lot of things.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah.

[Mae Martin]

I weirdly know a lot of religious stuff.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah.

[Mae Martin]

Just growing up in the South.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah.

[Mae Martin]

Having gone to church every Sunday. Studied religion a little bit.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah. You know your Bible stories.

[Mae Martin]

I know my Bible stories.

[Fortune Feimster]

You know your hymns.

[Mae Martin]

I've studied Old Testament in college. I studied ancient Egypt in college as well, for fun. But a lot of that knowledge I don't remember now.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah.

[Mae Martin]

But I remember loving it at the time.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah.

[Mae Martin]

But I. Yeah, I was a big history buff. That I've sort of gotten away from that in my older age. But. Yeah. In college, I was taking all these history things for no reason.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah.

[Mae Martin]

Just like, I want to learn about Egypt. Ancient Egypt, and I want to learn about Old Testament.

[Fortune Feimster]

And I. I think we're so stressed as, like, adults are so stressed.

[Mae Martin]

Yeah.

[Fortune Feimster]

That really. We do. Like, when you have time off, you just want to numb yourself.

[Mae Martin]

I mean, that's my problem now, I think, because I. Doing stand up and I. I like you. Like, we develop a lot of things.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah.

[Mae Martin]

You're always writing. Always. And it just feels like homework constantly. Like. And so I think when I'm not having to do that stuff. I don't want to think about anything but it's kind of keeping me from learning those. About those other like academic type things that I used to love to learn about that all.

[Fortune Feimster]

Feed your Stand up too. Like all those things. Like they. Yeah, I just, I've read. Well, I think it was because I read that Harvard is doing online courses about the Constitution and stuff. Kind of as a response to.

[Mae Martin]

Oh really?

[Fortune Feimster]

Trump like cracking down on that.

[Mae Martin]

Yeah.

[Fortune Feimster]

So then I went on their website and then I found all these online colleges where you can. Some are free, some are like pretty cheap and there's like weekly lectures online and then you don't have to do homework and. Yeah, yeah, I think I might do that. Like an hour a week on like mythology or.

[Mae Martin]

Or you.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah, yeah.

[Mae Martin]

Listen to TED Talks, I guess.

[Fortune Feimster]

I love a TED Talk.

[Mae Martin]

Yeah, yeah.

[Fortune Feimster]

I would do a TED Talk on Survivor or on.

[Mae Martin]

You should do TED Talk on Survivor.

[Fortune Feimster]

I can't now. I no longer can. But I have.

[Mae Martin]

I'll still talk to friends. I still think you can.

[Fortune Feimster]

If I was going to do a TED Talk, it might be on the troubled teen industry or something or. Cuz I had to learn so much about that for the show and writing the show that's coming out in the fall, like about the history of where those programs came from. Cults in the 70s, it's super interesting.

[Mae Martin]

Cults in the 70s is interesting. Juicy. I like those documentaries that pop up about that. Wild. Yeah, yeah. MK Ultra and just like those personalities that can get people to follow them. Like what? The study of like that type of person totally is interesting. This is like a giant narcissist culture.

[Fortune Feimster]

Endlessly fascinating. Yeah, Total narcissism. Yeah. Let's hear Lucy's answer.

[C]

Okay, my answer. Yes. Classics is one of them. The other for me is the story of human evolution. I love thinking and reading about the story of how humans evolved and then other questions that. That brings up like what makes us truly human? Did the onset of agriculture spell the downfall for the welfare of the human race? You know, lots of good questions like that. Thanks for answering.

[Mae Martin]

All right.

[Fortune Feimster]

That's so juicy. And I love a book that is like bite sized kind of history of the universe and the world and. And yeah, the acceleration of like, you know, the time from the invention of whatever to the invention of the atomic bomb is so short. Like we're just exponentially. We're moving so fast. Oh man. Okay, I got to. I got to talk to Lucy.

[Mae Martin]

Lucy, you speak May's language.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah, that's Juicy.

[Mae Martin]

Thank you.

[Fortune Feimster]

Juicy. Lucy. Wish I hadn't said that. Lucy. I wish I said that. Sorry.

[Mae Martin]

Well, what a treat. This was fun to do one of these in person.

[Fortune Feimster]

It was a real pleasure.

[Mae Martin]

Yeah.

[Fortune Feimster]

What a treat. And there's a nice, like, smiley face behind you. Oh, sorry.

[Mae Martin]

Yeah, for the connection. Smiley face. Oh, right there.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Mae Martin]

And it really matches here at Head Gum. This is where we're. We're stationed at the moment. Yeah. On these couches.

[Fortune Feimster]

Keep. Keep sending your questions, please.

[Mae Martin]

Yeah. @speakpipe.com HandsomePod.

[Fortune Feimster]

Yeah, do it.

[Mae Martin]

That's right. Do it. Well, this was lovely.

[Fortune Feimster]

I guess I'd like to remind you to keep it pretty. Handsome Handsome is hosted by me, Mae Martin, Tig Notaro, and Fortune Feimster. The show is produced, recorded and edited by Thomas Willette. Email [e-mail] and please follow us on social media at. Handsome Pod.

[Mae Martin]

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[Fortune Feimster]

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[Mae Martin]

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[Fortune Feimster]

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