Anthony Rapp

Don't Ask Tig

American Public Media

Comedy, Comedy Interviews

4.8 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Tig’s guest is her co-star on “Star Trek: Discovery”: actor and singer Anthony Rapp. Anthony is known for his performance in the classic comedy “Dazed & Confused” and originating the role of Mark Cohen in the award-winning rock opera, “Rent.” Tig and Anthony swap stories about preparing to become parents and offer fun suggestions to a mom trying to come up with ideas for her kid’s birthday party goody bags. They also advise a listener about how to use comedy to come out of the closet and help a fan embrace her inner “crazy cat lady.”

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1:00.4	Friends and listeners, so many of the questions that arrive in the Don't Ask Tig inbox
1:05.2	boil down to one theme, finding the courage to be honest with others.
1:10.2	Sometimes life puts you in a place where the only way forward is to tell someone how you
1:14.5	really feel, even if it hurts.
1:17.6	Whether you think about it like ripping off a bandaid or as you'll hear in this episode
1:22.2	jumping off a roof, gathering the courage to tell someone the painful truth is one of
1:27.9	life's most important skills.
1:31.1	You're going to hear more about my thoughts on the matter later in this episode, but all
1:35.2	this brings me to a question for you, dear listener.
1:39.2	How do you mentally prepare yourself to say the things you need to say, but really, really
1:44.7	don't want to?
1:46.5	What's worked for you leading up to these difficult conversations?
1:50.3	And what about when you're actually having the talk?
1:53.3	What strategies have helped?
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