Ben Schwartz

Don't Ask Tig

American Public Media

Comedy Interviews, Comedy

4.8 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Tig catches up with comedian and veteran improv performer Ben Schwartz, who talks about his process for voicing the superpowered hedgehog in the “Sonic the Hedgehog” movies, what it was like growing up as the son of a social worker and teacher, and the kinds of letters he still writes on his prized collection of vintage typewriters. Ben and Tig advise a listener concerned that his neighbor is overfeeding his cat, and a Finnish immigrant worried that he doesn't know how to "socialize like an American."

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0:00.0	So Bella brings me the post and I'm like, oh no, this won't be good.
0:04.9	I mean, it's a vet spill.
0:07.4	But then I remember many pets pet insurance.
0:10.4	My complete policy covers Bella for up to 15,000 pounds of vet fees.
0:15.0	Ha!
0:15.8	And breathe.
0:19.5	Ensure your happiness with many pets pet insurance.
0:25.3	Get a quote at manypets.com.
0:28.4	Conditions and exclusions apply.
0:30.3	Hi there, TIG here.
0:31.9	If you're a regular listener to the show, you know about our advice of yesterday's segment,
0:37.1	where we take a question from an old newspaper column and invite our guests to weigh in on
0:41.6	how to solve a variety of historic dilemmas.
0:45.2	One columnist we regularly pull from is named Beatrice Fairfax.
0:49.3	And I was curious to learn more about her.
0:51.8	So this is a segment I'm calling Fairfax Fax.
0:56.6	Fact number one.
0:57.8	Beatrice was actually a pseudonym for Marie Manning, a reporter for the New York evening
1:03.4	journal.
1:04.4	Beatrice or Marie was 20 years old in 1898 when she created the country's first modern
1:11.6	advice column.
1:12.9	She paved the way for well-known advice columnists like Dear Abby and Landers and Tignotaro.
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