Ep. 86: Tig Notaro is PLANTSTRONG
PLANTSTRONG Podcast
Rip Esselstyn
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 27 May 2021
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
“Who would be on your wishlists to talk plants?” It was a question for the PLANTSTRONG Podcast team at the beginning of the season and today’s guest was right at the top of that list.
Tig Notaro is a comedian and actress known for her subtle but hilarious deadpan delivery in her TV shows, films, and stand-up. In fact, her new film, “Army of the Dead,” was released on May 21st and it is (at time of publication) the #1 film on Netflix.
What you may not know about Tig is her traumatic health story and subsequent journey to plants. In 2012, in the span of just a few weeks, Tig developed and almost succumbed to C-Diff, a potentially deadly infection. Just days later, her Mom died unexpectedly, her relationship ended, and she was diagnosed with breast cancer and went through treatment and a double mastectomy.
Part of Tig’s journey to recovery was actually getting back on stage to talk about it with vulnerability in her usual candor, but she also started researching how to best take care of herself and improve her health and the health of her family.
Guess where her research led her? You guessed it. PLANTS. In 2016, Tig, her now-wife Stephanie, and their two sons went all-in on plant-based nutrition and she has been a fierce advocate ever since. She had her Galileo moment and the changes have been profound.
Even during the pandemic this year, since she couldn’t be on the road, she took the course to become certified in plant-based nutrition and think that’s pretty darrn cool!
What Else Will You Learn from Today’s Conversation?
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Some of Tig’s favorite plant-based meals
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Why Tig finds watermelon a “snooze-fest”
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Her favorite app to find the best vegan restaurants when she travels
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Her conviction to this PlantStrong way-of-life and how she knows she’s not changing
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Whether she views herself as competitive
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How she makes one small habit-change each year to improve her health
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How she has brought her family into the plant-based world, including her father-in-law
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How she came to her new role in “Army of the Dead”
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Family inspiration for her stand-up material
So, yes, Tig is famous for her stand-up, her podcasts, her TV shows, and movies, but we were fortunate enough to talk to Tig because she loves plants, so we hope you, too, will support her work and her PLANTSTRONG journey.
Episode Resources
Black Mountain, NC PLANTSTRONG Retreat - September 25th-30th, 2021 - https://plantstrong.com/black-mountain/
New PlantStrong Foods Coming Soon - Hop on the list and be the first to know when they are available - https://plantstrongfoods.com/apps/coming-soon
PLANTSTRONG Meal Planner - https://mealplanner.plantstrong.com - use code: STARTFRESH for a 14-Day Free Trial. Yes, you have to enter a credit card - but you won’t be charged if you cancel before the trial ends and that’s a click of a button. Enjoy the test drive and get cooking!
Tig Notaro Website - https://tignation.com/
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | And you know, somebody just is just asking me recently if was it hard to stay on my plant-based diet during the pandemic? |
| 0:09.2 | And I said, you know, it was, it's like asking me if, if I was out at sea with just a bunch of men, |
| 0:19.8 | because there wasn't a woman there would I fall for a man? It's like, no, it's not, I have, |
| 0:28.0 | it's too in me. Like I, I know myself too well, I know what I, I know what I like, I know what I, |
| 0:36.6 | I'm going to be doing. |
| 0:42.4 | Season three of the Plant Strong podcast explores those Galileo moments where you seek to understand the real |
| 0:51.5 | truth around your health and dare to see the world through a different lens. This season we |
| 0:59.2 | honor those courageous seekers who are paving the way for you and me. So grab your telescope, |
| 1:07.8 | point it towards your future and let's get Plant Strong together. |
| 1:12.4 | Welcome to the Plant Strong podcast. I hope you're all doing fantastically well. I'm Rip |
| 1:22.4 | Eselston and at the start of season three, I huddle with my team to brainstorm potential guests |
| 1:29.9 | that we could have on the on the podcast. And I wanted to know who would be on your wish list |
| 1:37.7 | of people to talk plants. Well, today's guest was right at the very top of this list. Her name is |
| 1:44.0 | Tig Nataro. She's a comedian and actress known for her very subtle yet hilarious deadpan delivery |
| 1:52.8 | in her TV shows, films, podcasts, stand up, and this podcast. In fact, her new film called |
| 2:03.2 | Army of the Dead that we discussed in the interview was just released on Netflix last week |
| 2:09.6 | and it is a must-see of a blockbuster film. But what you may not know about Tig is her traumatic |
| 2:18.5 | health story and her subsequent journey to plants. It was in 2012 as you're going to hear her |
| 2:26.0 | recount today. And in the span of just a few weeks, Tig developed an actually almost succumbed |
| 2:34.1 | to CDIF, which is a potentially deadly infection that I'll explain in a little more detail. |
| 2:42.2 | And then just days later, her mom died unexpectedly after hitting her head after a fall. |
| 2:50.8 | Her relationship ended with her partner. And if that isn't enough, |
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