Ian Harvie
Don't Ask Tig
American Public Media
4.8 • 5.5K Ratings
🗓️ 16 March 2022
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
You’ve seen actor Ian Harvie as Dale on Transparent, and as Bud on Will and Grace. In this episode, Ian and Tig talk about doing stand up while sober. Then, Ian helps Tig brainstorm ideas for chores a five-year-old can do to make spending money and advise a listener on how to be proud of their body.
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| 0:00.0 | I say it at the end of every show. Thank you Dana and I'll tell Becky. Well I also want to thank |
| 0:06.2 | Jane and California, Nathan and Minnesota and Jill from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. All of those |
| 0:12.7 | listeners recently supported Don't Ask Tig by making a donation. You can join them and help us |
| 0:19.0 | meet our goal of 500 donors by December 31st. Maybe I'll even thank you in an upcoming episode. |
| 0:26.8 | Give right now at Don't Ask Tig.org slash donate. Hey listeners, a few episodes ago I asked you to |
| 0:35.2 | call in or write in and share your mantras. Those miniature pieces of advice you give yourselves |
| 0:42.8 | throughout the day. I got some thoughtful replies I want to pass along. Teresa wrote in, quote, |
| 0:50.7 | when someone shows you who they are, believe them. Yes, I have heard that and I can definitely relate |
| 0:58.9 | to that. Kim shared hers, quote, mine was picked up from watching Twin Peaks back in the 90s when |
| 1:06.0 | agent Cooper said to give yourself a present every day, even if it's just a slice of pie. |
| 1:12.8 | The small gifts I give myself such as a sweet treat or setting aside time to do a crossword puzzle |
| 1:20.1 | have really helped me through stressful times. I love it. That's great. I love the thought of |
| 1:27.9 | having a piece of pie every day and offered, quote, never underestimate the power of a brief |
| 1:35.3 | encounter. That's such an interesting concept to hold in your mind as you go about your day. |
| 1:41.5 | I mean, it could make you paranoid, but it's interesting to think about. |
| 1:45.3 | Kim, Teresa, and I love these words of wisdom. Thanks so much for writing in. |
| 1:51.5 | And remember to buy your tickets to my hello again tour at Tignotaro.com. New dates are being |
| 1:58.7 | announced regularly. So go check out my website. All right, let's start the show. |
| 2:03.5 | I've known in recent years in the past like decade-ish that I'm claustrophobic and I was just |
| 2:14.1 | doing my last show of this last leg in Sacramento. And I got locked in and trapped in the bathroom |
| 2:24.0 | of my hotel for 30 minutes. There were no windows. The door was two inches thick and it was one of the |
| 2:33.5 | most traumatic things in my entire life. And I went on stage that night. And as I was walking up the |
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