Tig Notaro: There’s more than one way to get there
Meditative Story
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4.6 • 3.2K Ratings
🗓️ 23 May 2023
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
The many highs of Tig Notaro’s comedy career (Emmy and Grammy nominations, creating TV shows, and hosting the “Don’t Ask Tig” podcast) may seem predestined. Yet these are all things that seem beyond the realm of possibility for young Tig. In the early 2000s she’s told that because she’s a woman, and she’s gay, and she’s low-key and deadpan, she’ll never make it. Today, she shares the story of how she learns to keep going, no matter how impossible the road may seem, and to remember that there’s no one way to get somewhere.
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| 0:00.0 | The production company office is filled with a constant ringing of phones and the voices of my |
| 0:16.0 | coworkers. |
| 0:17.6 | I'm 29 years old, sitting at my desk. |
| 0:21.3 | It's my job to answer calls, take down messages, and greet people. |
| 0:26.7 | 29-year-old Tig should not be a greeter. |
| 0:31.2 | I don't even necessarily think I should greet people now. |
| 0:38.5 | TIG notaro graces the world's biggest stages as a stand-up comedian. |
| 0:44.7 | She's accrued Grammy and Emmy nominations, appeared in Blockbuster films, and hosts the delightful |
| 0:51.4 | podcast, Don't Ask Tig. |
| 1:00.8 | Yet, this illustrious career is one that seems far beyond the realm of possibility for young Tig. |
| 1:08.0 | This week, Tig tells the story of how after dropping out of school in ninth grade, she embarks on a journey which teaches her there's no one way to get somewhere. |
| 1:16.4 | In this series, we combine immersive first-person stories, breathtaking music and mindfulness |
| 1:24.4 | prompts so that we may see our lives reflected back to us in other people's |
| 1:29.3 | stories. And that can lead to improvements in our own inner lives. From Wait What, this is |
| 1:38.7 | meditative story. I'm Rohan and I'll be your guide. |
| 1:47.0 | The body relaxed. |
| 2:05.6 | The body breathing. |
| 2:08.6 | Your senses open, your mind open. |
| 2:16.6 | Meeting the world. |
| 2:18.3 | The Air Conditioning is on full blast. |
| 2:38.3 | It works overtime on hot Texas afternoons like this. |
| 2:42.7 | I lean back in my usual chair in the vice principal's office. |
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