Tig Notaro: There’s more than one way to get there
Meditative Story
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🗓️ 23 May 2023
⏱️ 34 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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Find Tig’s tour dates, including her upcoming appearance in Las Vegas on June 2nd: tignotaro.com
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| 0:00.0 | The production company office is filled with a constant ringing of phones and the voices |
| 0:15.7 | of my coworkers. |
| 0:17.0 | I'm 29 years old, sitting at my desk. |
| 0:20.8 | It's my job to answer calls, take down messages, and greet people. |
| 0:26.4 | 29-year-old TIG should not be a greeter. |
| 0:31.7 | I don't even necessarily think I should greet people now. |
| 0:38.9 | TIG Notaro graces the world's biggest stages as a stand-up comedian. |
| 0:44.8 | She's accrued Grammy and Emmy nominations, appeared in blockbuster films, and hosts the |
| 0:50.6 | Delightful podcast. |
| 0:52.8 | Don't ask TIG. |
| 0:54.8 | Yet this illustrious career is one that seems far beyond the realm of possibility for |
| 1:00.1 | young TIG. |
| 1:02.0 | This week TIG tells the story of how after dropping out of school in 9th grade, she |
| 1:08.6 | embarks on a journey which teaches her there's no one way to get somewhere. |
| 1:17.1 | In this series we combine immersive first-person stories, breathtaking music, and mind-fronted |
| 1:24.5 | props so that we may see our lives reflected back to us in other people's stories. |
| 1:30.7 | And that can lead to improvements in our own inner lives. |
| 1:36.8 | From weight to what, this is Meditative Story. |
| 1:42.8 | I'm Rahen, and I'll be your guide. |
| 1:54.5 | The body relaxed. |
| 2:07.9 | The body breathing. |
| 2:11.2 | Your senses open. |
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