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Megan Falley asks about unwanted questions

57 min
Jan 27, 20264 months ago
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Summary

The Handsome podcast episode features hosts Tig Notaro, Mae Martin, and Fortune Feemster discussing their experiences at the Golden Globes, travel plans, social media boundaries, and responding to a poignant question from poet Megan Falley about unwanted questions—specifically how the phrase 'how are you?' fails to capture the complexity of grief.

Insights
  • Setting communication boundaries around digital connectivity (emails only on Thursdays, Apple Watch experiments) reflects broader workplace wellness trends among high-profile individuals
  • The inadequacy of generic social questions like 'how are you?' when someone is experiencing significant grief or trauma; alternative framing (favorite moment, specific check-ins) creates better emotional connection
  • Celebrity culture and award show attendance create cognitive dissonance for performers who feel obligated to acknowledge global crises while participating in luxury events
  • Personal vulnerability in professional settings (crying during photo shoots) can paradoxically increase audience empathy when handled authentically rather than suppressed
Trends
Digital wellness and intentional disconnection strategies among content creators and performersShift toward more specific, empathetic questioning in personal and professional relationshipsPublic figures leveraging platforms to discuss grief, loss, and mental health authenticallyTour-based content creation and travel integration into comedy/performance schedulesPersonalization of technology (custom license plates, Apple Watch customization) as identity expression
Topics
Grief and Loss CommunicationDigital Wellness and Boundary SettingAward Show Culture and Celebrity EventsMental Health in PerformanceEmotional Vulnerability in Professional SettingsTour Management and TravelSocial Media Detox StrategiesAuthentic Relationship BuildingGender and Body Image in EntertainmentDocumentary Filmmaking and Personal Stories
Companies
Airbnb
Mae Martin discussed booking accommodations on Airbnb during her upcoming US tour, highlighting guest favorites and a...
Apple
Mae discussed her new Apple Watch and struggles learning to use it, implementing it as part of her digital wellness s...
Netflix
Fortune Feemster mentioned her show 'Wayward' is available on Netflix for viewers to watch.
People
Megan Falley
Poet and subject of documentary 'Come See Me in the Good Light'; asked the episode's main question about unwanted que...
Andrea Gibson
Megan Falley's spouse featured in documentary 'Come See Me in the Good Light'; recently deceased, context for Falley'...
Julia Roberts
Actress Tig Notaro observed at the Golden Globes; Tig mentioned admiring her from childhood and having lived on the s...
Carrie Russell
Actress who waved at Mae Martin at the Golden Globes red carpet and expressed appreciation for Mae's public comments ...
G-Flip
Artist who asked a question on the Handsome podcast and attended the Golden Globes event.
Alison Brie
Actress Tig Notaro chatted with at the Golden Globes alongside Dave Franco.
Dave Franco
Actor Tig Notaro spoke with at the Golden Globes event.
Paris Hilton
Celebrity Tig Notaro observed at the Golden Globes after-party.
Dan Aykroyd
Canadian actor and comedian Fortune Feemster encountered on a flight from Toronto; offered supportive career advice.
Geddy Lee
Lead singer and bassist of Rush band; Fortune Feemster encountered on a flight from Toronto.
Quotes
"A thimble at the mouth of the river. If I were to come up with some alternative questions, uh, to ask somebody perhaps going through something huge or in deep grief, it might be like, tell me a story or send me an image that feels like it raises the magnitude of what you're experiencing right now."
Megan FalleyEnd of episode
"I just want to know what question you don't want to be asked. Why you don't want to be asked it? And maybe some alternative questions that somebody could ask you instead that would feel better."
Megan FalleyQuestion introduction
"It's just a photo shoot. It's just your star level though, right there. Everyone like, oh my gosh, May is not happy."
Mae MartinPhoto shoot story
"I'm just trying to figure out how to use my phone. But I'm loving it because I'm only getting emails on Thursdays now."
Mae MartinDigital wellness discussion
"I don't want to be at the back and call of every text and buzz that comes in."
Mae MartinApple Watch/digital boundaries
Full Transcript
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Well, I'm going to be in Florida, which I'm very excited about. And I'd love to find somewhere with a hot tub or a sauna that I can relax in. Maybe some nice nature nearby, like a big park or something. I love finding a home on Airbnb because I know I can get the place all to myself. And I can read tons of reviews and make sure it's a great place. Airbnb also has guest favorites badges that show me the highest rated and most loved homes. I've just never gone wrong booking one of those. You know, I swam with sharks in Florida. Is that something you would ever try? I hadn't thought about that. But if I'm near the ocean, then who knows? Maybe I will. On the other hand, if I find a really nice place on Airbnb, I may just never want to leave. Handsome child, friends of handsome part, child and friends of handsome part. Cheers. Cheers. Hey, what's your friend TIG? Oh, girl, you go. It's TIG No Taro on the handsome pot. I'm sitting here with my co-host. I'll go. May Martin and. I'm Fortune Feemster. How is it going? It's going. Good. Good morning. Oh, yeah. How did you have your eggs in the morning, May? I haven't had them yet. I had a smooth. A smoothie. A smooth. Did you just wake up, May? I'll be honest. And I, I, yeah, yeah, I did. I got to be honest. I know. That's fine. We appreciate the honesty. Because it's almost past lunch. I did. And I did text. I'm so sorry. Coming up on dinner time on the East Coast. Come on. I'm embarrassed because I texted. I'm so sorry. I'm going to be eight minutes late. And that's how long I'd calculated to like get dressed, get a coffee, make a smooth. I saw you last night. And I left at a reasonable, well, fairly reasonable. So we had the golden globes. And I saw you at an after party. Yeah, you left it about 12, 30 or what? 12, 30, yeah. I think I was maybe the last person there. Oh my Lord. I could have last you. It was Nikki Glazer's after party. I went to the award show. So I was spent from. Yeah. It wasn't all day. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. These are long, long days. Yeah. Oh, Lordy. I did not. I only went to that, that one party. And it wore you out. It wore me right out. I was with Lisa Gilroy. I was her plus one. And she just gets me riled up. We just get hyper. And we stayed very late. And then we came back here. And we were listening to really obscure Canadian 2000s pop. And it was a great night. Yeah. Yeah. Did you have fun? You looked great. You looked so handsome. Oh, thanks, bud. What were you wearing? I wore a navy Dolce Angabana Tuxedo. Hello. Yeah. An asless chaps. An asless chaps. I have never been to the actual award show. So I went with the Zootopia two filmmakers. And that was fun. You had never been to the Golden Globes, you're saying? Yeah. I'd been to half the parties and stuff. I never had the actual award show. So it was cool. It was fun to just watch people mingle. I stared at Julia Roberts for a long time. Oh, that's so good to share. I love her. You're just a fan or what's going on? You know, I love those Grownick's door movie star actresses from my childhood. You know, Sandra Bullock, Julie Roberts. I used to live on Julia's street in Venice. Oh, no. I don't know if she still has that house. But yeah, I lived on the same street that she did. And I would see her and her husband push in their little cubs. They have twins. Yeah, yeah. I'd see them push in their cubs around the neighborhood. And it was like, that's Julie Roberts. I think she has one of 10 houses that she probably has. Yeah. She's pretty. Oh, my God. There were a lot of beautiful people there last night. It was, but I walked in. And only one. A lot of people. A lot of people. A lot of people. A lot of people. A lot of people. A lot of people. I walked in in the first first night. So I was Breck and Meyer who asked a question on our podcast. And I saw a friend of the pod. We chatted to Alison Brie and Dave Franco. And a G-Flip. G-Flip's asked a question. Yeah, G-Flip was there. Yeah, it was good. It does feel insane, though, with everything going on in the world to be at those parties. And then I feel like I have to say that, which is a real bummer at a party. Like I'm going, well anyway. But of course, all this is going on. But I was saying that to someone last night. And she was so like flippant about it. She was like, yeah, but you know, it comes in. These things go in cycles politically. Like, you know, we're in a bad spot. And then I'll just swing back. And I was like, yeah, I guess. But then I was like, but it's not affecting you at all. Like that's like, I do think we got to take action. Anyway, I just woke up. But I will say my, my, my two cents about everything is the state and local election alliance. That's a great thing to do if you're feeling helpless, which is they direct money to the really crucial local and state elections. And it's a great place to donate if you're feeling helpless. I just went that woman said that like, yeah, well, you know, wait it out. I was like, but no. Yeah, yeah, do stuff. Do stuff. Well, there's no real waiting it out because there's always something terrible happening in the world. And there always has been terrible stuff happening in the world. So I get that things come in phases, but hell is always going on. Yeah. Anyway, how is every sorry, I'm from Golden Gloves. Well, I saw Paris Hilton last night though. That was a great go. Yeah, that was very cool. Wow, Jayla moved down quickly. Really? Jayla is dancing in the corner. I'm corner alone. I've been, have you guys been feeling very up and down with everything or like glued to your phone? Yeah, it is a lot going on. Well, I was just telling Fortune and Thomas that I'm driving Stephanie Nuts because I got an Apple watch. Oh, my God. And I don't know how to use it. So I am. I do that. I'm leaving my phone at home and at my hotel rooms. And I'm trying to figure out how to use my Apple watch with no success. And so I'll get home. And the other day I had 68 texts. To be fair, I'm on text threads with different friends or jobs or whatever, but I was like, this is like, I must seem like I just don't care about anything or anyone anymore, which is not the case. I'm just trying to figure out how to use my phone. But I'm loving it because I told you about how I'm only getting emails on Thursdays now. No. I didn't tell you that. I missed that somehow. Maybe you didn't tell us that. You're only getting emails on Thursdays. Well, I told my assistant, my manager, that if something's urgent, reach out anytime. But if it's not urgent, send it to me on Thursday morning. And then I'll have Thursday and Friday to deal with emails solely. And now I have an Apple watch and no one can contact me. So I'm even more out of touch. And so I'm trying to find a happy medium. So I haven't been glued to everything, but I am checking in with things here and there when I get back to my phone and I catch up and respond and whatever. I'm trying to find the happy medium. But I'm very excited about the direction I'm going because I don't want to be at the back and call of every text and buzz that comes in. Right. It's a bowl. It's so bold to say I'm only receiving emails on Thursday. It's like it didn't even occur to me that you could do that. But yeah, well, I'm already experienced it would take because I at the virtual last night, Saul takes crush, Carrie Russell. Okay. Were you shocked that I didn't respond immediately? Yeah. Were you like up with this bitch? Yeah. I'll tell you what. Well, I was also in San Francisco. I did spoke, Carrie's first name wrong, which TIG did eventually crack me on. I did. But it was a lovely backshot of Carrie sitting with her very talented husband, Matthew. He's still bringing him up. I'm sorry. And I was like, hey, it's your girl. And I was going to say, well, maybe she's moved on. Maybe TIG was like jabbing at a wrist trying to figure out how to respond. Yeah. No, I promise you, I was completely, completely out of touch. But the good news is, okay. All right. I did respond to fortune, but I won up. Because big time. Big time. Big time. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Hear me out. I'm at a red carpet for, I've been having to do a lot of different events like all day and night for the last push for the Oscar nominations. Yeah. And so I'm in line at this red light, red carpet. And I see who I've never seen in the flesh. Every Russell waving her hands, mouthing, I love you. And I was, well, that's what I, I was like, well, that's obviously not me. Well, I don't want to, I don't want to win up TIG, but she also do that to me last night. Okay. Wait, what is happening? Hold on a second. Hear me out. Okay. So I'm just, I'm looking at her and I'm thinking, well, clearly that's not for me. And she's like, I love you. And then I look around and I pointed myself, I said, are you talking to me? Did you say, um, wall? Wall? Wall? And she's like, yes. And so we start talking and I said, hey, you know, I've talked about you publicly. And she's like, no, no, what? And I said, yeah, right. I said, I'm about, I'm blushing. I said, I've spoken about how you wear my tie if I think you're hot. You're going to hear that. And she's like, you did like a whole thing or a ride a bike. And she was like, no, no. And anyway, so we chat, we take photos and she's trying to get like the perfect light. And so we both look as hot as we are. And they did. And they did underdressed. They look great. And so, yeah. And then as she's walking off, she's like, yeah, I actually did hear. Oh my god. And she's like, but I, she said, but I, I loved you before that. And I was like, all right. I don't want to take it. That's fun. Yeah, it was really fun. And she is an attractive person. I will all confirm it. She seemed as a super bubbly personality because she was like waving. She's like, hey, we didn't take a picture because you know, I didn't want to do that to take. Yeah, back off. Back off, peanut butter, bitch. Those shirts are the flat off. They are. Wow. How do you know the merch people said that that's the hot ticket. The hot ticket right now. More than fortune Marie. Yeah. Can you believe it? Wow. You know, it's embarrassing. I ordered one of the peanut butter best shirts from the website. And then I thought, I probably could have got that for free. You can be sure of your own merch. Yeah. I ordered it. I mean, you guys are making $3 each from... I don't even know what I was. You're not making that much. My stepfather, cowboy Rick, he, when he would go to my shows, maybe I've told you this, he would stand in line. If I was at the merchandise table meeting people or doing any sort of meet and greet, he would stand in line with the rest of the audience. Waiting to meet you. Waiting to tell me that I did a good job. Oh, I love that. And I was like, Rick, you could come to line. And he was like, absolutely not. Absolutely not. I will wait here. I will wait for you. Yeah. I'm going to wait my turn to tell you every show he came to. He was like, I believe that was your best performance. You've ever, that I've ever seen. That was the best one. That's true. Anyway. Yeah. Pretty good. And the bathroom with Lisa and late in the night. Late in the Easter was there waiting to use the bathroom. You know, late in the Easter from, from nobody wants this and she's married to, she was a gossip girl. And got, yeah, yeah. Anyway, Adam Brody. Yeah. So she's there. And then, it has no clue who he was. No idea. Yeah. Blank expression. Listen, I'm still thinking about Carrie Russell. So Lisa goes, hi, excuse me. I just want to say, I love you. You're amazing. But something really funny happened where my, and I hope you think this is funny, but my husband was trying to talk to me about you. And he said, oh, you know, who's really great is that like megan Lazaroo. And then she goes, oh, and she goes, I'm just saying he didn't know your name, but that's just because he's a man. But he said megan Lazaroo. And so late in the Easter was like sort of chuckling. And then I said, I got a better one. My friend recently said Felistic Lockhart. And that really got her laughing. Oh, wait, but who was megan Lazaroo? Not just a made up name. There's name, late and me. Oh, there's no one called megan Lazaroo. Oh, I was like, I'm so lost right now. It was a great story. I'm still warming up. It was megan Lazaroo. I'm out there with me. Did you mess up the name megan Lazaroo or this person messed up megan? Lisa Gilro was telling late and meester. Oh, my husband called you. I need to tap out of this. Yeah, I lost. Oh, my God. My husband called you this crazy name in that funny. Yeah. And she was sort of laughing. But then I tried. Then I said Felistic Lockhart. And she really liked that. And then a few hours later, I went to the bathroom and I heard somebody throwing up in the stall. It was a megan Lazaroo. It was Felistic Lockhart. It was Felistic Lockhart. No, someone was throwing up. And so I thought I better wait and make sure this person's okay. So Megan Felista. Is everyone okay? She comes out and then she's at the sink and she starts almost throwing up in the sink then. And I said, Hey, are you okay? And she goes, May? And I said, yeah. And she goes, I love the pod. And then I said, I said, you have hands. I think you've got to go home. And then she's holding a drink. And she goes to take a sip and I said, is that alcohol? And it was like a clear drink. And she goes, it's vodka. No. And so I said, no, no, no. And I took it out of her hand. She put it in her hand. She put it in her alley. Took it out of her hand. I poured it down the sink. And then I killed the glass up with water. And I said, you got to drink that. And she was like, thank you. I know. Take this toilet water drink. I said, you have to go home and she goes, but all my friends are here. I said, they don't want you here. You got to go. Yeah. You got to go night night. Yeah, go night night. Checking all state first could save you hundreds on car insurance. That's smart. Not checking that you're picking a peaceful area of the park. Look out. I was halfway through my cucumber sandwich before I realized I was sitting in the middle of a disc golf course. Yeah, checking first is smart. So check all state first for a quote that could save you hundreds. Hearing good hands with all state potential savings vary subject to terms, conditions, and availability all state North American insurance company and affiliates North Brook, Illinois. 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Right now she's texting her friends. You'll never believe what happened last night. May still not drink. Well no, she doesn't remember anything. She might be like, may took my vodka. I have a throw up story. Let's hear it. Okay. My friend will go around and tell the rest of my friend. My friend's death is in town for all this. She's one of the producers. She's who got thumbed. Yeah. She's one of the producers of come seeming the good light. So she's staying with us while we're doing these, these little, you know, pressed this press stuff we're doing. And the other night, after we all hung out, she went into her room and closed the door and then one of my cats just projectile vomited outside the door. And I told staff was like, what should I take this personally? And I was like, no, I think honestly because nobody in our house closes doors. I think our kitty was just like emotionally distressed. Because staffed the door. And so my cat was like, it's definitely an eye were in bed and she was like, oh, God, it catches through. She's going to get out of bed, go clean. Anyway, life, right. Life is fun. Do you have a throw up story fortune? I almost threw up in front of Arnold once. He would have been like, your stomach is weak. I got food poisoning and was like having the grumbles that morning. And I was like, oh, that's wrong. And I, and one of the makeup artists was like, here drink some tea and it made it worse. Oh, God. And, but I was like, okay, maybe I'll be okay. I'll just like push through and I was sitting beside Arnold. And all of a sudden, and we were about like started shooting and I can feel it kind of coming up. During it. And I had seconds to be like, am I supposed to come down? Was it also coming down? No, it was just just throw up. And I was like, am I going to throw up on a desk beside sitting beside Arnold's horse in the car? I was like, I can't do like this cannot be our story together. So, I just like, during the middle to take, just stood up and bolted out of the roof and didn't even make it a trash can right in the hallway. Oh, man. I was like, I was like, I am not throwing up in front of this man. Oh, God. I feel like would he throw up in front of you? I don't know. I don't think he's ever thrown up. He's never ever thrown up. Yeah, he's got the strength to keep that in his body. If he's just closing it, yeah, you will not come out of my body. Yeah. No, I couldn't, I didn't have the strength. By the way, if you're ever sick, you're throwing up, shooting out other areas, let it go. Your body knows what it's doing. Don't take medicine that's going to hold on to that stuff. Like why is everyone desperate to hold on to their diarrhea? Anyway, only I think they're only doing that if they like have to go somewhere. Oh, okay. That makes more sense. If you're like, keep it in, keep it in. Yeah, yeah. That's mine. I'm holding on to it. If you're going somewhere, you're like, oh, God, I don't want to be having this happen. Yeah. I understand now. Yeah. I think it through. I have only one throw up story. Oh, yes. Please may I share yours. Well, all I can think of is when I was about 12, I was really feeling sick. I'd eaten macaroni salad that I think was bad. And my parents didn't believe me because I was boy who cried wolf so much. No, no, no, you're fake sick. I can't, I don't believe it. I don't believe it. I'm going to be a proof either. Who's it? Because I get anxious. I wouldn't want to go to school because I couldn't say, I'm anxious. So I'd say, oh, my arm fell off or whatever. Of course. So my parents were like, you got to go. It was an after school drama program that I was signed up in called the Trinity Basement Theater. And I really, I begged not to go. And they made me go. And then I was sitting in the rows of seats. And it was rehearsing for this like religious theater thing. And then I thought to myself, okay, it's coming. I'm going to throw up and vindictively, like I was so vindicated that I just project all. I made it like I went, and it went all over the bridge. Like it was so projectile, but I did it. I was like, because I was so pissed that they hadn't believed me. I showed you guys. One of my favorite, I mean, welcome to the show if you're a new listener. One of my favorite throw-ups was my first girlfriend's sister. Her first daughter, so my first girlfriend's niece when she was two, was sitting on the bed watching Sesame Street while her mother was folding clothes on the bed in this little two-year-old watching Sesame Street projectile vomits while she's just enjoying herself in her life watching this wonderful television show. And then she turns to her mother and she goes, what happened? Like she was so confused because she's so new to the world. Like all she knew was like, she's enjoying herself. What the hell is this? What the hell was that? That's for you. What happened? What happened? And May, I have to say, since you and I did our mini episode, I keep laughing about the music. I'm like, it's been me too. I keep laughing. It's been me too. I keep laughing. It's been me too. I'm hosting the Juno Awards in Canada, like the Canadian Music Awards. And I think that would kill there maybe because it's Canadian. I might say, it's so good. I might say it's so nice to be in a room where everyone knows what I mean when I say, it's been me too. That's funny. Do you know what song that is for Chen? Is that bear-knuckle-lips? Yeah, of course it is. I'm so glad. It's just such a tiny, it's such a great, that's just so funny, May. What are the Juno Awards? They're in the end of March and they're giving Joni Mitchell a lifetime achievement award. So I'm going to be, I'm going to meet Joni Mitchell. What will I say? I'm saying. I can't believe this. Go on to Christmas. Yeah. Come down, trees. Actually guys, I just went to Toronto to my head like, that's what's in here. Lay out, bam. Lay out, bam. I went to Toronto to do like two days of filming promo for this Juno's hosting thing. And I had something that has never happened to me before, which is I burst into tears in the middle of a photo shoot. Oh. It was like 10 people watching and I'm in this suit and I know this is going to be like the key art for like May is hosting the Junos. And there's like all these people just standing expression was kind of looking at me going, yeah, maybe that's something better than this. And I catch sight of the monitors and I just am like, I hate what I look like and like the pants were too tight. I don't know. I just shouldn't have looked at the monitors, you know. And then I get a lump in my throat and I go, I said, I'm just going to go pee. And then the photographer comes over and goes, are you okay? And you know when someone looks easy and makes it worse. Yeah. And I was like, no. I'm so sorry. I don't know. I just got you. I start crying and I and then everyone acts like I am a mental patient. Like I am just like so fragile. Everyone's like, oh my god, man. And I go, guys, it's totally, I'm probably getting my period. I'm like, fine, I go. I'm just going to go to the bathroom. I'll be back in like 10 minutes and I go out. People are going, should we pull the shoot? May, do you want us to cancel it? It's this is we don't want you to be uncomfortable. And that's making me cry more because I'm going, and it's just a photo shoot. It's just your star level though, right there. Everyone like, oh my gosh, May is not happy. I haven't like, you know what I mean? I'm like, what is this? I am D.B.Score. Thomas, can you look up May's IMDbScore? See if this is reasonable. Oh my god. If this behavior matches the score. Then so I changed, oh, I'm 100. What a wait. May you are a bonafide star. You're a star, baby. No way, man. I'm lost in the shot. I'm lost in the shot. I'm lost in the shot. I'm lost in the shot. I'm lost in the shot. I'm lost in the shot. I'm lost in the shot. I'm lost in the shot. Star, baby. No way, man. I'm lost in the shuffle so far away. You're a star, baby. So I go out and I'm trying to stop crying, but it's like the flood gates have opened. I don't know what it was. And then so my makeups getting all fucked up and then, I go back in like 10 minutes later and they clear make up. Go on. Yeah, my own visible makeups, yeah. And they've erected these poles and put this black fabric to block everybody so it feels like I'm by myself. And I know they're all just standing behind the curtain looking at the monitors. Oh man, it was embarrassing. And I was like, it's really fine. It's nothing to do with anything except my own brain. You're like, I'm not even gonna bring it up on my podcast. It's a big deal. Everyone move on. Oh, it was fun. Yeah, it's been. But it was just, I think just like gender stuff. But they are so nice about it. Put them more, the nicer they were, the more I cried. You know, yeah, yeah. But you got through it. The photo she ended up being okay. Totally. Or were you crying through it? That would be interesting too. Yeah, those are artsy photos. Yeah, imagine on TV. On TV. You're scared running on your face. Yes. Swoaling right away. Lint, taint all over your lips. Yeah. And also did you notice, take scratch like this? I did because I wanted to explain myself, go to YouTube and remind a little bit. I wanted to explain myself, but I didn't want to interrupt Mae's story. I didn't notice it. I had, oh, I can do it again. That's how you scratched yourself. Yeah, because my microphone is set up on metal lunch boxes from my childhood. And so it's like so precariously placed that it will fall with the slightest touch and I was trying to go in through here, but I couldn't get the angle. This is really good podcasting. And so it's been, Fortune, can you do it's been? It's been. Yeah, let's all do it together. And then on to what's up? It's been one week since it looked at me. I'm sorry. I went to your neck of the woods, take to New Orleans. I had to show in New Orleans. Oh, how is that? It was amazing. And they're all pumped right now because it's the start of martygross season. Mm-hmm. So everyone insisted that I try a King Cake. Did you? I did. They bought a King Cake. I can't believe you never had one. Stage, no. And I very carefully cut into it, hoping to find, is it a baby? Yeah. I wanted to find a baby. But I didn't want to eat the baby. Sure. But I've got a slice for me and my tour promoter and my opener's back. And none of us got the baby. We left the rest of the King Cake for the theaters. So someone there got the baby. But how delicious is King Cake? The one we got tasted like a cinnamon roll. Yeah, well that's basically what they taste like. Oh, come. But what do you get if you get the baby? Yes. Take a lot to explain. It's like just good luck. You know, good luck, but also you host the next Monty Girl party. You know, that doesn't seem like good luck to me. Yeah, well, it depends on what you're looking for. Yeah, it's me. Yeah, it's me. You're getting good luck. And also you have to throw a party. Well, but yeah, they were pumped. And then I had a show in Mobile and someone there owns a prop up a float company and then made 60 floats for Monty Girl. They were so pumped about that. Was there a handsome float? No, but they wanted me to come tour their float fair facilities. Floating sector. I imagine would extend to any of you guys. Should you want to see floats? I, for the record of anyone listening here runs any kind of factory. I'm interested. I want to go see how these are made. What about a factory factory where they just pumping out factories left. Yeah. I love them. Because fortune, when you were a kid, didn't you go for your birthday and see how something was made? I used to go. In my current set, I talk about going to the Frito Lay factory. The Frito Lay factory. Yeah. And it was warm out there. Wow. Is that unseasonably or is always warm there during this time? I mean, I'm not a weatherman. I mean, you look like one of the world's hotline sculpture. Sure. Oh, it's what I can do if not a weatherman. You should have swung by to see my family. I, yeah, wish I had anything about it. How far they're from New Orleans? That an hour. Mm. That's not swinging. That's going on a trip. I would love that because I'm loving driving. They come getcha. How long drive to me sounds great right now? Yeah. Yeah. I'm loving driving. I'm loving driving. You're loving it? Yeah. I'm listening to tunes now. I've been brave enough to listen to music while I drive. That is hilarious. I mean, we did tell you like two years ago, you were going to love driving. I know. I didn't believe you. And then now I'll finish the drive. I'll just sit in my car. Yeah. I finished. I'll park the car. I stopped the engine. I'm just sitting there. It's your own little oasis in the thing. Yeah. I said to you, May, you're going to love driving. It's going to be, you're going to feel so independent. Yeah. So free. Mm-hmm. Yeah. Can you get your license plate to say star meter 108? My license plate. I'm going to say star meter two. Can, okay, I'm going to want to. I want to. I want to want to. Maybe. My name has been one. I want to tell you this without telling you my actual license plate, but so I'm going to change some of it, but my license plate is a full sentence. Oh, for fuck, for fuck. I haven't had that in a while. Okay. We'll put that in, but tell us now and Thomas will edit it out. Well, okay, I'm just changing some of the details. Okay. But. Yeah, my license plate is, okay, it's a different number, but let's say it's this eight GF B429. So eight girlfriends before 29. And then I added them up, but they're different, but they're different numbers. It's actually that I just, I just, I told different numbers for the sake of its podcast. Take your face. So. So. But then I added them up and it turned and the and it's accurate. That is kind of great. That is, that is so weird. You don't think that's weird. Well, have a boyfriend said you have. I don't know. That's not what the license plate is. Fortune, stay out of this. Fortune, please stay out of this. I was busy. Isn't that a GF and BF? Yeah. Okay. Okay. Okay. I'm sorry. Great, May. It's good to have a full sentence license plate because it, you know, remember it. Yeah, and it's like I've got a personalized one. Yeah. Sure it sure does. Not to compete with the best license plate I ever saw was fart gas. Oh, that's really good. That was a good one. That was the best one. Don't they have to have some numbers in them, the license plate? No, not a personalized one. Really? I think, I don't think, I think a personalized one can be whatever you want. So yeah, like you could just have your license say star meter. You don't even have to have a number on it. We could get Froucher Fia. Froucher Fia. Or a full, fullistic one. We also have Froucher Fia shirts. Oh my gosh, I want one of those. Yeah. We have three. You don't have to be. You don't have to be. Froucher Fia, how are you saying it? Let's get to our question. Froucher Marie. Let us please get to our question. We can't spend a whole episode on throw up diarrhea. And we can't. And Froucher Fia and Froucher Fia. Yeah, let's play out. Okay. Today's question, Asker, is an author and poet who was a national poetry slam finalist. Our relationship and marriage to Andrew Gibson is featured in the documentary, Come See Me in the Good Light. Megan Falley is asking today's question. Yeah. Hi, Teg. Hi, Mae. Hi, Froucher Marie. Hi, Handsome Miss, Tansome Podcast ever. My name is Megan Falley, but you can call me Meg. And I am a writer and the one of the subjects of the documentary, Come See Me and The Good Light, along with my partner, Andrea Gibson, which was produced by Teg. And my question is a little weird today. And it is what question do you absolutely not want to be asked? Obviously, I'm not asking you to answer that question. I just want to know what question you don't want to be asked. Why you don't want to be asked it? And maybe some alternative questions that somebody could ask you instead that would feel better. I cannot wait to hear your answers. Interesting. Of course, it's a Greg. Of course, from a poet, we get a stunning question. I know. And I love that Meg knows how handsome all of us are. Yeah, I felt, especially after all the diarrhea atop. Oh no, I know. I know, but there's still Handsome. And also, don't forget to put in our comments your own throat. I like to not forget. Your own please. Wea, I met somebody, Teg, who has a theory about you and what are question Oscars. And their theory is that when you don't know who the question Oscar is, after the question, you say nice for longer, but you know, Meg, very well. So we've just proved that theory is not true. But they had a whole theory. They go, I've noticed that if Teg maybe doesn't know the question Oscar, Teg will go, I'm not sure. I've never noticed that, but it's funny the theory is anyway. Yeah, that theory is wrong. It's a great question. I just like, because I think I'm saying nice after everybody. I just do our two. I just do our two. On the podcast. But in a weird twist, I haven't known who any of our guests have been. So that's not true. I know it, Fortune. You couldn't let that hang in the air for a second. Could you? No, I could. I know. What happened? What happened? What happened? Elspiel. Let's do an episode where it's all called the time. I'm catch for that. On Apple apart. Yeah. What question would you not want to be asked? You know what I'll tell you, I've been asked this question many times. And I guess I've just really, it's just been run into the ground. And I'm like, you don't know if I can answer this again in my life. But like, how'd you get into comedy and who are your influences? How would you describe your comedy? I'm like, oh, yeah. Oh, that's good. That's so good. I heard how I got into it. I liked it. And here's how. I would describe it. Yeah. That's a good answer. Yeah. It's tough. But when I struggle with this, how are you? Like, it's so open-ended. I mean, like that photographer saying, are you okay? It kind of makes me. And it, I always feel like, why should be great? But I'm not ever really, you know, or I periodically, but are any of us, like, it just spins me out. And I'm like, what's the metric? Like, what do you, how deep should I go? Like do you actually want to know, or am I going to overshare? Do you just want me to go, yeah, I'm great. Or if I, so yeah, that's often when you hear that? Every time. Every time. I think I'm a little on this spectrum. What can I say? I get really spun out. I'm like, what's the correct answer? But then I think an alternative question someone could ask would be like, what's the best thing that happened to you this week or what's on your mind these days? What are you ruminating on, you know, or that kind of thing? How are you? It's too non-specific, I think. Yeah. So give me some parameters. Go scale it one to ten. How do you feel in your bod today? Switch up the question. Yeah. Like the person think, yeah, I was really, I don't remember I told you this, there was a study, a finished study where they started asking their kids what was your favorite moment of the day? And it like had a like really pot instead of being like, what was your best and what was your worst? Yeah. It was like, what's the favorite moment? That's good. It helped them emotionally regulate better. Yeah. And also when your kids get home from school and you're like, how was your day? It's so open-ended. Yeah. But if you say like, who was your best friend today or what was your favorite subject? We're just finding a simple thing that was like, it wasn't like measuring the best and worst or bringing up a negative thing. It was just like, what was it? It just for somehow that correlated to them helping emotionally regulate. Oh, that was interesting. No, I thought that. I certainly kind of do, I have been like, oh, what was good today? What wasn't great and that kind of stuff. And it does get the conversation going, but that's interesting to say what was your favorite moment. I'm going to give that a whirl. Yeah. I'm trying to see what comes of it. So maybe people now, if they hear this, they'll ask you that instead of how are you? The funny thing about kids is when you're like, what happened at school today? And they're like, man, nothing. And then like two days later, they're like, Sophie shot herself in the whole few days ago. And you're like, why didn't you mention that? Anyway, sorry. I'm back to poo. I'm sorry. And there was so aggressive the way I said, shot herself. Yeah, sorry about that. So aggressive, me. I know. I hope everyone feels safe. A fortune, what about you? What question? The people ask me a lot. People always, I mean, what do you not want to be asked? I mean, there's no question that I'm just like, oh, I wish people wouldn't ask me that. I mean, sometimes I don't. It's weird when you're like talking to a stranger and they're like, what do you do for living? Oh, you never, never like answering that question. Because then it was like, oh, you're a comedian, are you? Yeah. Okay. All right. And then they're like sizing you up. Like you should be funny just by existing. Yeah. And then it's like, well, yeah, and send anything funny so far. Yeah. I'm just talking to you. Yeah. Or they'll be like, tell me it. Tell me a joke that I don't love that. Or what if I see a new end? That's right. I do get that sometimes. What if I see you in? And then I'm like, do I really have to list my resume here? And this is going to sound like, oh, aren't I or aren't we grade? But like when people just generally say, I love you in your show. And then I used to be like, what show? Like I wanted to get it right to talk to them about it. But now I just go, oh, thanks, rather than, oh, Star Trek. Oh, no, stand up or, you know, or handsome or there's like, that's what we do. It's like a million different shows. And so now when people are like, I love you in your show. Thank you. I was excited. I was excited. Flying back from Toronto, Dan Acroid was on my flight. And like growing up in Canada and around second city and stuff, he was like very omnipresent. And then I got off the flight and I thought, I'm not going to bother him because I don't want to be disappointed. And you know, if he's not in the mood. And then he came up to me and he goes, you were wonderful in that. To, in that show. And I went, oh, my God, thank you so much. And then he said, I said, I'm a huge fan. I'm from Toronto. And that's awesome. And then he said, do you live in, do you live in LA? And I said, yeah, and he goes, do you have an agent? I thought, it was such a sweet, but he was doing like a supportive dive. But it was just funny to imagine that I made wayward without an agent. Yeah. Well, you can. I mean, one Mississippi without an agent. Yeah, that's true. Yeah. It's super nice. Yeah. I just watched him in that John Candy documentary. Oh, I watch it. I watch it. Yeah. That's very, the nostalgic Canadian. So you enjoy it. Seeing a lot of that, the folks from that comedy scene in it. Yeah. It's good. I was on a flight out of Toronto and Getty Lee was on my flight. You know, you know, that is. Yeah, from Rush. Lead singer and bassist of Rush. Hell, yeah. Which is rare. Lead singer and bassist is rare. Yeah. Well, except the lead singer of God is Night Ranger Thomas. Is the lead singer of Night Ranger a bassist? I guess Paul McCartney. And so is Sting. Oh, why? Sting as a bassist. Yeah. He's also into Kamasutra. Yeah. The art of making love for a long time. I'm thinking of like 80s metal band. Do you guys feel like the lead singer of Winger? Is he a bassist too? You check out Winger as well as he can have sex for hours. Fortune still on come. Kamasutra. Well, yeah. You know that. Yeah. For that's for Night Ranger, right? With the know you just sent Thomas. Yeah. And so he's saying sister Christian. Charles Kip Winger is a bassist. Come on. Who is impressed that I knew the lead singer of Winger was a bassist? Winger. Winger. I'm talking 80s metal right now. I don't know. You're listening. Yeah. We're speaking on Sting's Kamasutra. Kamasutra. Yeah. It's me on. Anybody have any y'all studied that? Well, I've traveled in like in sex in like long term edging, like which I guess is partly. What Kamasutra is, right? Wait, edging, long term edging, like getting someone riled up and not doing anything. Is that what that is? Yeah, like orgasm denial. You get real close and you make it go on for hours and hours and it gets. Wait, you could do that for hours? I could do that for hours. Wait, hold on. You're in the, okay, you're, you're having a set. You're making love. Well, maybe the person's tied up or you're or something and no boy. Anyway, but it can go for hours. Hours. Yeah, if you want the time. Yeah. It was fun. It was fun. It was fun. So you're just doing stuff to torture the time. The fortune's like, I got a radio show to record. I mean, my schedule is full. You're talking about hours of edging? I think you got a block up and I'm available for the podcast of them. Hey guys, I'm running eight minutes late in my edging. I'm in an early edging right now. Wow. I've been edging right now. Honestly, like maybe an hour of that. Sure, but you said hours. I mean, with breaks, taking breaks and like you just have like a long sash. Maybe you're taking turns, but should we see what Meg has to say? Wait, no, no, wait. No, no, wait. How can he move on? He'll stay on it. I don't understand though, like at some point or the other person's not like enough. This is, I'm tired. Yeah, that's kind of part part of it. Like at some point, someone will, you know, it'll end. It could just text Meg on my own. I mean, like good for you, I guess. And then when you finally achieve, then it's the bad satisfaction. Then it's like, it's been worse, the three hours. The else beyond worse. Yes, three. Usually cry after. I'm just going to know where you serious the person's cried. I've cried after like the release of like any because you're like, God, that took three hours. I can't believe it. It's built up for so long that it's like explosive. Oh, God. Okay. Well, oh my gosh. Can I just tell you something? Sorry, I was going to text Meg that we're taking for, we're edging and we can't get the answer of her question. And do you know? I need to get a question from him. John Love it, who's from Love it or leave it and, uh, uh, pod save America. He texted. He texted me something about grabbing dinner and then he wrote again, if you're seeing this on your watch, please hand the whole watch to Stephanie and ask her to text us because I saw him the other day. And I was like, I can't, I don't know how to use this. I'm completely out of touch. Anyway, aha. Can we see what Meg has to say before we, yeah, we would love it. We're edging the answer. Yeah. The question that I don't want to be asked feels innocuous enough, but as somebody who has recently lost her spouse, it is a question that I have find impossible to answer. And the question is simple and it's just, how are you? Hey. I am so many things, y'all. And a few flimsy adjectives are not enough to hold it. And I've said before that the question, how are you posed to me right now feels like a thimble at the mouth of the river. If I were to come up with some alternative questions, uh, to ask somebody perhaps going through something huge or in deep grief, it might be like, tell me a story or send me an image that feels like it raises the magnitude of what you're experiencing right now. That would be a whole lot. Just more true and real for me to to share with others. So I hope that alternatives to the basic question, like how are you? Can be found and can help other people connect with folks going through something big? All right, y'all. I love you so much and so grateful for what you do. And so grateful for the episode of the podcast you devoted to talking about Andrea. Um, yeah. Thank you. Oh, she's the last man. Oh, the man. Oh, the man. Oh, the man. Oh, the man. I'm sorry that I'm not, I'm sorry I went, eh, when she said that, I just take my tone down. Oh, the man to take my tone down. Where is the beauty of Meg is everything is all right. She can work through it, make sense of things, and if she needs something different, she'll tell you, which is what she just shared. It kind of goes back to that idea of talking to your kids after school, what was good, what was bad, or just switch it up and say, what was your favorite moment of the day? Like fortune was saying. Yeah, and to sort of what we were saying at the beginning of the episode of like, with everything going on in the world, like the magnitude of it, saying, how are you, that image of a thimble at the mouth of a river is so good, because it's like, where do we start? Yeah, like, I guess I'm okay. But my mom said that too, but people lately asking her how she is and how are you? She's had the hardest time answering. She's like, yeah, not good. Yeah, but nobody wants to hear that. Yeah. Like, sometimes, my friend who just lost her mom instead of saying, how are you? I'll say, I'm thinking about you and wondering what you need, because I know she's not doing well. So it's like, I don't want to make her even feel compelled to answer anything. I remember when I was in my relationship with my girlfriend when I was ill and had lost my mother and stuff. And I'm so, I'm very close to my ex now. All these years later, I'm so thankful for that friendship. But I remember I, we were obviously so much younger then, but I was, I would get so mad when she would ask how I was doing. And I was just like, I can't eat food. My mother's dead. Like, like when, when, when there's something new, I will tell you, you know, like, I'm terrible. I'm terrible. Yeah. You know, and of course, she was just trying her best to connect and help. And it's so hard to know the right thing. But I'll tell you, I do feel like just that simple thing of listening to somebody, just being with somebody is so valuable, just sitting and being with them. Just showing up to spend time here with they have to say, but it's very helpful to hear that from Meg who is going through so much and also going through it in this publicly. Not just, yeah, publicly, but also she is just a real, I just always call her a freaking nature. But she really is. And the best way is, yeah, in the very best way, she's experiencing deep, deep trauma. And she's also applying these lessons that she learned through this experience with Andrea. And she's, I don't know. I'm just, I'm really in awe. And, yeah, I'm just, I think she's just, she's doing is beautiful as well. Yeah, she's a talent and she's a stellar human being. And I'm thankful for her. And for Andrea and the documentary and everybody, it's just been something. But anyway, this has been one of our most like far reaching episodes. We really ran the gamut. Yeah, we really did it. Our randomness. Yeah, from emotion to poo. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. I mean, that's what we bring to the table, you know? And you know what else is, I guess we're just at a place where nobody even mentions that I have a mustache on today. Like it's just, we only mentioned it in terms of you looking like a weatherman. Yeah, exactly. Which if people were just listening, they'd be like, I just, as the episode wraps up, want to reiterate that a cool place to donate would be the state and local election alliance that is strategic in supporting the crucial, crucial local and state elections coming up. Because it's not hopeless, we can try and make democracy work still. Well, here's something for you. Okay. You can check me out in, I'm going on tour. I'll be in Omaha February 22nd, Tucson February 26th. I'll be in Santa Fe, February 27th. The list goes on and on. I am at Tignotaro.com, all ticket and show information. And please, if you haven't seen the documentary, it comes to me in the good light about Andrea Gibson and the exquisite Meg Falley. Please go to Apple TV and check it out. It's just beautiful. I have a big show on Valentine's Day. I would love for any handsome folks to come to a New York City at the beacon. So if you're looking for a fun Valentine's getaway, join me in New York on February 13th. I'm in Ben Salem, Pennsylvania. That's my Philadelphia spot for that for this tour. And I had to reschedule some dates. Those have all been rescheduled and will be hitting those in the spring and early summer. And then I'll have San Diego, Oklahoma City, Little Rock and Fable Arkansas. So yeah, my website, forgeveager.com. Love it. I am, if you go to maymartin.net, you can see all my tour dates. I'm going all, I'm so soon. And on February 11th, I'm at Largo and I'm going to try out the new show most of it and see how it, see how it sounds. That's great. Yeah, come check that out. 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