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Pretty Little Episode #105

Handsome

Hosted by Mae Martin and Tig Notaro

25m
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Original podcast

Summary

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The hosts discuss aging, poor sleep habits, and elaborate mental strategies for falling back asleep, including sleep hygiene tips like avoiding checking the clock or phone during the night. A casual conversation about travel and visiting Disney theme parks leads to a shocking family anecdote about a private plane crash. Later, the hosts respond to listener voicemails, tackling questions about recurring childhood and adult dreams, and sharing their picks for which fruit they would most like to be.

  • Avoid looking at the clock or your phone when you wake up in the middle of the night to prevent stressful number crunching. 3:29
  • A bedtime relaxation technique involves naming and saying good night to every part of your body starting from the head down. 5:16
  • Reward systems with visual trackers can successfully keep young children cooperative and motivated during exhausting full-day outings. 8:18

Chapters

  1. 0:02
    Episode Intro and Host Banter

    The hosts introduce themselves and joke about camo and sleep habits.

  2. 0:34
    Sleep Hygiene and Nighttime Routines

    Tig and May discuss their struggles with insomnia, phone use, and visualization techniques.

  3. 9:19
    Plane Crash Trauma Story

    Tig shares a harrowing family plane crash, exploring its emotional impact and coping strategies.

  4. 12:26
    Recurring Dreams Q&A with Elizabeth

    Elizabeth asks about recurring dreams; Tig and May share personal dream stories and interpretations.

  5. 18:14
    Fruit Identity Fun Segment

    The hosts answer a silly question about which fruit they would be, leading to playful banter.

  6. 21:29
    Closing Remarks and Listener Engagement

    Hosts wrap up, share upcoming events, and invite audience questions.

Highlights

  • 5:08

    Body Part Sleep Routinestrategy

    The guest shares an embarrassing sleep tactic of saying good night to every individual part of the body starting from the hair down, admitting they have never made it past their eyebrows.

  • 8:18

    Disney Trip Strategystrategy

    The host explains how offering stars for good behavior throughout the day at Disney kept small children motivated and well-behaved.

  • 9:18

    Private Jet Crash Storystory

    The guest shares a shocking family story about their cousin's son surviving a horrific private plane crash that required an emergency freeway landing.

  • 13:33

    Childhood Size Dreamsinsight

    The guest describes a recurring childhood dream where they walked toward a house and shrank to fit through the door.

  • 14:22

    Grandmother Death Dreaminsight

    The host reveals a recurring anxiety dream where their British grandmother faked her own death and needed to be cared for.

  • 18:45

    Fruit Persona Selectiondebate

    The hosts debate the merits and drawbacks of various fruits, with the guest passionately defending the golden kiwi as the ultimate fruit.

  • 22:21

    Renting A Psychic Spaceinsight

    The hosts brainstorm a business idea to rent a space and operate a 24-hour psychic shop themselves for twenty dollars a reading.

Quotes

  • “I seriously, I think even when I ordered this, it's like a vintage shirt. I think I maybe was like,”
    Mae Martin · 0:55
  • “I have to go through the plane crash first. So it's.”
    Mae Martin · 4:44
  • “I think it means I have to shrink myself to feel comfortable at home.”
    Mae Martin · 16:10
  • “I only, I went to a psychic called Psychic Sonia.”
    Mae Martin · 22:10
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About this episode

Tig and Mae share their dreams and compare themselves to fruit on a Pretty Little Episode that reminds us of... a pineapple! Handsome is hosted by Tig Notaro, Mae Martin, and Fortune FeimsterSubmit your questions to speakpipe.com/handsomepod http://speakpipe.com/handsomepodFollow us on social media @handsomepodMerch at handsomepod.com http://handsomepod.com/Watch Handsome on YouTube http://youtube.com/@handsomepodThis is a Headgum https://headgum.com/ podcast. Follow Headgum on Twitter https://x.com/headgum, Instagram https://www.instagram.com/headgum/, and Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@headgum. Advertise on Handsome https://gumball.fm/shows/handsome via Gumball.fm http://gumball.fm/. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Transcript

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4,020 words · 6 speakers

Speaker names marked are inferred from speaking time and the show’s known hosts — they are not voice-verified.

Topics

  • Disney
  • HeadGum Podcast
  • Apple Watch
  • Space Mountain
  • Avocado Baby

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