Transcript

Megan Falley of "Come See Me in the Good Light" asks Handsome a question

From Handsome Podcast · Episode page · Watch on YouTube

· 1 h 5 min · 11,319 words · 285 timestamped sections

This is the full, timestamped transcript of "Megan Falley of "Come See Me in the Good Light" asks Handsome a question", an episode of Handsome Podcast published January 27, 2026 (1 h 5 min, about 11,319 words). It mentions 21 people, works and ideas, including Mae Martin, Fortune Feimster, Tig Notaro, Megan Fley, Carrie Russell.

What this episode is about

In this discussion, Megan Falley engages in a lighthearted conversation about the challenges of DIY projects, emphasizing the importance of assessing one's motivation and capabilities before taking on such tasks. The dialogue also touches on the benefits of utilizing services like All State for insurance savings and highlights Veracity's protein products as a healthier choice for maintaining energy and nutrition.

Key takeaways

  • Save money like you save procrastination; both start with a good check-up—especially on DIY ambition!
  • Some protein powders claim health but sweet-talk you into sugar; Veracity finally lets plants do the talking.
  • Hollywood parties feel glamorous until you remember the world outside—balance fun with a dose of reality check.
  • You can eyeball a smoothie at breakfast, but not your motivation for DIY projects; self-assess before you mess!
  • Julia Roberts: the original Girl Next Door? Living on the same street proves even stars have relatable moments.

Who speaks in this episode?

What is discussed, and when

  1. – 10:00: Golden Globe, Veracity, Julia Roberts, Nikki Glaser
  2. – 20:00: Carrie Russell, Squarespace, Leighton Meester, Lisa Gilroy
  3. – 30:00: Fortune Feimster, Mae Martin, ASPCA Pet Health Insurance, Come See Me in the Good Light
  4. – 40:00: Hungry Root
  5. – 50:00: Andrea Gibson, Smartless Mobile, Come See Me in the Good Light, Megan Fley
  6. – 1:04:53: Fortune Feimster, Mae Martin, Tig Notaro, Allstate

Notable quotes from "Megan Falley of "Come See Me in the Good Light" asks Handsome a question"

  • Checking All State first could save you hundreds on car insurance. That's smart.
    about Allstate · at
  • By tackling the root cause of so many issues. Metabolism. If your goal is more protein, you need Veracity. Every two scoops provides 20 gram of plant-based protein to fuel your…
    about Veracity · at
  • Handsome Pod. I'm sitting here with my co-hosts. I'll go May Martin and Unfortune Famster.
    about Fortune Feimster · at
  • Listen, I'm still thinking about Carrie Russell.
    about Carrie Russell · at
  • Squarespace to design our very own website. And if we can do it, so can you. Squarespace is the all-in-one website platform designed to help you stand out and succeed online…
    about Squarespace · at
  • Pet insurance can help manage the vet bill so you can focus on what really matters, making sure your pet gets the care they need when they need it. Oh, and here's a little bonus. There's a.
    about ASPCA Pet Health Insurance · at
  • I keep laughing about it's been me too. I keep it's been You know what? I'm hosting the Juno Awards in Canada, like the Canadian Music Awards, and I think that would kill there maybe cuz it's Canadian. I might say.
    about Mae Martin · at
  • Poetry slam finalist. Her relationship and marriage to Andrea Gibson is featured in the documentary Come See Me in the Good Light. Megan Fley is asking today's question.
    about Tig Notaro · at

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

  • Mae Martin — Person · Co-host · 3 mentions · first at
    Co-host; recounts Golden Globes/afterparty stories, discusses emotional wellbeing, and mentions hosting the Juno Awards and meeting Joni Mitchell.
  • Fortune Feimster — Person · Co-host · 3 mentions · first at
    Co-host who drives several conversational threads (Golden Globes, throw-up stories, touring plugs) and reacts to the listener question.
  • Tig Notaro — Person · Co-host · 2 mentions · first at
    Introduces the show, participates throughout, and is referenced as a producer of the documentary discussed by the question asker.
  • Megan Fley — Person · Question asker (listener/guest voice note) · 1 mention · first at
    Asks the central prompt of the segment: what question you do not want to be asked, framed through grief and communication needs; identified as a writer and documentary subject.
    Poetry slam finalist. Her relationship and marriage to Andrea Gibson is featured in the documentary Come See Me in the Good Light. Megan Fley is asking today's question.
  • Carrie Russell — Person · Referenced celebrity (recurring crush / anecdote subject) · 4 mentions · first at
    A major comedic thread: Tig's crush and an extended story about seeing/talking to her at an event; name is repeatedly referenced (often misspelled in speech).
  • Andrea Gibson — Person · Referenced poet / documentary subject · 3 mentions · first at
    Central to the listener question context: Megan Fley's partner and co-subject of the documentary discussed and promoted by the hosts.
    Poetry slam finalist. Her relationship and marriage to Andrea Gibson is featured in the documentary Come See Me in the Good Light. Megan Fley is asking today's question.
  • Lisa Gilroy — Person · Referenced friend/plus-one · 3 mentions · first at
    Appears in May's Golden Globes afterparty stories (plus-one dynamic, bathroom encounter, comedic name-mangling anecdote).
    I did not I only went to that one party and it wore you out. It wore me right out. I was with Lisa Gilroy.
  • Leighton Meester — Person · Referenced celebrity (bathroom encounter) · 2 mentions · first at
    Appears in May's story about meeting her in a bathroom line and joking about name mix-ups; ties to pop-culture chatter.
    I last night was in the bathroom with Lisa and Leighton Meester was there waiting to use the bathroom. Leighton Meester from Nobody Wants This and she's married to.
  • Nikki Glaser — Person · Referenced celebrity (event host) · 2 mentions · first at
    Mentioned as hosting an afterparty connected to the Golden Globes night, anchoring the hosts' event recap.
    It was Nikki Glazer's afterparty. I went to the award show so I was spent from it was an all day thing. So yeah, those are long days.
  • Julia Roberts — Person · Referenced celebrity (sighting/crush talk) · 2 mentions · first at
    Used as an example of 'movie star actresses' from childhood; May describes living on her street and seeing her family.
    Do you have a thing for her or you just a fan or what's going on? I love those Girl Next Door movie star actresses from the my childhood. Sandra Bulock, Julie Roberts, I used to live on Julia's street in.
  • Joanie Mitchell — Person · Referenced musician (award honoree) · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned as receiving a lifetime achievement award at the Juno Awards, motivating May's excitement about meeting her.
    They're in the end of March and they're giving Joanie Mitchell a lifetime achievement award. So, I'm going to be I'm going to meet Joanie Mitchell. What will I say to I.
  • Allison Brie — Person · Referenced friend-of-pod / celebrity attendee · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned as someone they chatted with at the event, reinforcing the Golden Globes social context.
    Night I saw it was Bre and Meyer who asked a question on our podcast and I saw friend of the pod we chatted to Allison Brie and Dave Franco and GF Flip G Flips asked a question.
  • Dave Franco — Person · Referenced friend-of-pod / celebrity attendee · 1 mention · first at
    Mentioned alongside Alison Brie as someone they chatted with at the Golden Globes-related event.
    Night I saw it was Bre and Meyer who asked a question on our podcast and I saw friend of the pod we chatted to Allison Brie and Dave Franco and GF Flip G Flips asked a question.

Places & events

  • Golden Globe — Event · Setting · 4 mentions · first at
    Mentioned as the event attended by the hosts, providing context for their discussion.
    Yeah, I'd been to after parties and stuff, but never the actual award shows.

Media & podcasts

  • Come See Me in the Good Light — Media · Referenced work · 4 mentions · first at
    Mentioned as a documentary featuring the relationship and marriage of Megan Fley and Andrea Gibson.
    Mobile. Today's question asker is an author and poet who was a national poetry slam finalist. Her relationship and marriage to Andrea Gibson is featured in the documentary Come…

Sponsors

  • Allstate — Company · Sponsor · 3 mentions · first at
    Mentioned as a sponsor offering car insurance services with potential savings.
  • Veracity — Product · Sponsor · 2 mentions · first at
    Promoted as a health product offering plant-based protein without unnecessary sugar and calories.
  • Squarespace — Product · Sponsor · 3 mentions · first at
    Promoted as an all-in-one website platform for designing professional websites.
  • ASPCA Pet Health Insurance — Product · Sponsor · 2 mentions · first at
    Promoted as pet insurance helping manage vet bills, with a perk for enrolling.
  • Hungry Root — Product · Sponsor · 2 mentions · first at
    Promoted as a meal planning and grocery delivery service simplifying healthy eating.
    You've heard us talk about hungry root before I love hungry root because I love keeping things simple And Hungry Root simplifies my life and routine like nothing else. As a…
  • Smartless Mobile — Product · Sponsor · 2 mentions · first at
    Promoted as a mobile company offering right-sized plans based on actual usage.
    Smart. And with everything else getting so expensive these days, wouldn't it be nice if something costs less? Smartless Mobile offers right-siz plans based on what you actually…

Full transcript with timestamps

This is a Headgum podcast. Checking All State first could save you hundreds on car insurance. That's smart. Not checking your actual level of motivation before committing to a DIY project. A common mistake. The longer these curtains sit unhung on my couch, the more I wish I hired somebody for the job. Yeah, checking first is smart. So, check All State first for a quote that could save you hundreds. You're in good hands with All State. Potential savings vary. subject to terms, conditions, and availability. All State North American Insurance Company and affiliates, Northbrook, Illinois. There are so many protein products out there, and I have tried a lot of them. Here's the problem, though. Most of them are packed with sugar and calories. Our next sponsor fixed that problem with their metabolic power protein. That's right. We're talking about Veracity. Welcome to an allnatural way to get the protein you

need. Veracity is revolutionizing health by tackling the root cause of so many issues. Metabolism. If your goal is more protein, you need Veracity. Every two scoops provides 20 gram of plant-based protein to fuel your metabolism without unnecessary sugar and calories. I started Veracity's metabolic power protein a couple weeks ago. Just two scoops with breakfast, and I feel energized all day. It's such a great start. I've been loving Veracity so far, especially because it's so easy to incorporate it into my existing routine.

So, get the protein in your diet the natural way with Veracity. Head to veracityhealth.co and use code handsome for up to 45% off your order. Once again, that's veracityhealth.co for up to 45% off. And make sure you use our promo code handsome so they know that we sent you

friends with friends. Cheers. Cheers. Hey, it's your friend TG. Oh, you go. Girl, you go.

Girl, you go. It's Totaro on the Handsome Pod. I'm sitting here with my co-hosts. I'll go May Martin and

Unfortune Famster. 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. Um I had a smoothie. Did you Did you just wake up, May?

I'll be honest. And it's I I Yeah. Yeah, I did. I got to be honest. I know. That's fine. I We We appreciate the honesty.

It's almost past lunch. I did. And I did text um coming up on dinner time on the East Coast. Go on.

I'm embarrassed because I texted I'm so sorry. I'm going to be 8 minutes late. Um and uh that's how long I'd calculated to like get dressed, get a coffee, and make a smooth. I saw you last night. Did you? And I left at a a reasonable um a reason Well, fairly reasonable. We So, we had the Golden Globes

and I saw you at an afterparty. Yeah. You left at about 12:30 or what? 12:30. Yeah.

I think I was maybe the last person there. Oh my lord. Was it Amazon? It was uh Nikki Glazer's afterparty. I I um I went to the award show so I was spent from it was an all day thing. So

yeah, those are long long days. Oh lordy. I did not I only went to that that one party and uh it wore you out. It wore me right out. I was with Lisa Gilroy.

I was her plus one and um she just gets me riled up. I just we we just get hyper and we stayed we stayed very late and then we came back here and we were listening to really obscure Canadian um 2000's pop and it was a great night.

Yeah. Yeah. Did you have fun? You looked great. You looked so handsome. Oh, thanks bud. Um

what were you wearing? I wore a navy Dolce and Gabbana tuxedo. Hello. Yeah. Um an assless chaps. an assless champs. I had never I had never been uh to the actual award show, so I went with the Zootopia 2 um filmmakers. Uh and that was

You had never been to the Golden Globes, you're saying? Yeah, I'd been to after parties and stuff, but never the actual award shows. So, it was it was cool. It was fun to just like watch people mingle. I stared at Julie Roberts for a long time.

Oh, that's so good to see. Do you have a thing for her or you just a fan or what's going on? You know, I you know, I love those Girl Next Door movie star actresses from the my childhood. You know, Sandra Bulock,

uh, Julie Roberts, I used to live on Julia's street in Venice. Oh, no way. 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 pushing their little cubs. They have twins. Yeah, they have twins. Yeah.

Yeah. I'd see them pushing their cubs around the neighborhood and I was like, "That's uh neighbor." Yeah, there's I think she It's 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 It was

But I I walked in ghoulish ghoulish people. I when I I walked in in the first person first night I saw it was Bre and Meyer who asked a question on our podcast and I saw uh friend of the pod we chatted to Allison Brie and Dave Franco

and um and GF Flip G Flips asked a question. Oh yeah, Gflip was there. Um 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've 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.

Um but there 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 it'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 we I do think we got to take action. Anyway, I just woke up. But I will say my my only 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 uh it's a great place to donate if you're feeling helpless. I just when 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 We went from Golden Globes to Well, I saw Paris Hilton last night, though. That was exciting.

There you go. Yeah, that was very cool. Quickly. Really? Things are cyclical. Jayla was dancing in the corner

in the corner alone. I've been How have you guys been feeling very up and down with everything or like glued to your phone or

It's a It is a lot going on. Um, well, I was just telling Fortune and Thomas that uh I I'm driving Stephanie nuts because I got an Apple Watch

and I don't know how to use it. So, I am do that. I 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 hilar 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, right?

And um and uh but I'm loving it because I told you about how I'm only getting emails on Thursdays now.

I didn't tell you that. I missed that somehow. Maybe it was on many ups. Yeah, 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. Oh my god.

And um 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. But, uh, I'm trying to find the happy medium and but I'm very excited about the direction I'm going because I don't want to be at the beck and call of every text and buzz that comes in.

Right? It's a bold. 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've already experienced it with Tig because I at the award show last night um saw Tig's crush Carrie Russell.

Okay. Yeah. Were you shocked that I didn't respond immediately? Yeah. I was like, "What's up with this bitch?"

Yeah. I'll tell you what. Well, I was also in San Francisco. I did spell Carrie's first name wrong, which Tig

did eventually correct me on. I did, but it was a lovely backshot of Carrie sitting with her very talented husband Matthew.

Don't bring him up. Sorry. And I was like, "Hey, it's your girl." And there was no response. And I was like, "Well, maybe she's moved on. Maybe

you don't know." Maybe Tig was like jabbing at her wrist trying to figure out how to respond.

Yeah. No, I I uh I I promise you. Um I was completely completely out of touch. But the good news is, okay. All right. I did respond to fortune, but I oneuped her because big time

big time. Yeah, hear me out. I'm at a red carpet for I I've been having to do a lot of different events like all day and night for the last push for the Oscar nominations. Oh yeah.

And um so I'm in line at this red light red light uh red carpet and I see who I've never seen in the flesh. Carrie Russell

waving her hands mouththing I love you. And I was well that's what I I was like well that's obviously not

I don't want to one up Tig but she also did it to me last night. Okay. Wait, what is happening?

Hold on a second. hear me out. So, I'm just s I'm looking at her and I'm thinking, well, clearly that's not for me. And she's like, I love you. And uh and then I look around and I I pointed myself. I said, are you talking to me?

Did you say mwah mwah mwah? And she's like, "Yes." And so we start talking and I said, "Hey, you know, I've talked about you publicly." And she was like, "No, no, what?" Like, and I said,

"Yeah, right." I said, "I am about I'm blushing." I said, "I've spoken about how you are my type. I think you're hot. You're my type. You didn't hear that." And she was like,

"Yeah, you did like a whole thing on your ride a bike." And she was like, "No, no." And anyway, so we chat, we take photos, and um and she's trying to get like the perfect light, and so we both look as hot as we are. I was so underdressed.

They look very hot. So, um, yeah. And then as she's walking off, she was like, "Yeah, I actually did hear."

Oh my god. And she was like, "But I" She said, "But I I I loved you before that." And I was like, "All right, I'll take it."

That's fun. Yeah, it was really fun. And um she is an attractive person. I will I'll confirm.

And she seemed to have a super bubbly personality cuz she was like waving. She's like, "Hey." And then um I didn't we didn't take a picture cuz you know I didn't want to do that to Tig.

Yeah. Back off. But back off peanut butter [ __ ] Those shirts are the flying off the shelves by the way.

Are they? They are. Wow. How do you know? The merch people said that that's the um top the hot ticket.

The hot ticket right now. More than Fortune Marie. Yeah. Can you believe it? Wow.

You know what's You know what's embarrassing? I ordered I ordered one of of the peanut butter [ __ ] shirts from the website and then I thought I probably could have got that for free.

You can be sent a shirt of your own merch. Yes. Yeah, I ordered it. Well, that's like my stepfather.

You guys are making $3 each from I don't even think we're making that much. No,

my stepfather, Cowboy Rick, um 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. I love that. And I was like, Rick, you can cut the line. And he was like, "Absolutely not. Absolutely not. These people will take money to be here."

Yeah. I'm gonna wait my turn to tell you. Every show he came to, he was like, "I believe that was your best performance you've ever seen. That was the best one."

That's Yeah. Pretty good. I last night was in the bathroom uh with Lisa and Leighton Leighton Meester was there waiting to use the bathroom. You know, Leighton Meester from from Nobody Wants This and she's married to

She was in Gossip Girl in Yeah. Yeah. Anyways, married to Adam Brody. Yeah. So, she's there.

Has no clue who he has no idea. Yeah. Blank expression. Listen, I'm still thinking about Carrie Russell.

So, Lisa goes, "Um, uh, hi. Excuse me. I just want to say I 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 um oh you know who's really great is that like Megan Lazeru and and then she goes oh and she goes I'm just saying he didn't know your name but that's just cuz he's a man but he said Megan Lazaru and so Leon Mist is like sort of chuckling and then I said I got a better one my friend recently said Felista Clark and that really got her laughing.

Oh, wait. But who is Megan Lazeroo? No, just a a madeup name. Her name Leighton Meister.

Oh, there's no one called Megan Lazaru. Oh, I was like, I'm so lost right now. It wasn't a great story. I'm still warming up.

Bear with me. Did you mess up the name Megan Lazaru or this person messed up Megan?

Lisa Gilroy was telling Leighton Meester, "Oh, my husband called you. tap out of this.

Yeah. Yeah. Lost. Oh my god. My husband called you this crazy name. Ain't that funny?

Yeah. And she was sort of laughing, but then I then I said Felista Clark 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 wasn't Lazaroo. Fist. It was Fist. 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 um she 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 um I said I said, "I think you got to go home." And then she's holding a drink and she goes to take a sip and I said, "Is that alcohol that?" 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. She puked and she puked and rallied.

Took it out of her hand. I poured it down the sink. And then I filled 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 home."

Oh my god. You got to go night night. Yeah. Go night night. Oh man. Togan. Right now she's texting her friends. You'll never believe what happened last night.

May stole my drink. She doesn't remember anything. She might She might be like, "May took my vodka."

I have a throw up story. Let's hear it. Okay. Okay. Everyone will go around and tell throw up stories.

Checking all state first could save you hundreds on car insurance. That's smart. Not checking that you packed sunscreen when you're going on that mid- winter vacation. Ouchie. Your skin hasn't seen the sun in a few months and now you're in desperate need of some aloe vera. Yeah, checking first is smart. So check All State first for a quote that could save you hundreds. You're in good hands with Allstate. Potential savings vary subject to terms, conditions, and availability. All State North American Insurance Company and affiliates, Northbrook, Illinois. Handsome is brought to you by Squarespace. We use Squarespace to design our very own website. And if we can do it, so can you. Squarespace is the all-in-one website platform designed to help you stand out and succeed online with a beautiful, functional site. Whatever your goals, they can help make them happen. With Squarespace, you get everything you need to claim your

domain. Then showcase your offerings and grow your brand with a professional, personalized website that stands out from the rest. If you want to level up your business, if you want a place to send potential clients and build your brand, you need Squarespace on your side to take your online presence to the next level. With Squarespace, web design is a snap. You can pick from their templates to find the one that's right for you, so your site will be looking its best right away. Everything is highly customizable, too, so you can tweak colors, backgrounds, fonts, and graphics to your heart's content. Squarespace also lets you offer services, get paid, make appointments, fundra, create amazing marketing emails, and much more. What are you waiting for? Get started on your dream website today. Head to squarespace.com/handsome for a free trial. And when you're ready to launch, use offer code handsome to

save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. I love my dog Biggie. And if you listen to the podcast, you probably love him, too. I'd do anything for that little guy. And if you have a pet, you understand exactly where I'm coming from. A quick message from today's sponsor, the ASPCA Pet Health Insurance Program. You know your pet is part of the family. You do pretty much anything for them, right? But those vet bills, yeah, they can add up quicker than you'd think. That's why it's worth checking out ASPCA pet health insurance.

Pet insurance can help manage the vet bill so you can focus on what really matters, making sure your pet gets the care they need when they need it. Oh, and here's a little bonus. There's a perk for enrolling. When you enroll in an ASPCA pet health insurance plan, you could get a $25 Amazon gift card. It's a little treat for you while you're doing something great for your pet. The program offers customizable accident and illness plans, making it easier to get your pet the care they may need. To explore coverage, visit aspca petet insurance.com/handsome.

That's aspca petet insurance.com/handsome. This is a paid advertisement. Insurance is underwritten by either Independence American Insurance Company or United States Fire Insurance Company and produced by PTZ Insurance Agency Limited. The ASPCA is not an insurer and is not engaged in the business of insurance. My friend, my friend Steph is in town um for all this uh she's one of the producers. She's who got thumbmed.

Um she's one of the producers of Come See Me in the Good Light. So, she's staying with us while we're doing these um these little, you know, press this press stuff we're doing. And um 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 Steph was like, "What? Should I take this personally?" And I I was like, "No, I think honestly because nobody in our house closes doors. I think our kitty was just like emotionally distressed because Steph close the door." And so my cat was like

Stephanie and I were in bed and she was like, "Oh god, a cat just threw up. She had to get out of bed and go clean."

That's really funny. Anyway, life, right? Life is fun, y'all. Do you have a throw up story, Fortune?

Um, I almost threw up in front of Arnold once. That you would have been like, "Your stomach is weak." I got food poisoning and um was like having the grumbles that morning

and I was like what's wrong like and I and and one of the makeup artists was like here drink some tea and it made it worse.

Oh god. And 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 I and we were um about like started shooting and I could feel it kind of coming up

during a and I had seconds to be like am I also coming down? No, it was just just um throw up.

And I was like, am I going to throw up? And on the desk besides sitting beside our

I was like, I can't do like this cannot be our story together. And so I just like during the middle of the take just stood up and bolted out of the room and didn't even make it to the trash can right in the hallway. I was like, "Oh man,

I know." I was like, "I am not throwing up in front of this man." Oh my 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 Yeah. He's got the strength to keep that in his body.

Holding it. Yeah. You will not You will not come out of my body. Yeah. There you go.

No, I couldn't. I didn't have the strength. Yeah. By the way, if you're ever sick, you're throwing up, it's 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, not cuz they'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. Now that 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 cuz I was boy who cried wolf so much. I would fake I would fake sick. I can't I don't believe it. I'm going to need proof either.

It was because I'd get anxious. I wouldn't want to go to school cuz and I can't couldn't say I'm anxious. So I would say oh my arm fell off or whatever.

So uh my I my parents were like you got to go. It was an afterchool drama program that I was signed up in called the Trinity Basement Theater. And uh 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 we were rehearsing for this like

religious theater thing and then I I thought to myself, "Okay, it's coming. I'm going to throw up." And vindictively like I was I was so vindicated that I just projectile I I I made IT LIKE I WENT AND IT WENT all over the room. Like it was so projectile. But I did it. I was like cuz I was so pissed that they hadn't believed me.

I showed you guys one of my favorite um uh since I mean welcome to the show if you're a new listener. One of my favorite throw up stories was um my my first girlfriend's sister's 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 and this little 2-year-old watching Sesame Street projectile vomits while she's just enjoying herself in her life, watching watching this wonderful television show and then she turns to her mother and she goes, "What happened?"

Like she was so confused because she was 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 funny. What happened? What happened? And May, I have to say since you and I did our um mini episode, I keep laughing about it's been

me too. I keep it's been You know what? I'm hosting um the Juno Awards in Canada, like the Canadian Music Awards, and I think that would kill there maybe cuz 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.

That's funny. Do you know what song that is? Fortune. Is that Bare Neck? 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, man.

What are the Juno Awards? They're in the end of March and they're giving Joanie Mitchell a lifetime achievement award. So, I'm going to be I'm going to meet Joanie Mitchell. What will I say to I

going to Christmas. Yeah. I actually guys, I just went to Toronto to had like else

I went to Toronto to do like two days of filming promo for this Juno's hosting thing. And um I had something happen to me that has never happened to me before, which is I burst into tears in the middle of a photo shoot. I I 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 expressionless kind of looking at me going h yeah maybe something better than this I don't know and uh 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 um I said I'm just gonna go pee. And then the photographer comes over and goes, "Are you okay?" And you know when someone makes it worse.

Yeah. And and I just like I went I'm so sorry. I don't know. I just And I start I start crying and and I and then everyone acts like I am a mental patient. Like I am like so fragile. Everyone's like, "Oh my god, M." 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 cuz I'm going It's just a photo shoot.

It's just your star level though right there. Everyone like, "Oh my gosh, May's not happy." Like your IMDb score.

Yeah. Well, to be fair, Thomas, can you look up May's IMDb score? See if this is reasonable.

Oh my god. If this behavior matches the score, then so I changed. Oh, I'm 108. You are a bonafide star.

You're a star, baby. No way, man. I'm lost in the shuffle. So far away. You're a star, baby. Yeah. Yeah.

But so I go out and I'm trying to stop crying, but it's like the floodgates have open. I don't know what it was. And then uh so my my makeup's getting all [ __ ] up. And then I go back in like 10 minutes later and

your clear makeup. Go on. Yeah. Yeah. My invisible makeups. Yeah. And they've erected these poles with and put this black fabric up to block everybody so it feels like I'm by myself. And but 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 going to bring it up on my podcast. It's no big deal. Everyone, move on.

A nice Yeah, it's been u But it was just I think just like gender stuff and they But they were so nice about it. But the more

the nicer they were, the more I cried, you know. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. But you got through it. The photo shoot ended up being okay. Totally. It was.

Or were you crying through it? That would be interesting, too. Yeah, those are artsy photos.

Can you imagine on clear mascara running down your face? Yes. Swirling lip taint all over your lips.

Yeah. Um, also, did you notice Tig scratch like this? I did because I I wanted to explain myself. Go to YouTube and rewind a little bit. I went to explain myself, but I didn't want to interrupt um May's story. I did that because

it I h Oh, I can do it again. That's how you scratched yourself. Yeah, because my microphone is set up on metal lunchboxes from my childhood. And so I it's like so precariously placed that it will fall with the slightest touch. 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 what's been one week since you looked at me. I went to your neck of the woods, uh, TIG to New I had a show in New Orleans.

Oh, how was that? It was amazing. And they're all pumped right now because it's y'all's start of Martyra season.

Yeah. So, um, everyone insisted that I try a king cake. Did you? I did. They they uh bought a king cake.

I can't believe you never had one stage. Um, no. And I very carefully cut into it hoping to find Is it a baby?

Yeah. I wanted to find the baby, but I didn't want to eat the baby. Sure. Um but uh I cut a slice for me and my tour um uh promoter and and my opener, Zach. And none of us got the baby. We left the rest of the king cake for the theater. So someone there got the baby.

But how delicious is king cake? The one what we got tasted like a cinnamon roll.

Yeah. Well, that's basically what they taste like. Okay. Um but what do you get if you get the baby?

Yes. Take a while to explain. It's like just good luck. You know, good luck, but also you host the next Marty girl party. You know,

that doesn't seem like good luck to me. Yeah. Well, it depends on what you're looking for.

You got you're going to get good luck. And also you have to throw a party next.

Well, um, but yeah, they were they were pumped. And then I had I was showing Mobile and someone there uh owns a a float company

and they had made 60 floats for Marty Gro and they were Oh, wow. So, was there a handsome float? No, but they wanted me to come tour their um

float factory facilities float factory which I imagine is would extend to any of you guys should you want to see floats.

I for the record if anyone listening here runs any kind of factory I'm interested. I want to go see how

about a factory factory where they just pumping out factories left and right. Cuz Fortune when you were a kid, didn't you go for your birthday and see how something was made? Ice cream.

Yes. In my current set, I talk about going to the Fredolay factory. The Fredolay factory. Yeah.

And it was warm out there. Well, is that unseasonably or is always warm there during this time?

I mean, I'm not a weatherman. I mean, you look like one for sure. I'm talking to if not a weatherman.

You should have swung by to see my family. I Yeah, I wish I had. I didn't think about it. How far are they from New Orleans?

About an hour. That's not swinging. That's going on a trip. I would love that cuz I'm loving driving.

I'd come get you. An hour long drive to me sounds great right now. Yeah. Always driving.

I'm loving driving. You're loving it? Yeah. I'm listening to tunes now. I'm 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 a drive. I'll just sit in my car.

I finish I'll park the car. I stop the engine. I'm just sitting there. Yeah. You don't care.

It's your own little oasis in the thing. Yeah. Yeah. I got you, May. You're going to love driving. It's going to be You're going to feel so independent.

Yeah. So free. Mhm. Yeah. It's Can you get your license plate to say star meter 108?

My license two. Can Okay, two at one point. Maybe might have even been one. I want to tell you this uh 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.

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 I'm just changing some of the details.

Okay. But we'll be able to figure it out. Yeah. My license plate is Okay. It's a different number, but let's say it's this 8 GF B4 29. So, eight girlfriends before 29. And then I added them up, but they're different. But they're different numbers. It's actually I just I just obscure I told different numbers for the sake of this podcast. Take your face. So, So, but then I added them up and it turn and the not and it's accurate.

That is kind of crazy. That is that is a weird coincidence. You're you don't think that's weird?

Well, how many boyfriends did you have? I don't know. That's the license. Fortune stay out of this looting

fortune. Please stay out of this. I was busy. Isn't that say GF and BF? Yeah. Okay.

Okay. Okay. I'm sorry. Well, that's great, May. It's good to have a full sentence license plate cuz it

they don't remember it. Yeah. And it's like I've got a personalized one. Yeah, it

sure it sure does. Not to compete with the best license plate I ever saw was fart gas.

Oh, that's really good. Fart Gas is good. 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.

Yeah, like you could just have your license say star meter. You don't even have to have a number on there.

Well, you could get Fraia. Fraia or Felistic clockart. We also have Fraia shirts.

Oh my gosh, I want one of those. Yeah, we have three. dance academy frouch or fria however you say it

let's get to our question fortune marine let us please get to our question a whole episode on throw up diarrhea

and we can't and fr and okay you've heard us talk about hungry root before I love hungry root because I love keeping things simple And Hungry Root simplifies my life and routine like nothing else. As a busy parent, it's been a gamecher for me as I try to save time while feeding my family and reaching my health goals. Doing my weekly food shopping with Hungry Route is so easy. I look forward to it. Unlike hectic trips to the grocery store or another night of ordering takeout, Hungry Root plans all my meals and groceries for the week, fills my cart, and delivers everything I need to eat healthy every day of the week. I've been loving Hungry Root's ready-made smoothies, especially their peanut butter chocolate protein shake. It's got 14 g of protein, no added sugar, and it's 100% plant-based. You're going to love Hungry Root as much as we do. For a limited time, get 40% off your first box. Plus, get a free item in every box

for life. Go to hungryroot.com/handsome and use code handsome. That's hungry.com/handsome. Code handsome to get 40% off your first box and a free item of your choice for life. Handsome is brought to you by Shipped. With Shipped sameday delivery, I never worry about how I'm going to get my shopping done for a few reasons. Shipped gives you same day delivery on everything you need, groceries, decor, gifts, and so much more. All from nearby stores. With an annual Shipped membership, you can place as many orders as you want and pay $0 in delivery fees on orders over $35. You also unlock exclusive deals, and you can even request your favorite shoppers to shop for you on future orders. Shipped is a lifesaver. I've been taking long walks around my neighborhood. I find it so relaxing. It makes me feel connected to my community and it's good exercise, too. Shipped lets me take more walks because I have more time in my day.

Instead of waiting in line at the grocery store, the pharmacy, the pet store, and so on, I'm taking a stroll. Shipped also lets me text one on-one with my shopper so I can make sure I get exactly what I need down to brand name, size, even the ripeness of my bananas. Download the app or order now at shipped.com. That's shipp.com. Guess what? The guys behind the podcast Smartlist started a mobile company. Why? because they were tired of getting fleeced by big wireless and they think you should be too. Big Wireless has been outsmarting everyone into buying expensive unlimited plans. You're probably paying for unlimited data that you barely end up using. And that's not smart. And with everything else getting so expensive these days, wouldn't it be nice if something costs less? Smartless Mobile offers right-siz plans based on what you actually use. No contracts, no overage fees, no BS, and great coverage

because it runs on the T-Mobile 5G network. Still unsure? Try Smartlessmobile for 14 days. And if you're not happy, you'll get a full refund. It's that easy. Actually, maybe it's just that smart. Visit smartlessmobile.com today. Plans start at $10 a month and for a limited time, you can get your first month free on their 30 gigabyte plan. So, you're more than covered. Just use code handsome at checkout. Taxes and fees, extra terms and conditions apply. Don't get outsmarted. Get smartless mobile. Today's question asker is an author and poet who was a national poetry slam finalist. Her relationship and marriage to Andrea Gibson is featured in the documentary Come See Me in the Good Light. Megan Fley is asking today's question.

Yeah. is hi Tig. Hi May. Hi Fortune Marie. Hi handsomest handsome podcast ever. My name is Megan Fley but you can call me Meg. And I am a writer and the one of the subjects of the documentary Come See Me in the Good Light along with my partner Andrea Gibson which was produced by Tig. And my question's 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 great Of course, from a 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 I felt

especially after all the diarrhea talk. I know. They're still handsome. And also, don't forget to put in our comments your own throwup story.

Yeah, I like not forget your own. Please weigh in. I met somebody tig who has a theory about you and when our question askers and their theory is that when when you don't know who the question asker 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 Tig maybe doesn't know the question asker Tig will go nice but I've never noticed that but it's funny the theories Anyway,

interesting. Yeah, that theory is wrong. I just like say because I think I'm saying nice after everybody is introduced on the podcast. Um,

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 couldn't. I know. What happened? What happened? What happened? Gail spam answer. Let's do an episode where it's all call backs all the time

and catchphrase pineapple apart all that stuff. Yeah. Yeah. Ghost. What question would you not want to ask?

You know what I'll tell you? I've been asked this question many times and um and I guess I've just really it's just been running to the ground and I'm like I don't know if I can answer this again in my life, but like how did you get into comedy and who are your influences? How would you describe your comedy? I'm like, "Oh god,

here's how I got into it. Here's who I liked, and here's how I would describe it."

Yeah, that's a good answer. Yeah, it's tough. Um, I think that one I struggle with is how are you? Like, uh, it's so open-ended.

I mean, like that photographer saying, "Are you okay?" It kind of makes me and it and it I always feel like well I should be great but

I'm not ever really or you know or I periodically but are any of us like it just spins me out and I'm like well what what's the metric like what do you how deep should I go like do you actually want to know or or am I going to overshare like 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 listen I think I'm a little on the spectrum What can I say? I get really spun out. I'm like, what's the correct answer? But then I think uh an alternative question someone could ask would be like, what's the best thing that happened to you this week? Or

or what's on your mind these days? What are you ruminating on? You know, or that kind of thing. How are you is too non-specific, I think.

Yeah. Maybe give me some parameters. Go scale of 1 to 10. How do you feel in your bod today?

Switch up the question. Yeah. Make the person think. Yeah. Yeah. I was I was read I don't remember if I told you this but there was a a study a Finnish study where they started asking their kids what was your favorite moment of the day

and it like had a like really po instead of being like what was your best and what was your worst

like what's the favorite moment that's good um it helped them emotionally regulate better

yeah and also when you when your kids get home from school and you're like how was your day it's so open-ended but if you say like who was your best friend today or what was your favorite subject?

Just finding a simple thing that was like it wasn't like um measuring the best and worst or bringing up a negative thing. It was just like

oh what what what was it and just for some somehow that correlated to them helping

emotionally regulate. I thought that was interesting like that. I certainly kind of do I I have been like oh what what was good today? What wasn't great? and um that kind of stuff. Um 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, try see what see what comes of it. So maybe people now if they hear this,

they'll ask you that instead of how are you. Yeah. The funny thing about kids is when when they're you're like what happened at school today? And they're like me nothing. And then like two days later they're like Sophie shot herself in the hall a few days ago and you're like why didn't you mention that

sorry we're back to Boo. Yeah. Sorry. And it was so aggressive the way I said shot herself. Yeah. Sorry about that.

So aggressive. May. Yeah. I hope everyone feels safe. Uh Fortune. What about you?

Um what question that people ask me a lot? People always um what do you not want to be asked?

I mean there's no question that I'm just like h 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 a living?

Oh yeah. Never like answering that question cuz 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, you hadn't said anything funny so far. You're like, well, I'm just talking to you.

Yeah. Or they'll be like, tell me tell me a joke that I don't love that. Or what have I seen you in? That's

rough. I do get that sometimes. What have I seen you in? And I'm like, do I really have to list my resume here? That's

And this is this is going to sound like, oh, aren't I or aren't we great? But like when people just generally say I love you in your show

and then I I used to be like what which 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 uh standup 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 oh I love you on your show. Thank you.

I was like flying back from Toronto. Dan Akroyd was on my flight and um like growing up in Canada and around Second City and stuff, he was 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 uh you were wonderful in that uh in that show and 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 qu. And he was being like a supportive dad, but it was just funny to imagine that a

I made Wayward without an agent. Yeah. Well, you can I made one Mississippi without an agent.

Yeah, that's true. Yeah. Yeah. No, he was super nice. Yeah. I just watched him in that John Candy documentary. That was

I had to watch it. I Yeah, that's very um nostalgic Canadian. So, you would 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 uh Toronto and Getty Lee was on my flight. You know, you know who that is?

Yeah. From Rush. Lead singer and basist of Rush. Hell yeah. Which is rare. Lead singer and basist is rare.

Yeah, that is rare. Well, except um the lead singer of um God is Night Ranger Thomas. Is the lead singer of Night Ranger a basist?

I guess Paul McCartney and so is Sting. Sting is a basist. Yeah, he's also um into Kama Sutra. Yeah,

the art of making love for a long time. I'm thinking of like 80s metal band like the lead singer of Winger. Is he a a basist too? Will you check out Winger?

I don't know. As well as he can have sex for hours. Fortune's still on Carmen Sutra.

Yeah, for that's for Night Ranger, right? with the note you just sent, Thomas. Um, yeah. Well, he sang Sister Christian wife.

Charles Kip Winger is took class. Come on. Who is impressed that I knew the lead singer of Winger was a basist?

Winger. What? Winger. I'm talking ' 80s metal right now. I don't know. You Yeah, we're stuck on on Sting's conversation. It's been

Have any of y'all studied that? Well, I've dabbled in like uh in like in I in like long term edging like which I guess is partly what karma 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 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. Yeah. Wait, hold on.

You're in the Okay. You're You're having a sex. You're making love. Well, maybe the person's tied up or you're or something and and

Oh, boy. Anyway, but it can go for hours. Hours? Yeah. If you want the time. So, you're just doing stuff to torture them. time. 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 to block off.

That's why you're not available for the podcast sometimes. Hey guys, I'm running eight minutes late in my edging.

I'm I'm 8 minutes late. Edging right now. Wow. I'm edging right now. Honestly, like maybe an hour of that. Sure. But you said hours. breaks. Taking breaks and like you just have like a long sesh. Maybe you're taking turns. But

should we see what Meg has to say? Wait. Oh god. No. You wait. How can you move on?

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 it'll end.

I could just text Meg on my own. God, just I mean like good for you, I guess. And then when you finally achieve

um satisfaction, then it's been it's been worth the three hours. It's been worth three. Usually you cry after.

I'm just gonna No. Are 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 can't believe it." Well, because it's built up for so long that it's like explosive,

cathartic. God. Okay, let's see. Oh my gosh. Can I just tell you something? Um, sorry. I was going to text Meg that um we're taking for we're edging and we can't get to the answer of her question. And do you know um I need to get a question from him. John Love it who's from um uh Love It or Leave It and um

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, haha. Should we see what Meg has to say before we

We would love it. We were We were 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 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 grazes the magnitude of what you're experiencing right now. That would be a whole lot

um just more true and real for me to to share with others. So, I hope um that alternatives to the a basic question like how are you uh 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 I'm 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. A she's managing

I'm sorry that I I'm now I'm sorry I went hey when she said that I'd like to take my tone down a little

I'd like to take my tone down. Here is the beauty of Meg is everything is is all right. You know she can 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. And it's it kind of goes back to that idea of like

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. 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 the magnitude of it that saying how are you that image of a thimble at the mouth of a river is so good cuz it's like

where do we start? Yeah. Like I guess I'm okay. Like, but my mom said that too about um people lately asking her how she is and the how how are you? She's had the hardest time answering. She's like, "Cuz I'm not good."

But nobody wants to hear that. Yeah. Like sometimes I like my friend who just lost her mom, instead of saying, "How are you?" or, you know, I I'll say, "I'm 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 so obviously so much younger then, but I was so 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 there 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 I do feel like just that simple thing of um listening to somebody, just being with somebody

is is so valuable. just sitting and being with them, just showing up to spend time,

hear what 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 freak of nature, but she really is because she's ex 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 um

I I don't know. I'm just I'm really in awe and um and yeah, I'm I'm just I I think she's she's just

and her writing is beautiful as well as you can tell from her question. Yeah. Yeah. She's a she's a talent and she's a a stellar human being and I'm thankful for her

and for Andrea and the documentary and everybody. It's just been something. But um

anyway, this has been a one of our most like uh farreaching episodes. We really ran the gamut. That's really our randomness.

Yeah. From emotion to poo. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, that's what we bring to the table, you know? What?

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 mention it in terms of you looking like a weatherman. Yeah, exactly. Which if people were just listening they'd be like, "Huh?" Um, 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 uh state elections coming up because it's not hopeless. We can try and make democracy work still.

Well, here's something for you. Okay. Uh you can check me out in I'm going on tour. I'll be in Omaha February 22nd, Tucson February 26, I'll be in Santa Fe February 27th. The list goes on and on. I'm at Tignotaro.com. All ticket and show information. And please, if you haven't seen the documentary, come see me in the good light about Andrea Gibson and the exquisite Megally, 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. Uh so if you're looking for a fun Valentine's getaway, join me uh in New York on February 13th. I'm in Ben Salem, Pennsylvania. That's my Philadelphia spot for that uh for this tour. And I I had to reschedule some dates. Um those have all been rescheduled and uh we'll be hitting those in the spring and early summer. And then I'll have like San Diego, Oklahoma City, uh, Little Rock, and Fateville, Arkansas. So yeah, my website fortunefuture.com. Love it.

I am, if you go to maymart.net, you can see all my tour dates. Um, 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. Um, that's great.

Yeah, come come check that out. And uh you can watch Wayward on on Netflix. That would be great.

Yeah. Yeah. And please share your favorite episodes of this show. And make sure to subscribe and comment and also go to YouTube, see our mustaches and our very handsome faces.

Uh and until next time, keep it keep it handsome. Checking All State first could save you hundreds on car insurance. That's smart. Not checking that you have enough eggs and pancake mix for tomorrow. Not so good. The problem with breakfast for dinner is that you can run out of ingredients for well breakfast. Yeah, checking first is smart. So check All State First for a quote that could save you hundreds. You're in good hands with All State. Potential savings vary subject to terms, conditions, and availability. All State North American Insurance Company and affiliates, Northbrook Illinois.

That was a Headgum Podcast.

Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "Megan Falley of "Come See Me in the Good Light" asks Handsome a question"?

Tig Notaro (Guest), May Martin (Host), Fortune Feimster (Host), Megan Falley (Guest).

What is "Megan Falley of "Come See Me in the Good Light" asks Handsome a question" about?

In this discussion, Megan Falley engages in a lighthearted conversation about the challenges of DIY projects, emphasizing the importance of assessing one's motivation and capabilities before taking on such tasks. The dialogue also touches on the benefits of utilizing services like All State for insurance savings and highlights Veracity's protein products as a healthier choice for maintaining…

What is mentioned in this Handsome Podcast episode?

21 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Mae Martin, Fortune Feimster, Tig Notaro, Megan Fley, Carrie Russell, Andrea Gibson. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "Megan Falley of "Come See Me in the Good Light" asks Handsome a question"?

The episode runs 1 h 5 min; the transcript is about 11,319 words in 285 timestamped sections.

More from Handsome Podcast

About this transcript: the episode's spoken words as captioned on YouTube, split into timestamped sections. Reclip.Me locates every person, work and idea in the text, keeps the time it is first named, and quotes the words around it verbatim. Last updated January 29, 2026.