476: What Doesn’t Kill You Oct. 5, 2012 Prologue Ira talks to comedian Tig Notaro, who recently had a bunch of horrible things happen to her all in the course of 4 months.
Act One: Too Soon? In July, Tig was diagnosed with cancer. A week later she went on stage on Los Angeles and did a now-legendary set about her string of misfortunes.
464: Invisible Made Visible May 18, 2012 Act Two: Groundhog Dayne Famous people are supposed to be somewhere else, invisible to us. Comedian Tig Notaro tells this story about repeatedly running into Taylor Dayne, who was a pop star in the late 80s and early 90s.