Tig and Cheryl: True Story

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Join Tig Notaro (One Mississippi, Star Trek) and Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm) as they discuss a new documentary every week, with plenty of hilarious diversions and memorable stories along the way!

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The Hatchet Wielding Hitchh...

01.23.2023

Tig and Cheryl go viral as they discuss Netflix's true crime doc "The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker." Plus, Tig explains autotune, both hosts share some incredible hitchhiking stories, and much more! We have a True Story Show livestream show Jan 31! ...

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01.23.2023 The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker Tig and Cheryl go viral as they discuss Netflix's true crime doc "The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker." Plus, Tig explains autotune, both hosts share some incredible hitchhiking stories, and much more! We have a True Story Show livestream show Jan 31! ...
01.16.2023 Stutz (Jonah Hill doc) Tig and Cheryl analyze "Stutz," a fascinating doc about actor Jonah Hill and his relationship with his psychiatrist Phil Stutz. Will Stutz's tools help Tig and Cheryl? Would you rather be a 1-on-1 therapist, or a couples counselor? And why ...
01.09.2023 Love, Lizzo Tig and Cheryl LOVE "Love, Lizzo", an HBO Max doc all about the multi-talented, one-of-a-kind performer. Things take a silly turn as our doc duo discusses twerking, "women of a certain age," and much, much more! True Story Show livestream ...
01.02.2023 Harry & Meghan Tig and Cheryl (aka T & C) discuss another legendary duo, Harry & Meghan, on this week's royally fun episode of True Story! Also, we're having a LIVE SHOW Jan 31 and would love you to come! True Story Show ...
12.19.2022 Santa Camp Ho ho ho! Ring in the holidays with HBO's "Santa Camp," which profiles three Santas-in-training who dare to break the mold of the iconic "Coca-Cola Santa." Plus, things get "random," clamp-down hugs, and much more. Happy holidays, snerkbols! *this episode ...
12.12.2022 Pepsi, Where's My Jet? Take the Tig and Cheryl Challenge and listen to this hilarious episode all about Netflix's docuseries "Pepsi, Where's My Jet"! Our doc duo recaps the madcap doc, plus Cindy Crawford stories, calling the Pentagon, and more! this episode spills beans ...
12.05.2022 Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste Today on True Story, Tig and Cheryl meditate on the Netflix doc "Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste." The film chronicles the rise and fall of (yet another) cultish Silicon Valley startup, so our doc duo naturally has some strong ...
11.28.2022 Killer Sally This week, Tig and Cheryl wrestle over Netflix's true crime docuseries "Killer Sally". There's some heartfelt discussion as well as some tangents into Cheryl's modeling career, a listener "tick-tacking" around, and much more! this episode spills beans ([email protected])Follow the show:Instagram: ...
11.21.2022 God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty Tig and Cheryl travel down to Florida (where else?!) for "God Forbid," a look at the Jerry Falwell Jr sex scandal involving a very good-looking (not to spill beans) pool boy-- or pool attendant, if you'd prefer. A very fun ...
11.14.2022 The Fastest Woman on Earth Tig and Cheryl discuss HBO doc "The Fastest Woman on Earth," a look at glass ceiling shattering racer and TV personality Jessi Combs. Plus, an alternate "f word", bingo stories, and much more! this episode spills beans ([email protected])Follow the show:Instagram: ...
11.07.2022 Love, Gilda (Gilda Radner doc) Tig and Cheryl LOVE "Love, Gilda," the Gilda Radner doc that tells the life story of the hilarious Saturday Night Live icon. Our doc duo shares how Gilda inspired them, what they learned from the film, and much more! *this ...
10.31.2022 Haunters: The Art of the Scare Happy Hallowe'en, True Story listeners! Tig and Cheryl scare their way through "Haunters: The Art of the Scare", a doc about the spooky world of DIY haunted houses. Will poooop come back to haunt Tig and Cheryl? What's on their ...
10.24.2022 Beanie Mania Today on True Story, Tig and Cheryl spill ALL the beanies as they discuss "Beanie Mania," the HBO doc chronicling the Beanie Baby craze of the late '90s. Are Tig and Cheryl "Beanie Ladies?" What do they make of the ...
10.17.2022 Victoria's Secret: Angels and Demons Tig and Cheryl hit the mall and try on Hulu's "Victoria's Secret: Angels and Demons," a 3-part docuseries about the controversial brand known for bringing lingerie and provocative runway shows to the masses. Plus, some MAJOR bluebells, jokes from Crackie, ...
10.10.2022 The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist This week, Tig and Cheryl take on the case of "The Real Bling Ring: Hollywood Heist," a sordid true crime tale told by the very cringeworthy millennial criminals who committed the string of celeb-targeting burglaries back in the '00s. Plus, ...
10.03.2022 Trainwreck: Woodstock 99 The original Woodstock Music Festival was a legendary, generation-defining moment. The 1999 revival held at an abandoned military base?... not so much. Today on True Story, Tig and Cheryl score weekend passes to the continental precursor of the infamous Fyre ...
09.26.2022 Sins of Our Mother This week on True Story, the Netflix docuseries "Sins of Our Mother." It's a darkly disturbing doc, but there are hilarious tangents as always, as Tig and Cheryl pitch an idea for a music festival, witness the return of Slingblade, ...
09.21.2022 Introducing: Wolves Among Us, Season 1, The Larry Lavin Story On the surface, there was nothing remarkable about Larry Lavin. He lived in a quiet neighborhood with his wife and family, drove a Volvo, and practiced dentistry in Philadelphia. But, from 1978 to 1984, Dr. Lavin ran one of the ...
09.19.2022 Inside the Mind of a Cat Meow! Tig and Cheryl explore their feline sides as they leap into "Inside the Mind of a Cat," Netflix's documentary about the most mysterious of household pets. Our doc duo has VERY different reactions to the film, but you'll have ...
09.12.2022 Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist This one's a doozy! "The Girlfriend Who Doesn't Exist" is all about a national-headline-making catfishing incident that you have to hear to believe... and even then, it's still somewhat unbelievable. Plus, tales of Las Vegas, compulsive liars, and much more! ...
09.05.2022 The Speed Cubers Tig and Cheryl solve the riddle of "The Speed Cubers," a surprisingly emotional (not to spill beans!) look at the world of lightning fast Rubik's Cubers. Can a 3x3, color-coded cube be the secret to making Tig and/or Cheryl weep? ...
08.29.2022 Shania Twain: Not Just A Girl (ep 100!) LET'S GO GIRLS!!! It's Tig and Cheryl's 100th episode of True Story, and they're celebrating with a recap of country-pop superstar Shania Twain's new Netflix doc! Plus all the tangents, braggadocious alerts, national headlines, and bean-spilling you've come to love ...
08.22.2022 The Most Hated Man on the Internet Tig and Cheryl talk about Netflix's new true crime docuseries, "The Most Hated Man on The Internet". Tig talks about her recuperation from COVID, Cheryl gives up-dates on her life changes, and much more! this episode spills beans ([email protected])Follow the ...
08.15.2022 The Martha Mitchell Effect Tig and Cheryl discuss the gaslighting mini-doc "The Martha Mitchell Effect," Netflix's short about a political wife who became an outspoken critic of a President, at a great price to herself. It's the same story that sponsored the new limited ...
08.08.2022 How to Change Your Mind Tig and Cheryl take a dose of "How to Change Your Mind," Netflix's psychedelic drug docuseries from writer Michael Pollan. You'll hear (again?) Cheryl's college mushroom story, plus Tig's openness to expanding her own horizons, and much more! *this episode ...
08.01.2022 Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street It's a sunny day on True Story, as Tig and Cheryl take on the joyful and inspiring HBO doc "Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street"! From Sunday morning quarterbacking to Anthony Weiner, this episode is as jam-packed and ...
07.25.2022 Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey This week on True Story, Tig and Cheryl talk Netflix's new docuseries "Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey". Plus, our doc duo reminisces about schoolyard games, ruminates over the role of facial hair in cults, and much more! Stop your vacuums ...
07.18.2022 Tab Hunter Confidential Tig and Cheryl fall down a "dark and slippery hole" (in Cheryl's words) as they explore the career of the charming and aesthetically flawless leading man known as Tab Hunter. It's one of the funniest episodes of True Story to ...
07.11.2022 Jennifer Lopez: Halftime Tig and Cheryl take on Jenny from the Block on today's episode of true story! From the Super Bowl to pole dancing to... Tom Cruise?!... nothing is out of bounds for our doc duo as they recap Netflix's look at ...
07.04.2022 The Alpinist Tig and Cheryl survey "The Alpinist", an intense mountain-climbing doc available to watch on Netflix. The doc inspires Tig and Cheryl-- and also inspires them to tell some very memorable stories... you're gonna want to listen to this one the ...
06.27.2022 The Best of True Story (Volume One) Tig and Cheryl are excited to present a very special episode of True Story-- it's a BEST OF! Today, all the greatest hits of the show to date are now in one place-- including "there's no way to know," the ...
06.20.2022 Navalny (political thriller) This week, Tig and Cheryl take on "Navalny," a political thriller with a shocking true crime twist. There are twists and turns galore, as well as sidetracks, as Cheryl finally shares her story about almost getting poisoned, and Tig talks ...
06.13.2022 Holy Hell (cult doc) Tig and Cheryl reach nirvana as they discuss the cult doc "Holy Hell," which features surprisingly candid interviews with past members of the Buddhafield cult. Plus, Cheryl foresees a future career as a psychic, and Tig tells a story about ...
06.06.2022 Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off You're going to want to loop-the-loop this episode 900 times, because this is one of the silliest, funniest, most off-the-rails episodes of True Story yet! Tig and Cheryl talk Tony Hawk's HBO new HBO bio-doc-- beans are spilled, lips are ...
05.30.2022 Our Father Tig and Cheryl recap the new Netflix true crime doc "Our Father" on this week's episode of True Story! Cheryl takes Tig to task for spilling beans, plus Dr. Phil impressions, law-breaking stories, and much more! this episode spills beans ...
05.23.2022 Sheryl (Sheryl Crow doc) It's Tig and Cheryl... and Sheryl!... as our intrepid doc duo take on a brand new Sheryl Crow documentary. Does it make them happy? Are they strong enough? Can Cheryl sing "Soak Up The Sun" as well as Sheryl can? ...
05.16.2022 Dead Asleep Tig and Cheryl sometimes struggle to keep their eyes open through docs... but the (very Floridian) true crime of "Dead Asleep" has them both wide awake! Plus, our intrepid hosts must navigate a SERIOUS disagreement over the use of Barbie ...
05.09.2022 White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch Tig and Cheryl visit the mall-- specifically the shirtless-model-flanked, music-turned-up-to-11 teenage hellscape known as "White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch". Why were male models climbing trees? Why did Cheryl moonwalk out of an audition? What's Tig's ...
05.02.2022 Man On Wire Tig and Cheryl walk us through "Man On Wire", the Oscar-winning (news to Tig and Cheryl!) doc about a French tightrope walker who pulled off a historic stunt between the Twin Towers in NYC. Plus, the episode takes a real ...
04.25.2022 The Social Dilemma Tig and Cheryl discuss "The Social Dilemma," Netflix's social media critique that became one of the most viewed documentaries ever in 2020. Plus, Cheryl shares a different kind of social dilemma she faced on a recent flight, and Tig teases ...
04.18.2022 Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. Tig and Cheryl discuss "Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives", the hit Netflix true crime docuseries. While Tig takes issue with the name of the doc, Cheryl spills EARLY beans on who she might be attracted to. Also, Tig checks in ...
04.11.2022 The Donut King Donuts! Cheryl and Tig are talking about them, and Cheryl may even be eating some, in this delicious, not-so-nutritious episode of True Story. Don't miss out-- this episode has more twists than a donut shop! this episode spills beans ([email protected]) ...
04.04.2022 Lucy and Desi Tig and Cheryl take on another legendary comedic duo, Lucy and Desi... aka Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, of "I Love Lucy" fame! Our doc duo share their associations with the show, plus a BIG surprise at... some point in ...
03.28.2022 The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young Tig and Cheryl sprint through "The Barkley Marathons," a doc about an 100-mile ultramarathon through the backwoods of Tennessee. Plus, a discussion of the nickname "Raw Dog", and a debate over who would win (or lose) in a wrestling match. ...
03.21.2022 Undercurrent: The Disappearance of Kim Wall Today on True Story, Tig and Cheryl discuss "Undercurrent," a true-crime doc from the director of "Britney Vs Spears." The doc provokes some serious discussion, but as always there are some lighter moments and tangents along the way. Don't forget-- ...
03.14.2022 GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling You may know from the hit Netflix series, but before it was a TV show, GLOW was a documentary-- and today it's the subject of True Story! Tig and Cheryl tag team a doc chock full of memorable nicknames, good ...
03.07.2022 The Mole Agent This week on True Story, Tig and Cheryl talk about Oscar-nominated doc "The Mole Agent"! Plus, haircut talk, Cheryl tells an incredible story about butt-dialing Ray Romano, and Tig and Cheryl plan their next live show! Don't miss it. *this ...
02.28.2022 Inventing David Geffen, with guest Rachael Harris! Rachael Harris joins Tig and Cheryl to talk about Hollywood mogul David Geffen, who smuggled drugs for David Crosby, dated Cher, and feuded with Neil Young! True Story has never been sillier, as Rachael identifies Cheryl as the "dramaturge" of ...
02.21.2022 The Tinder Swindler True Crime is back on the podcast, as Tig and Cheryl decipher Netflix's "The Tinder Swindler," about a cosmopolitan con-man who steals jaw-dropping sums from his dates. Plus, geography-related nonsense, and Tig tells a memorable tale about tipping! *this episode ...
02.14.2022 Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work Today, on the podcast, Tig and Cheryl discuss none other than iconic comedy legend Joan Rivers, as seen in the 2010 doc "Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work." Nothing's off the table, including plastic surgery, roast battles, and of course, ...

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