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Oct 2021
44m 52s

Patton Oswalt and Meredith Salenger

American Public Media
About this episode

Tig talks with comedian and voice actor Patton Oswalt and his wife, actor and voice-over artist Meredith Salenger, about how they manage to keep the spark in their marriage while working together professionally. Meredith reveals how Patton's young daughter held the key to whether their courtship would be a success and they all give advice on what to do about endless family text strings with updates on people you don't even know. 

This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp (go to Betterhelp.com/TIG for 10% off the first month).

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