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    Stepchild, Big Brother, and Mug Shot

    Comic Tig Notaro details her complicated relationship with her step-father; a New York City cop on a bust discovers the value of a mug shot; and a teenager rebels after her brother is disowned.

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    Feb 21, 2016 • 1 min read
    • Tig Notaro (pictured) must find new ground with her step-father after her mother's sudden death.

    • Steve Osborne arrives at a bust heavily armed and carrying an important mug shot.

    • Shewit Zarai stands with her brother when he comes out to their conservative parents.

    Learn more or listen again to this week's episode, which is hosted by The Moth's producing director, Sarah Austin Jenness.

    Photo: Micah Cordy

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