Marcella Arguello no longer fears death, and she tells me (and you) why. Her first standup special—the loose, silly, direct, and original Bitch, Grow Up!—is out now on HBO Max. It's a blast, and so is this conversation.

Content warning: cancer, dead parents, reality TV hatred, a cruise, postmortem truth serum, inspiration from MF DOOM.

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Watch Bitch, Grow Up!, and listen to the meditation tape Marcella made with previous TIYA guest SHOWYOUSUCK and which we reference at the end of the conversation, Motivational Monday Meditations with Marcella Marguello.

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Music = Future: "Use Me" / James Blackshaw: "The Cloud of Unknowing" / Johnnie Frierson: "Miracles"