PodParley PodParley
PodParley PodParley
Log in

Kulap Vilaysack | Origin Story, It’s Complicated

An episode of the Good Life Project podcast, hosted by Jonathan Fields / Acast, titled "Kulap Vilaysack | Origin Story, It’s Complicated" was published on December 14, 2020 and runs 66 minutes.

December 14, 2020 ·66m · Good Life Project

0:00 / 0:00

Summary

Kulap’s parents fled violence in Laos, finding themselves in a refugee camp in Thailand, before moving to DC, where Kulap would be born, and then Minnesota, where she’d grow up. Her world was blown apart when, at the age of 14, in the heat of a fight, Kulap’s mom revealed that her father was not, in fact, her biological dad. The trauma of that moment shook her, but would then get largely buried, as she left home, built a career and got married. Now, decades later, a successful writer/director, actor, comedian, former co-host of the longrunning Who Charted podcast where she sat behind the mic for 8 years, and creator, show-runner and sometimes director of the TV series Bajillions Dollar Properties, Kulap started considering having her own kids, and she felt like she had to discover her true original story in order to move forward. So she decided to do something radical to take control of her own narrative.She mounted a quest to uncover the truth, one that led her to travel back to Laos in search biological father she never knew, let alone knew existed, and find out the events and awakenings that would forever change her, her life, and her understanding of her parents, extended family and the choices they all made. The story is laid bare in Kulap’s original documentary Origin Story (https://amzn.to/2GqIrIi) and we dive into this decades-long experience in today’s conversation.You can find Kulap Vilaysack at:Website : http://www.originstorydoc.com/Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/iamkulap/-------------Have you discovered your Sparketype yet? Take the Sparketype Assessment™ now. IT’S FREE (https://sparketype.com/) and takes about 7-minutes to complete. At a minimum, it’ll open your eyes in a big way. It also just might change your life.If you enjoyed the show, please share it with a friend. Thank you to our super cool brand partners. If you like the show, please support them - they help make the podcast possible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

Kulap’s parents fled violence in Laos, finding themselves in a refugee camp in Thailand, before moving to DC, where Kulap would be born, and then Minnesota, where she’d grow up. Her world was blown apart when, at the age of 14, in the heat of a fight, Kulap’s mom revealed that her father was not, in fact, her biological dad. The trauma of that moment shook her, but would then get largely buried, as she left home, built a career and got married. Now, decades later, a successful writer/director, actor, comedian, former co-host of the longrunning Who Charted podcast where she sat behind the mic for 8 years, and creator, show-runner and sometimes director of the TV series Bajillions Dollar Properties, Kulap started considering having her own kids, and she felt like she had to discover her true original story in order to move forward. So she decided to do something radical to take control of her own narrative.

She mounted a quest to uncover the truth, one that led her to travel back to Laos in search biological father she never knew, let alone knew existed, and find out the events and awakenings that would forever change her, her life, and her understanding of her parents, extended family and the choices they all made. The story is laid bare in Kulap’s original documentary Origin Story (https://amzn.to/2GqIrIi) and we dive into this decades-long experience in today’s conversation.


You can find Kulap Vilaysack at:

Website : http://www.originstorydoc.com/

Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/iamkulap/

-------------

Have you discovered your Sparketype yet? Take the Sparketype Assessment™ now. IT’S FREE (https://sparketype.com/) and takes about 7-minutes to complete. At a minimum, it’ll open your eyes in a big way. It also just might change your life.

If you enjoyed the show, please share it with a friend. Thank you to our super cool brand partners. If you like the show, please support them - they help make the podcast possible.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Share this episode

Similar Episodes

Lexington the Horse with Author Kim Wickens

Apr 7, 2026 ·30m

Andy Vantrease - On Following Your Heart, Work as Devotion & the Cyclic Nature of Everything (WW 08)

Mar 17, 2026 ·96m

Ep. 158 Anti-Inflammatory Foods Made Simple for Busy Moms

Feb 9, 2026 ·11m

The Cody's Wish Story with Author Paul Halloran

Feb 5, 2026 ·24m

Ep. 157 Why You’re Doing Everything Right and Still Not Losing Weight

Feb 5, 2026 ·19m

Ep. 156 Morning Routine for Busy Moms to Balance Hormones

Feb 2, 2026 ·13m

Similar Podcasts

Better With You Alive Suicide Podcast Ehihi A. Dominion Better With You Alive Suicide Podcast simplify ways of getting to know suicide, its effect, how to get help for yourself, your buddies or family members. We discuss how to get involved in the war against suicide, and consistently project the importance of life and how we are better with them alive. We do all this through our website, podcast, and our social media Platforms. Our mission is to promote hope and prevent suicide in our communities via public awareness, education, and available resources. Life's Good, But Better With You Alive! Good Newscast (Sponsored by Frost) Texas Monthly Good Newscast is a feel-good podcast, part of the Texas Optimism Project. In each episode, hosts Owen Egerton, Chelsea Francis, and Andrew Roush explore new ideas and thought-starters around optimism in daily life. Good Newscast is sponsored by Frost Bank. Project Veteran Muscle PVM Podcast Welcome to the PVM Podcast, I'm your host Nick, Owner and founder of Project Veteran Muscle Gym and Foundation. Here we discuss topics Veteran and First responder related. Which includes: Active duty life, Off duty Life, Civilian Life, The Good, The Bad and the ugly. At PVM our mission is to build physical and mental strength one veteran at a time. The Long Time Academy Headspace Studios, The Long Time Project, Scenery Studios Life is short. Time is long. Right now so many of us are burnt out and overwhelmed: by the pandemic; by the uncertainty of the future; and by huge challenges like climate change, systemic racism, and inequality. The Long Time Academy is an immersive and entertaining new podcast that steps into this space with one clear message: changing the way we choose to engage with time can be life-changing, both when it comes to the problems we’re facing day to day, and to the huge threats we’re facing as a species. Hosted by co-founder of The Long Time Project, Ella Saltmarshe, The Long Time Academy hopes to give listeners a sense of spaciousness, awe and passion to become good ancestors.
URL copied to clipboard!