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Where Ya From?
by Sara Benincasa
Comedian and author Sara Benincasa talks to fascinating people about their origin stories - literal, metaphorical, and beyond.
Episodes
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14: Heather Fink
Sara sits down with writer-director Heather Fink (who is also an actress, comedian, and sound professional for film and TV - she does it all!) to talk about growing up in New Jersey as the daughter of a Jewish American scientist father and a Dutch immigrant construction boss mother. These friends...
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13: David Graham Wilcox
Sara talks to chef-owner David Graham Wilcox of Hail Mary Pizza in Los Angeles, CA. He's a very talented dude and has done a lot of jobs, including bread baker, volunteer organic farmhand, semi-hippie drug dealer, and more! He's also a single dad to a very smart son, a music enthusiast, a...
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12: Esther Tseng
Sara talks to talented food writer Esther Tseng (Eater, Vice, LA Times and more) about life as the daughter of Taiwanese immigrants in New Berlin, Wisconsin (that's "New BER-lin," by the way); why she walked away from a full scholarship for violin studies at the University of Wisconsin in favor…
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11: Emily Robinson
Actress Emily Robinson (Transparent, Eighth Grade, Virgin Territory) is one of the most grounded humans Sara has ever met - which is wild, because Emily is only 20 years old. A successful actress, writer, director, producer, activist and eyebrow-haver, Emily talks to Sara about her love for Elsie...
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10: Rachel Antonoff
Rachel Antonoff, design genius and fabulous tiny fairy of a human, sits down with Sara to talk about clothes, family plays, transgenerational trauma, the magic of Long Beach Island, grief, healing, friendship and more. Thanks to all the Patreon supporters who help make this show possible. You can...
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09: Molly Jong-Fast
Molly Jong-Fast is the author of three books (soon four books!). She's also a progressive gal, a writer, a Twitter favorite, a badass friend, a mother, a wife, and a delightful human person. She talks to Sara about how she's not actually Dutch or Chinese, how she grew up on the Upper West Side…
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08: Corinne Fisher
Season 2 begins with stand-up comic Corinne Fisher, co-host of the wildly popular podcast "Guys We F*cked." This native of Union, New Jersey talks to Sara about growing up near The City (a.k.a. Manhattan) as opposed to out in the boonies of rural NJ like Sara did; acting; singing; music…
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07: Thomas Sadoski
Thomas Sadoski (Life in Pieces, The Newsroom) talks to Sara about being a rebel, finding himself through community theatre in College Station, TX, evangelical Christian '90s teen groups, Young Life, punk music, acting, Amanda Seyfried's joyful approach to life, PUPPIES, BABIES, disappearing into…
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06: Jenny Yang
Jenny Yang, comedian and writer for "Busy Tonight" on E!, talks to Sara about how much she loved high school in Torrance, CA; her background in politics and labor; how she stood up to her dad by proving that she was a well-behaved kid; being the family translator at a very young age; starting a...
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05: Adam Pally
Adam Pally and Sara talk about his upbringing in Livington, NJ and the origin of his non-Livingstonian accent, how everyone thinks they went to camp with Adam or Sara (and why), stalking 50 Cent, Adam's musical parents, dating your high school sweetheart, UCB, Adam's expanded career as show...
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04: Michael Arceneaux
Michael Arceneaux, NY Times bestselling author of "I Can't Date Jesus," talks to Sara about Houston, Beytheism vs. Beygnosticism, Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen, Howard University, when your dad looks like Katt Williams, Louisiana accents, Houston accents, beautiful Brazos bookstore, dudes on horses…
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03: Krystyna Hutchinson
Krystyna Hutchinson (Guys We F*cked podcast) and Sara discuss love, ghosts, sex, comedy, parents who split up and get back together, comedy, Raya, hair salon-related nomenclature, and the magic of North Wales, PA, New Jersey and beyond. This episode is brought to you via Anchor.fm, Baboon Go-Bags...
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02: Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton and Sara talk about how she has a crush on John Mayer and then Jonathan pretends to be John Mayer; why she wouldn't listen to Jonathan's stuff for a decade and then became a fan in three hours; how we create a persona to hide our terror of not being cool enough; how he loved...
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01: Ben Stiller
Ben Stiller and Sara discuss the Upper West Side, NYC radio, his brief comedy rap aspirations, Tribbles, and his basement bar mitzvah. Also, Sara peer pressures him into trying to recite his Torah portion and they talk about being bad at drugs. "Escape at Dannemora" premieres November 19th on...
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Where Ya From? Trailer
A tiny preview of what's to come on Season 1 of "Where Ya From?" (Hint: Ben Stiller, Jonathan Coulton and more!)
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How many episodes does Where Ya From? have?
Where Ya From? currently has 15 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Where Ya From? about?
Comedian and author Sara Benincasa talks to fascinating people about their origin stories - literal, metaphorical, and beyond.
How often does Where Ya From? release new episodes?
Where Ya From? has 15 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
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Who hosts Where Ya From??
Where Ya From? is created and hosted by Sara Benincasa.
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