Where Ya From?
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Where Ya From?
Comedian and author Sara Benincasa talks to fascinating people about their origin stories - literal, metaphorical, and beyond.
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15 episodes
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...
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 br...
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, Wis...
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 Emi...
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,...
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...
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...
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, eva...
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 politi...
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 w...
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 K...
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, hai...
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 Jonatha...
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...
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!)