# Sara Benincasa

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11 - An Interview with Daniel Cosio

Jonathan sits down with Daniel Cosio, Assistant Professor of Trombone at the University of Northern Colorado. UNC bio Personal website Instagram: @danthetromboneman97 The Einstein Prioritization Matrix - https://www.eisenhower.me/eisenhower-matrix The Five Stages of Grief: https://en.wikipedia.or…

Weetzie Bat: A Better, More Magical Los Angeles

Do you think you know Los Angeles? Beyond the fantasy images that television and movies have fed us for decades, there is an even more magical city that lives with the people and places outside the media view. In this episode, my marvelous guest shares the book that showed her THIS Los Angeles: Fr…

Podcast #250 – “Four Paths, One Impossible Dream,” Part I

This time, we present the first episode in a special six-part miniseries that follows four authors on their biographical path. We spent the last eight months of 2025 with comedian Sara Benincasa who is tackling Abraham Lincoln; professor Kate Culkin is publishing a book about Ralph Waldo Emerson’s …

Podcast #251 – “Four Paths, One Impossible Dream,” Part II: The Work

In the second episode of our special six-part miniseries, the authors share updates on their research and writing. “Four Paths, One Impossible Dream” follows four authors navigating the challenges of writing biography. Over eight months in 2025, BIO Podcast producer Jenny Skoog spoke with comedian …

The last laugh, by Sara Benincasa

As a young writer and performer, Sara Benincasa found her voice doing stand-up comedy. For years, it seemed better than therapy. But slowly, doubts surfaced. While the external validation she received made her feel successful and even loved, something was missing. In this episode of Meditative Stor…

Podcast #252 – “Four Paths, One Impossible Dream,” Part III: The Business of Biography

The third episode of our six-part miniseries goes behind the scenes of biography’s business realities — the contracts, proposals, and market pressures authors navigate to get their books published. “Four Paths, One Impossible Dream” follows four authors navigating the challenges of writing biograph…

Podcast #253 – “Four Paths, One Impossible Dream,” Part IV: Challenging the Canon

In this fourth episode of our six-part miniseries, Sara finds out that President Lincoln presided over the largest mass execution on American soil, and she wants to know why nobody taught her that. Kevin has a death certificate that answers a question other scholars keep pretending is a mystery. Ka…

Podcast #254 – “Four Paths, One Impossible Dream,” Part V: Community and Solitude

Sara offers her advice to anyone writing their first book: get a therapist and take a walk. Kate cut a story she loved — about two sisters fighting over politics in 1880 — because it didn’t belong. Kevin is in a race he didn’t sign up for, and Katie Rose is asked if she’s ever thought about quittin…

Podcast #255 – “Four Paths, One Impossible Dream,” Part VI: Still Writing

In this final episode of our six-part miniseries, we’re in January 2026. Kate’s already researching her next book, and it turns out it connects everything she’s ever written. Kevin has one goal: to finish first. Katie Rose has a draft proposal, three kids under five, and no intention of stopping. A…

King's Quest 4 w/ Sara Benincasa

Ben & Jess are joined by author and comedian Sara Benincasa to talk about King's Quest 4, secret religious messages, and the hidden tensions within the fisherman and his wife. Bonus discussion about Sara's time writing for MST3K! Sara's website: https://sarabenincasa.com/Sara's instagram: https://w…