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Sara Weinshenk
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Comedian Sara Weinshenk interviews comedians, musicians & artists living in LA. Topics include fashion, cannabis & comedy.

  1. 3d ago

    Angie Stroud on Her Viral Kill Tony Set, Roast Battles & AI Stealing Jokes | SHENK

    Comedian Angie Stroud joins Sara Weinshenk on SHENK fresh off her appearance on Kill Tony, where her stand-up set earned an applause break and opened the door to a major new opportunity. Angie talks about her Kill Tony debut, the reaction to her jokes, and what it's like when a comedy set suddenly reaches a much bigger audience. Sara and Angie get into the art of Roast Battle, writing brutal roast jokes, and the challenge of following up a breakout performance. Plus, the conversation takes a turn into AI stealing comedians' jokes, fake AI influencers, bizarre AI-generated videos, and what this new wave of content means for women in comedy. They also discuss life at The Comedy Store, the pressure of performing for arena-sized crowds, and the strange things that take over your social media feed. Subscribe to SHENK for more conversations with comedians about stand-up, comedy culture, and everything happening behind the scenes. Follow Angie - https://www.instagram.com/angiestro and find her mailing list at https://www.angiestroud.com/ #SHENK #AngieStroud #KillTony #SaraWeinshenk #ComedyPodcast 🎙️ Subscribe for new episodes of SHENK every week. 👉 SUPPORT SARAH ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/saraweinshenk (Get bonus content and join the weekly live streams every Thursday at Noon PST!) 📱 FOLLOW SARA https://www.instagram.com/princessshenk/ New episodes of SHENK drop every Wednesday. Don't forget to Like, Comment, Rate, Review, and Subscribe! ⏱️ Video Chapters 00:00 Angie Stroud Joins SHENK 01:31 How Angie Stroud Got Into Comedy 03:45 Angie Stroud's Kill Tony Debut 09:34 Roast Battle and Writing Roast Jokes 16:22 Preparing for the Next Kill Tony Appearance 21:19 AI Is Stealing Comedians' Jokes 31:13 AI Slop, Fake Influencers and Social Media 34:49 AI Videos, Internet Algorithms and Online Dating 40:30 Comedy Life, LA Dogs and Weird Encounters 44:18 Life in LA vs. Austin 45:10 Angie Stroud's Comedy Tour and Mailing List Edited By Lee Nason https://www.instagram.com/_leenason/ Studio @thecomedystore https://www.instagram.com/thecomedystore https://www.thecomedystore.com

  2. Oct 7

    Sex and the City Lifestyle ft. Hanna Dickinson | SHENK

    Sara Weinshenk sits down with comedian Hanna Dickinson for a conversation about getting older, dating in your 30s, friendship, psychics, Hinge, New York City, motherhood, egg freezing, and the reality of trying to build a creative career. Hanna talks about moving from Los Angeles to New York, how friendships change as you get older, and what happens when your friends start getting married and having kids while you're still focused on comedy. Sara and Hanna also get into dating apps, meeting someone in real life, psychics predicting your future husband, tarot readings on TikTok, crystals, spells, and the strange ways we convince ourselves that a situation is going to work out. They also compare real life to Sex and the City, talk about being single in New York, the cost of living, getting older, cosmetic treatments, egg freezing, motherhood, dating men with kids, and the realities of pursuing a career in comedy. Plus: commercial auditions, rollerblading, expensive lattes, nannies, and why sometimes you just need a psychic to tell you everything is going to be okay. Follow Hanna - https://www.instagram.com/hansdickie 🎙️ Subscribe for new episodes of SHENK every week. 👉 SUPPORT SARAH ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/saraweinshenk (Get bonus content and join the weekly live streams every Thursday at Noon PST!) 📱 FOLLOW SARA https://www.instagram.com/princessshenk/ New episodes of SHENK drop every Wednesday. Don't forget to Like, Comment, Rate, Review, and Subscribe! ⏱️ Video Chapters 00:00 – Hanna Dickinson Is Finally on SHENK 01:24 – Getting Sober Changes Your Friendships 05:32 – When Your Friends Get Married and Have Kids 07:50 – Getting Older Is a Mind F**k 09:18 – Comedians Who Are Too Deep Into Their Careers to Quit 11:48 – Getting Older, Clubs & Partying in Europe 14:52 – Hinge, Dating Apps & Meeting Your Husband 16:50 – Psychics, Soulmates & Being Told Who You'll Marry 19:29 – Tarot Readings on TikTok & Instagram 23:45 – Etsy Spells, Crystals & Manifesting Your Career 26:28 – Getting Scammed by Psychics 29:25 – Nannies, Marriage & Having Kids 31:34 – Egg Freezing & Feeling Older 33:23 – Why Everyone Looks Younger in New York & LA 38:57 – Do We Actually Want Kids? 42:22 – Living the Real-Life Sex and the City Fantasy 45:10 – Comedy, Money & The Reality of the Dream 49:27 – Commercial Auditions & The Rollerblade Story 51:13 – The Rollerblade Date Goes Wrong Edited By Lee Nason https://www.instagram.com/_leenason/ Studio @thecomedystore https://www.instagram.com/thecomedystore https://www.thecomedystore.com

  3. Sep 30

    40 Years in LA | SHENK

    Sara Weinshenk is moving to Texas after nearly 40 years in Los Angeles — and she's trying to figure out what the hell comes next. On this episode of SHENK, Sara and producer Lee talk about leaving LA, turning 40, aging, Texas culture, fashion, bizarre internet trends, mall nostalgia, Hot Dog on a Stick, raves for women over 40, Gen Z texting habits, baby voice in relationships, AI-generated onions, horse meat, and a bizarre Japanese sauna designed to recreate the experience of being inside the womb. Sara also explains why she turned down a nine-hour mime job, debates whether she'd rather eat horse meat or lab-grown meat, and discovers that Hot Dog on a Stick is apparently still alive. Plus: Rick Owens and Michelle Lamy, empty malls, sober daytime raves, "LOL" alternatives, relationship baby talk, AI slop, grocery-store energy testing, and the Tokyo "Mother" sauna experience. #SHENK #SaraWeinshenk #ComedyPodcast 🎙️ Subscribe for new episodes of SHENK every week. 👉 SUPPORT SARAH ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/saraweinshenk (Get bonus content and join the weekly live streams every Thursday at Noon PST!) 📱 FOLLOW SARA https://www.instagram.com/princessshenk/ New episodes of SHENK drop every Wednesday. Don't forget to Like, Comment, Rate, Review, and Subscribe! ⏱️ Video Chapters 00:00 Sara Is Moving to Texas 04:55 Rick Owens & Bizarre Fashion 09:55 Why Sara Turned Down a Mime Job 12:15 Mall Nostalgia & Hot Dog on a Stick 17:35 Women Over 40 Are Going to Raves 20:40 Gen Z vs. Millennials 24:50 Baby Voice in Relationships 27:15 AI Slop & AI-Generated Onions 29:00 Horse Meat & Food Scares 31:45 Horse Meat vs. Lab-Grown Meat 41:50 The Bizarre Womb Sauna in Tokyo Edited By Lee Nason https://www.instagram.com/_leenason/ Studio @thecomedystore https://www.instagram.com/thecomedystore https://www.thecomedystore.com

  4. Sep 23

    The Shailene Woodley Outfit Disaster ft. Maddi Mays | SHENK

    Sara Weinshenk is back on SHENK with returning guest Maddi Mays, and things immediately go off the rails. Sara and Maddi talk anime, Sailor Moon, Goku, Hamtaro and Maddi's daughter before getting deep into celebrity fashion, Shailene Woodley's controversial Emmys outfit, Aaron Rodgers, celebrity stylists and the question of whether an outfit can simply have too much going on. Then they turn their attention to Bethenny Frankel at Burning Man, celebrity culture, Burning Man fashion, social media algorithms and the increasingly strange world of internet celebrity. The conversation eventually gets into lip fillers, selfies, comedy, travel, race and pop culture before Maddi talks about bringing back her art podcast, Broken Crayons. Follow Maddi - https://www.instagram.com/maddimays #SHENK #SaraWeinshenk #MaddiMays 🎙️ Subscribe for new episodes of SHENK every week. 👉 SUPPORT SARAH ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/saraweinshenk (Get bonus content and join the weekly live streams every Thursday at Noon PST!) 📱 FOLLOW SARA https://www.instagram.com/princessshenk/ New episodes of SHENK drop every Wednesday. Don't forget to Like, Comment, Rate, Review, and Subscribe! ⏱️ Video Chapters 00:00 — Maddi Mays Is Back 03:20 — Shailene Woodley's Outfit 06:00 — Who Styled Shailene Woodley? 22:20 — Bethenny Frankel at Burning Man 36:50 — Selfies, Lip Fillers & Lip Trauma 48:30 — Chicago, the Bay Area & Celebrity Controversies 58:50 — Maddi Mays' Podcast & Broken Crayons 59:40 — Wrapping Up Edited By Lee Nason https://www.instagram.com/_leenason/ Studio @thecomedystore https://www.instagram.com/thecomedystore https://www.thecomedystore.com

  5. Sep 16

    Josh Potter's Sleep Paralysis, The Flintstones & Human Meat | SHENK

    Sara Weinshenk sits down with Josh Potter for a very SHENK conversation that somehow goes from The Flintstones to sleep paralysis, celebrity guardian angels, Austin restaurants, hyperbaric chambers, dating disasters, family boundaries, veganism, blood types and the question nobody needed to ask: which human would be better to eat? Josh tells Sara about a terrifying sleep paralysis experience where he was being attacked in his bedroom, while Sara talks about a dream where Hayden Panettiere showed up with wings to save her. They also get into Josh's snoring, a possible deviated septum, and the strange things that happen when you sleep badly. Later, Sara recounts getting extremely high at a Michelin-star restaurant in Austin and realizing they forgot the cash for the tip. The conversation eventually spirals into dating, Thanksgiving invitations, parents knowing too much about your love life, veganism, human meat, mosquitoes and cow blood types. Watch the full episode of SHENK with Sara Weinshenk and Josh Potter for more comedy, stories, weird conversations and whatever else Sara decides to investigate this week. 🎙️ Subscribe for new episodes of SHENK every week. 👉 SUPPORT SARAH ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/saraweinshenk (Get bonus content and join the weekly live streams every Thursday at Noon PST!) 📱 FOLLOW SARA https://www.instagram.com/princessshenk/ New episodes of SHENK drop every Wednesday. Don't forget to Like, Comment, Rate, Review, and Subscribe! ⏱️ Video Chapters 00:00 Josh Potter Is Back on SHENK 00:23 The Flintstones Movie Still Holds Up 04:56 Sara's Murder Dream 05:08 Hayden Panettiere Is Sara's Guardian Angel 09:40 Josh's Sleep Paralysis Nightmare 11:09 What Is Sleep Paralysis? 12:37 Snoring & The Deviated Septum 13:49 Is My Phone Listening to Me? 14:37 Getting High at a Michelin-Star Restaurant 16:02 The Forgotten Cash Disaster 18:18 Sara's Austin Socialite Era 20:30 What Does a Hyperbaric Chamber Do? 22:08 Josh Learns About Hyperbaric Therapy 23:10 What Are "The Bends"? 24:04 Hot Chick Central in Austin 25:16 Sara Tells Her Mom Everything 26:17 The Thanksgiving Date Disaster 27:00 Flying to New York for a Guy 28:05 "Too Much Traffic" for a Date 29:03 The Wine Shank Puss Odyssey 30:04 Josh Doesn't Talk to His Parents About Dating 32:20 Parents Giving Dating Advice 34:11 The World's Biggest F*****y 35:00 Is Sex Vegan? 36:03 Sara Hates Lentils 37:18 Would Human Meat Be Vegan? 38:29 The First Guy to Suggest Cannibalism 39:04 Man vs. Woman: Which Meat Is Better? 40:38 Do Blood Types Affect Meat? 41:32 Cow Blood Types 43:31 World War Z & Brad Pitt 43:59 Little House on the Prairie Reboot 45:32 Bring Back Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman 46:07 Martha Stewart & Courtney Love 47:13 Where to Find Josh Potter 47:24 Sara's Upcoming Shows Edited By Lee Nason https://www.instagram.com/_leenason/ Studio @thecomedystore https://www.instagram.com/thecomedystore https://www.thecomedystore.com

  6. Sep 9

    Hottest Collabs of 2027 | SHENK

    Sara Weinshenk is back with another solo episode of SHENK, and this week she's trying to figure out why everyone is suddenly obsessed with pheromone maxing, Jellycats, weird sandwiches, nail polish names, and questionable internet gurus. Sara talks about losing her jewelry at the beach, men doing "female activities," discovering a suspiciously well-stocked guy's bathroom, and getting completely sucked into Hayden Panettiere's audiobook. Then things get weird with the TikTok dating trend of pheromone maxing and the idea that skipping showers somehow makes you more attractive. She also investigates Julia Roberts' bizarre favorite sandwich: peanut butter and jelly with sour cream and onion potato chips, imagines a Julia Roberts sandwich pop-up, names nail polish colors, reacts to Heidi Montag's "Matcha With You," and watches a very questionable spiritual healer named Gary Spivey. Plus: Jellycat couples, film festival people, dating, birth control, celebrity culture, Los Angeles, and Sara's ongoing realization that she may be seeing too much of herself in the people she judges. 🎙️ Subscribe for new episodes of SHENK every week. 👉 SUPPORT SARAH ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/saraweinshenk (Get bonus content and join the weekly live streams every Thursday at Noon PST!) 📱 FOLLOW SARA https://www.instagram.com/princessshenk/ New episodes of SHENK drop every Wednesday. Don't forget to Like, Comment, Rate, Review, and Subscribe! ⏱️ Video Chapters 00:00 Intro & Losing My Jewelry at the Beach 02:07 Why Are LA Men Doing Female Activities? 04:31 How to Know Your Brother Is a Whore 05:18 Hayden Panettiere's Audiobook 07:32 Sara's Upcoming Comedy Shows 08:13 Pheromone Maxing Is Not Sexy 09:48 Bed Rotting & The Jellycat Couple 12:51 Why Buying Kids Gifts Is Addictive 14:34 Seeing Yourself in Other People 14:58 The Truth About Pheromones 17:12 Bring Back the Word "Stank" 17:33 Julia Roberts' Horrible Sandwich 20:17 Peanut Butter, Jelly & Potato Chips 22:00 The Ultimate Sandwich Collaboration 24:52 Sara Names Nail Polish Colors 27:41 LA's Public Sex Hut Proposal 29:17 Piss Maxing & Looks Maxing 30:56 Birth Control & Attraction 32:25 The World's Weirdest Film Festival 35:38 Heidi Montag's "Matcha With You" 38:00 Sara Sees Herself in Heidi Montag 39:17 Everyone Has a Different Algorithm 41:21 Napoleon's Greatest Power Move 42:35 Meet Gary Spivey, Psychic Healer 46:09 "Try Less" with Gary 46:52 Sara's Upcoming Shows Edited By Lee Nason https://www.instagram.com/_leenason/ Studio @thecomedystore https://www.instagram.com/thecomedystore https://www.thecomedystore.com

  7. Sep 2

    Trying to Figure Out Who the REAL Jolene Is w/ Ian Edwards | SHENK

    Ian Edwards is back on SHENK with Sara Weinshenk, and things immediately go off the rails. Sara and Ian talk about dating apps, Raya, bad first dates, expensive LA hangouts, Erewhon, Soho House, and why an Amazon wish list might be a serious red flag in a man. They also investigate the concept of the "Amazon Jolene," discuss Dolly Parton and the lyrics to "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You," and debate whether Jolene is the ultimate relationship threat. The conversation eventually moves to getting older, working out for bone density, downtown LA, jury duty, and Sara's unforgettable experience losing a kidney stone in an Uber. Ian Edwards brings his sharp observations and dry perspective back to SHENK for another episode of comedians talking about dating, LA life, aging, relationships, and whatever else comes up. Follow Ian - https://www.instagram.com/ianedwardscomic 🎙️ Subscribe for new episodes of SHENK every week. 👉 SUPPORT SARAH ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/saraweinshenk (Get bonus content and join the weekly live streams every Thursday at Noon PST!) 📱 FOLLOW SARA https://www.instagram.com/princessshenk/ New episodes of SHENK drop every Wednesday. Don't forget to Like, Comment, Rate, Review, and Subscribe! ⏱️ Video Chapters 00:00 Laurel Supply, Barney's Beanery & LA Hangouts 06:34 Ian Edwards Is Back on SHENK 06:56 Dolly Parton, Jolene & I Will Always Love You 18:43 Working Out for Bone Density 20:47 Raya, Hinge & Dating Apps 22:48 The Worst First Date Ever 24:39 The Man With an Amazon Wish List 28:31 Panera, Subway & Fast Food Nostalgia 30:18 The "Amazon Jolene" 31:50 Michael Jackson's Insane Shopping Spree 33:19 Pottery Barn & Restoration Hardware Money 36:14 Soho House, DJs & LA's Social Scene 39:21 Downtown LA Is Basically Skid Row 41:16 Jury Duty & Kidney Stones 42:00 Sara's Kidney Stone Story 43:10 The Kidney Stone Uber 44:37 How to Avoid Kidney Stones 45:25 The Real Meaning of Jolene 46:37 Ian Edwards on Comedy & What's Coming Up 47:00 Sara Weinshenk's Upcoming Shows Edited By Lee Nason https://www.instagram.com/_leenason/ Studio @thecomedystore https://www.instagram.com/thecomedystore https://www.thecomedystore.com

  8. Aug 26

    Jessimae Peluso Is Preparing for the Apocalypse | SHENK

    Jessimae Peluso is back on SHENK with Sara Weinshenk, and this time they're talking about gray hairs, periods, astrology, food recalls, fishy eggs, haunted hotels, expensive travel, camping, tattoos, anxiety and preparing for the apocalypse. Sara and Jessimae get into the weird realities of getting older, why periods still feel like a monthly betrayal, and whether intuition is actually intuition or just anxiety. They also investigate the increasingly complicated world of eggs, including fishy yolks, pasture-raised chickens and Jessimae's hard-boiled egg peeling hack. Then things get appropriately unhinged: food recalls, Trader Joe's, seed collecting, growing sweet potatoes, surviving a collapse, expensive hotels, airport drinking, haunted hotels in Alaska and the strange experience of touring as a comedian. It's another episode of SHENK with Sara Weinshenk and comedian Jessimae Peluso. Subscribe to SHENK for more comedy podcasts, comedian interviews, stand-up stories and completely unnecessary investigations into eggs. Follow Jessimae Peluso and check out her podcast, Dying Laughing with Jessimae. https://www.jessimae.com/ 🎙️ Subscribe for new episodes of SHENK every week. 👉 SUPPORT SARAH ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/saraweinshenk (Get bonus content and join the weekly live streams every Thursday at Noon PST!) 📱 FOLLOW SARA https://www.instagram.com/princessshenk/ New episodes of SHENK drop every Wednesday. Don't forget to Like, Comment, Rate, Review, and Subscribe! ⏱️ Video Chapters 00:00 – Jessimae Peluso Is Back on SHENK 02:00 – Getting Older and Going Gray 04:18 – Peptides, Supplements and AG1 06:37 – Weird Stories About Teachers 09:48 – Periods, Puberty and Astrology 13:35 – Intuition vs. Anxiety 15:00 – Are We All Secretly Witches? 15:48 – Food Recalls Are Out of Control 17:57 – Fishy Eggs and the Great Egg Debate 20:50 – Jessimae's Hard-Boiled Egg Hack 23:00 – Blue Eggs, Pasture-Raised Chickens and Food Companies 25:00 – When Your Favorite Brand Sells Out 27:00 – Preparing for the Apocalypse 30:00 – Nothing Is Safe Anymore 32:18 – The Reality of Touring as a Comedian 33:20 – Dirty Hotel Rooms and Bad Showers 35:20 – Hotel Fees, Airbnb and the Cost of Everything 37:20 – We're Two-Day Shipping Ourselves Into the Apocalypse 38:30 – The Airport Drinking Lifestyle 39:50 – Alaska and Haunted Hotels 44:00 – Whittier, Alaska Is Creepy as Hell 46:10 – Camping and Survival Skills 47:20 – Life Gets Weird in Los Angeles 49:28 – Tattoos and Remembering Family 50:39 – Marijuana, Dogs and the Apocalyptic Garden 51:12 – Jessimae Peluso's Tour and Dying Laughing 51:33 – Sara Weinshenk's Upcoming Shows Edited By Lee Nason https://www.instagram.com/_leenason/ Studio @thecomedystore https://www.instagram.com/thecomedystore https://www.thecomedystore.com

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Comedian Sara Weinshenk interviews comedians, musicians & artists living in LA. Topics include fashion, cannabis & comedy.

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  • Creator
    Sara Weinshenk
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    428
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2024 Shenk
  • Show Website
    Shenk

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