Ed Herbstman as Ben

Tami Sagher as Erica

Libby Geroge as Mom

Christian Paluck as the Bartender

Produced by Jonathan Mitchell

written by Jonathan Mitchell, Ed Herbstman, and Melanie Hoopes

Special thanks: Ira Glass, Peter Clowney, Kerrie Hillman, Lisa Pollack, Jonathan Menjivar, and Chris Bannon. Recorded at WNYC, Magnet Theater, and on location in New York City

Originally produced for This American Life