This week on Breaking Bread the hilarious Retta joins us at the table! She shares about getting her start in stand up, transitioning into acting, and hosting her show on HGTV. We even get the behind the scenes scoop of some crazy houses she's filmed at. As fellow New Jerseyans Tom & Retta also bond over home cooked meals growing up. Enjoy!
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0:00:00 Intro Song
0:00:15 Wild Grain Ad
0:01:05 Tompapa.com
0:01:47 Welcome & eating bread
0:02:49 Traveling shows
0:03:44 Funky smells in houses
0:06:20 Pressure of Hosting & Ugliest House in America
0:09:44 Retta's personality & navigating HGTV
0:12:30 Standup into acting 
0:14:28 Grass Valley, CA house & SangRETTA 
0:17:04 New Jersey & moving out 
0:19:45 Singing, religion, and musicals
0:24:45 Family & brother who is a sneaker head
0:27:15 Handbag obsession
0:32:29 Wild Grain Ad 
0:34:08 Trade Coffee Ad
0:36:04 Liberian food growing up
0:38:00 North Carolina open mics
0:42:00 Moving to LA
0:43:38 Moesha
0:45:42 Stand up & creativity
0:49:47 Slackers audition
0:52:00 LA & the industry
0:56:57 Uncomfortable moment
0:58:29 Proud parents & cooking
1:02:49 New season of Ugliest House in America
1:05:30 Crazy house story 
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Tom Papa is a celebrated stand-up comedian with over 20 years in the industry.
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