All Points West 2008 interviews

Mates of State

Jason Hammel and Kori Gardner
Your show takes place in the shadows of the Statue of Liberty. What's your ancestry?
Hammel: I'm from Austria and Ireland. And a little bit of Scandinavia. My grandfather came over in the 1920s. And my grandmother's name was Hampel, so there was only one letter difference.

These are fun facts! Kori?
Gardner: Sweden, Scotland, Germany and France. I didn't really know my heritage growing up. When I'd asked they'd say, "I don't know, you're a mutt."