Lost in America
Why does the President of Belarus always imprison his political opponents? What does the UAE-Israel Deal mean for the Arab World? Comedians Turner Sparks and Michael Ira Kaplan turn comics stationed around the globe into embedded reporters so you can know what's really going on.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 64 minutes
- Episodes
- 339
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2023
#157: Jim Norton - Playing Don Rickles in The Irishman
Jim Norton joins Turner (@TurnerBSparks) and Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) to talk about his role as Don Rickles in The Irishman, his trips to Brazil and his thoughts on comedy in 2019. Enjoy.
To get an e…
00:58:34 |
Mon 25 Nov 2019
#156: Kap and Turner Get Invited to an Immigrant Jam
Turner calls Kap from his California tour get caught up on the events of the week including Joe Gerics' campaign win, Iqram's uber-aggressive marketing tactics and Kap's new neighborhood library.
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00:59:57 |
Mon 18 Nov 2019
Dan Frigolette on South Africa's Comedy Scene I 155
Comedian Dan Frigolette (@DanFrigolette) joins the guys to talk about his multiple comedy tours of South Africa. All that plus Turner has a positive experience with an airline company. Enjoy! To get …
01:05:35 |
Mon 11 Nov 2019
#154: Ryan Long - Punk Rock Comedian
Ryan Long (@RyanLongComedy) is a comedian, filmmaker and former lead singer of the Canadian punk rock band The Johnstones. He joins the guys today to tell them what it was like to be playing 1,000 s…
01:04:37 |
Mon 04 Nov 2019
Turner Sparks on New Mexico's Oil Boom l 153
This week Kap (@KapInAmerica) calls in from Los Angeles and Turner (@TurnerBSparks) gives him a full recap of the oil and gas and water and sand boom that is currently happening in West Texas/ South …
01:04:22 |
Mon 28 Oct 2019
#152: Norah Yang - The Current State of Comedy in China
Comedian Norah Yang (@NorahYang37) flies in from Shanghai, China to tell the guys about the current state of stand up comedy in China and why open mics there are equal to headlining shows here. All…
01:01:15 |
Mon 21 Oct 2019
Kevin Ryan on Germany's Octoberfest l 151
Comedian Kevin Ryan (@KevinRyanComedy) joins the guys in a park in Manhattan to tell them about his recent trip to Octoberfest with his German girlfriend and their friends. This episode is packed wit…
01:02:54 |
Mon 14 Oct 2019
#150: Joe Gerics - Running for Election Again in Connecticut
Comedian Joe Gerics (www.JoeGerics.com) returns to the show to formally announce his campaign for office in Connecticuts vicious world of local politics. He ran in 2018 and lost so if you live in …
01:05:42 |
Mon 07 Oct 2019
Wrap Up Show #6 - Do Comedy Albums Make Money?
Bonus Episode! The guys are giving you a free sneak peek into last week's Wrap Up Show, which you can get every Thursday by subscribing at Patreon.com/LostInAmerica
This week Turner tells us how he …
00:37:22 |
Thu 03 Oct 2019
Alex Pavone in Toronto: Raptors' Victory Parade l 149
Comedian Alex Pavone (@MrAlexPavone) joins the pod to tell the long overdue story of his journey back to Toronto this past spring for the NBA Finals and ensuing Toronto Raptors NBA Championship parad…
00:57:29 |
Mon 30 Sep 2019
#148: Rojo Perez - Headlining Comedy Clubs in English and Spanish
Comedian Rojo Perez (@RojoPerezzz) joins the show to talk about his life as a touring comedian in English and Spanish. Rojo is from Puerto Rico and on top of his constant touring in the US he goes t…
00:55:16 |
Mon 23 Sep 2019
#147: Turner's Comedy Album Goes to #2 on the Charts
This week Turner talks to Kaplan about the unexpected success of his comedy album and gives the backstory on how he met Larry The Cable Guy and how the album came about. All this plus Turner gets ye…
00:57:00 |
Mon 16 Sep 2019
#146: Jeremy Pinsly - Adult Birthright Trip to Israel
Comedian Jeremy Pinsly (@JerBearPinsly)just got back from a free trip to Israel through the Birthright program and tells the guys all about the madness of traveling through Israel on a cultural exped…
01:11:10 |
Mon 09 Sep 2019
Special Announcement! Turner's Debut Stand-Up Comedy Album Is Out Now!
Today is the day! Turner Sparks' debut stand-up comedy album "Turner Sparks Live From The Friars Club" is out TODAY on Larry The Cable Guy's Git R Done Records and Comedy Dynamics.
Get the album on…
00:02:28 |
Fri 06 Sep 2019
#145: Comedian Emily Walsh - Malaysian Theme Park Artist
Comedian Emily Walsh (@Walsh_E_Walsh) joins the show to tell the guys about her adventures a decade ago as an artist at amusement parks around the world. Emily worked in Mexico City and Kuala Lumpur…
00:58:16 |
Mon 02 Sep 2019
#144: Comedian Rrahul Topiwala - India's Exploding Comedy Scene
Indian comedian Rrahul Topiwala stops by to tell Kap and Turner all about India's quickly growing comedy scene and why the next generation of his country's comedians are all tech nerds.
Plus! Turn…
01:03:53 |
Mon 26 Aug 2019
#143: Jared Freid - His Comedy Tour of England
Comedian Jared Freid from the wildly popular "U Up?" Podcast and the "J Train Podcast" stops by to talk about his recent tour of England with Michelle Wolf and promote his upcoming week of shows in S…
01:06:07 |
Mon 19 Aug 2019
#142: Kap and Turner Launch Their Patreon Page
This week Turner, Kap and Producer Matt officially release themselves from the grip of Jeff Bezos and his Amazon empire to launch their new Lost In America Patreon Page, available at www.Patreon.com/…
01:05:15 |
Mon 12 Aug 2019
#141: Zain Sharif - Banned From a Saudi Arabian Mall (After 8pm)
Comedian Zain Sharif (@ZSharifComedy) just got back from a trip to Saudi Arabia and boy does he have stories. The expat compounds where booze is legal, the odd shopping mall rules and more. All thi…
01:07:50 |
Mon 05 Aug 2019
#140: Andrew Heaton - His Double Life As a Tour Guide in Scotland
Comedian Andrew Heaton (@MightyHeaton) joins the show this week to promote his new podcast The Political Orphanage and tell Turner and Kap about his other life as Scottish townie. For the last ten y…
01:08:20 |
Mon 29 Jul 2019
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