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
#78: Usama Siddiquee - Comedy and Wedding Tour of India
Usama Siddiquee (@UsamaBinLaughin) returns to the show to tell Turner (@TurnerBSparks) and Kap (@KapInAmerica) about his recent comedy tour of India. Usama went to Mumbai and Delhi and also performe…
01:05:14 |
Wed 04 Apr 2018
Turner Sparks Goes to Tijuana I 77
Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) checks in with Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) from the west coast to recount his trip to Tijuana, Mexico for a fancy Mexican wedding. This plus the guys read listener hate mail…
01:00:17 |
Wed 28 Mar 2018
#76 - LIVE from Stand Up NY w/ Des Bishop, Francis Ellis, Sherrod Small and Anthony DeVito
We did a live podcast and the audio is good! Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and Michael Ira Kaplan (@KapInAmerica)go live from Stand Up NY with Des Bishop (@DesBishop), Francis Ellis (@Francisbarsto…
01:15:06 |
Wed 21 Mar 2018
#75: Petey Rancel - Iraqi War Veteran/ New York City Comedian
Petey Rancel (@Petey_Rancel) is a New York City comedian working his way up the NYC comedy circuit, but in a previously life he was the son of a South Florida cocaine dealer who joined the US Marines…
01:12:57 |
Wed 14 Mar 2018
Live Podcast on March 14! All Details Revealed
Our live podcast is TOMORROW, March 14th 8pm at Stand Up NY comedy club in New York City. On the show we have stand up, news and interviews with Des Bishop (RTE), Anthony DeVito(Late Show w/ Stephen…
00:05:32 |
Tue 13 Mar 2018
#74: Iqram Magdon-Ismail - From Zimbabwe to Ense
Pod boss Iqram Magdon-Ismail is on today to talk about life before he became American, before he founded Venmo and before he founded Ense. Iqram talks about his childhood in Zimbabwe, Zambia and Vir…
00:54:28 |
Wed 07 Mar 2018
#73: DC Benny - Comedy on the Chitlin' Circuit
DC Benny (@DCBenny) joins the show to talk about his life coming up in comedy as one of the only white guys performing at the black clubs in New York City in the 1990's.
Before that, Turner (@Turner…
01:21:44 |
Wed 28 Feb 2018
#72: Andrea Jones Rooy on North Korea
Fivethirtyeight.com's Andrea Jones Rooy (@JonesRooy) returns to the pod, this time to talk about the extensive research she has done recently on North Korea and Kim Jong Un. Kap (@KapInAmerica) and …
01:12:47 |
Tue 20 Feb 2018
#71: Chinese Year of the Dog - Misha Han and Ye Ye
Comedian Misha Han (@HiMishaHan) returns for our annual Chinese New Year episode! Plus, this year we bring Ye Ye in to answer every question about the Year of the Dog that Misha can't, which turns o…
01:06:27 |
Wed 14 Feb 2018
#70: Turner Calls Kap from Thailand
This week Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) calls Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) from Thailand to talk about Carl's Jr in Bangkok, Expat Town and the general lack of zoning laws in Thailand's capital. Also, Ka…
01:01:05 |
Wed 07 Feb 2018
#69: Author Adam Valen Levinson - The Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah
Adam Valen Levinson (@a_v_levinson), author of The Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah is on the podcast today with a cautionary tale of becoming addicted to traveling to increasingly dangerous countries that don'…
01:15:31 |
Wed 31 Jan 2018
#68: Paul Johnson - Mormon Mission to Germany
Comedian Paul Johnson (@thegoodgreatsby) spent two years in Germany on a Mormon mission way back in his youth. No longer a Mormon, Paul tells the Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and Michael Kaplan (@…
01:12:22 |
Wed 24 Jan 2018
#67: Playwright Jeremy Kareken - Cuban Libertarians and James Lipton
Playwright Jeremy Kareken (@KarekenJ) is a true modern day renaissance man. He has had his plays produced all over the world, he wrote for Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson in his 2012 and 2016 pre…
01:08:02 |
Wed 17 Jan 2018
Jared Freid: Traveling in China & Dating in 2018 I 66
The J-Train, comedian Jared Freid (@Jtrain56) joins the guys to talk about his trip in 2016 to do comedy in China as well as his new dating advice podcast "U Up?" on Itunes. Jared also hosts the popu…
01:12:03 |
Wed 10 Jan 2018
#65: The New York Times' Jonah Kessel Went to North Korea
New York Times video journalist Jonah Kessel (@Jonah_Kessel) joins Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and The Artist Formerly Known as Mustache Kap (@KapInAmerica) to kick off 2018 by telling them about …
01:16:07 |
Wed 03 Jan 2018
#64: Lost In America Awards Show - 2017
Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and Mustache Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) look back at the year that was for Lost In America. The guys hand out awards including "Best Rant", "Best Billion Dollar Idea", "Be…
01:18:33 |
Wed 27 Dec 2017
#63: Ronny Chieng - The Most Foreign Guy in Asia/ Most Asian Guy in America
The Daily Show correspondent Ronny Chieng (@RonnyChieng) joins Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and Michael Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) to talk about his childhood between Malaysia/ Singapore and the US, hi…
01:33:44 |
Wed 20 Dec 2017
#62 - Adrian Minkowicz - Argentinian Comedian
Argentinian comedian Adrian Minkowicz (@adrianminkowicz) hangs out with the guys to talk football aka soccer in his home country, his path from lawyer in Buenos Aires to comedian in New York and his …
01:07:26 |
Wed 13 Dec 2017
#61: Live Podcast with Ronny Chieng, Michael Kosta and James Altucher
This is it! Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and Kap (@KapInAmerica) are finally releasing their live podcast, recorded at the legendary Stand Up NY comedy club on the Upper West Side of Manhattan with…
00:45:51 |
Wed 06 Dec 2017
#60: Jocelyn Chia - All About Singapore
Comedian Jocelyn Chia(@JocelynChia) tells the guys all about her life growing up in Singapore from her early education in caning laws all the way to her dating experiences as a teenager. Jocelyn mov…
01:10:59 |
Wed 29 Nov 2017
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