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.

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Update frequency: every 8 days
Average duration: 64 minutes
Episodes: 339
Years Active: 2016 - 2023

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Andy Curtain in Hong Kong: The World's Only Comedy Club I 176

Andy Curtain owns one of the only comedy clubs in the world that has run shows in the past few weeks. He calls Turner and Kap from Hong Kong to talk about his recent shows at The Riff Comedy Club and…

01:08:33 | Tue 14 Apr 2020

Danica Harvey in The Grand Canyon I 175

Danica Harvey turned her phone off on February 28, 2020 and headed on a rafting trip through the Grand Canyon. On March 22, 2020 she finished her trip, turned her phone back on and was greeted with a…

01:03:43 | Tue 07 Apr 2020

Jimmy Shubert in LA: Bunkered Up I 174

Comedian Jimmy Shubert calls in to put a positive spin on the quarantine, we think. Follow Jimmy on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/JimmyShubert. Join Turner and Kap Tuesday - Friday every evening …

00:50:51 | Tue 31 Mar 2020

Christina Peters in Shenzhen: Involuntary Quarantine I 173

Christina Peters calls in from Shenzhen, China to tell us what steps China has taken over the last few months to quarantine her and the rest of the country during the Corona Virus outbreak. To get ou…

01:07:06 | Tue 24 Mar 2020

#172: Announcement: 5 Shows a Week on Patreon During Quarantine

Turner Sparks and Michael Ira Kaplan welcome Andrew Heaton back to the show to get an update on life in Los Angeles and to help them sort through this whole Corona mess. All that, plus the guys an…

00:54:14 | Tue 17 Mar 2020

#171: Wali Collins - Springfield, Mass

Wali Collins joins Turner, Kap and Producer Matt back in Stand Up Labs studios this week to talk about the rich history of Springfield, Massachusettes. From Dr. Seuss to Basketball to dudes with AK-…

01:10:15 | Tue 10 Mar 2020

#170: Corona Virus Special

Turner and Kap hunker down in the Sparks' Brooklyn home and report on Corona Virus stories from around the world. All this plus Teddy Kaplan get a free tutor. For an extra episode every week go to…

01:00:29 | Tue 03 Mar 2020

#169: Ester Steinberg - Tampa, Florida

Ester Steinberg is from the home of Outback Steakhouse, Hooters and her dad's topless bagel shop. A little town on the water known as Tampa, Florida. Enjoy. Follow Ester at @Ester.Steinberg on Inst…

01:10:19 | Wed 26 Feb 2020

#168: Rob Stalkie - Pembroke, Ontario

Rob Stalkie takes a break from his constant touring to talk to Turner and Kap about his hometown of Pembroke, Ontario. That's right, it is the guy's first deep dive into a town outside of these grea…

01:10:50 | Tue 18 Feb 2020

#167: Andre D Thompson - Bushwick, Brooklyn (NY)

Fresh off of his debut set on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Andre D Thompson (@AndreDThompson) joins the guys to talk about growing up in Bushwick, Brooklyn, having a front-row seat to gentrifi…

01:14:06 | Tue 11 Feb 2020

#166: Turner Sparks Gets Jury Duty

Turner reviews his day in jury duty. Enjoy! For every episode of this podcast go to www.LostInAmericaPod.com For a bonus episode every week go to Patreon.com/LostInAmerica For all of Turner's tour da…

01:02:52 | Tue 04 Feb 2020

#165: Live Podcast w/ Jared Freid, Usama Siddiquee and Casey Balsham

Live from Stand Up NY! Turner Sparks and Michael Ira Kaplan welcome guests Usama Siddiquee, Casey Balsham and Jared Freid. All this PLUS Kaplan performs stand up. Enjoy! For all episodes of Lost I…

01:04:57 | Tue 28 Jan 2020

#164: Shaun Murphy - Tonawanda Town, New York

Shaun Murphy (@IAmShaunMurphy) joins Turner and Kaplan to defend his town of Tonawanda, New York against the slurs from Maddy Smith's band teacher last week. Learn all you've ever wanted about the E…

01:00:44 | Tue 21 Jan 2020

#163: Maddy Smith - Clarence, New York

Maddy Smith from MTV's Wild 'N Out joins the guys to do a full breakdown of the three social classes in her hometown of Clarence, NY (outside Buffalo). All this plus Kap and Turner *Get tickets to …

01:08:31 | Tue 14 Jan 2020

#162: Jeremy Pinsly - Belle Meade, Tennessee

Jeremy Pinsly from The Young and the Weary Podcast joined Turner and Kap a couple months back to talk about his hometown of Belle Meade, Tennessee on this pilot episode of the new Lost In America po…

01:11:06 | Tue 07 Jan 2020

#161: Michael Ira Kaplan - Allentown, Pennsylvania

Sir Michael Ira Kaplan is our guest for the last episode of 2019 as Producer Matt jumps into the co-hosting duties along with Turner Sparks. This week the guys spend an hour and thirteen minutes div…

01:14:09 | Tue 31 Dec 2019

#160: Usama Siddiquee - Plano, Texas

Usama Siddiquee from the Mango Bae Podcast joins Turner Sparks and Michael Ira Kaplan to talk about his hometown of Plano, Texas. Listen to Usama every week on the Mango Bae Pod here: https://pod…

01:00:57 | Tue 24 Dec 2019

#159: Andrew Heaton - Edmond, Oklahoma

Turner Sparks (@TurnerSparks) and Sir Michael Ira Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) launch their NEW podcast format as they are joined by Andrew Heaton (@MightyHeaton, The Political Orphanage Podcast) and the t…

01:12:05 | Mon 16 Dec 2019

Programing Announcement From Turner and Kap

Kap and Turner announce a new direction for the Lost In America podcast. The guys will return next week with the same great name, same great producer and same great hosts. Enjoy your day and see you …

00:09:12 | Mon 09 Dec 2019

#158: Turner Sparks, Michael Ira Kaplan & Producer Boomer

This week the guys discover a dark secret about Producer Matt, Kaplan reviews his vacation to an airport hotel and the guys receive a unibomber-manifesto-length piece of hate mail from an angry liste…

01:03:29 | Mon 02 Dec 2019

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