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Lost in America
by Turner Sparks and Michael Kaplan
Turner Sparks and Sir Michael Ira Kaplan are on a quest to explore every town in America through the eyes of the scumbags, scoundrels and world touring comedians who grew up there. Who knows what they’ll find out? This is Lost In America.
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Mike Cannon: NY's Comedy Scene Right Now I 188
NYC Comedian Mike Cannon performed in a parking lot in Queens recently and has two shows in Central Park coming up. The guys talk about the state of NY comedy as shows pop up in parks, parking lots and empty lots across New York City while clubs remain closed. Watch Mike's new stand-up special...
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James Mattern: The Commissioner of Comedy I 187
James Mattern is the best emcee in New York City and now the self-appointed Commissioner of Comedy. This week Turner and Kap ask him to lay down rulings on questions like "Should there be a comedy bubble?", "Should comedians start a union?" and more. Subscribe to James' podcast "The Commissioner…
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186: Jeremy Kareken Has the Antibodies
Playwright Jeremy Kareken contracted COVID-19 in early February in New York City and now donates his plasma to give antibodies to current patients. Kareken talks about all of that plus the future of his Broadway play "Lifespan of a Fact" as it travels around the world. -Listen to Turner and Kap...
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185: Usama Siddiquee
From getting a standing ovation on America's Got Talent to being the face of a New York Times article on an illegal comedy show, Usama Siddiquee has had a hell of a month. Today he joins Kaplan and Turner to talk about all of it. Follow Usama at http://www.usamastandsup.com/ and listen to his...
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184: Daniel Pomerantz in Israel
Daniel Pomerantz of Honest Reporting checks-in from Jerusalem to tell the guys what successes and challenges they have had with re-opening amidst COVID-19 in Israel. Follow Daniel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/danielspeaksup Listen to Turner and Kap Tuesday - Friday on "Live From The Bunker":...
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183: Jorge Castellanos in Shanghai
American comedian Jorge Castellanos joins the guys from his home in Shanghai to discuss the 14-hour, state mandated Corona testing process he went through when returning from the US to China in March. Follow Jorge on Twitter @Jorge_Cast Listen to Turner and Kap every Tuesday-Friday on "Live From...
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182: Larry the Cable Guy
Larry the Cable Guy calls Turner and Kaplan from his home in Lincoln, Nebraska to talk comedy after Corona, his opinions of the virus and what its like to do comedy for a crowd of over 50,000 people. Follow Larry on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GitRDoneLarry Watch his new special "Remain Seated"…
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181: Daniel Artest - NYC Street Ball This Summer?
Daniel Artest joins the guys to talk NYC hoops, playing on the Sacramento Kings summer league team, his brother Ron's career at Circuit City and how his old neighborhood of Queensbridge is handling the pandemic. Oh, and he also commits to playing on Kaplan's hipster bookstore rec league…
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180: William Childress in Georgia
Comedian William Childress checks in from Georgia to tell the guys what life is like in the one state that has conquered Corona. For all episodes of Lost In America go to www.LostInAmericaPod.com Follow William on Twitter at https://twitter.com/heyitschili Listen to Turner and Kap Tuesday…
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179: Misha Kalhin in Belarus
Comedian Misha Kalhin calls from his home in Minsk, Belarus to tell the guys what life is like in one of the last countries on earth that is not social distancing. Subscribe to Lost In America at www.LostInAmericaPod.com Listen to Turner and Kap every evening (Tuesday - Friday) on their…
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178: Ari Shaffir - Life Goes On
Ari Shaffir joins Turner and Kaplan to talk about his life since the Kobe incident, his burgeoning yoga career and his campaign to be Trump's new press secretary. To get Turner and Kap 4 additional times a week (Tuesday - Friday evening), chip in $5 a month and subscribe to "Live From the Bunker"...
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177: Dr. Lizzie Ross - NYC Hospitals Right Now
Dr. Lizzie Ross is based in San Francisco who spent last week volunteering at Bellevue Hospital in New York City to help in fight against COVID-19. To hear Dr. Ross regularly check out her podcast The House Of Pod on iTunes. To listen to Turner and Kap five days a week go to...
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176: Andy Curtain in Hong Kong
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 how his city is responding to COVID-19. To get Turner and Kaplan 5 days a week go to...
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175 - Danica Harvey: Self-Quarantined in the Grand Canyon
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 an entirely new America. To hear Turner Sparks and Kaplan 5 days a week go to...
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174 - Jimmy Shubert From His LA Bunker
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 for their show "Live From the Bunker" only available here: Patreon.com/LostInAmerica. Follow the...
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173 - Christina Peters: Quarantined in China
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 our new show "Live From the Bunker", aka The World's #1 Quarantine Podcast, nightly Tuesday - Friday...
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#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 announce that starting immediately the will release episodes 5 days a week. Every Tuesday on this feed...
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#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-47s on bikes, this town has it all. Follow Wali Here: https://twitter.com/walicollins…
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#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 www.Patreon.com/LostInAmerica For all of Turner's tour dates go to www.TurnerSparks.com For all...
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#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 Instagram. For Lost In America's weekly wrap up show go to www.Patreon.com/LostInAmerica For all of…
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#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 great fifty states. Enjoy! To get the Lost In America wrap up show every Friday go to...
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#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 gentrification and the history of his neighborhood. All that plus he walks Turner and Kap through his...
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#166: Kaplan Retires from Bob's World
Turner and Kaplan forgo a guest this week to make room for Kap's major, career altering announcement. All this plus 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…
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#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 In America go to www.LostInAmericapod.com To see Turner's stand-up tour dates go to…
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#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 Erie Canal, Niagara Falls and Pizza Logs. Enjoy! Our Live Podcast is TODAY (1/21/2020), 8pm at Stand...
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#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 our live podcast, Jan 21 HERE: https://standupny.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=539060&cart *Follow…
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#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 podcast. *Subscribe to Jeremy's podcast at www.TheYoungAndTheWeary.com *For all episodes of our show…
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#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 diving into the fascinating world of Allentown, Pennsylvania. Enjoy. For an extra episode every week…
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#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://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mango-bae/id1457454653 Turner Sparks…
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#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 three guys take a deep into Heaton's hometown of Edmond, Oklahoma. Every week Turner and Kap will...
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Reprograming 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 next week. To get a bonus episode of the podcast every Thursday go to patreon.com/LostInAmerica…
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#158: Kap, Turner and 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 listener. Enjoy. To get to our weekly Wrap Up Show direct to your phone every Thursday go to...
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#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 extra episode of this show every Thursday, go to Patreon.com/LostInAmerica For all of Turner Sparks'...
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#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. *To get the guy's weekly wrap up show every Thursday go to patreon.com/LostInAmerica. *For Turner's...
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#155: Dan Frigolette - Telling Jokes in South Africa
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 an extra show every Thursday go to www.Patreon.com/LostInAmerica For all of Turner's tour dates go...
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#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 seat theaters as a teenager and how he later transitioned to a successful comedy career. Get our...
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#153: Turner Breaks Down the New Mexico Oil Boom
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 East New Mexico. All that plus Turner tries and fails again to register for Obamacare. Enjoy! To…
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#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 this plus Turner recaps his trip to New Mexico and Kaplan takes a vacation to the hospital. Enjoy!…
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#151: Kevin Ryan - Pro Tips For Germany's Octoberfest
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 with tips and advice for anyone who might be thinking about making the trip. Enjoy! Every Thursday...
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#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 his district go vote for him. All this plus Kap and Turner get down to brass tax with their Patreon...
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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 makes money off of his comedy album and why Spotify is the enemy of the pod. Also, Kap goes into…
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#149: Alex Pavone - Canada's NBA Championship Parade
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 parade. All this plus Turner reveals some surprising information about his parents. To listen to the…
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#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 to Puerto Rico and beyond in Latin America to do comedy in Spanish. To get our weekly Wrap Up Show...
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#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 yelled at by a postal worker on 9-11. To listen to our weekly "Wrap Up Show" and more subscribe at...
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#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 expedition with 30 other Americans. Also, thank you everyone for making Turner's debut stand up comedy...
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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 Itunes, Amazon and More By Going Here: https://orcd.co/sparksfriarsclub Get a Personalized, Signed…
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#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 with a bunch of crazy Australian men doing artwork in amusement park haunted houses. Plus!…
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#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! Turner's new album "Live From the Friars Club" comes out on September 6th. Email [email protected]...
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#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 Sacramento at the Punch Line Comedy Club (Aug 22-24). Get Tickets Here…
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#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/LostInAmerica. Sick of bowing to the pressures of Big Tech, the guys have now declared Lost In...
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Turner Sparks and Sir Michael Ira Kaplan are on a quest to explore every town in America through the eyes of the scumbags, scoundrels and world touring comedians who grew up there. Who knows what they’ll find out? This is Lost In America.
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