Lost In America

Pod Favorite Jimmy Shubert (@JimmyShubert) returns to talk about his newest comedy special "Zero Tolerance" which is available at www.JimmyShubert.com. This episode is NSFW as Jimmy drops about a million F bombs and also offends about half of the free world with his opinions on politics, society, culture and more. Enjoy unfiltered Jimmy Shubert. This episode is brought to you by Ense, available at www.Ense.nyc To get a year of live comedy shows for $139 go to https://standupny.com/laughpass/ and use the promocode "LOSTINAMERICA" at checkout. Go see Turner live on Jan. 31 in Grand Prairie, Texas. Get tickets at www.TurnerSparks.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

After a complete collapse of an originally scheduled Daniel Perefan interview, Gus Tate (@gustate) comes to the rescue and joins the guys to talk about China's changing comedy landscape. Later the guys discuss Gus' wife's modern pregnancy and all the juicy details of how people get pregnant in 2019. This episode is brought to you by Ense, available at www.Ense.nyc. To get LaughPass go to www.StandUpNY.com and use the promocode "LOSTINAMERICA" at checkout for a $20 discount. Go see Turner and Gus this Saturday (Jan. 19) in Cambridge, Mass. Get tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/turner-sparks-gus-tate-live-in-boston-presented-by-anderson-comedy-tickets-53076624613?aff=ebdssbdestsearchAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jocelyn Chia (@JocelynChia) returns to tell talk to the guys about the last year of her life spent living as a professional comedian in both the United States and Asia. Jocelyn talks about her struggle in deciding what part of the world would be better for her career and announces her decision later in the pod. Also, she talks about dating a guy in the Navy. Get this episode and all episodes at www.LostInAmericaPod.com See Turner Sparks live in January in Boston and Dallas! Get tickets at www.TurnerSparks.com This episode is brought to you by Laughable, available at www.laughable.com. To get a year of comedy shows at Stand Up NY plus way more for $139 go to https://standupny.com/laughpass/ and use the code "LOSTINAMERICA" at checkout. This episode is also brought to you by Ense, available at www.ENSE.nycAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and Michael Ira Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) hand out their 2018 pod awards including "Alt-Middle Guest of the Year", "Pod Bump of the Year" and "Sponsor of the Year". All this plus the guys recap Turner's holiday party and Kap review's Teddy's soccer season. This episode is brought to you by Ense, available at www.Ense.nyc Get a year's worth of live comedy shows plus more at Stand Up NY comedy club by subscribing to LaughPass, available for $139/year by entering the promo code "LOSTINAMERICA" at checkout here: https://standupny.com/laughpass/. Get 15% off of all headphones (including the new Vasa Blas) by entering the promo code "LOSTINAMERICA" at checkout when shopping at https://www.sudio.com/us/. Contribute to the pod regularly by going to www.LostInAmericaPod.com first when shopping on Amazon and click through our link at the top-right corner of the page. For all of Turner Sparks' tour dates go to www.TurnerSp

Journalist and Author Roseann Lake (@Roslake) joins Turner (@TurnerBSparks) and Kap (@KapInAmerica) to talk about her life as The Economist's woman on the ground in Havana, Cuba. Roseann updates the guys on Cuba's struggle with capitalism and where things stand for entrepreneurs and free market minded individuals today. Get Sudio Headphones at www.sudio.com/us/earbuds/vasa-bla-black and use the promo code "LOSTINAMERICA" at checkout for a 15% discount. Get LaughPass at https://standupny.com/laughpass/ for a year of unlimited comedy shows plus more at Stand Up NY comedy club in Manhattan. Use promo code "LOSTINAMERICA" to get an entire year for $139 which is $20 off the regular purchase price. As always, this episode is brought to you by Ense, available at www.Ense.nyc. For all of Turner Sparks' tour dates including Dallas, Boston and more go to www.TurnerSparks.com For all of our podcasts go to www.LostInAmericaPod.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPr

Playwright Jeremy Kareken returns to the show to talk about his new Broadway smash-hit The Lifespan of a Fact starring Daniel Radcliffe (yes Harry Potter). Jeremy gives Turner (@TurnerBSparks) and Kap (@KapInAmerica) all of the ins and outs of putting on a big-time Broadway production and hints at the future of the show. This episode is brought to you by Sudio Headphones, use the promo code "LOST IN AMERICA" at checkout for a 15% discount: https://www.sudio.com/us/. This episode is also brought to you by Ense, available at www.Ense.nyc. Get tickets to The Lifespan of a Fact here: https://www.lifespanofafact.com/. For all of Turner Sparks' tour dates including Boston, Dallas and New York City go to www.TurnerSparks.com. Do your holiday shopping on Amazon by going to www.LostInAmericaPod.com first and clicking through our banner in the top-right corner.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Mordecai Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) and Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) skip the guests this week and catch the listeners up on their trip to Staten Island and Kaplan's family trip back to Disney World in Orlando. This episode is brought to you by Ense, available at www.Ense.NYC. For all of Turner Sparks' tour dates including Detroit, Boston, Dallas and New York City go to www.TurnerSparks.com For all episodes of this podcast go to www.LostInAmericaPod.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Suzanne Lea Shepherd joins the guys to talk about her comedy origins in Singapore, her experiences with Comedy Central Asia and her 2015 transition to the New York City stand up scene. All this plus Kaplan teaches Turner about the 2008 housing crisis. This episode is brought to you by Ense, available at www.Ense.nyc. Turner Sparks will be performing in Philadelphia on Friday, Nov. 30. For discounted tickets use the promo code "TURNER" and go to the following address: https://www.phillycomedyclub.com/events/joe-gerics-turner-sparks-sean-murphy-2018-10-191211455617. Turner will be coming to Detroit, Boston, Dallas and all over the Northeast in the next few months. For tickets to all of those shows go to www.TurnerSparks.com For all of our podcasts go to www.LostInAmericaPod.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Comedian and magician Harrison Greenbaum (@HarrisonComedy) joins Turner and Kap to talk about his recent tour of Kazakhstan with one of the world's biggest touring magic companies, The Illusionists. All this plus Kaplan asks the listeners to watch his dog while he is gone for Thanksgiving. This episode is brought to you by Ense, available at www. Ense.nyc. For all of Turner Sparks' upcoming tour dates including Atlantic City, Philadelphia, Detroit and Dallas, Texas go to www.TurnerSparks.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and Michael Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) are joined by Canadian comedians Graham Kay (@mrgrahamkay) and Alex Pavone (@MrAlexPavone) from the Friends and Sports Podcast to take a deep dive into Canadian politics. What are their elections like? What is a parliamentary system? What if they forget to tell the French about new laws? Its all here. This episode is brought to you by Ense, available at www.Ense.nyc. For all of Turner Sparks' tour dates go to www.TurnerSparks.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Election Special! Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson (@GovGaryJohnson) joins Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and Michael Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) to talk about his current campaign as the Libertarian Party candidate for US Senate in his home state. For act two of this election special the guys are joined by Andrea Jones-Rooy (@JonesRooy) of FiveThirtyEight.com for a discussion on why we are so polarized as a voting nation, or why the news makes us believe we are. This episode is brought to you by Ense, available at www.Ense.nyc. For all episodes of this podcast go to www.LostInAmericaPod.com For all of Turner Sparks' tour dates go to www.TurnerSparks.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On a very special episode Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) and Turner (@TurnerBSparks) rehash the pipe bomb incident at Kaplan's office in New York's Tribeca neighborhood last week. Who was this bomber? Why would he want to come after Kaplan? What does he have against the alt-middle? The guys answer those questions and more. This episode is brought to you by Ense, available at www.Ense.nyc For every episode of Lost in America go to www.LostInAmericaPod.com For all of Turner Sparks tour dates go to www.TurnerSparks.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

International business talk! French entrepreneur Florent Beng (@LouisBeng) joins the guys to talk about his former career as a basketball player in France and his new basketball shoe brand 24 Secondes (www.24secondes.fr/). Unlike Nike and Adidas his shoes are made in France and currently marketed solely to the French consumer, although Brooklyn hipsters would love these things. This episode is brought to you by Ense, available at www. Ense.nyc. For all of the Lost In America episodes plus pictures, our Amazon link and more go to www.LostInAmericaPod.com For all of Turner Sparks' upcoming tour dates go to www.TurnerSparks.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Irish comedian Sean Finnerty (@SeanyFinnerty) regales the guys with his lovely story of immigrating to America. Its just like the movie Brooklyn except for he lived with 15 guys in Queens and then got shot at in Orlando. All this plus Bradley Cooper almost kills Kaplan's kid. This episode is brought to you by Ense, available at www.ENSE.nyc. To get free tickets to see Turner audition for Eastville Comedy Club on 10-22-18 in Brooklyn email reservation@eastvillecomedy.com and tell them you want to see Turner Sparks. All of Turner's tour dates are available at www.TurnerSparks.com All podcasts are available at www.LostInAmericaPod.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The guys are back! They didn't get cancelled, and this week Daniel Louis Vezza tells Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and Michael Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) about the five years he spent in Berlin's comedy scene and his rocky transition back to America. For the first time Turner becomes the teacher as he gives Daniel pointers on how to navigate New York's rough and tumble comedy scene. This episode is ONCE AGAIN brought to you by Ense (and Kaplan's drinking/ schmoozing abilities), get Ense at www.ENSE.nyc and talk to the world. Announcement! Turner is trying to get passed at Eastville Comedy Club in downtown Brooklyn. That means he has a show at 8pm on Oct. 22nd where he needs a bunch of people to come, and if the club likes him he will be on their regular lineups! Support Turner and get your FREE tickets by emailing reservations@Eastvillecomedy.com and mentioning the name Turner Sparks. All of Turner's show dates are available at www.TurnerSparks.com All episodes of this podcast are

New York Times videographer Jonah Kessel (@Jonah_Kessel) joins Turner (@TurnerBSparks) and CIS Gender Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) to talk about his recent trip to the 2018 Russian Arms Expo outside of Moscow. Yep, countries from around the world get together in Russia once a year to sell arms to each other right out in the open. All this plus the guys have some somber news regarding the future of the podcast. Possibly for the last time, this episode is brought to you by Ense, available at www.Ense.nyc. For all of Turner's stand up comedy tour dates go to www.TurnerSparks.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Ari Shaffir (@AriShaffir) joins Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and Michael Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) to answer every question they have about the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. The guys also discuss Norm Macdonald, Hannah Gadsby and every other hot topic in comedy at the moment. This episode is brought to you by Ense, available at www.Ense.nyc. For all of Turner's tour dates go to www.TurnerSparks.com For all episodes and to find our Amazon link go to www.LostInAmericaPod.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Kaplan tells Turner all of the stories and traditions of Rosh Hashanah this week before the guys make their Jewish New Year's Resolutions and officially endorse their first candidate as the spokesmen for the Alt Middle. All this plus hate mail, intern applications and a new enemy of the party. This episode is brought to you by Ense, available at www.Ense.nyc For all of Turner Sparks' tour dates go to www.TurnerSparks.com To support the pod go to www.LostInAmericaPod.com and click the Amazon link in the upper-right hand corner before doing your Amazon shopping. Happy Rosh Hashanah!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Kap and Turner celebrate episode 100 by welcoming back former pod guests Joe Schaefer (@CloseSchaef), Andrea Jones-Rooy (@jonesrooy), Gary Sparks and more to help them determine who of the two is more Lost In America after 100 weeks. All this plus the guys finally reveal the official Alt-Middle Platform. This episode is brought to you by Ense, available at www.Ense.NYC For all of Turner Sparks' tour dates go to www.TurnerSparks.com Thank you for listening!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Journalist Sandra Harwitt (@TennisGrapevine) joins the guys to talk about her career covering tennis around the world for the New York Times, ESPN, The USA Today and most of America's major news outlets. She tells Turner and Kap about her lifelong friendship with Sarina Williams and the hilarious experiences she had while covering the 2008 Beijing Olympics. All this plus the guys read hate mail and take a question from a listener on Ense. This episode is brought to you by Ense, available at www.Ense.nyc. Go see Turner tonight (8/29/2018) at Punch Line Comedy Club in Sacramento. Get your tickets here: http://www.punchlinesac.com//EventDetail?tmeventid=1C0054E2BDFD55D9&offerid=86083Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy