Comedian Turner Sparks just got married and has moved home to America after twelve years living in China. Writer Michael Kaplan has two kids, a wife, a job and has spent his entire life in the USA. Neither one can figure their country out.
Episodes (75)
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#74 - Iqram Magdon-Ismail - From Zimbabwe to Ense
#74 - Iqram Magdon-Ismail - From Zimbabwe to Ense
Published: 7 Mar 2018 Duration: 54:28Pod 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 Virginia, and his Dad Enses in to answer a b... Read more →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 Virginia, and his Dad Enses in to answer a b... Read more →
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#73 - DC Benny - Comedy on the Chitlin' Circuit
#73 - DC Benny - Comedy on the Chitlin' Circuit
Published: 28 Feb 2018 Duration: 01:21:44DC 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 (@TurnerBSparks) and Kap (@KapInAmerica) call pod... Read more →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 (@TurnerBSparks) and Kap (@KapInAmerica) call pod... Read more →
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#72 - Andrea Jones Rooy on North Korea
#72 - Andrea Jones Rooy on North Korea
Published: 20 Feb 2018 Duration: 01:12:48Fivethirtyeight.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 Turner (@TurnerBSparks) have done zero re... Read more →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 Turner (@TurnerBSparks) have done zero re... Read more →
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#71 - Chinese Year of the Dog - Misha Han and Ye Ye
#71 - Chinese Year of the Dog - Misha Han and Ye Ye
Published: 14 Feb 2018 Duration: 01:06:27Comedian 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 out to be every question. All this plus T... Read more →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 out to be every question. All this plus T... Read more →
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#70 - Turner Calls Kap from Thailand
#70 - Turner Calls Kap from Thailand
Published: 7 Feb 2018 Duration: 01:01:05This 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, Kap recounts his day as the volunteer chape... Read more →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, Kap recounts his day as the volunteer chape... Read more →
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#69 - Adam Valen Levinson - The Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah
#69 - Adam Valen Levinson - The Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah
Published: 31 Jan 2018 Duration: 01:15:32Adam 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't like Jews. It turns out, they don't al... Read more →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't like Jews. It turns out, they don't al... Read more →
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#68 - Paul Johnson - Mormon Mission to Germany
#68 - Paul Johnson - Mormon Mission to Germany
Published: 23 Jan 2018 Duration: 01:12:23Comedian 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 (@KapInAmerica) all the details of the miss... Read more →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 (@KapInAmerica) all the details of the miss... Read more →
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#67 - Playwright Jeremy Kareken - Cuban Libertarians and James Lipton
#67 - Playwright Jeremy Kareken - Cuban Libertarians and James Lipton
Published: 17 Jan 2018 Duration: 01:08:02Playwright 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 presidential campaigns, he recently got mixe... Read more →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 presidential campaigns, he recently got mixe... Read more →
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#66 - Jared Freid - Traveling in China, Ense Sauce and Dating in 2018
#66 - Jared Freid - Traveling in China, Ense Sauce and Dating in 2018
Published: 9 Jan 2018 Duration: 01:12:03The 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 popular J-Train Podcast on Itunes and tours ... Read more →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 popular J-Train Podcast on Itunes and tours ... Read more →
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#65 - The New York Times' Jonah Kessel Went to North Korea
#65 - The New York Times' Jonah Kessel Went to North Korea
Published: 2 Jan 2018 Duration: 01:16:08New 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 the insane trip he just took to North Kor... Read more →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 the insane trip he just took to North Kor... Read more →
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#64 - Lost In America Awards Show - 2017
#64 - Lost In America Awards Show - 2017
Published: 26 Dec 2017 Duration: 01:18:33Turner 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", "Best Hot Take" and of course "Best American... Read more →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", "Best Hot Take" and of course "Best American... Read more →
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#63 - Ronny Chieng - The Most Foreign Guy in Asia/ Most Asian Guy in America
#63 - Ronny Chieng - The Most Foreign Guy in Asia/ Most Asian Guy in America
Published: 20 Dec 2017 Duration: 01:33:44The 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, his comedy life in Australia and his curren... Read more →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, his comedy life in Australia and his curren... Read more →
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#62 - Adrian Minkowicz - Argentinian Comedian
#62 - Adrian Minkowicz - Argentinian Comedian
Published: 13 Dec 2017 Duration: 01:07:26Argentinian 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 tango dancing past. Before that, Turner S... Read more →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 tango dancing past. Before that, Turner S... Read more →
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#61 - Live Podcast with Ronny Chieng, Michael Kosta and James Altucher
#61 - Live Podcast with Ronny Chieng, Michael Kosta and James Altucher
Published: 6 Dec 2017 Duration: 45:51This 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 guests Ronny Chieng (@RonnyChieng) and M... Read more →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 guests Ronny Chieng (@RonnyChieng) and M... Read more →
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#60 - Jocelyn Chia - All About Singapore
#60 - Jocelyn Chia - All About Singapore
Published: 29 Nov 2017 Duration: 01:10:59Comedian 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 moved to the US for college, became a lawyer... Read more →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 moved to the US for college, became a lawyer... Read more →
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#59 - Brian "Mr Bing" Goldberg - Bringing Chinese Crepes (Jianbing) to America
#59 - Brian "Mr Bing" Goldberg - Bringing Chinese Crepes (Jianbing) to America
Published: 22 Nov 2017 Duration: 01:08:40Brian Goldberg, founder of one of New York's most popular new eateries "Mr Bing", sits down with Turner (@TurnerBSparks) and Mordecai Kaplan (@KapInAmerica)to talk about his wild life. Brian tells the guys about his early-life adventures a... Read more →Brian Goldberg, founder of one of New York's most popular new eateries "Mr Bing", sits down with Turner (@TurnerBSparks) and Mordecai Kaplan (@KapInAmerica)to talk about his wild life. Brian tells the guys about his early-life adventures a... Read more →
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Live Podcast Announcement! Nov. 30 - Stand Up NY
Live Podcast Announcement! Nov. 30 - Stand Up NY
Published: 20 Nov 2017 Duration: 04:57Announcement! Tickets are on sale for our Lost In America Live Podcast at Stand Up NY in Manhattan. Guests include Ronny Chieng and Michael Kosta from The Daily Show, both doing stand up comedy and sitting down for interviews. Early Bird ... Read more →Announcement! Tickets are on sale for our Lost In America Live Podcast at Stand Up NY in Manhattan. Guests include Ronny Chieng and Michael Kosta from The Daily Show, both doing stand up comedy and sitting down for interviews. Early Bird ... Read more →
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#58 - Eman El-Husseini - Your Average Canadian/ Muslim/ Palestinian/ Lesbian Comedian
#58 - Eman El-Husseini - Your Average Canadian/ Muslim/ Palestinian/ Lesbian Comedian
Published: 15 Nov 2017 Duration: 01:14:52Comedian Eman El-Husseini (@Emanifique) joins Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and New York Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) to talk about her life being born in Kuwait to Palestinian parents, raised in Montreal, Canada and eventually moving to New Yor... Read more →Comedian Eman El-Husseini (@Emanifique) joins Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and New York Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) to talk about her life being born in Kuwait to Palestinian parents, raised in Montreal, Canada and eventually moving to New Yor... Read more →
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#57 - Ruben Paul - California Haitian
#57 - Ruben Paul - California Haitian
Published: 8 Nov 2017 Duration: 01:16:06Comedian Ruben Paul (@IamRubenPaul)talks today about his life growing up as the only Haitian-American kid in Carson, California. Everything he experienced was colored by his Haitian upbringing from dating, to eating school lunches to playi... Read more →Comedian Ruben Paul (@IamRubenPaul)talks today about his life growing up as the only Haitian-American kid in Carson, California. Everything he experienced was colored by his Haitian upbringing from dating, to eating school lunches to playi... Read more →
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#56 - Jimmy Shubert - Performing for The US Military
#56 - Jimmy Shubert - Performing for The US Military
Published: 31 Oct 2017 Duration: 01:03:00Powerhouse comedian Jimmy Shubert (@JimmyShubert) performs a hostile takeover of the podcast this week sounding off on topics like the US election, abortion laws in America and country club memberships. Once that's taken care of, the guys... Read more →Powerhouse comedian Jimmy Shubert (@JimmyShubert) performs a hostile takeover of the podcast this week sounding off on topics like the US election, abortion laws in America and country club memberships. Once that's taken care of, the guys... Read more →
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