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Francisco Ramos: Will Venezuela Have Fair Elections Soon? I 242 Aug 10, 2021

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Francisco Ramos from Last Comic Standing, the animated film Rio and SHAMELESS on Netflix joins us to talk about his home country of Venezuela. After two decades of Hugo Chavez and now eight years of President/ Dictator Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela is beaten down economically and socially, and desperate for some kind of change. We talk about how to country got to this point and what the upcoming Mexico summit between Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaido might mean for future free elections. Check out Francisco's HBO Max short-film ZOO ANIMALS, and for more info go here: https://franciscoeramos.com/

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Tanael Joachim: Haiti's President Murdered - What Happens Now? I 241 Aug 04, 2021

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On July 7th the President of Haiti was assassinated by a group of 20+ mercenaries while sleeping inside his home. The killers managed to get into his gated community, past his bodyguards and into his home without any resistance, and curiously none of his bodyguards were injured. Who were these men? Who was behind the killing? Who is in charge of the country now?

Haitian comedian Tanael Joachim (TJ) joins us today to answer as many of those questions as he can, and for the questions with no answers he makes a few guesses. Check out TJ at https://www.tanaeljoachim.com/ and watch his comedy special "January 3rd" on Amazon Prime.

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Alexis Guerreros: Cuban Protests Explained I 240 Jul 21, 2021

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On July 11 Cubans took to the streets in over 50 towns and cities to protest their oppressive government. Fed up with a lack of food, poor health care, a growing Covid pandemic and more, people are risking their lives to speak up in the hopes that something will change. Almost immediately protestors were beaten, arrested and made to disappear while a disinformation campaign was launched to convince people in the US to side with the Cuban government. Here to fill us in on the details and tell us what might happen next is Cuban American comedian Alexis Guerreros. Alexis is the host of The Cooligans on Fubo Sports Network and Kicking It on Complex. Check out Alexis here: http://www.alexisguerreros.com/.

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Turner Goes to Super Jewish Brooklyn I 239 Jul 14, 2021

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For their week off Kap and Turner release a recent episode from their full-throttle comedy podcast "Live From the Bunker", available at www.patreon.com/LostInAmerica. In this episode, Turner gets lost in Brooklyn's Hasidic Jewish neighborhood and Kaplan happily answers every question that came out of Turner's adventure.

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Graham Kay: Why are Canadians Burning Churches? I 238 Jul 07, 2021

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Ten churches in Canada were burned down on July 1 of this year, purposefully coinciding with the yearly celebration of Canada Day. The arson was meant to call attention to the thousands of unmarked graves of First Nations (Canada's Native Americans) children that have been found outside of Canada's notorious residential schools for indigenous children. Here to connect the dots and help us figure out what can be done about all of this is Canada's finest comedian Graham Kay. Check him out on tour this year and listen to The Edge Lords Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-edge-lords/id1550671795

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Saku Yanagawa: Why Japanese People Don't Want The Olympics I 237 Jul 01, 2021

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Japanese comedian Saku Yanagawa joins Lost In America to explain to us why 80% of Japanese people don't want the Olympics to happen in their country this summer, and the fifteen billion reasons why they are going to happen anyway. Saku Yanagawa was named Comedian of the Year in Japan for 2017 and 2018. He is now based in Chicago, Illinois. Check him out here: http://sakuyanagawa.com/

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Anton Tymoshenko: How is Ukraine's Comedian President Doing? I 236 Jun 24, 2021

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Two years ago Ukraine elected comedian Volodymyr Zelensky to be President of their country. With zero experience in politics Zelensky immediately had to deal with war threats from Putin in Russia, oligarchs in his own country vying for his attention and of course the infamous call with Trump. Today we check in with another Ukrainian comedian, Anton Tymoshenko, to get an honest assessment of how Zelensky has done so far and what might be in his future. Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anton_tymoshenko

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Daniel Pomerantz: Israel's New Prime Minister is Who? I 235 Jun 17, 2021

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Benjamin Netanyahu is out, a new coalition government of moderates, far right wing types and Arab Israelis is in. What does this mean for the Arab world? How do these factions work together? How long will it last? Daniel Pomerantz from Honest Reporting in Tel Aviv, Israel joins us this week with all of the answers. Follow Daniel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/danielspeaksup

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Oscar Montoya: Why Is Colombia Protesting? I 234 Jun 12, 2021

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Nationwide protests broke out in Colombia on April 28, 2021 and still have not stopped. A combination of the government's bad pandemic response, a poor healthcare system and an untimely tax hike sent opponents of President Ivan Duque Marquez to the streets. Here to explain why the protests are still happening and what might happen next is Colombian comedian Oscar Montoya. Check out his podcast Spanish Aqui Presents here: https://www.earwolf.com/show/spanish-aqui-presents/.

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David Kau: South Africa's Post-Apartheid Growing Pains I 233 Jun 01, 2021

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South Africa's legendary comedian David Kau joins the guy to explain the corruption charges against former South African President Jacob Zuma, and along the way catch them up on his country's history since apartheid ended in 1994. David Kau was a pioneering black comedian in South Africa when he started his career in the mid-1990s and is listed as an inspiration for every major comedian that has come out of the country since. Since 2004 he has ran the wildly successful "Blacks Only" comedy tour that brings black comedians to black audiences throughout South Africa. Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidkau1, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DavidKauComedian and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MrDavidKau

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