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Misha Kalhin: Belarus, Who's in Charge Now? l 205 Nov 10, 2020

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Belarusian comedian Misha Kalhin joins the guys from his home in Minsk to update them on the turmoil that has taken place in his country since his last appearance on Episode #192 (listen to this too).

Former President Alexander Lukashenko's term has now ended yet he has refused to give up power and claims he won the last election. Opposition party leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is living in exile in Lithuania after having her husband jailed and her life threatened. The EU is supporting her while Russia begrudgingly supports Lukashenko. Major protests have been happening every Sunday since August yet no clear path forward has emerged. Who is in charge now and where does the country go from here? The guys go to Misha for answers. Follow Misha Kalhin at http://mishakalhin.com/.

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Wary Nichen: Can France and Islam Coexist? I 204 Nov 02, 2020

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A school teacher in a suburb of Paris was beheaded by an Islamic extremist on October 16 after he showed his class a political cartoon depicting Muhammed, while teaching a lesson on free speech. Days later, three people in Nice were killed, one of which was beheaded, by a different Islamic extremist. This has all brought up the question of who has the right-of-way when religion and free speech go head-to-head?

The French government is defending their citizen's "right to offend" and is sticking by the country's strong free speech laws. At the same time, Muslims across the world are protesting France for allowing the cartoons to be published.

Here to sort it all out is Algerian-born, French comedian Wary Nichen, who also happens to be Muslim. Wary tours the world performing stand-up comedy and can be found at https://www.warynichen.com/

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The Proposition Are Wild This Year I World's Smartest Podcast Round Table Oct 30, 2020

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Kap and Turner get back together for their monthly World's Smartest Podcast Network roundtable with Andrew Heaton and Dr. Andrew Jones-Rooy to discuss the wild and crazy propositions that are on state ballots across the United States.

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Piotrek Szumowski: Far-Right Politics Rules Poland I 203 Oct 26, 2020

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With the passing of anti-abortion laws a few days ago and the expansion of LGBT Free Zones covering an estimated 1/3rd of the country, it is clear that Poland's society is moving further to the right than they have in a long time. How did we get here? What does it all mean? Where does it go from here? Polish comedian Piotrek (Peter) Szumowski is here to answer as many of Turner Sparks and Michael Ira Kaplan's questions as possible. https://www.facebook.com/piotrekszum/

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Nick Rado: New Zealand's PM Wins Again, Who Is This Lady? I 202 Oct 19, 2020

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Kiwi Comedian Nick Rado joins Turner and Kap from his home in Aukland, New Zealand to answer every question they have on his country's celebrity Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. How did she rise to power? Did she really defeat COVID in New Zealand? Is she still Mormon? Do Kiwi's miss semi-automatic weapons? And also, what does she plan to do in her next term?

Nick Rado is the Best Male Comedian in New Zealand and was awarded as such at the 2019 NZ Comedy Guild Awards. He is a panelist and head writer (over 250 episodes) for TV3’s award-winning topical news comedy show ‘7 Days’ and is the only comedian to win the NZ Comedy Guild Award for 'Best Comedy MC' five times. Catch him and all of his funny friends on tour at https://www.laughclub.co.nz/.

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Narek Margaryan: Armenia-Azerbajian At War? l 201 Oct 12, 2020

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Armenian Comedian Narek Margaryan joins Turner and Kap from his home in Yerevan to answer every question they have about the current Armenia - Azerbaijan conflict. When did it start? Why are Russia and Turkey involved? Did Putin really negotiate a peace treaty? Did the peace treaty last more than 5 minutes (No)? What's the best solution? And as always, why haven't we heard more about this?

Narek Margaryan is one-half of the popular sketch group ArmComedy, he hosts ArmComedy on Arm News TV and has appeared on CONAN in America. https://www.youtube.com/user/armcomedyvideos

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Ollie Horn: Brexit Explained in Detail I 200 Oct 05, 2020

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British comedian Ollie Horn joins Turner and Kap to answer every question they have about Brexit. What has happened since the vote in 2016? Why is it taking so long? How will it effect the daily lives of the average Brit in reality? What is the hullabaloo in Northern Ireland? Ollie's got all the answers.

Ollie Horn is a world-touring comedian based in the UK (although currently stuck in Malaysia), he has a law degree from the UK and hosts the Japan By River Cruise podcast: https://japanbyrivercruise.com/

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Announcing the World's Smartest Podcast Network Oct 02, 2020

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Turner and Kap announce the launch of the World's Smartest Podcast Network and Lost In America be one of the network's founding podcasts.

Joining them will be Andrew Heaton and his show "The Political Orphanage" and Andrea Jones-Rooy and her show "Ask a Political Scientist".

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Oleg Denisov: Putin Critic Poisoned in Russia I 199 Sep 28, 2020

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Russian comedian Oleg Denisov joins Turner and Kap to explain who politician Alexi Navalny is, how he has gained support over time amongst Russians and why Putin (allegedly) poisoned him. Oh, and we also find out what Russians think of Donald J. Trump.

Oleg Denisov tours Europe doing comedy and has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland numerous times, most recently with his show "Russian Troll" in 2019. He is also the owner of the Steal The Show Comedy Club in Moscow, with regular shows in Russian, English and Spanish. https://www.stealtheshow.net/

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Pedja Bajovic: Does Serbia-Kosovo "Peace Deal" Matter? I 198 Sep 22, 2020

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Balkan Comedian Pedja Bajovic joins the guys to try to figure out if this supposed peace deal that the Trump administration brokered between Serbia and Kosovo actually did anything.

Pedja Bajovic was born in Montenegro, grew up in Serbia, has Bosnian citizenship and now lives in Croatia (where he is also a citizen). He founded the Croatian stand-up comedy scene, performs in multiple languages and tours all of the Balkans (and the world) performing comedy. https://pedjabajovic.com/english/

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