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#108: Gov. Gary Johnson - Running for US Senate in New Mexico Nov 05, 2018

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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.com
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#107: Kaplan Gets Pipe Bombed Oct 31, 2018

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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.com
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#106: Florent Beng - Starting a Basketball Shoe Company in France Oct 24, 2018

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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.com
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#105: Sean Finnerty - An Irish Boy Comes to America Oct 17, 2018

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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.com
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#104: Daniel Louis Vezza - 5 Years in Berlin's Comedy Scene Oct 10, 2018

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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 available at www.LostInAmericaPod.com Follow us on Instagram at @TurnerSparks, @KapInAmerica and @LostInAmericaPod.
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#103: NY Times' Jonah Kessel Went to the Russian Arms Expo 2018 Sep 26, 2018

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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.com
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#102: Ari Shaffir - The Edinburgh Fringe Festival Sep 19, 2018

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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.com
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#101: Kap Explains Rosh Hashanah Sep 12, 2018

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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!
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#100: Kap, Turner and an All-Star List of Pod Guests Celebrate 100 Sep 05, 2018

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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!
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#99: ESPN's Sandra Harwitt - Tennis Journalism, Serena Williams and the Beijing Olympics Aug 29, 2018

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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=86083
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