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#78: Usama Siddiquee - Comedy and Wedding Tour of India Apr 04, 2018

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Usama Siddiquee (@UsamaBinLaughin) returns to the show to tell Turner (@TurnerBSparks) and Kap (@KapInAmerica) about his recent comedy tour of India. Usama went to Mumbai and Delhi and also performed at a friend's wedding in Hyderabad. We go deep into Indian culture here folks! This episode is brought to you by Ense, available at www.Ense.nyc. This episode is brought to you by Sudio Headphones. Use the promo code "LOST" for 15% off of any purchase. Check them out here: https://www.sudio.com/us/. This episode is brought to you by Hello Chinese. Use the promo code "LOST" for 15% off of the premium app. Get the App at www.HelloChinese.cc. When shopping on Amazon go to www.LostInAmericaPod.com first, click the link in the upper-right hand corner, it will take you back to Amazon and then do your regular shopping. Turner will be in Connecticut, Philadelphia, New Mexico, Shanghai, Singapore and the Phillippines in the next few months. For all dates go to www.TurnerSparks.com
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Turner Sparks Goes to Tijuana I 77 Mar 28, 2018

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Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) checks in with Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) from the west coast to recount his trip to Tijuana, Mexico for a fancy Mexican wedding. This plus the guys read listener hate mail and Kaplan updates us on his daughter's new Ken doll. This episode is brought to you by Ense, available at www.Ense.NYC. This episode is also brought to you by Amazon. Before shopping on Amazon go to www.LostInAmericaPod.com, click the advertisement in the upper-right hand corner, it will take you back to Amazon and then do your regular shopping. Turner has shows in Connecticut, Philadelphia, Shanghai, Singapore and Manila, Philippines coming up, for all dates go to www.TurnerSparks.com Additional support by www.HelloChinese.CC. Use the promo code "LOST" for 15% off the premium app.

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#76 - LIVE from Stand Up NY w/ Des Bishop, Francis Ellis, Sherrod Small and Anthony DeVito Mar 21, 2018

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We did a live podcast and the audio is good! Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and Michael Ira Kaplan (@KapInAmerica)go live from Stand Up NY with Des Bishop (@DesBishop), Francis Ellis (@Francisbarstool), Sherrod Small (@Sherrod_Small) and Anthony DeVito (@AnthonyDeVito_). The guys talks topics like Black Panther in China, living homeless in Hawaii, and performing comedy in Chinese when you don't speak Chinese. This episode is brought to you by Ense, available at www.ense.nyc This episode is also brought to you by "Hello Chinese", available at www.HelloChinese.CC. Use the promo code "LOST" at checkout for a 15% discount. Before shopping on Amazon go to www.LostInAmericaPod.com, click the amazon ad in the top-right hand corner of our site and then do your shopping as usual. A portion of whatever you spend goes to support this show! Turner Sparks will be at Fairfield Comedy Club in Connecticut on April 13-14. Get tickets here: https://www.fairfieldcomedyclub.com/ For all of Turner's upcoming tour dates (including Shanghai and Singapore) go to www.TurnerSparks.com
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#75: Petey Rancel - Iraqi War Veteran/ New York City Comedian Mar 14, 2018

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Petey Rancel (@Petey_Rancel) is a New York City comedian working his way up the NYC comedy circuit, but in a previously life he was the son of a South Florida cocaine dealer who joined the US Marines in 2003 to escape a tough upbringing. Petey tells Turner (@TurnerBSparks) and Kap (@KapInAmerica) about his childhood in Key West, his time in Japan, his days in Iraq and the struggle to re-adjust to normal life after war. This episode is brought to you by Ense, available at www.ense.nyc. The Lost In America Live Podcast is TONIGHT at Stand Up NY (8pm). Get tickets here: http://standupny.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=505468&cart This episode is brought to you by Hello Chinese, available at www.HelloChinese.CC. Use the promocode "LOST" at checkout for discounts on the premium app.
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Live Podcast on March 14! All Details Revealed Mar 13, 2018

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Our live podcast is TOMORROW, March 14th 8pm at Stand Up NY comedy club in New York City. On the show we have stand up, news and interviews with Des Bishop (RTE), Anthony DeVito(Late Show w/ Stephen Colbert), Sherrod Small (Race Wars Podcast) and Francis Ellis (BarStool Sports). In addition we have stand up from Turner Sparks, live announcing from Joe Schaefer and madness from Kaplan. Get your tickets here: http://standupny.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=505468&cart
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#74: Iqram Magdon-Ismail - From Zimbabwe to Ense Mar 07, 2018

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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 burning question. This podcast is brought to you by Ense, available here: https://ense.nyc/ This podcast is also brought to you by Hello Chinese, available here: http://www.hellochinese.cc/. Use the promocode "LOST" at checkout for a 15% discount on the premium app. Tickets to our LIVE PODCAST at STAND UP NY are on sale now. Use the promo code "LOST" for $10 tickets between now and March 10th. Get them here: http://standupny.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=505468&cart
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#73: DC Benny - Comedy on the Chitlin' Circuit Feb 28, 2018

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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 lawyer Blue Shirt Esq. to help them figure how to take legal action against the fake Lost In America pod. This episode is brought to you by Ense, available in the App Store and on Google Play: ense.nyc/ Get "Hello Chinese", the world's #1 Chinese learning App below and enter the promo code "LOST" at checkout for 15% off all premium subscriptions: www.hellochinese.cc/ For tickets to Lost In America's live podcast on March 14 (8pm) at Stand Up NY in Manhattan go here: standupny.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=505468&cart To see Turner Sparks in Philadelphia Saturday, March 3 (7:30pm) at L'Etage get tickets here: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3348577
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#72: Andrea Jones Rooy on North Korea Feb 20, 2018

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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 research but have strong opinions nonetheless. Before all of this, Turner announces the newest pod sponsor and the guys reveal the new #1 enemy of the pod. It's an action packed pod. This episode is brought to you by "Hello Chinese", the world's #1 Chinese Learning App for Beginners. Download the app today at www.hellochinese.cc and use the promo code "LOST" at checkout for 15% off. This episode is brought to you by Ense, available at www.ense.nyc. Tell Iqram and the crew that Lost In America sent you. All of Turner's tour dates including Philly and Connecticut (in March) are available at www.TurnerSparks.com
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#71: Chinese Year of the Dog - Misha Han and Ye Ye Feb 14, 2018

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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 Turner (@TurnerBSparks) calls Kap(@KapInAmerica) from Shanghai to check in on Kap's PTA meeting. This episode is brought to you by Ense, available here: https://ense.nyc/ Turner will be in Philadelphia on March 3. Get tickets here: https://www.facebook.com/ComedyUnderdogs/ For Ye Ye's Chinese cooking classes go to www.CookingWithYeYe.com For all of Turner's tour dates go to www.turnersparks.com. For all Lost In America episodes go to www.LostInAmericaPod.com
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#70: Turner Calls Kap from Thailand Feb 07, 2018

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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 chaperone for Teddy Kaplan's field trip to see an improv group. This episode is brought to you by Ense, available at www.Ense.nyc. Turner's last show of his Asia tour is Feb. 10 at The Great Outdoors in Beijing. Get ticket info at www.comedyclubchina.com
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