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#59: Brian "Mr Bing" Goldberg - Bringing Chinese Crepes (Jianbing) to America Nov 22, 2017

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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 as the founding member of the Israeli Luge Federation and later his odyssey through Asia which culminated in him bringing jianbing, China's most popular street food, to New York City. For more info on Mr Bing go here: https://www.mr-bing.com/ Lost In America is Live at Stand Up NY on Nov. 30! Tickets here:http://standupnyc.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=498387&cart Turner Sparks is touring New Mexico, Vietnam, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Myanmar, Thailand, Philadelphia and more in the next few months. All dates here: www.TurnerSparks.com
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Live Podcast Announcement! Nov. 30 - Stand Up NY Nov 20, 2017

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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 tickets are available for 33% off before Nov. 26 when you use the promocode "ENSE" at checkout. Get tickets now and get them here: http://standupnyc.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=498387&cart. See you Nov. 30 but until then, Get Lost.
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#58: Eman El-Husseini - Your Average Canadian/ Muslim/ Palestinian/ Lesbian Comedian Nov 15, 2017

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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 York City. Along the way she came out as a comedian, then came out as gay and finally married a Jew. Kap and Turner get the full story. Tickets to the Lost In America live show on Nov. 30 at Stand Up NY in Manhattan are available here: http://standupnyc.laughstub.com/event.cfm?id=498387&cart For all episodes and to click through our Amazon link before shopping go to www.LostInAmericaPod.com All of Turner's tour dates are at www.TurnerSparks.com
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#57: Ruben Paul - California Haitian Nov 08, 2017

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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 playing high school football. Before that, Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and Hollywood Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) are still stuck in the park and kill time by filling out Kap's 2017 New York election ballett. This episode is brought to you by Ense, available in the App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ense/id1136044148?mt=8 For tickets to the Lost In America live show on Nov. 30 at Stand Up NY go here: To contribute to the show by shopping on Amazon, first go here and click the ad in the top right hand corner: www.LostInAmericaPod.com For tickets to Rubee Tuesday's at the Laugh Factory (Hollywood) go here: http://www.laughfactory.com/clubs/hollywood
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#56: Jimmy Shubert - Performing for The US Military Nov 01, 2017

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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 settle into a discussion about Jimmy's extensive experience performing for the US troops in the Middle East and South America and how that has shaped his perspective on life. Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and Hollywood Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) are still the hosts of this podcast. This episode is brought to you by Ense, available in the App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ense/id1136044148?mt=8 To Support the Podcast, click the advertisement at the top right hand corner of our website before you shop on Amazon and a percentage of what you buy will come to the show: www.LostInAmericaPod.com To see Turner live in San Francisco on Nov. 2-3 at The Set Up get tickets here: http://setupcomedy.com/san-francisco/#intro-shift To get tickets to our live show on Nov. 30 (8pm) at Stand Up NY go to their website here: http://www.standupny.com/lineups/
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#55: Anthony DeVito - Bartending in Paris Oct 25, 2017

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Comedian Anthony DeVito (@AnthonyDeVito_) joins Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) to talk about the year he spent as a bartender in Paris from 2007 - 2008. Also, something happens between DeVito and Turner in the middle of the hour which has never previously happened on the pod. Enjoy! To use the Amazon link and contribute to the show so Turner and Kap don't quit comedy and the pod, click the amazon ad in the top right corner of this page before doing your regular shopping: www.LostInAmericaPod.com To find out more about Anthony DeVito and get his new album on Comedy Central Records go here: http://www.anthonydevitocomedy.com/ For all of Turner Sparks' tour dates go here: www.TurnerSparks.com
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#54: Joe Schaefer Returns for Our One Year Pod Anniversary Oct 18, 2017

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Comedian Joe Schaefer (@CloseSchaef) joins Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) to give an honest look into his life one year into comedy in New York. Turner and Joe discuss what it's like to be popular in Asia and viral on the internet while still working their way up in New York's comedy scene. Joe and Turner star in the newest viral video from MamaHuHu here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw6IUOvRIYk&t=39s For all episodes go to www.LostInAmericaPod.com For all of Turner's tour dates go to www.TurnerSparks.com This episode is brought to you by Ense, available in the App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ense/id1136044148?mt=8
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Joe Gerics Runs for Political Office I 53 Oct 11, 2017

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Comedian Joe Gerics (twitter.com/gericsja) returns to launch his political campaign for Town Council in Trumbull, Connecticut. Technically he launched it a month or two ago, but it's never official until it's on this show. Before that Turner Sparks (twitter.com/TurnerBSparks) and Kaplan (twitter.com/KapInAmerica) talk about Indigenous People's Day and answer an Ense from a listener. Turner is headed on tour in October and November to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento, and Miami, Florida. Find all dates and tickets at www.TurnerSparks.com. To donate to Joe Gerics' campaign go here and be sure to mention his name + ours: http://www.trumbulldemocrats.org/contribute/ Listen to all episodes of the podcast at www.LostInAmericaPod.com This episode is brought to you by Ense, available in the App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ense/id1136044148?mt=8

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#52: Justin Kruger - Drumming for Tony Clifton Oct 04, 2017

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Professional drummer Justin Kruger (@JKonTheDrums) is on the pod today to talk about his years spent on the road playing music with controversial lounge singer Tony Clifton, the character closely associated with comedians Andy Kaufman and Bob Zmuda. Before all of that Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and Michael Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) announce their first live pod, happening November 30th at Stand Up NY in New York City. This episode is brought to you by Ense, available in the App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ense/id1136044148?mt=8
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#51: Screenwriter Michael H. Weber Returns with "The Disaster Artist" and "Our Souls at Night" Sep 27, 2017

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Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and Coach Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) have screenwriter Michael H. Weber (@ThisIsWeber) to talk about his two films, count them TWO films, both coming out soon. Our Souls at Night starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda, and The Disaster Artist directed by James Franco starring Dave Franco and Seth Rogen. Before all of that, Turner and Kap have an angry listener Ense into the pod, and the guys finally release their DNA results! Enjoy. This episode is brought to you by Ense, available in the App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ense/id1136044148?mt=8
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