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Vlad McTavish: Scottish Independence Update I 301 May 11, 2023

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Scottish comedy legend Vlad McTavish (BBC) has been living through Scotland's back and forth struggle for independence from the UK his entire life. Today he breaks down recent history from 1997's formation of the Scottish Parliament, to 2014's vote to remain and straight up until today. Finally, he gives us his prediction for when and how Scotland will become an independent country. Get tickets to see Vlad's show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer here: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/2023-the-end-of-the-beginning-of-the-end-vladimir-mctavish

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Episode 300! Behind the Show with Turner & Kap I 300 Apr 26, 2023

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The guys celebrate Episode 300 by inviting their friend Andrea Jones-Rooy on the show to interview them about Lost In America.

Andrea goes behind the scenes to find out the origin story of Turner and Kap's friendship, the show's original idea (not this), the early days, the best and worst countries to cover, the hardest country to find a guest for and what lies ahead for the TV pilot. Subscribe to Andrea's "Majoring in Everything" podcast on all podcast platforms and follower Andrea on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jonesrooy/.

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Yohay Sponder: Israel in Turmoil Again I 299 Apr 12, 2023

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Israeli comedian Yohay Sponder joins us from the motherland to tell us why Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to take power over the supreme court, and what it's like to live in a country that is in a constant state of war. For more on Yohay go here: https://sponder-standup.com/.

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Adrien Arnoux: Why The French Are Expert Protesters I 298 Apr 04, 2023

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French comedian Adrien Arnoux joins us from his home in Paris to explain why the French are protesting in the streets again over social security, and why the French are so much more effective at protesting than Americans. We also talk about Europe's culture of stand-up comedy vs. Americas. Follow Adrien on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/adrienarnouxcomedy

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Turner and Kap: Americans Love Jews I 298 Mar 23, 2023

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The guys blow up the format today and give everyone a taste of what their Patreon show "Live From the Bunker" is like with this deep dive into who likes who and who can't stand who in today's religions in America. Turner and Kap do this style show twice a week exclusively for Patreon subscribers who throw in $5 or more a month. Join now at https://www.patreon.com/LostInAmerica and you will get all of the extra benefits plus a shout out on next week's pod.

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Brian Sack: In Turkey Aiding Earthquake Survivors I 297 Mar 08, 2023

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Brian Sack is an American comedian who has spent the last year of his life volunteering around the world in disaster areas for a group called World Central Kitchen. Brian has been to Poland to help Ukrainian refugees, all over the US assisting with natural disaster victims, and has spent the past month of his life in Turkey helping to feed the newly homeless after their massive earthquake. Today Brian talks about what life is like on the ground in Turkey and what might become of their upcoming presidential elections. Follow Brian on Instagram at @BodegaBrianFG

Lost In America is hosted by us AKA Turner Sparks and Michael Ira Kaplan

This episode is brought to you by our Patreon subscribers. Shout out to who all joined this week! Our new subscribers are Jean Treaster, Carey Eber, Daniel Granillo, Randy Drexler, Arvind Saxena, Lauren Sparks, I Just Pooped My Pants Dot Com, Mark Cisneros, Deborah Tousie, Caleb McMahon, Mel Cauthen, Jimmy Bean, Whitney Applegate, Clayton Weise, Ken Coleman and Dr. Bill Bommer. Join now for $5 and you will get a private link to our online screening of our "Lost In...El Salvador" TV pilot where we go to El Salvador to see what its like to live in a country where Bitcoin is your currency. Do it here and we'll give you a shout out on next week's pod: https://www.patreon.com/LostInAmerica

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Is Tipping Out of Control in America? I World's Smartest Podcast Network Roundtable Mar 01, 2023

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We get the World's Smartest Podcast Network gang of Andrew Heaton from The Political Orphanage and Andrea Jones-Rooy of Majoring in Everything back to help us once again take a deeper look at a current American issue.

This week we go deep into the culture of tipping to try to find out where it started, what the current rules are and if it's completely spun out of control. What does this all say about America? Listen and find out.

Lost In America is hosted by us AKA Turner Sparks and Michael Ira Kaplan

This episode is brought to you by our Patreon subscribers. Shout out to Bill Davis, Larry George, John Fitzgerald and Drena DeNiro who all joined this week! Join now for $5 and you will get an exclusive invite to our March 2 online screening of our "Lost In...El Salvador" TV pilot where we go to El Salvador to see what its like to live in a country where Bitcoin is your currency. Do it here and we'll give you a shout out on next week's pod: https://www.patreon.com/LostInAmerica

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Filippo Spreafico: Italian Mob Boss Caught After 30 Years I 296 Feb 22, 2023

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Sicilian mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro was caught by Italian police in Palermo, Sicily after 30 years in hiding and hilarious Italian comedian Filippo Spreafico is here to tell us all about it. How do Italians see the Cosa Nostra? What does this mean for Italian's view of the government? How prevelant is the mafia in Italy today? Does Filippo feel anxious even talking about this subject? We hit all of it this week.

Lost In America is hosted by us AKA Turner Sparks and Michael Ira Kaplan

This episode is brought to you by our Patreon subscribers. Shout out to Alex Conway, Jon Valones, Eric Johnson, Daniel Flores, Brad Wells & Benjamin Lucheux who joined this week! Join now for $5 and you will get an exclusive invite to our March 2 online screening of our "Lost In...El Salvador" TV pilot where we go to El Salvador to see what its like to live in a country where Bitcoin is your currency. Do it here and we'll give you a shout out on next week's pod: https://www.patreon.com/LostInAmerica

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Gabi Rivera: Bitcoin in El Salvador Update I 295 Feb 16, 2023

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Almost two years into El Salvador's Bitcoin experiment, and on the eve of the first screening of their TV Pilot "Lost In...El Salvador", Turner and Kap have the hilarious Gabi Rivera back on to update them on how her country is doing currently with Bitcoin as their currency.

Follow Gabi Rivera on Instagram @GabiRivera and see her on our new pilot "Lost In...El Salvador" by clicking HERE.

Lost In America is hosted by us AKA Turner Sparks and Michael Ira Kaplan

This episode is brought to you by our Patreon subscribers. Shout out to Lisa Godwin who joined this week! Join now for $5 and you will get an exclusive invite to our Feb. 16 and March 2 online screening of our "Lost In...El Salvador" TV pilot where we go to El Salvador to see what its like to live in a country where Bitcoin is your currency. Do it here and we'll give you a shout out on next week's pod: https://www.patreon.com/LostInAmerica

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Nick Rado: New Zealand's Prime Minister Quits I 294 Feb 02, 2023

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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 why his country's celebrity Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern abruptly quit, who is the new ginger PM and what does Jacinda do with her life now?

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/.

Lost In America is hosted by us AKA Turner Sparks and Michael Ira Kaplan

This episode is brought to you by our Patreon subscribers. Shout out to Fun Kilo and Randee Laskewitz who joined this week! Join now for $5 and you will get an exclusive invite to our Feb. 11 in-person (Brooklyn), Feb. 16 and March 2 online screening of our "Lost In..." TV pilot where we go to El Salvador to see what its like to live in a country where Bitcoin is your currency. Do it here and we'll give you a shout out on next week's pod: https://www.patreon.com/LostInAmerica

Get Tickets to see Turner on tour here: https://linktr.ee/TurnerSparks

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