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#50: Monroe Martin - Growing Up in Foster Care in America Sep 20, 2017

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Episode 50! They made it without being cancelled! Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and Michael Ira Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) have comedian Monroe Martin III (@MonroeMartinIII) on the show to talk about growing up in foster care in the USA. The guys also talk about Monroe's trip to China with Turner last year, and Turner has some depressing news to share. 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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Michael Ira Kaplan Reveals Family Secrets & Turner Sparks Reviews Fast Food in China I 49 Sep 13, 2017

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Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and Mail it In Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) do a deep dive this week into their own thoughts and personal lives. Kap reveals deep dark family secrets, Turner reveals the truth about Burger King in China and they both give their opinions people using the term "white trash". Plus, the guys read new hate mail and Turner is extra Lost In America. 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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#48: Andrea Jones Rooy - The Moral Implications of Cuban Vacations Sep 06, 2017

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Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and Michael Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) welcome back Andrea Jones Rooy (@JonesRooy) from FiveThirtyEight.Com to talk about her recent article on the moral pros and cons of vacationing in Cuba. Are we helping or hurting the local economy by sipping pina coladas on their beach? Before that, Ye Sparks joins the show to tell the guys why she is Lost In America. 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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#47: Donnie Does - Trump Rallies, China Living and Barstool Sports Aug 30, 2017

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Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and Michael Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) have Donnie (@DonnieDoesWorld) from Barstool Sports on to talk about his wild life in China as the Shanghai Sharks foreign brand correspondent, getting kicked out of the Clemson band at the SEC Championship game and his run in with United States President Donald J. Trump. For Donnie's hilarious video "The Shark Knight", go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NgRNoH56318. 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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#46: Speaking British with Gina Yashere Aug 23, 2017

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The Daily Show's Gina Yashere (@GinaYashere) joins the guys to discuss all things British and some things lesbian. Before that, Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and KapInAmerica (@KapInAmerica) discuss the death of answering machines and Kap has a billion dollar idea that might be racist. All episodes available 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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#45: Ryan Hynek and Andrew Newman - The Strange Lives of Expat Comedians Aug 16, 2017

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Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and Michael Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) have professional expats and comedians Ryan Hynek (@RyanHynek) and Andrew Newman on the pod this week. At certain points both guys ditched their lives in the U.S and Canada and hopped a flight to Asia to see what they could find. Both ended up with teaching jobs in Asia and also became integral pieces to the comedy scenes in places like Korea, Hong Kong and the Philippines. 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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#44: Paul Ogata - Filming Comedy Central Asia's First Comedy Special Aug 09, 2017

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Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) have comedy powerhouse Paul Ogata (@PaulOgata) on the show to talk about his experience filming the first ever Comedy Central Asia Half-Hour special. Paul lives in Los Angeles but is the biggest comedian on the Asian comedy circuit and has gotten there by touring relentlessly all around Asia for the past 10 years. In January he will be filming his first comedy special in Pakistan. Find out more about Paul at www.PaulOgata.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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#43: Ester Steinberg - Moroccan Family Vacation Aug 02, 2017

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Ester Steinberg (@EsterKay) from Oxygen's "Funny Girls" is back on the pod telling Turner (@TurnerBSparks) and KapInAmerica (@KapInAmerica) all about her recent trip to Morocco with her boyfriend's extended family. The gang talks Moroccan food, Moroccan haggling and Moroccan Jews. Also comedian and Canada expert Rob Stalkie drops in to help answer Kap's questions after his recent trip to Montreal. 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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#42: Fox Business' Andrew Heaton - 24 Hour News In America Jul 26, 2017

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Andrew Heaton (@MightyHeaton), comedian and former writer for "Kennedy" on Fox Business, is on the show today giving Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) a first hand account of life inside the world of 24 Hour News in America. Heaton talks about its origins, the daily cycle of creating opinions, what percentage of those opinions are real and what effects the whole industry has had on society. For more on Andrew Heaton check out www.MightyHeaton.com and "Mostly Weekly" on Reason TV. 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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#41: Mark Normand & New Orleans - America's Expat Town Jul 19, 2017

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Turner Sparks (@TurnerBSparks) and Mr. Kaplan (@KapInAmerica) have Comedian and New Orleans native Mark Normand (@MarkNorm) on to tell them why New Orleans is America's expat town. They talk local drinking, music, food, politics, AK-47 fights and ladies of the night. Mark's new Comedy Central special "Don't Be Yourself" is available on Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dont-be-yourself/id1229232619 The guys finish with a little music from De'Aaron Roots and his band Another Damn Disappointment, live from Cesar Chavez Park in Sacramento, California. Their album "Relentless" is available here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/relentless/id303229029. Finally, 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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