Lost in America

Michael Ira Kaplan and Turner Sparks get together for their monthly  World's Smartest Podcast Network  roundtable with Andrew Heaton and Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy to discuss digging into the Earth's core for natural energy, North Korea hacking the covid vaccine and more news from today's headlines. Check out the World's Smartest Podcast Network brand new website here:  https://www.worl...

Uh oh. The guys skip the normal format today to do a full report on Kaplan's visit from the Covid Grinch. Turner asks the questions and Kaplan tells us all about what it's like dealing with a mild case of corona virus. Don't worry, it's funny. Lost In America is hosted by Turner Sparks and Michael Ira Kaplan Subscribe to this podcast:  http://www. LostInAmericaPod.com This show is...

Myanmar's November elections once again appear to have been unfair, but this time it was "The Lady" Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy that tampered with it. As the leader of the governing party it is now clear that she repressed the vote of 1.5 million Rohingya minorities who almost certainly would have voted against her. Why would they vote against her? Because, a...

When the Chilean government tried to raise the price of a metro ride by $0.04 in late 2019, the public said "No thank you, and also we want an entirely new constitution". Just a few weeks ago it became official when the public voted in favor of throwing out the old constitution with roughly 80% of the vote. What will the new one look like? How long will it take to arrive? Who is in control...

Peruvian comedian Gerardo Manuel joins the guys from Lima, Peru to explain why Peru has had two presidents leave office in disgrace in the last week. President Martin Vizcarra was in office from 2018 - Nov. 9, 2020, then Manuel Merino held the office from Nov. 10 - Nov. 16. Just moments after we finished recording, author Francisco Sagasti became the third president in a week. Why has every Peruvi...

Belarusian comedian Misha Kalhin joins the guys from his home in Minsk to update them on the turmoil that has taken place in his country since his last appearance on Episode #192 (listen to this too). Former President Alexander Lukashenko's term has now ended yet he has refused to give up power and claims he won the last election. Opposition party leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is living in exi...

A school teacher in a suburb of Paris was beheaded by an Islamic extremist on October 16 after he showed his class a political cartoon depicting Muhammed, while teaching a lesson on free speech. Days later, three people in Nice were killed, one of which was beheaded, by a different Islamic extremist. This has all brought up the question of who has the right-of-way when religion and free speech go...

Kap and Turner get back together for their monthly World's Smartest Podcast Network roundtable with Andrew Heaton and Dr. Andrew Jones-Rooy to discuss the wild and crazy propositions that are on state ballots across the United States. Check out the World's Smartest Podcast Network brand new website here: https://www.worldssmartestpodcastnetwork.com/ Subscribe to Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy's...

With the passing of anti-abortion laws a few days ago and the expansion of LGBT Free Zones covering an estimated 1/3rd of the country, it is clear that Poland's society is moving further to the right than they have in a long time. How did we get here? What does it all mean? Where does it go from here? Polish comedian Piotrek (Peter) Szumowski is here to answer as many of Turner Sparks and Mich...

Kiwi Comedian Nick Rado joins Turner and Kap from his home in Aukland, New Zealand to answer every question they have on his country's celebrity Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. How did she rise to power? Did she really defeat COVID in New Zealand? Is she still Mormon? Do Kiwi's miss semi-automatic weapons? And also, what does she plan to do in her next term? Nick Rado is the Best Male Comed...

Armenian Comedian Narek Margaryan joins Turner and Kap from his home in Yerevan to answer every question they have about the current Armenia - Azerbaijan conflict. When did it start? Why are Russia and Turkey involved? Did Putin really negotiate a peace treaty? Did the peace treaty last more than 5 minutes (No)? What's the best solution? And as always, why haven't we heard more about this?...

British comedian Ollie Horn joins Turner and Kap to answer every question they have about Brexit. What has happened since the vote in 2016? Why is it taking so long? How will it effect the daily lives of the average Brit in reality? What is the hullabaloo in Northern Ireland? Ollie's got all the answers. Ollie Horn is a world-touring comedian based in the UK (although currently stuck in Malays...

Turner and Kap announce the launch of the World's Smartest Podcast Network and Lost In America be one of the network's founding podcasts. Joining them will be Andrew Heaton and his show "The Political Orphanage" and Andrea Jones-Rooy and her show "Ask a Political Scientist". Please subscribe to The Political Orphanage here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-politica...

Russian comedian Oleg Denisov joins Turner and Kap to explain who politician Alexi Navalny is, how he has gained support over time amongst Russians and why Putin (allegedly) poisoned him. Oh, and we also find out what Russians think of Donald J. Trump. Oleg Denisov tours Europe doing comedy and has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland numerous times, most recently with his show &...

Balkan Comedian Pedja Bajovic joins the guys to try to figure out if this supposed peace deal that the Trump administration brokered between Serbia and Kosovo actually did anything. Pedja Bajovic was born in Montenegro, grew up in Serbia, has Bosnian citizenship and now lives in Croatia (where he is also a citizen). He founded the Croatian stand-up comedy scene, performs in multiple languages and...

Thai comedian and mentalist Sarin Suriyakoon explains to Turner Sparks and Michael Ira Kaplan how Facebook has been a catalyst for the current youth protests against Thailand's authoritarian regime. https://sarinmindreader.com/ Subscribe to this podcast:  http://www. LostInAmericaPod.com This show is 100% supported by listeners like you. Join them and for $5 a month get three extra episodes a...

Comedian Minister Marco joins Turner Sparks and Michael Ira Kaplan from his home in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico to talk about the largest presidential corruption scandal in his country's history. Emilio Lozoya, a disgraced former international affairs co-ordinator for Mexico's ex-President Enrique Pena Nieto as well as the head of oil company Pemex, has been accused of taking bribes and has a w...

Egyptian Comedian Mohammed Magdi joins Turner Sparks and Michael Ira Kaplan to discuss what the UAE-Israel deal means for the Arab world going forward and why winning the hearts of the government and the people are two separate things. Mohammed tours the world performing comedy and most recently appeared on Comedy Central Arabia's "Stand Up!" in Dubai. https://www.mohammedmagdi.com/ Su...

Comedian Chino Liao joins Turner Sparks and Michael Ira Kaplan from his home in Quezon City, Philippines to give a crash course on President Duterte's rise to power, the new Russian vaccine and Point of View Comedy in his country. Check out Chino's group Comedy Manila and his podcast Class Clown on Spotify. Watch + Subscribe To Lost In America on Youtube: Click Here Listen to "Live Fro...

Misha Kalhin calls from his home in Minks as protesters and rioters throughout Belarus challenge the results of the recent presidential election. The internet has been shut down by the government for the past three days, the opposition candidate has fled the country and the previous opposition candidates are still in prison. It's total chaos. http://mishakalhin.com/ Subscribe to this podcast:...

Shanghai-based comedian Ben Frank was just the first person to headline the comedy club in Wuhan, China since the city gave birth to the COVID-19 pandemic. Today he gives us the whole story. http://www.benfrankcomedy.com/ Subscribe to this podcast: http://www. LostInAmericaPod.com Listen to Turner and Kap Tuesday - Friday on "Live From The Bunker":  https://www.patreon.com/LostInAmerica Su...

Comedian Isak Jansson calls in from Stockholm to educate the guys on how his country never went into lockdown, never implemented a mask rule, socially distanced by only 5 feet and somehow is already past the worst of the pandemic. Frankly it defies all logic. http://isakjansson.com/english.html Subscribe To Our Youtube Page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCymNeMbu9FC5Ty-t4Gzdscw Listen to Turner...

Ester Steinberg gave birth at New York Presbyterian Hospital during the hight of NYC's COVID outbreak. From the lamaze classes on Zoom to the mommy corona tests, Ester tells all. Follow her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ester.steinberg/?hl=en Listen to Turner and Kap Tuesday - Friday on "Live From The Bunker":  https://www.patreon.com/LostInAmerica Subscribe to Lost In Americ...

NYC Comedian Mike Cannon performed in a parking lot in Queens recently and has two shows in Central Park coming up. The guys talk about the state of NY comedy as shows pop up in parks, parking lots and empty lots across New York City while clubs remain closed. Watch Mike's new stand-up special "Life Begins" on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e96PGxRQunE -Listen to Turner and K...

James Mattern is the best emcee in New York City and now the self-appointed Commissioner of Comedy. This week Turner and Kap ask him to lay down rulings on questions like "Should there be a comedy bubble?", "Should comedians start a union?" and more. Subscribe to James' podcast "The Commissioner of Comedy": https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-commissioner-of-comed...