Lost in America

Lost in America


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Victor Camejo: Brazilians Storm Their Capital I 293
January 18, 2023

On January 8, 2023 Brazilians unhappy with the results of their presidential election stormed their Capital in Brasilia. Today Brazilian comedian Victor Camejo joins the show to explain what they want, why they support former President Bolsonaro, and what

Siar Mateen: Escaping Afghanistan & The Taliban I 292
December 20, 2022

Afghani superstar comedian Siar Mateen tells the harrowing story of how one year ago, he and his family escaped sure death at the hands of the Taliban in Kabul on multiple occasions and somehow got out of Afghanistan alive. From the moment Joe Biden made

Jaime Ferraro: Why Peru's Coup Attempt Failed I 291
December 13, 2022

Last week Peru's President Pedro Castillo attempted a coup de ta, and failed miserably. On Dec. 7 Castillo was President of Peru at breakfast, was dictator at lunch, and by dinner he was in prison. Peruvian comedian Jaime Ferraro is back to tell us

Mohammed Magdi: Escaping Egypt in the Arab Spring I 290
December 07, 2022

Egyptian comedian Mohammed Magdi lives in exile in Hong Kong after escaping Egypt in 2012. Due to his involvement in the Arab Spring protests from 2011-2012, and the reaction from the government in it's aftermath, his home country became an unsafe pla

Erik Angel: Dispatch From The Qatar World Cup I 289
November 30, 2022

Fresh off his trip to Qatar for the World Cup, Israeli comedian Erik Angel is here to tell us the good, bad and ugly from the most problematic World Cup since Mussolini was involved. No beer allowed, no rainbow flags allowed, no public displays of affect

Thanksgiving Spectacular with Turner and Kap I 288
November 24, 2022

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 Thanksgiving Spectacular. Turner and Kap discuss the Do's and Don'ts of Thanksgiving ettiquite according to the

Yohay Sponder: Netanyahu Wins Again; Israel Deep Dive I 287
November 08, 2022

Israeli comedian Yohay Sponder joins us from the motherland to tell us why Benjamin Netanyahu is once again in power, why the last government failed and what "restoring Jewishness to Israel" actually means. For more on Yohay go here: https://spon

Tissa Hami: Iran's Women-Lead Revolution Explained I 286
October 25, 2022

Iranian comedian Tissa Hami joins us to explain the women-lead revolution taking place in Iran. While it was sparked by the murder of Mahsa Amini when she refused to wear her hijab in public, unrest had been building for a while due to a bad economy, a r

Carol Zoccoli: Bolsonaro Makes Brazil's Run-off Election I 285
October 18, 2022

Brazilian comedian Carol Zoccoli joins us to recap Brazil's Presidential election on Oct. 2nd and preview the all-important run-off election on Oct. 30th between right-wing President Bolsonaro and challenger/ former President Lula. It's a being bi

Billy Eichner Calls America Homophobic I World's Smartest Podcast Network Roundtable
October 11, 2022

We get theWorld's Smartest Podcast Networkgang of Andrew Heaton and NYU professor Andrea Jones-Rooy, Ph. D. back to help us once again take a deeper look at some current American issues. This week comedian Billy Eichner cites American homophobia as