US citizen Chris Turner sits down with Atheer Yacoub to discuss tinted moisturisers, the external revenue service, excess and efficiency, international walking speed, an Alabama childhood, weird laughs, creepy men, doing mushrooms on the beach, growing up in Palestine vs. the American South, post-9/11 racism, Billionaires getting away from it all, the status of cats in Islam, why the Quran is part of a trilogy, and where to call home. Atheer Yacoub is a Brooklyn-based comedian and writer, who ha...
May 05, 2025•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 13
US Citizen Chris Turner sits down with Eric Neumann to discuss the price of cigarettes, celebrity Super Bowl parties, ungrammatically escaping oppression, Chris being dumb, taking regular breaks from stand-up comedy, attempting to defy the rating system and ruin the conceit of the show, post-breakup transformations, dormant rap skills, why America loves comedy, free speech, theories of stand-up, caring about the audience, Andrew Schulz and crowdwork clips, challenging a crowd’s opinions, the sta...
Apr 28, 2025•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 12
US citizen Chris Turner sits down with no guest to discuss 50 minutes of behind-the-scenes stories, culminating in a freestyle rap. Beat: Coffin Nails by MF DOOM. #godforsaken #podcast #comedypodcast #christurner #standupcomedian #americanpodcastforenglishlearners #americanpodcastforlearningenglish
Apr 21, 2025•52 min•Season 1Ep. 11
US citizen Chris Turner sits down with Tina Friml to discuss being the funniest person in Vermont, stealing your own jokes, famous Vermonters (Bernie Sanders), google reviews that are so bad they’re good, maple syrup, mean comments, Taylor Swift vs. Jack White, having a strange surname, the unhinged behaviour of Duolingo, and how everyone’s cousin has cerebral palsy. Follow Tina at: https://www.instagram.com/tinafrimland: https://www.tiktok.com/tinafriml #godforsaken #podcast #comedypodcast #chr...
Apr 14, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 10
US citizen Chris Turner sits down with Gray West to discuss growing up in Alabama, white barbecue sauce, the pledge of allegiance, whether Mexico and Canada count as separate countries, CHRIST Choir, building ramps for the poor, stupid acronyms, stupid frail old ladies, bathroom right of way, cruising, holding monkeys, visiting a gay bar in every state, why Wyoming doesn’t have a gar bar, the best whisk(e)y bar in America, how to pronounce Nevada, the best place in Mississippi, drink specials, s...
Apr 07, 2025•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Freshly naturalized US citizen Chris Turner sits down with Ivan Decker to discuss being a hands-on Dad, why comedians wear dark pants on stage, growing up in a small Canadian fishing village, why there aren't capital numbers, the consequences of ozempic, taxes, the silicon valley mindset, stupid currency, the ingenuity of strippers, a very obscure joke about coins, filibusters, Martin Shkreli and Wu-Tang, how Americans are nicer than Canadians, getting recognised in Museums, the size of New ...
Mar 31, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Freshly naturalized US citizen Chris Turner sits down with Brittany Carney to discuss Tycho Brahe, euphemisms for urination, the smell of opium, Japanese classrooms, American settler misbehaviour, the individual vs the collective, sexy neanderthals, the Founding Fathers’ foresight, a Benjamin Franklin quote, what the US adaptation of the Office can teach us about America, innovation through trauma, Japan’s obsession with cowboys, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, wedding Americana, inappropriate co...
Mar 24, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Freshly naturalized US citizen Chris Turner sits down with Sean Donnelly for a St. Patrick's Day (or Saint Paddy's Day) special, and discuss how time doesn’t fly when you’re raising kids, the accent you hear in your head, New York in the 70s, horny dogs, plastic paddies, the diaspora, Armenians in Los Angeles, hornier ducks, James Bond and the pizza effect, and lots of stories about performing stand up comedy in different places, all while drinking Redbreast 12 year old cask strength Irish Whisk...
Mar 17, 2025•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Freshly naturalized US citizen Chris Turner sits down with PJ Adzima to discuss the most unpleasant word in the English language, getting scammed in Barcelona, death by trams, the importance of looking up, being the Whitest Boy on Broadway™, bone marrow beef burgers, getting scammed in Paris, mispronouncing Goethe, Jacques Brel, Chris cutting off his mullet, bawdy debauchery, Chris doing drag, Walt Disney, Stephen Spielberg, Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, kicking the strippers out of Times Squar...
Mar 10, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Freshly naturalized US citizen Chris Turner sits down with Henry Sir to discuss hunting moose, why bad towns make for the best shows, Canadian vs American music, Prince Andrew truthers, how cold weather builds character, colonial pasts, maintaining your Canadianity, and why it all boils down to hockey. Henry Sir is an All Canadian basketball player turned comedian, writer and musician. Born and raised in Edmonton, he now lives in New York. Thumbnail photo credit: @shawnatnight#godforsaken #podca...
Mar 03, 2025•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Freshly naturalized US Citizen Chris Turner sits down with Paco Erhard to discuss where syphilis came from, how America solves problems, what to do with East Germany, how Tasmanians forgot to build boats, why the British are ugly, and how the Austrians are to blame for everything. Paco's website: https://www.germancomedy.com #godforsaken #podcast #comedypodcast #christurner #pacoerhard...
Feb 24, 2025•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Freshly naturalized US Citizen Chris Turner sits down with Adam Mastroianni to discuss getting tied up in Hungary, shooting tommy guns, how to get your name on a road sign, the delights of fried butter, throwing your university research in the trash, how the world forgot about the invention of the toilet, and why snitching to the cops isn’t that bad. Adam's blog Experimental History: https://www.experimental-history.com #godforsaken #podcast #comedypodcast #christurner #adammastroianni
Feb 17, 2025•1 hr 24 min
Freshly naturalized US Citizen Chris Turner sits down with Ed Flynn to discuss limb-loss in a pork belly factory; selling vacuums door-to-door; the joy of causing concussions, and much more. More Ed Flynn: https://www.instagram.com/edflynnnn 🤓 FURTHER READING🤓 FREDDIE CLAYTON’S NAMIBIAN ARTICLE - https://veza.news/article/2023/05/01/how-namibias-sanitation-crisis-is-endangering-its-people-and-its-future/ VIENNESE ACTIONISM - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viennese_Actionism PERFORMANCE ARTIST -...
Feb 10, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 1
America is great...in theory. Newly-Naturalized US Citizen, Comedian and Anthropologist Chris Turner sits down with guests from all over the United States to discuss Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. New episodes every Monday, beginning February 10th.
Feb 06, 2025•1 min
