Stand-up comedian Turner Sparks founded China's first Mister Softee ice cream truck, Shanghai's first comedy club, and has spent a decade touring the globe as a headlining comedian. Now he and his partner in podcasting, Michael Ira Kaplan,...See moreStand-up comedian Turner Sparks founded China's first Mister Softee ice cream truck, Shanghai's first comedy club, and has spent a decade touring the globe as a headlining comedian. Now he and his partner in podcasting, Michael Ira Kaplan, explore major events happening throughout the world through the lens of the local stand-up comedians whose lives are being impacted by the news. In the pilot episode, the guys travel to El Salvador to learn what it's like to live in the first country on earth to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. Along the way they profile three members of the up-and-coming El Salvador stand-up comedy scene, interview high ranking government officials and meet with local business owners to authentically explore the nation's shift to using crypto as currency. Their adventure culminates by putting on the country's first ever bilingual stand-up comedy show.
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