Episodes

  • 'A Mirthy Dirge' with PJ Adzima
    Mar 10 2025

    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 Square, Mr Bojangles working so hard he bled through 30 pairs of shoes a year, and the best advice for how to make it on Broadway.

    PJ Adzima is a New York based actor and comedian currently playing Elder McKinley in The Book of Mormon on Broadway. He is the creator and host of STAGE TIME with PJ Adzima, the hit downtown variety show that unites the best of New York City nightlife.

    #godforsaken #podcast #comedypodcast #christurner #pjadzima

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • 'Lights Surrounding Brand Names' with Henry Sir
    Mar 3 2025

    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 #podcast #comedypodcast #christurner #henrysir

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • 'From Hitler to Croissants' with Paco Erhard
    Feb 24 2025

    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

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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • 'Please be Poorer than Me' with Adam Mastroianni
    Feb 17 2025

    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

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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • 'Distracting from an Emptiness' with Ed Flynn
    Feb 10 2025

    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 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Burden #godforsaken #podcast #comedypodcast #christurner #edflynn

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Season One (Trailer)
    Feb 6 2025

    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.

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    1 min