IAMERICANIZED

Comedian Fabrizio Copano (@fabriziocopano/Netflix) joins the pod as he shares how watching American stand up led to him "invent" laughter in Chile. We also discuss the 1973 coup, and how Chile is Americanized!

Comedian and actor Lucie Pohl (@ulovelucie/ Immigrant Jam/ Voice of Mercy - Overwatch) joins the podcast as we explore American self-help culture, a brief history of the industry, and Lucie shares the differences between German and American enthusiasm.

Comedian Monroe Martin (Tonight Show/ Comedy Central/NNFA Podcast) joins the podcast as we explore America's influence on the birth of Liberia and how free slaves were shipped to start a new nation. Monroe shares his personal anecdotes about growing up in foster care and how that shaped his view on race relations in America.

Comedian and fellow Bangladeshi Usama Siddiquee (@usamastandsup/ Mango Bae/AGT) joins IAMericanized to discuss fast fashion, the Rana Plaza disaster, and a crazy court case related to the American Denim.

South Africa is a story of hope for natives all around the globe. This episode, we explore America's influence on South Africa, how apartheid came to an end and more - with South African born and current New York comedian Sarah Tollemache (@stollemache/At Home Film Festival/Comedy Central/Corden).

Nick Griffin (@thenickgriffin/Letterman/Scary Monsters Podcast) shares his love of horror films and what he loves about the genre. This episode, we explore horror films influence on race, culture and more.

Brooks Wheelan (@brookswheelan/SNL/Entry Level) shares his stories about rigging a Halloween costume party in college and the time he wrote a SNL Halloween sketch. This episode, we explore a brief history of Halloween, and how Halloween became Americanized.

Comedian and a student of Applied Mathematics, Matthew Broussard (@mondaypunday/The Tonight Show/Comedy Central) joins IAMericanized and shares how he uses Math in his comedy. This episode, we explore a brief timeline of Math in America, and how the second world war was pivotal for increased funding in Math education, the genius of Abraham Wald, and much more!

Joe List (I Hate Myself/ Tuesdays with Stories!/Mindful Metal Jacket) shares his personal anecdotes around the September 11 attacks, and then we explore a brief timeline to 9/11 attacks, it's influences, and much more.

Pedro Gonzalez (Colbert) shares what he was like growing in Colombia. We explore a timeline of America and Colombia's relationship, discuss the war on drugs impact on Colombia initiated by Plan Colombia, Pablo Escobar, and much more.