web02.fireside.fm Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:48:11 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Glocal Citizens - Episodes Tagged with “Comedy Cellar” https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/tags/comedy%20cellar Tue, 22 Feb 2022 05:00:00 -0500 Glocal Citizenship is the recognition that we are simultaneously citizens of our local communities and of the world as a whole. It's about understanding how local actions have global impacts and how global issues affect our local communities. As Glocal Citizens, we strive to be informed, engaged, and responsible individuals who work to create a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Explore the intersection of local and global impact with Glocal Citizens! Hosted by Florence Amerley Adu, this podcast delves into the experiences of inspiring individuals bridging their local selves with the wider world. Through engaging conversations with Dynamic Diasporans, Florence explores the personal and professional journeys that define Glocal Citizenship. Along the way, get to know more about the business of their business, including the technical and operational aspects involved in the work of manifesting a new world. Go beyond the headlines and discover how individuals are shaping a more just and sustainable world, both in their own communities and on a global scale. en episodic Dynamic Diasporans Making Local and Global Impact Florence Amerley Adu Glocal Citizenship is the recognition that we are simultaneously citizens of our local communities and of the world as a whole. It's about understanding how local actions have global impacts and how global issues affect our local communities. As Glocal Citizens, we strive to be informed, engaged, and responsible individuals who work to create a more just, sustainable, and peaceful world. Explore the intersection of local and global impact with Glocal Citizens! Hosted by Florence Amerley Adu, this podcast delves into the experiences of inspiring individuals bridging their local selves with the wider world. Through engaging conversations with Dynamic Diasporans, Florence explores the personal and professional journeys that define Glocal Citizenship. Along the way, get to know more about the business of their business, including the technical and operational aspects involved in the work of manifesting a new world. Go beyond the headlines and discover how individuals are shaping a more just and sustainable world, both in their own communities and on a global scale. no borderless mindset, pan-africanism, pan-african progress, dynamic diasporans, solutionscape and stretch salon, entreprenuership, argoadu llc, gbekembe, mmofra channel, culture, business, travel, glocal, global citizen, africa, ghana, new york, florence adu, florence amerley adu, leap transmedia productions, glocal citizens podcast, social entrepreneurship, beyond the return, year of return, tourism, expat living, diaspora, mindset hack, glocal speak, returnee, reparative justice Florence Amerley Adu florence@leaptransmedia.com Episode 113: When @HewasFunny and Techpreneur merge with Jon Laster https://glocalcitizens.fireside.fm/113 35fe57c8-febf-421f-98c4-c9290e80c23f Tue, 22 Feb 2022 05:00:00 -0500 Florence Amerley Adu full Florence Amerley Adu 50:48 no Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week's guest and I share a bit of our own personal Black history going way back to grade school, when his younger brother and I were in the same class from Kindergarten through primary school. We all met up again in high school as "jocks," doing our thing in the Colorado athletics scene. Fast forward to the late 1990s and there we were again bright-eyed and ambitious in New York City--Brooklyn to be exact, laying the groundwork for becoming the adults that we are today. From the basketball court to the comedy stage, Jon Laster has always been a crowd pleaser. He moved to New York City to realize his dream of being a Comedian and quickly moved up the comedy hierarchy establishing himself as one of the funniest comedians and most sought after hosts. Early in his career, he appeared on three season’s of BET’s Comic View [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103356/], hosted the first and second Underground Comedy Festival in New York City, completed a year-long tour with the National Association for Campus Activities appearing on college campuses across the US and hosted the longest running weekly comedy room ever in Brooklyn. Performing and hosting comedy clubs and colleges such at - the Improv in Los Angeles and Miami to Caroline’s and the Comedy Cellar in New York City, from the out skirts of Nebraska, to the shores of Bermuda, Jon has stood audiences on their feet across the globe. In response the tragic murder of George Floyd and national upheaval that followed, Jon found himself wanting to do more than simply protest. He wanted to do something that would directly impact and improve Black lives. Targeting Black businesses in particular, Jon recently ticked a new box on his resume becoming a tech CEO, with the launch of the Blapp app. Blapp connects is communities to local Black businesses across an array of sectors--bars and restaurants, boutiques and markets, professional services and much, much more. With nearly 20,000 downloads since launching in October 2021, Blapp is well on it's way to becoming a game changer in both the brick and mortar and online shopping spaces! Where to find Jon? Blapp App (https://www.blappapp.com) Comedy Cellar (https://www.comedycellar.com) On LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-laster-8b343136/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/hewasfunny/?hl=en) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Hewasfunny/) On Twitter (https://twitter.com/realjonlaster?lang=en) On YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHg5vt0ismLWvMB8_D2SL3g) What's Jon watching? Valley of the Damned on Discovery ID (https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/show/valley-of-the-damned-investigation-discovery-atve-us) Disney+'s Mandalorian (https://disneyplusoriginals.disney.com/show/the-mandalorian) Other topics of interest: Former CSU President, Albert C. Yates (https://source.colostate.edu/former-csu-president-al-yates-to-receive-founders-day-medal/) About Leslie Jones (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Jones_(comedian)) One Bedroom Film (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7236434/) About Margot Merrill Fernandez (https://www.linkedin.com/in/margotmerrill/) Iqram Magdon-Ismail, Venmo co-founder (https://www.americanbanker.com/conference/digitalbanking-2018/speakers/iqram-magdon-ismail) Special Guest: Jon Laster. black history month, florence adu, florence amerely adu, ghana, africa, global citizen, leslie jones, iqram magdon ismail, venmo, common, tracy morgan, one bedroom film, valley of the damned, discovery ID, black lives matter, george floyd, travel, online shopping tools, bet comic view, laughs, he was funnyjon laster, comedian, techpreneur, denver, colorado, brooklyn, new york, blapp app, comedy cellar, leap transmedia, glocal citizens podcast Greetings Glocal Citizens!
This week's guest and I share a bit of our own personal Black history going way back to grade school, when his younger brother and I were in the same class from Kindergarten through primary school. We all met up again in high school as "jocks," doing our thing in the Colorado athletics scene. Fast forward to the late 1990s and there we were again bright-eyed and ambitious in New York City--Brooklyn to be exact, laying the groundwork for becoming the adults that we are today. From the basketball court to the comedy stage, Jon Laster has always been a crowd pleaser. He moved to New York City to realize his dream of being a Comedian and quickly moved up the comedy hierarchy establishing himself as one of the funniest comedians and most sought after hosts. Early in his career, he appeared on three season’s of BET’s Comic View [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103356/], hosted the first and second Underground Comedy Festival in New York City, completed a year-long tour with the National Association for Campus Activities appearing on college campuses across the US and hosted the longest running weekly comedy room ever in Brooklyn. Performing and hosting comedy clubs and colleges such at - the Improv in Los Angeles and Miami to Caroline’s and the Comedy Cellar in New York City, from the out skirts of Nebraska, to the shores of Bermuda, Jon has stood audiences on their feet across the globe.

In response the tragic murder of George Floyd and national upheaval that followed, Jon found himself wanting to do more than simply protest. He wanted to do something that would directly impact and improve Black lives. Targeting Black businesses in particular, Jon recently ticked a new box on his resume becoming a tech CEO, with the launch of the Blapp app.
Blapp connects is communities to local Black businesses across an array of sectors--bars and restaurants, boutiques and markets, professional services and much, much more. With nearly 20,000 downloads since launching in October 2021, Blapp is well on it's way to becoming a game changer in both the brick and mortar and online shopping spaces!

Where to find Jon?
Blapp App
Comedy Cellar
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On Twitter
On YouTube

What's Jon watching?
Valley of the Damned on Discovery ID
Disney+'s Mandalorian

Other topics of interest:
Former CSU President, Albert C. Yates
About Leslie Jones
One Bedroom Film
About Margot Merrill Fernandez
Iqram Magdon-Ismail, Venmo co-founder

Special Guest: Jon Laster.

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This week's guest and I share a bit of our own personal Black history going way back to grade school, when his younger brother and I were in the same class from Kindergarten through primary school. We all met up again in high school as "jocks," doing our thing in the Colorado athletics scene. Fast forward to the late 1990s and there we were again bright-eyed and ambitious in New York City--Brooklyn to be exact, laying the groundwork for becoming the adults that we are today. From the basketball court to the comedy stage, Jon Laster has always been a crowd pleaser. He moved to New York City to realize his dream of being a Comedian and quickly moved up the comedy hierarchy establishing himself as one of the funniest comedians and most sought after hosts. Early in his career, he appeared on three season’s of BET’s Comic View [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103356/], hosted the first and second Underground Comedy Festival in New York City, completed a year-long tour with the National Association for Campus Activities appearing on college campuses across the US and hosted the longest running weekly comedy room ever in Brooklyn. Performing and hosting comedy clubs and colleges such at - the Improv in Los Angeles and Miami to Caroline’s and the Comedy Cellar in New York City, from the out skirts of Nebraska, to the shores of Bermuda, Jon has stood audiences on their feet across the globe.

In response the tragic murder of George Floyd and national upheaval that followed, Jon found himself wanting to do more than simply protest. He wanted to do something that would directly impact and improve Black lives. Targeting Black businesses in particular, Jon recently ticked a new box on his resume becoming a tech CEO, with the launch of the Blapp app.
Blapp connects is communities to local Black businesses across an array of sectors--bars and restaurants, boutiques and markets, professional services and much, much more. With nearly 20,000 downloads since launching in October 2021, Blapp is well on it's way to becoming a game changer in both the brick and mortar and online shopping spaces!

Where to find Jon?
Blapp App
Comedy Cellar
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
On Facebook
On Twitter
On YouTube

What's Jon watching?
Valley of the Damned on Discovery ID
Disney+'s Mandalorian

Other topics of interest:
Former CSU President, Albert C. Yates
About Leslie Jones
One Bedroom Film
About Margot Merrill Fernandez
Iqram Magdon-Ismail, Venmo co-founder

Special Guest: Jon Laster.

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