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4.4 • 1K Ratings
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Hosted by Negin Farsad, everyone's favorite Iranian American Muslim Comedian Podcast Host with Black Hair and Red Glasses, Fake the Nation is a comedy show that isn't afraid to talk about news, culture, and humanity’s weirdness. Every week Negin is joined by her funniest, smartest, and most politically astute friends. People like Samantha Bee, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Paula Poundstone, Margaret Cho, Larry Wilmore and others. They’ll make you laugh, think, and deliver a gut punch to the country we all love, America. It's like a really fun dinner party where nothing is off limits but you don’t have to pretend to like salad.
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Hush Trip (w/ Sally Kohn & Milly Tamarez)
Today, we're gonna talk about the phenomenon that is "the hush trip," we'll also talk the reputations that personal trainers have, third parties, and virtual first dates. To discuss all of this and more is host of the Go Touch Grass podcast, Milly Tamarez, as well as returning guest and communications strategist, Sally Kohn!
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The Rule of Foot (w/ Greg Proops & Andrew Ti)
Today, we're talking about the act of deciphering a man's text messages, the GOP's money woes, we'll see where America ranked on the global happiness report and finally, we'll ask if open toed shoes belong in professional settings. We're joined this week by hilarious comedians and podcasters, Greg Proops and Andrew Ti.
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"Trad" Husband (w/ Jessica Bennett & Pete Dominick)
No topics are off limits on this week's episode! The Trump campaign, the kerfuffle at NBC, the yapping trend on TikTok, the decline in vanilla chocolate chip ice cream, and we'll ask if having children ruins women's careers - we're covering it all. To help break all of this down, we're joined by journalist, Jessica Bennett, and comedian, Pete Dominick!
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The Subtext of Rage (w/ David Cross & Seena Ghaznavi and Laurel Braitman & Danielle Durchslag)
We're taking a lil' Persian New Year vacation this week! But fear not, we have a couple of segments of the show that we've been saving for this very moment. First up, we have David Cross and Seena Ghaznavi join to discuss how to channel your anger. Then, we have a wonderful conversation with Danielle Durchslag and Laurel Braitman on how many books we're reading.
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Fake the Tenet (w/ Andrew Heaton & Benari Poulten)
Today, we're doing a political retrospective when we earnestly ask the question, "are you better off now than you were four years ago?" We'll also look at the Katie Britt phenomenon, Wendy's dynamic pricing kerfuffle, and we'll ask if you need a wallet anymore. Joining to break all of that and more down are two guests that have been on the podcast a zillion times before, Andrew Heaton & Benari Poulten!
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Sonny & Scare (w/ Judah Friedlander & Gabe Mollica)
Today, we're looking at the Super Tuesday election results as well as the latest Supreme Court ruling on Trump. We're also gonna discuss a man who sued Power Ball and how gossiping might actually be good for us. Today's panelists are returning guests comedians, Judah Friedlander & Gabe Mollica!
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Succession Final ep recap | Ep 43 || Ep 41 succession
Final ep recap… men are some of the worst animals. This culture has to find a way to train them from infants to men to be humane. And Negin; Shiv’s limp hand is a metaphor for how women are trained to defer to patriarchy while suppressing the immense rage just under the surface. This vile series is so compelling because of the rawness of dysfunction and generational pain too many of us have experienced. | Ep 43 Tagging logan as a serious functional person who harmed so many people is wildly odd. A man who institutionalized his wife to get rid of her. Plays his kids like literal puppets to stay in control. There was no personal in that monster, if by functional you mean masochistic and pathological…sure. Ep 41 This idea that logan roy misses his kids is wildly not true as anyone who lives in the toxic environment of dysfunctional families…he only misses manipulating them. Control. That’s all
Disrespectful coverage of issues affecting the black community
The host attempted to address a topical black issue without any black people present to share their perspective. Given that guests are booked ahead of time, that’s understandable; though one could argue that it was worth delaying the discussion for the sake of having the perspective of an actual black person represented on the panel. However, the resulting discussion completely missed the mark: It was clear that no one had spoken with any black people prior to discussing the topic and that no one on the show had bothered researching what black voices online had to say about the topic, because the panel never even got close to touching on the main grievances of black people (and everyone on the panel essentially dismissed it as a non-issue, to make matters worse). I’m not sure if it was laziness, incompetence, or just a general apathy toward black issues and viewpoints, but it made for a frustrating listen and turned me off this pod for good.
Great content, when you get to it.
Funny, optimistic, and informative. But this once great show is getting bogged down with ads (both from sponsors and the pateron) and the recap episodes need be sectioned off into their own podcast.