This week on Fake the Nation, comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by comedian/writer Benari Lee Poulton and host of NPR's On Point, Meghna Chakrabarti. Together, they wonder why billionaires love owning sports teams and a psychology professor who can tell you which are the best years of your life. They look at the very ongoing Epstein Files and the strange bedfellows it has wrought. And finally, they pour one out for the recently deceased penny.

If you're in Washington DC come see Negin and Fake the Nation regulars Corey Ryan Forrester and Ophira Eisenberg on Dec 12 for a very fun night of standup. Get your tickets here:

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This week comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by comedians Myq Kaplam and Shanna Christmas. Together, they ask, can you charge Thanksgiving guests who come to your home? They also look at Target's new 10-4 policy and the latest twist in the government shutdown. They also look at new revelations about the Epstein Files and close it all up by asking what one New York Times podcaster shouldn't have asked, has liberal feminism ruined the workplace? 

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Myq Kaplan: @MyqKaplan everywhere and his new special "Rinni" will be out on YouTube on Nov. 19!

Shanna Christmas: @ShannaChristmas everywhere and her special "Highly Intelligent" is currently available on YouTube!

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Because we taped the weekly episode of Fake the Nation before the election results, we wanted to make sure you got a little FTN-post election talk from host, Negin Farsad, and regular panelist, Benari Lee Poulton. Together, they talk about the Mamdani win in NYC, the Sherrill win in New Jersey, the Spanberger win in Virginia and the Prop 50 win in CA. 

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On this week’s Fake the Nation, comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by podcaster and writer Andrew Heaton and comedian Olivia Levine to talk about Jennifer Lawrence and whether celebrities should weigh in on politics. Plus, there’s outrage in Paris about the opening of a Shein store – Negin joins that rage, Francophile that she is. In politics corner, they talk about the disruption of SNAP benefits, the ongoing shutdown, and the passing of Dick Cheney. And finally, the panel learns from an economist that all women want are boundaries…?

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Oliva Levin:  active on IG at @olivialevine19. You can also see her solo show Unstuck, to find dates follow her @unstuckplay on Instagram.

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On this week's Fake the Nation, comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by comedian, Christian Finnegan and writer/filmmaker, Tim Manley. They discuss livestream shopping - what is it and should we want it? - and the new dating phenomenon called The Feels. They also ask, how has the administration changed dating in D.C.? Finally, they look at the "remodeling" of the White House, presidential third terms, and NYC's off year election.

Check out Negin's new TED Democracy series here:

https://www.ted.com/series/ted_talks_on_democracy

You can read Negin's latest piece in Progressive Magazine here:

https://progressive.org/magazine/perfecting-the-art-of-corruption-farsad-20251013/

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This week on Fake the Nation, comedian and host Negin Farsad, is joined by comedian Ophira Eisenberg (Parenting is a Joke podcast) AND the comedian/podcaster Mary Houlihan (The Mary Houlihan Show). They discuss a school in Maine that punishes kids with hikes instead of detention. They also talk about how Gen Z is refusing to fall in line on "work emergencies" - "This is PR, not ER," as they might say. They look into the George Santos affair - his incredible lies and incredible pardon - as well as the opposite of all that, the No Kings protest and what it means for resistance to look and feel like a costume party. And finally, Instagram's teen controls are not working according to a new report, so what gives?

Check out Negin's new TEDDemocracy series here:

https://www.ted.com/series/ted_talks_on_democracy

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Today's show is sponsored by Schedule35

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This week on Fake the Nation, comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by comedian Ben Katzner (of the Troll Hole podcast) and comedian Andrew Ti (of Yo is This Racist). Together, they dig into the Bad Bunny controversy that just won’t quit. Plus, what is "zip coding"? They also discuss the government shutdown, the new ceasefire, and they ask why is Gen Z drawn more to conservative Christianity than the millennials and Gen Xers before them?

Today's show is sponsored by Mosh!

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On this week's Fake the Nation, comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by comedian/podcaster George Civeris and comedian/horror guru Jon Schnitzer! Together they discuss the controversy behind the Riyadh Comedy Festival and ask, are we all Taylor Swift-ed out? They also talk about Trump's obsession with troop deployments in Chicago and Portland and wonder, is Marjorie Taylor Greene sometimes reasonable? And finally, are chatbots leading to divorce? 

When you're done enjoying Fake the Nation:

Listen to George Civeris hosting the United States of Kennedy - an iHeartPodcast available on the iHeartRadio app and anywhere you get your podcasts every Monday.

Check out comedian and filmmaker Jon Schnitzer's show, SOMETHING SPOOKY at The Elysian Theater in Los Angeles on Oct. 18 for an evening of true spooky stories and immersive horror thrills. 

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This week on Fake the Nation, comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by comedian and Wait Wait Don't Tell Me regular Peter Grosz and comedian and host of Hot Mess-terpiece Theatre, Jolenta Greenberg. They hash out the draw - or revulsion? - of Meta's new generation of smart glasses and weigh in on the finale of the Murdoch drama. They also look at new data on unemployment and finally they ask, why is swearing everywhere now and what does it say about us?

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In this episode of Fake the Nation, host and comedian Negin Farsad is joined by author/podcaster Bob Crawford (American History Hotline podcast). Together they talk about the decline of the semicolon; dissect the weeklong Jimmy Kimmel saga; and talk about Trump's unhinged Tylenol rant. Crawford - who wrote the book on the matter - shares what John Quincy Adams in 1830 tells us about America in 2025. Crawford is a true history nut so this episode might actually make you feel...better. 

Subscribe to Bob's show, American History Hotline, an iHeart Original podcast with new episodes every Tuesday.

Be sure to check out Negin in the latest episode of Have I Got News for You on HBOMax. 

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