Fake the Nation

Fake the Nation

By Headgum & Negin FarsadComedyNews
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  • 314. Political Multiverse of Madness (w/ Chris Gethard & Jeff Nussbaum)

    Chris Gethard and Jeff Nussbaum join Negin this week to discuss Hershel Walker and why he sucks, some of history's most famous undelivered speeches of all time, and everything that makes up a terrible house guest.

    ——Thank you to this week’s sponsors:

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                ——Host - Negin Farsad

                ——Engineer - Stepfanie Aguilar 

                ——Theme Music - Gaby Alter

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                48 min
              • 313. Big Gopher (w/ Pete Dominick & Solomon Georgio)

                Pete Dominick and Solomon Georgio join Negin to discuss Biden’s executive order on abortion, why air travel is having problems, and everything you need to know about the latest movie watching trend known as, "Gentleminions."

                ——Thank you to this week’s sponsors:

                TrueBill - Use this link or go to TrueBill.com/fakethenation to stop paying hundreds of dollars on subscription scams. Start cancelling today!

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                          • Support her Patreon 

                            ——Host - Negin Farsad

                            ——Engineer - Stepfanie Aguilar 

                            ——Theme Music - Gaby Alter

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                            46 min
                          • 312. A Summer Shorty (w/ Joel Kim Booster & Traci Thomas- Danielle Durschlag & Shalewa Sharpe)

                            Negin is joined by Joel Kim Booster and Traci Thomas as they talk about the weird stuff on Wikipedia. In part 2, Negin is joined by Danielle Durschlag and Shalewa Sharpe as they give advice to a late bloomer.

                            ——Thank you to this week’s sponsors:

                            Audible - Use this link or go to audible.com/thebiglie to listen to Jon Hamm lead an all-star cast in The Big Lie, a riveting new Audible Original.

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                            ——Rate Fake The Nation 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!

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                                      • Support her Patreon 

                                        ——Host - Negin Farsad

                                        ——Producer - Andrew McGuire

                                        ——Engineer - Stepfanie Aguilar 

                                        ——Theme Music - Gaby Alter

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                                        32 min
                                      • 311. 1,000 Band-Aids (w/ Yedoye Travis & Justin Robert Young)

                                        Negin is back as host this week and is joined by Yedoye Travis and Justin Robert Young to discuss everything from SCOTUS overturning Roe to bringing party vibes to your political party.

                                        ——Thank you to this week’s sponsors:

                                        Athletic Greens - Athletic Greens is giving you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase at athleticgreens.com/FAKETHENATION.

                                        Made Cozy - Use this link or go to madecozy.com and enter promo code FAKETHENATION at checkout to get 15% off quality and unique statement pieces for your home today.

                                        Audible - Use this link or go to audible.com/thebiglie to listen to Jon Hamm lead an all-star cast in The Big Lie, a riveting new Audible Original.

                                        ——Rate Fake The Nation 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!

                                          • Follow Negin Farsad on Twitter
                                              • Email Negin [email protected]
                                                  • Support her Patreon 

                                                    ——Host - Negin Farsad

                                                    ——Producer - Andrew McGuire

                                                    ——Engineer - Stepfanie Aguilar 

                                                    ——Theme Music - Gaby Alter

                                                    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

                                                    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

                                                    55 min
                                                  • 310. Reboot the Courts (w/ Justin Krebs & Keisha Zollar)

                                                    Benari Poulten steps in as guest this week and is joined by panelists Justin Krebs and Keisha Zollar to discuss the continued January 6th hearings, the separation of church and state, and what films unite us a nation.

                                                    ——Thank you to this week’s sponsors:

                                                    Outschool - Head over to Outschool.com/fakethenation and use code fakethenation to learn all about Outschools’s summer programs and save fifteen dollars on your child’s first class.

                                                    Made Cozy - Use this link or go to madecozy.com and enter promo code FAKETHENATION at checkout to get 15% off quality and unique statement pieces for your home today.

                                                    Audible - Use this link or go to audible.com/thebiglie to listen to Jon Hamm lead an all-star cast in The Big Lie, a riveting new Audible Original.

                                                    ——Rate Fake The Nation 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!

                                                      • Follow Negin Farsad on Twitter
                                                          • Email Negin [email protected]
                                                              • Support her Patreon 

                                                                ——Host - Negin Farsad

                                                                ——Guest Host - Benari Poulten

                                                                ——Producer - Andrew McGuire

                                                                ——Engineer - Stepfanie Aguilar 

                                                                ——Theme Music - Gaby Alter

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                                                                47 min
                                                              • 309. Backseat STDs (w/ Jeet Heer & Leah Bonnema)

                                                                Jeet Heer and Leah Bonnema join Negin to discuss the January 6th hearings, why everyone may be marrying the wrong person for them, and why one woman is drawing connection between having Geico insurance and HPV.

                                                                ——Thank you to this week’s sponsors:

                                                                TrueBill - Use this link or go to TrueBill.com/fakethenation to stop paying hundreds of dollars on subscription scams. Start cancelling today!

                                                                Made Cozy - Use this link or go to madecozy.com and enter promo code FAKETHENATION at checkout to get 15% off quality and unique statement pieces for your home today.

                                                                Audible - Use this link or go to audible.com/thebiglie to listen to Jon Hamm lead an all-star cast in The Big Lie, a riveting new Audible Original.

                                                                ——Rate Fake The Nation 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!

                                                                  • Follow Negin Farsad on Twitter
                                                                      • Email Negin [email protected]
                                                                          • Support her Patreon 

                                                                            ——Host - Negin Farsad

                                                                            ——Engineer - Stepfanie Aguilar 

                                                                            ——Theme Music - Gaby Alter

                                                                            See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

                                                                            See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

                                                                            49 min
                                                                          • 308. #NotAllKathys (w/ Danielle Durschlag & Shalewa Sharpe)

                                                                            Danielle Durschlag and Shalewa Sharpe join Negin to discuss California primaries, a bubbling Google controversy, and (hopefully) the last thing anyone will ever say about the Depp-Heard trial.

                                                                            ——Thank you to this week’s sponsor:

                                                                            Helix - Use this link or go to HelixSleep.com/fakethenation for up to 200 dollars off all mattress orders AND two free pillows

                                                                            ——Rate Fake The Nation 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!

                                                                              • Follow Negin Farsad on Twitter
                                                                                  • Email Negin [email protected]
                                                                                      • Support her Patreon 

                                                                                        ——Host - Negin Farsad

                                                                                        ——Engineer - Stepfanie Aguilar 

                                                                                        ——Theme Music - Gaby Alter

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                                                                                        49 min
                                                                                      • 307. Passive Aggressive Venmo Requests (w/Pete Dominick, Rebecca Soffer and Benari Poulten, Eddie Geller)

                                                                                        Pete Dominick and Rebecca Soffer join Negin in Part 1 of this episode and chat about people who charge for attending house parties --- and the social norms around hosting a party. In part two of this episode, Benari Poulten and Eddie Geller chat with Negin about the hierarchy of relationships. 

                                                                                        ——
                                                                                        Thank you to this week’s sponsor:

                                                                                        Aurate - Use this link or go to AurateNewYork.com/Fakethenation for 20% off your first Aurate purchase

                                                                                        ——
                                                                                        Rate Fake The Nation 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!

                                                                                        • Follow Negin Farsad on Twitter
                                                                                        • Email Negin [email protected]
                                                                                        • Support her Patreon 

                                                                                          ——
                                                                                          Host - Negin Farsad
                                                                                          Producer - Danielle Jones-Wesley
                                                                                          Engineer - Stephanie Aguilar
                                                                                          Theme Music - Gaby Alter

                                                                                          ——
                                                                                          Advertise on Fake the Nation via Gumball.fm.
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                                                                                          35 min
                                                                                        • 306. It's Not Working For Us (w/ Evan Gregory, Brian Brushwood)

                                                                                          Evan Gregory and Brian Brushwood join a tearful Negin as they mourn the senseless murder of elementary school children in Ulvlade, Texas. Then, a political round up convo featuring John Fetterman's primary win in Pennsylvania, Dr. Oz's recount against David McCormick and Stacy Abrams in Georgia. Last, the panel chats about, BeReal, a newer social media site that calls itself the "anti-instagram” and Brian and Evan give their full review.

                                                                                          ——
                                                                                          Thank you to this week’s sponsor:

                                                                                          Outschool - Use code fakethenation to save fifteen dollars off your child’s first class.

                                                                                          ——
                                                                                          Rate Fake The Nation 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!

                                                                                          • Follow Negin Farsad on Twitter
                                                                                          • Email Negin [email protected]
                                                                                          • Support her Patreon 

                                                                                            ——
                                                                                            Host - Negin Farsad
                                                                                            Producer - Danielle Jones-Wesley
                                                                                            Engineer - Stephanie Aguilar
                                                                                            Theme Music - Gaby Alter

                                                                                            ——
                                                                                            Advertise on Fake the Nation via Gumball.fm.
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                                                                                            42 min
                                                                                          • 305. Astrophysicist Himbos (w/ Pete Dominick and Rebecca Soffer)

                                                                                            This week Pete Dominick and Rebecca Soffer join Negin and talk about the shooting in Buffalo and solutions to stop something like this from happening again. Rebecca talks about her new book, The Modern Loss Handbook, and the words to use when speaking to someone who is grieving. Then, a 'cultural grab bag of topics' from himbos, big companies announcing travel support for their worker's abortions, to fast food's new approach to selling you food: horoscopes.

                                                                                            ——
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                                                                                            Helix Sleep - Helix is offering up to 200 dollars off all mattress orders AND two free pillows for our listeners at

                                                                                            ——
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                                                                                            • Follow Negin Farsad on Twitter
                                                                                            • Email Negin [email protected]
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                                                                                              ——
                                                                                              Host - Negin Farsad
                                                                                              Producer - Danielle Jones-Wesley
                                                                                              Engineer - Stephanie Aguilar
                                                                                              Theme Music - Gaby Alter

                                                                                              ——
                                                                                              Advertise on Fake the Nation via Gumball.fm.
                                                                                              See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

                                                                                              See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

                                                                                              See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

                                                                                              54 min

                                                                                            About Fake the Nation

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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…

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