Fake the Nation

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 [https://moshlife.com/pages/mosh-variety-pack-promo-page-v3?tw_source=google&tw_adid=711967478806&tw_campaign=20950369438&tw_kwdid=kwd-668028482150&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20950369438&gclid=Cj0KCQjwjL3HBhCgARIsAPUg7a4zf1MppT9S8nno-hMbO5QJrmYT4fYgSJo6-BQ7sywJb3J7E7EGBh8aAim4EALw_wcB]! Follow everyone! @NeginFarsad  @ShaqKatzner @andrewti Catch Negin's TEDTalk [https://www.ted.com/talks/negin_farsad_a_spicy_take_on_parenting_happiness_and_sex] or her column in Progressive Magazine. [https://progressive.org/topics/negin-farsad/] You can see Negin's upcoming performance schedule at: NeginFarsad.com ——Rate Fake The Nation 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review! * Follow Negin Farsad on Twitter [https://twitter.com/NeginFarsad?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor] * Email Negin fakethenationpodcast@gmail.com [fakethenation@headgum.com] * Support her Patreon [http://www.patreon.com/NeginFarsad]  ——Host - Negin Farsad [https://neginfarsad.com/] ——Producer - Rob Heath ——Theme Music - Gaby Alter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

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.  Follow everyone: @NeginFarsad @georgeciveris @thejonschnitzer  Catch Negin's TEDTalk [https://www.ted.com/talks/negin_farsad_a_spicy_take_on_parenting_happiness_and_sex] or her column in Progressive Magazine. [https://progressive.org/topics/negin-farsad/] You can see Negin's upcoming performance schedule at: NeginFarsad.com ——Rate Fake The Nation 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review! * Follow Negin Farsad on Twitter [https://twitter.com/NeginFarsad?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor] * Email Negin fakethenationpodcast@gmail.com [fakethenation@headgum.com] * Support her Patreon [http://www.patreon.com/NeginFarsad]  ——Host - Negin Farsad [https://neginfarsad.com/] ——Producer - Rob Heath ——Theme Music - Gaby Alter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

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? Follow them! @NeginFarsad @petergrosz  @jolenta_g   @hotmessterpiece Catch Negin's TEDTalk [https://www.ted.com/talks/negin_farsad_a_spicy_take_on_parenting_happiness_and_sex] or her column in Progressive Magazine. [https://progressive.org/topics/negin-farsad/] You can see Negin's upcoming performance schedule at: NeginFarsad.com ——Rate Fake The Nation 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review! * Follow Negin Farsad on Twitter [https://twitter.com/NeginFarsad?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor] * Email Negin fakethenationpodcast@gmail.com [fakethenation@headgum.com] * Support her Patreon [http://www.patreon.com/NeginFarsad]  ——Host - Negin Farsad [https://neginfarsad.com/] ——Producer - Rob Heath ——Theme Music - Gaby Alter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

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.  Today's show is sponsored by Schedule35 Follow!  @NeginFarsad @bobcrawfordbass Subscribe to Mark's podcast: https://arcmag.org/podcast-series/arc-the-podcast/ [https://arcmag.org/podcast-series/arc-the-podcast/] You can see Negin's upcoming performance schedule at: NeginFarsad.com ——Rate Fake The Nation 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review! * Follow Negin Farsad on Twitter [https://twitter.com/NeginFarsad?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor] * Email Negin fakethenationpodcast@gmail.com [fakethenation@headgum.com] * Support her Patreon [http://www.patreon.com/NeginFarsad]  ——Host - Negin Farsad [https://neginfarsad.com/] ——Producer - Rob Heath ——Theme Music - Gaby Alter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].

On this week's Fake the Nation, comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by co-creator of the Daily Show, Lizz Winstead, and co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, Adam Green. They discuss the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk, the woes of NPR and PBS, Kamala Harris's book and the Democrats ongoing response to the Mamdani Mayoral candidacy AND good news out of New Mexico! Today's show is sponsored by Mosh Follow everyone! @NeginFarsad @adamgreenonline [https://www.instagram.com/adamgreenonline/] on IG @AdamGreen [https://x.com/AdamGreen] on Twitter @boldprogressive [https://www.instagram.com/boldprogressive/] @lizzwinstead Subscribe to Mark's podcast: https://arcmag.org/podcast-series/arc-the-podcast/ [https://arcmag.org/podcast-series/arc-the-podcast/] You can see Negin's upcoming performance schedule at: NeginFarsad.com ——Rate Fake The Nation 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review! * Follow Negin Farsad on Twitter [https://twitter.com/NeginFarsad?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor] * Email Negin fakethenationpodcast@gmail.com [fakethenation@headgum.com] * Support her Patreon [http://www.patreon.com/NeginFarsad]  ——Host - Negin Farsad [https://neginfarsad.com/] ——Producer - Rob Heath ——Theme Music - Gaby Alter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy [https://art19.com/privacy] and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info [https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info].