Fake the Nation

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311. 1,000 Band-Aids (w/ Yedoye Travis & Justin Robert Young) Jun 30, 2022

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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.
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310. Reboot the Courts (w/ Justin Krebs & Keisha Zollar) Jun 23, 2022

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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.
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309. Backseat STDs (w/ Jeet Heer & Leah Bonnema) Jun 16, 2022

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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.
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308. #NotAllKathys (w/ Danielle Durschlag & Shalewa Sharpe) Jun 09, 2022

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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.
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307. Passive Aggressive Venmo Requests (w/Pete Dominick, Rebecca Soffer and Benari Poulten, Eddie Geller) Jun 02, 2022

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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.

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306. It's Not Working For Us (w/ Evan Gregory, Brian Brushwood) May 26, 2022

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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.

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305. Astrophysicist Himbos (w/ Pete Dominick and Rebecca Soffer) May 19, 2022

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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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304. Domestic Supply Of Infants (with Benari Poulten, Eddie Geller) May 12, 2022

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Benari Poulten and Eddie Geller join Negin on the panel this week as they discuss thoughts and feelings around the SCOTUS draft leak. Afterwards, a conversation on the life and times of Madison Cawthorn -- and if congress needs to rethink its obsession with longevity. Then, they discuss the ethics of deep fake technology in reference to Kendrick Lamar's latest music video.

Eddie Geller is running for Congress in Flordia's 15th Congressional District

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303. I Recognize 'Goblin Mode' As a Thing (with Christian Finnegan, Dani Faith Leonard) May 05, 2022

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*This episode was recorded before the SCOTUS draft leak* Negin is joined by Christian Finnegan and Dani Faith Leonard on this week's panel. The three discuss the pitiful and melodramatic nature of personal essays, the cultural significance of ‘goblin mode’, and what Baby Boomers got right about parenting.

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302. Elon Might Clown Us All (w/ Neil deGrasse Tyson and Sean Rameswaram) Apr 28, 2022

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Neil deGrasse Tyson and Sean Rameswaram join Negin Farsad to talk Twitter & Elon, Mask Mandates and the link between astrology and narcissism. Then NDT talks about his new book, WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSE IN 3D, which highlights the visual grandeur of space.

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