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251. No One Cares About You (w/ Alison Leiby, Dean Obeidallah) May 06, 2021

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Alison Leiby and Dean Obeidallah join Negin to talk about how they’ve been embracing the YOLO economy. They discuss their thoughts on if Biden and the Dems should emphasize race or class or both, and what movies/tv might look like if we weren’t so obsessed with violence. Follow Alison @alisonleiby , Dean @deanobeidallah, and Negin @neginfarsad. We'd love to hear from you! Write to Negin at fakethenation@headgum.com and support her Patreon www.patreon.com/NeginFarsad.

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250. Make the Census Sexy (w/ Starlee Kine, Jody Avirgan) Apr 29, 2021

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Starlee Kine and Jody Avirgan join Negin to discuss Biden's first 100 days, the CDC's updated outdoor mask guidelines, and the results of the super sexy census. They also share their thoughts on how social media may or may not be impacting the current baby bust. Follow Starlee @starleekine, Jody @jodyavirgan, and Negin @neginfarsad. We'd love to hear from you! Write to Negin at fakethenation@headgum.com and support her Patreon www.patreon.com/NeginFarsad

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249. He's Gay, Not Magic (w/ Steven Phillips-Horst, Sally Kohn) Apr 22, 2021

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Steven Phillips-Horst and Sally Kohn join Negin to talk about Derek Chauvin's guilty verdict. They also discuss The Bachelor’s Colton Underwood’s coming out and the complicated situation in Northern Ireland. It’s been quite a week, but we do know one thing to be true, people being pissed begets people being pissed. Follow Steven @gossipbabies, Sally @sallykohn, and Negin @neginfarsad. Write to Negin at fakethenation@headgum.com and support the patreon at patreon.com/neginfarsad.

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248. Blood Clot Johnny Come Lately (w/ Caleb Hearon, Selena Coppock) Apr 15, 2021

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Caleb Hearon and Selena Coopock join Negin to talk about J&J, vaccine passports, and Daunte Wright. They also discuss a new article that proves you can actually change your personality, but only if you want to! (no pressure). You can follow Caleb @calebsaysthings, Selena @selenacoppock, and Negin @neginfarsad. We'd love to hear from you! Write to Negin at fakethenation@headgum.com and support her Patreon www.patreon.com/NeginFarsad

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247. Society Is Not For Everybody (w/ Amir Blumenfeld, Leah Bonnema) Apr 08, 2021

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Amir Blumenfeld and Leah Bonnema join Negin to talk about the Chauvin trail, Matt Gaetz, and Bohner’s new memoir. They also celebrate Jill Biden’s fishnets, debate the merits of text-based therapy on a scale of nothing to therapy, and potentially end society! You can follow Amir @blumenfeld, Leah @leahbonnema, and Negin @neginfarsad. We'd love to hear from you! Write to Negin at fakethenation@headgum.com and support her Patreon www.patreon.com/NeginFarsad.

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246. Limp Dick Bipartisanship (w/ George Civeris, Christian Finnegan) Apr 01, 2021

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George Civeris and Christian Finnegan join Negin to talk out Biden’s first presser and his exciting $2 trillion infrastructure plan. They also chat about the GOP’s targeting of transgender girls and their sad attempts to “own the libs." Plus, Negin and her guests dive into this week’s dumb media controversies which somehow involveboth Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon! Oy, what a week!

You can follow George @georgeciveris , Christian @ChristFinnegan, and Negin @neginfarsad.

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245. Too Fungible (w/ Bassem Youssef, Benari Poulten) Mar 25, 2021

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Bassem Youssef and Benari Poulten join Negin to talk about hate crimes against Asians and gun violence. They also dive into the weird world of NFTs, the other weird world of Chuck Lorre shows, and discuss what they'd do differently if they had a pandemic year re-do.

Follow Baseem @baseem on IG and check out his new children’s book, “The Magical Reality of Nadia.”

Follow Benari @benarilee on IG and Twitter and order his new comic book, “True War Stories."

And please let us know what you think! Follow Negin @neginfarsad, write to her at fakethenation@headgum.com and support her Patreon www.patreon.com/NeginFarsad

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244. Forkability, Sauceability and Toothsinkability (w/ Baratunde Thurston, Dan Pashman) Mar 18, 2021

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Baratunde Thurston and Dan Pashman join Negin to talk about the growing number of migrants at the border. They also check in with the latest on Cuomo, vaccine hesitancy, and most importantly, pasta!

Subscribe to Baratunde's podcast How To Citizen with Baratunde and follow @baratunde

Follow @TheSporkful and subscribe to Dan's podcast The Sporkful with Dan Pashman as he wraps up Mission: ImPASTAble

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243. Even Mars is Outpacing Us (w/ Seena Ghaznavi, Andrew Heaton) Mar 11, 2021

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Seena Ghaznavi and Andrew Heaton join Negin to break down the recently passed Covid relief bill and why it’s debatably bigger than the New Deal. They also discuss Meghan and Harry’s Oprah interview and why the Royal Family is actually a corporation.

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242. CPAC, Have A Glass Of Wine (w/ Maz Jobrani, Shalewa Sharpe) Mar 04, 2021

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Maz Jobrani and Shalewa Sharpe join Negin to share their thoughts on the vaccine rollout and the different approaches to schools reopening in red and blue states. They also discuss the allegations made against Andrew Cuomo and whether they should even be talking about CPAC.

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