Fake the Nation

Latest Episodes:

481. Do We F$%&ing Curse Too Much? (w/Jolenta Greenberg and Peter Grosz) Oct 02, 2025

Show notes

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 or her column in Progressive Magazine.

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
Email Negin fakethenationpodcast@gmail.com
Support her Patreon

——Host - Negin Farsad

——Producer - Rob Heath

——Theme Music - Gaby Alter

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

480. We Need More Semicolons (w/Bob Crawford) Sep 25, 2025

Show notes

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/

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
Email Negin fakethenationpodcast@gmail.com
Support her Patreon

——Host - Negin Farsad

——Producer - Rob Heath

——Theme Music - Gaby Alter

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

479. A Lot of Bad But Also Some Good News (w/Lizz Winstead and Adam Green) Sep 18, 2025

Show notes

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 on IG @AdamGreen on Twitter

@boldprogressive

@lizzwinstead

Subscribe to Mark's 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
Email Negin fakethenationpodcast@gmail.com
Support her Patreon

——Host - Negin Farsad

——Producer - Rob Heath

——Theme Music - Gaby Alter

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

478. The Politics of Tote Bags (w/Mark Oppenheimer and D.D. Guttenplan) Sep 11, 2025

Show notes

This week on Fake the Nation! America’s sweetheart Tom Hanks gets in Trump's crosshairs. Plus, why are we all still buying iPhones? On the political front, the panel discusses the Department of War name change and the possible Chicago National Guard deployment. Finally, performative masculinity - what is it and are you performing it? Comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by The Nation magazine's DD Guttenplan and Arc Magazine's editor Mark Oppenheimer.

Follow everyone!

@NeginFarsad everywhere

@ddguttenplan on Twitter & Bluesky

Subscribe to Mark's 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
Email Negin fakethenationpodcast@gmail.com
Support her Patreon

——Host - Negin Farsad

——Producer - Rob Heath

——Theme Music - Gaby Alter

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

477. Logos, Virgins & Windmills (w/Elise Loehnen and Dani Faith Leonard) Sep 04, 2025

Show notes

On this week's Fake the Nation, comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by comedian/filmmaker Dani Faith Leonard and author/podcaster Elise Loehnen. Together they dive into the Cracker Barrel logo drama and a new reality TV shows about virgins. On the political front they wonder how should DC respond to its National Guard troop occupation, plus Trump's particular relationship to windmills. On the money front, they look at a new plan among some Gen Z'ers to get really stinkin' rich in your 20's so you can chill the rest of your life.

Check out Negin's new TEDTalk! go.ted.com/neginfarsad

Subscribe to our Patreon so you can get bonus episodes of Fake the Nation. Coming up, a high impact conversation on "Joyspan" with Arial Elias and Rachel Sklar.

Follow everyone!

@NeginFaarsad

@danifleonard

@eliseloehnen

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
Email Negin fakethenationpodcast@gmail.com
Support her Patreon

——Host - Negin Farsad

——Producer - Rob Heath

——Theme Music - Gaby Alter

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

476. A Happy Labor Day Episode (w/Emily Flake, Jim Tews, John Nichols and Gianmarco Soresi) Aug 28, 2025

Show notes

This week comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by Emily Flake of the New Yorker and comedian Jim Tews to discuss the list of the best movies of the first quarter of this century! Then comedian Gianmarco Soresi and National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation, John Nichols provide their best takes on the phenomenon of Mankeeping.

Follow everyone!

@NeginFarsad

@EFlakagogo

@JimTews

@JohnNichols23

@gianmarcosoresi

You can see her 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
Email Negin fakethenationpodcast@gmail.com
Support her Patreon

——Host - Negin Farsad

——Producer - Rob Heath

——Theme Music - Gaby Alter

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

475. “Yes We Can” Forever (w/Danielle Durchslag and Andrea Jones-Rooy) Aug 21, 2025

Show notes

On this week's Fake the Nation, comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by visual artist/filmmaker Danielle Durchslag and data scientist/podcaster Andrea Jones-Rooy. They talk about Gwyneth Paltrow's enduring allure plus the new theory that Hollywood is hot, horny and white again. They also discuss the magical Trump-Mamdani voter and Donny Jr’s social takeover of DC. They also ask, are men struggling to find love?

Follow everyone!

@NeginFarsad

@DDurch

@JonesRooy

You can see her 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
Email Negin fakethenationpodcast@gmail.com
Support her Patreon

——Host - Negin Farsad

——Producer - Rob Heath

——Theme Music - Gaby Alter

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

474. Summer Of Death (w/Eddie Pepitone and Josh Gondelman) Aug 14, 2025

Show notes

On this week's episode of Fake the Nation, comedian and host Negin Farsad asks, how do we label this summer? It's not Hot Girl or Brat summer so what is it? Joined by comedians Josh Gondelman and Eddie Pepitone, they also discuss the trend to legalize human composting, Trump's deployment of the National Guard to DC, and new AI legislation in Illinois. And finally, are the podcast bros turning on Trump??

Follow everyone!

@NeginFarsad

@JoshGondelman

@EddiePep

You can see her 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
Email Negin fakethenationpodcast@gmail.com
Support her Patreon

——Host - Negin Farsad

——Producer - Rob Heath

——Theme Music - Gaby Alter

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

473. Baguette Markets (w/Corey Forrester+Harry Terjanian) Aug 07, 2025

Show notes

This week on Fake the Nation we talk about a French beach town that wants you to keep your clothes on. And, despite our better angels, we do in fact, talk about the Sydney Sweeney jeans ad. Plus, we discuss the Texas gerrymandering kerfuffle and what Democrats should do about it. We vent on Israel and Gaza and we end the show with a ridiculous conversation about Democratic presidential hopefuls. Spoiler, one of the panelists has had a beer with JD Vance. Comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by comedian/podcaster Corey Ryan Forrester and comedian/podcaster Harry Terjanian.

Follow everyone!

@NeginFarsad

@coreyrforrester

@harryterjanian

You can see her 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
Email Negin fakethenationpodcast@gmail.com
Support her Patreon

——Host - Negin Farsad

——Producer - Rob Heath

——Theme Music - Gaby Alter

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

472. We Are All MerPeople (w/Gianmarco Soresi+John Nichols) Jul 31, 2025

Show notes

On this week's Fake the Nation, we talk about the mermaiding phenomenon and the Claw Grip trend. We also look at new Trump administration rules on religion at work and ask whether Trump is failing upwards on the economy. Finally, we look at the Gaines scandal and wonder between evangelicals and the left, who owns cancel culture? Comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by John Nichols from The Nation, and comedian/Downside Podcast host Gianmarco Soresi.

Follow everyone!

@NeginFarsad

@nicholsuprising

@gianmarcosoresi

You can see her upcoming performance schedule at: NeginFarsad.com——Rate Fake The Nation 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!