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

This week Negin is joined by Jenny Yang and Gaby Dunn as they chat about Omicron and the 1 year anniversary of the Jan 6 Insurrection (but keep it light). Afterwards, the panel discusses why goth coming back is -- kind of exciting. ——Thank you to this week’s sponsor:BetterHelp (Use this link for 10% off your first month)Stamps.com (Use promocode FAKETHENATION)Athletic Greens (Use this link for special gift) ——Rate Fake The Nation 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review! Follow Negin Farsad on Twitter Email Negin fakethenation@headgum.com Support her Patreon  ——Host - Negin FarsadProducer - Danielle Jones-WesleyEngineer - Stephanie Aguilar & Mike Coscarelli ——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.

6 Tammi 202247min

Negin is joined by Connor Franta and Shalewa Sharpe as they tackle the audacity of a 105 year old marathon runner. In part 2, Negin is joined by Bobcat Goldthwait and James Arthur as they discuss why grandma's fake fruit basket is making a comeback.  ——Thank you to this week’s sponsor:BetterHelp (Use this link for 10% off your first month) ——Rate Fake The Nation 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review! Follow Negin Farsad on Twitter Email Negin fakethenation@headgum.com Support her Patreon  ——Host - Negin Farsad Producer - Danielle Jones-WesleyEngineer - Stephanie Aguilar  ——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.

30 Joulu 202133min

Negin is joined by Lizz Winstead and Ali Vingiano as they discuss an article in Vox that talks about how expensive it is to be' single. Then Lizz gives an update on the direction of abortion rights and the best ways to get involved. Afterwards, the panel looks at a New Yorker article on alien life on Earth and discusses why these findings were disappointing and not really a big deal.  ——Thank you to this week’s sponsor:BetterHelp (Use this link for 10% off your first month) ——Rate Fake The Nation 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review! Follow Negin Farsad on Twitter Email Negin fakethenation@headgum.com Support her Patreon  ——Host - Negin Farsad Producer - Danielle Jones-WesleyEngineer - Stephanie Aguilar  ——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.

23 Joulu 202153min

Negin is joined by Bob the Drag Queen and Youngmi Mayer as they discuss a group of camels who were disqualified from a beauty contest because of Botox usage (i.e. our google search, Attractive Camels). Then the panel discusses the CEO of Better.com's decision to fire 900 employees over Zoom and why Jeremy Strong's profile in the New Yorker reminds us that method acting is a group project. ——Thank you to this week’s sponsors:TruebillBetterHelp (Use this link for 10% off your first month) ——Rate Fake The Nation 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review! Follow Negin Farsad on Twitter Write to Negin at fakethenation@headgum.com Support her Patreon  ——Host - Negin Farsad Producer - Danielle Jones-WesleyEngineer - Stephanie Aguilar  ——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.

15 Joulu 202143min

In this week's episode, Negin is joined by comedy legend Bobcat Goldthwait and James Arthur M. as they discuss paternity leave and why it is important for dads. Afterward, Negin and the panel talk about a 1997 Wired magazine article that predicted we'd be living in a utopian era by now -- and why this article may have missed a few points.  ——Rate Fake The Nation 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!—— Follow Negin Farsad on Twitter: @NeginFarsadEmail Negin at fakethenation@headgum.com.Support her Patreon www.patreon.com/NeginFarsad. —— Advertise on Fake the Nation via Gumball.fm.—— Host - Negin Farsad  Producer - Danielle Jones-Wesley Engineer - Stephanie Aguilar  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.

9 Joulu 202159min

In this week's episode, Negin is joined by Brian Park and Giulia Rozzi as they discuss the new COVID-19 strain of concern, Omnicron. Negin and the panel chat about Barbados ending its 400 years of British rule and yes, Rihanna. Then, a conversation on what it means to be a #sexinfluencers and the psychology of tracking packages   ———————— Rate Fake The Nation 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review! Follow Negin Farsad on Twitter: @NeginFarsad Write to Negin at fakethenation@headgum.com Support her Patreon www.patreon.com/NeginFarsad Advertise on Fake the Nation via Gumball.fm. ———————— Host - Negin Farsad Producer - Danielle Jones-WesleyEngineer - Stephanie Aguilar  ———————— 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.

2 Joulu 202147min

In this two-part holiday edition of Fake the Nation, Negin is joined by Grace Lynch and John Fugelsang as they tackle a cultural grab bag of topics from the origins of "No Bones Day" to the astrological signs of killers -- sorry Scorpios. In part two, Negin is joined by Sherrod Small and Seena Ghaznavi as they talk about the socioeconomics of Black artists. 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.

25 Marras 202132min

In this week's episode, Negin is joined by Shalewa Sharpe and Connor Franta as they discuss the necessity for a new University of Austin, sponsored by think-tankers. Negin and the panel break down the bill and the politics surrounding it Then, they dig down into a cultural grab bag that includes #freedBritney, the culture of Botox, and Sesame Street's new Asian muppet.————Rate Fake The Nation 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review! Follow Negin Farsad:Twitter: @NeginFarsadWrite to Negin at fakethenation@headgum.com.Support her Patreon www.patreon.com/NeginFarsad.  ————Advertise on Fake the Nation via Gumball.fm. ————Host - Negin Farsad Producer - Danielle Jones-WesleyEngineer - Stephanie Aguilar  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.

18 Marras 202154min