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Hosted by Negin Farsad, everyone's favorite Iranian American Muslim Comedian Podcast Host with Black Hair and Red Glasses, Fake the Nation is a comedy show that isn't afraid to talk about news, culture, and humanity’s weirdness. Every week Negin is joined by her funniest, smartest, and most politically astute friends. People like Samantha Bee, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Paula Poundstone, Margaret Cho, Larry Wilmore and others. They’ll make you laugh, think, and deliver a gut punch to the country we all love, America. It's like a really fun dinner party where nothing is off limits but you don’t have to pretend to like salad.
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Signup to Generate a PitchHosted by Negin Farsad, everyone's favorite Iranian American Muslim Comedian Podcast Host with Black Hair and Red Glasses, Fake the Nation is a comedy show that isn't afraid to talk about news, culture, and humanity’s weirdness. Every week Negin is joined by her funniest, smartest, and most politically astute friends.
Fake the Nation is hosted by Headgum & Negin Farsad. The show has published 429 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "539. (w/Jenny Zigrino and Caleb Zeringue)" (28 October 2026, 51 minutes), "538. Empathy Challenged (w/JoAnna Ross and Danielle Durchslag)" (22 October 2026, 58 minutes), and "537. Sucking the Merth Out of Your Laughter (w/Dan Wilbur and Benari Lee Poulton)" (15 October 2026, 58 minutes).
Fake the Nation publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 44 minutes across 429 episodes.
Booking probability for Fake the Nation is 38%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Fake the Nation requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Fake the Nation's contact route on record: verified email.
Headgum & Negin Farsad hosts Fake the Nation, a comedy podcast with 429 episodes published.
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Episode #539
This week, comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by comedians Jenny Zegrino and Caleb Zeringue. They do a lot of midterm kvetching on this episode, from Alaska to Ohio to California and its wealth tax proposition...
Episode #538
This week on Fake the Nation, comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by artist Danielle Durchslag and comedian/podcaster JoAnna Ross to talk about the alarming developments in France and Elon Musk‘s SpaceX baby bonds...
Episode #537
This week on Fake the Nation, comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by comedian Dan Wilbur and comedian and producer Benari Lee Poulton. They discuss the Shane Gillis SNL controversy and wonder what Amazon knows...
Episode #535
This week on Fake the Nation, comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by comedian Jason Salmon and communications strategist/author Sally Kohn. Together, they talk about the new Happiest States Report and the wide...
Episode #534
Today on Fake the Nation, comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by comedian/writer Joey Clift and comedian/podcaster Mary Houlihan! They talk about the new drone delivery service buzzing through one Texas town...
Episode #533
On today’s Fake the Nation, comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by comedian/union organizer Nato Green and comedy writer/producer Rob Kutner. They talk about the sudden appearance of Sudden Wealth Syndrome. In...
Episode #531
On today's Fake the Nation, comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by pod regulars: comedy writer/podcaster Andrew Ti and comedian/podcaster Andrew Heaton. Together, they discuss the rise of the alcohol mini bottle...
Episode #531
Today, comedian and host Negin Farsad celebrates Labor Day with a couple of never-before-heard conversations from the vault. First up, journalist and podcaster Astead Herndon & comedian Shalewa Sharpe are here to tell...
Episode #530
This week, comedian and host Negin Farsad joins the podcast Brain Glitter with hosts Sam Griffin and Bethany Hall. This felt like a particularly relevant episode for the Fake The Nation feed because they talk about...
Episode #529
When did you lose your virginity??? Because, apparently, the point at which you lost it is correlated with later-in-life health outcomes. On today's episode of Fake the Nation, comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined...
Episode #528
On today's Fake the Nation, host and comedian Negin Farsad is again joined by author and podcaster Manoush Zamarodi and podcaster Mila Atmos. Two-thirds of this panel doesn't really drive and yet, they try their...
Episode #526
Today, comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by incredible journalist and creative director Alex Berg and wonderful comedian/podcaster Courtney Kocak. Together, they ask if looking fancy is lost forever and if casual...
Episode #525
This week, comedian and host Negin Farsad is doing a very special crossover episode of Fake the Nation alongside the Foreign Report, hosted by FTN regular Seena Ghaznavi. They talk Iran, the UK’s stressful snap...
Episode #524
On today's Fake the Nation, host and comedian Negin Farsad is joined by author and podcaster Manoush Zamarodi and podcaster Mila Atmos. Together they discuss some (good?) news about data centers and the complicated...
Episode #523
This week, comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by journalist Alex Berg and comedian and podcaster Courney Kocak. Together, they discuss the Taylor wedding and what it all really means. In politics, they dissect the...
Episode #522
This week comedian and host Negin Farsad has delicately preserved two never-before-heard conversations from the vault for your holiday weekend consumption! First up, Greg Proops and Benari Lee talk about optimization...
Episode #521
On this week's episode comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by comedian Mohanad Elshieky and FTN super alum, comedian Christian Finnegan. Trad wives are back in the news because dudes are looking for them in...
Episode #520
On this week's episode, comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by comedian John F. O'Donnel and comedian Edy Modica. Together, they discuss new data suggesting that iPhones have caused a decline in FERTILITY! Plus...
Episode #519
On this week's Fake The Nation, comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by comedian and Who's Line Is it Anyway all-star, Greg Proops, and comedian/writer, Benari Lee. Together, they discuss coffee sellers getting all...
Episode #518
This week on Fake the Nation comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by the co-hosts of the podcast Debt Heads, Jamie Alyson Feldman & Rachel Webster! Together, they look at how the system gets us into debt and why...
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