If this whole Graham Platner mishegas taught us anything, maybe it’s that we can loosen up on our fixed idea of the perfect candidate. We talk about this, about Taylor’s nuptials, and so much more with @itsalexberg.bsky.social and @courtneykocak.bsky.social on #FakeTheNation Subscribe where you pod!

Milwaukee! The Muslims Are Coming! with Equally Threatening Friends on July 11th at The Laughing Tap. Catch me, @deanobeidallah.bsky.social, @atpburke.bsky.social, @themehrankhann.bsky.social, and @chastity_washington as they tell the jokes that fix all of our national problems!

Milwaukee! The Muslims Are Coming! with Equally Threatening Friends! July 11 at The Laughing Tap! It’s standup from Muz comics & other threats…like atheists & stuff. Come see me @deanobeidallah.bsky.social @atpburke.bsky.social & Mehran Khagani. It’ll be FUN & a little scary. Tix at laughingtap.com

An influencer couple announced they got an abortion due to a genetic diagnosis. It broke the internet. Surprised? @christianfinnegan.bsky.social and @mohanadelshieky.bsky.social join to talk about the internet's eccentricities (and meanness) on #FakeTheNation podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

MILWAUKEE! The Muslims Are Coming! w/ Equally Threatening Friends! July 11 at the Laughing Tap. A night of standup w/ a core of Muzzies + an outer layer of equal threatening comics. On tap: Me, @deanobeidallah.bsky.social, @atpburke.bsky.social & Mehran Khaghani! TIX: www.etix.com/ticket/e/105...

Trad wives can't stop being a part of the discourse! But  @christianfinnegan.bsky.social asks the very real question: are trad wives even really happening? We talk about this and more with the wonderful  @mohanadelshieky.bsky.social on this week's #FakeTheNation podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

Come see wonderful (and/or threatening) standup from your favorite Muslim (and non-Muslim) comics in Chattanooga on June 24! Bumps of saffron encouraged! @coreyrforrester.bsky.social, Zainab Johnson, me, Murray Hill. Comics telling the fart jokes to heal us all. www.thecomedycatch.com/shows/372572

I'm trying my very best to be a Knicks Fan! We talk about the Knicks, UFC on the White House Lawn, and trillionaires on this week's #FakeTheNation with the wonderful John F. O'Donnell and Edy Modica. Tune in wherever your earballs do their podcast consumption.  podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

Come see wonderful (and/or threatening) standup from your favorite Muslim (and non-Muslim) comics in Chattanooga on June 24! Bumps of saffron encouraged! @coreyrforrester.bsky.social, Zainab Johnson, me, Murray Hill. Comics telling the fart jokes to heal us all. www.thecomedycatch.com/shows/372572

I hate to ask, it shouldn't even be a question but of course, it still is! Are we ready for a lady candidate for president? @gregproops.bsky.social says YES! What say you? We discuss this, the Senate, and why Jon Ossoff is a magnet on this week's #FakeTheNation podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

Benari has strategery for Dems - stop getting all up in national politics! We talk about the vicissitudes of Democracy with @benarilee.bsky.social and @gregproops.bsky.social on #FakeTheNation PLUS the weighted vests and protein shakes sweeping the nation! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

60 Minutes is the most popular news show so...what's going on? We discuss the saga on #FakeTheNation with @realgirlproject.bsky.social & @webbythefox.bsky.social of Debt Heads! We also examine debt because everyone has it - not 60 Minutes because THEY'RE POPULAR. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

We cover Shalewa Sharpe's Cockroach theory of politics this week on #FakeTheNation with me and Astead Herndon from the America Actually pod. We also talk about the new (and maybe terrible?) phenomenon of data centers. Check into your girl's podcast folks! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

We are joined by the James Beard Award winning podcaster of all things food, Dan Pashman from @TheSporkful and folks, he knows the weirdest (sometimes upsetting) details of our food culture. Tune into this week's #FakeTheNation for this and other tidbits! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

I often say I'm married to a Park Slope Mom and I am a 1980's Dad. There may be more marriages like mine soon: new data shows men are spending more time at home with their children! Dan Pashman from @TheSporkful joins me, and we get into it on #FakeTheNation podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

Politicians don't lead! As Jamie Oliver once said via the wonderful Dan Pashman of @TheSporkful. We had a wide ranging talk on this AND data showing men are...spending more time with their kids! A revolutionary episode of #FakeTheNation. Tune in wherever you pod! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

When they go low, we go....?? The question of our time. After SCOTUS gutted the Voting Rights Act and VA's SC overturned the will of voters, what is the “new acceptable” way to fight? We weigh in on #FakeTheNation with @milkepescs.bsky.social & Katie Hannigan. Get your earballs on this podcast!

So delighted to do The Longest Shortest Time live podcast taping at M.M.LaFleur by Bryant Park in NYC. You must see @thisishillaryfrank.bsky.social chopping it up with me on all things parenting, kids & LIFE. It's going to be a fun one. NeginFarsad.com for info. @longestshortest.bsky.social

What are we even clicking? Do we do it because negativity is incentivized? We discuss this on #FakeTheNation with wonderful historian & author Joseph S. Moore and incredible comedian Mindy Raf. This is an episode we all need - we might actually feel like we'll emerge from this political cycle okay!

If you need a dose of "don't be depressed, we've seen this before" this is the Fake The Nation for you! Me and @mindyraf.bsky.social talk with Joseph Moore Brooks about everything from Ted Turner to US political cycles. As Mindy says "I need to talk to a historian daily!" Subscribe and listen!

Do you want a sumo wrestler gingerly handling grandma at the nursing home? Because I kinda love this idea. Check out Japan's answer to the nursing home staff shortage on this week's #FakeTheNation with the wonderful @BenariLee! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

I was at TED2026! There were a few talks about drones & AI that made me nervous but there were a ton of talks about science & solutions that were uplifting! Thanks a bunch to the @TEDFellow team for trusting me with your MC needs 📸 by @ryanlashphotography & the TED photog team

Would you pay good money to go to a retreat where they read one book out loud? Because it's happening! I have 4 unfinished books on my nightstand, so maybe this is what I need? We discuss the phenomenon on #FakeTheNation with @JeremyPinsley and @maryhoulie.bsky.social.

A new study finds that the most popular degrees - social work, teaching - have the least return on investment. We vent on this issue on #FakeTheNation with the wonderful @JeremyPinsley & @maryhoulie.bsky.social - subscribe to the show now more than ever!

Pete Hegseth is morally questionable in so so many ways, but also, why does he have so much wet hair??? And what do you imagine he says when the cameras are off? I feel like our ideas were solid on this week's #FakeTheNation with @JeremyPinsley and @maryhoulie.bsky.social. Tune in wherever you pod.

The Muslims are Coming!...with Equally Threatening Friends! to The Lost Church in San Francisco on April 29 at 7:30pm. Laugh! Commiserate! Join @funnyhelenhong @mrnatogreen @dauoodn & @neginfarsad for a night of comedy that will definitely heal America, no big deal. Tix in Bio!

The Muslims are Coming!...with Equally Threatening Friends! to The Lost Church in San Francisco on April 29 at 7:30pm. Laugh! Commiserate! Join @funnyhelenhong @mrnatogreen @dauoodn & @neginfarsad for a night of comedy that will definitely heal America, no big deal. Tickets now at the link in bio.

Meta & YouTube just lost a couple of court battles - is it like the takedown of Big Tobacco? The claims against McDonalds for making people unhealthy? Where is our digital Ozempic to help us all!? We dive into this & more with @calebmeringue.bsky.social & Jody Avirgan on #FakeTheNation!

I guest hosted @waitwaitnpr & thankfully, I got a space week! Artemis II launched & a bunch of other things happened, but let’s focus on the good stuff! It was a banger of a show w/ Peter Grosz, Joyelle Nicole Johnson & Rachel Coster making an all-time excellent panel. Tune in at @npr.org near you!

A new study shows that difficult people literally AGE YOU. Yes yes, this is unsurprising but now there's data! Helen Hong and @importantmeagan.bsky.social break down the risks of hanging out with the difficult motherf%$*ers who walk among us on this week's #FakeTheNation. Tune in!