Iran. These are just some preliminary thoughts but I’ll get into it on my podcast and maybe by then I’ll have a clearer sense of everything. In the meantime, please be nice because above all, we’re sad and worried about our families and fellow humans. www.instagram.com/reel/DVUu0xB...

We go deep on supermarkets because @chenjerai.bsky.social and Menelek Lumumba have thoughts! And it turns out, grocery stores make up for 90% of our opinion making capacity as human beings.. Listen to this episode #FakeTheNation for all your grocery takes!

We reminisce about Marco Rubio’s thirsty 2013 State of the Union response. We also talk about the resurgence of iPods & authoritarianism on this episode of #FakeTheNation with Chenjerai Kumanyikan & Menelek Lumumba. We go hard on supermarket rankings, so you should tune in for it.

Star Stone and Jena Friedman join #FakeTheNation to talk about the latest and most suspicious of wellness trends. @jenafriedman.bsky.social

This is equal parts boring and horrifying… and a few other equal parts beige foundation, tangerine highlights, and clapping. #SOTU

I have a weird fantasy that Trump turns this entire #SOTU into a makeup tutorial on how to cover a bruise on your hand. Would be more substantive.

AI Pets are all the rage in China, but… are they just cuter and fluffier surveillance tools? We discuss this on #FaketheNation with @jenafriedman.bsky.social and @StarStoneSpeaks

You mean to tell me the new frequency of snow in NYC has NOTHING to do with Mayor Mamdani?? Come on! #nyc #snowstorm #blizzard #mamdani #muslim

Shout out to the Russian MAGA moms and their unpredictable breaking points. This week on #FakeTheNation, Jenny Zigrino does the best ever impressions of her mom and, alongside Professor @nerdfromthefuture.bsky.social, the best ever insights on the news. Get it wherever you pod.

Are you into the prediction markets? Are they… ehem, a “good” thing? Or, ya know, not at all? We weigh in on this and more on this week’s #FakeTheNation with @nerdfromthefuture.bsky.social and Jenny Zigrino.

Every week celebrated journalist Bill Kurtis joins Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me to bring us his sillier side. I got to guest host the show this week and wanted to ask Bill to bring his journalistic expertise to weigh in on these times. #waitwaitdonttellme #npr #hope

Been a fan of Negin and JR forever so this was a dream!!!

Since the special election in Texas, Speaker Johnson’s GOP margin in the House is shrinking like nips in an ice bath. Is it wrong to enjoy this? Just a little?? All of this and more on #FakeTheNation with JR Havlan and @chandlerjdean.bsky.social wherever your ears take in their pods.

College-aged kids are using AI for vibe checks & to rehearse conversations. Is it robbing them of the right to be awkward & learn by failing?? We discuss this & more on #FaketheNation. This week, we do it with the wonderful JR Havlan and @chandlerjdean.bsky.social

I’m getting stopped on the street because of how hot my dog is. I finally know what it's like to be Brad Pitt. Come on, ladies. Keep it together.

The closure of the Kennedy Center has hit hard for me & performers everywhere - performing there was such a privilege and now… UGH. It is shuttered under the guise of "construction." We dig into this on this week’s #FakeTheNation with chatterboxes @chandlerjdean.bsky.social & JR Havlan

Foreign Language films are making huge inroads into the Oscars. Do you watch them? Or do you pretend to watch them to impress your smart friends? We talk about this new Oscar trend on #FakeTheNation w/ Jordan Carlos & Justin Krebs. Listen wherever your earballs get their pods.

I’ve never experienced this long of a freeze in NYC. My main takeaway: deep freeze snow is dog pee’s greatest archivist. The city is but a frozen museum to our canines' greatest work. #NYC #dogs #snow

But who’s in control when a president naps??? We discuss on this week’s #FakeTheNation with comedian Jordan Carlos and political strategist Justin Krebs.

Who are stay-at-home sons? And WHY are stay-at-home sons? We discuss on #FakeTheNation with @jordancarlosofficial and Justin Krebs. PLUS we talk politics while managing to keep our heads from exploding.

Last call to get all up in Congressional phone lines! Let’s make sure we put a stop to DHS funding by letting your Senators know you’re not into the horrific tragedies of the last few weeks. AND while you’re at it why don’t you throw in a word about supporting Iran. Give Senate a ring (202) 224-3121

We discuss the future of podcasting with the man who literally created the Podcast Pantheon, Sean Malin! Check out the entire episode of #FakeTheNation where, alongside @sydneymorgancane, we dip into the latest news, including the trending acronym “AWFUL.”

Apparently, a larger house does not necessarily make a happier home. Do you see the benefits of less square footage for your happiness? This week’s #FakeTheNation w/ Sean Malin & @sydneymorgankane.bsky.social. Listen wherever your current and future ears listen to pods.

Listening to White House officials talk out loud & say the most crazy things made us realize: they need improv classes. They need an improv coach to tell them when to pull back - when the crazy is just too crazy. On #FakeTheNation with @sydneymorgankane.bsky.social & Sean Malin

A new (and very expensive) matchmaking service uses AI to take the romance out of dating. You into it? We talk about this bit of fluff plus more in the world of current events on this week’s #FakeTheNation with @johnfugelsang.bsky.social and @MBanikarim - listen wherever you pod!

It's official, the kids are eating sushi at birthday parties. Is this the fall of the once great Pizza Institution? Or are kids just going through an Omakase phase? We discuss this and more on #FakeTheNation w/ @johnfugelsang.bsky.social & @Mbanikarim. Available wherever you pod.

I’m obviously very distracted by Iran right now, so I brought two of the great thinkers to sort out all the feelings on #FakeTheNation. @johnfugelsang.bsky.social was in an Iranian sandwich between me & @MBanikarim, but don’t worry, we also talk about sushi & matchmaking. Enjoy where you pod

We talk a lot about Minneapolis and Iran this week but as is the way on #FakeTheNation, we also see the hope and optimism in all of it. Tune in for the wise words of @johnfugelsang.bsky.social and @Mbanikarim.

Just realized this: “The House set a grim record in 2025, casting the fewest votes of the 21st century during the first session of a two-year Congress.” - thanks to reporting in @nytimes.com

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Did you love having a meal plan in college and do you want an adult version? @johnhodgman is looking for angel investors! We discuss his and @eflakeagogo’s many business ventures on this week’s #FakeTheNation. Tune in wherever you pod

Move over, Hollywood, the Metropolitan Detention Center has the real A-Listers. Catch @johnhodgman and @eflakeagogo breaking down the most chaotic neighborhood watch in Brooklyn and our who-asked-for-this Maduro drama. Tune into #FakeTheNation wherever you pod

Is it trashy? Yes. Is it cold? Yes. Is it perfect for the (Trump) Kennedy Center? Apparently. Catch @johnhodgman & @eflakeagogo on the latest episode of #FakeTheNation. Listen now!

Gentlemen, public reading is so hot. Take note. We advise dudes and make plans for 2026 on this episode of #FakeTheNation with @VFerentinos and @MeSallyAnn. Do you have any advice for anyone in 2026?

The color of the year is Cloud Dancer! Which is essentially... er, white. We also talk about words of the year and our goals for 2026, all on this episode of #FakeTheNation with @VFerentinos and @MeSallyAnn

I wish you all a merry cacti Christmas! #palmsprings #hometown #christmas

Do you want more babies, but can’t picture doing it because it would eat into reels consumption? Europe has pretty intense population declines, and they’re really trying to figure it out. We get into this and more on #FakeTheNation w/ @brianbabylon & @andrewti.bsky.social. Tune in!

I’m looking forward to the swearing in of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on New Years… for more reasons than you know… (insert evil laugh)…(then insert knowing wink)… (then insert a satirical glaze over the whole thing) #zohranmamdani #NYC

RFK hopes nothing but the best…for Hepatitis B, the immunization panel is no longer recommending the vaccine against it for newborns. As a parent, you’re also a fully knowledgeable scientist, right? We talk about the big deal on #FakeTheNation with @brianbabylon & @andrewti.bsky.social.

Hot Caffeine? Forbidden. Diet Coke? Blessed. Listen to #FaketheNation to hear experts @codylindquist.bsky.social & @charlietodd on this theological loophole.

When @yasminelhahahady isn't on stages around the country, she's on Hulu as the official Muslim Matchmaker. See her on the Dec 12 show THE MUSLIMS ARE COMING in DC alongside me, @ophirae.bsky.social @gibransaleem @coreyrforrester.bsky.social & @somearabwoman at the @atlaspacdc. Ticket link in my bio

It's okay to tell the time to a Muslim, just don't be weird about it. w/@gibransaleem there's an official quorum of Muslim comedians for the Dec 12 show THE MUSLIMS ARE COMING in DC! @ophirae.bsky.social @yasminelhahahady @coreyrforrester.bsky.social & @somearabwoman at the @atlaspacdc.

Journalist and podcast @nayeema.bsky.social thinks that our soft power is fading… and ending??? Alongside comedian @petedominick.bsky.social we dole out very many predictions on America’s continuing (or discontinuing?) cultural sphere of influence on this week’s #FakeTheNation

Comedian @coreyrforrester.bsky.social is a friend to one & all, especially Muslim comics! He’s surrounding himself w/ them in Washington, DC on Dec 12! at The Muslims Are Coming! tour @AtlasPACDC. @neginfarsad.bsky.social @ophirae.bsky.social @GibranSaleem @somearabwoman & @yasminelhahahady!

Costco has the 3rd MOST POPULAR MAGAZINE??? They also happen to be suing the White House over tariffs. We discuss this on #FakeTheNation with the wonderful @petedominick.bsky.social & @nayeema.bsky.social & together we decide that Costco is also the future of dating, tune in to understand!

The subtle boyfriend posting - it seems to be on every feed. A man’s hand on a shoulder but the rest of his body cropped out. What’s it mean and why is this a trend? We talk about this on #FaketheNation with @nayeema.bsky.social and @petedominick.bsky.social#FaketheNation

Apparently, having a boyfriend now is “cringe” - but pretending to be boyfriendless has rankled generations before the Z. Comedian @petedominick.bsky.social and journalist @nayeema.bsky.social join #FakeTheNation to discuss the trend of pretending you don’t have a boyfriend online

DC is about to get a full dose of the incredible @ophirae.bsky.social who is joining The Muslims Are Coming! show at The Atlas Performing Arts Center on Dec 12! She’s joined by @coreyrforrester.bsky.social and both are lovingly surrounded by Muslim comics like Yasmin Elhady, Gibran Saleem and ME!

DC, listen up! I’ll be performing at the Muslims Are Coming! show on Dec. 12 at The Atlas Performing Arts Center with my favorite Muz & non-Muz comics: Yasmin Elhady, @coreyrforrester.bsky.social, @ophirae.bsky.social & Gibran Saleem. Its a lineup that will heal America! Here here!

The very right wing of the right wing has a Hitler fetish but @benarilee reminds us that ultimately, Hitler was a failure so revering him is heinous on top of weird because he was a loser. Plus, @onpointwbur host Meghna Chakrabarti breaks down how the Hitler obsession is causing a bit political rift