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

Some members of the GOP really have Hitler on the mind. Why? And what should they do about it? We get into on #FakeTheNation with @onpointwbur host Meghna Chakrabarti and comedian @benarilee.

They baked the last batch, and now, the penny is officially dead. But @onpointwbur host Meghna Chakrabarti reminds us that this means one less chance to be reminded of Lincoln. So, what about a two-headed coin? Who’s with me?! Plus @benarilee.bsky.social predicts Trump’s entire future

Have you noticed your favorite coffee price increase? WE HAVE and we’re made about it on this week’s #FakeTheNation w/ comedian @benarilee.bsky.social & @onpointwbur host Meghna Chakrabarti. Tune in to the pod!

The Blowing Bubba phenomenon - does it have echoes of JD Vance and couch-humping? Yes, yes it does. If you need a break from the gruesomeness of the Epstein Files, the internet delivered. This week’s #FakeTheNation with @onpointwbur host Meghna Chakrabarti and comedian @benarilee.bsky.social

The data is in! Billionaires are buying more sports teams than ever before. But WHY? We put our billionaire thinking caps on and figure it out. This and more on this week’s #FakeTheNation w/ @benarilee.bsky.social  and Meghna Chakrabarti from public radio’s @onpointwbur. Tune in wherever you pod.

What are the best years of life? Meghna Chakrabarti from public radio’s @onpointwbur loved it when her twenties were over! But a Stanford psychologist has the real answer. Plus, @benarilee.bsky.social is on hand to get mad at Billionaires all on this week’s #FakeTheNation. Listen wherever you pod!

Apparently, some people are charging their guests for Thanksgiving. What do you think of this trend? @myqkaplan.bsky.social and @shannachristmas.bsky.social aren’t into it. We weigh in on this and more on this week’s #FakeTheNation. Tune in wherever you pod!

Comedian @ShannaChristmas wants people to know when to stop saying catch phrases. Shanna and comic @myqkaplan talk about the entire human experience on this week’s #FakeTheNation.

Target has a new policy that requires smiling and engaging in pleasantries if you’re 4 feet away from a customer. On #FakeTheNation we talk about policies like this with comedians @MyqKaplan and @ShannaChristmas

Considering these are the waning days of the Mayor Eric Adams administration and that @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social will soon be sworn in (hooray!) - this is my last opportunity to post this joke. I look forward to having a mayor who is known for something other than nightlife 🙂 @joespub.bsky.social

Comedian @myqkaplan.bsky.social plan sums up his thoughts on the shutdown drama in 3 jokes on this week’s #FakeTheNation. Plus, we have @shannachristmas.bsky.social as talking Epstein and women in the workplace. Listen to the full pod wherever you pod.

Pashmak’s Birthday! Fun fact: he’s a really good boy #dog #birthday

According to an economist, women don’t necessarily want remote work or flexible work hours, or ping pong at the office. No, apparently, what they REALLY want is boundaries! We get into all of this on #FakeTheNation with @olivialevine19 and @MightyHeaton

Now that this election is done and dusted, let’s look at the role of celebrity for 2028. Jennifer Lawrence recently said she doesn’t think celebrities should weigh in on politics. Do they help? Hurt? We get into it on Fake the Nation with @MightyHeaton & @olivialevine19 #celebs #politics #election

Looking back on the life of Dick Cheney, we got a John Bolton gossip from @MightyHeaton. All of this and more on this week’s #FakeTheNation. PLUS look for our election bonus in the podcast’s feed.

Federal courts keep telling Trump to pay for the SNAP benefits, and he… keeps not doing it. How will all of this end? We talk about shutdown and more on #FakeTheNation with @MightyHeaton and @olivialevine19 #snap #shutdown #government #congress #trump

An excellent night doing Wait Wait Don’t Tell me on @npr.org in Costa Mesa, CA! I’m on w/ @karenchee.bsky.social & @tompapacomedy.bsky.social with special guest Chef Roy Choi!

Our man in DC - @MightyHeaton - reports on the shutdown vibes in the capital. And… It's not looking like it's going anywhere. I, for one, have to take a flight home today, so let’s hope that happens! Tune in to #FakeTheNation for schpeels from Andrew Heaton #shutdown #government #congress #trump

Huge honor to be named in Podcast Pantheon: 101 Podcasts that Changed How We Listen by Sean Malin & @chroniclebooks.bsky.social. Shared the stage with a legendary lineup—this is unreal. Start subscribing to PODS and celebrate the podcasts shaping public radio and storytelling. #podcasts

Mamdani did it! And now he has to govern... If his management of this campaign is any indication, maybe he'll be able to corral Albany the way he corralled his 90,000 volunteers. I have hope! @benarilee.bsky.social #NYC #Election2025 #vote #mayoral #mamdani

I don't vote for people because they're Muslim - and in fact I've never been able to vote for a Muslim before - but now that I have, it's fun. Is that what everyone else has felt when they saw themselves in a candidate? Too basic? Maybe! But that's just where my heart went! @benarilee.bsky.social

“Governors have never mattered more.” - Mikie Sherrill in her victory speech as the next governor of the State of New Jersey!

There’s always been dating fads, as @timmanley.com reminds us with this sad singles mixer story. And now, there’s a new dating phenomenon called THE FEELS. We get into that and more on #FakeTheNation with me, Tim, and @christianfinnegan.bsky.social. #Dating #singles #onlinedating

Andrew Cuomo, stoking Islamophobia AND getting endorsed by Trump? I mean, make that man mayor , amiright ?

Vote season’s almost done, remember democracy’s toolkit: Civil Disobedience. Watch a 3 part series with @ted.com & @visitphilly.bsky.social. @upenn.edu’s @tukufuzuberi highlights a lesser known disobedience forefather. Democracy isn’t easy, but patriotic Americans like you & me, keep it alive.

Has voting for Mamdani reached meme status? Does everyone just want to be in on it? We’ll know soon enough! We discuss the last days of the NYC election on this week’s #FakeTheNation w/ @christianfinnegan.bsky.social & @timmanley.com #mamdani #NYC #NYCMayoral #elections #NYCelection

Unbeknownst to me, the industry or ‘livestream shopping’ has grown in popularity - Its like QVC but for TikTok. @timmanley.com ‘s mom was into QVC. We try to understand the phenomenon on #FakeTheNation w/ me and  @christianfinnegan.bsky.social#FakeTheNationoffering up our… disbelief. #shoppin #livestreamshopping

What do you think about the demolition of the East Wing of the White House? Do you, like @christianfinnegan.bsky.social think it will serve as a “giant graffiti tag” on the symbolic seat of America? This + a Mamdani check in on #FakeTheNation with @timmanley.com#FakeTheNation#WhiteHouse #demolition #trump

Halloween. Parental survival.

Trick or treat, smell my…. vote? Early voting was particularly spooky today, and it should be noted it was rewarded with not one, but TWO stickers. A bespoke Halloween varietal that gave me a burst of endorphins.

Day 30 of President Trump’s Federal Government Shutdown: In response to the President’s illegal refusal to deploy emergency federal funding to keep food assistance running, I am declaring a State of Emergency. We will surge $10 million to food banks and food bank partners across the state.