151. Avocado Tax (And Other Bad News) (w/ Leah Bonnema, Ted Alexandro)
Fake the Nation
Headgum & Negin Farsad
4.5 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 6 June 2019
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Summary
Leah Bonnema and Ted Alexandro join Negin to talk about Trump’s recent trip to London, the national desensitization to mass shootings, and ask: what is our responsibility when it comes to travel?
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| 0:00.0 | Fake the nation, episode 151. |
| 0:03.0 | Hello, hello, this is fake the nation where we talk about news, we talk about politics |
| 0:07.5 | and where we marvel at the ability of the British to keep their shit together |
| 0:11.3 | while being stuck in a Brexit and Trump sandwich this week, |
| 0:14.7 | which is the most undignified type of sandwich. |
| 0:18.2 | I am your host, Nakeen-Farsad, and I can't watch Black Mere until everyone else watches it |
| 0:22.3 | and tells me exactly what is uncommon. and watch |
| 0:23.0 | black mirror until everyone else watches it and tells me exactly |
| 0:24.0 | what is untramatizing enough for me to watch |
| 0:26.7 | because I made a mistake last season, |
| 0:29.1 | watch some things that I can't unsee, |
| 0:32.0 | and I'm kind of ruined psychologically for the rest of my life. |
| 0:35.6 | You know what I mean? |
| 0:36.6 | So I need other people to do that for me. |
| 0:39.6 | Today we're going to talk about Mexico and tariffs, the state visit to the UK, an overlooked mass shooting, and the future of travel. |
| 0:48.0 | I'm really excited by this panel. |
| 0:52.0 | What? Because you know what, I've known this guy for a long time and he's so |
| 0:57.0 | funny he's I mean he's actually so funny |
| 1:00.8 | ha ha ha ha ha. That's the sweetest thing that's ever said about. |
| 1:07.0 | Coming from another comment, that is a compliment. |
| 1:09.0 | That is a compliment. |
| 1:10.0 | No, this one I mean. |
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