281. Variant Names Could Get Cuter (w/ Brian Park, Giulia Rozzi)

Fake the Nation

Headgum & Negin Farsad

Current Events, Politics, Comedy, News, Panel

4.5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

In this week's episode, Negin is joined by Brian Park and Giulia Rozzi as they discuss the new COVID-19 strain of concern, Omnicron. Negin and the panel chat about Barbados ending its 400 years of British rule and yes, Rihanna. Then, a conversation on what it means to be a #sexinfluencers and the psychology of tracking packages

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0:00.0	This is a Headgun Podcast.
0:10.0	Hello, hello, this is Fake The Nation, where we talk about news, we talk about culture
0:13.2	and where we might be emotionally done with this year and yet we recognize that the year
0:18.1	continues.
0:19.1	I am your host, Nikine Farsad, and I have deep senioritis for 2021.
0:24.4	Like I've already graduated, but it's just a graduation day has not come yet.
0:29.9	Today, we're going to gently and non-pannically, which is a new word I'm working on, talk
0:35.8	about the new variant, we're going to be so gentle about it.
0:40.5	We'll also talk about our newest Republic Barbados, our obsession with tracking packages
0:44.7	and sex influencers.
0:46.3	What are they?
0:47.3	Today, I'm joined by comedian and co-host of the Feeling Asian Podcast, Brian Pake, Brian.
0:54.2	Hi, thanks for having me.
0:56.5	I'm so excited to have you on for the very first time on this show, but I could immediately
1:01.2	tell that you were exceedingly delightful.
1:05.2	So thanks so much for joining us.
1:08.2	We are also joined for the, also for the first time by a comedian who I've seen perform
1:14.6	so many times because she used to live in New York City and she's just so damn funny.
1:19.2	I've seen her really, really, really just make an audience's night.
1:24.0	I've seen this happen in real life, folks that is comedian and host of Should I Get
1:29.0	Bangs Podcast, Julia Rossi, hey, Julia.
1:31.9	Oh my God, can everyone give me that intro?
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