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Fake the Nation

285. A Holiday Shorty (w/ Connor Franta & Shalewa Sharpe - Bobcat Goldthwait & James Arthur)

Fake the Nation

Headgum & Negin Farsad

Current Events, Politics, Comedy, News, Panel

4.51.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Negin is joined by Connor Franta and Shalewa Sharpe as they tackle the audacity of a 105 year old marathon runner. In part 2, Negin is joined by Bobcat Goldthwait and James Arthur as they discuss why grandma's fake fruit basket is making a comeback.

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0:00.0

This is a headgun podcast.

0:04.0

Fick the nation episode 285!

0:10.0

Hello, hello, this is fake the nation, where we talk about news, we talk about culture

0:14.0

and where we continue to just enjoy the holiday season.

0:19.0

We're right in that middle space between Christmas and New Year's

0:23.0

if you are not going hard at the holidays right now, I don't know what.

0:28.0

So we have assembled a couple of really fantastic conversations.

0:35.0

They're just two conversations from this year that I have really loved.

0:39.0

So let's get into it with topic number one.

0:43.0

For today's topic we are joined by New York Times best-selling writer

0:47.0

and internet creator extraordinaire Conor Franta.

0:52.0

Hey Conor.

0:53.0

Hello.

0:55.0

And we're also joined by comedian whose album so you just out there is available for you to experience and enjoy Shalaywa Sharpe.

1:04.0

Shalaywa.

1:05.0

Hello.

1:06.0

Okay, so we read about this woman who at 105 years old did the 100 meter dash.

1:13.0

She broke a record, but then was unimpressed by it because she wanted to do it in 110 seconds,

1:19.0

but she did it in 129 seconds.

1:22.0

And then she was asked by a reporter, oh, you know, you at least did it in the number in a time less than your age.

1:31.0

And does that make you feel better and she just went, no.

1:35.0

I love her.

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