356. LOL Nothing Matters (w/ Andrew Heaton & Felix Salmon)
Fake the Nation
Headgum & Negin Farsad
4.4 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 11 May 2023
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Today, we're discussing a very particular wedding photo dilemma, we'll also talk about The Phoenix Economy, and finally: ask if it's the end of the digital media age? We're joined by host of the podcast, The Political Orphanage, Andrew Heaton, as well as host of the Slate Money podcast, Felix Salmon!
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| 0:00.0 | This is a headgun podcast. |
| 0:06.7 | Just a quick note to let you know that we recorded this week's episode quite early in the |
| 0:11.5 | week before news broke about E. Jean Carroll or about George Santos. |
| 0:16.5 | So unfortunately, we will be getting to those next week. |
| 0:21.1 | Fick the nation episode 356. |
| 0:22.9 | Hello, hello, this is fake the nation where we talk about news, we talk about culture, |
| 0:26.7 | and where we grapple with a question, should mothers want to celebrate Mother's Day with |
| 0:30.6 | their children? |
| 0:31.6 | I rehearsed a game for a son, and my husband asked if I wanted to day off from my child's |
| 0:36.6 | fun Sunday, which immediately sounded delightful, but then also sounded wrong. |
| 0:41.6 | So I don't know, Mother's out there, do you always try to see your children on Mother's |
| 0:45.2 | Day? |
| 0:46.2 | There's no right answer. |
| 0:47.2 | Today, we are going to talk about a very particular wedding photo dilemma, we'll also talk |
| 0:51.4 | about the Phoenix economy and the economy economy. |
| 0:54.8 | And finally, is at the end of the digital media age, this panel, you have no idea, you |
| 1:01.3 | have no idea what kind of panel we've assembled for you today, it's remarkable, joining us |
| 1:06.6 | for the Gajillionth Time. |
| 1:08.4 | We have the wonderful host of the podcast, the political orphanage show that I've also |
| 1:14.1 | been on, not a product. |
| 1:16.2 | And I mean, you've just heard him everywhere all the time, all at once, he's so funny, |
| 1:24.0 | he's not, you know, he's not your typical lefty, because I don't think he would quite |
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