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Fake the Nation

377. It's Not Rocket Scientists (w/ Christian Finnegan, Selena Coppock)

Fake the Nation

Headgum & Negin Farsad

Current Events, Panel, News, Politics, Comedy

4.51.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2021

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Christian Finnegan and Selena Coppock join Negin to share their thoughts on the upcoming 20th anniversary of 9/11 and discuss why Costa Ricans live way longer than us. They also stick around to dive into the current crisis of white guys on TV.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, hello, this is Fake The Nation, where we talk about news, we talk about culture,

0:13.5

and as I do every year, we remind everyone that summer is still happening until September

0:18.2

24, so stop saying it's over, I will not have it.

0:21.7

I'm your host, Negine Persaud, and I don't handle change very well.

0:25.5

Okay, I think we just understood a given seasonal change.

0:29.4

Today, we're going to talk about how Costa Regans are killing it in the mortality scale.

0:34.4

We'll also talk about the 20th anniversary of 9-11, and finally, we'll ask, does TV have

0:39.2

a white guy problem?

0:40.8

Today, oh my god, this panel, oh, I love both of these people, and I've known them for

0:49.2

so many years, and I've been admirers of them for so many years.

0:54.5

We are joined by stand-up comedian, whose album, Scene Better Days, is available wherever

0:59.0

you get comedy albums, and he's a musseless, and it's so fun.

1:03.5

I've seen her just totally obliterate audiences in the most wonderful way on every New York

1:08.0

stage.

1:09.0

You can also see her handiwork and the NYT vows handle on Instagram and on Twitter, where

1:15.4

she mocks the New York Times wedding section, and it is so delightful, fun and delicious.

1:22.1

So you should absolutely follow her there.

1:24.2

It is the wonderful Selena Coppa, hey, Selena!

1:26.9

Hey, McGee, and I'm excited to be here, happy, remaining summertime.

1:31.3

Thank you, because it's still summer, thank you.

1:35.8

And also joining us on the show, again, another veteran of the show.

1:39.9

He has four albums on iTunes, or Spotify, or wherever you get your albums, not to brag

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