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Fake the Nation

410. America Runs on Grievance (w/ A.J. Jacobs & Dan Pashman)

Fake the Nation

Headgum & Negin Farsad

Current Events, Panel, News, Politics, Comedy

4.51.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Today, we're talking about the reaction to Harrison Butker’s commencement speech, whether or not we should bring back "the tearjerker," and the age of grievance. Joining us this week is host of The Sporkful podcast, Dan Pashman, and author of the book, "The Year of Living Constitutionally," A.J. Jacobs!

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0:00.0

This is a Head Gun Podcast.

0:06.0

Fake the Nation episode 410.

0:08.0

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

0:12.0

and where we turn to

0:13.9

football player commencement speeches for a little inspiration and

0:17.6

motivation and possibly just like a touch of national rage.

0:23.0

I'm your host, Nakeen Farsad, yeah,

0:25.2

we're going to talk about that one football player

0:27.5

and all the stuff he said publicly out loud with his mouth.

0:31.5

We'll also talk about whether dogs should be allowed to

0:34.6

dyed with us and whether we should bring back the tear jerker. I love a good cry

0:40.6

but you know what I don't like grievance peddlers so we're also

0:45.3

going to talk about that because I'm aggrieved about people who are constantly

0:48.6

aggrieved. We'll talk about the new book that has come out on this particularly and peculiarly or

0:56.8

You're a rotating phenomenon. All right

0:59.2

Joining me today. I'm so excited by today's panel.

1:03.0

First of all, you've heard him on this show before.

1:07.0

He's a fan favorite.

1:09.0

He's host of the Sportful Podcast that I've had the very good fortune of being on.

1:14.0

He's also the inventor of the Cascatelli pasta shape,

1:20.0

which, by the way, of all of the people who have been on fake the nation he is our only

1:24.3

pasta shape inventor so that's uh... puts him in an elite category yes and he's also the

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