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Fake the Nation

464. Can Elon Tom Cruise Himself? (w/ Faiz Siddiqui and Pete Dominick)

Fake the Nation

Headgum & Negin Farsad

Current Events, Panel, News, Politics, Comedy

4.51.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

This week on Fake the Nation we look at all things Tom Cruise and then at all things Elon Musk! It is a very-wealthy-men-with-outsized-influence episode. Host Negin Farsad is joined by comedian/podcast host Pete Dominick and journalist/writer of the wonderful new book "Hubris Maximus: The Shattering of Elon Musk" Faiz Siddiqui. Don't worry, McDreamy and Brad Pitt also end up in the chat. Enjoy! 

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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 and where we look into the bladder of Elon Musk.

0:07.8

And that's where we see his soul. I am your host, Nagin Farsad. And yeah, unfortunately, we're going to talk about Elon today. He is the fourth branch of government. So we kind of have no choice. We'll also talk about Tom Cruise, who is kind of like the Elon Musk of doing his own stunts,

0:24.5

um,

0:24.8

minus the ketamine,

0:26.1

plus a lot more charm.

0:27.8

We'll also talk about a new theory for why millennials and elder Gen Zs are not having babies.

0:34.3

Um,

0:34.8

and oh my God,

0:36.3

it's a new theory.

0:37.3

So like, let's just really sink our teeth into it.

0:40.6

And today, joining me in sinking teeth into many takes is just an incredible panel. I'm so

0:49.7

excited for today's panel. You guys joining us,, you've heard him on this show before.

0:54.8

You've loved him on the show before.

0:56.7

You've heard him on his own show.

0:58.0

He has a daily podcast called Stand Up with Pete Dominic.

1:00.9

He talks to really smart and incredible people.

1:03.8

And he even included me once just as an oversight.

1:07.8

He is the incredible Pete Dominic. Hey, Pete. Hey, Pete. It's great to see you and you have to come

1:14.2

back whenever you want. You're such a big deal now. It's so huge. Unbookable. Unbookable.

1:23.2

All right. And also joining us on the show today. Oh my gosh. I'm so excited. In fact, it was, I think, because of a listener of the show that this next panelist has come to us.

1:36.2

He also has a book that I've been hearing about nonstop. So I finally got a chance to start reading it. He's a Washington Post journalist. He's author of

1:44.5

the new and incredible page turner of a book. It's called Hubris Maximus, The Shattering of Elon

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