497. Cold, Hard Armrests for 2026 (w/John Hodgman and Emily Flake)
Fake the Nation
Headgum & Negin Farsad
4.5 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 8 January 2026
⏱️ 47 minutes
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This week on Fake the Nation, comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by comedian and writer John Hodgman! And comedian and cartoonist for The New Yorker, Emily Flake! Together they discuss the neo-imperialist shenanigans of the White House, something great that Colorado is doing, and marble armrests. Plus, they discuss fear and how to conquer it!
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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 |
| 0:06.3 | dust off that old cloak of Western imperialism, throw it on and see if it still fits. I'm your host |
| 0:12.3 | Nekine Farsad with you in this first Fake the Nation of 2026, and I come to you with fight in me |
| 0:19.5 | because we're going to get through this shit, you guys. |
| 0:22.4 | I promise we will. |
| 0:24.0 | We'll talk about some of the shit that we are going to get through today, like the recent ouster of Maduro and Venezuela. |
| 0:30.4 | We'll share some good politics coming out of Colorado. |
| 0:33.8 | And in more meaningless news, we'll talk about armrests. |
| 0:36.8 | And finally, how do you handle fear? |
| 0:40.0 | That's right. |
| 0:40.7 | This is the episode in which we solve fear. |
| 0:43.7 | That's just we conquer it and then it's over by the end of this episode. |
| 0:46.8 | Which is very exciting for the world. |
| 0:49.6 | Today, you guys, do I have a panel for you? |
| 0:57.5 | By the way, we're taping live to tape. |
| 1:00.0 | And also no tape. |
| 1:05.3 | And also no tape. It's all digital at P&T podcast studio in the Lower East Side. I don't even have a microphone. I'm just speaking into a tin can for some reason. |
| 1:09.4 | We're doing this as sort of street theater. |
| 1:11.5 | That's right, right. |
| 1:12.1 | This is performance art at the highest level. |
| 1:14.5 | The first busky podcast. |
| 1:17.0 | And we are the only three that will enjoy it. |
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