499. Improv Classes for MAGA? (w/Sean Malin and Sydney Kane)
Fake the Nation
Headgum & Negin Farsad
4.4 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 22 January 2026
⏱️ 62 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
This week, comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by Vulture Culture Critique and author of The Podcast Pantheon, Sean Malin and writer and star of the musical comedy Wife Material, Sydney Kane. The trio discuss the country's latest frustrations from the continued Greenland threats, to the Peace Board, to MAGA's new acronym "AWFUL." They also ask, does living in a big house make you unhappier? And finally, because Sean has literally written the book on the matter, they talk podcasts: what makes them good, what makes them bad, and what is the future of audio?
Follow everyone!
Check out Sean's book here
Follow Sydney here @sydneymorgankane
Negin is always @NeginFarsad
Today's show is sponsored by Laundry Sauce! Visit them on the link below to level up your laundry game. Warning: the scents are next level. https://laundrysauce.com/
Support the show at Patreon.com/neginfarsad
Rate Fake The Nation 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!
Email Negin fakethenationpodcast@gmail.com
Host - Negin Farsad
Producer - Rob Heath
Theme Music - Gaby Alter
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Hello, hello. This is Fake the Nation, where we talk about news. We talk about politics and where |
| 0:05.2 | MLK Day couldn't come at a better time. I'm your host, Nagine Farsaud, and just when you think |
| 0:10.1 | you have had it, you turn on a documentary about MLK and you're like, all right, let me just |
| 0:15.0 | pull it together and try to make that dude proud because, man, that entire generation of civil |
| 0:20.3 | rights leaders had it so, so bad. |
| 0:24.2 | So today, we're going to talk about why it's so hard for us to remember that perspective by discussing Greenland. |
| 0:30.9 | And the Peace Board will talk about the new acronym awful. |
| 0:35.0 | Wait for it, because your eyes will roll. |
| 0:37.0 | We'll also ask, do small houses |
| 0:39.1 | make you happier? And finally, podcasting, what has it been and does it suck now? Today, oh my |
| 0:47.3 | God, I'm so excited for this panel, you guys, this panel. First of all, we are joined by |
| 0:53.5 | he's this very extraordinarily well-regarded culture critic. |
| 0:57.3 | He's also author of this new book that I'm so excited about. |
| 1:01.1 | It's called Podcast Pantheon 101 Podcasts that changed how we listen from what the fuck to |
| 1:05.8 | cereal. |
| 1:06.9 | And folks, you've heard we talk about this book before on this podcast because Fake |
| 1:10.6 | the Nation is in that book. |
| 1:12.6 | It is the extraordinary Sean Malin. Hey, Sean. |
| 1:16.6 | Hey, Nikki. Good to see you again. |
| 1:19.1 | So happy to see you. We are also joined for the first time. This is an episode of first. Okay, we've got two virgins on fake the nation. |
| 1:29.8 | So anything could happen on this show. |
| 1:32.2 | We don't know. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Headgum & Negin Farsad, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Headgum & Negin Farsad and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.