503. The Germans Have a Word For That (w/Jena Friedman and Star Stone)
Fake the Nation
Headgum & Negin Farsad
4.4 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2026
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
This week, comedian and Guru of Gab Negin Farsad is joined by comedian and host of the new podcast Epstein Files Book Club, Jena Friedman. She also welcomes to the panel, actor and solo show creator, Star Stone. Together, they tackle AI pets, they’re all the rage in China! They also discuss the boom in bathhouses and the German tradition of house burping. And finally, they check in on the Esptein Files and they try to explain our moment in history with the concept of the 4 Turnings. And don’t worry, Negin’s got you with a Good News segment too!
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, hello, this is Fake the Nation, a podcast about news and culture hosted by me, Nguine Farsat, comedian, and head chatterbox. |
| 0:06.6 | Today, we'll be talking about AI pets, because of course we now have AI pets. |
| 0:11.4 | We'll also talk about the boom and backhouses, and we look at the German tradition of house burping. |
| 0:17.4 | We'll also look at the new theory of neolismroyalism and why, and we try to explain our |
| 0:22.6 | moment in history with the concept of the four turnings. This week, oh, this panel, you guys, |
| 0:31.1 | let me tell you, what a star-studder panel we have for you today. First up, you've heard her |
| 0:37.3 | on the show before. |
| 0:38.2 | She's a regular. |
| 0:39.2 | She's a veteran. |
| 0:40.0 | She is beloved. |
| 0:40.9 | She is one of my old friends. |
| 0:44.2 | She has a new podcast out that I'm so, so, so excited about. |
| 0:47.1 | It's called the Epstein Files Book Club. |
| 0:51.3 | She co-hosted with another friend of the show, Elise Hugh. |
| 0:56.0 | I mean, you know it's going to be good. |
| 0:59.0 | So subscribe to that immediately. |
| 1:02.5 | She's also performing at the Lyric Hyperion on February 18th |
| 1:05.9 | and at Moon Tower in Austin on April 10th. |
| 1:10.0 | Sorry, that's Los Angeles, is the Hyperion, and April 10th |
| 1:13.3 | in Austin with her new show called Motherfucker, she is the one and only, Jenna Friedman. |
| 1:19.5 | Hey, Jenna. |
| 1:20.2 | Hi, what a nice intro, Nekeen. Nice to see you. |
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