Hello, hello. This is fake the nation a podcast about culture and very reluctantly a podcast about war.

I'm your host, Nagin Farsad, in full disclosure, I'm what it looks like when you're an American patriot with a deep threat of empathy for Iranians.

I've been weepy. So that's a warning to listeners today. Today we will talk about that war.

We'll also talk about AI at the Pentagon,

but we'll also discuss looks maxing and men embracing beauty standards that have plagued women

first centuries. And finally, are we experiencing a smut renaissance? Ooh, we have to talk about

all the like horrible war stuff so that we can get to the, like, fun, dumb stuff.

And that's what, uh, that's how this show is structured.

I am so excited for today's panel.

They're both veterans of the show.

You've heard them here before.

You love them here before.

First up, we have with us a writer.

In fact, she's such a, like, a wonderfully

recognized writer that she just won the Irma Bomback humor writing award. She is also, you know,

part of the smart friends and founder of the smart friends network that's coming out of

beta soon. So,'s so much coming from

from her end. You have been, I have been regaled by her wonderful jokes and friendship for so many

years. It is the incredible Rachel Scler. Hey, Rachel. Hi, thank you. I have to qualify that

finalist, one of the finalists for the Irma Bondback Award.

I mean, I think the nation has already determined that you're the winner, so I could

some let everyone at the contest know.

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