512. Watching the MJ Biopic with Mom (w/Shane O'Neill and Matt Koff)
Fake the Nation
Headgum & Negin Farsad
4.4 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 22 April 2026
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
This week, comedian and Fake the Nation host Negin Farsad is joined by Washington Post Style Writer Shane O’Neill and comedian/Daily Show writer Matt Koff. Together, they discuss the re-emergence of Michael Jackson and the cultural power of cougars! They dip into war talk and Kash Patel talk. Plus, they look at new data that shows more and more Americans are getting their news from comedians and influencers instead of actual news. And finally, why are some Gen Z men attracted to Catholicism? Shane wrote an article on the very subject!
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| 0:00.0 | When you listen to Nobody Lists |
| 0:01.7 | to Paula Poundstone, the comedy podcast, you learn stuff. |
| 0:05.1 | I've been learning to throw a boomerang, |
| 0:07.4 | because this is the kind of thing that really gets the listeners engaged, you know. |
| 0:11.0 | Interviews with people who will make you smarter. |
| 0:13.7 | Does the amount that you learn protect you from cognitive decline? |
| 0:18.7 | Paula don't know. |
| 0:22.8 | Can't people just listen to the show? |
| 0:26.2 | Can't they just enjoy a delightful treehouse full of information? |
| 0:27.4 | I think I'm bleeding. |
| 0:29.5 | Join us and be a nobody. |
| 0:31.4 | Hello, hello. |
| 0:36.9 | This is Fake the Nation of Podcasts about politics and culture and an annoyance meter for your life. |
| 0:37.9 | I'm your host, Nagine Farsad. |
| 0:42.2 | And today we'll ask, are you ready to re-embrace Michael Jackson with his posthumous comeback? |
| 0:42.8 | We'll also ask, are Cougars this moment's Lady de Resistance? |
| 0:47.9 | We'll check in on war. |
| 0:50.3 | And we'll look at where people get their news. |
| 0:52.4 | And finally, why are Gen Z dudes so into Catholicism? |
| 0:56.1 | And are they the same ones that are into cougars? |
| 0:59.4 | Hmm. |
| 1:00.4 | Today, oh my God, this panel today, you guys, you have no idea. |
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