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Fake the Nation

513. Sumo Wrestler RomComs (w/Benari Lee)

Fake the Nation

Headgum & Negin Farsad

Politics, Current Events, Panel, News, Comedy

4.41.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

This week, comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by comedian and writer Benari Lee for a weirdo episode of Fake The Nation! Due to logistical hurdles - all Negin's fault, naturally - this special two person episode will tackle a new way to staff nursing homes out of Japan, the attempted shooting at the White House Correspondant's Dinner, the growing rift of Tucker Carlson, and how RFK does math. Enjoy! Next week we'll be back with the format you're used to.


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Host - Negin Farsad

Producer - Rob Heath

Theme Music - Gaby Alter

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, hello. This is fake the nation, a podcast about honestly sort of everything. We cover all the topics. And this week, there's just like a mishmash of schedules and logistics and it's crazy. So we're doing a super weird episode of fake the nation where we only have one panelist, and that panelist is The Fake the Nation

0:22.6

alum. You know him, you love him, you've heard him. I think from literally episode one of this show,

0:28.5

um, he's a comedian, he's a producer, he's a writer. Uh, he also has a very colorful background

0:34.4

in the military. Ladies and gentlemen, it's Benari Lee. Hey, Benari.

0:38.8

Hey, how are we doing, Nagin? And of course, you know, my opinions. Yeah, my opinions are my own.

0:44.1

No way reflect those of the United States Army, the Army Reserve, the United States government,

0:49.2

or any people real or imagined. Got it. And guess what? There were people out there doing

0:53.8

Benari Karaoke to that disclaimer.

0:57.8

It's a disclaimer we all know in love, you know?

1:00.4

I could not be prouder and happier.

1:05.5

I just, it's, I, I'm reclaimed.

1:09.0

I mean, I'm, yeah, no.

1:11.4

So, so folks, before we get into the episode, I just want to let you know, what's happening is we're taping on a Monday. I try to, like, tape in the middle of the week. My schedule has been crazy the last few months. I don't know if you've noticed slash the last year. Anyways, it's fine audience. I'm working it out, but that meant that this week we're doing a fun weirdo episode.

1:34.4

And when you think weirdo, you're like, well, Benari's got to be on the show.

1:40.2

And well, also like, Benari's one of my favorite people to just talk.

1:43.9

Because when we hang out,

1:45.0

we also talk up,

1:46.1

we also do a fake the nation episode just the two of us.

1:49.6

It's just this.

1:51.6

So,

1:54.4

so you're just kind of like,

1:56.2

the mics are on and you're just seeing a fake the nation episode off

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