515. Motor Oil, the Next Drink Fad (w/Mike Pesca and Katie Hannigan)
Fake the Nation
Headgum & Negin Farsad
4.4 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 14 May 2026
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
This week on Fake the Nation, comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by comedian Katie Hannigan and host of the How To podcast, Mike Pesca. On this episode, the panel valiantly tackles the rise of the "Refresher" - what is it and are you drinking it through your mouth hole in large quantities? They also look at the Virginia Supreme Court's utter gall, the Iran War that can't stop won't stop, and Transportation Sean Duffy's new reality show. Plus, can we all hop on board "Ballroom Republicans" as a go-to label to describe this era of GOP politics? It's a good one, guys.
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| 0:00.0 | Dan's in |
| 0:00.7 | Jen's in |
| 0:01.6 | Tom |
| 0:02.2 | Alice looks like everyone's on board |
| 0:04.2 | Oh and Jess |
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| 0:27.2 | Southeastern. Hello, hello. This is fake the nation where we talk about news. We talk about |
| 0:33.7 | culture and where we dive straight into the American beverage craze 2026. So that's right. |
| 0:39.8 | Just in time for the World Cup, every major fast food chain is trying to sell you a refresher. |
| 0:44.5 | We'll talk about what all that means. And the Iran war. It can't stop. It won't stop. |
| 0:52.0 | Plus the Virginia Supreme Court poops all over the country. |
| 0:55.2 | And the Secretary of Transportation goes on a road trip where he presumably poops all over the country. |
| 1:01.1 | And finally, the physical changes to D.C. |
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