519. Stop Engaging with the Zombies (w/Greg Proops and Benari Lee Poulton)
Fake the Nation
Headgum & Negin Farsad
4.4 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 11 June 2026
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
On this week's Fake The Nation, comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by comedian and Who's Line Is it Anyway all-star, Greg Proops, and comedian/writer, Benari Lee. Together, they discuss coffee sellers getting all up in your protein count. Plus, why is Trump walking out of interviews, what do this week's primaries tell us, and they ask if we're still at war with Iran. Finally, they theorize on 2028 - would Jon Ossoff make a good candidate? Can we handle a female nominee again? So many questions!
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, hello, this is fake, the nation where we talk about news. |
| 0:02.8 | We talk about culture and we talk about weighted vests. |
| 0:05.8 | I'm your host, Nagine Farsat, and I guess everyone is wearing weighted vests that have more LBs on them for some reason. |
| 0:14.4 | Today we'll talk about how Starbucks is getting into that trend. |
| 0:18.3 | Yeah, that's weird. |
| 0:19.5 | We'll also talk about a swirl of political garbage. |
| 0:22.2 | And we'll end with the very hopeful act of thinking about what great presidential |
| 0:25.8 | greatness awaits us in 2028. |
| 0:29.2 | Today's panel is just one of those all-time chefs kiss panels. |
| 0:34.7 | We have joining us for the umpteenth time, the wonderful comedian, writer, producer, who happens |
| 0:41.7 | to be a member of the United States Armed Forces, it is the incredible Banari Lee. |
| 0:47.1 | Hey, Benari. |
| 0:48.0 | Hey, thank you so much for having me here. |
| 0:49.4 | And, of course, I will give my normal disclaimer of my opinions or my own in no way represent |
| 0:53.6 | those of the U.S. Army, |
| 0:54.5 | US Army, the U.S. military, the U.S. government, coalition forces, partners, or any person |
| 0:58.8 | real or imagined. Yes. Someone put that to a beat. It needs to be a song. We are also joined |
| 1:06.4 | by one of my absolute favorites. I was just like really getting into his album before we had to start recording. |
| 1:16.4 | It's new. |
| 1:17.1 | It's called Kidding, but Still. |
| 1:19.7 | And honestly, you really need to listen to it. |
| 1:23.0 | He's also been on whose line is it anyway since I think the dawn of the first Roosevelt administration. |
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