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The Gist

Mike Pesca on Fake the Nation

The Gist

Peach Fish Productions

News, Daily News

4.53.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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0:00.0

Hi, it's Saturday. It's the Saturday show. It's also Mike, and what I'm going to do is bring you a show I was on. I was a guest. This sometimes works like this, host of this show, The Gist, also how to, and a couple of sub shows. Not going to plug them all. I go on other shows, and one of those shows from time to time is the show, Fake the Nation. I mean, Fake the Nation is always a show. It's hosted by Nagin Farsad. But from time to time, one of their guests is Mike Peska, host of this show. I hope this is not getting too confusing. I host this show. I go as a guest on other shows, Nagin Farsad is a host of another show. Now I'm going to blow your mind.

0:38.4

There was another guest of that show.

0:40.3

Her name was Katie. Still is. Katie Hannigan. Does she host a show? I don't know. I don't have enough compute to figure that out. The data center has not yet been built. So to reorient Pesca, Mike, guest, fake the nation, Farsad,

0:57.0

Nguin, host S of Fake the Nation. Also, weirdly, both of us have guest hosted. Wait, wait,

1:03.3

don't tell me. She more recently than me, you know, because they'll have her still. And now I'm

1:08.6

going to play you a couple of segments from the show, Fake the Nation.

1:12.8

I hope you're unbelievably confused unless you've been following along with a chart.

1:36.3

Hello, hello. This is Fake the Nation where we talk about news, we talk about culture, and where we dive straight into the American beverage craze 2026. That's right. Just in time for the World Cup, every major fast food chain is trying to sell you a refresher.

1:42.3

We'll talk about what all that means. And the Iran war.

1:47.6

It can't stop. It won't stop. Um, plus the Virginia Supreme Court poops all over the country.

1:53.4

And the secretary of transportation goes on a road trip where he presumably poops all over the country.

1:58.9

And finally, the physical changes to D.C. And the big

2:02.2

question, how annoyed should we be? Folks, we're coming to you live to tape here from P&T

2:09.6

knitwear, the podcast duty on the Lower East Side. What a lovely home for us. I have an incredible

2:17.1

panel for you today.

2:18.5

Oh, my gosh.

2:19.5

You heard them both on this show before.

2:21.5

First up, we have comedian.

2:23.6

And, ooh, she's taping a special at the Bell House on June.

2:27.8

No, I'm sorry, May 29th on May 29th at 930.

2:32.6

This woman is so funny.

2:33.7

You should immediately be getting tickets.

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