Ep. 155: Negin Farsad & Shane O’Neill

2024-08-16

It’s trivia for the whole family on this episode of Go Fact Yourself! In this episode…Guests:Negin Farsad is a comedian and host of the comedy and news podcast, Fake the Nation. Her career has taken her on some pretty interesting journeys – including an actual psychedelic trip. She’ll tell us about that and why she thinks humanity is actually a lot of fun right now.Shane O’Neill writes The Style Memo newsletter for The Washington Post (which you can sign up to read for free). He’ll provide some insights into the lin...

It’s trivia for the whole family on this episode of Go Fact Yourself!

In this episode…

Guests:

Negin Farsad is a comedian and host of the comedy and news podcast, Fake the Nation. Her career has taken her on some pretty interesting journeys – including an actual psychedelic trip. She’ll tell us about that and why she thinks humanity is actually a lot of fun right now.

Shane O’Neill writes The Style Memo newsletter for The Washington Post (which you can sign up to read for free). He’ll provide some insights into the link between power and style, what it’s like to write for such a big audience and why he’s thrilled that fat pants are making a comeback.

Areas of Expertise

Negin: The TV show “Modern Family,” what to do with a kid in New York City, and Paris.

Shane: The B-52s, Sandra Bernhard, and the history of New York nightlife from Studio 54 to the present.

What’s the difference: petrified forest

What’s the difference between fossilized and petrified?

What’s the difference between a forest and the woods?

With guest experts:

Aubrey Anderson-Emmons: actor, best known for playing Lily on the show “Modern Family.”

Sandra Bernhard: performer, actor, singer, and author, now touring her one-woman show, Easy Listening.

Hosts:

J. Keith van Straaten

Helen Hong