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Episode Synopsis
We sent Fake the Nation host and comedian, Negin Farsad, on a last-minute trip to America’s Heartland, aka Kansas City, Missouri. The author of How To Make White People Laugh, is six months pregnant and doing stand up in a comedy club that hasn’t had a woman on stage in five weeks.
From waddling on the “wrong side of town” to sharing her experiences as an Iranian-American Muslim in an interracial relationship—she moves past the pleasantries of ribs and fountains and glimpses the heart of Kansas City.
They Stared At Me While I Waddled.
In this episode, discover:
How a New Yorker walks her way through Kansas City sights.
A comedy set that parallels a tourist’s experience of the city.
The ways race and segregation in Kansas mirror the rest of the country .
“Dirty, Hungry Comedy Eyes.”
Don’t miss these transformative travel moments:
[3:45] A traveler’s comedy set: Six months’ pregnant and sightseeing.
[8:00] The “wrong side of town” and leaning into the uncomfortable.
[11:22] Kansas City, united by “sincere booty shaking.”
Resources
• Read Negin's original story.
• Read this Afar story by Negin about a magic mushroom retreat
• Explore Negin's other work.
• Follow Negin on X.
Be sure to subscribe to the show and to sign up for our podcast newsletter, Behind the Mic, where we share upcoming news and behind-the-scenes details of each episode. And explore our second podcast, Unpacked, which unpacks a tricky topic in travel each week.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
From waddling on the “wrong side of town” to sharing her experiences as an Iranian-American Muslim in an interracial relationship—she moves past the pleasantries of ribs and fountains and glimpses the heart of Kansas City.
They Stared At Me While I Waddled.
In this episode, discover:
How a New Yorker walks her way through Kansas City sights.
A comedy set that parallels a tourist’s experience of the city.
The ways race and segregation in Kansas mirror the rest of the country .
“Dirty, Hungry Comedy Eyes.”
Don’t miss these transformative travel moments:
[3:45] A traveler’s comedy set: Six months’ pregnant and sightseeing.
[8:00] The “wrong side of town” and leaning into the uncomfortable.
[11:22] Kansas City, united by “sincere booty shaking.”
Resources
• Read Negin's original story.
• Read this Afar story by Negin about a magic mushroom retreat
• Explore Negin's other work.
• Follow Negin on X.
Be sure to subscribe to the show and to sign up for our podcast newsletter, Behind the Mic, where we share upcoming news and behind-the-scenes details of each episode. And explore our second podcast, Unpacked, which unpacks a tricky topic in travel each week.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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