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Episode 11: Negin Farsad: Anchor Baby, American Patriot
Negin Farsad is a comedian, filmmaker, author, and podcaster based in New York City. She's a regular panelist on NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, the creator and star of The Muslims Are Coming!, and the author of How to Make White People Laugh. She also hosts the political comedy podcast Fake the Nation.
In this conversation, Negin shares the story of how her father, a surgeon detained by the Shah's secret police over a Soviet anatomy book, eventually made his way to New Haven as part of Iran's brain drain. She talks about growing up in Roanoke, Virginia and Palm Springs, California…
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