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“Mushrooms are for getting over your horseshit so you can move on with life.”Like most comedians, Negin Farsad was a self-described skeptic, especially when it came to the trendy world of "magic mushrooms" and psychedelic retreats sweeping the wellness scene. But when a writing assignment led her to participate in a psilocybin retreat, she found herself on a transformative path she never expected.In this captivating episode, Negin shares her initial doubts and ultimate revelations as she delves into the world of psychedelics. What began as a journalistic endeavor quickly evolved into a deeply profound experience, challenging Negin to confront past traumas and rediscover and forgive herself in unexpected ways. Whether you're a mushroom enthusiast or a curious skeptic, Negin's story offers incredible insights into the potential of psychedelics to heal and transform. Join us as we explore:The immersive experience of a psychedelic retreat and its fusion of therapy and medicineNegin's surreal journey into an "ego death" and how embodying Serena Williams helped her banish self-doubtThe pervasive nature of self-doubt among women and how we can dispel it Confronting suppressed trauma and finding forgiveness and healing through psilocybinThe sense of unity and connection fostered among a diverse group of participants during the retreatNeuroplasticity and how psychedelics create a unique window for personal growth and transformationOUR GUEST: Negin Farsad is a TEDFellow and gave a TEDTalk on social justice comedy seen by millions. She is a regular on NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me and Neil deGrasse Tyson's StarTalk. She is author of the Thurber Prize-nominated How to Make White People Laugh and host of the podcast Fake the Nation. You can see her on HBO's High Maintenance, Hulu's Not Okay, and starring on HBOMax's Birdgirl. She's also a gutsy woman on Hillary Clinton's Gutsy series for Apple TV+. Farsad has written for the Guardian, Oprah Magazine, and the New York Times. She once sued the MTA for the right to put up funny posters about Muslims, and won.Want more Negin? Find her online at http://neginfarsad.com/ and listen to her podcast “Fake the Nation HERE. You can follow Negin on social media:Instagram: @neginfarsad Twitter/X: @NeginFarsad Facebook: @neginfarsad TikTok: @neginfarsad Read Negin's Afar Magazine article At a Magic Mushroom Retreat, a Comedian Reluctantly Embraces Her “Healing Journey” and watch her TED talk HERE.Want more Hotter Than Ever? Find us and episode transcripts online at www.hotterthaneverpod.com and sign up for our mailing list! Follow us on:Instagram: @hotterthaneverpod TikTok:

Artist and educator Preston Drum of Burnsville recommends a visit to the Rochester Art Center.  He highlights two solo shows by Minneapolis College of Art and Design graduates, Roshan Ganu and Ivonne Yáñez. Roshan Ganu's show “जत्रा (Ja-tra) : A Feeling At The Beginning Of Time” is one large artwork in a space that is made up of various mirrors, projections and animation. It's a multi-sensory installation, with sounds of vendor calls and sung prayers. जत्रा' (“ja-tra”) is a Marathi word for a town or village fair. The installation feels carnivalesque, with thousands of tiny interactions that you can choose to focus on specifically or let wash over you. Drum says it feels “as though you were walking into a time-traveling / space-traveling device. And when you walk inside, it's kind of like you're being teleported to India, but also in India in different times.” Ganu, who is the 2022-23 MCAD-Jerome Foundation Fellow, will participate in an artist spotlight tour Saturday, Oct. 7 at 11 a.m. The show runs until Nov. 5. Ivonne Yáñez's show “Like a Little Tlaquepaque Vase or Como Jarrito de Tlaquepaque” is an intimate show that Drum says is “full of little hidden treasures to discover.” The title of the show refers to a phrase in Spanish that describes an overly sensitive person. Here, brightly colored vases are made of bright, shimmery fabric. The ceiling and walls of the room are hung with sculptures, which feature detailed embroidery work, images of tarot cards and Mexican lottery games. Drum appreciates the juxtaposition of real human-made plants and the way all the elements work together. This show runs through Jan. 21.Lisa Hartwig of Hudson, Wis., loves to attend the Sogn Valley Art Fair (pronounced “so-gun”), which holds its 51st annual event this weekend in Cannon Falls. She appreciates the high level of quality of the art, ranging from pottery to jewelry, from painting to printmaking. More than 50 artists' work is on view. Hudson describes it as a park-and-walk event that feels like a street festival and is anchored by the printmaking nonprofit ArtOrg.  “I think it's such a nice community and it's such lovely work that you can't beat it,” Hartwig says.  The art fair is Oct. 7 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Oct. 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Alexander Jabbari, assistant professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Minnesota, is looking forward to the Mehtegan Fall Iranian Culture Festival this Saturday in St. Paul. The event, which is open to all, features Iranian music, dance and food. He's particularly excited to see Twin Cities-based singer-songwriter Marjan Farsad, who sings in Persian in a style he describes as “dreamy indie pop.” Farsad will perform at 1:30 p.m., ahead of a national tour. She will also perform at the Parkway Theater in Minneapolis on Nov. 5. Other musical performances include piano, the poetry of Omar Khayyam set to setar, and a DJ playing Persian pop in the evening. There will also be tea and Iranian food for sale.   Marjan Farsad

Hello hello hello, good morning, afternoon, night. Wherever you are, you're in for a treat! We have Negin Farsad, the host of Fake The Nation and regular on Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me! Let us know what you think of Season4, Episode 14: Panic Roommate. And keep sending us those salacious spotteds! You know you love us...XOXO, Gossip Kings Watch the video version of the episode Like the show? Rate XOXO Gossip Kings 5-Stars on Apple Podcasts Follow XOXO Gossip Kings:Instagram: @xoxogossipkings_podcastFollow Carl Tart:Instagram: @dammitcarl Follow Lamar Woods: Instagram: @prophmaticFollow Negin Farsad:  Instagram: @prophmaticSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of SPS, we first focus on our Annual International Convention (March 29–April 1), which will take place in Chicago, at the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, & the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Planning committee members, Ryan & Ethan introduce the convention theme, panels, and historical concerns across the upcoming events. Our second segment is a deep dive into the Platypus archives on the question of imperialism & anti-imperialism, prompted by the one-year anniversary of the Ukrainian War, and the twentieth anniversary of the Iraq War. Members, Sunit & Farsad, join Lisa and Rebekah to reflect on the Platypus panels on the Ukraine crisis a year ago, and on the recent developments of the anti-imperialist and anti-fascist Left. They go back to the founding moment of Platypus and the very first panel "Imperialism: what is it, why should we be against it?" (2007). Platypus International Convention 2023 program: https://platypus1917.org/platypus-international-convention/15th-annual-platypus-international-convention-history-and-class-consciousness/ Convention Segment Links: > Mike Macnair "The Philosophy Trap" (2013): https://weeklyworker.co.uk/worker/987/lukacs-the-philosophy-trap/ > CPGB/Platypus dialog in full (2013): https://chriscutrone.platypus1917.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cpgbcontralukacs031513.pdf > Chris Cutrone "CPGB Contra Lukacs" (2014): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyAx32lzC0U (in the PR: https://platypus1917.org/2014/02/01/why-still-read-lukacs-the-place-of-philosophical-questions-in-marxism/) Imperialism & Anti-imperialism Segment Links: > 2007: Panel: Imperialism: What is it, why should we be against it?https://platypus1917.org/2010/07/09/imperialism-what-is-it-why-should-we-be-against-it/ > 2022: Chris Cutrone "Ukraine: More of the same" https://platypus1917.org/2022/04/01/ukraine-more-of-the-same/ > 2022: Crisis in Ukraine and the Left Panel iterations: >>> Frankfurt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIPr7AyMWak&list=PLNc4xGUuaRwmAmGIlzqMgDuAkQNP-T0sW&index=4 >>> online in German: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiFxUcBxYqQ&list=PLNc4xGUuaRwmAmGIlzqMgDuAkQNP-T0sW&index=7 >>> online in English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3js9LcbDTY0&list=PLNc4xGUuaRwmAmGIlzqMgDuAkQNP-T0sW&index=6 > 2007: Interview with Tariq Ali by Chris Cutrone https://archive.org/details/TariqAliInterviewedByChrisCutronePlatypusChicago > 2020: Panel “Imperialism and the Left” https://platypus1917.org/2020/07/01/imperialism-and-the-left/ and ​​https://platypus1917.org/2020/09/01/imperialism-and-the-left-2/ > debate between Tariq Ali and Christopher Hitchens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5atWb_LD-2I > 2016: Panel "Was ist Imperialismus? Warum sollten wir dagegen sein?" https://platypus1917.org/2016/06/24/podiumsdiskussion-vom-16-06-2016-ist-imperialismus-warum-sollten-wir-dagegen-sein/

Mención honorífica dedicada a la gran artista iraní Marjan Farsad, quien con su música y su propuesta gráfica presenta una visión sobre la defensa de los derechos humanos y la libertad.

According to Global Energy Review 2021, energy-related carbon dioxide emissions may rise by 4.8% in 2021 as the economy's demand for coal, oil, and gas rebounds. It causes more harmful greenhouse gases to be released into our atmosphere, contributing to rapid climate change and global warming. Our guest in this episode, Kas Farsad, uses his expertise in Material Science and cement technology to lessen the CO2 emissions in the construction industry. His innovative solutions provide an economical way to get twice as much cement out of limestone. Kas graduated from the EMBA program at Haas School of Business. He started as an R&D tech and now serves as the VP of Corporate Development at Fortera Corporation. By listening to this episode, find out how Kas Farsad developed an environmentally friendly and economically feasible society.Episode quotes:What made you pursue a career path in cement technology?[00:03:41] I went on a couple of interviews, found a laboratory technician job, essentially running analytical equipment, which is something that material scientists tend to do. Stumbled upon a cement company that was trying to change the world, basically develop a new way to make cement that was eco-friendly. Not a lot of people have a lot of cement background. Material scientists are obviously well-equipped. So, I ended up joining. The company was called Calera. Back then I was employee number 5. And that first job actually dictated a lot of my beliefs. A lot of the industries that I eventually started tackling and a lot of the problems that I started appreciating needed solutions, needed innovation. On the cement industry's potential to reduce global CO2 emissions.[00:16:45] The biggest thing we're trying to do right now is just build awareness around this cement problem, but also the cement opportunity. There's not that many industries in the world that if you do somehow reduce CO2 emissions, it's a big number. A lot of people do a lot of small things, recycling, and it's all important to do. And if we all do it, it'll add up. But this industry has the ability to successfully adopt a new chemistry that doesn't release as much CO2. We're talking 5% of the globe's CO2 emissions produced. And this industry is so good at adopting. When they adopt a new technology or a new chemistry, they can do it fast. We have all these goals to get to net zero emissions by 2030 or 2050. This is an industry that can do that.Show Links:LinkedInFortera Official WebsiteGoogle ScholarSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/onehaas/donations

***This episode is sponsored by https://www.accountishop.ir ***In this episode Raam is joined by his dear friend and prominent Iranian artist Marjan Farsad. Marjan is a musician, animator and graphic designer. They talk about life, art, trauma and much more.-----------Intro song: King Raam - Lazy Bee, Outro song: Marjan Farsad - Mahtab-----------Social Media: @kingraam,Voice Messages: www.t.me/mastyorastyMerch: www.kingraam.com/merchNFT: www.foundation.app/kingraam,Donations: paypal.me/raamemami,Venmo: @kingraamgofundme.com/kingraam

Ruzeen takes photos of things in space. He enjoys sharing his experience with others via YouTube, as well as teaching how to edit photos as well as reviewing equipment. He enjoys using YouTube -as well as his other social medias - to help inform, inspire and share the greatest hobby in the universe: astrophotography. Connect with Ruzeen on: Visit: https://www.astrofarsography.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/astrofarsography Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astrofarsography/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/astroruz Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AstroFarsography/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/spaceexplr/support

Welcome to To the Moon with Mars. On this weeks episode, I sit down with Farsad & Omkar the hosts of the Bong Cast about what they've been up to during quarantine, their new podcast and the recent MJ doc "The Last Dance". Follow @moonwithmarspod on Instagram to check what we are up to and any updates on new episodes, Q & A's and more.. Follow me on Instagram @marsmoiz Follow their Podcast Available on Spotify & Apple Podcasts Instagram - @thebong.cast Youtube - The Bong Cast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mariah-moiz/support

Negin Farsad is a multi-hyphenate of a very high order. A comedian, an author, a director, an actor, a podcaster, a friend, a human, all kinds of people and things (and maybe places). Thanks for being in THIS place and listening. Enjoy! As desired. The end. For now. No more reading here.

If you’re looking for a way to combat the online trolls and bots fomenting unrest in the U.S., comedian Negin Farsad might have a solution for you. It’s a philosophy she calls “Being aggressively delightful.” You might think that sounds exhausting, but Farsad says not so! “I also think rage is exhausting,” she told us in February 2018. “I might think rage is more exhausting than trying to be friends with people.” It’s genius I tell you! We’re replaying this great moment in Nerdette history because we’re turning five years old and we need your help! If you like Nerdette, please donate to support the show’s future. Any amount really, REALLY helps. And as a thank you, we’re offering some pretty sweet gifts. Like mugs, sweatbands, buttons, and even Lady Nerds of History posters. Read about what you can get (and donate!) here: www.wbez.org/nerdalert Seriously, thank you. (And if you want to hear the full version of our interview with Negin Farsad, check it out here.) This special rebroadcast was produced by Stefania Gomez.

If you’re looking for a way to combat the online trolls and bots fomenting unrest in the U.S., comedian Negin Farsad might have a solution for you. “I guess if I were to name it, it’s a philosophy called ‘being aggressively delightful,’” she tells us. Farsad, an Iranian-American Muslim, is the co-host of the podcast Fake the Nation, the author of the book How to Make White People Laugh, and sometimes you can hear her on our very own WBEZ as a panelist for NPR’s Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me! She told us how she manages to be aggressively delightful, even when confronted with intolerance.

On today's episode I talk to writer, comedian and podcast host Negin Farsad. Originally from Palm Springs by-way-of Virginia, Negin is highly accomplished in many domains. She's the director, writer and star of the romantic comedy 3rd Street Blackout, which starred Janeane Garofalo, Ed Weeks, and John Hodgman, as well as the director and producer of the feature film The Muslims Are Coming! which starred Jon Stewart and David Cross. Negin is also the host of a political comedy round-table podcast called Fake the Nation, which is on the Earwolf Network, and most recently is the author of author of a memoir-meets-social-justice-comedy manifesto entitled How to Make White People Laugh, which was published by Grand Central/Hachette. This is the website for Beginnings, subscribe on iTunes, follow me on Twitter.

Negin Farsad is fighting stereotypes one joke at a time. A self-described social justice comedian, Farsad jokes about Islamophobia, race and bigotry - trying to make people laugh and talk about identity. “People can conceptually hate another group of people…people can conceptually hate Muslims” she tells Jimmy. “But when someone is put in front of their face its hard to hold onto that bigotry..” Negin says that the election of Donald Trump has made her work so much harder. She says she has to take on all the same fights, “but now I have to do it with a lead jacket on.”

Today's Guest: Jeremy Redleaf, co-writer, co-director, co-star, producer, 3rd Street Blackout   Watch this exclusive Mr. Media interview with Jeremy Redleaf by clicking on the video player above!  Mr. Media is recorded live before a studio audience full of hurricane blackout survivors who believe the power will be back on any minute now… in the NEW new media capital of the world… St. Petersburg, Florida! Whatever happens in a blackout stays in a blackout. But eventually, secrets about things that happened before the blackout are likely to escape the cone of silence. 3rd Street Blackout is a romantic comedy written by Negin Farsad and Jeremy Redleaf. JEREMY REDLEAF podcast excerpt: "The budget for '3rd Street Blackout' was less than a house in the middle of nowhere." It is directed and produced by Farsad and Redleaf. It also stars… you guessed it, Farsad and Redleaf. She is a foul-mouthed, often hysterically funny Iranian-American comedian, filmmaker of the documentary The Muslims Are Coming! and the author of How to Make White People Laugh. He is the man behind a transmedia production company called Brackets Creative, is a creative consultant on Fuse/Funny Or Die’s “Billy on the Street,” and, as an actor, plays Gonnigan on “Sesame Street” and narrates “Guy Code,” “Guy Court” and “Jobs That Don’t Suck” for MTV.” JEREMY REDLEAF podcast excerpt: "(Comedian) Negin Farsad and I met a couple of years ago where all comedy duos start, in Minneapolis. We were at a conference together and bonded because there was nothing else to do. Back in New York, we started writing this movie together and never stopped." By the way, 3rd Street Blackout includes cameos from comedians Janeane Garofolo, John Hodgeman and Rachel Feinstein, and features a very funny supporting turn by Phyllis Somerville, who you may recognize most recently from “Daredevil” on Netflix or as neighbor Marlene from Showtime’s “The Big C.” Key interview moments: • 4:22 3rd Street Blackout co-auteur Jeremy Redleaf explains how he met his writing and acting partner Negin Farsad; • 11:20 Redleaf reveals the budget for the indie comedy. 3rd Street Blackout Website • Facebook • Twitter • Instagram • IMDB • Rotten Tomatoes  

3rd Street Blackout follows Negin Farsad and Jeremy Redleaf as Mina and Rudy, a modern couple caught in a New York City blackout right at the cusp of the first test to their relationship. Co-starring Ed Weeks and Janeane Garofalo, the quirky indie comedy is now on VOD and digital services. Take as listen as Aaron sits down with the multitaskers of 3rd Street Blackout, actors/writers/directors Negin Farsad and Jeremy Redleaf Email us your questions or comments on the episode to feedback@thehollywoodoutsider.com or leave us a message at 818-814-6246. Be sure to join our Facebook Group Join our Fantasy Movie League! Find our league, then use the password ‘buypopcorn’ Do your shopping via our Amazon Link! Listen and Subscribe for FREE to a new episode every week of The Hollywood Outsider Movie and TV Podcast at: Now on Spotify! Apple App: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-hollywood-outsider/id1013174753?mt=8 Google App: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thehollywoodoutsider.android.thehollywoodoutsider iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hollywood-outsider/id454075057 Stitcher: http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/17997/episodes RSS Podcast Feed: http://thehollywoodoutsider.libsyn.com/rss TuneIn Radio: http://tunein.com/radio/The-Hollywood-Outsider-p638432/

TED Fellow Negin Farsad weaves comedy and social commentary to cleverly undercut stereotypes of her culture. In this uproarious talk/stand-up hybrid, Farsad speaks on her documentary, The Muslims Are Coming!, narrates her fight with the MTA in New York and offers a detailed breakdown of the different types of haters she's encountered in her work. "Comedy is one of our best weapons," she says. "We've tried a lot of approaches to social justice, like war and competitive ice dancing -- but a lot of things are still kind of awful. I think it's time we try and tell a really good poop joke."

Negin Farsad webt Comedy und Sozialkommentare zusammen um auf clevere Weise Stereotypen zu unterwandern. In diesem Urkomischen Talk/Stand-Up Hybriden spricht Farsad von Ihrer Dokumentation "Die Muslime kommen!", redet über ihren Kampf mit der New-Yorker U-Bahn und gibt einen detaillierten Einblick in die verschiedenen Typen an Hassern, welchen Sie bei ihrer Arbeit begegnet. "Comedy ist eine unserer besten Waffen", sagt sie. "Wir haben einige Anläufe gehabt um soziale Gerechtigkeit zu bringen. Wie Krieg und professionelles Eiskunstlaufen. Aber es laufen immer noch einige Dinge schief. Ich denke also es ist Zeit für einen wirklich guten Pups-Witz."

La Becaria TED Negin Farsad combina la comedia y el comentario social de una manera inteligente con los estereotipos sesgados que existen sobre su cultura. En esta charla híbrida, y a la vez, entretenida comedia en vivo, Farsad habla de su documental: "¡Los musulmanes están llegando!", donde narra su lucha con el MTA, el sistema de metro de Nueva York y ofrece un desglose detallado de los diferentes tipos de "odiadores" que encontró en su trabajo. "La comedia es una de nuestras mejores armas", afirma. "Hemos probado diversas aproximaciones a la justicia social, como la guerra y los concursos de danza sobre hielo, sin éxito ya que muchas cosas siguen siendo horribles. Creo que es hora de que contemos una broma muy buena sobre la caca".

A Bolsista TED Negin Farsad junta comédia e comentários sociais para sabiamente destruir esteriótipos de sua cultura. Nesta tumultuosa combinação de stand-up e bate-papo, Farsad fala sobre seu documentário The Muslims Are Coming! (Os muçulmanos vêm aí!), narra sua luta com o MTA em Nova Iorque (o sistema de metrô de Nova Iorque) e oferece uma detalhada lista de tipos “haters” que ela já encontrou em seu trabalho. "Comédia é uma de nossas melhores armas", diz ela. "Tentamos várias abordagens de justiça social como guerras e competição de dança no gelo, mas muitas coisas ainda são horríveis. Eu acho que é o momento de tentar contar uma boa piada de mau gosto."

La TED Fellow Negin Farsad utilise la comédie et le commentaire social pour casser intelligemment les stéréotypes de sa culture. Dans ce mélange désopilant de présentation et de stand-up, Farsad parle de son documentaire, « Les musulmans arrivent ! », et raconte son combat contre le MTA, qui gère les transports à New York, et propose une segmentation des différents types de haineux qu'elle a rencontrés dans son travail. « La comédie est l'une de nos meilleures armes, dit-elle. Nous avons essayé plein d'approches en faveur de la justice sociale, comme la guerre et des compétitions de danse sur glace — mais tout ça est toujours terrible. Je pense qu'il est temps d'essayer et de raconter une vraie mauvaise blague. »

Author and filmmaker Negin Farsad calls herself a social justice comedian. She works to prove that humor - just like activism - can effectively challenge deep-seated and sclerotic prejudices about race and religion. In her recent book, How to Make White People Laugh, she addresses the mistreatment and misperceptions of Muslims in the US after 9/11. In this episode, she's joined by radio host Dean Obeidallah and Imam Daayiee Abdullah, president and founder of the Mecca Institute. He's one of the world's only openly gay Imams. Farsad, Obeidallah, and Abdullah bring levity to serious, sometimes grim, topics in American cultural and political life. The discussion was held by the Aspen Institute's Arts Program.

The Total Tutor Neil Haley will interview Negin Farsad. Author of How to Make White People Laugh. Dubbed “smart, funny, and fascinating” by the Wall Street Journal, “hilarious and delightful” by Salon, and“funny as poop” by the Seattle Examiner, Negin's whip-smart, crazy-timely, creative work to date includes the 2014 film The Muslims are Coming (which she wrote, directed and starred in alongside the likes of Jon Stewart, Rachel Maddow and Lewis Black, and for which she won a humanitarian award from the Arab-American Institute), the 2009 documentary Nerdcore Rising (SXSW premiere, Cinedigm release), and writing and appearance credits on Comedy Central, MTV, PBS, IFC, Nickelodeon, and others. On May 24, 2016, Farsad's debut book – How to Make White People Laugh, a memoir-meets-social-justice-comedy manifesto – arrives in bookstores everywhere from Grand Central / Hachette Book Group.

This week on Unorthodox, host Mark Oppenheimer and Tablet staffers Stephanie Butnick and Liel Leibovitz discuss Ann Coulter's ill-advised tweet during the Republican presidential debate about "f---ing Jews"; the Pope's visit to the U.S.; and a campaign to end the little-known Jewish practice of Kapporos, in which chickens are ritually slaughtered before Yom Kippur.  Our Jewish guest is defense lawyer and former Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz, whose latest book is "Abraham: The World's First (But Certainly Not Last) Jewish Lawyer." He talks about his former research assistant Natalie Portman, and explains why some critics of Israel are bigots while others are not.    Our non-Jewish guest is Muslim comedian Negin Farsad, who is currently suing the MTA for pulling ads publicizing her documentary, "The Muslims Are Coming," just before they were scheduled to run. One such ad reads: "The Ugly Truth About Muslims: Muslims Have Great Frittata Recipes." Farsad asks the panel why some Jewish men are so ready to court and date non-Jews, only to dump them as things start to get serious because they're not Jewish. You can get Alan Dershowitz's book on Abraham here: http://www.amazon.com/Abraham-Worlds-Certainly-Jewish-Lawyer/dp/0805242937/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1427481946&sr=1-4&keywords=abraham+the+worlds+first. For more of Negin Farsad's work, check out her website, http://www.neginfarsad.com/. Watch the trailer for her film at http://themuslimsarecoming.com/.  For more Unorthodox, visit tabletmag.com/unorthodox. Email us at unorthodox@tabletmag.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we welcome Negin Farsad, a groundbreaking Iranian American comedian. A TED speaker and TED Fellow, she was named one of the Huffington Post's 50 Funniest Women. She's been seen on Comedy Central, MTV, CNN, MSNBC, and in her movie The Muslims are Coming!, a documentary following some of the funniest Muslim comedians as they travel America's Red States, cracking people up and demolishing stereotypes. Host Josh Zepps and Farsad discuss everything from the gray areas in religious identification, to the situation for Muslims in post-9/11 America, and the theocracy in Iran. How does one of the best educated and culturally Western populations in the Middle East coexist with the theocratic totalitarianism of Iran's regime? What can Western liberals do to help moderates in these countries lessen the influence of Islam's radicals? Does any cultural action on the part of the West do more harm than good? And just what can you do with two masters degrees from Columbia? Apparently, comedy!

Today I am joined by Iranian feminist comedian Negin Farsad, as we talk about feminism in comedy, racism, rationing cheesecake with immigrant parents, sex, boning (wait that’s the same thing), STD’s, more sex, and all the things you’d expect of muslim-related comedy. Just back from a comedy show tour of the south entitled, "The Muslims Are Coming!", Negin is a wunderkind of all things funny, feminist and Islamic. And generally combined.