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The co‑host Negin Farsad was noted for writing a book with a bold title that reflected her comedic activism on immigrant rights and Islamophobia. Neil deGrasse Tyson repeatedly highlighted the title as one of the funniest he’d heard and suggested listeners grab a copy to understand her perspective and add some humor to their shelves. The discussion portrayed the work as a light‑hearted notebook meant for personal reflections, underscoring its role in social‑justice conversation.
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It was mentioned as a book that likely helped her get on the Apple TV show, 'Gutsy Women', and that it was related to her work in comedic activism on immigrant rights and Islamophobia.
If you wrote a book called How to Make White People Laugh, that's gutsy.
I mean it was probably my book and it was partly I've sued the Metropolitan Transit Authority in New York City for the right to put up funny posters about Muslims. I've done a lot of work around like activism, comedic activism around immigrant rights and Islamophobia and so that's something that I think caught their interest.
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It was briefly mentioned as a book written by Negin Farsad, the cohost of the podcast, though Neil deGrasse Tyson stated that it wasn't written for him.
Nagin, you wrote a book. I did. A few years ago. Yeah. Just it was, and I'm trying to remember the title. Is it How to Make White People Laugh or something like that?
Neil, it wasn't for you. No, it wasn't for me. That's why I never, I heard about the book, but I said, nope, this is not addressed to me.
That's right, How to Make White People Laugh. So I remembered the title correctly. That's the title, yeah. Okay, very cool.
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It was mentioned in passing as one of the co-host's previous works, but there was no further discussion of its content or relevance to the topic.
One of my favorite things you've done is your book, How to Make White People Laugh. Did I get that title right?
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It was mentioned as having one of the best book titles ever. The book's message was revealed to be about finding what makes everyone laugh, not just white people.
Just so you know, you wrote a book that has my favorite title of any book ever. It's called How to Make White People Laugh.
Episode: The Life and Death of Stars with Jackie Faherty
It was mentioned as a book written by Negin Farsad, the co-host, although it was joked about in the context of its title being the entire book.
And you're also author of the book, How to Make White People Laugh.
Now, I laugh just reading that title. Is that allowed?
And that's, the entire book is just the title. That's it.
Episode: The Life and Death of Stars with Jackie Faherty
It was mentioned briefly as a book written by the co-host, and Neil found the title funny. Its content was described as a blank notebook for writing down one's own thoughts.
And you're also author of the book, How to Make White People Laugh.
Now, I laugh just reading that title. Is that allowed?
And that's, the entire book is just the title. That's it.
And there's no, it's actually just a notebook where you can write your own thoughts.
Episode: The Life and Death of Stars with Jackie Faherty
It was mentioned as a book that only had the title as content, and it was a notebook for writing personal thoughts.
Now, I'd laugh just reading that title. Is that allowed? And that's, the entire book is just the title. That's it. And there's no, it's actually just a notebook where you can write your own thoughts.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson mentioned the book title as the funniest he'd ever seen, referencing it in the context of co-host Negin Farsad's Iranian American Muslim background.
And you're also the author of the funniest book title I've ever seen. It's called How to Make White People Laugh.
Episode: Cosmic Queries – Stargazing
It was briefly mentioned as the title of Negin Farsad's book, which also aligns with her podcast Fake the Nation, and her social justice advocacy.
So you're out there, you're trying to, you're into social justice and keep that going. That's what I do. And it turns out making white people laugh is like a critical part of social justice.
Episode: Cosmic Queries – Comet NEOWISE
It was mentioned as a book written by Nagin Farsad, the comedian co-host. Listeners were encouraged to pick it up to understand her perspective.
Nagin Farsad is a stand-up comedian, and if I remember correctly, you wrote a book called How to Make White People Laugh. Indeed.
They're fun, but they have, like, you know, just a lot less science, but you'll still love them. And you write this not as a white person. You write this as a sort of Middle Eastern heritage person?
Episode: Cosmic Queries – Comet NEOWISE
It was mentioned as a book written by Nagin Farsad, and listeners were encouraged to pick it up and learn about her background and comedic style.
Nagin Farsad is a stand-up comedian, and if I remember correctly, you wrote a book called How to Make White People Laugh.
Indeed.
That's a crazy title. It's just crazy. I would like a comet to be named after my book. How to Make White People Laugh.
Episode: The Life and Death of Stars with Jackie Faherty
The book's title was mentioned; it is implied to be a humorous book, but no further details about its contents were discussed.
And you're also author of the book, How to Make White People Laugh.
