TV Guidance Counselor Episode 187: Negin Farsad

May 13-19, 1989

Today Ken welcomes author, comedian, podcaster and filmmaker Negin Farsad to the show.

Ken and Negin discuss outdoor podcasts, Harvard University, transcriptions, tax law, living abroad, barista as dream job, French TV, watching US Shows in foreign countries, TV sign offs, The Yule Log, hotel room channels, being politically active, Making White People Laugh, being Muslim, the dark side of American History, Fashion vs Fascism, Iran, growing up in Palm Springs, CA, identifying as African American despite not being African American, A Different World, thirtysomething, My So-Called Life, single vs three camera, How I Met Your Mother, Coupling, watching TV alone, the wonders of sleep timers, insomnia, naughty Golden Girls, clip shows, COPS, sleepovers, SNL, MTV's The Real World, The Tracy Ulman Show, Sunday night movies, Dynasty, Peter Jennings, ABC News, 70s stunts, Murphy Brown, Roseanne, Growing Pains, Cagney and Lacey, Geraldo's longevity, Cheers, Dear John and the cultural amnesia surrounding Beauty and the Beast.