Episode description

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.