Negin Farsad is a New York-based writer, director and social justice comedian. She’s the host of the podcast, Fake the Nation, a comedy round-table about politics on the Earwolf network, and the author of the book, How to Make White People Laugh, which has been nominated for a Thurber Prize for Humor. She co-directed and starred in the movie The Muslims Are Coming! -- which also stars Jon Stewart and Lewis Black.On Thursday night at 7 pm, several short films that are part of a series called “The Secret Lives of Muslims” will be screened at Baltimore’s Creative Alliance, in an event sponsored by the Institute for Islamic, Christian and Jewish Studies. Negin Farsad is featured in one of those films. She’ll be on a panel to discuss the films at the Creative Alliance, and she’ll also do a stand-up comedy set. She joins Tom on the line from the studios at NPR in New York.