Jen Monroe: Loudoun County, Chappelle, and Metrosexuals
KEY MOMENTS
0:00 – Intro, book news, and sponsors
3:02 – Staying sane and authentic on Twitter
5:32 – The January 6 anniversary and Hamilton
8:43 – Seeing Hamilton at the height of the hype
11:24 – Calling Ted Cruz criticism anti-Hispanic racism
14:43 – The 2016 RNC and DNC
17:44 – The Loudoun County school assault case
23:09 – Covering stories that might arm the other side
27:08 – White supremacy as an explanation for everything
31:13 – Why people avoid writing about transgender issues
36:18 – Cancel culture's demand to shun friends
40:42 – Watching Chappelle's The Closer
45:00 – Mental health, suicide, and weaponized rhetoric
49:35 – Should Patton Oswalt come out as queer?
52:33 – Jen's move to Atlanta and where to live next
57:33 – The other viruses: RSV and the ER
1:00:53 – Florida humidity and wrap-up
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Jen Monroe joins Lou to talk about the Loudoun County school assault case, Patton Oswalt and Dave Chappelle, white supremacy as an explanation for everything, and where all the metrosexuals have gone.
We also get into staying sane and authentic on Twitter, the January 6 anniversary and Hamilton, seeing Hamilton at the height of the hype, calling Ted Cruz criticism anti-Hispanic racism, covering stories that might arm the other side, why people avoid writing about transgender issues, cancel culture's demand to shun friends, watching Chappelle's The Closer, Jen's move to Atlanta, and Florida humidity.