Katie Herzog of Blocked & Reported
KEY MOMENTS
0:00 – Intro: Katie Herzog of Blocked and Reported
3:53 – Jesse owes Lou money for Mexican food
6:54 – Strange bedfellows and conservative fans
9:42 – Lesbian bars and why they're disappearing
13:00 – Gay acceptance and the cachet of a trans child
16:24 – Will lesbians come back? Backlash and LGBT support
19:45 – Neil Young, Joe Rogan, and Spotify
23:04 – Misinformation is everywhere
26:12 – Vaccine rollout frustrations
29:20 – The future of journalism and Substack
32:25 – Mystery blue salt on the driveway
35:47 – Yellowstone, Succession, and Righteous Gemstones
38:24 – A non-binary figure skater
41:10 – Katie's dog Moose and two service dogs
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Journalist Katie Herzog, co-host of Blocked & Reported, joins Lou. Lou still has a Yahoo email account. Katie is a lesbian. They are the last of their kinds. They talk about why lesbian bars are disappearing, gay acceptance and the cachet of a trans child, and whether lesbians will come back.
We also get into the Mexican food Jesse Singal owes Lou, Blocked & Reported's conservative fans, Neil Young vs. Joe Rogan and Spotify, misinformation and the vaccine rollout, the future of journalism on Substack, the mystery blue salt on Katie's driveway, Yellowstone, Succession, and The Righteous Gemstones, a non-binary figure skater, and Katie's dog Moose.