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Dogmatic Fetus's avatar

Maybe Jesse would make more headway with his book if he didn't insist on writing the entire thing in iambic pentameter?

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Funky Bunch's avatar

And the Esperanto edition can wait.

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Benjamin Platt's avatar

It DID work quite brilliantly in Deadwood, so…

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David Edelstein's avatar

Good luck with the books. I'm both two years sober and cancelled so am the ideal reader for both.

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J_Truly's avatar

Same! Except the two years part- one month to be exact.

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Matthew Corson-Finnerty's avatar

Mazel tov!

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Matt Benson's avatar

I was hoping this was an episode entitled “No show this week” but it turns out it’s just an announcement that there will be no show this week

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olympia binewski's avatar

I hope all the Herzogs are OK given what's happening in Asheville right now.

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Renee's avatar

That was my concern. Hope everyone is safe.

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Puddin's avatar

Has anyone seen an update on Katie?

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olympia binewski's avatar

She's been tweeting.

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Kat McMillan's avatar

When I saw the headline and Moose’s pic I was afraid something had happened to him! Glad Moose is okay and it’s just Jesse slacking.

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Sweatpants's avatar

Me too! Don’t scare us like that, Katie!

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Rhysling's avatar

In the spirit of celebrating internet B.S., may you both have a blessed week!

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Kathleen's avatar

Well played

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Morty Seinfeld's avatar

Nobody wants to work these days….

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Katherine's avatar

Crazy suggestion, but maybe Jesse could put a pause on the frenzied tweeting he's still doing and then have time for both the book and the podcast?

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KG's avatar

I disagree. Desperate eleventh hour procrastination is a tried and true part of the writing process—the more self destructive, the better.

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Avocational Psychologist's avatar

Hopefully he’s also drinking too much. 🙏🏼

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Avocational Psychologist's avatar

Oh no. Is he really? Poor thing is fuckin addicted.

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Melca's avatar

How long before he swears it off again?

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Problematic Professor's avatar

Hoping Katie’s new place in Ashville is okay. Videos out of there look horrific.

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Melca's avatar

I was very surprised to see the storm move so far inland. Just not something people in WNC would be expecting at all. Hoping for the best.

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Benjamin Platt's avatar

If Moose gets extra walks, then Mortimer (my basset pup) approves!

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Mari, the Happy Wanderer's avatar

Mortimer is an EXCELLENT name for a basset! I have had five bassets, but none were named Mortimer. I hope Mortimer gets many treats and walks!

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Benjamin Platt's avatar

They are such great dogs! Mortimef is a really sweet lil boy, and we just did our morning 1/2 hour tour around the marina. He is currently wrestling with a water bottle on the back deck of our boat. My family had two bassets while I was growing up, and I’ve wanted another for a long time but waited until we had property and time to be good dog parents. I actually named him 20 years ago but just got him in April. If we got a girl her name would have been Jezebel (our first basset’s name when I was growing up).

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Mari, the Happy Wanderer's avatar

Jezebel! Another excellent name for a basset! If I ever get another, I will name him Bartleby.

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Benjamin Platt's avatar

Bartleby is a great name.

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Mari, the Happy Wanderer's avatar

Because all bassets would prefer not to!

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Blank's avatar

In the last episode Katie said her wife is dealing with the dog so she can focus on writing. Maybe that is a good thing for Moose?

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Kathleen's avatar

Katie, does the Sinclair Method work for social media addiction?

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Spencer's avatar

Hey Katie is your hometown alright? This flooding in western NC looks wild.

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Colin B's avatar

I’m very happy everyone is okay. I feel like it’s going to take the area a long time to recover from this.

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Benjamin Platt's avatar

Ok, so anyone find a good podcast to indulge during this Week of Our Discontent?

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John John's avatar

i recently heard about this series called "martyr made"...

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Not Sam Harris's avatar

I wonder what the Oct. 7 show will be about…..

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Amie Barnett's avatar

(Can a kind substack soul explain to me how to sort the BARpod episodes by NEW instead of seemingly random order? Or is there a button I can push to see a chronological list? It keeps showing me stuff from July. Or best option, is it possible to access full paid episodes on the Mac podcast app? Thank you so much.)

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Casey's avatar

The only thing I’ve figured out how to do on the app itself is view all my subscriptions in chronological order by clicking the second icon from the right, along the bottom of the screen. If you want to add the podcast to a podcast app, you have to login through mobile browser (NOT the app*) then once you’re logged in go to the main page of Blocked and Reported. Click the menu icon in the upper right corner, click manage subscription, then scroll down til you see Private podcast feed and click the set up podcast button.

*If you’re curious, Substack doesn’t allow managing subscriptions through the app for reasons related to apple’s payment rules, there’s a whole court case about it, Epic Games v Apple

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Casey's avatar

That should be second icon from the left, not right, sorry. I swear I normally know my directions.

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Amie Barnett's avatar

TYSM!

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Amie Barnett's avatar

Thank you that helps actually a ton

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