Episode 159: How The Unitarian Universalist Church Melted Down

Blocked and Reported

Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal

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🗓️ 8 April 2023

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

After Jesse introduces an exciting new feature representing cutting-edge podcasting technology, and then engages in some Diaper Talk with Katie, Katie tells Jesse the story of the mind-blowing moral panic that has caused a large swath of the Unitarian Universalist Association to melt down. You want recriminations? Oh, we got ‘em!

Show notes/Links:

Diapers: :(

https://www.thestranger.com/sex/2023/03/31/78928220/young-at-heart

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/noblesville/2022/07/29/noblesville-killed-5-5m-development-deal-because-of-adult-baby-shop/65385426007/

UUA:

Skochko

Rogues’ Gallery

https://www.uua.org/uuagovernance/committees/mfc/clergy-misconduct-investigations

Rohde’s GoFundMe

https://www.gofundme.com/f/Make-the-UUA-accountable

Is Your Child Practicing Gadflyism?

Book form

https://www.amazon.com/Gadfly-Papers-Inconvenient-Essays-Minister/dp/1070524484

https://www.amazon.com/Gadfly-Affair-Heretics-Excommunication-Americas/dp/B091WJ6Q5C

CORRECTION: In an earlier verision of this podcast I said Kate Rohde lost her ”pension.” This was incorrect. She lost access to various funds but not her pension. It has been updated. Apologies for the error. —KH

Image: BARRE, VERMONT, USA - FEBRUARY, 21, 2020: Winter time city view. Universalist Church via Getty

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0:00.0	I'm very excited because we've always had an issue with audio drops.
0:18.8	Like if we want to embed audio, we have to do it in this very complicated, confusing way,
0:22.9	but the newest version of Zencaster, you just click a button and I'd like to celebrate.
0:27.7	Oh, please.
0:32.0	This is incredible.
0:34.2	This is good.
0:36.0	Every reggae horn improves the quality of our podcast one per se.
0:41.0	So I'm having a seizure.
0:44.9	I'm having a seizure.
0:45.9	Okay.
0:46.9	This explains the absolute glee in your voice when we got on the fun today.
0:50.7	For the first half of this episode, whenever you make a good point, I've got to
0:57.6	get another exciting news too, Katie.
0:59.4	What's up?
1:00.4	In my neighborhood, there's a weird off brand Katie Herzog doppelganger that I came across.
1:07.0	I don't believe you.
1:08.0	There's only one.
1:09.5	This was yesterday.
1:10.5	I see this person and the reason they look like you.
1:13.4	They, huh?
1:14.4	They really?
1:15.4	They.
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