Episode 254: Dan Ozzi v. Eric Alper

Blocked Party

John Cullen

Comedy, Technology

4.8 • 548 Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2023

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

What's the craziest interaction you've ever had with someone online that led to you being blocked? We answer that question and more as Dan Ozzi (writer) joins the show for the first time to give us the scoop on being blocked by everyone's least favourite Twitter question-asker, Eric Alper. We start the show by talking about UFC's preeminent crazy person, Bryce Mitchell, and then we move on from there to commiserate with Dan about the state of online, as he told us before the episode he was grateful to finally have people to talk about it with. So of course, we touch on Bluesky's emerging prominence, Elon's stupid tweet reply to Taylor Swift, his potential decision to make everyone pay to use the site, TikTok stickers, and comedy club menus. Plus, Dan is mad at the "20 songs" tweet, John brings up some rough content from Jimmy Carr and Andre Iguodala, and Stefan finds the Naked Lego subreddit. What is your favourite podcast to help support, while also getting access to bonus episodes, ad-free episodes, an exclusive Discord, and merch discounts? Well that must be Blocked Party! And you can support the show by heading over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month will get you THREE of those bonus episodes PLUS access to the whole damn back catalogue, over 100 episodes worth! Rot your brain! Which music writer is the one that you would say most reminds you of riding in the backseat of your dad's car through the woods at Christmastime? It's gotta be Dan Ozzi, who wrote the wonderful book Sellout, about punk and emo's major-label feeding frenzy in the late 90s and early 00s. It's available wherever you get your books. You can also subscribe to Dan's Substack at danozzi.substack.com, and you can follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @danozzi. This episode is also available in video format on YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:51.8	We're getting crazy going wild fucking dance and stuff. Dude scrolling outside We butted up Fire Bull roast mad pub sticking up the first lines We don't want to go to school We don't want to get a job We just want to get on the ass to block We don't follow the rules Do whatever we work It's block party the podcast like We did a duck. Lock party. Block party, mom, making me the fuck. Block party. Block party. I quote, we did a duck. Hello, friends, idiots and friends who are also idiots. Welcome to your favorite podcast about social media and rejection. It is blocked party. This is episode number 254. I'm John. I'm Stefan. And with us as a fantastic guest, a first time guest on the program.
1:34.7	We are thrilled to have him here. A writer whose fantastic book, sellout is sitting on my desk right now.
1:40.1	Dan Ozzy is here. Hi, Dan. Hi, Dan. Hi, guys. First time, long time. Happy to be here.
1:44.7	Thank you so much for being here. And not, I don't want to, I don't want to have to start the show off on this note. But producer Dan, you did say you just woke up and you are indeed drinking a beer. Can I ask what's going on over there?
1:59.1	It's all I have in my fridge. Is that a problem? Well, I guess it's up to you to decide whether or not that's a problem. Hey, hey, guys, guys, it's five o'clock somewhere. Yeah, right? That's right. That is true. And you're a music writer. So you kind of, that's, you're already sort of flexing your muscle here. And I know the times of, yeah, you know, the Toby Keith, the Toby Keith song. I know you're a big
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