Episode 267: In Which We Determine Zohran Mamdani's Race, Conclusively
Blocked and Reported
Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal
4.6 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 14 July 2025
⏱️ 75 minutes
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Summary
This week on Blocked and Reported, conspiracy theories and rumor-mongering in the aftermath of a disaster in Texas; Grok goes mask-off; and Zohran Mamdani’s college application gets hacked.
The Un "Fudge" America Tour Gets "Fudged" From Within (The Gist)
Mamdani Identified as Asian and African American on College Application - The New York Times
Mamdani Once Claimed to Be Asian and African American. Should It Matter? - The New York Times
Mahmood Mamdani | Department of Anthropology
Times pushed ahead to avoid being scooped on Mamdani Columbia story | Semafor
Thread by @patrickhealynyt on Thread Reader App – Thread Reader App
Opinion | It’s Time to Let Go of ‘African American’ - The New York Times
The sad, sad state of the New York Times | Press Watch
Former Houston mayoral appointee rages at flooded Texas girls camp for being 'white-only'
Houston pediatrician speaks out after her flood victims post sparked outrage
Trump’s NOAA pick stands by budget cuts, calls staffing ‘a top priority’ - The Washington Post
White House pushes back on criticism of weather service around Texas flooding - ABC News
NOAA scrambles to fill forecasting jobs as hurricane season looms - The Washington Post
Former Kerr County leader: siren system would have saved lives : NPR
New data reveals the inadequacy of FEMA flood maps : NPR
xAI updated Grok to be more ‘politically incorrect’ | The Verge
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| 0:00.0 | That was annoying. What just happened, Katie? |
| 0:12.2 | What? |
| 0:13.5 | Well, like, sometimes if we mispronounce a name or stumble over our words, we'll do a retake. |
| 0:17.9 | I said, how's it going, Katie Herzog? And you weren't recording yet. So now I have to be like, |
| 0:23.4 | how's it going, Katie Herzog? Which you also don't like when I say that. Could you get a little |
| 0:28.1 | a little more pep in your step there? Okay. It's Friday, TGA. Hey, hey, Katie, how's it going? I'm super |
| 0:35.3 | happy to be like. I'm fine. I had this strange dream last night that, uh, hey, a certain, actually, you know what, let's not get into the dreams. That's a terrible way to start the podcast. |
| 0:44.2 | No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, you can't do that. Okay. Here was a dream. Don't be a dream tease. |
| 0:48.5 | You were in it. Ew. It was you and it was actually a nightmare. you and Richard Tanania. Oh, God. |
| 0:56.3 | And we were. |
| 0:57.9 | It got sexual very quickly. |
| 0:59.1 | It did not get sexual. |
| 1:06.7 | And Richard was on the show, but for some reason, our show was being taped in a classroom. |
| 1:07.3 | Makes sense. And as soon as Richard started speaking, all of the students got up and walked out of the room. |
| 1:12.8 | And I started shouting, brave, brave. |
| 1:17.6 | Just the whole thing. |
| 1:18.5 | It was just the strange way. |
| 1:19.4 | Were you being sarcastic? |
| 1:20.4 | Yes, I was being sarcastic. |
| 1:21.8 | But nobody looked at me. |
| 1:22.8 | Everybody was just like, why are you yelling? |
| 1:24.2 | And I felt a little humiliated. |
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