Blocked and Reported
Blocked and Reported
Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal
Episode 305: Let's Make Some Careful And Legally Bulletproof Jokes About Kash Patel (ALLEGEDLY) Being An Alcoholic
55 minutes Posted Apr 24, 2026 at 7:11 pm.
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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a new Atlantic exposé, journalistic norms, FBI Director Kash Patel’s (alleged) blowouts at the Poodle Room and his long history of suing journalists. And losing.

Kash Patel’s Erratic Behavior Could Cost Him His Job - The Atlantic

Kakistocracy: Why Populism Ends in Disaster

A Big-time Neuroscientist Threatened to Sue Me -- Science of Us

COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA

FBI head Kash Patel suing MSNBC’s Frank Figliuzzi over nightclub hopping claims

Enter “Patel, Kashyap” in the name field here: https://eapps.courts.state.va.us/CJISWeb/CaseDetail.do

Pam Bondi May Be Just the Beginning of Trump’s Purge - The Atlantic

MSNBC retracts wild accusation about FBI Director Kash Patel on-air | Fox News



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