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October 2 2025

Throwback Episode: Katie Herzog – Journalist / Author / Podcaster (Blocked and Reported)

Steve Owens podcast alcoholism, antibuse, Asheville, Blocked & Reported, Drink Your Way Sober, Drinking, giveaway, iheart, Internet archive, jesse singal, journalist, Katie Herzog, Naltrexone, npr, Shrill, spotify, The Sinclair Method, The Stranger, throwback

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THROWBACK: Katie Herzog
*****This is a THROWBACK episode with guest Katie Herzog.*****

Katie first appeared on the show on December 23, 2024.
The book she was writing at that time, and that we talked about, IS NOW AVAILABLE!
‘Drink Your Way Sober’ is available everywhere, and we are giving 4 copies away in this episode!

Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Katie Herzog. Katie is a well-known and respected journalist who has written for publications including: The Stranger, The Atlantic, Reason, Medium, and more. She is also a co-host of the very popular podcast Blocked and Reported; with her friend and fellow journalist Jesse Singal. In this episode, Katie and I chat about where and how she grew up, and what informed her journalistic endeavors. I do grill Katie about some of the crazy stories from her past that I found. We touch briefly on her time working for NPR, and she enlightens me about The Internet Archive, and The Way Back Machine. Then we get into her podcast. Again, it’s called Blocked and Reported and she tells me about why she started it, and why she is glad she didn’t start it sooner. Finally, we dive into her new book. It doesn’t have a name quite yet but should be released around October of 2025. This book chronicles her journey of drinking herself sober. You read that right. That’s a very fascinating concept, and she tells me all about how she came to find this path, and why she felt the need to share her experience in the form of her very first book. Make sure you check out her podcast, it is a lot of fun, and be sure to stay tuned for her book around October of 2025.

December 23 2024

Katie Herzog – Journalist / Author / Podcaster (Blocked and Reported)

Steve Owens podcast alcoholism, antibuse, Asheville, Blocked & Reported, Dan Savage, drink yourself sober, Drinking, Internet archive, jesse singal, journalist, Katie Herzog, medium, Naltrexone, npr, One Little Pill, Pharmacological Extinction, Reason, SAMHSA, Shrill, The Sinclair Method, The Stranger, Way Back Machine

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Katie Herzog
Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Katie Herzog. Katie is a well-known and respected journalist who has written for publications including: The Stranger, The Atlantic, Reason, Medium, and more. She is also a co-host of the very popular podcast Blocked and Reported; with her friend and fellow journalist Jesse Singal. In this episode, Katie and I chat about where and how she grew up, and what informed her journalistic endeavors. I do grill Katie about some of the crazy stories from her past that I found. We touch briefly on her time working for NPR, and she enlightens me about The Internet Archive, and The Way Back Machine. Then we get into her podcast. Again, it’s called Blocked and Reported and she tells me about why she started it, and why she is glad she didn’t start it sooner. Finally, we dive into her new book. It doesn’t have a name quite yet but should be released around October of 2025. This book chronicles her journey of drinking herself sober. You read that right. That’s a very fascinating concept, and she tells me all about how she came to find this path, and why she felt the need to share her experience in the form of her very first book. Make sure you check out her podcast, it is a lot of fun, and be sure to stay tuned for her book around October of 2025.