Blocked and Reported
Journalists Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal scour the internet for its craziest, silliest, most sociopathic content, part of an obsessive and ill-conceived attempt to extract kernels of meaning and humanity from a landscape of endless raging dumpster fires. www.blockedandreported.org
Episodes
This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by journalist Ana Kasparian to discuss intolerance, ideology, and a plan in Los Angeles to take the police out of traffic enforcement.
Removing Armed Officers from Traffic Enforcement
2023 Law Enforcement Officers Fatalities Report
L.A. City Council seeks to rein in street takeovers - Los Angeles Times
Chicago’s “Race-Neutral” Traffic Cameras Ticket Black and Latino Drivers the Most —...
This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss the latest news from New York, New York: self-immolation outside the Trump trial, settler-colonial dogs, and Columbia students camping out for Gaza.
Why Do People in NYC Hate My Dog?
Who Is Max Azzarello? The Man Who Set Himself on Fire Outside Trump Trial. - The New York…
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This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Reason Magazine’s Billy Binion to discuss the Libertarian Party, freeway protests, government theft, and Steven Crowder’s very public divorce.
Can The Government Sell Your Home, Keep the Profits If You're Behind on Property Taxes?
Why NOT Having Sex Might be Good for You | Fox News
Waiting till the wedding night – getting married the right way | Fox News
Jesse and Katie discuss a much-anticipated report out of the UK on youth gender services. Plus, that goddamn throuple article.
The Brooklyn Power Throuple Making Space for a Baby
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This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss a recent essay by NPR editor Uri Berliner criticizing the network’s ideological bent.
Grad Students Furious United Auto Workers Endorses Biden
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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse is joined by streamer PSA Sitch to discuss fat activism, Seattle’s revolutionary plan to fix racial gaps in education, and perhaps the most famous tampon in recent American history.
https://twitter.com/Friended4Ever
https://www.youtube.com/psasitch
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn8mAXIRVniC4Y9zvk_yMWQ
“Big Food and dietitians push ‘anti-diet’ advice, despite risin...
This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Helen Lewis to discuss the complex and controversial world of facilitated communication. Plus, Scotland's new hate crime law and Helen's new show.
All Stories by Helen Lewis - The Atlantic
BBC Radio 4 - Helen Lewis Has Left the Chat
“In defense of Crossley, McDonald & facilitated communication”
This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss the controversy surrounding diversity consultancy Sweet Baby Inc. Plus, Anita Sarkeesian at the UN, and a penis paper gets yanked.
“WITHDRAWN: The association between adult penile length and IQ: evidences from 139 countries”
* "'Gamers' don't have to be your audience. 'Gamers' are over."
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This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Kat Rosenfield and Phoebe Maltz Bovy to discuss female heterosexuality (real or myth?) and the latest scandal in the world of Young Adult literature.
“How MeToo became too cringe for America ”
“Who Is Podcast Guest Turned Star Andrew Huberman, Really?”
“Age Gap Relationships: The Case for Marrying an Older Man”
On this special bonus episode of Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie dicuss the origins of and allegations against internet superstar/supervillian Candace Owens.
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This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss the origins of the cultural scandal that led to the Trump election, the Ukraine invasion, the Slap, January 6th, Covid, Nex Benedict’s murder, Kate Middleton’s cancer, and the October 7th attack: GamerGate.
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This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Pirate Wires staff writer River Page to discuss an underground pop star whose fans will not let her go away. Plus, the investigation into the death of Nex Benedict concludes.
“The Strange and Fascinating World of r/meth”
“No Charges in Death of Nex Benedict, Prosecutor Says”
This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Helen Lewis to discuss the allegations against, and disappearance of, YouTuber James Somerton. Plus, JK Rowling, Kate Middleton, and Scottish bog porn.
NY Mag: “Why Trans Kids Have the Right to Change Their Biological Sex”
NY Mag: “Gabriel Mac on the Story of His Penis”
“An Overemotional Look at Why JK Rowling is Bad”
The Ace Couple: “We were personally victimized by James Somerton...
This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss leaks at the New York Times and the World Professional Association for Transgender Health.
NYT: “‘Screams WIthout Words’: How Hamas Weaponized Sexual Violence on Oct. 7”
NYT: “U.N. to Study Reports of Sexual Violence in Israel During Oct. 7 Attack”
The Intercept: “New York Times Holds “Daily” Episode…
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This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by novelist, poet, and critic Leigh Stein to discuss scandals in the worlds of sci-fi fantasy and poetry.
Leigh Stein: Self-Care
LA Times: “How did ‘Space Raptor Butt Invasion’ by Chuck Tingle become a Hugo finalist?”
In this very special Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss Aella’s very happy birthday party and the self-immolation of an American GI.
“U.S. Airman’s Winding Path Ended in Self-Immolation to Protest Israel”
Shadi Hamid: “How can one suicide protest be heroic and another crazy?”
Jesse: “Awareness is Overrated”
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This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Mike Pesca to discuss California's failed experiment with Woke Kindegarten and the resulting school board battle. Plus, Sandwichgate.
https://www.mikepesca.com/thegist
Adam Rubenstein: “I Was a Heretic at the New York Times”
James Bennet: “When the New York Times lost …
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This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss Robert Moses’s allegedly racist monkeys in New York. Plus, Bret Weinstein has some thoughts.
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In this emergency broadcast, Brad Polumbo joins Katie to discuss the collab no one asked for: Taylor Lorenz and Libs of TikTok’s Chaya Richik.
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This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by journalist and commentator Brad Polumbo to discuss the latest allegations against Libs of TikTok. Plus, an intersectional pile-up featuring non-binary influencer Jeffrey Marsh and Muslim comic Shumirun Nessa.
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“Anti-Trans Policies Draw Scrutiny After 16-Year-Old’s Death in Oklahoma”
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