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Blocked and Reported
Hosted by Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal · EN
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.
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Premium: Before The Brick (Part 1)
Yesterday00:18:00Summary readyThis week on Blocked and Reported, Part 1 of our two-part series on the Stonewall Riots and the mythology of Marsha P. Johnson. Plus, warring lesbian history accounts, a Father’s Day cartoon breaks brains, and fact-checking the Seattle LGBTQ Commission and Erin Reed’s bad stats. Lesbian_HerstoryLesbian Herstory ArchivesOpinion | What I Learned About Par… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org
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Episode 313: How A Gay Jewish Boob-Hypnotherapist Built A Coalition With Burqa-Wearing Islamists
3d ago01:03:25Summary readyThis week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss Zack Polanski, the former hypnotherapist who turned a fringe environmentalist party into Britain's fastest-growing coalition of Corbynites, BDSM enthusiasts, and first-gen Islamists. Can you really THINK your boobs bigger?Politics was never part of the plan. | by Zack Polanski | MediumZack Polanski stood by breast enlargment hypnosis claimMost UK Muslims define themselves by faith firstGreen candidate for Makerfield by-election quits after 12 hours This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe
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Episode 312: The Last Straight Woman (with Phoebe Maltz Bovy)
2w ago01:18:16Summary readyThis week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by author/columnist/podcaster Phoebe Maltz Bovy to discuss her new book, The Last Straight Woman: On Desiring Men. Plus, funny business at The New York Times, Helen vs Helen, and, for Primo subscribers, an AMA. The Last Straight Woman by Phoebe Maltz BovyThe Great Feminization | CompactThe Men Who Don’t Want Women to Vote - The AtlanticThe Men Who Fear Women? Is ‘Masculinism’ Actually a Real Thing? › American GreatnessThis Is What a Queer Family Looks Like | Advocate.com To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org
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Premium: Patagonia v. Pattie Gonia
2w ago00:26:20Summary readyThis week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss the legal battle between apparel company Patagonia and drag queen Pattie Gonia. Plus, HelloFresh hits bottom and a Washington school’s testosterone-fueled Pride display gets seized by police. Blocked and Reported Theme (Italo Disco Remix) To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org
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Episode 311: The Ugliest American
2w ago01:09:24Summary readyThis week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss nuisance streamer Johnny Somali, the content creator and criminal pest who travels to foreign countries to harass locals and desecrate cultural sites. Our new theme songOpinion | America Has a Masculinity Crisis - The New York TimesWe Talked to the Host Accused of Doing “Satanic Rituals” In His Airbnb‘Is the UVA Rape Story a Gigantic Hoax?’ Asks IdiotChud the Builder Wounded in Self-Inflicted Shooting Outside Tennessee Courthouse‘Chud the Builder’ faces attempted murder charge, bond set at $1.25 million | CNNUS YouTuber Johnny Somali gets jail time in Korea over deepfake, public stunts - The Korea Herald This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe
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Premium: Twink For Trump Seeks Revenge
3w ago00:18:42Summary readyThis week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss Lucian Wintrich, the Twinks for Trump creator and Congressional hopeful who is being sued by his old friends at the New York Young Republicans Club. Plus, updates on VAllure and the Kamloops scandal in Canada.There is no reconciliation without truth - The Globe and MailWith no answers unearthed at Tk̓… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org
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Live with Katie Herzog & Lisa Selin Davis
3w ago00:00:30Summary readyThanks to Lisa Selin Davis and everyone who joined our chat about difficult personalities (specifically ours), the Park Slope Food Coop’s internal battle over Israeli products, and more. These live chats are a perk for our Primo subscribers. To get access to the entire conversation, join us. To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org
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Episode 310: Patrick Tomlinson Gets Paid
3w ago00:50:05Summary readyThis week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie update the story of Patrick Tomlinson, the Milwaukee sci-fi author who has spent years locked in a deranged cycle with the remnants of the Opie & Anthony subreddit. Plus, a detour through the chaotic world of Pittsburgh’s smallest, queerest businesses, and the White House mourns Harambe. FIRED & BRIMSTONE – RADIO JERKS AXED FOR CHURCH SEX STUNT | New York PostSiriusXM Host Claims “Cuntrag” Assaulted Him in Racist Twitter RantMilwaukee couple reaches settlement with city after repeated swatting responses This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe
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Did Will Stancil Blow The Anti-ICE Honeypot Op?
4w ago00:18:14Summary readyThis week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss the latest Will Stancil saga, in which the famed poster manages to piss off, then win over, then piss off, then win over, then piss off, all of Bluesky. Featuring: an anti-ICE Tinder scheme and Gen Z stripper influencers. ‘I Don’t Get Off On It’: Meet Will Stancil, the MN Man Caught In a Perpetual Twi… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org
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Episode 309: The Banker Who Cried Brown Boy
May 2500:53:24Summary readyThis week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss disturbing allegations of sexist and racist harassment made against an executive director at JP Morgan. Plus, an update on Tickle v. Giggle, and a MAGA-coded Mount Rushmore sculpture rolls through a civic parade.Giggle v Tickle: Australia court increases payout for trans woman in landmark discrimination caseWhat Happens to #MeToo When a Feminist Is the Accused? - The New York TimesJohn Doe v. JPMorganWhen a man sues a woman: Legal questions swirl in salacious JPMorgan sex harassment case | ReutersGlamorous JP Morgan exec accused of turning married male broker into her office sex slave: Claims of viagra spiking and litany of obscene forced acts that made him cry | Daily Mail OnlineExclusive | Bombshell JPMorgan sex harassment suit that went viral branded ‘complete fabrication’ as John Doe accuser is unmaskedThe JPMorgan Banker Behind the Sexual-Assault Suit Captivating Wall Street - WSJExclusive | Chirayu Rana, ex-JPMorgan staffer accused of ‘fabricated’ sex-assault claims once apparently asked legal chatbot for advice: ‘I was raped’Exclusive | Chirayu Rana, ex-JPMorgan staffer accused of ‘fabricated’ sex-assault claims once apparently asked legal chatbot for advice: ‘I was raped’ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe
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