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This week on Blocked and Reported: hockey. First, Jessica the ‘80s Baby investigates the NHL’s ill-advised attempts to harness hockey’s thirstiest online fans. Then, Katie explains the AI scandal tearing apart the Heated Rivalry fan fic community. The NHL bans Pride Tape, setting off a backlash from players and fans—NPR The NHL is trying to capitalize on hockey romance — but so far it’s missed the...

This week on the Primo show, the blue tsunami. Featuring: socialists versus normies, trans issues on the ballot, how the online right is coping, and how and when the Dems mess this one up (sorry). To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss how RuPaul made drag mainstream, the legend of problematic queen Sharon Needles, and the Pittsburgh drag bar caught in an accidental blackface scandal. Plus, a fond farewell to the Last Ditch. Village Underground with Jeff Maurer Next In Line Comedy with Jeff Maurer RuPaul Apologizes for Drag Race “She-Male” Segment in Response to Transpho...

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie dig into Initiative-638, the Washington ballot initiative that would bar male athletes from girls’ sports. Will it mean genital exams in the school gym, as the No campaign claims, or just a checked box on a form, as the Yes side argues? Plus: the Camas cross-country walkout, the short life and shorter death of Marsha’s, and a mysterious campaign i...

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie dig into Initiative-638, the Washington ballot initiative that would bar male athletes from girls’ sports. Will it mean genital exams in the school gym, as the No campaign claims, or just a checked box on a form, as the Yes side argues? Plus: the Camas cross-country walkout, the short life and shorter death of Marsha’s, and a mysterious campaign i...

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie head to Madison, Wisconsin, where a fatal police shooting in July sparked a protest encampment in the vein of CHOP/CHAZ. You will be shocked to learn that the protest zone quickly turned into a homeless camp, complete with a needle exchange. Plus, Jesse’s old beef is new again. How CBS News’ Middle East … To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported...

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Brad Polumbo to discuss a revelatory panel on fat liberation held at Harvard Medical School, featuring New York Times contributor Roxane Gay, fat activist Ragen Chastain, and Da’Shaun Harrison, the socialist commentator who recently went viral for arguing that GLP-1s are “fascistic.” Plus, for Primos, Brad answers your questions. Brad vs Everyo...

Jesse’s 70-minute conversation with the man who uncovered* James Talarico’s hidey hole in an Ohio psych ward. Note: Listen to the episode first! *Did not uncover To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie break down the viral rumor that Texas Senate candidate James Talarico was secretly being treated at an Ohio psychiatric hospital. Featuring: attempted HIPAA violations, deeply amateur flight tracking, Jesse’s adventures in X Space… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie go to Baltimore, Maryland, where the Baltimore Rock Opera Society fired its brand-new executive director following objections to her Burning Man cornrows. This one features a bizarre, never-before-reported internal memo that lays out exactly what happened. Then, Mattress Girl revisited, and the surprising trajectory of Emma Sulkowicz. Baltimore Ro...

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie go to Baltimore, Maryland, where the Baltimore Rock Opera Society fired its brand-new executive director following objections to her Burning Man cornrows. This one features a bizarre, never-before-reported internal memo that lays out exactly what happened. Then, Mattress Girl revisited, and the surprising trajectory of Emma Sulkowicz. Baltimore Ro...

Thank you everyone who joined my live chat with Sarah Hepola about her new book , her old book , drinking, sex, consent, and more. The entire two-hour conversation is available for Primos only. To listen to (or watch) the whole thing—and get many more perks —join us. To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a former Cornell student’s claims that seven fraternity brothers drugged and raped her in 2024. Plus: Nkechi Diallo (née Rachel Dolezal) weighs in on the latest race faker, a Philadelphia teacher who is definitely not Palestinian. Two Drinks with . . . Rachel Dolezal—The Free Press A Philadelphia teacher pretended to be Black and Palestini...

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie dig into a new report claiming that trans journalist and influencer Erin Reed has spent years passing off error-riddled, AI-generated text as her own reporting. Plus: Nikole Hannah-Jones revisits her decision to send her daughter to a struggling public school. In Fighting for Every Blac… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the extremely viral Boston Globe story on the Last Ditch, our favorite long-Covid lesbian bar in Greenfield, Mass., and what came after. Plus, Cambridge decides not to investigate itself after all. Cambridge Drops Plans to Fully Investigate Jason Arda… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Blue City Blues co-hosts David Hyde and Sandeep Kaushik to discuss what the hell is going on in America’s most progressive major city. Featuring: drugs, homelessness, performative social justice, the tech-money “ prosperity bomb, ” a socialist mayor, a housing crisis, CHOP/CHAZ, Robin DiAngelo, Chris Rufo, and an equity agenda that hobbled Seat...

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Blue City Blues co-hosts David Hyde and Sandeep Kaushik to discuss what the hell is going on in America’s most progressive major city. Featuring: drugs, homelessness, performative social justice, the tech-money “ prosperity bomb, ” a socialist mayor, a housing crisis, CHOP/CHAZ, Robin DiAngelo, Chris Rufo, and an equity agenda that hobbled Seat...

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie dig into the Macklemore mess. Plus, introducing a new segment, in which your intrepid co-host guesses Why'd He Apologize??? SacBee coverage of Hobo Johnson apology Hobo Johnson’s Facebook apology statement ESPN: Kraft says Macklemore performance crossed a line BBC: Macklemore’s 2014 costume apology Bluewin: Why Macklemore is suddenly being cancell...

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie dig into the Macklemore mess. Plus, introducing a new segment, in which your intrepid co-host guesses Why'd He Apologize??? SacBee coverage of Hobo Johnson apology Hobo Johnson’s Facebook apology statement ESPN: Kraft says Macklemore performance crossed a line BBC: Macklemore’s 2014 costume apology Bluewin: Why Macklemore is suddenly being cancell...

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a legal battle between a radical California mayor and a progressive non-profit with a fascinating history. Plus, updates from the long Covid lesbian bar, and Retard Finder finds Kash Patel. Last Ditch bar entry ban —Greenfield Recorder Protesters demand money from San Luis Obispo business owners —Cal Coast News DA charges six more proteste...

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a legal battle between a radical California mayor and a progressive non-profit with a fascinating history. Plus, updates from the long Covid lesbian bar, and Retard Finder finds Kash Patel. Last Ditch bar entry ban —Greenfield Recorder Protesters demand money from San Luis Obispo business owners —Cal Coast News DA charges six more proteste...

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss the case for, and against, using AI as a gender therapist. Plus, Stuart Reges gets paid, Jason Arday vs Dan Ariely, and Jesse continues to make his case that the robots might actually kill us, or at least that he’s not crazy to worry about it. Could ChatGPT Be the New Gender-Affirming Care?—Slate Artifi… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreporte...

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie dive into the world of otome (Japanese-style video games aimed at women) and the yearlong saga of Love and Deepspace, the wildly profitable mobile game whose fans have gotten a little too invested. Featuring: period trackers, incest, a canceled werewolf, and the Chinese Communist Party. Plus, a viral essay reignites the debate over whether lesbian...

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie dive into the world of otome (Japanese-style video games aimed at women) and the yearlong saga of Love and Deepspace, the wildly profitable mobile game whose fans have gotten a little too invested. Featuring: period trackers, incest, a canceled werewolf, and the Chinese Communist Party. Plus, a viral essay reignites the debate over whether lesbian...

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by journalist/author/podcaster/Welshman Jon Ronson to discuss his new book: The Castle: Adventures in a World of Unraveling Men . Plus, public shaming, ethics in cancel culture journalism, the tragedy of YouTube dad Greg Chism, and for Primos, Jon answers your questions on Graham Linehan, the Mich Fest m… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported...