Blocked and Reported

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the milkshake-ducking of a New York coffee shop after the owner’s failed shaming of a congressman deemed insufficiently anti-Israel. Plus, crazy lady/future Rep. Darializa Avila Chevalier and what the DSA revolution in New York City means for the Dems, and the Supreme Court weighs in on trans athletes. The Supreme Court’s Utterly Mainstrea...

This week on the Primo Show, Part 2 of our investigation into one of the most sacred stories in LGBTQ history: the night transgender icon Marsha P. Johnson threw the first brick at Stonewall and launched the modern gay rights movement. Or did she? Stonewall Bonus Episode — From the Vault: Sylvia… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, (((Jesse))) and Katie dig into Graham Platner: the oyster farmer, Senate hopeful, and working-class rich kid whose Nazi tattoo and wandering eye were so rudely surfaced by the (((lamestream media))) in an effort to protect the (((billionaire class))). The Political Awakening of the Oyster Farmer Taking on Susan Collins | The New Republic Oysterman, Veteran, Prep-...

This 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_Herstory Lesbian Herstory Archives Opinion | What I Learned About Par… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreporte...

This 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 | Medium Zack Polanski stood by breast enlargment hypnosis cla...

This 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 Bovy The Great Feminization | Compact The Men Who Don’t Want Women to Vote - The Atlantic The Me...

This 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

This 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 song Opinion | America Has a Masculinity Crisis - The New York Times We Talked to the Host Accused of Doing “Satanic Rituals” In His Airbnb ‘Is the UVA Rape Story a Gigantic Ho...

This 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 Mail With no answers unearthed at Tk̓… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreporte...

Thanks 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

This 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 |...

This 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....

This 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 case What Happens to #MeToo When a...

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a race-based scandal at the Victorian Heritage Festival in Port Townsend, Wash. Plus, looking back at the Jaman Affair. Port discontinuing use of social media | Port of Port Townsend I love the Victorian era. So I decided to live in it. | Vox Women Seeking Civil Rights Stand Up to Mob Hatred and Intimidation in Port Townsend | Port Townsen...

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss meltdowns at two of our nation’s remaining lesbian sapphic spaces: Marsha’s South Street in Philadelphia and The Pearl in Denver. Plus, a Doc Marie’s update. Police at Marsha’s sparks concern, recalling decades of harassment in LGBTQ+ bars - Philadelphia Gay News To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the scandal-plagued, extremely online, pretty creepy and kinda racist Florida gubernatorial candidate James Fishback. Greenlight’s Former Macro Analyst Sues for at Least $5 Million - Business Insider Greenlight v. Fishback Court filings show James Fishback used fake accounts, paid engagement to shape coverage Trustees vote to shutter two E...

Thanks to everyone who joined my chat with Helen Lewis about Lena Dunham, Lindy West, fame, the art of the memoir, dog testicles, and more. To get access to the entire conversation (and much more), become a Primo subscriber. To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse is joined by British comedian/author/screenwriter/singer/etc David Baddiel to discuss the age-old question: Do Jews count? And why not? This is a companion episode to our more recent Primo show on Dropout TV: Jews Don’t Count This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandr...

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss Dropout TV, the successor to College Humor, and two controversies manufactured by a small subset of psychotic fans. CollegeHumor Helped Shape Online Comedy. What Went Wrong? | WIRED To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

Thanks to everyone who joined my live chat with Benoit Denizet-Lewis . Discussed: ex gays, ex trans, sex addiction, meditation, personal transformation, and more. Check out Benoit’s new book here . To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a viral New York Times video of Hasan Piker and Jia Tolentino making the case for “microlooting.” Plus, a romance novelist discovers she has referenced H***y P****r in print and must now atone, JK Rowling gets… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

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 COU...

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Chronicle of Higher Ed reporter Emma Pettit to discuss an internal civil war at Pomona College, where the literature department spiraled into years of accusations, investigations, and a whole lot of angry emails. Plus, we revisit New College of Florida, and discuss what Emma got wrong in 2020 and what she’s learned since. Some Scholars Have Lon...

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss homesteader influencers Hannah and Daniel Neeleman of Ballerina Farm and their raw milk problems. Plus, dogs in the city. Where Does a Dog Belong? Meet the queen of the ‘trad wives’ (and her eight children) The Woman Behind Ballerina Farm, Hannah Neeleman, Makes Her Own Path - The New York Ti… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss a series of viral videos from Canada’s cringiest. Plus, has the death of wokeness been widely exaggerated? Trans Issues Are No Conspiracy - Jesse Singal - The Dispatch Opinion | Did Wokeness Leave Us Worse Off? - The New York Times Brock Colyar on Pronouns, Identifying as Nonbinary This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with oth...