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This week on Blocked and Reported, we conclude our series looking back at the net neutrality wars. In Part 2, net neutrality lives! And then dies. And then lives! And then dies. Opinion: John Oliver finds humor in net neutrality, but loses the facts - Los Angeles Times What can we learn from 800,000 public comments on the FCC’s net neutrality plan? : Sunlight Foundation One group dominates the sec...

Thanks to everyone who joined Benjamin Ryan and me for a chat on the first destransitioner lawsuit, the state of youth gender medicine, and more. These live chats are a perk for Primo listeners. Join now to watch the full video and get three extra podcast episodes each month as well as access to our matchmaking service , our book club , our chat feature , comments sect… To hear more, visit www.blo...

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss Will Stancil’s latest arc as a civil rights hero and anarchist antagonist. Plus, the latest Epstein drop and the latest AI evolution. ‘We’re here to demoralize’: The Minneapolis residents tracking Trump ICE agents’ every move | The Independent On the Front Line of Minnesota’s Fight With ICE - The New Y… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported...

This week on Blocked and Reported, the first of our two-part series revisiting net neutrality. First up, the early history and how internet activists (and Jon Oliver) manufactured a movement. Comcast blocks some Internet traffic - Online World - MSNBC.com 2010 Open Internet Order Net Neutrality and the Battle for the Open Internet Verizon v FCC FCC Commissioners Meet With Protesters Before Net Neu...

This week on Blocked and Reported, the first of our two-part series revisiting net neutrality. First up, the early history and how internet activists (and Jon Oliver) manufactured a movement. Comcast blocks some Internet traffic - Online World - MSNBC.com 2010 Open Internet Order Net Neutrality and the Battle for the Open Internet Verizon v FCC FCC Commissioners Meet With Protesters Before Net Neu...

This week on the Primo episode, Part 2 of our series on the ongoing battle between streamers Hasan Piker and Ethan Klein. Plus, Ethan goes to court. Katie’s Duke event Katie’s book To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Part 1 of our series on the ongoing battle between stramers Hasan Piker and Ethan Klein. https://www.twitch.tv/hasanabi ‘I love when my enemies hate me’: how Hasan Piker became one of the biggest voices on the US left | US politics | The Guardian This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...

This week on Blocked and Reported, Part 1 of our series on the ongoing battle between stramers Hasan Piker and Ethan Klein. https://www.twitch.tv/hasanabi ‘I love when my enemies hate me’: how Hasan Piker became one of the biggest voices on the US left | US politics | The Guardian This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Quillette’s Jonathan Kay to discuss conspiracy theories, the illiberal right vs. the illiberal left, and all things Canada. Note: There’s an additional hour of conversation for our Primo subscribers in which we discuss the residential schools grave scandal, Canada’s euthanasia program (MAID), our personal pronoun policies, and much more. To get...

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss the aftermath of the ICE shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis. Plus, SCOTUS takes on trans athletes. Katie’s Duke event Jesse’s Austin event Jesse and Helen in SF Meetups in LA and SF Katie’s book To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the very online response to the capture and extradition of Nicolás Maduro. Plus, Cea Weaver’s bad old tweets. Katie’s Duke event Jesse’s Austin event Katie’s book Meet the tenant advocate shaping Mamdani’s housing agenda | FOX 5 New York NYC Dem: Mamdani aide’s radical views prevented her appointment to city commission | Fox News Mamdani A...

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the very online response to the capture and extradition of Nicolás Maduro. Plus, Cea Weaver’s bad old tweets. Katie’s Duke event Jesse’s Austin event Katie’s book Meet the tenant advocate shaping Mamdani’s housing agenda | FOX 5 New York NYC Dem: Mamdani aide’s radical views prevented her appointment to city commission | Fox News Mamdani A...

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss the strange disappearance of Team Fortress 2 YouTuber Sketchek. Plus, Bluesky’s furious furries. Katelyn Burns Fabricated Several Exchanges With Me That Never Occurred Isabelle the dog To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie explore the strange world of adult My Little Pony fans, aka bronies, and the attempted takedown of YouTube star Saberspark. Plus, the Clavicular moment. Jesse’s Austin event Katie’s Duke event Pup Tank’s giant balls (NSFW!!!) Death of a Kinkster - The Stranger This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get ac...

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie explore the strange world of adult My Little Pony fans, aka bronies, and the attempted takedown of YouTube star Saberspark. Plus, the Clavicular moment. Jesse’s Austin event Katie’s Duke event Pup Tank’s giant balls (NSFW!!!) Death of a Kinkster - The Stranger This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get ac...

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss dark romance, Morning Glory Milking Farm , and a scandal at the 2025 dark rom con Sinners and Stardust. Plus, an FDB beef update. To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

Thanks to everyone who joined Brad Polumbo and me on Substack Live, where we discussed right-wing infighting, the Turning Point USA reality TV conference, drama at CBS News, and more. (Just for the record, that thumbnail is not AI. We really look like that.) To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week, Saint Helen Lewis joins us to discuss Jesse’s shortcomings, the state of publishing, the state of social media, the Riyadh Comedy Festival, the Olivia Nuzzi scandal, and more. Plus, our annual end-of-year extremely online pub quiz. Note: This is our last free episode of the year. Primos have more coming, but for everyone else, see you next year. Helen’s book Katie’s book Jesse’s Austin...

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the fallout from chess world champ Vladimir Kramnik’s obsessive campaign against alleged cheaters, including grandmaster Danya Naroditsky. Plus, AI comes for podcasters. Washington Post’s AI-generated podcasts rife with errors, fictional quotes | Semafor Hikaru hits out at grandmaster Kramnik over cheating accusations | indy100 Chess GM Vl...

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the fallout from chess world champ Vladimir Kramnik’s obsessive campaign against alleged cheaters, including grandmaster Danya Naroditsky. Plus, AI comes for podcasters. Washington Post’s AI-generated podcasts rife with errors, fictional quotes | Semafor Hikaru hits out at grandmaster Kramnik over cheating accusations | indy100 Chess GM Vl...

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss Turning Point USA’s attempts to get a University of Oklahoma instructor canceled over claims of anti-Christian discrimination. Plus, Candace Owens’s ongoing investigation into who really killed Charlie Kirk (bees). Candace Owens on bees Inside Candace Owens’ media empire and the Macron lawsuit threaten… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported...

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the politics of poetry and a controversy surrounding an indie lit magazine. Plus, a Chuck Johnson update. Katie’s Duke event Jesse’s Austin event Investor sues Chuck Johnson for “falsely presenting ... as intelligence agent” | Semafor Where Wokeness Went Wrong | Susan Neiman | The New York Review of Books A MeToo Mob Tried to Destroy My Li...

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the politics of poetry and a controversy surrounding an indie lit magazine. Plus, a Chuck Johnson update. Katie’s Duke event Jesse’s Austin event Investor sues Chuck Johnson for “falsely presenting ... as intelligence agent” | Semafor Where Wokeness Went Wrong | Susan Neiman | The New York Review of Books A MeToo Mob Tried to Destroy My Li...

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss the latest revelations from Ryan Lizza about Vanity Fair ’s new West Coast editor and his personal ex-girlfriend, Olivia Nuzzi. Plus, a rigorous debate on the definition of “felching.” (We forgot to do a content w… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie break down a DoorDasher’s viral sexual assault that turned out to be a little more complicated. Meanwhile, a MAGA aide survives a brutal attack. Austin event: https://forms.gle/Dq5RPDR6yz5XpwVJ8 HENDERSON PRESS RELEASE | DocumentCloud United States of America V. NATALIE GREENE Lawmaker’s former staffer staged violent political attack, police sa Th...