Blocked and Reported

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss how activists in Oak Park, Illinois, got got. Plus, Michael Moynihan spills the tea on Vice .  Public lashes out at Oak Park library over management of Palestinian culture event - Wednesday Journal Oak Park’s library to implement anonymous staff survey amid leadership controversy  - Wednesday Journal Oak Park library’s board will decide wh...

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss the latest in race news. First, a journalist goes undercover in blackface. Then, a progressive white academic complains that he can’t get a job due to discrimination, and everyone responds with charity and understanding and nuance. Seven Shoulders David Austin Walsh The case of the angry history postd… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreport...

This week on Blocked and Reported, we say goodbye to man’s best friend, Tracing Woodgrains. Plus, Trace weighs in on the worst people on the internet, the New Dissident Right, and, for our Primos, we find klosure with Keffals. To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse is joined by writer Emmett Rensin to discuss his new memoir about living with psychotic disorders as well as the smugness of the American liberal (unrelated). The Complications: On Going Insane In America: HarperCollins IndieBound Amazon.com * The smug style in American liberalism - Vox To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on the Primo episode, Katie and Jesse discuss the latest in fake suicides and race-faking. Plus, a disturbing artifact is unearthed. https://twitter.com/GreatCheshire/status/1788282943611228440 AFSC Diversity Leader Misrepresented Her Own Identity Open Letter Raquel Evita Saraswati pretended to be a woman … To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by journalist Nancy Rommelmann to discuss her trip to Alabama to discover the story behind the Bubba Copeland story. Plus, Nancy’s cancellation origin story, and why is Portland so Portland ? To the Bridge: A True Story of Motherhood and Murder Nancy Rommelmann, Author at Reason.com Controversial YouTube Show Lands Portland Coffee Company in Hot W...

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss a garden sabotage in the UK. Plus, Zadie Smith’s latest essay melt brains. War in Gaza, Shibboleths on Campus | The New Yorker Mother on disability benefits feeds 800 people after turning flowerbeds into vegetable allotment | Daily Mail Online Gary Lineker among donors to … To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie and Jesse discuss ongoing protests at universities nationwide. Plus, a refresh. https://twitter.com/That4LeafClover/status/1785863576256667853 https://twitter.com/mamoun_linda/status/1784682056607469906 https://twitter.com/SabihaKhan/status/1784893820343328862 Pro-Palestinian protesters, University of Minnesota reach agreement to end encampment | MPR News B...

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 Tick...

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… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

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...

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 Final Report – Cass Review https://www.blockedandreported.org/p/episode-155-hannah-barnes-on-the The Evidence for Trans… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss a recent essay by NPR editor Uri Berliner criticizing the network’s ideological bent. The Gist Grad Students Furious United Auto Workers Endorses Biden Code Switch To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

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/PSA_Sitch https://twitter.com/Friended4Ever https://www.youtube.com/psasitch https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn8mAXIRVniC4Y9zvk_yMWQ “ Big Food and dietitia...

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 “ The Ones We Sent Away ” “ In defense of Crossley, McDonald & facilitated communication ” “ Oscar Nominee: Doc...

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." Leigh Alexa… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported...

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 ” “ LGBTQ+ Identification in U...

On this special bonus episode of Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie dicuss the origins of and allegations against internet superstar/supervillian Candace Owens. To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

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. “The Zoe Post” https://slatestarcodex.com/2015/01/01/untitled/ ”The State of Online Haras… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

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. Club Med | Broadcast “Coomer Conversion Therapy” “The Strange and Fascinating World of r/meth” “No Charges in Death of Nex Benedict, Prosecutor Says” https://www.youtube.c...

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 we...

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… To hear more, visit www.blockedandr...

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 Hugo Awards voting process LA Times: “How did ‘Space Raptor Butt Invasion’ by Chuck Tingle become a Hugo finalist?” Esquire: “Hugo Awards 2024: Inside the Censorship Scandal That Rocked Sci-Fi and Fantasy's Biggest Award...

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” Aaron Bushnell’s Reddit Shadi Hamid: “How can one suicide protest be heroic and another crazy? ” Jesse: “Awareness is Overrated” To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

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/ https://www.mikepesca.com/thegist Adam Rubenstein: “I Was a Heretic at the New York Times” James Bennet: “When the New York Times lost its way” … To hear more, visit www.blockedandrepor...