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Blocked and Reported
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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Episodes
Blocked and ReportedEpisode 286: Curtis Yarvin Writes A Poem
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…
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Episode 286: Curtis Yarvin Writes A Poem
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…
Blocked and ReportedPremium: Nuzzi vs Lizza, Round 10
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…
Blocked and ReportedEpisode 285: Indecent Exposures
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…
Blocked and ReportedPremium: My Boyfriend Is A Bot
This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss AI friends and lovers. Plus, Jesse reads some sexts. Friend.com To hear more, visit…
Blocked and ReportedEpisode 284: Taking Down Tattle (with Jessica the '80s Baby)
This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by our fantastic researcher Jessica the ‘80s Baby to discuss the rise and fall of one of the UK’s most…
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Episode 284: Taking Down Tattle (with Jessica the '80s Baby)
This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by our fantastic researcher Jessica the ‘80s Baby to discuss the rise and fall of one of the UK’s most…
Blocked and ReportedNuzzi News with BARPOD
Thanks to everyone who joined our live chat today. Discussed: Olivia Nuzzi, Ryan Lizza, and Jesse and Katie play a round of Cancel Culture vs Consequence…
Blocked and ReportedEpisode 283: How The BBC Lost The Plot
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a new report on intellectual capture at the BBC. Plus, antisemitism in NYC. The Office for the…
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Episode 283: How The BBC Lost The Plot
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a new report on intellectual capture at the BBC. Plus, antisemitism in NYC. The Office for the…
Blocked and ReportedPremium: Brianna Wu vs Everyone
This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss #stickergate, LGB vs T, and Brianna Wu’s latest arc. Rachel Doodles and More Grumpy Greetings Co “The…
Blocked and ReportedEpisode 282: Kate Clanchy Gets Her Apology
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie revisit the case of Kate Clanchy, a British author who was canceled over accusations of -isms in 2022. Plus…
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Episode 282: Kate Clanchy Gets Her Apology
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie revisit the case of Kate Clanchy, a British author who was canceled over accusations of -isms in 2022. Plus…
Blocked and ReportedPremium: It Do Be Like That
We’re still on hiatus from the free show (back next week) but this week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss The Will Stancil Show and what the hell…
Blocked and ReportedLive with Brad Polumbo
Thanks to Brad Polumbo and everyone who joined our live chat this afternoon. Discussed: Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson, and the war for the soul of the American…
Blocked and ReportedKatie and Dr. Joe Volpicelli on Addiction Medicine
Thank you to everyone who joined me and Dr. Joe Volipelli recently to discuss addiction medicine and why we treat alcoholism the way we do. Here’s a recording…
Blocked and ReportedPremium: Bluesky Users Go To War With Mods Over... Waffles
This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss Waffles-gate, a very stupid controversy over Bluesky CEO Jay Graber’s refusal to ban Jesse. Plus……
Blocked and ReportedEpisode 281: Bluestockings Goes Bust
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the long life and quick death of Manhattan’s storied feminist bookstore, Bluestockings. Plus, a new…
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Episode 281: Bluestockings Goes Bust
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the long life and quick death of Manhattan’s storied feminist bookstore, Bluestockings. Plus, a new…
Blocked and ReportedEpisode 280: The Kamala Truthers (with Frannie Block)
This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Frannie Block to discuss the movement to claim the 2024 election for Kamala Harris. This is a public…
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Episode 280: The Kamala Truthers (with Frannie Block)
This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Frannie Block to discuss the movement to claim the 2024 election for Kamala Harris. This is a public…
Blocked and ReportedPremium: From The River To The CBS
This week on the Primo show: Bari Weiss, the Free Press, CBS, and a very questionable dog collar (unrelated)…
Blocked and ReportedEpisode 279: How To Drink Your Way Sober
This week on Blocked and Reported: Katie’s new book. Plus, a conversation with Sarah Hepola and Nancy Rommelmann, Slam Frank, and Jesse gets canceled in…
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Episode 279: How To Drink Your Way Sober
This week on Blocked and Reported: Katie’s new book. Plus, a conversation with Sarah Hepola and Nancy Rommelmann, Slam Frank, and Jesse gets canceled in…
Blocked and ReportedBONUS: The Last Invention
Today, a special bonus episode from our friends Andy Mills and Matt Boll, who just released the first two episodes of their new podcast series about AI, The…
Blocked and ReportedPremium: Should You, A Person Who Just Invented the First Sentient AI, Be Worried About AI Psychosis?
This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss AI psychosis. Is it real, and how worried should we be? Order Katie’s book The Earthquake That Will…
Blocked and ReportedEpisode 278: I Fell in Love With My Psychiatrist And Then Doxxed Him On TikTok
This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie and Jesse discuss the viral TikTok saga about a woman who claims her psychiatrist manipulated her into falling in love…
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Episode 278: I Fell in Love With My Psychiatrist And Then Doxxed Him On TikTok
This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie and Jesse discuss the viral TikTok saga about a woman who claims her psychiatrist manipulated her into falling in love…
Blocked and ReportedLive with Mike Pesca
This afternoon, I joined Mike Pesca to discuss my forthcoming book as well as podcasting and journalism. Plus, cameos by both Moose and Mochi. You can watch…
Blocked and ReportedEpisode 277: Internet Poisoning (with Katherine Dee)
This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by internet ethnographer Katherine Dee to discuss the evolution of online communities, from furries and…
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Episode 277: Internet Poisoning (with Katherine Dee)
This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by internet ethnographer Katherine Dee to discuss the evolution of online communities, from furries and…
Blocked and ReportedPremium: The Cancellations Will Continue Until Morale Improves
This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss the firings of former Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah and other Charlie Kirk critics. Fired By The…
Blocked and ReportedEpisode 276: The Assassination of Charlie Kirk
This week on Blocked and Reported: Charlie Kirk. Opinion | Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way - The New York Times Charlie Kirk’s alleged…
Blocked and ReportedPremium: Taylor Lorenz And The Perils Of Journafluencing (Part 2)
This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie return to the subject of Taylor Lorenz and the ethics of journafluencing. The theme: Taylor vs. Chorus. Banning…
Blocked and ReportedEpisode 275: An LGBT Book Prize Goes Poof
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the story of author John Boyne and the Polari Prize. Plus…[big sigh] Graham Linehan. Katie’s book…
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Episode 275: An LGBT Book Prize Goes Poof
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the story of author John Boyne and the Polari Prize. Plus…[big sigh] Graham Linehan. Katie’s book…
Blocked and ReportedPremium: Taylor Lorenz And The Perils Of Journafluencing (Part 1)
This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss Taylor Lorenz, ethics in journalism, the ad that wasn’t an ad, and the ongoing debate about kids and cell…
Blocked and ReportedEpisode 274: Cracker Barrel Cracks
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the attempted cancellation of Cracker Barrel and the company’s long history as a target of activist…
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Episode 274: Cracker Barrel Cracks
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the attempted cancellation of Cracker Barrel and the company’s long history as a target of activist…
Blocked and ReportedLive with Blocked and Reported
Thanks to everyone who tuned in, asked questions, and stepped in when Jesse needed a drink. To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org
Blocked and ReportedPremium: The Struggle Session Of Laverne Cox
This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss an update from the trans-rationalist cult, a firing at the National Park Service, a new liberal…
Blocked and ReportedEpisode 273: Chris Rufo, Offense Archeologist (with Brad Polumbo)
This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Brad Polumbo to discuss Chris Rufo’s campaign against New Yorker critic Doreen St. Felix over offensive…
Blocked and ReportedEpisode 272: Death By Internet
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss two cases of alleged cyberbullying-related suicides: comics artist Ed Piskor and fox rescuer Mikayla…
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Episode 272: Death By Internet
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss two cases of alleged cyberbullying-related suicides: comics artist Ed Piskor and fox rescuer Mikayla…
Blocked and ReportedPremium: The Suicide Grifter
This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss Joseph Awuah-Darko, a Ghanaian artist and influencer who announced his intention to seek assisted suicide…
Blocked and ReportedEpisode 271: Engagement Bait
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a schism in the anti-feminist right, featuring influencers Sarah Stock, Pearl Davis, Emily Wilson…
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Episode 271: Engagement Bait
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a schism in the anti-feminist right, featuring influencers Sarah Stock, Pearl Davis, Emily Wilson…
Blocked and ReportedPremium: Harry Potter And The Fan Fiction Freak-Out
This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie wade into the melodramatic world of Harry Potter fan fiction, the early-2000s cancellation of fan fic star…
Blocked and ReportedEpisode 270: A Very Strange Hate Crime In San Francisco
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the case of Terry Williams, a black dogwalker in San Francisco who was the victim of a bizarre hate…
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Episode 270: A Very Strange Hate Crime In San Francisco
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the case of Terry Williams, a black dogwalker in San Francisco who was the victim of a bizarre hate…
Blocked and ReportedPremium: Richard Hanania Wants To De-Radicalize Internet Racists
This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie are once again joined by Richard Hanania to discuss his racist past and anti-racist present, his experience in…
Blocked and ReportedEpisode 269: The Rise And Fall Of Chucky Johnson (with Richard Hanania)
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie are joined by Richard Hanania to discuss the case of Charles C. “Chuck” Johnson: entrepreneur, internet…
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Episode 269: The Rise And Fall Of Chucky Johnson (with Richard Hanania)
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie are joined by Richard Hanania to discuss the case of Charles C. “Chuck” Johnson: entrepreneur, internet…
Blocked and ReportedLive with Blocked and Reported and Amanda Knox
Thanks to Amanda Knox for joining me to discuss her imprisonment and exoneration, making peace with trauma, how to be a responsible journalist, getting things…
Blocked and ReportedEpisode 268: Trump Is Mad That People Are Talking About His Good Friend, The Financier Jeffrey Epstein
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the ongoing civil war in MAGA-land over the Epstein Files — or lack thereof. What is a Creemee…
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Episode 268: Trump Is Mad That People Are Talking About His Good Friend, The Financier Jeffrey Epstein
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the ongoing civil war in MAGA-land over the Epstein Files — or lack thereof. What is a Creemee…
Blocked and ReportedPremium: The Viral Vigilante
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the death of Aubreigh Wyatt, a 13-year-old girl from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, and her mother…
Blocked and ReportedEpisode 267: In Which We Determine Zohran Mamdani's Race, Conclusively
This week on Blocked and Reported, conspiracy theories and rumor-mongering in the aftermath of a disaster in Texas; Grok goes mask-off; and Zohran Mamdani’s…
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Episode 267: In Which We Determine Zohran Mamdani's Race, Conclusively
This week on Blocked and Reported, conspiracy theories and rumor-mongering in the aftermath of a disaster in Texas; Grok goes mask-off; and Zohran Mamdani’s…
Blocked and ReportedPremium: Palmer Luckey Goes To War
This week on the Primo episode: Part 2 of our series on VR wunderkind Palmer Luckey—his fall from grace, his rebirth as a defense contractor, and his…