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Blocked and Reported
Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal
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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- 24 episodes
- Avg 43 min
- English
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Tuesday · 24 minPremium: Jessica Taylor’s Tattle Battle (Part 2)
This week on the Primo show, Part 2 of the Jessica Taylor (PhD) podcast extravaganza, featuring Taylor’s campaign against the website Tattle.Life and her new book, Click. Stalk. Destroy: Inside the Minds of People Who Stalk Online. Tattle.Life Obtaining Damages by Deception In defense of gossip To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org
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August 22 · 1 hr 27 minEpisode 320: Jessica Taylor’s Tattle Battle (Part 1)
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss Dr. Jessica Taylor, PhD, a UK-based entrepreneur and influencer who claims to be the target of a sustained, coordinated harassment campaign by an army of online stalkers. In the first part of this three-part series, we discuss Taylor's rise from council estate to bestselling author, her unorthodox views on psychology, her fallout with the gender-critical movement, and the start of her years-long battle with a survivor of child abuse. Plus, the canonization of Jason Arday. Comedy Cellar - Purchase Event Tickets The Cascade of Dysfunction That Helped Doom Jason Arday I listed every instance of male violence I have been subjected to from birth to 30. Woman teaches husband what it’s like to be female online | Daily Mail Online Man asked by wife to pose as a woman in a chat-room to prove a point - the results were ‘horrible’ | The Independent Author of book about victim blaming bombarded with misogynist abuse | Books | The Guardian Thousands of women with mental health issues in England given ‘dangerous’ electric shocks to brain | The Independent This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe
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August 17 · 58 minEpisode 319: If You Haven’t Seen Woke 1, This Episode Won’t Make Much Sense To You
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss AOC's Woke 1.0 revision. Plus, Tyler Austin Harper on being a token black professor, a trans writer's case for decoupling trans rights from gender woo, and the death of Jason Arday. Jason Arday, Cambridge Professor Accused of Plagiarism, Is Found Dead - The New York Times Confessions of a Token Black Professor - The Atlantic Comedy Cellar - Purchase Event Tickets This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe
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August 10 · 1 hr 5 minEpisode 318: Tick Talk
This week on Blocked and Reported: ticks. Where do they come from, and why is Bill Gates releasing them on the American public? Featuring the CIA, Pfizer, tick bombs tick boxes, Plum Island, and more. Plus, the complicated legacy of gay rights pioneer Harry Hay. Harry Hay, Early Proponent of Gay Rights, Dies at 90 - The New York Times The Origin of “Two Spirit” and the Cult of Harry Hay — Stone Age Herbalist What on Earth Is the ‘2SLGBTQQIA+’ Movement? — Andrew Doyle, Spiked Two-Spirit Tradition Far From Ubiquitous Among Tribes — Mary Annette Pember, Rewire Harry Hay — Making Gay History Harry Hay: Founding the Mattachine Society (1974 interview) — OutHistory New Controversy Over Safe Schools “Czar” — Fox News The Smear Campaign Continues: Fox Nation, Washington Examiner Manufacture Jennings-NAMBLA Link — Media Matters Parents of Murdered Child Sue Child-Sex Advocates — CNN Charles Jaynes: A Murderer by Any Name — Boston Magazine Christopher H. Smith (R-N.J.) pushes amendment to investigate tickborne Lyme disease conspiracy theory - The Washington Post Have Missouri farmers reported finding ‘boxes of ticks’ in fields? | Snopes.com The Tick That Hunts Down Its Hosts—Including Us | The New Yorker This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe
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August 8 · 27 minPremium: The Literally True Story Of How Cambridge's Youngest Black Professor Was Really And Truly Victimized By A Racist One-Armed Invisible Man
This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss the unbelievable life story of Cambridge professor Jason Arday. A Lot of the Attacks on Higher Ed Are Unfair. Not This One. (Jesse’s NYT article) Cambridge University’s Jason Arday becomes youngest black professor An exploration of peer-mentoring among student teachers’ to inform refle… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org
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July 31 · 30 minWNBA DRAMA with Katie Herzog & Ethan Strauss
Thanks to everyone who joined my live chat with Ethan Strauss. Discussed: Ethan’s journey to (editorial) freedom, Caitlin Clark, Sophie Cunningham, trans drama in Seattle, how the Dems get out of this mess before the next election, sports betting, and more. Note: These live chats are a perk for Premium subscribers. To get access to the entire recording—and much more… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org
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July 30 · 21 minPremium: The Strange Case Of The Legless Surgeon
This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss the extremely bizarre story of Neil Hopper, an amputation surgeon who lost his own legs under circumstances far stranger than anyone could have guessed. Plus, a Wisconsin school board cancels Marsha P. Johnson. To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org
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July 24 · 22 minPremium: The Slow-Motion Implosion Of An Imagined Queer Utopia
This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss the life and death of The Queery, a Brighton-based radical art gallery, bookshop, café, and community space. You can guess how this ends. Plus, the Washington Post spreads Erin Reed’s zombie stats, and the New York Times repeats Stonewall myths. Trans people are… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org
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July 17 · 1 hr 7 minEpisode 317: Literally Knitler (with Jessica the '80s Baby)
This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Jessica the ‘80s Baby to discuss the latest saga to rock the knitting world when celebrity knitter Stephen West appears on a conservative’s YouTube show. Plus, subliminal swastikas, and for Primos, Jessica the ‘80s Baby answers all your burning questions. Note: This is our last free episode before summer break. We’ll be back with a new free show on August 10th, but Primo episodes will keep coming, so if you want your fix, join us. Ravelry: Designs by Stephen West MSKL and Westknits should be ashamed. Censorship is the tool of the Nazi. | by VolkColopatrion | Medium 24 free Magazines from BLOCKEDMAGAZINE70982 To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org
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July 16 · 20 minLive with Katie Herzog, Ben Westhoff, and Emily Dufton
Thanks to everyone who joined my conversation with Ben Westhoff and Emily Dufton. Discussed: drugs, drug treatments, why Nixon was good actually, and more. Note for free subscribers: This is a preview. If you would like to access the entire conversation and get twice as many Blocked and Reported episodes each month, become a Primo subscriber now. To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org
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July 13 · 1 hr 1 minEpisode 316: Graham Cracker Crumbles
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the fast rise and faster fall of humble oyster man/alleged rapist Graham Platner. Plus, the trans sports issue divides Tahoe. The Wrong Side of the Mountain - Jesse Singal - The Dispatch Exclusive: Woman who dated Graham Platner says he sexually assaulted her - POLITICO Several Women Who Dated Graham Platner Recall ‘Unsettling’ Behavior - The New York Times Armie Hammer’s First Interview Since Cannibalism Scandal - Air Mail Why Didn’t Graham Platner’s Many Red Flags Matter? The ‘Mad Scientist’ Behind Graham Platner’s Scandal-Plagued Rise - WSJ Platner’s Daniel Moraff Barred from Summer Lee’s Campaign Over Sexual Misconduct Complaints Inside the Implosion of Graham Platner’s Maine Senate Campaign: ‘A Slow-Rolling Disaster’ - The New York Times Cross-Tabs: June 2026 Times/Press Herald/Siena Poll of the Likely Electorate in Maine - The New York Times This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe
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July 6 · 1 hr 23 minEpisode 315: You Down With DAC?
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 Mainstream Ruling on Women’s Sports - The Atlantic DOJ opens investigation into Brooklyn coffee shop after banning Rep Goldman | Fox News Rep. Dan Goldman addresses Brooklyn coffee shop banning him over his views on Israel | CNN Politics Angry Coffee Shop Owner Who Smeared Jewish Rep Dan Goldman as a ‘Fascist’ Sipping ‘Genocide Juice’ Is a Graham Platner Donor Cited for ‘Filth and Flies’ NYC coffee shop tells Rep. Dan Goldman he’s not welcome over his pro-Israel views Inside the 2025 NYC Mayoral Primary: Strong Support for Economic Justice and Palestinian Rights Mamdani-backed House candidate’s deleted posts called for abolishing police, borders Israelis No Longer Ahead in Americans’ Middle East Sympathies This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe
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July 1 · 28 minPremium: Marsha Marsha Marsha (Part 2)
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
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June 29 · 1 hr 8 minEpisode 314: Authentic Authenticity On A Silver Platner
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-School Alum: A Senate Candidate’s Complex Class Story - The New York Times Read our full archive of Graham Platner’s deleted Reddit comments Graham Platner says ‘I am not a secret Nazi’ after photos of his tattoo emerge Platner says he’ll remove tattoo that resembles Nazi symbol - POLITICO K-File unearths new evidence that undercuts Dem candidate’s claim he was not aware tattoo was tied to Nazi symbolism | CNN First Draft: Did the New York Times Just Run an Anti-Platner Hit Job? Platner’s Wife Flagged His Sexual Texts With Other Women as Maine Senate Race Began - The New York Times Several Women Who Dated Graham Platner Recall ‘Unsettling’ Behavior - The New York Times These People Handpicked Graham Platner. He’s Now Democrats’ Biggest Risk. - WSJ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe
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June 24 · 18 minPremium: Before The Brick (Part 1)
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.blockedandreported.org
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June 22 · 1 hr 3 minEpisode 313: How A Gay Jewish Boob-Hypnotherapist Built A Coalition With Burqa-Wearing Islamists
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 claim Most UK Muslims define themselves by faith first Green candidate for Makerfield by-election quits after 12 hours This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe
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June 13 · 1 hr 18 minEpisode 312: The Last Straight Woman (with Phoebe Maltz Bovy)
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 Men Who Fear Women? Is ‘Masculinism’ Actually a Real Thing? › American Greatness This Is What a Queer Family Looks Like | Advocate.com To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org
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June 11 · 26 minPremium: Patagonia v. Pattie Gonia
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
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June 8 · 1 hr 9 minEpisode 311: The Ugliest American
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 Hoax?’ Asks Idiot Chud the Builder Wounded in Self-Inflicted Shooting Outside Tennessee Courthouse ‘Chud the Builder’ faces attempted murder charge, bond set at $1.25 million | CNN US YouTuber Johnny Somali gets jail time in Korea over deepfake, public stunts - The Korea Herald This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe