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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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  • June 24 · 18 min

    Premium: 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

  • June 22 · 1 hr 3 min

    Episode 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

  • June 13 · 1 hr 18 min

    Episode 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

  • June 11 · 26 min

    Premium: 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

  • June 8 · 1 hr 9 min

    Episode 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

  • June 4 · 18 min

    Premium: Twink For Trump Seeks Revenge

    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.blockedandreported.org

  • June 2 · 30 sec

    Live with Katie Herzog & Lisa Selin Davis

    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

  • June 1 · 50 min

    Episode 310: Patrick Tomlinson Gets Paid

    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 | New York Post SiriusXM Host Claims “Cuntrag” Assaulted Him in Racist Twitter Rant Milwaukee couple reaches settlement with city after repeated swatting responses 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

  • May 28 · 18 min

    Did Will Stancil Blow The Anti-ICE Honeypot Op?

    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.org

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