This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse is off “slaying the spire” (gross) so Katie interviews the publicist Mitchell Jackson, formerly known as the writer Mitchell Sunderland. Mitchell was famously fired from Vice in 2017 after his emails to then-Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos were leaked to BuzzFeed, and for the first time ever, Mitchell tells his side of this story. Plus, Mitchell’s unique upbringing in a Florida puppy dynsaty, how he helped rehab the infamous influencer Caroline Callowa...
Jul 17, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse tells Katie the story of Jad Sleiman, a Muslim/Catholic/Lebanese/American/veteran/reporter/comic who was fired from public radio station WHYY over his jokes. To support the show and get exta content and much more, become a Primo . To buy our very popular merch, shop here. Jad Slays Instagram The Philadelpia Inquirer: “A WHYY journalist was fired for his stand-up comedy videos” Sleiman hearing part 1.mp3 Sleiman hearing part 2.mp3 This is a public episode....
Jul 10, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week on the premium edition of Blocked and Reported, Katie and Jesse discuss an NPR piece that claims Asians who oppose affirmative action are being manipulated by pale-skinned puppetmasters. Plus, fireworks. To support the show and get access to this episode and much more, become a Primo … To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org...
Jul 07, 2023•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie tells Jesse about the unforunate world of prankers and streamers, featuring Mizzy the Menance, Ice Posiedon, and Arab Andy. Plus, UCLA grad students write a letter and when a man loves a collie. To support the show and get exta content and much more, become a Primo . To buy our very popular merch, shop here. HuffPo: “Penn State Professor Charged For Alleged Bestiality With His Collie ” StateCollege.com: “Penn State Professor Accused of Performing Lewd Act...
Jul 03, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie dive head first into the bizarre world of AI anime pornography and the fake cam girls who are coming for the real cam girls’ jobs. Plus, Noah Bertlatsky has some notes for Schindler’s List . Maybe don’t listen to this one with your kids. Max Read: “How MrBe… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org...
Jun 29, 2023•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss #Resistence hero Mueller, She Wrote, the whistleblowing podcaster who killed Saddam Hussein while a sophomore in high school. Also, a submarine implodes and people Twitter ghouls rejoice; Chris Rufo personally designed a racist mascot; and we go down a very deep and dark rabbithole and discover the world of covid fanatics. To support the show and get exta content and much more, become a Primo . To buy our merch, shop here. Episode 148: C...
Jun 26, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week on the Primo edition of Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the banning of Pride flags on city property by an all-Muslim city council in Hamtramck, Michigan (Allahu Akbar). Then, a Korean women’s spa in Washington is forced to permit penis people. Plus, Prince Harry and Megh… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org
Jun 22, 2023•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie tells Jesse about the rise and fall of the Pink Peacock, Glasgow’s attempt at an anarchist cafe. Plus, a new game: What’s Dumbest, featuring a Columbia adjunct, Grindr, Conor McGregor, and human Ukraine flag slash novelist Liz Gilbert. To become a premium subscriber, join here . To buy our merch, click here. Weird Grindr Ad The Independent: “Conor McGregor offers update on Miami Heat mascot after punching incident” Liz Gilbert Self-Cancels Brendon Marrott...
Jun 19, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hold onto your hat (if you still have it) because this week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the science and religion of circumcision. Then, a fight within the intactivist movement leads to accusations of bigotry. Finally: Should Jesse grow his foreskin back? You decide. John Harvey Kellogg Ryan Fan: No, Corn Flakes Were Not Invented to Stop Masturbation From Ritual to Science: The Medical Transformation of Circumcision in American American Pediatric Association: Circumcision Pol...
Jun 12, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week on the premium edition of Blocked and Reported, Katie and Jesse discuss Taylor Swift, wildfires, and decide whether or not poly guys with two girlfriends belong at Pride. Then, Katie answers one of the world’s most burning questions: Who the hell invented demisexuality? To become a Primo and get full ac… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org...
Jun 08, 2023•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse re-examines the case of the Citibike Karen who wasn’t. Or was she? Then, Katie tells Jesse about the outrage over two Lululemon employees who were unjustly fired for reporting thieves to the police. Or were they? Become a Primo here . NY Post: “NYC hospital ‘Karen’ paid for Citi Bike at center of viral fight with black man: lawyer” NBC New York: “Bellevue Worker in Citi Bike Fight Video Has Receipts Showing She Rented It: Lawyer” NewsOne: “Mother Of Teen ...
Jun 05, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this Primo episode of Blocked and Reported, Jesse Singal and Katie Herzog answer questions submitted by their favorite listeners. To become a favorite listener, join here . To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org
May 31, 2023•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie Herzog tells Jesse Singal the about the birth, death, and rebirth of Toronto’s Anarchist Cafe, and then the two discuss recent recent events in Karen-land. To become a Primo, join here . Toronto Star: “The Anarchist, Toronto’s anti-capitalist cafe, is closing after getting scalded by capitalism ” Inc: “Of Course the Anarchist Café Closed for Lack of Profits, Funding. But Anti-Capitalism Didn't Doom It” NYT: “Uber’s Diversity Chief Put on Leave After Compl...
May 29, 2023•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse Singal explains what the kids are up to these days, and—content warning—it’s gaming and it’s disgusting. Plus, Katie Herzog goes full lib woketard on a panel about free speech by arguing that the government should not, in fact, ban underwater gender basketweav… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org
May 22, 2023•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast In Part 2 of our series on the unhinged five-year harassment campaign against Patrick Tomlison, Katie and Jesse discuss the suspects. (Listen to Part 1 first.) Jackie Singh: “The Swedish Connection: Unraveling America’s Swatting Terror” 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 16, 2023•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week on the show, Katie Herzog tells Jesse Singal how a tweet about Norm MacDonald led to an unhinged five-year harassment campaign, and the woman trying to solve the mystery of who is behind it. Jackie Singh’s HackingButLegal.com Washington Examiner: “Senior Biden campaign cybersecurity expert participated in racist internet troll group” Weev on Singh aka Jax Jackie Singh: The Swedish Connection: Unraveling America’s Swatting Terror Vice News: “A Computer Generated Swatting Service Is Caus...
May 15, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week on the Primo, Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal discuss a new profile of Liz (née Elizabeth) Holmes and decide once and for all if the paper of record is laundering Liz’s laundry. NYT: “Liz Holmes Wants You to Forget About Elizabeth ” To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org...
May 10, 2023•12 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week on the show, Jesse Singal and Katie Herzog discuss the recent killing of a homeless man on the New York City subway and the less recent killing of a fox in the UK. Featuring: A Michael Jackson impersonator, a marine, the American media, Jo Maugham and Jo Rowling (no relation). Also, please come to this FIRE event with Katie at the University of Washington on May 12th . It’s about free speech and it’s, appropriately, free. Part 1: The subway video New York Magazine: “Daniel Penny Identi...
May 08, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Halt, vagrant! Hailest thou from the tribe of the latinx? Or ypipo? LGBTQIA2+ or cishet? Art thou based, or cringe? Don thine helmet and draw thy sword, for this week on Blocked And Reported, we defend our honor! First, Katie Herzog duketh it out with Jesse Singal to determine who shall inherit the kingdom of Blocked And Reported in the event one of them should die. Then, Jesse attacketh the honor of Ed Yong, highly decorated knight of journalism and recipient of a Pulitzer medal. Alas, Jesse st...
May 01, 2023•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast It was barely half past two when Trace stepped into my office, casefiles in hand. The first one gave me a good chuckle. Apparently Elon had removed “legacy verification” from Twitter — meaning the only way to get a blue check now was to give him eight smackeroos a month. Everyone from Jason Alexander to SCOTUS Blog was threatening to bounce, someone had impersonated the Big Apple itself, and Elon had footed the bill for LeBron James, Stephen King, and — her?! No way. I gazed at the smoke detecto...
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Transcript available on Metacast After some NPR/Elon Talk, Diaper Talk, and Unitarian Talk, the hosts turn their attention to the most important news story in American history: Dylan Mulvaney. Who is Dylan Mulvaney? What is a Barbie pouch? Why is Kid Rock so mad? Who drinks Bud Light, anyway? Show notes/Links Mommy and Daddy are fighting https://www.npr.org/2023/04/12/1169269161/npr-leaves-twitter-government-funded-media-label Pesca on the 1% meme https://twitter.com/pescami/status/1646542019479629829 What Jesse was forced to s...
Apr 17, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast After some initial ant talk and discussion of AntCon2023, Jesse and Katie catch up on the latest controversies surrounding two frequent BARPod subjects: “whistleblower” Rebekah Jones and whistleblower Jamie Reed. Show notes/Links Rebekah Jones Prior Rebekah Jones coverage Guess who’s back? Back again Becky’s back Tell a friend https://twitter.com/GeoRebekah/sta… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org...
Apr 12, 2023•16 min•Transcript available on Metacast After Jesse introduces an exciting new feature representing cutting-edge podcasting technology, and then engages in some Diaper Talk with Katie, Katie tells Jesse the story of the mind-blowing moral panic that has caused a large swath of the Unitarian Universalist Association to melt down. You want recriminations? Oh, we got ‘em! Show notes/Links: Diapers: :( https://www.thestranger.com/sex/2023/03/31/78928220/young-at-heart https://www.indystar.com/story/news/local/hamilton-county/noblesville/2...
Apr 10, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today’s episode is about people who say things that aren’t true. There should be a word for such people! First up: Aja Romano, who has a long history of both tee-shirt vandalism and ~~ online deception~~ . Then, the sad and tangled story of Chris Avellon, the cancelled games writer… or perhaps UNcancelled??? Show notes/Links A Brief History Of Aja https://fa… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org...
Apr 06, 2023•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Image via Getty After Jesse provides Katie with a Dead Dog Update, and Katie fills Jesse in on some important details about the female reproductive system (he’s still not interested), the hosts talk about Brianna Madia’s attempts to turn the tables on the losers and the haters who have been tormenting her online. At what point does anonymous online trolling get so bad that perpetrators deserve to be unmasked? Show notes/links: Dog stuff https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/07/nyregion/dog-attack-park...
Apr 03, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast After Jesse regales Katie with his famous Boston Bit (tm) and Katie catches Jesse up on every single thing that has happened on Twitter since he left, the two discuss the case of DoNotPay and Joshua Browder. Are we on the brink of robot lawyers effortlessly guiding underprivileged clients through difficult legal proceedings? Or is, like, literally none of that going to happen? Show notes/Links Anti-Italian hate crime https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2023/03/23/tiktok-pasta-blender-reaction/ B...
Mar 27, 2023•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week, in broken telephones: Jesse Singal deletes his Twitter account in a last-ditch attempt to avoid arrest after Twitter distorts his coverage of a whistleblower at a trans youth center into “Jesse sold the health records of thousands of transgender children to politicians” — a game of ideologically motivated broken telephone worthy of InfoWars . Now in prison, he recounts his tales of Mormon underwear shortages and podcaster prison gangs over the prison phone, before finally quashing his...
Mar 20, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast After Katie tells Jesse about her trip, which is NOT going well, Jesse tells Katie about his week on Twitter, which did NOT go well. Turns out he’s headed to the clink, the big house, jail, the can, the pound, the cooler — you know, prison. All because he violated HIPAA, as well as other federal statutes including RICO, the First Amendment, and, most al… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org...
Mar 14, 2023•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast While Katie is stranded somewhere in flyover country, buried under 15 feet of snow inside her van with her wife and dog, Jesse interviews Hannah Barnes, the author of Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock’s Gender Service for Children . Consider this foreshadowing for what is likely to happen in the States. Barnes’ book https://www.amazon.com/Time-Think-Collapse-Tavistocks-Children-ebook/dp/B0BCL1T2XN Tavistock gender clinic gets shut down https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-6...
Mar 13, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this week’s depressing episode… Sigh… * A journalist is spat on in a high-profile case. Is it time to tone down the rhetoric? It’s probably too late to de-escalate… * The disappearance of Apu. He’s probably never coming back. * Matt Yglesias won’t come on the podcast. Should Kanye come on instead? He’ll probably say no too. Sigh… * Why are young liberals so depressed? Matt Yglesias’ new article sparks discussion, but we probably can’t fix this. We should just give up… * Katie’s shocking stanc...
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