Blocked and Reported

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 ex-girlfriend, Olivia Nuzzi. Plus, a rigorous debate on the definition of “felching.” (We forgot to do a content w… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

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 MAGA aide survives a brutal attack. Austin event: https://forms.gle/Dq5RPDR6yz5XpwVJ8 HENDERSON PRESS RELEASE | DocumentCloud United States of America V. NATALIE GREENE Lawmaker’s former staffer staged violent political attack, police sa 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

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 www.blockedandreported.org

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 notorious forums. Mumsnet Tattle Life BBC Audio | File on 4 | Me and my Trolls Caroline Flack: ‘Be kind,’ social-media users urge The full story of how the operator of gossip site Tattle Life was unmasked in an Irish court The internet’s nastiest gossipmonger has been exposed and guess what – he wants his privacy | Marina Hyde | The Guardian 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

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 Culture: Dasha Nekrasova Edition. Olivia Nuzzi on the Scandal With RFK Jr. that Upended Her Career - The New York Times The Long, Thorny Path to Dasha Nekrasova’s Hollywood Shunning To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

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 Prevention of Hate Crimes 2024 Annual Report In NYC, Jews targeted in hate crimes more than all other groups combined in 2024 Vandals Splash Graffiti on Home of Jewish Director of Brooklyn Museum Apparent Gaza activists hurl paint at homes of Brooklyn Museum leaders, including Jewish director | AP News Three Charged with Hate Crimes Related to Defacing and Vandalizing Homes of the Brooklyn Museum’s Director and Board Members – The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office Statement on the “Hate Crime” Charges Against NYC Journalist Samuel Seligson — WRITERS AGAINST THE WAR ON GAZA Journalist Charged With Hate Crime for Covering Gaza Protest Does Trump have a defamation case against the BBC? | Reuters BBC director general Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness resign over Trump documentary edit When the BBC’s disinformation correspondent lied on her CV - The New World Car insurance quotes higher in ethnically diverse areas Research into trans medicine has been manipulated Internet replaces TV as UK’s most popular news source for first time | Media | The Guardian BBC apologises to Trump over Panorama edit but refuses to pay compensation 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

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 Growing Divide in the Rainbow Coalition” (WSJ) “What Is a Woman?” (New Yorker) “Feminism’s Toxic Twitter Wars” (The Nation) To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

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, Teen Vogue, Lauren Duca, firings at Condé Nast, the New York mayoral race, and announcing the BARPod Book Club. Buy Katie’s book Unshrunk: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance (Indie Books) Unshrunk: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance (Amazon) Condé Nast abruptly fires 4 staffers after HR confrontation | Semafor Watch the Video of Condé Nast Employees Confronting HR Over Teen Vogue Layoffs | Exclusive Anal Sex: Safety, How tos, Tips, and More | Teen Vogue We Should Probably Talk About Lauren Duca Please Accept My Apology - The Stranger The girl who killed ‘Teen Vogue’ - UnHerd Kate Clanchy to rewrite memoir amid criticism of ‘racist and ableist tropes’ | Kate Clanchy | The Guardian Call for Picador to reach out ‘beyond publishing’ for Clanchy rewrite Ostracised, disinvited, rescinded: what it’s like to get cancelled How sensitivity readers corrupt literature - UnHerd Kate Clanchy: I was cancelled. It made me contemplate suicide Publisher apologises for ‘the hurt’ it caused Kate Clanchy over controversy 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

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 brought us to this point. Plus, a Graham Platner update. Graham Platner’s claims that he didn’t know tattoo was Nazi-linked undercut by new evidence | CNN Politics How CNN found the Reddit user behi… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

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 right. Brad vs Everyone NORMAL GAYS with Brad Polumbo & Clarkson Lawson Buy Katie’s book To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

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 of that conversation. (Before you ask, these Lives are not a replacement for normal free or Primo episodes. Don’t worry.) https://www.drinkyourwaysober.com/ To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

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… surprise! Turns out trans identification is down afterall. : https://bsky.jazco.dev/stats To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

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 report claims trans identities are on the wane… but is it true? Buy Katie’s book (please) Why are fewer young people identifying as trans? - UnHerd Jacob Eliason - Methodological issues in Kaufmann’s analysis of FIRE gender identity data NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT: URBAN STUDIES/REGROUPING; Radical Not-Too-Chic - The New York Times The Creator of the Shitty Media Men List Isn’t Done Exclusive | Woke NYC bookstore lures hordes of strung-out junkies Bluestockings Is Facing Eviction for Handing Out Narcan Woke NYC bookstore that lured strung-out junkies with freebies faces possible eviction Lower East Side bookstore is raising money to buy books - Gothamist EV Grieve: Worker-stewards push back after Bluestockings’ abrupt closure 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

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 episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

This week on the Primo show: Bari Weiss, the Free Press, CBS, and a very questionable dog collar (unrelated). https://x.com/KiwiFarmsDotNet/status/1975694694370975903 https://x.com/Tectone/status/1975770333413318938 https://x.com/Tectone/status/1975724182995448054 https://x.com/Grummz/status/197572397407… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

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 Portland. Get the book Slam Frank: A New Musical - Asylum NYC 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

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 Last Invention. Enjoy. Longview Investigations 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

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 Devastate the Pacific Northwest | The New Yorker Chatbots Can Go Into a Delusional Spiral. Here’s How It Happens. - The New York Times A Troubled Man, His Chatbot and a Murder-Suicide in Old Greenwich - WSJ … To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

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 with him. Plus, more free speech fallout and the week’s dumbest news. Buy Katie’s book 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

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 our discussion here. Pre-order my book Subscribe to The Gist 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