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This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss trans shooters, the medical association pivot, and bathroom backlash. What a Trans Shooter Doesn’t Mean - Jesse Singal - The Dispatch HRC Foundation | The Epidemic of Violence Against the Transgender and… Gender Identity: The Career of a Category | Theory and Social Inquiry Position Statement on Gender S… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a major scandal in the sphinx cat subreddit. r/sphynx video r/dechonkers rest in peace Sweet Pound Cake the big reveal 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

The first meeting of the Blocked and Reported Challenging Books Book Club met earlier today to discuss Unshrunk: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance with author Laura Delano. We did experience some technical difficulties, so no video this time—sorry about that—but you can listen to the conversation here. To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss Tyler Austin Harper’s recent Atlantic piece on the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, an $8 billion behemoth whose grantmaking now plays an outsized role in the humanities. Plus, more Epstein (sorry). Jeffrey Epstein Is a Horrifying Person, But That Doesn’t Mean He’s a Pedophile - The Stranger The Tide Goes Out on Youth Gender Medicine - The Atlantic What Is the Mellon Foundation Doing to Higher Education? - The Atlantic I am the wrong kind of Black professor - The Boston Globe No Freedom Without the Second Amendment - The Atlantic 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

Back by (somewhat) popular demand, we present to you… the Official Blocked and Reported Low-Effort Matchmaking Service. Thanks to everyone who submitted a personal ad. We got a great selection this year, and if you all get together, this could be the largest polycule and/or chlamydia circle outside of Portland. If you failed to submit your personal ad on time, or are newly single/ready to mingle, feel free to leave one in the comments. Reminder: BAR Pod and its affiliates assume no legal responsibility for any bad dates, emotional damage, unwanted pregnancies, and/or murders that may result from participation in this service. This is legally binding. Have fun, be smart, and good luck! To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on the Primo show, we revisit Epstein Island and discuss the public condemnation of everyone who ever met, emailed, and/or ordered pizza with Jeffrey Epstein. Plus, a letter from Minneapolis, and updates on Uncle Roger, Hasan Piker, Sarah Stock, Clavicular, Danya, and more. To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, we conclude our series looking back at the net neutrality wars. In Part 2, net neutrality lives! And then dies. And then lives! And then dies. Opinion: John Oliver finds humor in net neutrality, but loses the facts - Los Angeles Times What can we learn from 800,000 public comments on the FCC’s net neutrality plan? : Sunlight Foundation One group dominates the second round of net neutrality comments : Sunlight Foundation President Obama’s Statement on Keeping the Internet Open and Free How White House Thwarted FCC Chief on Net Neutrality - WSJ Obama on Net Neutrality: Enough Already! | The New Yorker FCC Releases Open Internet Order | Federal Communications Commission Dear FCC: Rethink The Vague “General Conduct” Rule | Electronic Frontier Foundation The Resistance Must Be Digitized | Free Press Net Neutrality Repeal Process Begins With FCC Chairman’s Announcement : The Two-Way : NPR Net Neutrality: The Social Justice Issue of Our Time - Public Knowledge The alliance fighting to save FCC’s net neutrality rules - The Washington Post Fake Comments: How U.S. Companies & Partisans Hack Democracy to Undermine Your Voice Pai threat A Large-Scale Analysis of Deployed Traffic Differentiation Practices 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 Benjamin Ryan and me for a chat on the first destransitioner lawsuit, the state of youth gender medicine, and more. These live chats are a perk for Primo listeners. Join now to watch the full video and get three extra podcast episodes each month as well as access to our matchmaking service, our book club, our chat feature, comments sect… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss Will Stancil’s latest arc as a civil rights hero and anarchist antagonist. Plus, the latest Epstein drop and the latest AI evolution. ‘We’re here to demoralize’: The Minneapolis residents tracking Trump ICE agents’ every move | The Independent On the Front Line of Minnesota’s Fight With ICE - The New Y… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, the first of our two-part series revisiting net neutrality. First up, the early history and how internet activists (and Jon Oliver) manufactured a movement. Comcast blocks some Internet traffic - Online World - MSNBC.com 2010 Open Internet Order Net Neutrality and the Battle for the Open Internet Verizon v FCC FCC Commissioners Meet With Protesters Before Net Neutrality Vote - ABC News 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 episode, Part 2 of our series on the ongoing battle between streamers Hasan Piker and Ethan Klein. Plus, Ethan goes to court. Katie’s Duke event Katie’s book To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Part 1 of our series on the ongoing battle between stramers Hasan Piker and Ethan Klein. https://www.twitch.tv/hasanabi ‘I love when my enemies hate me’: how Hasan Piker became one of the biggest voices on the US left | US politics | 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

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Quillette’s Jonathan Kay to discuss conspiracy theories, the illiberal right vs. the illiberal left, and all things Canada. Note: There’s an additional hour of conversation for our Primo subscribers in which we discuss the residential schools grave scandal, Canada’s euthanasia program (MAID), our personal pronoun policies, and much more. To get the entire episode and support the show, please join us. Jon Kay at Quillette Jon Kay on X A Candid Conversation with Canadaland’s Jesse Brown What Is Happening Here - CANADALAND To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss the aftermath of the ICE shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis. Plus, SCOTUS takes on trans athletes. Katie’s Duke event Jesse’s Austin event Jesse and Helen in SF Meetups in LA and SF Katie’s book To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the very online response to the capture and extradition of Nicolás Maduro. Plus, Cea Weaver’s bad old tweets. Katie’s Duke event Jesse’s Austin event Katie’s book Meet the tenant advocate shaping Mamdani’s housing agenda | FOX 5 New York NYC Dem: Mamdani aide’s radical views prevented her appointment to city commission | Fox News Mamdani Acts on Vow to Protect Renters With Move Against a Big Landlord - The New York Times Evidence shows Venezuela’s election was stolen – but will Maduro budge? | Venezuela | The Guardian U.S. recognizes Venezuela’s opposition candidate Edmundo González as president-elect | PBS News Trump’s Foray Into Venezuela Could Embolden Russia’s and China’s Own Aggression - 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

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss the strange disappearance of Team Fortress 2 YouTuber Sketchek. Plus, Bluesky’s furious furries. Katelyn Burns Fabricated Several Exchanges With Me That Never Occurred Isabelle the dog To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie explore the strange world of adult My Little Pony fans, aka bronies, and the attempted takedown of YouTube star Saberspark. Plus, the Clavicular moment. Jesse’s Austin event Katie’s Duke event Pup Tank’s giant balls (NSFW!!!) Death of a Kinkster - The Stranger 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 dark romance, Morning Glory Milking Farm, and a scandal at the 2025 dark rom con Sinners and Stardust. Plus, an FDB beef update. To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

Thanks to everyone who joined Brad Polumbo and me on Substack Live, where we discussed right-wing infighting, the Turning Point USA reality TV conference, drama at CBS News, and more. (Just for the record, that thumbnail is not AI. We really look like that.) To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week, Saint Helen Lewis joins us to discuss Jesse’s shortcomings, the state of publishing, the state of social media, the Riyadh Comedy Festival, the Olivia Nuzzi scandal, and more. Plus, our annual end-of-year extremely online pub quiz. Note: This is our last free episode of the year. Primos have more coming, but for everyone else, see you next year. Helen’s book Katie’s book Jesse’s Austin event Katie’s Duke event Opinion | The Shifting Politics of Transgender Rights - The New York Times I Watched Stand-Up in Saudi Arabia - The Atlantic Olivia Nuzzi’s Tell-Nothing Memoir - The Atlantic 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