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. www.blockedandreported.org

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    Episode 283: How The BBC Lost The Plot

    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

    50 min
  2. Premium: Brianna Wu vs Everyone

    5 DAYS AGO

    Premium: Brianna Wu vs Everyone

    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

    28 min

  3. 10 NOV

    Episode 282: Kate Clanchy Gets Her Apology

    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

    1 hr
  4. Premium: It Do Be Like That

    3 NOV

    Premium: It Do Be Like That

    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

    19 min
  5. Live with Brad Polumbo

    31 OCT

    Live with Brad Polumbo

    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

    15 min
  6. Katie and Dr. Joe Volpicelli on Addiction Medicine

    29 OCT

    Katie and Dr. Joe Volpicelli on Addiction Medicine

    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

    27 min
  7. Premium: Bluesky Users Go To War With Mods Over... Waffles

    24 OCT

    Premium: Bluesky Users Go To War With Mods Over... Waffles

    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

    26 min

  8. 20 OCT

    Episode 281: Bluestockings Goes Bust

    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

    1h 9m
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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. www.blockedandreported.org

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  • Creator
    Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    429
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Permabanned Media LLC
  • Show Website
    Blocked and Reported

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