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. 9 hr ago

    Episode 322: The Love And Deepspace Controversies, Explained

    This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie dive into the world of otome (Japanese-style video games aimed at women) and the yearlong saga of Love and Deepspace, the wildly profitable mobile game whose fans have gotten a little too invested. Featuring: period trackers, incest, a canceled werewolf, and the Chinese Communist Party. Plus, a viral essay reignites the debate over whether lesbians sleep with men, and a dyke bar’s mask mandate causes a very online rift. Why Straight Rural Men Have Gay ‘Bud-Sex’ With Each Other -- Science of Us Last Ditch Bar The History of Otome Games – Acadia Lee Angelique (Game) - Giant Bomb Video Game Wiki Love and Deepspace blew up gamescom 2025. Dating simulator with $826 million in annual revenue ‘Why was a Period Tracking Feature added to Love and Deepspace” - Interview the Developers via 4Gamer : r/LoveAndDeepspace China Is Banning Same-Sex Relationships And ‘Effeminate’ Men From Video Games Extreme Chinese players send cow dung, funeral chrysanthemums, curse banners, and ritual items to Papergames/Infold office as Love and Deepspace controversy escalates. LADS Chinese social media accounts have reportedly lost around 1 million followers : r/gachagaming Valko dildo VERY NOT SAFE FOR WORK OR PROBABLY HOME Love And Deepspace Isn’t Printing Money Like It Used To After Cancelling Werewolf Lover - Kotaku Love And Deepspace Devs Cancel Hot Werewolf After Fan Backlash Love And Deepspace’s Controversial Sexy Werewolf Man Is Dead I’m Breaking Up With Love And Deepspace - GameSpot 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

  2. 29 Aug

    Episode 321: Losing The Plot (with Jon Ronson)

    This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by journalist/author/podcaster/Welshman Jon Ronson to discuss his new book: The Castle: Adventures in a World of Unraveling Men. Plus, public shaming, ethics in cancel culture journalism, the tragedy of YouTube dad Greg Chism, and for Primos, Jon answers your questions on Graham Linehan, the Mich Fest m… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

  3. 27 Aug

    Premium: Jessica Taylor’s Tattle Battle (Part 3)

    The conclusion to our three-part Dr. Jessica Taylor (PhD) extravaganza, featuring TV cancelations, workplace allegations, a VERY menacing Zoom group, reports to police, and finally: the real story behind the alleged plot to kill Dr. Jessica Taylor (PhD). BBC3 tattle documentary by fullfattv | Page 28 | Tattle Life On a su… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

  4. 25 Aug

    Premium: Jessica Taylor’s Tattle Battle (Part 2)

    This week on the Primo show, Part 2 of the Jessica Taylor (PhD) podcast extravaganza, featuring Taylor’s campaign against the website Tattle.Life and her new book, Click. Stalk. Destroy: Inside the Minds of People Who Stalk Online. Tattle.Life Obtaining Damages by Deception In defense of gossip To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

  5. 22 Aug

    Episode 320: Jessica Taylor’s Tattle Battle (Part 1)

    This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss Dr. Jessica Taylor, PhD, a UK-based entrepreneur and influencer who claims to be the target of a sustained, coordinated harassment campaign by an army of online stalkers. In the first part of this three-part series, we discuss Taylor's rise from council estate to bestselling author, her unorthodox views on psychology, her fallout with the gender-critical movement, and the start of her years-long battle with a survivor of child abuse. Plus, the canonization of Jason Arday. Comedy Cellar - Purchase Event Tickets The Cascade of Dysfunction That Helped Doom Jason Arday I listed every instance of male violence I have been subjected to from birth to 30. Woman teaches husband what it’s like to be female online | Daily Mail Online Man asked by wife to pose as a woman in a chat-room to prove a point - the results were ‘horrible’ | The Independent Author of book about victim blaming bombarded with misogynist abuse | Books | The Guardian Thousands of women with mental health issues in England given ‘dangerous’ electric shocks to brain | The Independent 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

  6. 17 Aug

    Episode 319: If You Haven’t Seen Woke 1, This Episode Won’t Make Much Sense To You

    This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss AOC's Woke 1.0 revision. Plus, Tyler Austin Harper on being a token black professor, a trans writer's case for decoupling trans rights from gender woo, and the death of Jason Arday. Jason Arday, Cambridge Professor Accused of Plagiarism, Is Found Dead - The New York Times Confessions of a Token Black Professor - The Atlantic Comedy Cellar - Purchase Event Tickets 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

  7. 10 Aug

    Episode 318: Tick Talk

    This week on Blocked and Reported: ticks. Where do they come from, and why is Bill Gates releasing them on the American public? Featuring the CIA, Pfizer, tick bombs tick boxes, Plum Island, and more. Plus, the complicated legacy of gay rights pioneer Harry Hay. Harry Hay, Early Proponent of Gay Rights, Dies at 90 - The New York Times The Origin of “Two Spirit” and the Cult of Harry Hay — Stone Age Herbalist What on Earth Is the ‘2SLGBTQQIA+’ Movement? — Andrew Doyle, Spiked Two-Spirit Tradition Far From Ubiquitous Among Tribes — Mary Annette Pember, Rewire Harry Hay — Making Gay History Harry Hay: Founding the Mattachine Society (1974 interview) — OutHistory New Controversy Over Safe Schools “Czar” — Fox News The Smear Campaign Continues: Fox Nation, Washington Examiner Manufacture Jennings-NAMBLA Link — Media Matters Parents of Murdered Child Sue Child-Sex Advocates — CNN Charles Jaynes: A Murderer by Any Name — Boston Magazine Christopher H. Smith (R-N.J.) pushes amendment to investigate tickborne Lyme disease conspiracy theory - The Washington Post Have Missouri farmers reported finding ‘boxes of ticks’ in fields? | Snopes.com The Tick That Hunts Down Its Hosts—Including Us | The New Yorker 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

  8. 8 Aug

    Premium: The Literally True Story Of How Cambridge's Youngest Black Professor Was Really And Truly Victimized By A Racist One-Armed Invisible Man

    This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss the unbelievable life story of Cambridge professor Jason Arday. A Lot of the Attacks on Higher Ed Are Unfair. Not This One. (Jesse’s NYT article) Cambridge University’s Jason Arday becomes youngest black professor An exploration of peer-mentoring among student teachers’ to inform refle… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

    Premium: The Literally True Story Of How Cambridge's Youngest Black Professor Was Really And Truly Victimized By A Racist One-Armed Invisible Man
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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 - 2026
  • Episodes
    508
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Permabanned Media LLC
  • Show Website
    Blocked and Reported

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