Blocked and Reported Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal
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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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Episode 207: A YouTuber Goes Dark (with Helen Lewis)
This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Helen Lewis to discuss the allegations against, and disappearance of, YouTuber James Somerton. Plus, JK Rowling, Kate Middleton, and Scottish bog porn.
NY Mag: “Why Trans Kids Have the Right to Change Their Biological Sex”
NY Mag: “Gabriel Mac on the Story of His Penis”
“An Overemotional Look at Why JK Rowling is Bad”
The Ace Couple: “We were personally victimized by James Somerton”
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Premium: ”Top-Surgery Without Nipples”: The WPATH Files
This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss leaks at the New York Times and the World Professional Association for Transgender Health.
NYT: “‘Screams WIthout Words’: How Hamas Weaponized Sexual Violence on Oct. 7”
NYT: “U.N. to Study Reports of Sexual Violence in Israel During Oct. 7 Attack”
The Intercept: “New York Times Holds “Daily” Episode…
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Episode 206: Plot Twist (with Leigh Stein)
This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by novelist, poet, and critic Leigh Stein to discuss scandals in the worlds of sci-fi fantasy and poetry.
Leigh Stein: Self-Care
Hugo Awards voting process
LA Times: “How did ‘Space Raptor Butt Invasion’ by Chuck Tingle become a Hugo finalist?”
Esquire: “Hugo Awards 2024: Inside the Censorship Scandal That Rocked Sci-Fi and Fantasy's Biggest Awards”
File 770: “The 2023 Hugo Awards: A Report on Censorship and Exclusion”
File 770: “Zimozi Natsuco Guest Post: The Hugo Awards’ Evil Fall is a Watered-Down Affair, and Certain Issues To Watch Out For”
https://www.moonslake.com/
Alex Reisner on AI and books
Lillian-Yvonne Bertram: A BLACK STORY MAY CONTAIN SENSITIVE CONTENT
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Premium: Self-Immolation At Aella's Birthday G******g
In this very special Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss Aella’s very happy birthday party and the self-immolation of an American GI.
“U.S. Airman’s Winding Path Ended in Self-Immolation to Protest Israel”
Aaron Bushnell’s Reddit
Shadi Hamid: “How can one suicide protest be heroic and another crazy?”
Jesse: “Awareness is Overrated”
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Episode 205: Sippy Cup Socialists (with Mike Pesca)
This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Mike Pesca to discuss California's failed experiment with Woke Kindegarten and the resulting school board battle. Plus, Sandwichgate.
https://www.mikepesca.com/
https://www.mikepesca.com/thegist
Adam Rubenstein: “I Was a Heretic at the New York Times”
James Bennet: “When the New York Times lost …
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Premium: Moses's Monkeys
This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss Robert Moses’s allegedly racist monkeys in New York. Plus, Bret Weinstein has some thoughts.
Katie: “After Evergreen”
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Customer Reviews
Worth the money
I like B&R so much I paid the $55 and am now a primo. But I doubt I’ll buy the merch.
Unsubscribed after Aella episode
We need to ignore that filth
Fantastic Podcast
The best thing about getting up on Monday is listening to this podcast. Katie and Jesse. Have a great chemistry. Although Jesse is gone for a while, she’s made up for his absence with great guests. Keep up the good work.