This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss a garden sabotage in the UK. Plus, Zadie Smith’s latest essay melt brains. War in Gaza, Shibboleths on Campus | The New Yorker Mother on disability benefits feeds 800 people after turning flowerbeds into vegetable allotment | Daily Mail Online Gary Lineker among donors to … To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie and Jesse discuss ongoing protests at universities nationwide. Plus, a refresh. https://twitter.com/That4LeafClover/status/1785863576256667853 https://twitter.com/mamoun_linda/status/1784682056607469906 https://twitter.com/SabihaKhan/status/1784893820343328862 Pro-Palestinian protesters, University of Minnesota reach agreement to end encampment | MPR News Brown University Students and Officials Make Deal to Dismantle Encampment - The New York...

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by journalist Ana Kasparian to discuss intolerance, ideology, and a plan in Los Angeles to take the police out of traffic enforcement. Removing Armed Officers from Traffic Enforcement 2023 Law Enforcement Officers Fatalities Report L.A. City Council seeks to rein in street takeovers - Los Angeles Times Chicago’s “Race-Neutral” Traffic Cameras Ticket Black and Latino Drivers the Most — ProPublica DC parking and traffic tickets: More fines...

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss the latest news from New York, New York: self-immolation outside the Trump trial, settler-colonial dogs, and Columbia students camping out for Gaza. Why Do People in NYC Hate My Dog? Who Is Max Azzarello? The Man Who Set Himself on Fire Outside Trump Trial. - The New York… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Reason Magazine’s Billy Binion to discuss the Libertarian Party, freeway protests, government theft, and Steven Crowder’s very public divorce. Can The Government Sell Your Home, Keep the Profits If You're Behind on Property Taxes? Why NOT Having Sex Might be Good for You | Fox News Waiting till the wedding night – getting married the right way | Fox News Steven Crowder responds to allegations he exposed g******s to staffers with skit...

Jesse and Katie discuss a much-anticipated report out of the UK on youth gender services. Plus, that goddamn throuple article. The Brooklyn Power Throuple Making Space for a Baby Final Report – Cass Review https://www.blockedandreported.org/p/episode-155-hannah-barnes-on-the The Evidence for Trans… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss a recent essay by NPR editor Uri Berliner criticizing the network’s ideological bent. The Gist Grad Students Furious United Auto Workers Endorses Biden Code Switch To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse is joined by streamer PSA Sitch to discuss fat activism, Seattle’s revolutionary plan to fix racial gaps in education, and perhaps the most famous tampon in recent American history. https://twitter.com/PSA_Sitch https://twitter.com/Friended4Ever https://www.youtube.com/psasitch https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn8mAXIRVniC4Y9zvk_yMWQ “Big Food and dietitians push ‘anti-diet’ advice, despite rising obesity” “Vanderbilt faces backlash after pulling...

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Helen Lewis to discuss the  complex and controversial world of facilitated communication. Plus, Scotland's new hate crime law and Helen's new show.  All Stories by Helen Lewis - The Atlantic BBC Radio 4 - Helen Lewis Has Left the Chat “The Ones We Sent Away” “In defense of Crossley, McDonald & facilitated communication” “Oscar Nominee: Documentary or Fiction?” “The Strange Case of Anna Stubblefield” Tell Them You Love Me To hear...

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss the controversy surrounding diversity consultancy Sweet Baby Inc. Plus, Anita Sarkeesian at the UN, and a penis paper gets yanked. “WITHDRAWN: The association between adult penile length and IQ: evidences from 139 countries” * "'Gamers' don't have to be your audience. 'Gamers' are over." To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Kat Rosenfield and Phoebe Maltz Bovy to discuss female heterosexuality (real or myth?) and the latest scandal in the world of Young Adult literature. “How MeToo became too cringe for America ” “Who Is Podcast Guest Turned Star Andrew Huberman, Really?” “Age Gap Relationships: The Case for Marrying an Older Man” “LGBTQ+ Identification in U.S. Now at 7.6%” “What Do Women Want?” “To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods“ To hear more, visit...

On this special bonus episode of Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie dicuss the origins of and allegations against internet superstar/supervillian Candace Owens. To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss the origins of the cultural scandal that led to the Trump election, the Ukraine invasion, the Slap, January 6th, Covid, Nex Benedict’s murder, Kate Middleton’s cancer, and the October 7th attack: GamerGate. To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Pirate Wires staff writer River Page to discuss an underground pop star whose fans will not let her go away. Plus, the investigation into the death of Nex Benedict concludes. Club Med | Broadcast “Coomer Conversion Therapy” “The Strange and Fascinating World of r/meth” “No Charges in Death of Nex Benedict, Prosecutor Says” https://www.youtube.com/@pirate-wires https://www.patreon.com/thottopics To hear more, visit...

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” To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

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… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

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...

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” To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

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 … To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

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” To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

In this emergency broadcast, Brad Polumbo joins Katie to discuss the collab no one asked for: Taylor Lorenz and Libs of TikTok’s Chaya Richik. To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by journalist and commentator Brad Polumbo to discuss the latest allegations against Libs of TikTok. Plus, an intersectional pile-up featuring non-binary influencer Jeffrey Marsh and Muslim comic Shumirun Nessa. https://twitter.com/brad_polumbo https://www.instagram.com/bradpolumbo/?hl=en Damage Control “Anti-Trans Policies Draw Scrutiny After 16-Year-Old’s Death in Oklahoma” “Libs of TikTok under fire after nonbinary Oklahoma student's...

As a bonus to BARPod listeners, here’s the audio of a February 20 live event at the Village Underground where Jesse interviewed Rob Henderson about his book Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class, which you should definitely buy. Enjoy! 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 fan favorite Helen Lewis to discuss a schism in the British gender critical movment. Plus, goblin porn. https://www.theatlantic.com/author/helen-lewis/ https://twitter.com/helenlewis https://bsky.app/profile/helenlewis.bsky.social “Why it’s ok for boys to play with dolls” Posie Parker: “John Lewis and the dreadful little emperors” Janice Turner: “Debbie Hayton: the trans woman taking on the trans activists” To hear more, visit...