Blocked and Reported

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Bonus Premium: The Dumb Origins, Terrible Present, And Probably Even Crappier Future Of Candace Owens Mar 29, 2024

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On this special bonus episode of Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie dicuss the origins of and allegations against internet superstar/supervillian Candace Owens.

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Premium: #GamerGate Revisited Mar 27, 2024

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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.

“The Zoe Post”

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”The State of Online Haras…

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Episode 208: Ayesha Erotica Can't Disappear (with River Page) Mar 23, 2024

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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

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Episode 207: A YouTuber Goes Dark (with Helen Lewis) Mar 15, 2024

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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 Mar 14, 2024

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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) Mar 09, 2024

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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”

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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 Gangbang Mar 06, 2024

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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) Mar 02, 2024

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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.

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Adam Rubenstein: “I Was a Heretic at the New York Times”

James Bennet: “When the New York Times lost its way”

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Premium: Moses's Monkeys Feb 28, 2024

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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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BONUS: Lorenz x Libs (with Brad Polumbo) Feb 27, 2024