Blocked and Reported

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Episode 306: Counting Jews (with David Baddiel) May 04, 2026

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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse is joined by British comedian/author/screenwriter/singer/etc David Baddiel to discuss the age-old question: Do Jews count? And why not?

This is a companion episode to our more recent Primo show on Dropout TV:

Jews Don’t Count

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Premium: Is Dropout TV Antisemitic Copaganda? May 01, 2026

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This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss Dropout TV, the successor to College Humor, and two controversies manufactured by a small subset of psychotic fans.

CollegeHumor Helped Shape Online Comedy. What Went Wrong? | WIRED

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Live with Katie Herzog & Benoit Denizet-Lewis Apr 29, 2026

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Thanks to everyone who joined my live chat with Benoit Denizet-Lewis. Discussed: ex gays, ex trans, sex addiction, meditation, personal transformation, and more. Check out Benoit’s new book here.

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Premium: The Revolution Will Be Shoplifted Apr 28, 2026

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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a viral New York Times video of Hasan Piker and Jia Tolentino making the case for “microlooting.” Plus, a romance novelist discovers she has referenced H***y P****r in print and must now atone, JK Rowling gets…

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Episode 305: Let's Make Some Careful And Legally Bulletproof Jokes About Kash Patel (ALLEGEDLY) Being An Alcoholic Apr 24, 2026

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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a new Atlantic exposé, journalistic norms, FBI Director Kash Patel’s (alleged) blowouts at the Poodle Room and his long history of suing journalists. And losing.

Kash Patel’s Erratic Behavior Could Cost Him His Job - The Atlantic

Kakistocracy: Why Populism Ends in Disaster

A Big-time Neuroscientist Threatened to Sue Me -- Science of Us

COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA

FBI head Kash Patel suing MSNBC’s Frank Figliuzzi over nightclub hopping claims

Enter “Patel, Kashyap” in the name field here: https://eapps.courts.state.va.us/CJISWeb/CaseDetail.do

Pam Bondi May Be Just the Beginning of Trump’s Purge - The Atlantic

MSNBC retracts wild accusation about FBI Director Kash Patel on-air | Fox News

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Episode 304: Pomona College And The $300 Zine That Nearly Destroyed A Department (with Emma Pettit) Apr 20, 2026

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This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Chronicle of Higher Ed reporter Emma Pettit to discuss an internal civil war at Pomona College, where the literature department spiraled into years of accusations, investigations, and a whole lot of angry emails. Plus, we revisit New College of Florida, and discuss what Emma got wrong in 2020 and what she’s learned since.

Some Scholars Have Long Talked About Abolishing the Police. Now People Are Listening. What Comes Next?

The College That Conservatives Took Over

When a Department Self-Destructs

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Premium: Got E. coli? Apr 16, 2026

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This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss homesteader influencers Hannah and Daniel Neeleman of Ballerina Farm and their raw milk problems. Plus, dogs in the city.

Where Does a Dog Belong?

Meet the queen of the ‘trad wives’ (and her eight children)

The Woman Behind Ballerina Farm, Hannah Neeleman, Makes Her Own Path - The New York Ti…

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Episode 303: Interrogating Viral Wokeness: A Case Study In Discursive Misrecognition (In Canada) Apr 13, 2026

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This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss a series of viral videos from Canada’s cringiest. Plus, has the death of wokeness been widely exaggerated?

Trans Issues Are No Conspiracy - Jesse Singal - The Dispatch

Opinion | Did Wokeness Leave Us Worse Off? - The New York Times

Brock Colyar on Pronouns, Identifying as Nonbinary

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Premium: The Return Of The Return Of Facilitated Conversation Apr 08, 2026

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This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss the non-verbal novelist Woody Brown, the return of facilitated communication, and the reporters who apparently forgot to google it.

Is Controversy Helping Lindy West Sell Books? Not as well as you might think.

The Strange Case of Anna Stubblefield - The New York Times

Doctors Believed Woody Brown Would …

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Episode 302: It's Not Cheating. It's Leveraging Available Tools To Optimize Your Workflow. Apr 06, 2026

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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a string of recent AI scandals in publishing: the Shy Girl debacle, Matt Goodwin's hallucinated data, Alex Preston's plagiarized book review, and more. Plus, controversy ensues when Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle admits to (gasp) using AI in her process.

Watch Thin Skin (2023) - Free Movies | Tubi

Mia Ballard on Her Horrific Feminine Rage Novel - Bookstr

A.I. Is Writing Fiction. Publishers Are Unprepared. - The New York Times

I Was Deemed Unfit to Be a Mother - The New York Times

New York Times Cuts Ties with Book Review Writer Over AI Use | Exclusive

The illusion and delusion of Matt Goodwin | The Spectator

Suicide of an author’s credibility | Ben Sixsmith | The Critic Magazine

Matt Goodwin and Andy Twelves caught in fiery clash over author’s new book Suicide of a Nation

AI didn’t write my book | The Spectator

Inside the Dirty, Dystopian World of AI Data Centers - The Atlantic

A billionaire, an AI supercomputer, toxic emissions and a Memphis community that did nothing wrong • Tennessee Lookout

Journalism schools are teaching fear of the future: Letter from the Editor - cleveland.com

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