Podcast Episodes

Episode 273: Chris Rufo, Offense Archeologist (with Brad Polumbo)

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Brad Polumbo to discuss Chris Rufo’s campaign against New Yorker critic Doreen St. Felix over offensive tweets. Plus, conservative snowflakes and…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Episode 272: Death By Internet

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss two cases of alleged cyberbullying-related suicides: comics artist Ed Piskor and fox rescuer Mikayla Raines.

Ed Piskor exhibition postponed o…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Premium: The Suicide Grifter

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss Joseph Awuah-Darko, a Ghanaian artist and influencer who announced his intention to seek assisted suicide, and invited people to dine with him in …

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Episode 271: Engagement Bait

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a schism in the anti-feminist right, featuring influencers Sarah Stock, Pearl Davis, Emily Wilson, Morgen Ariel, and one little engagement r…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Premium: Harry Potter And The Fan Fiction Freak-Out

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie wade into the melodramatic world of Harry Potter fan fiction, the early-2000s cancellation of fan fic star Cassandra Claire/Clare, and a more recent contr…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 270: A Very Strange Hate Crime In San Francisco

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the case of Terry Williams, a black dogwalker in San Francisco who was the victim of a bizarre hate crime. Plus, Sydney Sweeney’s good genes…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Premium: Richard Hanania Wants To De-Radicalize Internet Racists

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie are once again joined by Richard Hanania to discuss his racist past and anti-racist present, his experience in a Mexican boot camp, Trump’s Epstein pro…

Published on 3 months ago

Episode 269: The Rise And Fall Of Chucky Johnson (with Richard Hanania)

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie are joined by Richard Hanania to discuss the case of Charles C. “Chuck” Johnson: entrepreneur, internet activist, Turkish restaurant technologist, p…

Published on 3 months ago

Live with Blocked and Reported and Amanda Knox

Thanks to Amanda Knox for joining me to discuss her imprisonment and exoneration, making peace with trauma, how to be a responsible journalist, getting things wrong, and more.

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Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Episode 268: Trump Is Mad That People Are Talking About His Good Friend, The Financier Jeffrey Epstein

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the ongoing civil war in MAGA-land over the Epstein Files — or lack thereof.

What is a Creemee: Vermont's Unique Twist on Soft-Serve Ice Crea…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago