- 1 hour 18 minutesEpisode 306: Counting Jews (with David Baddiel)
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:
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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
To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org1 May 2026, 6:08 pm - 32 minutes 56 secondsLive with Katie Herzog & Benoit Denizet-Lewis
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.
To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org29 April 2026, 5:19 pm - 30 minutes 3 secondsPremium: The Revolution Will Be Shoplifted
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…
To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org28 April 2026, 10:03 am - 55 minutes 39 secondsEpisode 305: Let's Make Some Careful And Legally Bulletproof Jokes About Kash Patel (ALLEGEDLY) Being An Alcoholic
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
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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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.
The College That Conservatives Took Over
When a Department Self-Destructs
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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.
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…
To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org16 April 2026, 10:03 am - 59 minutes 35 secondsEpisode 303: Interrogating Viral Wokeness: A Case Study In Discursive Misrecognition (In Canada)
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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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 …
To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org8 April 2026, 3:22 pm - 1 hour 5 minutesEpisode 302: It's Not Cheating. It's Leveraging Available Tools To Optimize Your Workflow.
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
Journalism schools are teaching fear of the future: Letter from the Editor - cleveland.com
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This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss American icon Afroman and the defamation trial that briefly broke the Lindyverse. Plus, a California court puts internet addiction on trial.
Social media trial: Meta and Google found negligent : NPR
Jury sides wtih Afroman in defamation trial w/ Ohio deputies
Sheriff Under Scrutiny over Drug Money Spending : NPR
The Rise of Civil Forfeiture | The New Yorker
Sheriff Under Scrutiny over Drug Money Spending : NPR
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