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Journalists Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal scour the internet for its craziest, silliest, most sociopathic content, part of an obsessive and ill-conceived attempt to extract kernels of meaning and humanity from a landscape of endless raging dumpster fires. www.blockedandreported.org

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Premium: The Cancellations Will Continue Until Morale Improves

Sep 16th, 2025 4:28 PM

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss the firings of former Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah and other Charlie Kirk critics. Fired By The PostTexas teachers' union criticizes TEA investigating teachers over Charlie Kirk social media posts | FOX 4 Dallas-Fort WorthCharlie Kirk once said prominent Black women didn't have 'brain proces… Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

Episode 276: The Assassination of Charlie Kirk

Sep 13th, 2025 2:54 AM

This week on Blocked and Reported: Charlie Kirk. Opinion | Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way - The New York TimesCharlie Kirk’s alleged killer scratched bullets with a Helldivers combo and a furry sex meme | The VergeNotices Bulge / OwO What's This? | Know Your Meme Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

Premium: Taylor Lorenz And The Perils Of Journafluencing (Part 2)

Sep 9th, 2025 10:02 AM

This week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie return to the subject of Taylor Lorenz and the ethics of journafluencing. The theme: Taylor vs. Chorus.Banning smartphones in classrooms helps studentsA Dark Money Group Is Secretly Funding High-Profile Democratic Influencers | WIREDWired and Business Insider remove 'AI-written' freelance articles - Press … Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

Episode 275: An LGBT Book Prize Goes Poof

Sep 6th, 2025 5:35 PM

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the story of author John Boyne and the Polari Prize. Plus…[big sigh] Graham Linehan. Katie’s book'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' Set Holocaust Education Back by Decades. Now It's Getting a Sequel. – Kveller'I was the devil incarnate': An interview with John Boyne | The SpectatorJohn Boyne hits back at critics of transgender novel | John Boyne | The GuardianJohn Boyne: Why I support trans rights but reject the word ‘cis’ – The Irish TimesJohn Boyne: ‘Only a fool or an incurable optimist would think you can solve the world’s problems in 280 characters’ | Irish IndependentSinger Róisín Murphy Faces Backlash—And Praise From Anti-Trans Activists—For Criticizing Puberty BlockersFighting on Twitter? In the UK, You Could Be Arrested for That. - The StrangerTrans woman feared vigilante violence after Graham Linehan’s social media posts, court told | The IndependentWould Graham Linehan's "If All Else Fails, Punch Him in the Balls" Be Protected Under U.S. Law? - Reason.comPolari: The code language gay men used to survivePolari Prize organisers cancel book prize over trans controversy Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

Premium: Taylor Lorenz And The Perils Of Journafluencing (Part 1)

Sep 3rd, 2025 4:39 PM

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss Taylor Lorenz, ethics in journalism, the ad that wasn’t an ad, and the ongoing debate about kids and cell phones. Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment or share this episode.

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