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This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss AI friends and lovers. Plus, Jesse reads some sexts.Friend.com To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by our fantastic researcher Jessica the ‘80s Baby to discuss the rise and fall of one of the UK’s most notorious forums.MumsnetTattle LifeBBC Audio | File on 4 | Me and my TrollsCaroline Flack: ‘Be kind,’ social-media users urgeThe full story of how the operator of gossip site Tattle Life was unmasked in an Irish courtThe internet’s nastiest gossipmonger has been exposed and guess what – he wants his privacy | Marina Hyde | The Guardian This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

Thanks to everyone who joined our live chat today. Discussed: Olivia Nuzzi, Ryan Lizza, and Jesse and Katie play a round of Cancel Culture vs Consequence Culture: Dasha Nekrasova Edition. Olivia Nuzzi on the Scandal With RFK Jr. that Upended Her Career - The New York TimesThe Long, Thorny Path to Dasha Nekrasova’s Hollywood Shunning To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a new report on intellectual capture at the BBC. Plus, antisemitism in NYC. The Office for the Prevention of Hate Crimes 2024 Annual ReportIn NYC, Jews targeted in hate crimes more than all other groups combined in 2024Vandals Splash Graffiti on Home of Jewish Director of Brooklyn MuseumApparent Gaza activists hurl paint at homes of Brooklyn Museum leaders, including Jewish director | AP NewsThree Charged with Hate Crimes Related to Defacing and Vandalizing Homes of the Brooklyn Museum’s Director and Board Members – The Brooklyn District Attorney’s OfficeStatement on the “Hate Crime” Charges Against NYC Journalist Samuel Seligson — WRITERS AGAINST THE WAR ON GAZAJournalist Charged With Hate Crime for Covering Gaza ProtestDoes Trump have a defamation case against the BBC? | ReutersBBC director general Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness resign over Trump documentary editWhen the BBC’s disinformation correspondent lied on her CV - The New WorldCar insurance quotes higher in ethnically diverse areasResearch into trans medicine has been manipulatedInternet replaces TV as UK’s most popular news source for first time | Media | The GuardianBBC apologises to Trump over Panorama edit but refuses to pay compensation This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss #stickergate, LGB vs T, and Brianna Wu’s latest arc. Rachel Doodles and More Grumpy Greetings Co“The Growing Divide in the Rainbow Coalition” (WSJ)“What Is a Woman?” (New Yorker)“Feminism’s Toxic Twitter Wars” (The Nation) To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie revisit the case of Kate Clanchy, a British author who was canceled over accusations of -isms in 2022. Plus, Teen Vogue, Lauren Duca, firings at Condé Nast, the New York mayoral race, and announcing the BARPod Book Club.Buy Katie’s bookUnshrunk: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance (Indie Books)Unshrunk: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance (Amazon)Condé Nast abruptly fires 4 staffers after HR confrontation | SemaforWatch the Video of Condé Nast Employees Confronting HR Over Teen Vogue Layoffs | ExclusiveAnal Sex: Safety, How tos, Tips, and More | Teen VogueWe Should Probably Talk About Lauren DucaPlease Accept My Apology - The StrangerThe girl who killed ‘Teen Vogue’ - UnHerdKate Clanchy to rewrite memoir amid criticism of ‘racist and ableist tropes’ | Kate Clanchy | The GuardianCall for Picador to reach out ‘beyond publishing’ for Clanchy rewriteOstracised, disinvited, rescinded: what it’s like to get cancelledHow sensitivity readers corrupt literature - UnHerdKate Clanchy: I was cancelled. It made me contemplate suicidePublisher apologises for ‘the hurt’ it caused Kate Clanchy over controversy This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

We’re still on hiatus from the free show (back next week) but this week on the Primo episode, Jesse and Katie discuss The Will Stancil Show and what the hell brought us to this point. Plus, a Graham Platner update. Graham Platner’s claims that he didn’t know tattoo was Nazi-linked undercut by new evidence | CNN PoliticsHow CNN found the Reddit user behi… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

Thanks to Brad Polumbo and everyone who joined our live chat this afternoon. Discussed: Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson, and the war for the soul of the American right. Brad vs EveryoneNORMAL GAYS with Brad Polumbo & Clarkson LawsonBuy Katie’s book To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

Thank you to everyone who joined me and Dr. Joe Volipelli recently to discuss addiction medicine and why we treat alcoholism the way we do. Here’s a recording of that conversation. (Before you ask, these Lives are not a replacement for normal free or Primo episodes. Don’t worry.)https://www.drinkyourwaysober.com/ To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss Waffles-gate, a very stupid controversy over Bluesky CEO Jay Graber’s refusal to ban Jesse. Plus… surprise! Turns out trans identification is down afterall. : https://bsky.jazco.dev/stats To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the long life and quick death of Manhattan’s storied feminist bookstore, Bluestockings. Plus, a new report claims trans identities are on the wane… but is it true? Buy Katie’s book (please)Why are fewer young people identifying as trans? - UnHerdJacob Eliason - Methodological issues in Kaufmann’s analysis of FIRE gender identity dataNEIGHBORHOOD REPORT: URBAN STUDIES/REGROUPING; Radical Not-Too-Chic - The New York TimesThe Creator of the Shitty Media Men List Isn’t DoneExclusive | Woke NYC bookstore lures hordes of strung-out junkiesBluestockings Is Facing Eviction for Handing Out NarcanWoke NYC bookstore that lured strung-out junkies with freebies faces possible evictionLower East Side bookstore is raising money to buy books - GothamistEV Grieve: Worker-stewards push back after Bluestockings’ abrupt closure This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by Frannie Block to discuss the movement to claim the 2024 election for Kamala Harris. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

This week on the Primo show: Bari Weiss, the Free Press, CBS, and a very questionable dog collar (unrelated). https://x.com/KiwiFarmsDotNet/status/1975694694370975903https://x.com/Tectone/status/1975770333413318938https://x.com/Tectone/status/1975724182995448054https://x.com/Grummz/status/197572397407… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported: Katie’s new book. Plus, a conversation with Sarah Hepola and Nancy Rommelmann, Slam Frank, and Jesse gets canceled in Portland.Get the bookSlam Frank: A New Musical - Asylum NYC This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

Today, a special bonus episode from our friends Andy Mills and Matt Boll, who just released the first two episodes of their new podcast series about AI, The Last Invention. Enjoy. Longview Investigations This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss AI psychosis. Is it real, and how worried should we be?Order Katie’s bookThe Earthquake That Will Devastate the Pacific Northwest | The New YorkerChatbots Can Go Into a Delusional Spiral. Here’s How It Happens. - The New York TimesA Troubled Man, His Chatbot and a Murder-Suicide in Old Greenwich - WSJ… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie and Jesse discuss the viral TikTok saga about a woman who claims her psychiatrist manipulated her into falling in love with him. Plus, more free speech fallout and the week’s dumbest news.Buy Katie’s book This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

This afternoon, I joined Mike Pesca to discuss my forthcoming book as well as podcasting and journalism. Plus, cameos by both Moose and Mochi. You can watch our discussion here.Pre-order my bookSubscribe to The Gist This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie is joined by internet ethnographer Katherine Dee to discuss the evolution of online communities, from furries and sissy hypno to nihilistic extremists. Plus: the online life of Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk’s killer, and raising kids offline. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe

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… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org