Blocked Party

In the third instalment of what has become an annual tradition and a fan favourite episode, John and Stefan run down who they're targeting in the year 2022 as their mortal enemies. This could be a concept--in the past, Stefan has targeted the Bristol Stool Chart, for example--a person, an object, or really anything that has caught the ire of either Blocked Boy. But first, we run through our 2021 Enemies List to be sure that we got 'em correct over the past 365 days, and we recap our Christmases as Stefan reveals a controversial candy opinion and John manages to wade through a holiday full of family non-COVID illnesses to make Christmas happen. And in typical Blocked Party fashion, we also manage to find a way to talk about Rule 34, and this time, it's about the Brave Little Toaster. If you want to be extra brave, as a special ending to the episode, we introduce the brand-new Patreon tiers for 2022, including an enhanced "$100 Club" yearly subscription, where you can get a personalized, Cameo-style shoutout from Stefan and John, access to a super-secret $100 Club Discord channel, ad-free episodes, and more. Plus, we introduce the "Sexy Six", a new set of six bonus episodes a year that are only available at the $8 tier and above. And if none of that sounds good, there's also lots of other stuff and other tiers for all your BP Patreon needs, all launching January 1. It's gonna be a great year and we're thrilled to keep bringing you the best bonus content in the game over at patreon.com/blockedparty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Libby Watson (writer) is back for a comfy mid-December episode that sees John power through the haze of potential COVID illness for a memorable episode, as Libby gets blocked by Silicon Valley weirdo and Defector Media's "interested investor" Jason Calacanis. Of course, given Stefan and Libby's love for their cats, there's a lot of Kiki and Digby talk, and John remembers his first long-time exposure to a cat, his ex's fat cat named Sushi. Plus, we get into bagels, nu-metal covers, coffee, the Salton Sea, Thom Hartmann's smackdown of an anti-vaxxer, and Stefan gives us a wild update on a subject of a past Block Tale, Jamie Sweaty.   If you want to be kept in the know on all of our wild updates, head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month. This week, Stefan FINALLY discusses his block at the hands of Jon Taffer, as we're joined by fan fave Dan O'Sullivan for a Hell Block, and our playing of the RPG Paranoia ends this month as well, with a final episode you won't wanna miss. And that's not all! Ad-free episodes, a great Discord, and more surprises await, so check it out today.   Libby Watson is a writer whose newsletter, Sick Note, can be found at sicknote.co. You can follow Libby on Twitter at @libbycwatson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dino Archie (comedian) gets physically blocked from The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas for, and I quote, "doing too much". It's a self-admitted, well- deserved block, and the lifetime ban leaves Dino wondering just how heavily they'll enforce that if he ever decides to go back. The whole episode has a "kicked out of a hotel" vibe as Dino's disdain for John's show primer email leads into a discussion about international phone lines, card collections, the Vancouver Canucks riots, and the city of Montreal. Plus we check in on the Nancy Reagan Twitter discussion this week, Jim Breuer's viral standup clip, and Stefan's parents make a warped Christmas decoration.   If you want more warped content, head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month. This week, we'll have a mailbag out with past guest Savannah Erasmus, and our conclusion to the Paranoia series comes later this month as well, which is gonna be fantastic. Plus we've got a great Discord, merch and live show discounts, and ad-free episodes, so check it out!   Dino Archie is a comedian whose podcast, Strictly Beloved, is available wherever you get your pods. You can find all the information about his upcoming shows on Instagram at @dinothebeloved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chalk another one up for the bad guy, as Lucy Valentine (Boonta Vista) gets blocked by the creator of Dilbert for making fun of his precious cartoons. It's a famous "night-time" episode of the show, as John is away for the weekend and thus, the boys are forced to record late on a weeknight after Stefan streams. Thankfully, it's the afternoon for Lucy and she balances out our energy as we talk the Quebec referendum, TimBiebs, a weird solicitation email from a potential sponsor, and Stefan introduces John and Lucy to the Balldo. Plus, we get into what Mormon couples mean when they say "D-Day", old WarioWare ads, David Draiman, and John "kidnaps" Kiki for ransom.   If you are also happy there's no more Joey for a year, you can show your love by donating to the show at patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month. This month, it's the FINALE of Paranoia as we see if our crew can finally complete the impossible mission in Alpha Complex, and we've got another great Canadian Education episode on the way. Plus we've got live episodes, a great Discord, and access to the ad-free feed, so check it out today!   Lucy Valentine is a writer and podcaster whose podcast, Boonta Vista, can be found wherever you get your pods. You can follow her on Twitter at @LucyXIV. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of our most requested guests, Dave Weigel (Washington Post) is finally able to make an appearance on our show after getting the approval from the higher-ups, and it does not disappoint. Despite writing about politics and all the blocks that come with that, we dig into one of Dave's weirder blocks: Amy Schumer, who blocked him for saying Trainwreck wasn't all that good. The episode is very good though, as we obviously talk politics with Dave, like gerrymandering and the Tea Party and other important political things like the GTA remasters, Letterboxd, Bone Bone, and competitive video gaming. We also have a brief POD Kast crossover as Dave gets excited over John mentioning 311 and John introduces Dave and Stefan to the concept of a "brodel".   If you want to brodel down with us, you can donate to the show at patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every month. This past week, we released our third episode of Paranoia, the dystopian RPG, and it's our most unhinged and funny one yet. We're joined by Carlos Maza, Carla Mah, and Racquel Belmonte for what is a crazy time every time out, and this one is no exception. We also just posted the VOD of our live Family Feud episode with Jesse and Mike from YKS and former Jeopardy! champs Seth Wilson and Alex Schmidt, available at any donor level. PLUS! We have ad-free episodes and a Discord and it's all great, so check it out.   Dave Weigel is a politics writer for The Washington Post whose book, "The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock" is available everywhere you get your books. You can follow him on Twitter at @DaveWeigel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Wright (comedian) joins us for a landmark recording, as it's the earliest recording we have ever done! With Stefan out of town next weekend, the Blocked Boys were forced to record at 9 am, with some predictably delirious results. Matt gets blocked by an "Open Mic Cabaret" after a joke about cheap wine, and that sits couched in some great discussion about Home Improvement, the Deftones, Succession, and puking courtside. Plus, Stefan is very concerned about the future of internet files after failing to understand a .webp, an NBA trading cards streamer opens a coach's card, Matt tells us about growing up a Pokémon card fan, and John recaps Friday night's eventful Family Feud live episode.   Speaking of that live episode, it will be available this week on patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month (plus a live show every other month! Wow!). This week, we have the Family Feud VOD PLUS our third instalment of Paranoia comes out, as the gaming group featuring us alongside Carlos Maza, Carla Mah, and Racquel Belmonte try to finally track down their "impossible" mission. Plus we have ad-free episodes, a Discord, and lots of other fun stuff over there, so check it out!   Matt Wright is a comedian whose latest album, "Here Live, Not a Cat" is available now on his website, mattwrightcomedy.com. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @MattWrightComic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justine Stafford (comedian) joins the show as our first-ever Irish guest and teaches us that no matter what side of the Atlantic you're on, there will still be weird feet guys in your DMs! She gets the episode started off with a weird request and the energy only goes on from there as we go into dairy farming, small-town Ireland, Irish candy, partying a little TOO hard, video game character crushes, and we dissect the crazy Brass Against piss video from the weekend. Plus, Justine makes a TikTok about Gordon Ramsay, Stefan talks the new Ghostbusters, and we review Conor McGregor's not-at-all-influenced-by-cocaine tweets about India.   If you aren't afraid of no ghost, head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month. Last week, Jamie Loftus joined us to learn about a Canadian holiday special and this week, Ivan Decker makes his return to the show for a wonderful mailbag. AND if you're a donor at any level to the show, you get access to THIS FRIDAY'S very special live show, as John and Stefan go head-to-head in Family Feud, with host Mack Gordon trying to keep things civil as Stefan teams up with the YKS boys to take on John and his team of Jeopardy! champs. It's gonna be a doozy and it gets started at 10 pm EST/7 pm PST so don't miss it!   Justine Stafford is a comedian and podcaster whose podcast, The Substantial Meal, is available wherever you get your podcasts. You can also catch her on the TRY Channel on YouTube and on Twitter at @JustineStafford and Instagram at @justinestafford_. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Semley (writer) joins us to throw another Steven Crowder block onto the scrap heap as we wax nostalgic for childhood candy, lunch items, and crushes. John also enjoys having a fellow John on the show and we get into getting mistaken for Jons and Jonathans and John Semley tells about his brief foray into being a Jack. Plus, Stefan digs into the Starbucks holiday drink menu, as John Semley goes antiquing and John Cullen learns a new fact about Stephen Baldwin.   If you want to learn some new facts, you can head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month. This week, we introduce our good friend and now 8-time guest Jamie Loftus to a Canadian cartoon in our continuing series, and coming up on November 19th, we return to live Zoom shows as Stefan and John battle it out in a game of Mack Gordon's Family Feud. Stefan's already announced his team will feature Jesse Farrar and Michael Hale from YKS, and John's promised his team announcement this week. It's gonna be a doozy and you gotta be a patron to attend. AND we got ad-free episodes and a sweet Discord, so check it out!   John Semley is a writer and you can follow all of his work on Twitter at @johnsemley3000. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rax King (writer) introduces us to the world of SantaCon, something that sounds joyous but is in actuality, very grim and bad. Her fateful day trip into NYC during SantaCon leads to a block as the dark side of the internet sees fit to get involved. The rest of the episode is pretty light though, as we celebrate John's birthday! Recorded the day of his 36th birthday, Stefan and Dan each get John thoughtful gifts after Stefan shoves Kleenex in his mouth (you'll hear why) and John and Rax swap stories of board game competitiveness. Plus we talk about our Halloween plans, how much groceries cost, the early 2000s, group chats, and John and Stefan swap places in our Social Media Updates, as Stefan reports a wholesome story and John finds a former athlete with a deranged opinion about a teammate's injury.   If you're looking for more deranged opinions, head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonuses every month. We just had a double bonus week last week as Charles Star joined us for a Curling Twitter block and Nick Nemeroff came along for the ride in a Blocked Mailbag episode. Plus we announce that coming up on November 19th, Zoom shows return as Stefan and John go head-to-head playing Mack Gordon's Family Feud! It's gonna be a blast so head on over to Patreon to check it out!   Rax King is a writer whose first collection of essays about trashy pop culture, "Tacky", is out TOMORROW, November 2nd. She also has a podcast called Low Culture Boil and can be followed on Twitter at @raxkingisdead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amy Goodmurphy (comedian/actor) gets fooled by the Blocked Boys into thinking they're wholesome, as the episode starts with some very pleasant conversation about acting in commercials, chocolates, and Christmas. But it quickly devolves as Amy herself takes it off the deep end with a story about some illicit messages her friend received and we get into our most drunken moments, New Zealand's official wizard, and Panamanian television. Plus, Amy's Block Tale does not disappoint, as a person sees an ad with her in it on Instagram and immediately takes things to a bad place.   If you want to go to a good place, head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes every single month. This is a double bonus episode week so there's no better time to get on board as we invite listener fave Nick Nemeroff back to answer some mailbag questions and John dips into his first ever Curling Twitter block with our pal Charles Star. Plus we've got ad-free episodes, a sweet Discord, merch deals and more, so check it out!   Amy Goodmurphy is a writer, comedian, and actor, whose show "The Ryan and Amy Show" has won the Just for Laughs Film Fest award and can be found on Instagram at @ryanandamyshow. They're launching a new podcast, "Poor Lil' Thing" very soon. You can also see her on Mighty Ducks: Game Changers on Disney+ and on her Instagram at @amyrickygee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices