Blocked Party

Yasi Salek (podcaster, writer) joins the pod and lays down the law, as someone finally sides with John in the great "peen nut" incident and agrees the story is boring. There's a block in here too, as "scene queen" Audrey Kitching blocks Yasi and sends her down a YouTube rabbit hole as she remembers the block. Elsewhere, Yasi and John form a kinship over music podcast reply guys and we get into some Canadian stuff, talking Tim Hortons and "Green Dennis" along with the revelation that Yasi lost her virginity to a Juggalo.   If you want some more lessons from Blocked Party, you can head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to a ton of bonus content including the VOD from our live show with Adam Christie on Cameo where he debuts a Cameo drinking game, and coming this week, it's the second half of our WATTBA bonus content as Eli Yudin and Patrick Monahan join Stefan and John for another episode of Trivia Party. It's all there and you won't wanna miss it!   Yasi Salek is a writer and podcaster whose podcast, Bandsplain, where she brings on guests to explain the cultish following of certain bands and musicians, is available now, exclusively on Spotify. She can also be followed on Twitter at @YasiSalek. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's only our second-ever dual guest episode, as we welcome Josiah and Drew from the Globe Hell Warning podcast to tell us about a Twitter prank that goes awry but has a heartwarming ending, as we learn all about a new weird sect of Twitter. The show gets off the rails pretty quick as we decide what the "other main character" of our show would be, in the same way "New York" is a character in Sex and the City and...it gets a bit dirty. From there, we chat about Ed the Sock, Baby Yoda doll Instagram, TMZ's Celebrity Shuffle, the Linda Lindas, and Stefan gives us a Mikey Miles update with a shout-out to Seth Rogen.   If you want to shout us out, you can donate $5/month over at patreon.com/blockedparty, and we'll give you FOUR bonus episodes every month. This week, we have our latest instalment of the Canadian Education Programme for Foreign Podcasters where we welcome Kath Barbadoro on to discuss Stampede Wrestling, and we go live again in a week as Adam Christie joins us for an all-Cameo live bonus. Plus we have newsletters, T-Shirts and more, so check it out!   The Globe Hell Warning podcast, along with to Josiah and Drew's "weekly art projects", can be found on Twitter at @GlobeHell. You can follow Josiah's other podcast, The 155 Pod, at @155pod. You can follow Drew at @Rappin4Safety and Josiah at @josiahhughes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ashley Feinberg (writer, Trashberg) returns to the show to tell us about a back-and-forth with gas station interviewer Salena Zito, who went on a merry-go-round of soft-blocking Ashley before finally pulling the trigger after MONTHS of playing games. It's a wild one and we love it. We also take a trip down memory lane as we remember Harry Potter midnight releases and the Avatar message boards, which we discover are somehow still active and creating new memories. Elsewhere, we get into a bonus block tale from Ashley, John finds an extremely cursed Tinder profile, a Zoom court hearing goes awry, and we remember our tweets that got people the most mad.   One thing that will definitely not go awry is a donation to the show over at patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to FOUR bonus episodes every single month. This week, we've got a hangout episode with our pal Tom Hill and we're going live with Adam Christie to watch some bad Cameos in our live show. PLUS we've got two awesome bonus episodes coming up with our friends from What a Time to Be Alive that you won't wanna miss!   Ashley Feinberg is a writer whose new newsletter, Trashberg, can be found at trashberg.com. You can follow her on Twitter at @ashleyfeinberg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lauren Ash (Superstore) joins us for a look inside a popular actor's mentions, as a guy who assumed he was going to be ignored got just about the opposite treatment from Lauren and her followers until HE needed to block HER to avoid being messed with further. Elsewhere, the episode starts off hot as John delves into a years-old debate with Stefan, as we talk bad Jeopardy contestants, Canadian pronunciations, colorblindness, and our favourite online couple breaking up. Plus, we get a MASSIVE scoop about Cameo from Lauren and we dig into the new weird phenomenon that's got her avoiding TikTok. For something you won't want to avoid, check out patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to FOUR bonus episodes every single month. This week, we've got a mailbag coming up with fan favourite Chris James and speaking of Cameo, we just announced our latest live show: a Cameo feature with Adam Christie! It's all on our Patreon and you don't wanna miss it! Lauren Ash is an actor who just finished up her six-season run on the hit show Superstore. Her podcast, True Crime and Cocktails, can be found wherever you get your pods and she can be followed on Twitter at @Lauren_Ash. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's our first-ever "anti-block" this week, as art critic Jerry Saltz takes what would be a likely block situation for 95% of Twitter's genteel population and turns it into a success story with our guest, Ben Flores (writer, podcaster). It's also the first time a guest provides us with an imgur to tell the whole story, and it's a good one. The Blocked Boys tell some other good stories on the episode too, as we talk sandwiches, risotto, Doogie Howser, Stefan's home theatre set-up, masculine self-help books, and John gives us an update on the BB's quest to buy art from Tony Posnanski.   If you want to purchase more art from us, you can head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to FOUR bonus episodes every month. This past week, we posted the latest Hell Block as Stefan talks about being blocked by Chuck Wendig, and we let loose the VOD from our live show with David J. Roth as we curated 90 minutes of insane sports bloopers. We've also got newsletters, the famed $100 Club, and more, so check it all out on our Patreon today.   Ben Flores is a writer and podcaster whose podcast about a fake TV show, Please Save Me, is found wherever you get your podcasts. He can be followed on Twitter at @limitlessjest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan O'Sullivan (writer, Welcome to Sullyville) appears on a main episode of the show for the first time, and him and John find themselves to be kindred spirits as John is uncharacteristically "on one" throughout the whole episode. Speaking of being on one, Dan gets blocked by one of the world's worst people after taking him to task for some horrible behaviour. The rest of the episode is the opposite of horrible, as we talk about Lisa Gail, drinking coffee, John's lack of movie knowledge, Elon Musk hosting SNL, the baby named Korn, and Stefan brings back "Real or Fake" after he finds the weird Disney guy's Goodreads account.   One thing we know is real is that we have fantastic bonus content over at patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to FOUR bonus episodes every single month. This week you'll get two prime cuts as we post the VOD from our live show this weekend where we watched sports bloopers with David Roth, and Jenny Toews makes her return to the show in a brand-new Hell Block. We've got newsletters, we've got the $100 Club where you can unlock everything for a year AND get a free t-shirt, it's all there and waiting for you to luxuriate in content.   Dan O'Sullivan is a writer whose newsletter on crime, "Welcome to Sullyville", is available at www.sullyville.io. He can be followed on Twitter at @Bro_Pair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Andrea Jin (comedian) returns to the show with a Block Tale that is quite rare: the one where you're so embarrassed by someone you admire potentially seeing a past DM you sent, that you block them so they don't. It's a first for the show and an endearing story that a lot of us can certainly relate to. Elsewhere in the episode, Stefan tells us all about his brand-new electric lighter, which leads into a discussion about whether or not he should shock himself with it (he should. --John) and why you'd buy an electric lighter in the first place. We also get into objects we wanted as kids to be more like adults, Game Boy, K-Pop, the hedge post, and Stefan relitigates a previous top 3.   If you want a bunch of our previous content, you can head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to our ENTIRE bonus catalogue, which comprises almost 100 episodes. PLUS we're making new ones all the time. FOUR a month, to be exact. This includes one live show every month like this upcoming Saturday's (April 24), as we invite David Roth from Defector Media on the show to watch some Sports Bloopers with us. It's gonna be a grand time and it kicks off at 7 pm EDT/4 pm PDT. Come and remember some guys with us.   Andrea Jin is a comedian whose debut album, "Grandma's Girl", is out now wherever you get your albums. She can be followed on Instagram at @andreajin and on Twitter at @andreajin_. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wes Barker (magician) joins the show to tell us what happens when magicians prank each other, and how it can lead to actual, real-world consequences of the utmost annoyance. The episode itself is also magic, as Wes makes for a great first-time guest as we dive into his recent move to Montreal, having to learn French, and what happens when one of your best friends (who is also a magician) lives next door. The Blocked Boys also get into blue checkmarks, getting suspended on the PlayStation Network, the CN Tower, mythical beasts, and Wes tells us about the time he tried to teach John how to do magic.   If you want even more of the show's beautiful magic, head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to FOUR bonus episodes every month, including this week, where we debut a brand-new feature, an episode where we teach a non-Canadian podcaster about Canadian pop culture. We kick the new series off with our good friend Lydia Burrell learning about Canadian children's entertainer Fred Penner. It's a great time, and it'll be out Wednesday. Plus!! Our next live show has been announced, and on Saturday, April 24th, David Roth from Defector Media will join us to review some classic sports bloopers. It's gonna be great, don't miss any of it!   Wes Barker is a magician whose new show, Big Trick Energy, debuts on TruTV on April 22nd. His magic can be found on his YouTube channel at YouTube.com/WesBarker, and you can follow him on Twitter and Instagram at @StuntMagician. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim Gray (comedian) joins the show for our first-ever cease-and-desist, as apparently telling jokes about someone on a local cable access show is grounds for getting lawyers involved. It's a particularly scummy man and so it feels like a great thing all around. And this episode is a great thing too, as we find time for John to display his impeccable Godsmack impression and Stefan to display his...less than impeccable impression. Amidst talk of butt rock, The Blocked Boys also crash into witchcraft, cover bands, YouTube algorithms, Reddit, sports Twitter, and emo.    If you're feeling particularly emotional, you can head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty for some more sensitive content, as we give you four beautiful bonus episodes every month for the low price of $5. This week, we have another edition of the Blocked Party Mailbag coming at you, where Producer Dan makes a couple shocking reveals that you can't miss. Later this month, we will be debuting our brand-new bonus series, the "Canadian Education Programme for Foreign Podcasters", our attempt to educate our podcasting friends from across the globe about the Great White North. Episode 1 should be a blast as we bring on our pal Lydia Burrell and teach him about Fred Penner, a very famous and beloved children's musician. It's fun for everyone, so don't miss out!   Tim Gray is a member of the HUNKS sketch troupe, whose debut album, "Mouth Beef", is available now on CD Baby. Tim can be followed on Twitter and Instagram at @timgrayrulez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lauren L. Walker (writer/podcaster) joins the show to demonstrate that the best way to get blocked by Ricky Gervais is to write one of his jokes for him. He's another in a long line of very famous name-searchers and we're surprised it took 123 episodes for him to land here, but it's all worth it. Elsewhere on the episode, Lauren drops a controversial food take as we talk Tums, gourmet dog food, bad breakfasts, bad doctors, bad museums, Bone Bone, and Hawked Party 2021 somehow becomes more of a reality.   If you want your 2021 to have a bit more party in it, head on over to patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to FOUR bonus episodes every single month. This past week, we released an episode with our pal Jesse Farrar, and coming up this week, Stefan's good friend Greg joins us to talk about one of John's blocks. Plus, we have the famed $100 Club, a bunch of newsletters, and lots of other fun stuff over there, so check it out!   Lauren L. Walker is a writer and podcaster whose baseball podcast, Batting Around, can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Her newsletter, The Paper Plate, is available on Substack at thepaperplate.substack.com. She can be followed on Twitter at @ActNormalOrElse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices