Blocked Party

Josh Gondelman (writer, comedian) joins the podcast to tell us the story of a very confusing block that only gets more confusing as we learn that all 3 of the Blocked Boys are also blocked by the very same account. But that hardly matters on this very busy week in Twitter history, as Josh gives us all the details behind #Beangate, Stefan tries all of his new mustards, and we go in on all of the business surrounding the storming of the Capitol and the President's banning from Twitter. And the moment you've been waiting 112 episodes for happens, as we finally get into some Bar Rescue talk.   If you don't wanna wait that long for more episodes, head on over to https://patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes and ONE live episode every month. This week, we've got a great bonus episode coming up, as we were made to watch a terrible Lifetime movie about porn addiction this week and we brought past guest and fave Libby Watson along for the ride. And our January live show is THIS FRIDAY, as we bring on the beautiful boys of Street Fight Radio to watch some Dragon's Den with us. Plus!!! We have yearly memberships available now including the exclusive $100 Club, where you can get all of our bonus content plus a free shirt. Check it all out!   Josh Gondelman is a writer on Desus & Mero and also has a collection of essays out called "Nice Try", available wherever fine books are sold. His podcast, "Make My Day", is a game show where the guest always wins and can be found wherever you get your podcasts. He can be followed on Twitter at @JoshGondelman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a new year but it's the same us, as Allie Pearse (comedian, writer) joins us for a classic Block Tale, where after she breaks up with an ex, he blocks her on everything and then makes a short film where the main character strongly resembles her and it launches his career as a filmmaker and is seen by millions. A tale as old as time. The Blocked Boys have plenty of time for other tales too, as we get into the Instagram Explore tab, childhood snacks, getting duped by a fake post, and an attempt to discuss Bean Dad turns into a much lengthier conversation about can openers. Above all that, Allie turns in a Top 3 that makes Stefan noticeably uncomfortable for the first time in the show's history, a truly special moment.   If you'd like some more special moments, head on over to https://patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to FOUR bonus episodes every month. And this week, we're introducing Yearly Subscriptions, so you can get 12 months for the price of 10 and join the exclusive $100 Club, where you'll get all of our bonus content PLUS a free shirt. All the details are live now on our Patreon, so check it out. We also announced we've got a great live show this month, as Bryan and Brett from Street Fight Radio are going to join us for a show all about Dragon's Den, Canada's answer to Shark Tank. It's for donors only and you won't wanna miss it!   Allie Pearse is a comedian and writer who has performed across Canada and wrote on the hit Canadian show Letterkenny. You can follow her on Twitter at @allie_pearse and on Instagram at @alliepearsecomedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the second edition of this yearly tradition, John and Stefan eschew a guest in favour of a list of enemies to set the table for the turn of the calendar. 2020 was a year full of ups and (mostly) downs, and we try to predict who will continue into 2021 with our cups full of hatred for them. Before that, the Blocked Boys talk about their Christmases, Inglehoffer Mustard, charcuterie boards, and they give you a peek behind the curtain at how they prepare guests for the show. Plus, we review our 2020 Enemies List to see how the year played out for us vs. them, a sort of "year in retrospective", Blocked Party-style. And of course, we get into the 10 Official Enemies of the Blocked Party podcast for 2021. There's some choices that will make sense but also some that will surprise as we prepare for another year of the show.   If you like surprises, we have even more in store for you over at https://patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5 a month gets you access to FOUR bonus episodes every single month. This month was a doozy with a holiday mailbag featuring Santa, the return of Olivia Stadler for an all-Cameo bonus episode, and more! Plus, starting in January, we're going to be introducing yearly subscriptions, a fun way to save some money and support the BBs all year round. Stay tuned for more info on that very soon!   And finally, a sincere thank you to everyone who stuck with the podcast through a very weird and trying 2020. We know it's been a tough one but the show continued to grow and we felt your love and support all year. We love you all very much and in a lot of ways, it felt like we got through all of this together and it means just so much to us. Thanks for being with us and get excited for more great content in 2021! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's an educational episode this week, as Kofie Yeboah (Fumble Dimension, Chillin' with Kofie) lets us know exactly how NOT to apply for college, as he manages to get rejected by eight colleges at once through the American university service Common App. It's an episode that's rife with rejection, as Stefan rejects Cyberpunk 2077, John rejects his Peloton instructor, and we discuss the Australian comedian who rejected a DM slide from a guy who was really into Australia's Funniest Home Videos. The Blocked Boys also manage to find time to discuss UPN's primetime lineup, prison breaks, smoke alarms, and Christmas songs.   If you want some more joy this Christmas, you can donate to the show at https://patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to FOUR bonus episodes every month. This week is a big one, as we'll have the video from last Friday's live show where we watched the Season One finale of Whistler with Caroline Goldfarb, and a holiday mailbag with a very special guest: Santa Claus himself! Plus you'll get the entire back catalogue of bonus episodes so if you're missing your loved ones this holiday season, you can hang out with the BBs instead. We are not an adequate replacement, but hey, we can try! Plus we've got newsletters, a fantastic Discord, and more. So check it out: it makes a lovely holiday treat.   Kofie Yeboah is the co-host of Fumble Dimension on Secret Base, an SB Nation Community and YouTube channel. He also hosts a Twitch stream called "Chillin' With Kofie" that can be found at https://twitch.tv/chillkofie, and he'll be releasing a podcast by the same name in 2021. He can be found on Twitter at @Kofie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Austin Johnson (comedian) joins the show by telling us before we start recording that "he doesn't have a very exciting Block Tale" and then it turns out to be one of the most personal and messy Block Tales in show history, as him and a former comedy writing partner turn on each other and lawyers get involved. It's high drama on an episode full of it, as the Blocked Boys get into windshield decals, regional dialect, quarantine weight, getting divorced, Bobby Flay, "cannibal sandwiches", and John introduces a new character to the Blocked Party Twitterverse. And to top it all off, we're joined by a very special call-in guest, who has a lot of...thoughts on things. It's our longest episode ever, and worth every minute.   If you want to listen to even more minutes that are worth it, you can head over to https://patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you FOUR bonus episodes every month, including this week's bonus, another edition of our all-Cameo bonus episodes, Word Up, featuring past guest Olivia Stadler. We get one of our craziest Cameos ever that's worth the price of admission alone. PLUS we have a great LIVE show coming up this Saturday, December 19th, as Caroline Goldfarb will be joining us for the Season 1 Finale of Whistler, Canada's primetime soap opera. A donation at any level gets you admission to the show, so join us, won't you?   James Austin Johnson is a comedian who calls Los Angeles home and can be heard on the What Things Are What Things podcast. You can also follow him and find all his Trump impressions on Twitter and Instagram at @ShrimpJAJ. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Claire McNear (author, The Ringer) joins us for a lesson in rookie journalism, as she gets blocked by MC Hammer for some, shall we say, unprofessional practices. Block: Hammer Time! Given Claire's new book is about Jeopardy!, the Blocked Boys take the opportunity to talk all things Jeopardy! with her, including John's Jeopardy! tweets, the show's audition process, the terrible anecdotes, and Celebrity Jeopardy!. And of course, the BBs still find time to talk their usual BS, as they get into the monoliths, #StoptheSteal, Pokémon, the apocalypse, and John tells the story about his tough day in a ninth-grade classroom this week.    If you want to forget about your tough days, you can head on over to https://patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you all the BP business you can handle! This week, we have the next Cullen the Herd out, as John talks about getting blocked from his own MMA group chat, and we just announced a fantastic live show coming up to celebrate the season, as Caroline Goldfarb will be joining us to watch the Whistler Season 1 finale on December 19th. Your donation also gets you access to our Discord, our entire back catalogue of episodes, and we have five newsletters we publish every month for a little extra dough. It's all there and it's all wonderful, so check it out!   Claire McNear is a staff writer for The Ringer and her book, "Answers in the Form of Questions: A Definitive History and Insider's Guide to Jeopardy!", is available wherever you get your books. She can be followed on Twitter at @ClaireMcNear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Demi Adejuyigbe (comedian, writer) gives us a double dose of blocks: one that makes a great deal of sense, and his feature block, The CW, which really doesn't. We help him try to get to the bottom of this baffling block as he gets blocked by an entire network that he has never interacted with once on Twitter. The rest of the episode is a bit less baffling, as the Blocked Boys go through some wild sects of the internet this week, as John attempts to buy crazytown.com and learns a whole lot about domains, a wholesome conversation about My Octopus Teacher turns into a lot of information about a lady who fell in love with a dolphin, Demi tells us about his gas station election celebration, and we figure out the true story behind how Harry Houdini died. Plus, John and Becca get a wonderful treat to celebrate their engagement from the Discord.   If you want to be a part of that marvellous Discord, you can donate to the show at https://patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you Discord access PLUS three bonus episodes AND one live episode every single month. It's one of the best deals in podcasting. This month was huge as we wrapped up our epic BPD&D series with Jamie Loftus and Branson Reese and brought back our vaunted Trivia Party with Quizmaster Meg Walls and our good pals Chris James and Christine Bortolin. It's all there, and it's all $5! Check it out.   Demi Adejuyigbe is a comedian and writer who has written for The Good Place and The Late Late Show and is currently writing for The Amber Ruffin Show. He can be heard on the podcast mentioned in this episode, Gilmore Guys, which ran from 2014-2017. You can follow him on Twitter at @electrolemon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gina Harms (comedian, Dear Pop Culture) joins the show for some more local comedy scene drama, as we get the scoop on open mic "hierarchy" and the entitlement of room-runners in a baffling and childish Block Tale. It's also a big episode this week for the Blocked Boys, as Stefan finally creates an Instagram account for his cat and John finally gives everyone what they want and proposes to Becca. Amidst stories of engagement, both in the very real, betrothed sense, and in the fake, online sense, we talk about proposing at ballparks, chaos meals, Princess Diana nostalgia, Stefan's mustache, and the Blocked Boys receive one of the weirdest pitches of all-time.   If you want to receive more weirdness, you can head on over to https://patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes and ONE live episode every single month. This past week, we put out the third instalment of our beloved Trivia Party series with Chris James and Christine Bortolin, and this week ahead, you get the epic conclusion of our D&D adventure with Jamie Loftus and Branson Reese, a tale for the ages. Your donation also gets you access to our entire bonus episode back catalogue, an invitation to our very nice and cool Discord server, and our undying love. We've got plenty of new, fun stuff all the time, so be sure to check it out.   Gina Harms is a comedian from Vancouver, BC and she just launched a podcast about nostalgia and pop culture called Dear Pop Culture, which you can find on Instagram at @DearestPopCulture and wherever you get your podcasts. You can follow her on Twitter at @GinaHarms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Arian Foster (former NFL All-Pro running back, current Twitch/YouTube streamer and hip-hop artist) joins the show to let us know what can happen when you criticize an NFL legend on Twitter, even if you're an NFL All-Pro yourself. The episode discussion gets serious for a minute when we get into Arian's post-NFL career, as we chat about sitting down and talking to people you fundamentally disagree with, how giving pep talks changes with age, and the weirdness of being a philosophy major in the NFL. But as usual, the Blocked Boys also find time to mess around as we talk Valorant, e-Sports, Tito Ortiz, the Voter Fraud Hotline, fantasy football, Toy Story, and Arian's new life as a Dungeons & Dragons player.   If you need some more pep talks from the Blocked Boys, you can go to https://patreon.com/blockedparty and donate to the show. $5/month gets you access to THREE bonus episodes and ONE live show every single month. This week, we'll be dropping Trivia Party 3 with two excellent guests and we just released a fantastic mailbag with fan favourite Grace Spelman. And speaking of Dungeons & Dragons, the exciting conclusion of our D&D series with Jamie Loftus and Branson Reese comes this month, as we see if we can manage to recover the sneakers in time to save Eddie Fastlane's life. It's all there, plus our entire back catalogue, newsletters, and a wonderful Discord, so check it out!   Arian Foster raps under the name Bobby Feeno and his latest, "A Late February", is available everywhere you get your music. He can be found on Twitch at https://twitch.tv/bobbyfeeno and on YouTube at https://youtube.com/bobbyfeeno. He's also on Twitter at @ArianFoster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brendan James (Blowback podcast) joins the show for another pile-on for conservative "comedian" and all-around numbskull Steven Crowder. This Block Tale goes deep into the early origins of Crowder's success and Brendan teaches us that sometimes, dunking on a conservative can have some unfortunate consequences. The rest of the episode is not unfortunate at all, as the Blocked Boys go in on quarantine hairstyles, video games, the Voter Fraud hotline, the whole Four Seasons thing, our favorite memories of Alex Trebek, and Becca buys John a birthday Cameo.   If you want to give yourself (and us) a present, you can donate to the show at https://patreon.com/blockedparty, where $5/month gets you access to three bonus episodes, one live episode, and our Discord. And that's not total, that's every month! An unbelievable deal that you won't want to miss, especially this month where we have a fantastic listener mailbag episode with Grace Spelman coming up this week, the conclusion to our excellent D&D series, and the return of TRIVIA PARTY with some very special guests. Plus you get access to our entire back catalogue of bonus episodes that totals over 50 and you can forget about the world for a minute, or thousands.   Brendan James is the co-host and producer of the Blowback podcast, a look back at the United States' relationship with Iraq, which just wrapped up its first season and is available wherever you get your pods. He can be followed on Twitter at @deep_beige. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices