
Blocked and Reported
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
Latest episodes

Jun 29, 2023 • 26min
Premium: VTuber Hentai? Oh My!
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie dive head first into the bizarre world of AI anime pornography and the fake cam girls who are coming for the real cam girls’ jobs. Plus, Noah Bertlatsky has some notes for Schindler’s List. Maybe don’t listen to this one with your kids. Max Read: “How MrBeast Became the Willy Wonka of YouTube”Noah Berla… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

Jun 26, 2023 • 1h 14min
Episode 170: Mueller, She Lied
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss #Resistence hero Mueller, She Wrote, the whistleblowing podcaster who killed Saddam Hussein while a sophomore in high school. Also, a submarine implodes and people Twitter ghouls rejoice; Chris Rufo personally designed a racist mascot; and we go down a very deep and dark rabbithole and discover the world of covid fanatics. To support the show and get exta content and much more, become a Primo. To buy our merch, shop here.Episode 148: Chris Rufo Takes Over New College Of Florida, Plus Adventures In GenealogyThe Florida Standard: “New College Board Member Chris Rufo Mocks Teacher’s Accusation About Racist Mascot”Man fights Covid by living in his garageMueller, She Wrote Politico: “How a veteran’s secret podcast put her in the Trump administration’s crosshairs”Fraudian_Slip ExposeForbes: “A Disabled Veteran Had Over $72,000 In Student Loans—Under The Biden Administration, Her Debt Was Forgiven”Note: In an earlier verision of this podcast, I said Allison Gill did not go to the White House. As an astute listener pointed out, she did, in fact, go to the White House. Apologies for the error. The episode has been corrected. —KH 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

Jun 22, 2023 • 30min
Premium: An Intersectional Pile-Up in Michigan
This week on the Primo edition of Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the banning of Pride flags on city property by an all-Muslim city council in Hamtramck, Michigan (Allahu Akbar). Then, a Korean women’s spa in Washington is forced to permit penis people. Plus, Prince Harry and Megh… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

Jun 19, 2023 • 1h 24min
Episode 169: The Pinkest Peacock
This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie tells Jesse about the rise and fall of the Pink Peacock, Glasgow’s attempt at an anarchist cafe. Plus, a new game: What’s Dumbest, featuring a Columbia adjunct, Grindr, Conor McGregor, and human Ukraine flag slash novelist Liz Gilbert. To become a premium subscriber, join here. To buy our merch, click here.Weird Grindr AdThe Independent: “Conor McGregor offers update on Miami Heat mascot after punching incident”Liz Gilbert Self-CancelsBrendon Marrotta’s response to Episode 168Brendon’s audio clips: PressureMovement.mp3 - In this clip, Eliyahu describes asking intactivists to disavow Clopper and myself. When he does get his way, he turns to journalists to "have pressure come from the outside." (last line of clip) This shows a behavior of publishing hit pieces on the movement to get them to do what he want.NeverSaid.mp3 - In this clip, Eliyahu concludes from a single "offhand comment" that I do not recall ever saying, that I am a "white nationalist." He also acknowledges that I have never said anything white nationalist outside his false claim. This also confirms the pattern I discuss in my response audio that Eliyahu deliberately makes his claims unfalsifiable.TopEschelon.mp3 - In this clip, Eliyahu confirms that he had secret meetings with the "top echelon" of the intactivist movement in which he slandered me and wanted them to attack me and my film on his behalf.TolerantofRacism.mp3 - In this clip, Eliyahu claims that the American intactivist movement is "tolerant of racism" because they would not disavow and publicly attack me based on a single false claim by him. He then suggests that he met with European activists who were more receptive. I have had at least one European activist confirm that they did not support my film due to his campaign.TheirOnlineForums.mp3 - In this clip, Eliyahu claims I "was a member of the alt right," had an account on "their online forums," and suggests that liking online meme culture is evidence of white nationalism. I'd love to know exactly which online forums he is making a factual claim I have an account on.The Pink PeacockJ Weekly: Glasgow’s queer Yiddish anarchist cafe aims to spark a Jewish revolution in ScotlandThe National: Pink Peacock staff burn Harry Potter book in Glasgow streetChips and Donner 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

Jun 12, 2023 • 1h 16min
Episode 168: Just the Tip of the Circumcision Debate
Hold onto your hat (if you still have it) because this week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss the science and religion of circumcision. Then, a fight within the intactivist movement leads to accusations of bigotry. Finally: Should Jesse grow his foreskin back? You decide. John Harvey KelloggRyan Fan: No, Corn Flakes Were Not Invented to Stop MasturbationFrom Ritual to Science: The Medical Transformation of Circumcision in American American Pediatric Association: Circumcision Policy Statement Study on circumcision and HIV transmission in AfricaBrian Earp: The Unbearable Asymmetry of B******tCDC: Trends in Circumcision for Male Newborns in U.S. Hospitals: 1979–2010https://www.nyc.gov/site/doh/health/health-topics/safe-bris.pageJohn Colapinto: “The True Story of John/Joan”Alex Bryne: The Origin of “Gender Identity” Mother Jones: Holy Scalpels, Foreskin Man!Eliyahu Ungar-Sargon: Interview With the Creator of Foreskin ManHarvard Crimson: Harvard ‘Reviewing’ Employee’s Nude, Anti-Semitic Rant in Sanders TheatreForegenCut: Slicing Through the Myths about CircumcisionBruchim OnlineEliyahu Ungar-Sargon: On The Impermissibility of Infant Male Circumcision Eliyahu Ungar-Sargon: How to Deradicalize a MovementBeyond the Bris: Standing Against Anti-SemitismAmerican Circumcision Brendon Marotta: The Path to Childrens’ JusticeBeyond the Bris: Undermining the Cause of Genital Autonomy through Jewish Scapegoating & Antisemitic TropesBrendon Marotta: Bruchim's Founders Have Been Engaged In A Slander Campaign Against Me 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

Jun 8, 2023 • 19min
Premium: The Pride Episode
This week on the premium edition of Blocked and Reported, Katie and Jesse discuss Taylor Swift, wildfires, and decide whether or not poly guys with two girlfriends belong at Pride. Then, Katie answers one of the world’s most burning questions: Who the hell invented demisexuality?To become a Primo and get full ac… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org

Jun 5, 2023 • 1h 9min
Episode 167: A Robber, a Shoplifter, and a Thief Walk Into a Leggings Store
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse re-examines the case of the Citibike Karen who wasn’t. Or was she? Then, Katie tells Jesse about the outrage over two Lululemon employees who were unjustly fired for reporting thieves to the police. Or were they?Become a Primo here. NY Post: “NYC hospital ‘Karen’ paid for Citi Bike at center of viral fight with black man: lawyer”NBC New York: “Bellevue Worker in Citi Bike Fight Video Has Receipts Showing She Rented It: Lawyer”NewsOne: “Mother Of Teen In Citi Bike Video Speaks Out: ‘No One Bothered To Ask Him What Happened’”The Guardian: “Billion-dollar Lululemon under fire for promoting 'resist capitalism' event”National Review: “Lululemon Fires Atlanta Employees for Calling Police During Robbery”Business Insider: “Ex-Lululemon staffers say they were fired for reporting robbery to police”Sky New Australia: “'Absolute insanity’: Lululemon staff fired for calling cops to report robbery”Free Beacon: “Lululemon Fires Two Employees Who Called Police on Masked Robbers”11 Alive News: “Lululemon employees fired after robbery for breaking policy, they say”Daily Mail: “Lululemon is slammed for FIRING staff who confronted masked thieves as they brazenly ransacked Georgia store and dashed out with armfuls of pricey yoga gear - because they 'broke employee policy'” 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

May 31, 2023 • 17min
Primo: Ask Us Anything
The hosts discuss the concept of community within marginalized groups, the controversy surrounding referring to females as 'boys', their favorite characters in the game 'Slay the Spire', and the lack of conservative guests on the show.

May 29, 2023 • 59min
Episode 166: Remember the Karens
This week on Blocked and Reported, Katie Herzog tells Jesse Singal the about the birth, death, and rebirth of Toronto’s Anarchist Cafe, and then the two discuss recent recent events in Karen-land. To become a Primo, join here. Toronto Star: “The Anarchist, Toronto’s anti-capitalist cafe, is closing after getting scalded by capitalism”Inc: “Of Course the Anarchist Café Closed for Lack of Profits, Funding. But Anti-Capitalism Didn't Doom It”NYT: “Uber’s Diversity Chief Put on Leave After Complaints of Insensitivity”NBC New York: “Video of NYC Hospital Worker's Citi Bike Confrontation Under Review, Bellevue Says”NY Post: “NYC hospital ‘Karen’ paid for Citi Bike at center of viral fight with black man: lawyer”NBC New York: “Bellevue Worker in Citi Bike Fight Video Has Receipts Showing She Rented It: Lawyer”NewsOne: “Mother Of Teen In Citi Bike Video Speaks Out: ‘No One Bothered To Ask Him What Happened’” 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

May 22, 2023 • 16min
Premium: Pedophiles Vs. Roblox Vs. Ruben Sim Vs. Furries
This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse Singal explains what the kids are up to these days, and—content warning—it’s gaming and it’s disgusting. Plus, Katie Herzog goes full lib woketard on a panel about free speech by arguing that the government should not, in fact, ban underwater gender basketweaving studies.[Correction from Jesse: At 43:00 in the or… To hear more, visit www.blockedandreported.org