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In 2022, the two biggest celebrities in America are Joseph J. Rogan and Critical R. Theory. Some people think one of them should be deplatformed. Others think the other should be deplatformed. Still others think BOTH should be deplatformed (okay, no one thinks that). What’s the truth? Katie and Jesse are on the case. To discuss this episode with other premium subscribers, click here. (Apologies that I initially left the comment thread open on this one and then locked it — feel free to repost any comment you made here over there. Goal is to just keep comments totally private, and this episode will be unlocking to the public on Monday. -J)Show notes/Links:The anti-Rogan Spotify boycott: https://fortune.com/2022/02/03/spotify-boycott-neil-young-joni-mitchell-nils-lofgren-india-arie-mary-trump-joe-rogan-experience-vaccines-race/Neil Young has his own misinformation problem:https://www.thedailybeast.com/neil-youngs-long-record-of-spreading-scientific-misinformationSingal/Heer:Pesca and Nyhan on polling fuzziness:https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5tZWdhcGhvbmUuZm0vc2xhdGVzdGhlZ2lzdA/episode/YzExYjZmYTQtNzQ5OC0xMWVjLTk5NjMtMmIyNWUwMmE4NjEz?hl=en&ved=2ahUKEwjix4m1ruf1AhVRJEQIHfJdCZcQieUEegQIKhAd&ep=6Jeff Sachs on the CRT fight:https://pen.org/steep-rise-gag-orders-many-sloppily-drafted/Spreadsheet of proposed bills:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Tj5WQVBmB6SQg-zP_M8uZsQQGH09TxmBY73v23zpyr0/edit#gid=267763711Scientific American mangles its coverage of the CRT fight (long story but the bill does not ban a list of words):https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-anti-critical-race-theory-movement-will-profoundly-affect-public-education/SUNY Fredonia pedophilia controversy:https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2022/02/03/suny-fredonia-reviewing-professor%E2%80%99s-comments-pedophiliaImage: LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 10: Joe Rogan introduces fighters during the UFC 269 ceremonial weigh-in at MGM Grand Garden Arena on December 10, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) 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

After Jesse presents Katie with two equally moral solutions to the goat roblems that have been plaguing her, the hosts discuss the recent brouhaha surrounding E.O. Wilson, Scientific American, and Razib Khan. In addition, Stephen Jay Gould was such a dick. To discuss this episode with other premium subscribers, click here. (Thank you to @metorotem for the episode title.)Show notes/Links:Goats:WilsonKhanghazi:E.O. Wilson obit: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/27/science/eo-wilson-dead.htmlTwo good books on this sort of thing by Alice Dreger and Stephen Pinker:https://www.amazon.com/Galileos-Middle-Finger-Heretics-Activists/dp/0143108115https://www.amazon.com/Blank-Slate-Modern-Denial-Nature/dp/0142003344E.O. Wilson letter quoted here:https://spectatorworld.com/newsletter/misremembering-e-o-wilson/The disastrous Scientific American article:https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-complicated-legacy-of-e-o-wilson/No need to, like, quote:Good takedown: https://scottaaronson.blog/?p=6202Even Turkheimer isn’t having it:https://www.twitter.com/ent3c/status/1476626271090233346Razib’s (and others’) rebuttal: The Gawker article:http://tktk.gawker.com/new-times-op-ed-writer-has-a-colorful-past-with-racist-169218784His TakiMag stuff: http://takimag.com/contributor/razibkhan/130His Unz stuff:https://www.unz.com/author/razib-khan/Grant:http://990s.foundationcenter.org/990pf_pdf_archive/207/207181582/207181582_200912_990PF.pdf#page=16More accusations:https://evolutionnews.org/2019/05/geneticist-razib-khan-a-darwinist-and-the-alt-right/Here’s where “quadroon Jews” was:https://www.unz.com/gnxp/how-ashkenazi-jewish-are-you/Khan on eugenics:https://www.razib.com/wordpress/2012/11/11/eugenics-the-100-year-cycle/Khan in Discover forever ago:https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/why-race-as-a-biological-construct-matters2000 VDARE letter with race/IQ stuff:https://vdare.com/letters/vdare-khan-letter-and-sailer-reply-america-s-imported-caste-systemPeople mad/repentant/etc.:Good rundown:Nuanced discussion of guilt-by-association and McCarthyism:https://archive.is/R0m6DAaaaaand it’s gone:REPENT, MOTHERFUCKER!:Khan encouraged people to stay civil and keep the focus on Wilson, then went back to genetics and living his life:He also went on the podcast Urbane Cowboys to discuss the whole affair: Image: CAMBRIDGE, MA - APRIL 17: Biologist, naturalist and writer E.O. (Ed) Wilson in his Harvard office in the Museum of Comparative Zoology. (Photo by Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) 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

After Katie and Jesse discuss their nonconsensual Yassifications, they bring on Mike Pesca to discuss the time he was forced out at Slate because… well, hard to say! If you’re a premium subscriber and would like to discuss this episode, click here.Show notes/Links:The Yassification incident: https://www.reddit.com/r/BlockedAndReported/comments/s5ee24/the_yassification_of_jesse_singal_and_katie_herzog/The Daily Beast’s bad coverage of the Donald McNeil, Jr. incident:https://www.thedailybeast.com/star-new-york-times-reporter-donald-mcneil-accused-of-using-n-word-making-other-racist-commentsLetter from NYT staffers suggesting this was not, you know, an isolated incident: More responsible coverage:https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/14/business/media/new-york-times-donald-mcneil.htmlhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/09/what-happened-with-new-york-times-reporter-don-mcneil/McNeil tells his side: https://donaldgmcneiljr1954.medium.com/nytimes-peru-n-word-part-one-introduction-57eb6a3e0d95?source=user_profile---------19-------------------------------Defector’s hatchet job on Pesca:https://defector.com/mike-pesca-slate-suspended/The Gist is back!Image: NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 26: (L-R) Kurt Bardella, Mike Pesca and Jennifer Rubin speak onstage during the 2019 Politicon at Music City Center on October 26, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Ed Rode/Getty Images for Politicon) 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

The host’s discuss Jesse’s very crazy week in Miami, Grimes, a very confusing online brouhaha involving Michael Tracey, South Korea, and fan letters written in menstrual blood, and the accusations of white supremacy leveled against that bastion of bigotry, National Public Radio. If you’d like to discuss this episode with other premium subscribers, click here.Show notes/Links:Hereticon: https://www.hereticon.com/Russ George’s pirate-geoengineering project (he did not mention during the talk that the tribe later disavowed his activity on the basis they didn’t know it violated international rules): https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/oct/15/pacific-iron-fertilisation-geoengineeringDynamite by BTS: Regular everyday hookup leads to major scandal for K-Pop idol:https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2959678K-Pop raises money for BLM:https://variety.com/2020/music/news/bts-army-matches-black-lives-matter-million-dollar-donation-1234627455/ The biggest K-Pop fans are giant weirdoes:https://sg.style.yahoo.com/blogs/singapore-showbiz/sasaeng-groupies-gone-wild-part-1-k-fans-141105992.htmlhttp://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/k-pop/“Stan” by Eminem: Hit TXT song:PAJU, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 11: TXT attends 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) at CJ ENM Studio Center on December 11, 2021 in Paju, South Korea. (Photo by The Chosunilbo JNS/Imazins via Getty Images)Some info on Michael Tracey:https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/left-heretics-jilani-taibbi-traceyA Tracey Twete (tm):Shovegate:https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/06/04/did-rep-maxine-waters-shove-a-reporter-you-decide/Tracey on the riots: https://mtracey.medium.com/two-months-since-the-riots-and-still-no-national-conversation-12a7e3e4e006The Present Controversy:Big Hit suing people for insulting its artists:https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49484380The fabricated tweet:Tracey responds:Not everyone buys his claims of innocence:NPR’s really bad racism problem:Folkenflik thinks it’s more complicated:https://www.npr.org/2022/01/11/1072104110/lulu-garcia-navarro-audie-cornish-noel-king-leave-nprSubtweet?:Jesse’s failed attempt to bait the K-Pop stans:Image: PAJU, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 11: TXT attends 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) at CJ ENM Studio Center on December 11, 2021 in Paju, South Korea. (Photo by The Chosunilbo JNS/Imazins via Getty Images) 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

After Katie provides a brief but withering review of ‘America,’ she tells Jesse about the latest hijinks of everyone’s favorite contrarian University of Washington computer science teacher, which like all great hijinks involve land acknowledgements. Then Jesse tells Katie about Alberto Gullaba Jr.’s travails trying to get his novel published. To discuss this episode with other paying subscribers, go here.Show notes/Links:Stuart Reges on sex differences research: https://quillette.com/2018/06/19/why-women-dont-code/Research on same: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/38061313_Men_and_Things_Women_and_People_A_Meta-Analysis_of_Sex_Differences_in_InterestsThe Toxic Drama on YA Twitter:https://www.vulture.com/2017/08/the-toxic-drama-of-ya-twitter.htmlJesse on Amelie Zhao:https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/how-a-twitter-mob-destroyed-a-young-immigrant-female-authors-budding-careerJesse on Kosoko Jackson:https://reason.com/2019/02/28/he-was-part-of-a-twitter-mob-that-attack/Jesse’s review of Jackson’s cancelled book:https://reason.com/2019/03/15/a-review-of-a-book-will-never-be-publish/Jesse’s newsletter: YA Twitter's Victims And Critics Speak Out, Part 2: How (Some) Writers Of Color Are Affected:‘Ember Days’ cancelled: https://archive.is/jp0IO#selection-629.0-637.768Jesse on the unpublishing of that PW article:‘University Thugs’ is for sale here:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B099QDNCKWAlberto’s newsletter (more of a mailing list for future updates):Freechef.substack.comAnd his Twitter account:https://twitter.com/free_chef 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

Let’s look back on the last year and run down listeners’ top five favorite segments. If you’d like to discuss this episode with other paying subscribers, click here.Episodes clipped from:Image: Feet in wool socks near fireplace - stock photo (Via Getty) 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

In this relatively special episode, the hosts talk about a ginned-up anti-Semitism controversy involving a troubled internet figure, the latest explosion of outrage surrounding J.K. Rowling’s online opinions, and an article in The Atlantic article highlighting the gaps in our knowledge about masking as a form of coronavirus protection. To discuss this episode with other premium subscribers, click here.Show notes/Links:Archived version of tweet accusing weird YouTuber of anti-Semitism: https://archive.md/t79YfKnow Your Meme attempts to explain Nikocado Avocado: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/nikocado-avocadoVideo which launched the accusation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z3qV94LGcr63E1DxKnT-DodS2fF5bKs8/view?usp=sharingActual source: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kiss4-TO2gN2y6__J8fwz_tdgBOHLFbZ/view?usp=sharingEven grosser food content, according to Katie: https://www.instagram.com/blake_201/Atlantic article on masking: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/12/mask-guidelines-cdc-walensky/621035/CIDRAP articles:https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2021/10/commentary-what-can-masks-do-part-1-science-behind-covid-19-protectionhttps://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2021/10/commentary-what-can-masks-do-part-2-what-makes-good-mask-study-and-why-mostThe image of Nikocado Avocado absolutely housing what appear to be Korean rice cakes and noodles comes via Know Your Meme. 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

Jesse confronts Katie with the results of some good ol’ fashioned southern-fried investigative reporting, Katie asks Jesse about his $5,000-dollar-per-plate Christmas gala in D.C., and Katie talks about the very strange and disturbing tale of Ben Garrison, racist (?) cartoonist. (If you’re a Primo and want to discuss this episode, click here.)Show notes/Links:New edition of Hal Herzog’s book!: https://www.amazon.com/Some-Love-Hate-Eat-Second-dp-0063119285/dp/0063119285/Cockburn: https://spectatorworld.com/life/cockburn-cruises-dc-christmas-party-scene-breitbart-reason-singal/Original spoofed cartoon: https://cdn.substack.com/image/fetch/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F819e1e5d-9823-4fb3-be3c-f98dc76e782e_435x640.pngGarrison’s 2014 blog post explaining his problem: https://archive.md/mpFii#selection-253.115-253.937The happy merchant: https://img.buzzfeed.com/buzzfeed-static/static/2015-02/4/11/enhanced/webdr02/enhanced-17159-1423068265-32.jpg2017 Wired coverage: https://www.wired.com/story/ben-garrison-alt-right-cartoonist/Uhhhh getting genuinely problematic: https://static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2019/07/cartoon-e1562781719760-640x400.jpgLead image: Asheville, the moment Jesse’s pants were first charmed off. 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

After a brief discussion of Katie’s new hobby, Jesse tells Katie the truth about the Jacob Blake shooting. Then the cohosts critique the very specific (and very narrow) brand of “moral clarity” employed by the journalists who continue to bungle the story to this day. If you’re a paying subscriber, you can comment on this article here. (Correction: Remarkably, Jesse made a fleeting reference to “the Blake killing” at 1:08:49 in the version of this episode we released early to our premium subscribers. That’s now been snipped out. Thank you to the listener who flagged the error.)Show notes/Links:Video of the shooting: The Kenosha DA’s report: https://www.kenoshacounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/11827/Report-on-the-Officer-Involved-Shooting-of-Jacob-BlakeThe Noble Wray report: https://www.kenoshacounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/11830/Use-of-Force-Expert-Noble-Wray-Independent-Evaluation-and-ReportFeds say no charges: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/federal-officials-close-review-officer-involved-shooting-jacob-blakeACLU: https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-issues-statement-following-charging-decision-kenosha-district-attorney-shootingInfo on Prof. Keith Taylor: https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/faculty/keith-taylorOriginal “moral clarity” column: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/23/opinion/objectivity-black-journalists-coronavirus.html“Shot in front of his kids”: https://www.google.com/search?q=%22jacob+blake%22+%22in+front+of+his+kids%22&sxsrf=AOaemvJsyGnLfxa4a4AsUBwJCQ4Q_OLLCw:1638560306185&source=lnms&tbm=nws&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjKt_jnsMj0AhUIlIkEHV5wAvUQ_AUoA3oECAEQBQ&biw=1707&bih=837&dpr=1.13Times on decision not to charge: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/05/us/jacob-blake-kenosha-rusten-sheskey.htmlWashington Post on same: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/01/05/kenosha-police-charges-jacob-blake/AP: https://apnews.com/article/kyle-rittenhouse-pleads-not-guilty-cf6228f55a4f2a5fdd66978e5523a912CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/05/us/jacob-blake-police-shooting-kenosha-emergency/index.htmlStudy showing liberals severely overestimate how common police shootings of unarmed black men are: https://www.skeptic.com/research-center/reports/Research-Report-CUPES-007.pdfSearches showing how little media love Noble Wray got:NYT: https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com+%22noble+wray%22+blake&rlz=1C1UEAD_enUS953US953&oq=site%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com+%22noble+wray%22+blake&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i58.6424j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8WaPo: https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Awashingtonpost.com+%22noble+wray%22+blake&rlz=1C1UEAD_enUS953US953&sxsrf=AOaemvLxrGrPhFdlaKc07sXjFovCCkJNvQ%3A1638564763273&ei=m4OqYY7-D52rptQPy9200A0&ved=0ahUKEwjOt5-1wcj0AhWdlYkEHcsuDdoQ4dUDCA4&uact=5&oq=site%3Awashingtonpost.com+%22noble+wray%22+blake&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EANKBQg8EgExSgQIQRgBSgQIRhgAUMAEWOYIYKcJaAFwAHgAgAExiAGOApIBATaYAQCgAQHAAQE&sclient=gws-wizCNN: https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Awashingtonpost.com+%22noble+wray%22+blake&rlz=1C1UEAD_enUS953US953&sxsrf=AOaemvLxrGrPhFdlaKc07sXjFovCCkJNvQ%3A1638564763273&ei=m4OqYY7-D52rptQPy9200A0&ved=0ahUKEwjOt5-1wcj0AhWdlYkEHcsuDdoQ4dUDCA4&uact=5&oq=site%3Awashingtonpost.com+%22noble+wray%22+blake&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EANKBQg8EgExSgQIQRgBSgQIRhgAUMAEWOYIYKcJaAFwAHgAgAExiAGOApIBATaYAQCgAQHAAQE&sclient=gws-wizJesse’s new thing: https://www.callin.com/show/singal-minded-conversations-IIrXnblInMMore info on Callin: https://www.callin.comImage: KENOSHA, WISCONSIN - JANUARY 05: National Guard troops stand watch as demonstrators protest outside of the Kenosha County Courthouse following the announcement by District Attorney Michael Graveley that no charges would be filed against Police Officer Rusten Sheskey in the shooting of Jacob Blake on January 05, 2021 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Sheskey shot Blake seven times in the back while responding to a domestic dispute, which led to several days of rioting and unrest in the city. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) 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

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