Blocked and Reported

<p>This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse is joined by British comedian/author/screenwriter/singer/etc David Baddiel to discuss the age-old question: Do Jews count? And why not?</p><p>This is a companion episode to our more recent Primo show on Dropout TV: </p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/jews-dont-count-david-baddiel"><em>Jews Don’t Count</em></a></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe</a>

<p>This week on the Primo show, Jesse and Katie discuss Dropout TV, the successor to College Humor, and two controversies manufactured by a small subset of psychotic fans. </p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.wired.com/story/collegehumor/">CollegeHumor Helped Shape Online Comedy. What Went Wrong? | WIRED</a></p> <br/><br/>To hear more, visit <a href="https://www.blockedandreported.org?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=show-notes-no-free-preview-language">www.blockedandreported.org</a>

<p>Thanks to everyone who joined my live chat with <a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/2917262-benoit-denizet-lewis">Benoit Denizet-Lewis</a>. Discussed: ex gays, ex trans, sex addiction, meditation, personal transformation, and more. Check out Benoit’s new book <a target="_blank" href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/youve-changed-benoit-denizet-lewis">here</a>. </p> <br/><br/>To hear more, visit <a href="https://www.blockedandreported.org?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=show-notes-no-free-preview-language">www.blockedandreported.org</a>

<p>This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a viral <em>New York Times</em> video of Hasan Piker and Jia Tolentino making the case for “microlooting.” Plus, a romance novelist discovers she has referenced H***y P****r in print and must now atone, JK Rowling gets…</p> <br/><br/>To hear more, visit <a href="https://www.blockedandreported.org?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=show-notes-no-free-preview-language">www.blockedandreported.org</a>

<p>This week on Blocked and Reported, Jesse and Katie discuss a new <em>Atlantic</em> exposé, journalistic norms, FBI Director Kash Patel’s (alleged) blowouts at the Poodle Room and his long history of suing journalists. And losing. </p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/kash-patel-fbi-director-drinking-absences/686839/">Kash Patel’s Erratic Behavior Could Cost Him His Job - The Atlantic</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/Kakistocracy-Why-Populism-Ends-Disaster/dp/0063479990">Kakistocracy: Why Populism Ends in Disaster</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.thecut.com/2016/05/a-big-time-neuroscientist-threatened-to-sue-when-i-asked-about-his-side-business.html">A Big-time Neuroscientist Threatened to Sue Me -- Science of Us</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.vacourts.gov/static/opinions/opncavwp/1573234.pdf">COURT OF APPEALS OF VIRGINIA</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5346302-fbi-kash-patel-msnbc-morning-joe-nbc/">FBI head Kash Patel suing MSNBC’s Frank Figliuzzi over nightclub hopping claims</a></p><p>Enter “Patel, Kashyap” in the name field here: <a target="_blank" href="https://eapps.courts.state.va.us/CJISWeb/CaseDetail.do">https://eapps.courts.state.va.us/CJISWeb/CaseDetail.do</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/pam-bondi-trump-attorney-general/686673/">Pam Bondi May Be Just the Beginning of Trump’s Purge - The Atlantic</a></p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/msnbc-walks-back-misstatement-alleging-fbi-head-kash-patel-spends-more-time-nightclubs-than-office">MSNBC retracts wild accusation about FBI Director Kash Patel on-air | Fox News</a></p><p></p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.blockedandreported.org/subscribe</a>